Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-12-27
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Items Of Interest From All Parts
Of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FINANCIAL HAPPENINGS
A Brief Review Of the Growth and Improve.
ments Of the Many Industries Though.
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.


Ashland will try to secure several
rural mail routes.
The national bank recently organized
at Ashland will open February ,.
A cooperative creamery is TO be es-
tablished on the Coquile at Lee.
The Arlington warehouse is said to
contain $50, 900 bushels OF wheat.
Cottage Grove will present new
charter to the legislature for APPROVAL.
A cougar which had killed several
valuable dogs was shot near Thurston.
The Roseburg marshal has received
direction to purchase 100 dog license
tags.
II. L. Kyle, OF Merlin. was recently
granted patent ON an improved type
case.
There was FIVE inches of snow on
the railroad at the summit of the SisS;-
yous.
Work has begun on construction of
the Corvallis Kings Valley telephone
line.
IL is probable that mating plant
will be erected at the Iron Dyke early
in the spring.
A McMinnville resident has cat 81
years old which catches rats and nice
almost every day.
Material for construction Of the Cor
yallis-King's Valley telephone line has
arrived at Corvallis.
Samuel Knnz has been appointed
postmaster at Bethany, Or, vice Ul-
rich Gerbor, resigned.
The safety deposit boxes and vault
door Of the new Canyon City bank
have arrived and are in place.
Sheep at Long creek are command
ing top prices. As high as $3.50 per
head has been offered for lambs.
]. C. Miller. of Glencoe, brought in
the champion turnip OF the season, the
vegetable weighing 246 pounds.
R. G. Goodwin. of Wheeler county,
has again gone into the sheep business,
and has bought 1900 head near lzee.
]. P. Simpson has about 1000, 600
feet OF logs ready to float down the
Luckiamute as soon as there is suffi-
cient water for driving.
The local telephone line between
Central Point and Eagle Point has
been purchased by the Sunset company
and connected with the main circuit.
A. Z. Starr, Baker county mining
man, disappeared November IA. He
left the Mullen cabin, in the Green
horn district, and has not been heard
of since.
The public drinking fountain which
will be erected in the city park at Eu.
gene in memory of Company G, Second
Oregon volunteers, will arrive about
January /.
N. S. Barnes. proprietor of the Baker
City, Cornucopia stage line has made
an assignment to p. Basche, of Baker
City. 1t is thought that the creditor.
will receive payment in full.
The committee on Improvement OF
the Mckenzie road has filed. its reports.
The total expenditures have been
81, ,847.95. Collections from all
sources for the improvement amount
to $4.s1s.so.
Judge Burke, who has bond ON the
mines at Copper Butte, east Of Union,
is pushing development work as rapid.
iy as possible. Three shifts are now
employed. The showing is said 20 be
excellent.
Hector Mcdonald shipped carload
Of large steers from EIgin. One
weighed 1850 pounds and another
1860. They were weighed Just after
being driven over 80 miles of rough
muddy roads and had undoubtedly lost
over 100 pounds each.
Reduction of 90 tons Of ore from the
old Butteville Bonanza, now known as
the Paul Kruger property. in the
Quartzburg district, has just beer
says the Prairie CITY
Miner. The cleanup was IL poundi
Of amalgam, estimated 90 be worth
over 81, 900.
Joe Mayes met with q painful acci.
dent at Bonney's wood camp at Wyeth.
He was dislodging jam in the
aume when stick of wood came along
Unexpectedly ard crushed two of his
fingers. The index finger on one han6
had to be amputated at the first joint.
and the middle finger was badly lacer.
sted.
Lincoln county court at its recent
session ordered the repairing of the
bridge over Depot slough on the New.
port Toledo wagon road, commonly
,alled the "Duncon BRIDGE The
to the bridge are still in
Iairly good condition, but the spar
ACROSS the stream will be pulled down
ind replaced.
Link yanderpool, of Silver creek
Harney county, recently sold 1870 year.
ing heifers to Gilchrist Bros, OF Crook
county.
1t is iepored that great many sheer
vii be berded this winter in the
lesert lying south Of Wagontire Butte.
dareny county. They are now camp.
ng at the nearest watering places
Waiting until the fall of snow will per.
nit them to push into the desert.
Among the number is one band recsnt