Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-11-01
LOCAL NEWS.

citizens OF Oiexi Was mi town on business
Tuesday.
Saturday, October N, 1900. tc
Mr.. and MSa. Paul Greiners Of MayviIls
precinct, son.
MRS. J. k. Fitzwater ID seriously III
this week. IL Is feared she is develop
Ing a case OF the fever.
Harry May has bought John McMor.
fIs' old dwelling on Sixmile and " re-
moving II 10 hls homestead.
MIsa Minerva Neal left Sunday morn
Ing for Shutter Flat, whore she will
teach I've months term OF school.
Jos. T. iIafbln, formerly Of this place
has inst been granted patent on bis
lifting Jack by the United States Patent
Olice.
Dr. Luna left Sunday morning Tor
walla Walla IN response 10 u message
announcing the dangerous illtess OF hIa
sister.
Losr-- Between w. !. Smiths place
and Condor child's jacket, navy blue,
braid trimming. Return TO this office
and receive reward.
wm. Cornett left q sample Of his big
Burpee potatoes at this Office few days
ago that were whoppers. Several Of
tliet.i &ould weigh 8 or 0 pounds
1T. Morgan, Mr.. Keene and Charlie
Bird, Of Fossil, were In town Monday,
having brought over three young fellows
for safe keeping In the county Jail.
Andrew ureiner was over from May
willie precinct Tuesday. lie met here
Mr.. Simmons, his brother-in-law, who
IL Just out from the Willamette valley
on visit.
John Connolly, who has been in the
mountains with sheep all Summer, was
IN town Sunday for the first time this
fall. John says the flocks 10 his charge
came out In good condition.
II. @. Bryson, Of Weston, came In last
Thursday 10 visit his iathcr-in.law, J. II.
Downing, end family. Mrs. Bryson has
been here for several weeks visiting rel
atlyea and friends.
Jim Kiser. superintendent Of roads for
this county, is working force Of men
on the Tenmile grade this week. That
road was rendered almost impassable by
the heavy waterspout last summer.
Mrs. Maley moved 10 town from Ferry
Canyon last Saturday 10 give her grand
children the benefit OF our excellent
public school during the winter. She Is
occupying the Fix residence on the east
eide.
Sam Jones, well known resident Of
Lost Valley, has disposed oI his interests
there and expects TO spend the winter
at Portland. He also contemplates q
visit to his old home In England in the
near future.
Rev. Edward Curran, who has been
at Heppner, lone and Lexington for the
past week, will return 10 Condon today
and will conduct services at the Con-
gregational church next Sunday, morn.
Ing and evening.
Charlie johnson came In from the
mountains Sunday, where he has been
NIL summer In charge Of w. ]. RusselI's
sheep. Charlie ls one Of the best sheep
men In the state, and ho rides the best
saddle horse In Gillian county.
GEORGE Schott is delivering the ballot
boxes this week for the general election
which will be held next Tuesday. Sher-
ia Wilcox ID kept busy looking after the
comfort Of HE gueets at the Hotel de
iIolduu, aud so got George TO distribute
the ballot boxes.
r. w, Crane. OF Mayvlle, was Ia town
Sunday on his way home from Hills
boro. Washington county, where he has
been for week or so looking after his
property interests In that county. Mr..
Crane says times arc pretty hard among
the farmers Of that region, the cntworms
and other big gobs Of prosperity being
too much for the grangers.
James Simpson, former resident Of
this region, bat who now resides on the
Clackamas river, about 20 miles from
Portland, IL here this week visiting old
friends. Mr.. Simpson expects 70 buy
about 600 head OF sheep here, which he
will ship to his farm on the Clackamas.
lie was formerly engaged in the sheep
business in this county.
A. Hartman made flying trip TO Ar
lington last Friday. He left here about
eight o'clock in the forenoon, made the
round trip and reached home again q,
three o'clock the following morning
almost 80 miles in 10 hours. One OF his
horses gave out on the return trip and
no was obliged TO secure fresh one, but
the other animal stood the round trip all
right.
b. X. searcy went through Monday
with a load Of wheat for Arlington. b,
X. recently returned from deer hunt
III the breaks OF the John Day, and he
did not return empty handed. On the
contrary, he came In with pack horse
loaded 10 the guards with four big veni