Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1902-11-20
NEWS OF OREGON
TFMs OF INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
OF THE STATE.
Commercial and Financial happenings Of
the Past week--Brief Review Of tias
Growth and Development Of Various
Industries Throughoat Our Common
weaith--Latest Market Report.

The burglars who blew open the safe
at Helix few days ago have been cap.
tured and portion Of the stolen money
and goods recovered.
Twenty thousand OF the u, 900 book
lets advertising Lane county have been
printed and are Sin the hands Of the
advertising department OF the Hartman
company for distribution in the Eastern
states.
George Smith, colored, who murdered
his white wife in Portland, has been
sentenced to hang on. December 10.
Fifteen days time has been granted TO
prepare bill OF exceptions TO be used
in an appeal TO the supreme court.
George l.. Dillman, state engineer
for the examination Of land applied for
under the Carey arid land act, expresses
the opinion that private operations
will not prevent government work, as
the amount reclaimed is small COM
pared with the total area Of arid land
in the state.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Alderman has decided that as soon as
parent or guardian moves into a
school district with the intention OF
making it his bona fide residence, a
child OF such parent or guardian is en-
titled to free tuition from the time be
moves into the district.
Linn county farmers are preparing q
protest to be presented TO the next leg.
islature against the proposed change of
the game law, under which upland
birds may be shot from September Is,
instead Of from October l. Open seas
on before October means at q time
when the farmers are busy with har-
vesting and they desire to have an even
chance with hunters from the cities.
The Three Sisters canal company has
filed in the Office of the state land
board an application for contract for
the reclamation of so, 900 acres of arid
land lying in the western part Of Crook
county. The tract is located between
the mountains known as the Three
Sisters and the Deschutes river. 1t ID
proposed to irrigate the tract with
water from tributarihs OF the Deschutes.
The Tallant- Grant packing company,
of Astoria, has filed articles OF lncor-
poration.
The Multnomah county delegation to
the legislature, at a meeting held last
week, Endorsed 100000 appropria-
tion for the Lewis and CLARK fair.
Eugene has asked for an increase in
mail carriers to meet the growing de-
mand for free delivery.
Two million feet of logs were swept
away in Lewis river freshet caused by
the recent heavy rains.
The work Of installing the new ma
chinery at the Mountain View mine,
near Baker City, will soon be COM
pleted.
The 1902 hop crop in this state will
amount to about IS, 900 bales. Of this
amount less than 10000 bales remain
in the hands of the growers.
A bill torsthe nomination of political
candidates by the voters has b cen pre-
pared for the Oregon legislature.
An experimental salmon hatchery il
in operation on the Alsea river, in Ben
ton county. The past season has prov
en- so successful that it is likely to b
made a permanent station.
A custom quartz mill will soon be il
operation in the Quartzburg distric
Contracts have already been secured fo
reducing ore sufficient to keep 20
stamp mill in constant operation