Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-07-27
NORTH west News Netes.
Oregon bias e5, OOO AngOra goats.


Oregon has 65, 600 Angofa goats.
Salem will tender the volunteers
reception anyway.
The government locks at Lafayette
will be completed yet this summer.
Several mysterious murders have oc-
Cured in Nez Perces county, Idaho.
The Dalles has balance OF over
IS. 900 in her treasury from last year.
Some districts in Southern Oregon
are sadly in need Of rain for the crops.
Canyon City Masons' and Odd Fell
lows temple corner stone has been
laid.
A large quantity Of oleomargarine
was seized in a Wala Walla hos
pital.
Spokane is proud Of the fact that her
postoffice receipts are gaining on those
of Portland.
Spokane will have swell new club,
with mem bel ship from both Washing
tOu anu AoAhOs
The hop crop Of Oregon will proba-
bly, reach S5. 900 bales this year. No
shortage is anticipated.
The o. R. & N. took 90 laborers to
Eastern Oregon, and the farmers hired
them all away from the road.
The faculty Of Willamette univers-
| ity has been completed by the election
of science and Latin and Greek profes.
sors.
Several brick business buildings are
being erected in Oakland to take the
place OF the frame structures recently
burned.
Garfield men have an option on a
township OF Adams county railroad
land at so cents an acre, which they
will purchase.
E. d. Holloway has been telegraph
operator at Pasco for 10 years with
out vacation, and has sent an average
Of 100 kilograms day during that
time.
Tom Daniels established new record
for Washington at the Whatcom Falls
Mill CompaDy's mill, when he packed
66, 900 shingles in II hours OF consecu-
tive labor.
Ed. White, who escaped from the
sheriff Of Coos county, few days ago,
by jumping from boat, was recap
tured near Riveiton and landed in Jail
He is wanted to answer to the charge
Of burglary.
A good many gardeners have made
money out OF early potatoes, says TIN
Asotin Sentinel. The very first solo
al $3. go a busheI The present piic'
is 50 for 100 pounds, when sold direct
ly to the consumers, and $l75 wher
sold to Dealers. @M #
The Coos county court has let con
tract for building bridge on the mid
die fork Of Coquille. 1t will be e0mbi
nation bridge Of wood and iron; price
s3.S42. The bridges on the Coquille
Marshheld road will be rebuilt q
quickly as possible.
Superintendent Mayhall. OF tn
Washington fisheries, has gone to tn
Columbia river to arrange for lumbe
to build the Wind river hatchery
An appropriation OF 81, was mad
. for it, o., 800 available this year. an
, LEI, 900 next year. Work will begil
} some time this month on the SnohC
mish river and WiIlapa river hatcher
les. The former will have cost, whe
completed, $4,000. and the latte
! a., 600. Three.6fths of the amour
appropriated Is to be spent at eac
] hatchery this year.
Prairie schooners have already begu
, to pass through this valley en- roui
from California to the PaIouse county
says the Long Greek Eagle. sWhil
; Southern California Is suffering from
drought again this year, the exodt
from that state Is not SO general as
i was last year.
P The potato crop OF Coos county til
i year will be less than an average on
2 Apples also will be smaller in yiel
than last year. The late rains is \
aopbt the cause Of the shortage. Hs
b will be light. but green feed 10 plent
ful, and the output Of butter and chez
= will be larger than usual.