Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.


Ray Rogers has accepted q position
In John Jackson's store.
John Walker, tho popular Ferry
Canyon horttman, VAS In town satur
day.
Bart vinlny, ri Arlington, wpa the
Whitman scholarship In tbs Arlington
public school.
The Wheeler County Pioneers meeting
which was held at Richmond last week
was great success.
l.. X. aud l.. 7. Price ara hnIlding a
fine large residence for A. y. ifardie at
his ranch on Trail Fork.
County COMMISSIONER. II. Boyer leil
last week for Buffalo, New York to visit
the Pan.Amerlcan Exposition.
A large amount Of freight Is goiup
through from Arlington lately. Material
for the new Wheeler county court house
IL now coming.
Geo. Welshon's family, who have
been In Arlington all winter, where The
children attended school, have returned
TO their ranch near Glen.
@. A. Danneman and family are ex.
pcc,ed home from Corvallis this week
where his daughter, Miss Carrie recently
graduated At the Oregon Agricultural
College.
Prof. j. II. Beattie, president Of the
Eastern Oregon State Normal School will
deliver lecture Ia this place Monday
evening June "a, on an educational
sub ject,
Geo. Gibbons, Of Mayville. returned
from Arlington Saturday whore he went
tomeft HE two daughters Misses Mollle
aud Agnes, who. have been attending
the Sisters Academy at The Dalles.
MIRA Nelson, OF Ferry Canyon. is
building large modern residence on
the claim recently contested by VIM.
Bennett. II is said TO be about the best
farm house in this part Of the country.
Peter Conroy, who recently sold his
ranch near Glenn and bought a stock
ranch near Lone Rock, Ia of on q pros.
pecting trip In the John Day country
looking Tor more extensive stock range,
Until July ist. Chas. Stevens & Bros.
will sell $40 aud sl5 ladies' tailor made
suits for 1900; &l5,0O and $1,000 suits
for $1,000; $50. and 1000 suits for
1880. Call and leave yonr measure
with their agent, Mrs. Clara Darling.
Miss Susie Russel, OF Trail Fork, who
10 q student In the Sisters Academy at
The Dalles. has returned home for tho
summer vacation. Miss Rnssel, at this
writing Is away IN the lead in.the voting
contest for Goddess OF Liberty for the
Condor celebration.
The large colored posters for Condou's
Fourth OF July celebration recently
Gu rned out at the GLaBE office, do not
give nearly all the attractions which
will be presented Un that day as the
program was not fully arranged when
the posters were printed.
w. S. LytIe, who was formerly con
nected with the Columbia Southern
railroad has organized company OF
lIeppner capitalists for the purpose OF
developing coal prospect 25 miles from
Heppner and building railroad to the
same. The coal is said to be OF good
quality.
President Stephen Penrose, of Whit.
man College, walla walla, Washington
has been notified by Prof w. II. Neal oI
the award Of the Whitman scholarship
60 Miss Lila May Clarke, who won the
prize as head OF her class IN the Condor
Public School. President Penrose has
in turn notified Mias Clarke that the
scholarships at her disposal.
II. N. Condict, Geo. Welshons. Charlie
wilkins and viii Langley were in town
from Glenn Saturday on land business Mr.
Condict, who ia one Of the best printers
on the coast. made final proof on hi,
homestead on that day. lie expects t.
leave some time next month for u visit
with relatives In Missouri whom he
has not seen for Is years.
G. w. White was in town Thursday
Mr.. White has sold $500 head Of two
year.old wethers to Jim Wright, o
North Yakima. which will be shipped tc
market. The sheep were shorn last
week by the Searcy crew OF shearers
and, Mr.. White says, is the hest job Of
shearing ever done in the country. The
band averaged 10 pounds and more anC
the wool is Of extra quality in textur
and staple.
Work has commenced on an artesian
we'll on Henry Wilkins place near Glen
The same drill is at work which wat
successfully used on Robert Spencer
and Leroy Panl's ranches last winter
A hole was recently sunk on the Wealth
eriord ranch on Shutter Flat but with
out success II Mr.. wilkins secures a
strong artesian flow he will be vel
pleased but good pumping we'll is no
to be sneezed at.
While coming to town Friday evenin
on horse back, Pat Skelly's horse iel
with him throwing Mr.. Shelly to th
ground with great force. He was badl
stunned and bruised but fortunately n
bones we're broken. Herman Paulin
was riding with Mr.. Shelly and be an
others. who ran nm from town rendered