Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-11-12
Arlington Items.
Wheat is still on the rise.

NbS@t " UfhAt Oh thO tAUVs
smythe says the 400 herd OF sheep he
shipped east got through in good shape.
VIC Brown last Tuesday shipped one
car OF fine mules from this place to Kan
sas City, which has always been good
mule market.
DIR. Geisendorfer, Of this place, and
DIR Rudy, Of The Dalles, will open joint
offices in The Dalles and Arlington with
in two weeks.
The first fire alarm for long time was
sounded here Monday evening, the old
Gilmore hotel building having caught
FIRE, but was extinguished before the
hose cart got there.
RT Cox returned this week, after dis
posing Of most Of his bucks in the south
end Of the county. having sold over 500
head. He says, ''ii you have anything
to sell, advertise IT,"
We regret to announce that Mrs w II
Colwell is sick, aud her doctor advises
her to be taken TO hospital in Portland
and an operation performed for tumor.
She will be taken TO the city in a few
days and will perhaps have to remain in
the hospital month or 30.
Messrs Collins and Cooke, OF the June
ton House, made things hum for awhile
here last week, lawing over wire fence
that some one cut. Collins had Cooke
arr sted on state charge, but did not
make it stick-and Of course the taxpay-
ers will have 10 foot the bills, which by
rights should be taxed up to Collins.
The people OF Gillian county will be
glad TO learn that Jay +. Lucas will soon
return to this county again to reside,
having accepted position with Lord 4
Go, as book-keeper. jays many friends
have hoped ever since he left here three
years ago that he would return to the
county, and their wishes in that respect
will soon be gratiied,
Fremont Wade OF Glen met with q
terrible accident Tuesday, in which he
almost lost his life. lie was on his way
TO Arlington with load OF wheat and ON
Shutter Flat he either fell OIL or was
thrown from his wagon, rendering him
unconscious. His team came on, and il
was some time before Geo Welshhons
came along and found the poor fellow
still unconscious, and brought him to
town, also his team. 1t 10 not yet known
how badly he IL hurt.
School Supt. Daggett has developed
into skunk hunter Of no mean dimen'
sions, and has earned a reputation in
that respect that is indeed ''enviable. ;
Several weeks ago he had sort of {
smelling" presentiment that skuhl
was making his headquarters under hi'
dwelling house. He poisoned som'
meat and placed it where he thought i
would do the most good, and next morn
ing sure enough he was rewarded b,
finding two large skunks, az dead al
Harvey Scott would like to see the silve
issue. lie thought this surely had pu
an end to skunkdom under his house
, but he was sadly mistaken, for the mex
night he heard another Of the lovely lii
tie animals drag squaking hen unde
the house and convert it--into sausage
He set a steeltrap and next night caugh
a whaling big skunk, that could oui
stink anything he ever cav or wants
SEQ. The next night he heard some
thing rubbing around under the hous'
He set his trap again and caught anotl
. er skunk, and kept this up until he hs
actually caught and killed seven bi
skunks within the last month, and b
fears that "there are Others" Just no
he is wondering what he has done thu
such plague has been sent upon hin
/ He says the plaques OF Egypt were tan
. in comparison--and we don't blame hi
for thinking so.