Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-02-23


james enipcs, Of The DalIes, was here
last week on visit TO his cattle ranch
on Thirty.miIe, aud while In town was
4 pleasant visitor At tho uLoBE Office.
Mr.. snIpes was well pleased TO know
that he IL still a resident Of Gillian
county, which, he says, IL good enough
county TOR any man.
Mr.. Clarence Palmer, brother Of our
popular barrier, Syl Palmer, accompa-
MED BY bis family, arrived from Cor
wallis on Monday, with tile intention Of
making this place their future home
The annual spring immigration to this
section has hardly yst begun and the
next few months will DO good time TO
sort o hang round and watch Condor
grow.
DR.. j. II. Hudson moved bis stock Of
goods Into his new room In tie Masonic
building this week. This IL one Of the
neatest and best appointed business
rooms In town and II the genial doctor
seems bit prond and puffed up for a
few days there are none who can blame
him. He has nov one Of the best estab.
lishments In bis line In the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. WIN. Cornett returned
Tuesday from an extended Visit with
their daughter, Mrs. Geo. Knox, OF Fos-
oil. Theold couple have one more grand
child In the Knox family since Tuesday
Of last week. and Wheeler county one
more prospective voter. Mr.. Cornett
says there was just one mistake made
In the new county and that was In the
name. II should have been called
"Stick-in-the-mud."
Representative Donnelly, Of Wheel
er (nec Grant) county, the "prince
among men," passed through on yesier-
days stage. enroute TO Fossil TO help eat
the fatted calf and TO receive the pland.
Its OF his Fossil constituents, all 81 which
10 very comfortable and cosy. Wonder
what sort Of reception the Mitchell
boys will give the "prince" when he
goes down there? And from MITCHELL
ward echo answers, I'VE wont do
thing TO him. See7"
One Of the little gratis Of members Of
the Legislature who are sent ont on
jnnketing trips TO visit various state
institutions 10 TO allow themselves mile
age from the capital to the point visited
aud return. THIS would not be objec-
tionable were II not known that every
mothers son Of them ride on q free
pass, hence are ont nothing by being
sent away from the capital. II they
had 10 pay railroad fare II would be all
right 10 collect Il off the state, but when
they do not Il 10 sort Of petit larceny
donation TO themselves. Tin 90. Noun.
taineer.
The dne buffalo robe which was stolen
from Geo. Schott's buggy, at this place,
just before Thanksgiving last. mention
of which was made in these columns at
the time, was found on Monday hidden
away in woodpile back OF Earhart 4
Moore's saloon. The robe had been cut
and torn to pieces and rendered ab-
solutely valueless. There Is no clue 10
the perpetrators Of this dastardly act
which is pity. The man who would
be guilty OF such q contemplate trick
Is equal TO any deed no could do la the
dark and 10 dangerous citizen to be
running loose.
The legislature at Salem has passed 3
law making It a misdemeanor 70 point
y firearm at human being. There are
more laws now than are enforced. To
carry u pistol Is contrary to Oregon law,
but hundreds Of men are carrying them
aud seldom 10 one Of them arrested for
thus violating the law. Law. law, law,
and nothing comes Of III The fact IL
that the people would be benefited more
by delegislation than by legislation.
There are many laws that could be
wiped from the statute books TO the
strengthening OF respect for both Law
and urder.-East oregonian.
VIM. A. Dewitt, travelling correspond
ent Of the East oregonian, is still in
town, having been laid up for the past
week with severe attack Of the grippe.
Mr.. Dewitt is doing good work for his
paper and IL meeting with the most
encouraging success in this section.
Our people appreciate the value OF a
ncwspa per that Is willing to voice the
sentiments Of the people on oil occasions
and this the +. o. has done on more
than one occasion lately-on question
Of vital Importance TO Gillian county.
The +. o. is representative paper OF
all Eastern Oregon, and as such, Is
receiving the united support Of the
masses Of the people.