Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-01-24
NfV5 Of THIS AID NEIdHBORIN6 STATS
interesting Events and Gossip Of the Past Week Reported From
Cities and Towns in Washington Oregon
and Idaho
OREGON.

OkEGOhs
The Dalles has levied q e-milI tax.
Burma has received chemical iire
engine.
The Southern Pacific Is storing ice At
Ashland.
The DalIes viii purchase 500 feet Of
fire hose.
The Oregon legislature deficit fcots
up $50. 600.
Machinery for the new laundry at
Eugene has arrived.
The Grant county tax levy as been
fixed at 25L mills.
Coyotes are numerous in Coles val
ley. Douglas county
The Douglas county tax levy has
been fixed ct 20 mills.
The PendIetOn school district has
levied a special tax Of 8 mills.
Several herds near Montgomery have
been visited by coyotes Of late.
It is reported the Dallas organ fac
tory may be moved to Albany.
The approach to the Upper CaIapooia
bridge was carried away by the focd.
Baker City has rescinded street
lighting contract, and is in darkness.
The walls Of the first story OF NAL
hsur county'a new court house are fin
ished.
Collision Of . train and handcar
near Wcodburn. Or, was narrowly
ayerted.
Famous Uncle Ben group of mines
in Idaho has been sold to q New York
syndicate.
The coal shaft being sunk by W. A.
Maxwell Of Coos City. is now down
about 500 feet.
Plans for the new creamery at Sum-
merville are taking shape 1t will
cost about $4,000.
Athena has invested 81 500 in school
warrants. The city, besides, has :
balance on hand OF $l,l0
Lincoln county has awarded the
contract for building the depot bridge
TO George NcCoulou for 1885.
The old Coos Bay road is said to be
In better condition than for several
years 1t this time Of the year.
Henry Zutz. Jr., l7-year-old boy,
OF Vale, Or. accidentally killed him
self while examining revolver.
i /. ]. Straw. Of Klamath county, rode
of bridge into snow bank last
week, and had to dig his horse out.
Contract for building the Wheeler
county court house has, been let 90 a
+. Peterson, of Corvallis, for $9.025.
Sixty-five thoroughbred sheep belong
ing to o. F. Knox were drowned neal
Cottage Grove by the recent freshet.
i Howard & Stearns are feeding 50G
cattle on Crooked river and about sol
head at Silver Lake, in Lake county
A petition is in circulation asking
that the public roai from Cottage
Grove to Lorane be widened 10 go feet
Il ]. w. Walters s. Son. proprietors o
the Elmira mills. have fioated theil
logs into the Long Tom from che Not
river.
Several car loads Of Weston brick
have been shipped to Mission station
They will be used for governmen
suildings.
An acetyline gas plant belonging t
]. P. Williams, of Long Greek. ex
plcded last week, and slightly iniure'
Mr.. Williams.
A petition is being circulated askin
J an appropriation of $1,000 to rspai
I and improve the state buildings an,
: property at Sodaville.
A herd Of ITO sheep was shippe,
from Huntington to Salt Lake Cit
by the Baldwin sheep & Land Com
pany, Of Crook county.
! 1t is reported that Ed Lambson. Q
Willamina. has leased large trac
OF land on Salmon river, which he in
tends to stock with cattle.
/. The sale OF land belonging to th
Leonard Lang estate in Pine valley
which escheated to the state OF Ore
gon recently, has been confirmed b
Judge Eakin. OF the circuit court.
meeting was held at McMinnvilIl
in the interest of the woodcutters 0
the county. Every precinct was vel
represented. They advanced the pric
I Of cutting oak wood from rs cents q
l 90 cents cord, and fir from 20 to q
/ cents.
s The farmers and stockmen Of Malheul
y county feel confident that the cominl
season will be prosperous one TO
them. While the winter thus far ha
been an open one compared with thos
generally experienced here. the indi
cations are that there will be plenty Q
water for irrigation during the comm
: summer. and that the feed on th
range will be good.
WASHINGTON.