Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-01-15
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM ALL PARTS
or THE STATE.
Timber Land Frands Being Investigated
Old JailbIrd Caught Exhibits for 1905
ESposItIon-Linn County Schools WIN
Haye Libraries --IiOFsethIeves Caught
bad Man ID the Pen.


A special agent of the government is
at Lakeview looking into timber land
frauds In that section.
Emmett Kimberley, who broke fail
&c Canyon City year ago, has been ~.
rested In Portland lodging house.
The common council Of Lac rande Il
at work on a new city charter. Ii
will include q considerable extension
Of the city limits.
A petition is being circulated in Linn
county to increase the tax levy in order
that schools throughout the county may
be provided with public Libraries.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Bennett, Of independence,
which was badly burned by swallow
Ing carbonc acid, died from Its in
juries.
At special school meeting in Fair
view district IA votes out Of total
OF is were in favor OF 20-miIl tax
with which to pay up interest and
other Indebtedness Of the district.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A.. Slavin, who
I've upon their farm near HiIlsdale,
celebrated their golden wedding. Mr.
SlaVin arrived in Oregon in 1850, but
his wife had preceded him three
years.
The governors Of Idaho and Montana
have recommended that their states
make good exhibits at the 1905 fair.
The biennial report of the state
treasurer has just been issued. 1t
shows not single dollar Of delinquent
state tax against any county in the
state.
John McMahan, who is serving life
sentence in the state penitentiary for
murder, assaulted guard with brick
and came near killing him before he
was finally subdued by being beaten
into insensibility. McMahan is regard.
cd as the worst man in the "pen."
Sheriff Rador, OF Medford, has now
in custody two members of the gang of
horsethieyes who have been operating
In Southern Oregon. More of the gang
are under surveillance and will soon
be. taken in hy- this. ofReeEa.
The total number Of patients in the
state insane asylum during December
just past was 1,265. The superintend-
ent reports all the recent cases OF ty-
phoid fever as completely recovered or
convalescent, and no new cases appear
ing.
Bruce Dayie, drunkard, and an in
mate Of the Josephine County Jail,
died In his cell as the result of
rather cool treatment at the hands of
the jailer. Davie was recently con-
fined to the county bastile to await
trial at the coming term of circuit
court and to answer the charge of
stealing a watch and other valuables.
The man was a very heavy drinker
and became afflicted with delirium
tremens shortly after being confined,
and when he could no longer have his
drinks. He raved and yelled like
mad man, making the hours hideous
for the other inmates of the jail.
Pete Miller, the jailer, occupied bed
in the Jail, and found sleep an impos-
sibility because of the maniacs raw
ings. As he could not quiet him in
any other way, he arose and turned
the hose on him, drenching the poor
prisoner until he looked like a
drowned chicken. That Quieted him
and Pete went back to bed. When
the sheriff arrived the following
morning with the prisoners break
fast he found Davie drenched and
shivering In one corner and some
two inches Of water In his cell. The
thermometer registered at the freez-
ing point. Davie never recovered
from his shock, though whether his
death was entirely due to his cold
water drenehing has not yet been de-
termined.