Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-01-28

roof Fortunately the wind was in the
east, or the two houses east OF his house
would also have bnrned, as there Is no
fire ping In that end Of town. n.--Sentinel.
y. N. 10 q brother Of Frank Couey Of
Trailfork.l
August Henroid Of Walla Walla, whose
wife has been visiting at the home OF
her brother Steve Fletcher on Matney
Flat for some time, arrived here last
week and intends to take up claim and
locate In this section. A great many
new settlers are expected 10 locate In
this section this spring. 1t is the best
portion Of Oregon.
Dave Dunno, OF Kelly, Dunno 4 Co.,
Portland, has just been appointed rev.
enne collector at Portland for the dis
trict Of Oregon. This is the $4,000 a
year pnm Otis Patterson Of Heppner
was after, and the Portland Tribune says
that Mr.. Patterson will now make an
effort to be appointed register Of the
land Office at The Dalles--a snap worth
$4,000 year.
While the De Moss Family we're show
ing at Grass Valley the other night some
devilish boys removed q tap from one Of
the wheels Of their large coach, but II
was discovered before any accident hap
pencd. The Journal Of that town says:
"There is murder In the heart OF any one
guilty Of such dastardly trick and it Ia
now the right time TO put full stop to
such dendieh pranks."
While riding rapidly along Main street
the other day. b. +. Vests horse broke
through the covering over sewer and
Mr.. West was hurled violently to the
frozen ground, but luckily escaped with
only few slight bruises. A defective
sidewalk recently cost the city Of Spo-
kane $l0,b00. Here is an object lesson
by which Condor may we'll profit. 1t is
better TO pay money for good sidewalks
and sewers than for broken limbs.
Oscar Maley met with an accident last
week that almost cost him his life. He
and VIM. Meek we're bunting wild geese
on the John Day river, west Of Ajax,
and when Oscar rode into the river TO
get goose they had shot, his horse fell
on top Of him in deep water and il was
almost miracle that he escaped with
bis life. He nearly froze to death before
reaching the nearest house, which was
ten or fifteen miles away. And, to make
IL all the worse, he didn't get the goose,
after all.
Quarterly Methodist conference was
held at Condor Saturday evening by
Rev. J. w. Flesher Of Heppner, assisted
by Rev. +. l.. Johns OF Fossil. Preach
ing services were conducted on Sunday,
both morning and evening by these rev.
erend gentlemen and enjoyed by large
congregations. Rev Flesher was one Of
Colorado's most noted divines and came
ont 10 Heppner year ago for change
Of climate. lie is one OF the most agree
able and polished gentlemen We have
ever met.
9 l. Richmond has just returned from
Portland, where he was summoned as
witness in The Dalles Military Road Co.
suit. What he knew about the case was
learned while be was state land inspector
at Salem, which position he was ap-
pointed to by Ex-Governor Pennoyer and
held for two years. Mr.. Richmond has
just rented for two years the R. X. viii
son place on Matney Flat, where be will
continue in the stockraising business.
Mr.. Wilson expects to try his luck for
awhile in the province OF Alberta, Cam
ada.
The populist state central committee
met in Portland last week and decided
to hold their state convention at Port
land on March 23d--the same date tho
democrats, silver republicans and union
party will hold their conventions. 1t was
also unanimously decided TO fuse with
the democrats, silver republicans and
union party, the only dissenting voices
being Jno. G, Young and w. y. U'Ren.
But as these two traitors were shown up
to have been promised big pay if they
succeeded in preventing fusion OF sill
yer forces, they were relieved OF their
leadership and fired out of the populst
party.
George l.. Neale Of Salem tno relation
to our Geo l. Neale) made final proof
Friday on his Rock creek timber culture.
Mr.. Neale gave in his testimony before
the county clerk at Salem and the test
imony OF his witnesses--Geo. Blake and
Alex Duthie, was taken here by County
Clerk Frazer. This law makes 1t conven-
lent for claimants living away from their
claims; but proof OF this kind can be
made only on timber cultures that were
filed upon before September l5, 1887. All
timber culture claims filed after that
date must be advertised, the same as
homesteads, and proof made at the place
named by the registers OF land offices.