Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-23

Portland Tnusday.
Charlie Earhart came In from .keHe
Rock yesterday.
W. b. Pentecost was over from the
Mayyille Flat Tuesday.
Mrs. Armstrong, Of Ferry Canyon,
left yesterday for Eugene TO visit friends.
Miss Gussie Darling is on the click
list this week, suffering from the prev
alent type oi fever.
Mrs. Mccormick, Of near Walla Walla,
who has been visiting friends here, re-
turned home yesterday.
The camping party returned Sunday
evening from the Grant county mount
aims. They report good time, with
plenty Of game and fish.
The grade leading to W.N. Browns
ranch on 6nlption was washed out Tor
q distance OF one aud one-half miles
Monday evening. Tho road is a private
one and MIR. Brown estimates his loss
at $1,000.
The three-year-old son Of Mr.. Van
Blaricon, Of Ferry Crnyon, was fright
fully scalded several days ago BY fall
ing into tub OF scalding water. One
side and arm was almost cooked, but
at last accounts the little fellow was
getting along nicely, and II 10 hoped he
will soon be fully recovered.
A heavy rain and electrical storm
passed over this section Monday even
ing. Sufficient rain fell TO make the
ground muddy and TO put q stop 70
heading and thresbing operations for q
day or two. The thunder and lightning
was severe for this country.
Rumble Palmer Is now making the
anvil ring In Joe Harbin's blacksmith
shop. Mr.. Palmer 10 thinking OF buying
out Mr.. Harbin this tall. Mr. Palmer
is good smith and II he should decide
on running the shop on bis own hook
he will no doubt receive liberal share
Of patronage.
Carl, the little boy who has lived with
Mon. Wards family for several years
ran away Sunday night and came te
town. Superintendent Gardner OF the
Boys and Girls Aid Society at Portland
from whom Mr.. Ward got the boy, was
notified by telephone and he instructed
Sheriff Wilcox to send the boy TO Port
land. lie left on the stage Tuesday.
| J.J. King, Of Salem, who is spending
few weeks here, informs US that h'
has been commissioned a Second Lieu
tenant, for service in China. Mr.. Kini
will DO in the service Of the Chinese si'
Companies, who will fight with th'
Allies. These forces will be composed o
native troops, commanded by American
officers. Mr.. King expects to leave 10
San Francisco within few weeks.
! Lightning struck a hay stack on Johl
Walkers ranch in Ferry Canyon Mon
day evening and destroyed about q
tons Of hay. The light was plainly visi
BILE from town. A peculiar circumstanc
Of the fire was that another stack whicl
stood within 10 feet Of the one struc
was not damaged. The heavy rain whlc
was falling at the time kept IL so effect
ually ''wet down" that the flames coul
. not ignite II.
Arthur Myers was in town Tuesday
lilo says the rain Monday evening Al
sumed the proportions Of acloud burs
in his neighborhood. At Mrs. Maley'
! place the creek spread oil over the law
} and the water covered the floor OF th
! porch, almost entering the house. Nj
and Mrs. Wm. Farrer, who live belo
Mr.. Myers, in the same gulch, wei
, obliged TO leave the house and take re
: uge on the hillside, the water gettir
too deep in the house for comfort. NJ
: Myers says the heaviest rain seeined
! fall on tho Froman butte, although
rained hard enough at his place for Q
practical purposes.
A sudden death occurred at the Coz
!. don hotel last Thursday evening. San
Huline, a saddler, who arrived in TOW
Tuesday TO work for John Reisache
= was taken Ill Thursday morning al
! expired at s o'clock p. NJ. on the san
day. But little can DO learned OF d
history OF deceased further than that
came originally from Philadelphia, al
had travelled over large part OF :
! country, working at his trade wherev
= he could strike a job. His last Job "
= at The Dalles, whore he had work
y three months. He was addicted
= strong drink and was given to protract
aprees, having just sobered up from Q
u before coming here. He was buried
le the county's expense Saturday lorenzo
% nd Palmer. OF Ajax IS in town this we
" taking care Of badly manglcd hand, the rei
I'd OF a roping accident in his corral Monday
N roping wild horse tho rope got wrapped aro'
!, his hand and the result was quite serious,
'iS lost tho end OF the little finger and most
y. nosh bi two or three Others. The woun
. healing nicely and he hopes no permane
"a ability will result
M Our Glenn correspondent reports that the ST
"a No day evening was terrific in that sect
Y - canyon roads were badly dam&ed,
any horses. cattle and hogs were drowl
cnces, buildings and farming machinery
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