Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1903-03-26
NEWS OF OREGON
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM ALL PARTs
or THE STATE.
DsmOcrafic Convention Governor Visits
Cello Many New Postmasters- Price
Of State Land 70 Be Increased Jade
Deposits Almost Unlimited caIendar
Of House Finished.

Democrats will hold First distric
convention at Albany April IL.
Governor Chamberlain and part,
have just paid an unofficial visit to fhl
portage railway site.
The senate has confirmed the SD
pointment OF Asa b: Thompson TO b
receiver Of public money at La Grande.
Under the new law eli state land
will be doubled in price May 21. This
fact is causing great demand for that
class of property.
The state military board held spe-
cial meeting in Salem last week and
decided tc make no changes for the
present in the organization Of the Ore
gon national guard.
The following 'postmasters have been
confirmed by the senate: Samuel L.
Train, Albany; John 4. Casey, Ash
land; James Z. Page, Eugene; John G..
Eckman, McMinnville; Thomas P.
RANDALL, oregon City.
1t has now been ascertained for an
absolute certainty that the jade discov-
cred On Althouss and Indian creeks, Of
Southern Josephine county. and Indian
creek, siskiyou county, California, is
to be found in unlimited quantity.
State Printer Whitney will in day
or two issue the complete calendar Of
the house Of representatives OF the late
legislative session. It will be the most
valuable pamphlet of the kind ever
printed in this state, as it is finished
history Of every measure coming before
the house.
Assessor James F. Nelson, Of Clacka-
mas county, has announced that the
valuation Of property would be doubled
all over the county. This has been
urged for long time, as the low valu-
alton and the consequent high levy has
tendency to depreciate the value Of
real estate and also disCourages immi-
grafton.
Steps are being taken by the employ
es Of the Willamette pulp and paper
company and the Grown paper COM
pany, Of Oregon City, to demand short
er hours and more pay. The initial
move will be made at the regular meet
ing of the Federal labor union April 6.
This union is composed of about 600
unclassiied workingmen, about 400 of
whom are employed in the paper mills.
Revision and correction Of the senate
and house journals has been completed.
Grants Pass is to receive s., 900
from Andrew Carnegie for the estab-
lishment Of free reading room and
library.
Governor Chamberlain has granted
full pard.n to A. NJ, Humphrey,
Marion county warehouseman convicted
Of larceny of wheat stored in bis ware
house.
NJ. B. Gwinn has leased from George
T. Parr, Of the Eastern Oregon land
tract OF so, 900 acres in the
Blue mountains, Situated in Baker and
Grant counties. The land is to be used
IS summer range for band of about
40, 900 sheep.
William B. Curtis has been reap
pointed postmaster at Marshfeld.
a new 800, 900 sawmiIl, with q ca
racity Of 100, 900 feet of lumber a day |
Is to be erected in Eumpter this season. |
Henry Newell, president Of the st. Paul
/ Tacoma mill company, 10 at the head
# the corporation that will erect the
lew mill. The company has obtained |
'ontrol Of $4,000 acres OF land, in the
Iicinity of Sumpter, on which it is esti-
mated there is 1000, 900 feet of
standing timber.