Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-07-21
LOCAL NEWS.

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Mrs. Rice has moved into her new
cottage.
Fossil is to have camp meeting. to
commence July 2sth, and continue ten
days.
Mrs, II. l.. Taylor. and lon Roy, left
last Saturday ior the East, where they
go 10 visit friends.
The photo tent will remain IN Condor
until August 2nd. All work should bp
IL before July 3lst.
II. Z. Weir, merchant, a Arlington.
was passenger on Saturdays stage
Mayvllleward bound.
T.J. Jordan has been employed by
August Seekamp TO cook for his thresh.
Ing crew this season.
Rumble Palmer 10 running 9. 8.
Clark's blacksmith shop while Mr.
Glare 10 taking Iay-off.
Postmaster Relsacher left yesterday
for Portland, being called there by the
serious Illness Of his sister.
Mrs. J. II. Grelner, of Mayyillc, and
Miss Gteiner, Of The Dalles, visited Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Damn last week.
The iirst peaches Of the season were
marketed here Monday. They were
home grown, and Of iirst quality.
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Miss Jennie Brandon went to The
Dallrs Tuesday, where che will spend
couple Of weeks visiting friends.
The wheat crops Ia the vicinity Of
Dallas, Polk county, are being consider
ably damaged By tbs wheat aphis.
Miss Mary Maddox and Mrs. Harper,
Of the Condor Hotel. went out TO the
Maddoek ranch yesterday 10 pick berries.
Samuel Slater, OF Beechcr Flat. and
his daughter. Mira. Armstrong, 81 this
place, went 10 The Dallcs on Friday of
last week.
II. W. Crane was In from MayyIlle
precinct on Tuesday. lie reports every.
body In his section busy getting ready
for harvest.
The photo tent IL doing the best work
In the picture line ever produced Ia
these parts. The work 10 equal to the
best city work.
The southhound stage Tuesday was
nothing but u lumber wagon on account
OF breakdown Monday evening ON the
lower end u the road,
Two squaws and an Indian boy were
drowned 10 the Columbia few days
ago BY the capsising d skia in which
they we're crossing the river.
Il. Jacobsen, the well-known music
dealer Of The nslles, stopped In town
Saturday and Sunday while on his way
10 Fossil and Burns in the Interest ot
his firm.
l.. bradley. Of the photo tent, will give
his Art & Speciality exhibition Ia Artno.
~ Hall next Saturday evening, July 2Si.
Come every ybody aud enjoy yourselves.
See posters.
Meryyn Stephenson, con Of Z. II,
Stephenson. 10 visiting friends in the
papersack and Trail Fork neighborhoodr
this week. Tho young gentleman Is
accompanied by his mother.
A very destructive hail storm visited
Uinalilla county last week which de.
stroyed hundreds Of aeres of wheat. The
storm lasted one hour, and many of the
hailstones measured two inches In dianr
eter.,
Jim Browne family and Mrs. John
Palmer left Tuesday for visit With
relatives and friends III the Valley
They will spend some time ION the c'msi
enjoying the invlgorating breezes of the
Pacific.
The cool weather that has prevailed
lately is just what Is needed for th'
wheat crop, and while some farmers re-
port slight damage by the hot weather
OF i week or two ago II 10 NOT thought
the damage will be serious
Miss Marie yelton closed most sue
cessiul term Of school In the Snipiui
district on Friday oi last week and lef
Tuesday morning for her home In th'
Willamette valley. She will return thi
fall aud take charge uf the same school
Mrs. WIN. Dunlap, who had the luis
fortune TO run a 2O-penny mil anns
through her foot about two weeks ago
mention of which was made In ties
columns last week, is getting along mic,
ly and will again soon DO able TO us
that member.
A gang oi cattle and horse thieves ar
terrorizing that section oi UmatilIa cour
ty which lies Ia the vicinity Of Bea
creek. II the reports concerning til
depredations Of these outlaws are tru'
II would seem that vigilant committe
well organized for business would be
order.
Tom johnson has force Of men !
work putting up hay this week, 0l
piece Of whoat-hay ON the Taylor farn
near town, is very heavy, the shoul
being 80 close together as to look III
comfortably crowded. Mr.. Johnson vi
cut 23J acres pf wheat for hay.
II. II. Hcndrieks, OF FOSSIL, relurnt
last Thursday from Arlington, where