Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-09-20
LOCAL NEWS.

1vuhe btob, Wnthbc bcrUp hSoiuksu NoIa
bushels por acre.
Miss Stella Darling has been on the
sick list for several days.
George Hanson was In town from
Ferry Canyon Saturday.
W. 3. Myers reports that bis wheat Is
yielding about "a bushels per acre.
w. II. Neal was on tho streets Tues
day for the frat time since his serious
illness.
Mr. and Mrs. I'll. Damn visited Mr..
and Mrs. Paul Groiner Of Mayyille pre-
cinct last week.
X. II. Robinson, Of Arlington, is here
this week attending court as witness
the Collins murder case.
j. IL. wocd, the well-known furniture
man Of Arlington, has change of ad. la
this Issue. Don't overlook II.
Joe Trevett was 10 Saturday with n
big load Of his choice melons l.oo 10
the boss melon farmer Of Gillian county.
The threshing season is drawing 70 a
close, and soon the farmers Will be able
20 make jingle When the farmers
are prospers all others are prosperous,
Miss Eta White, who has been visit.
ing Mrs. p. II. Stephenson for SOME
time, was threatened With septic fever
last week. but got the al sease broken in
Its incipient stage.
Jim Cordell was In town satur day.
Mr.. Cordel has finished threshlng his
wheat crop, which yielded 3i64 bushels
from 1856 acres, almost 20 bushels per
acre. The wheat was bluestem.
Arlington Is said to have a genuine
case oi smallpox. The victim 10 tnc
young SON Of Mrs. Carter, and II 10 sup.
poscd that he was exposed to the disease
during recent visit 70 Boise City.
Guy Boyd states that he and r. NJ
Brown recently bought 40 head oi IN
broke horsea Ia Wheeler county. and
chat they now have most OF their ami
mails broken and ready for the market
a. j. Moore .hreshed about 40 acres
ot bl1estem wheat this season which
averaged 30ll bushels per acre. Mr.
Moore thinks bluestem is the model
wheat Tor this country, AZ il is good
yielder and commands premium ol
two cents bushel In the market.
Ton days or two weeks more viii wind
up the threshing Of Gillian county''
wheat crop. and the quality is almost
without exception A No. l. 1t Ia cstl-
mated that the crop in this county will
amout To 100000 bushels. Gillian
nov ranks second as wheat county.
Frank Ralaton, former citizen o
Lone Rock, but now Of Casper, wyo,
was in town Tuesday. Mr., Ralston was
called from Wyoming by the serious III
ness OF hls father, J. r. Ralston, but tbs
old gentleman is now almost wholly 70.
covered. Frank will return to Wyoming
In q couple Of weeks.
w. L. Barker finished cutting ans
threshing bis big wheat crop last satur
day. The crop amounted to about II ,00
bushels. In addition TO this crop, Mr.
Barker and his partner, Mr.. Carnine
win sooa finish cutting and thrcshinl
their crop on shuttler Flat, which will
amount to about $1,000 bushels. rh
crop 10 all Arst.class grain and y bi
yield.
Harry Il. stricklIn and Miss Nor
Miller, two Of Rock creek & most popula
young folks, as we'll rs two Of Gillian
county's most successful teachers. lef
last week for Monmouth, where the
will enter abe normal school. Thei
many friends all over the county vii
wish them ell success In their schoc
life during the coming year.
Herman PaulIng has returned iroI
his trip through Grant and MORO
counties. Mr.. Paullng visited Haml
ton, Monument and other interior point
during his trip in search Of location e
the drug business, and he Informs .
that he has decided TO cast bis lot wit
the town OF Monument. He will engaG
In business there as soon as buildir
can be erected.
B. X. Searcy wac Ia town yesterde
fresh from the haunta OF the boar al
deer In the Greenhorn range. Aslt
from aiew scratches aud bruises receive
in hand to hand conflicts with brui
Mfr, searcy stood his trip we'll. /
gained about so pounds in weight whi
in the mountains aud now feels that
10 entitled to cast twice as many yot
for Bryan as he was when ho left for Il
high places.
While threshing on Arthur Myel
place In Ferry Canyon, Monday, I
Golden & Grant machine had pret
rough experience. A knnckle on I
N .umhlingrod broke, causing the hors
on the power TO run away. After 4
speedy rounds on the track the teal
broke away, completely stripping !
power Of sweeps and rods, Frank Con
was driving the power, and 1t is said
took advantage OF the flrat opening