Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1905-08-03
Fred Anderson returned Monday trom
trip 70 Portland and Seaside.


son was born last Saturday TO the
wife Of George Parrish, Of this city.
Louie Comlnl, tho marble man, Of
The Dalles, was In town during the
week.
Charlie Hicks. the well known farmer
ournalist-iruitman, Of Ajax, was In
town during the week on business.
wANrED--Yonr wheat and barley at
the highest price. For grain storage see
Us. GILLIAN Co. MrLI1N0 Co, Condor,
]. A. and Ed Vaughn are expecting
their father 20 arrlye IN day or two
from Qnincy. Illinois, 70 spend the re-.
malnder Of the Summer visiting them.
The best drills on earth also the best
dises, the best gangs, the best Of every
thing, especially the best prices for your
pocket book. Hunt, the hardware man.
John Williams was brought to town
Tuesday suffering from, very severe at
tack OF typhoid, lie is at the home oi
Mr.. aud Mrs. Harry Greenfield on North
Church street.
Mrs. u. Carr and daughter, of Detroit,
Michigan. arrived here Monday 20 visit
her niece, Miss Catherine Gfeinsr, aud
her nephews. Andrew and Paul jreiner.
Miss. Grener met them IN Portland and
visited the Fair with them. They ex'
pect 70 remain here about a month.
Earnest Sturr. the nephew Of Con
gressman J. n. Williamson. who took
refuge in the Cascade mountains TO es'
cape testiiying against his uncle In the
second land fraud trial, was caught aud
taken back TO the city by U. ) marshals
SUNDAY. lie gave his testimony Mon
day morning.
John A. Eberle, Of The palles, has
leassd the new store building 10 the
pller building adjoining the amusement
hall and will, about the last ol this
month, open hrst.elass, clean, new
stock OF high grade clothing and mems
furnishing goods. Mr. Eberle wall bring
his family here and hecomea permanent
resident Of the town.
Rev. q. W. Riggs came In on last
Thursdays train aud has taken charge
OF the Congregational church at this
place Mr., Riggs san able, interesting
aud pleasing speaker who is certainly
destined to do much good In this com
munity. Ills family Of three grown
children will join him about the first o
September. lie will hold morning aud
evening service every Sunday.
While thfeshing on the ranch OF Lou |
Couture, In Ferry Canyon Monday even
Ing, the separator belonging to Collini
4 Couture exploded, took fire and wat
destroyed. The grain being threshed
WAS smutty and the explosion Is account
ed for on the theory that the accumula
ton OF dust inside the machine became
so great that it ignited and exploded
spontaneously. About rs sacks of whea
were destroyed wind storm was rag
ing when the fire occurred and II tool
quick work to keep the flames from
spreading into general cOnhgration
The loss will total about 5000.
Dr. Wood and Earle N. Bevis had al
experience Monday evening on their re
turn from trip to Beecher Flat. Will,
coming down the grade to the Maddocl
ranch on Thirty-mile heavy heav.
hail storm struck them and il was onl!
by scratch that they got the team un
hitcaed from the buggy before the hors
es became unmRnageable. The team
finally broke away and ran several mile
before being caught without doing mucl
damage. Hail stones as large as heI
eggs fell until the ground was covered
to depth OF two or three inches. Mucl
damage was done TO the fruit and Veget
ables on the Maddox ranch hut II is no
known at this tune how extended tn
storm was.
jim Dunn, former well known Con
donite, who now calls Phmnix, Arizona
home, has been visiting with his broth
or, Judge Dunn and family and his sis
ter, Mrs. ]. p. Greiner for week or so
Mr.. Dunn left yesterday for Portland
where'he has two race horses at the Irv
ington track meet. One OF his horses
Procrastinator, was in hot race ther
Monday Mr., Dunn lett Condor abou
10 months ago and on his return conl'
notice some great changes in the forme
quiet little town. He, now spends hi
winters in Phoenix and puts in the sum
mers travelling through the west in sec
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