Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.

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J. w. Clarke and John Nelson we're 10
town Monday.
Bob seekamp, a popular citizen Of Al
Willie was tn town Monday.
VIII Hardie came 10 from bic sheep
camp on she John bay Monday.
wilklnson White, Of papersack, is
spending few days visiting frieude 10
town.
IioHS--Thursday February Is, 1902, to
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. sehott, OF Rock Greek
fine daughter.
]. II. Putnam. Of Fossil. was here Sun.
day with baud OF beef cattle which he
IL sending to market.
j.. o. Portwood, who IL getting ready
10 engage 10 farming In Ferry Canyon.
was in for supplies Monday.
Mrs. Manley Downing left sunday
morning to Join her husband at walIa
Walla where they will reside.
BoRS--satnrday February 10, 1902 to
Mr.. and Mrs. II. X. West, Of near town
bouncing baby GIRL Mother and child
are doing nicely but papa Hans is still
Ina critical condition.
Mrs. II. II. VAIN will return from
Portland In few days and open, for
the Spring trade the finest line OF Mill
merry ever displayed In the county. All
the ladies' should take notice.
The zion's Rellgio Literary Society
was organized last Sunday with Al Moore
Pres. Mrs. Allie Balding vIce-Pres., Mrs.
o. w. Propst Sec. and AddIe Hases
Treas. II will meet Saturday evening at
z o'clock at which Time an interesting
program will be rendered.
Dixon Gannt. OF 0lex, has secured the
mail contract on the Arlington.F Fossil
rohte al t2t2o per year; d, n Rpbiaette
secured the Condor Lone Rock line at
Si075 per year AMI H. O. Jackson sec
ured the Condop-Ajax line at 2T5 per
year. These contracts take effect july /.
In letter to friend In this city Miss
Maggie HRwes, who Is at Portland learn
lug the milllner's trade, says she Ia get.
ting along nicely and likes the work hrst-
rate. She Is at the Wonder Millinery
Store at First and Morrison street and
wants any OF her friends who may chance
20 be in the city to call and see her. Miss
Hawes has many friends who will be
glad 10 know that she is getting along
90 we'll.
A. s. HolleR informs the GLonE that
he expects TO commence work on a we'll
70 furnish water for the boiler Of the
new Touring mill at once. II the wealth.
or continues favorable he will also com
mence work on the excavation for the
foundation. He expects his partner Mr.,
Marqua rdsen, to arrive from the East In
about three weeks and as soon us lumber
can be secured work will begin on the
building. II is the intention to have
the mill ready for operation by July lst
II. Il. Buffham, who recently settled
In Ferry CANYON. was pleasant caller
at this office Friday. Mr.. Rutfham who
WAS until years ago resident OF North
Idaho, has travelled extensively through
the Southwest, California and Western
Oregon looking for location and has
finally settled in the best county on
earth. He says petition is being cir
culated and unanimously signed in his
neighborhood asking the county court to
open road to the mouth OF Thirty-mile
10 connect with similar road from the
John Day to Kent, on the C.S. Railway.
This road he says will place his neigh.
borhood within between 20 and % miles
Of the railroad and win be a great con-
venience to them in marketing their
grain. The GLoBE will go TO him in the
future.
P.H. Stephenson and Herbert tlalstead
went to Heppner last week to join the
lodge OF Elks in that city. They screw
ed up their courage to such pitch as not
to fear the stuffed club which is credited
with q prominent part in the initiatory
work in that order, only to find that the
Heppner club is not stuffed at all. 1t is
the real thing The gentlemen report
having had grand time and think the
Benevolent Protective Order Of Elks
comprise the Best People on Earth.
While on their way home Saturday they
had a somewhat thrilling and chilling
experience. When they reached Rock
creek the stream was on rampage, bnt
not thinking the water was so deep AS 1t
proved to be they drove in and quicker
than they could say scat or rise to their
feet the buggy dropped into deep place
and the water ran about two inches deep
on the seat. They got out all right but
are not hunting for any creeks to ford
during freshet.
George and Win Hardie are winterng
three bands Of sheep on the John Day
breaks this winter, one band containing
over 1900 head, another almost 1000 and
a small band Of about 800 buck lambs Of
their own raising. George, who came in
Saturday, states that these sheep are be-
ing wintered without feed other than
what they rustic for on the range and
that they are in good condition. His
loss this winter has been nothing, Mr.
Hardie has been experimenting for l(