Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.

Miss Miller, Of Seattle, arrived last
Thursday for an extended visit at s. s.
Grider's.
J. IL. Downing went to Arlington the
Asirst Of the week TO purchase a supply OF
grain sacks, ETC., preparatory 10 thresh-
Ing his crop. #
Nelson K Portwopd are building an
addition TO their livery barn this week
TO better accommodate their Increasing
business.
Mics Ora Blake, who has been visiting
the family Of her uncle s. s. Grider for
the past two months, left Friday morn
ing for her home at Pendlcton.
X. M. Johnson, Of Lone Rock, was
here Monday 70 meet his sister, Mrs.
Noble, who arrived on that day from
California TO make him visit.
Miss Florence Hawk, who has been
stopping at Rinehart's restaurant for
some time, was called home to Mayville
yesterday by the dangerous illness Of
her sister.
Dr. ]. II. Hudson OF The Dalles came
out Monday ON business tsip. The
doctor 10 looking we'll aud his genial APP
pearance indicates that the world Is
dealing kindly with him.
Mr. and Mrs. X. b. poag, Of Matney
Flat, have returned from months
!. visit with friends at Walla Walla. Mrs.
Poag's aunt, Mrs. Mccormick, accom-
panied them on their return.
Judge Arthur Frazer, OF Portland,
visited his brother II. n. Frazer last
Friday, returning TO Portland Saturday.
lie came out TO take home hls young
son who has been visiting his uncle's
family Tor several weeks.
Miss Mary Maddox and her sister
Maggie, who spent last week yisitlng at
the Cooney ranch, returned Sunday.
They also spent ono day at the Coffin
ranch on ThIriymile, aud report having
bad most enjoyable timo at both places.
A letter from Frank Maddox, who Is
Ia charge OF = band of sheep In the
mountains near Austin, Grant county,
states that hc is having grand time
killing game and catching fish, there
being plenty Of both, he says, where he
IL camped.
Jim Dunn arrived last Friday from
Arlington, where he was laid mp for n
couple OF weeks. on his way from the
East, with q severe attack Of pneumonia.
lie 10 glad 10 be Jack TO Condor, and
hopes bis health viii rapidly improve
in this excellent .limate.
FrOd Wilson ent to Rock creek Mon.
day to bring ,ck his sister, Miss Belle,
who has been visiting her uncle there
for few days. Miss Wilson is an ex-
perienced school teacher, having taught
school in Michigan, from which state
she recently came 10 Oregon.
This Is the time Of year when the
blacksmith is rushed with work from
daylight till dark. There is always a
great deal Of tiresetting done during the
dry season, and as harvesting proceeds
there Is also considerable broken ma
chInery 10 be repaired. A good black
smith can now strike job In almost
any town In the state.
A man coming up from Portland a
few days ago, said he was looking for a
steady job. lie had been working in
.ltastern Oregon, where he said the work
wasn't steady enough, 20 he threw up a
Job he had there and started for the
valley. lie began work at 4 O'Clock in
the morning, stopped few minutes for
breakfast, worked until noon, stopped q
short time for dinner, worked until Q
o'clock, stopped for supper, and then
worked until 80, when they quit work
entirely--until o'clock next morning,
What he wanted wasa place whore there
was work all the time. Albany Herald.
A Corvallis Chinaman who has just
received letter from his wife says
I'm China muchee hubble; Cinnamon
no lIkee. Too muchee fght, all same
Mclean man." Among other things
the war has raised the price Of rice from
to cents pound Before the war il
cost cent pound TO get pig through
the custom-house now 1t is 5 cents
lie pats the situation this way. "Chlis
tian man makee heap Hubble. Ketchuu
China girl, make Chlistian, tloo. Boxe,
no likee, Out 'em Chlistia head off
Chinaman no likee Boxer; oil sam,
Injun."
John ]. King, who spent last summe
min Condor, whore he made many friond
md established an enviable reputation
rs ball player, came up from Salem
last Thursday to visit his Gillian coun
ty friends. He Is accompanied on th
trip by his brother Albert King. Th
boys came to The Dalles by boat ant
from there 10 Condor on their wheels
making the run from The Dalles to thi
place in one day. Mr.. King was tn
democratic nominee for recorder Of Ma