Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-06-21
LOCAL NEWS.


II. w. Crane was over from Mayyille
Friday.
Jay Bowerman was on the sick list for
iew days last week.
II. N. Frazer returned from Portland
Tuesday.
Mrs. O. l.. Baker has returned from
her visit TO South Dakota.
II. n. Anderson, OF Lost Valley, was
seriously III last week but Is now better.
Paul Greiner and wm. Wehrli were
over from the Mayville Flat Saturday.
Mrs. Houston, 81 Spokane. ID the guest
of her sister in Law, Mrs. ii. N. Frazer.
Rev. o. D. Brown, OF Lone Rock, held
Service Ia the Baptist church here last
Sunday.
IA Wineland, tho well known citizen
oi Lone Rock was in town Saturday and
Sunday.
A, A. Anderson. Of Lost Valley, 10
hauling wood from that place 10 the
Condon market.
Rev. Tompkins, OF Fossil. will preach
In the Baptisl church at this place Sat
urday evening and Sunday morning and
evening.
Mrs. Bessie Blake, OF EIghtmilc, and
Mrs. Hodge,, of Albany, visited Mrs.
Blake's parents. Mr. and Mrs. ]. X.
fitxwater. last week.
Grin Jackson has accepted position
rs separator man" with ]. M. McKln-
ney's big threshiug outfit f1r the coming
season, Mr.. Mckinney will operate IN
the Blaiock country.
Mr.. and Mrs. =. @. Hodges, Of Lost
Valley, were in town Monday night
consulting DR.. Gullettc In regard 10 their
sick baby, Mr.. Hodges Is census emu.
merAtor Of that district.
Road Snpervisor Sam McGlyray has
completed the new grade at this end OF
Lost Valley on the Condor road. II is
eaid TO be an excellent piece Of work.
Iils crew 10 now at work on the new
Lost valley.Iona Rock grade.
I'd Palmer was In from Ferry Canyon
Monday night. lie says that while the,
late tine rains have interfeted. TO some
exteut, with rye hay-making In his sec
iion. that Inconvenience Ia offset
thoasand-iold by the benefit to the
wheat crop.
w. A. Goodwin. OF Condon, Is holding
meetings In the Valley Christian church
every evening this week. lie belongs 10
the Church Of Latter Day Saints, called
Mormon, but not OF the same faith as
the Utah Mormohs. Mr.. Goodwin Is an
entertaining speaker, and very agree
Able gentleman. At home he Is paint
er and paper-hanger. lie 10 the guest
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman. Glacier.
The dog poisoner was an work last
Saturday night and as result Of his
efforts X deiunct CANNES adorned the
streets Sunday. A number Of valuable
animals werekilled, which Is always the
case when:poIson is put out, but II must
be confessed that a majority OF the
brdtes are worth more dead than alive.
The town has been overrun for weeks
with pack Of ownerless ours and, by
way Ola anal farewell we say, let them
RIP.
Joe Harbin returned Saturday evening
from q prolonged business trip to Port
land. where he has been arranging for
the manufacture, on large scale, OF his
recently patented wagon and logging
jack. While away Mr.. Harbn travelled
through large portion Of the logging
districts Of Washington and Oregon in
Producing the machine and he reports
.thaying met with excellent success The
'nachine is a iavorite wherever intro
duced and Mr.. Harbin is likely to real
ize handsome profit from Its sale.
Acloud-burst occurred inthe Trail Fork
country one day last week which was
terror while Il lasted. The water In
Thirtymile rose eeveral feet in remark
ably short time and almost as quickly
ran down again. Two calves belonging
10 John Maddox were washed away and
drowned and such was the force Of the
storm that 1t Is a wonder other losses
did not occur. Ed Nelson returned from
Trail Fork Just after the food and he re-
ports that marks on the bank at the
crossing showed the water TO have been
higher than his horses backs.