Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-09-13
LOCAL NEWS.

days IN town last week.
George Brassfield Is home from Baker
county on land business.
Mrs. J. II. Putnam. Of Fossil, Is visit
Ing her mother, Mrs. T.. Meek.
Miss dussle Darling visited at Mrs.
Mary Brown'aon Rock creek last week
Miss Maggie Maddox returned Tuas.
day from few days visit at the Cooncy
ranch.
Miss Mabel lalstead and Mrs. w. A.
Dazzling visited friends at Mayyille last
Thursday
Charlie Earhart came In from Lone
Rock sunday and will remain in town
during court week.
Mrs. II. N. Frazer, Mrs. 8. D. Barker
and Mr.. and Mrs. T. q. johnson return
cd from Portland Tuesday.
Mr.. John 4. pinkham returned sun
day from San Francisco, where he spent
several weeks visiting friends.
F.M. springston has purchased the
Barr residence on Summit street. He
moved into tho property Monday.
Jean Labous, G. W. Crosaeld. II. IL.
VAIN and s. A. pattlson returned from
tho Portland fair and carnival Tuesday.
Considerable wheat Is going towards
tho railroad now. In smother month
Arlington will be the liyclicst town Of
its size 10 Oregon.
w, A. Goodwin has force OF men at
work this week rushing 10 completion
the new building for Miss Louella Mad
dock on Spring street.
Mrs. q. a. banncman and daughters,
Of Glen, have returned 10 Corvallis,
whore the young ladies are students In
the Oregon Agricultural College.
Otto Greenhood, ono Of the best-known
newspaper men In the Northwest, com
mi,ted suicide In the layalory Of the
Portland hotel at 0 O'Clock Monday even.
ing. III health aud dependency was
the cause Of the deed.
John Harrison, OF Matney Fiat, has
bought the engine formerly used on ],
Il. stevenson's thresher, and will use
Il on his separator. The days OF the
horse-p power thresher seem 10 be nun.
befed.
Miss Louclla Maddox returned Tues
day from Portland, where she went 10
select her fall and winter stock Of mil
linory goods. She brought iew cases
Of goods with her and the balance OF
her stock will arrive soon.
Mrs. Ames aud son Arthur, Of Colum-
bus, wash, visited her daughter, Mrs.
S. T.. Van Vactor, during the week.
Oracle Van Vactor, who has been spcnd-
ing the summer with her grandparents,
accompanied them TO her home.
We understand thata new enterprise
will soon be launched In Condor In the
way Of an implement house, Of which +
Il. johnson and +. NJ. Pliter will be the
proprietors. A new building will be
erected on Main street just north Of Dun
laps blacksmith shop.
The Athena Press says farmers In
Umatilla county have been disappointed
In the yield Of their fields, and that few
crops have come up to expectation, In
wasco county II ls different. Very few
farmers had their crops overestimatcd |
and good many harvested more than
they expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. b. Stevens. accom-
panied by Mrs. Alonzo Stevens and her
son Put, started on the 10th inst. for
Portland, where they expect to spend |
several days enjoying the sights, after
which thoy will 60 to Salem, whore
they will visit Mrs. Churchill, sister Of
thu two ladies. and attend tho State
Fair. Mrs. Aonso Stevens will leave
her son at the deai-mute school at Salem,
DEn- In Arlington, September 8, 1900,
Hazel Edith, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Smith, Of Croy, aged five years,
eight monthsand two days. The funeral
took place at the hotel parlor, with ap-
propriate services at the grave In the
Arlington cemetery. The bereaved par
cnts have the sympathy Of their many
friends in Arlington. Record.
Fire broke out in the Good Samaritan
Hospital In Portland last Wednesday
completely destroying one ward before
the flames could be checked. There
were s3 patients In the building when
the fire started, but were removed In
safety to ST. vincent's Hospital, where
they will remain Tor treatment until pro-
visions can DO made for them. The
cause OF the fire Is supposed to have
been defective flue.
According to the Blue Mountain Eagle,
an enraged Irish lady down at Arling-
ton the other day struck at her husband
with hoe and nipped the end Of his
nose off with the blade. Pat rushed up
TO tho office Of the old Justice Of the peace
10 find out under what charge he could
have his irou arrested, After taking
the case under advisement for an hour
or 10, the old magistrate looked over his
ava plaeaea and said ~ find that the