Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-06-18

BoOu lor several months ana she thinks
that rest and change Of climate will
benefit her.
The testimony is all taken In the case
OF Barker vs Barker. haying finished
Tuesday night. Atty. Wilson returned
home to The Dalles Sunday and was moi
present this week. Lyons Bros. acted
as counsel for the defendant, w. L. Bar
ker. this week.
The trial Of the Ladd grave robbers II
being held at Portland this week.
Montgomery, who turned states evi.
dence, plead gnllty and was sentenced
TO two years In the penitentiary. II Il
safe to predict that the other three will
get about ten years each, perhaps more.
Miss Louella Maddox, who had been
attending 81. Joseph's academy at Pen.
dleton for the last nine months, returned
homo today. She will probably return
10 the college again this fall. HeI
brother Frank, who Is attending school
at Mt Angel, will return home next week.
L. W. Moody Of Portland, secretary Of
the state board Of pharmacy, whose duty
II 10 to prosecute such cases, writes tc
one OF our citizens AZ follows: ~. II.
Hudson Of your town has been summon.
ed TO appear In this city on June 18th
for examination for druggists' license y
There was slight error In our obitu-
ary notice Of Claude Henshsw last week.
1t should have read that six brothers
preceded Claude to the other shore, in
stead OF Ave brothers and one sister.
There was but one daughter In the fam.
lily Of eight children. Miss Birdie, the
only surviving member.
Murderer Durrant was reprieved Fri.
day. Governor Budd decided upon this
course In order TO settle the question oi
the rights Of the federal courts To inter.
iere In the execution OF q sentence i'm.
posed by the state court. He has nam.
cd July 9th as the date on which the
sentence shall be carried out.
At the spring term Of the supreme
court OF Eastern Oregon, which recently
concluded It's labors at Pendleton, forty.
SIX cases were argued and submitted, as
against twenty-nine last year. II will
probably be three months before the
court will be ready TO hand down its
opinions In oil the cases submitted.
II is so dry in California just now that
the moon raises a dust % It passes
through the sky. The moisture has oil
evaporated out Of the milky way until II
looks like long trail OF pulverired chalk
and the farmers throw pebbles on the
stables TO make the cows think II is rain
falling and not become discouraged
Grasshoppers are doing considerable
damage In Morrow county. Gardens
have been completely ruined, and In
many places entire fields OF wheat have
been eaten up. w. F. Willis, near Lex,
ington, reports that there 10 hardly q
spear Of wheat left standing in field oI
140 acres Of spring sowing on his place
The reports OF the head officers OF the
woodmen Of the World show that sincs
1890, the membership has increased
from 10000 to 240, 600, and the number
Of camps from ll00 TO 1890; that the
death rate has decreased from 5,4l II
1893, TO AGO In 1895, and the cost o.
management from s1.82 In 1889, to 81
cents IN 1896.
We have learned positively that the
GLoRE is read by every voter and tax
payer in Gillian county. The couple o
dozen people who are not Subscribers
borrow the paper every week from theil
neighbors and read II anyway. Send I
TO your friends in the East or elsewhere
after reading IL; 1t will save the trouble
Of writing letters.
Ed A. Putnam, his brother-in-law, hsl
just sent to Benton Mires his tMires
saddle to Drain, Douglas county. Ben
expects to ride over the mountains neg
month 10 his fine farm on West fork anc
will remain up here awhile looking afte
his interests in this county. He haI
been acting as deputy assessor Of Doug
las county for some time.
The poor sheepmen are catching thun
der on ell corners. The Idaho cattle
men are at war with the sheepmen wh'
invade their range, break down tn,
banks Of irrigation bitches, contsminatt
the streams and make trouble generally
They have organized the Farmers Pro
tective association Of Camas Prairie, Il
keep the sheep off the range.
i Remembering that Oregon has neithel
the blizzards and cyclones Of the Eas
nor the burning summers Of California
1t is time Gillian county was settling
up with new settlers. Instead Of hav
ing population Of only $500. this coun
ty could easily support $4,000 people
More OF an effort should be made TO in
duce immigration to the county.