Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-04-26
LOCAL NEWS.

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II. w. lauling AMI Belle Darling visit.
Cd friends at Lone Rock last Sunday.
Squire Wilkinson White Of Trail Fofl
visited friends In town first OF the week,
Proi. w. Il. Neal. democratic nomincs
for school superintendent Of this county
was out from Arlington Friday and Sat
urday looking alter his political fences.
Joe Young and his horse mixed NJ
with a wire fence Friday night. DR.,
Cullette stitched up a three inch cut IL
Joe's Leg as result of the mix up.
James and Ed. Dunn received letter
Friday from their old home Ia Michigan
bearing the sad news Of the death d
their aged mother. which occurred or
Saturday, the 18th inst.
Considerable wheat Is moving toward
the railroad lately, the farmers being
ansIons TO have oil the space possible
available TO receive the coming crop
which now promises to be unprecedented
as TO quantity and qnality.
Mrs. J. III. Downing left for Palouse
Washington, on Friday, In response 10 q
phone message notifying her OF the
death Of her father, william Kennedy
which occurred that morning. Mr.. Ken.
nedy was s3 years old.
John A. McMorris informs ns that be
and number Of his neighbors are max.
ing arrangements 10 connect theiI
ranches with Coudon by a telephone
line. The line Will probably be con.
structcd via the wire fences, as by insul'
ating one wire very satisfactory service
may be established.
A card from Mrs. II. G. Strickland,
who is In Chicago with her little daugh-
ter, Hazel. states that Hazel is recover.
Ing nicely from her last operation, which
was performed recently In the Wesley
hospital 10 that city.
II. N. Frazer returned from Portland
Thursday, bringing with him bis wife
and little son RoIIo. RoIlo is recovering
from his late accident and. his father
says. stood the trip home better than
any Of them.
The social given by the ladies' Of the
Latter Day Saints church In Armory
ball, last Thurday evening, was quite a
success. A good crowd was in atten-
dance, and the receipts amounted to
about go.
Oliver Nelson, q former resident ol
Ferry Canyon, but now resident Of
Clatskanie. this state, was here last
week visiting friends. Mr.. Nelson IL
well pleased with his new location and
looks prosperous and contentei.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. 0. Clarke were called 10
Olcx Monday morning by the dangerous
illness OF the youngest child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. II. Smell. When the message
was sent the life OF the little one was de.
SPARED Of.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. J. Edwards and Mira
L. q. Elleman were over from Mayvile
last Thursday attending the social
While In town Mr.. Edwards tled his nc
ceptancc Of the nomination for represent.
alton ON the union ticket and he says he
is going into tho fight to win.
james Wilson, representing G. ]. Stub
ling. Of the Dalles, closed deal with
Charlie Fix Monday morning for the sale
Of the Model saloon and Mr. Fix Is nov
ow ner Of that place. Mr.. Wilson left fol
the Dailes, Monday, via wheel 10 Airing
ton and Charlie has been looking pleas
ant aud saying something" to tbs
boys all week.
Joe Harbin and Cash Simpson return
ed from Portland Sunday where the,
have been for several weeks OIL business
connected with the sale Of the new pa
tent lifting jack OF which Mr. Harbin il
the patenlee. They brought home with
them a brass model OF the apparatul
which is the most complete appliance 0
the kind ever invented. They expect t
return TO Portland in about week Il
close sale which Is already negotiated
which will represent a good many thous
and dollars to them.
VIM. Corson, the rustling manager o
J. A. wpolery's merchandise business a
Lone Rock, was In town Friday evening
on business. This was Mr.. Corson's lirs
visit to Gilliam's capital bnt he found 81
many friends here that Il is not likely Il
be his last. "Blly" Is well known al
over Eastern Oregon, having been il
business at different times at The Dalles
lone and Heppner, and he has scores 0
friends wherever known. A proof O
this IL that on one occasion he was dc
mocratic candidate for treasurer Of Was
co county and lost by only four votes
when the county was republican b,
about 500.