Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-06-23

| MFh. ". ~, Zimmerman ana daughter
Mrs. Harry Ladd, Of Glenn, are ut Port
land this week, whore they vent TO ineer
Miss Carrie Danneman, who is on hel
way home from Corvallis, where she hal
been attending school.
The wool market 10 slow about open,
Ing up this season. A number Of buyers
have been In Arlington recently, but no
sales are reported. In Idaho, the Ice has
been broken by sale Of clip Of i0O, ,00C
pounds at Caldwell, the other day, but
the price paid has not been made public.
Don't fall to secure ticket for the
grand ball to be given by the corne,
band on the night Of the Fourth. The
boys need little help now and then,
and by attending this ball you will help
them, celebrate the Fourth and have a
good time yourself all for dollar. See
their ad In another column.
Mrs. Frank Sweeney and daughter
and Miss Louise GcruIf, Of Astoria, were
In town during the week, the guests Of
the family Of AL Henshaw. The party
were on their way 10 Lone Rock TO visit
old friends. Mrs. Sweeney 10 sister
Of w. II. colwell, the popular sheepman
Of Arlington.
A report was current here on Sunday.
that Add and George Renner, who left
hcre abont one year ago with band 81
sheep, bound for the Big Horn Basin In
Wyoming, had recently lost 5000 head
Of sheep. the animals straying away
from the herders and getting lost In the
mountains. The report lacks con6rma.
tlon and is here given for what 1t lie
worth.
The old mother OF Lieutenant Hobson
Is about to lose her homestead because
81 mortgage. The amount Of the debt
il not great, but II 10 larger than the
hero Of Santiago can hope to pay out Of
his salary as an officer In the United
States navy. A popular subscription
has been started 70 lift the mortgage
on the Hobson homestead. The Ameri-
can people can bc depended upon to
save that home. LEX.
Henry Hartman met with a serious
accident last Saturday at bis home vest
Of town. lie was riding on loaded
wagon on the farm when sudden lurch,
caused by tho wheel striking ditch,
threw him on the wagon tongue between
the horses. The team, span Of Wild
colts, became frightened and ran away,
dragging Henry considerable distance.
When picked up he was unconscious,
and although terribly bruised he Is fort
innate In having no broken bones as a
result Of bis experience.
s. b. Barker will leave Tuesday for
Huntington. where he goes to superln-
tend the shipment Of the band of sheep
lately driven from here by Louis Barker
and ]. NJ. Cameron. The sheep will be
shipped by rail from Huntington to
Montpelier, Idaho, Ia order to avoid the
drive through Idaho, where feed aud
water are scarce and fenced lanes nu-
merous. Mr.. and Mrs. Barker contem-
plate visit to friends in Vermont and
Maine In tho near future which they
may decide 10 mako at once, In which
event Mrs. Barker viii accompany her
husband on Tuesday, and they will con-
tinue their trip east from Huntington.
An Irish lad entered the confessional
OF priest and hintcd at sanguinary
revelations, What, murther is II ye
mane7" "Indade, an II Is, father. and
many Of them. What. father, now, II
II moight be a matter OF six or eighth"
He reeounted grewsome list. II don't
think there were any more," he said
doubtiully as hc closed, "Now, what
we're all these people 2" sternly demand
cd the confessor. Well. father, they was
fist tax-githerers." "Tax.githerers is IL,
20 say," exclaimed the priest; "now
why didn't ye tell that at first? There
was no need to DO takin' up me time
ye don't come here to gossip, ye como to
confess yer sins l'--Ex.
A stranger in the city, who was sadly
afflicted with the suffering habit, at
tempted to inquire his way Of gentle
man whom he met on the street but al
to no purpose, his vocal organs refusing
TO work. An Irish policeman who hap
pened along, mistakingly supposing bin
to be drunk or crazy, arrested him ant
took him before the police magistrate
"What Is your 81" asked the Judge
IS s-s.s-s.s-s--," shattered the poor iel
low, unable to articulate a single sylla
BILE. "What is this mans name, ant
what Is he charged with?," inquired
the Judge Of the policeman. "sure. you
honor, behave his name is Smith, ant
from the way no acts l think he
charged wild sody wathcr."
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