Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.
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A, NJ. Smith, one of the prosperous
sheepmpn OF Mayyille precinct was In
town Saturday.
l., K. aud T, l.. Price went out to
Ralph Froman'a place Monday to start
work on fne new dwelling for Mr..
Froman.
Mr. and Mrs W @ Keys we're over from
Maygllle Tuesday. W. q. was swinging
-four horse freight team with the air Of
an expert
j. n, Dyer Was over from Meyyille
Sunday coneultng DR.. Wood In regard
TO bis baby who has been on the sick list
fora few days,
Dr, Wood reporls John Parks, the ".
phold patient, Improving win Parks.
who has been nursing him, IL III With
symptoms oi leyr,
Mr., and Mrs. John Stewart came over
from Fossil Sunday and Mr.. Stewart
commenced his duties In =, II.
stephenaon's store Moaday morning,
At the Congregational church next
Sunday there will be Sunday School
services at the usual hour. Young
Peoples meeting In the evening at 7
o'clock.
Mrs. ]. II. Wood came in from Lone
Rock Monday and took the stage
for her home at Arlington. She had
been visiting her daughter Mrs. Frank
Robinson, at Lone Rock.
Tie August number ol the Pacific
Monthly is tho hest yet issued. A
pleasing feature is the large number
Of excellent Illustrations while the
literary features compare tayorbaly
with any Of the older magazines,
Geo. Myers was in from Lost Valley
Tuesday. Mr.. Myers reports the arrival
Of hne daughter AZ his home about
month ago aud says he has been 30 busy
Admlring the young lady that he did not
have time to send In the news any sooner
Tor publication,
Dave Hardie's barn on Trail fork con
tanning about six tons OF hay, some har-
mesa etc. was destroyed by fire Monday,
A chicken house and some fence was
also destroyed. The cause Of the blaze
was mixture Of children and matches
playing In the barn.
Mr., and Mrs ] I. Cnllar, Of Portland,
are here with consignment Of pianos
aud organs ot the Allen 4 Gilbert Co,
Of Portland. G, A. Jacobson expects to
join them Ia few days to assist In dis
posing Of the stock, They are using
Armory hail as II salesroom.
Owing TO siege OF serious illness Rev,
Mr.. Currau, Of this place, has had to
recall his appointments both here and at
lone. lie left on last Tuesdays stage
for the Willamette valley. After a
few weeks soienrn in Portland he expects
IT, 60 on TO Oakland, California, to join
Mrs Curran who is visiting at that place.
Fred Wison and sister and Misses
LouelIa aud Maggie Maddox, returned
Tuesday from Teal Springs. They came
sooner than they expected, being some
what disappointed in the place. The
number Of visitors this season Is much
smaller than usual and most Of them
have already returned home, Fred says
the prices up there come nearer being
first.class than the accommodations.
A hay barn belonging to X. q, Robinson,
at Lone Rock was destroyed by fire lust
Friday. A couple of small boys and a
handful OF matches did the job, The
kids were amusing themselves starting
fires In the hay and putting them cut
again but they tried the trick once too
often. The barn and contents we're
wholly DESTROYED. We did not learn
whether or not there was any insur.
ance.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. @. Strickland were in
town Friday from their home on Hay
creek. They have been negotiating for
the purchase OF Rinehart's restaurant for
some time and came to town that day to
close the deal bat found that Mr..
Rinehart was absent at Eugene. Mr.
Strickland has lately bought the cattle
and hay belonging to w. e, Miller and
has taken a lease on his ranch for five
years. Mr.. Miller and family will soon
leave for Southern Oregon where they
will make their home in the future.
Joe Foss was In from his Thirtymile
ranch Monday Mr.. Foss exhibits two
fine nuggets from the placer claim OF
Cannon Il johnson In Spanish Gulch
which we're presented to him by his
brother, A. B. Foss, who has been work :
ing in that claim during the past season.
Mr.. Foss will have them mounted for
scarf pins and they will make
beauties. One weighs 1886 and the
other $2.77, Mr. Foss recently visited
friendsin that section Of Wheeler County
and reports everything prosperous there,
Messrs CoyIe and Kidwell, of Heppner,
were here Saturday and Sunday buying
horses. They secured number at this
place and gave Manly Downing CON
tract to furnish so head. They are
buying mares or geldings from IA to 15
hands high, and pay all the way from
$40 to 1876 head. The horses are for
the English government and will be
shipped to South Africa for service.
against the Beers. A Oondonite remarks
that Il the EnrIish soldiers don't look