Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-03-21
OR[dON 5TATE HEV5.
Items Of Interest From All Parts
Of the State.
COMMERCIAL AND FISASclNnAppENlNGs
A Brief Review Of tire Growth and Improve
mshts Of the Many Industries Through.
out Our Thriving Commonwealth.

Athena--Athena has elected T, B.
Page school direcpor and J. w. Smith
clerk.
Baker city--The Baker City post
clhce win have stamp-cancelling
machine.
The paiies---The Dalles treasurer
had an available cash balance March
l Of $1,655.64.
Eugene--A large electric trans
former has arrived at Eugene for the
lighting company.
Baker city-Improyements TO cost
$4,000 will be made In the Warshuer
hotel at Baker City
Eagle PoInt-It is reported from
Eagle Point that early frosts have not
Injured growing wheat.
PendIeton--Water meters for the
Pendieton water system have arrived
and are being sold for $40, SIS and
$40 each.
Gold tiIIi--It 10 reported that a rich
three-foot vein of gold-bearing quartz
has been struck on the old Clock place
near Gold Hin.
Perry-The Grand Ronde Lumber
Company will start up its mill at Per-
ry this week. About 100000 feet
OF logs are on hand.
CoqullIe-Farmers on the north fork
of the Coquille report hay scarce In
that part OF the country; but stock
Is In fine condition.
Henderson--The wagon bridge at
Henderson station, which went out
with the last freshet, is replaced and
opened for travel. t<F
Foots Creek--Several tons OF ore
from the Dixie Queen mine, in the
Foots Greek district, are said to have
Yielded over 500 ton.
Lakeview-The old, electric system
for lighting the town OF Lakeyiew has
been discontinued, and win be re-
placed by the town plant.
Eagle Point--There Is considerable
anxiety over the proposed ditch from
Fish Lake to the valley, fears being
entertained that the company will
take so much water out of the streams
that there will not be enough left
for irrigating purposes and to run
the grist mill.
Pilot Rock--A painful accident oc-
Cured at the Warner sawmill, twelve
miles south of Pilot Rock Will War
ner, while riding on a log carriage.
was struck on the head, and while
stunned leaned over in such man
ner that large piece of flesh was
cut out of his thigh by the saw
Unity--It is reported from Unity,
on upper Burnt river, that there was
a disastrous fire In that burg. James
Payton's general merchandise store
was totally destroyed, including quite
q stock of goods The building was
practically new, two stories high,
the upper story being useo as a dance
hall.
Ashland--A petition aas been for
warded to Washington for the pro-
posed free rural delivery route south
of Ashland. The route. reaches from
Ashland eight miles to w. HI. Shep-
herds place, and returns via Emi,
grant creek. The number of families
which would be served on this route
is 125, and the number Of people
49S,. and one postofflce, Baron, would
be discontinued.
| Fort klamath--Melhase Bros, of
Fort Klamath weighed fS4 head of
beef cattle last week at the Mitchell
ranch and delivered them to George
Kohlhagen Of Roseburg. The average
weight was 1852 pounds, from which
was deducted four per cent, making
the selling weight 1901 pounds. The
price paid was tx cents, an average
of $450S&. The total price paid for
all was $S,2S6.90.
Wheat--Walla Walla, 55056c Val
ley, nominal; bluestone, 5T19c pei
bushel.
Flour-Best grades. s2.sO0sS.4O pre-
barrel; graham, $3.50,
Millstuffs-Bran, SIC per ton; mid
dlings, $215O; shorts, $3.50; chop
| SIC. g Y 'a A
| oats--whits, 44@45c per bushel;
Hay-Timothy, $12@12.5O; clover
$7@9,5O; Oregon wild hay, $6@7 pei
ton.
Butter-Fancy creamery. 22h@ 45ci
dairy, 10000.
Eggs-oregon ranch, 12@12hci
per dozen.
Poultry - Chickens, mixed, $685.
"a; hens, $4.50@5; dressed, 11@12C
per pound; springs, $4@4.5O per doz
en-; ducks, $5@6; geese, $500 PEI
dozen.
| Potatoes-45@60c per sack.
Dried fruits-Apples, evaporated
5@6c per pound; sun dried, sacks o.
boxes,3@4c; pears, S@9c: prunes
Italian, 507c; silver, extra choice
5Q7.
Mutton-Gross, best sheep, wethers
| s4.75; ewes, $4@45O; dressed, 61sd
&c per pound.
i Hogs-Gross, choice heavy, $5@5.25;
light, $4,75@5; dressed, 6@7c pc,
pound.
/ veal-Large, 7@7hc per pound
small, 1a@9c per pound.
Beef-Gross, top steers, $4.50@
Ats; cows, $4@4,5O; dressed beef, "a
Sc per pound.
| After careful and patient investi
cation the historical committee of tn,
Society of California Pioneers ha
learned that January "a, 1S4S, wa
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