Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1900-08-16
LOCAL NEWS.

Our thanks are due FRANK DoWuo'
for a boz Of exceptionally fine fruit.
Mrs. w. ]. Edwards and Miss Nettie
Anderson, Of Mayvilie, we're In town
Monday on q shopping expedition.
An Of the teachers examined last week
passed and received certificates. Super
intendent Neal gives the class high
praise as a whole.
Mrs. Kargle was seriously III at the
home oi her daughter, Mrs. Chas. Fix,
during the week, but is better ana re-
turned homo Tuesday.
Elder Bailey and vile passed through
Condor Tuesday on their way home
At The Dalles. They expect to move 70
Southern Oregon this fall.
Emmett Cooncy came In last week
for supplies for the sheep camp. he
reports plenty Of grass in the mountains
and his sheep looking fine.
All that Is needed TO make Gillian
county ore Of the best farming sections
In Eastern Oregon lisa railroad on when
to haul of tbs big grain crops.
Miss Louella Maddox will leave soon
for Portland, where she will visit the
leading millinery establishments ana
select her fall stock which, she says,
will be the best ever brought TO Condon'
Frank Brown and Guy Boyd expect
TO 20 into Wheeler county next week 70
buy horses and mules for army purposes
They will buy unbroke horses and oreas
them before dlsposing Of them TO th'
government.
Mr.. Hartshorn, OF Iowa, arrived las'
week and Is the guest OF Mr.. and MRS
Hawes, OF Ferry Canyon. MIR. Harts
horn Is here TO look over the country
with a view 10 moving his family her
10 make permanent home.
Mont Ward sold Ave head Of mule
one day last week TO Walla WaiI
buyer at prices ranging from $50 10 sii'
The bunch brought $i35. Cooke Bro
also sold two head OF mules 70 the sam
buyer, bat We did not learn at wh'
price.
John King, his brother Albert, JAM
Cameron, Miss Mary Maddox, her slsu
Maggie, Miss Belle Wilson and MI
DrucIe Cooney visited Mrs. Russell
Trail Fork Sunday. They speak 10 hiI
pralse Of the excellent dinner Mrs. Ru
sell set for them.
w. L. Wilcox increased his POPULAR
ns n ladies' man last Saturday by takii
4 hack load Of his lady friends out
ace the steam thresher and a header
ooeration. stoyenson's thresher q
Mont Wards header we're visited, a
the ladies all voted "Ooxey" the nic'
man In town.
Mrs. ID. s. Brown and Mrs. y.
Trimble left Monday evening for Or
we'll, Lane county, In response TO Y
phone message announcing the dang
ans illness Of their mother, Mrs. Sec
she ls quite aged. and at the time
message was seat ahe was not expec
70 live.
Cooke Bros new steam threshe'
making fine record as a speedy
chine, The outfit made hye sitti
and threshed 902 sacks Of wheat
day recently. II, W. Cooke Is mana
Of the outfit and he knows how to m
Il hum, II is operating on the q
between this place and Clem,
Tom Portwood expects TO occupy
building soon to be vacated by tho
don Drug Co., his present quarter'
ing too small to accommodate the
stock he has ordered. Mr.. Portv
has ordered frst-class harness mac
and will soon be prepared TO turr
anything in the harness and saddle
T. ]. MofTett, oil Clackamas cou
who was formerly engaged In the
busineus In Sherman county, was
last Friday looking after his real 9
interests In this county. Mr.. M
also owns real estate In sherman co
and he SAYS wheat land in that cour
now worth from $40 to $50 per
This is what q railroad does to the
OF land in wheat country.
The initial number Of the Long
Ranger is on our table. u is q
elk column folio, edited and publ
by Charles A. Coo, and Is design
take the place Of the Blue Mou
Eagle, which has lately remov
Canyon City. We wish Brother F.
the good things which usually dri'
tho sanctum Of country editor
that the range may be green and
ant all tho year around for the Il
II. w. Pauling returned last sa
Ebm trip to Portland and the
..4,.t-He went down as far es Fort
whore his partner, Capt. Whistle
charge Of the work Of floating tho
cd lightship which went ashore
several months ago, Of which wor
4 Zwicker have the contract. /
tain is getting along nicely wi
work, which Is difficult job, ar
regards TO his Condor friends, !