Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-05-12
LOCAL NEWS.

pE, +. Weir, Of MayyIlle, was In town
yesterday.
II. w. Daggett Is here this week hold.
Ing teachers examination.
@. ]. Quinn, ]. B. Jones and L. q.
Elelman, Of Mayyille, were in town yes
tcrday.
J. w. Barr was u passenger on yester-
days stage bound for Arlington and
Portland.
T. J. Young left this morning for
Portland where ho will 70 into hosp-
tal for treatment. q. W. RInehart took
him 10 Arlington.
Sister Ulich and Sister Thomas ar.
rived on last Saturdays stage from Pend.
Teton. They left for Mayvile Monday
aud returned on Tuesday. They expect
TO start back 10 pendleton tomorrow.
Having opened meat market In Con-
don we will pay the highest cash price
for beef cattle, veal, etc, with which 10
supply our customers. Win buy stock
either on foot or dressed
JoRDAN BRos.
The semi-annual report OF the county
officers, with the county court proceed
ings, takes up 10 much Of our space this
week as 10 make a supplementary sheet
necessary. Considerable news Is crowd.
cd out which will appear next week
The GLonE Ia In receipt Of q letter
from WIN. wehrli, Of MayyiIlc, who 10
now on his way TO Omaha with train
. load Of cattle. The letter was written
ut Salt Lake, where the cattle we're
being rcsted, and reported q good trip
20 far.
Hon. s. q. Hawson. republican nomi.
nee for representative, addressed the
people OF Condor. last evening, 10 Ar
mory hall. This was the Initial meet
Ing Of the campaign here and, for an
impromptu one with no previous notice,
was well attended.
y. r. Shut has traded his residence
property to Mrs. j.. X. Fitxwater for the
property she now occupies, near the
school house, and 5000. Mrs. Fitxwatcr
aud family will take possession OF their
new home June iet. II is understood
that Mr.. Shut will move his family TO
Ilcppner.
A race was pulled of last Friday on
the level stretch Just north Of town,
between horses owned by Marion Wood
iln, Of Trail Fork, aud George Gray, OF
IIeppner. The distance ran Was 300 yds.,
the purse amounted 10 s5, and Woodiin'a
horse showed his competitor 40 feet OF
daylight aud took the money.
II. II. Hendricks, the popular attorney
oI Fossil, returned last Saturday from
Pcndleton, where he had been attend
ing supreme court. where he argued the
Fisk W. Hunt appeal case from Canyon
City, Grant county. The decision will
not be handed down until July. Mrs.
Hendricks, who has been visiting the
family oi II. y. Hendricks at this place
during his Absence returned nome Win
him Sunday.
syl Palmer went fishing on Thirty
mile the other day and had a phenomc.
nal run oi luck. His catch consisted OF
- fish elk inches long, or was u six hsh
"a feet long?--no matter, We won't spoil
q good fish story by too close attention
10 detaiIs--anyway, while Syl was stand
ing on high bank overlooking the creek,
intently watching his silk line and walt
ing for bite, he says there came sud
den jerk on the line. accompanied by 60
mnch force that he lost his balance and
landed plump In the middle Of the creek.
s'Was The water cold2p inquired Geo.
Fletcher as Syl WAS relating his expert.
ence. on his return TO town. ~ don't
know /" replied syl, II landed on the
a.