Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1901-02-07
HfW5 Of THIS AND N[IdHbOQIN6 STATS
interesting Events and Gossip Of the Past Week Reported From
Cities and Towns in Washington, Oregon
and Idaho.
WASHINGTON.

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Yakima City.
]. s. Kikendale, carpenter dropped
dead while at work near that place.
Deceased was SIS years old.
The citizsns OF summerville have
organized q cooperative creamery as
soviation end elected ofIieera
George Weatherwax, who resides up
the Wishkak about Is miles. while en-
gagged In logging suffered lrActure Of
both his legs by capstan.
Spencer Jones. OF Wilbur, killed q
large conger near that place. The
animal measured feet inches from
tip to Zip and weighsd so pounds.
The Legal Tender, in Keller camp,
has resumed work with one shift, and
IL to enlarge its force shortly. The
Romine. adjoining it, started work
this week.
The Inland Telephone COmpany's
service is to be extended from North
Yakima to Mckee and sunnyside, and
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the line to Spokane.
Upward Of 90 teams ara engaged in
hauling ice TO the various ice houses Of
Republic. Every available team has
been pressed into service. The quality
of ice could not be better.
Information has been received OF an
explosion in mine No. Z at Franklin,
whereby two men were killed and sew
eral persons injured. State Mine In
spector Owen has been summoned.
F. E. Thompson. Of Parker. has con.
tracted his hop crop to be grown on "a
acres to New York people for IL cents
per pound. The hops are to be deIiv-
cred in October at Simcoe station.
The estimated crop is placed at 40, 700.
The Big Bend fIour mill at Daven.
port, which has been running single
shift for some time on account OF sick
ness among the men, IL again running
night and day. It's shipments for Jan
uary will be 1860 barrels.
Gene Johnson. III years old. acci-
dentally shot himself with a 3S caIiher
revolver while ont hunting near Lo-
rene. The ball entered the young
mans leg above the knee, passing m
der the knee cap and out on the oppo-
site side.
/ J. W. Harper's store at PaIouse.
was burglarized and lot Of cigars,
candy. tobacco, etc., secured. The
store was entered through rear win.
dow which was broken. John Powers.
aged IA. was arrested and confessed
the crime.
Frank and Ephriam Miller have
leased the Dodge coal mine. which was
recently opened up on Coal creek. east
of Chehalis, and will operate the prop
erty. Two coal mines are now being
worked at Chehalis supplying the local
! demand and shipping some coal 81
! outside points.
The Gettysburg Mining, Milling 8
Townsite Company filed artices Of
incorporation. The company IS capt
talized for 1000. 900 81 shares. The
incorporators are: P. @. Shine and
G. G. Pence, OF Spokane, and ]. G.
! Scribner, A. Coolin and A. E. Coolin,
J Of Coolins Idaho.
Natural gas and oil are reported to
have been discovered in large quanti-
i ties on the farm of NJ. F. Mitchell.
south of Walla WalIa Several leases
have already been secured by E. x.
Mccoy, who is here from Spokane in
j the interest of California syndicate,
and the sinking Of oil wells. and pros
pecting for the source Of the gas.
which is said TO be in paying quanti-
ties, will begin at once.
{ The Selah Valley Canal Company
, has put force OF 80 men at work inn
proving and enlarging the canal which
J irrigates the lands of Selah valley.
About 200,0 feet OF lumber for fun
ing purposes have been hauled by
teams from North Yakima and will be
] put in place within the next few
weeks. This is the only iIrigating en-
terprise in Central Washington. where
the hillsides are farmed and planted
to orchards and Vineyards.