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The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-29
Grand Larceny,

He-Suppose steal a kiss?
She-Oh, that would be only petty
larceny.
He-And suppose I steal hundredr
She-Oh, that would be grand. ~
course.-Judge.
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-29

A good many years ago the "cut-up".
used to win his reputation by stick.
ing the molasses candy he was pull.
ing into some girls hair; how does he.
win 1t these days?
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-29
CHAPTER XVI

ere. coming to the pier next morn
paw Dawes strip himself, and piling
flothes upon the stuffed goatskfn,
ehsd himself upon the reed bundles,
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-29
Explained,

Say, paw"
well, SOM"
What Is frenzied finance?"
Frenzied finance, my son, is the.
way your mother goes after my pay
envelope every Saturday night Now
run and play."-Milwaukee Sentinel
The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-06-29

Everyone thinks that eyeryons,
twenty years older than he lis should,
be reconciled to die.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
FORTY BUSHELS PER ACRE

Joe Monarch had the banner grain
crop In this locality this season, and he
secured II aa result Of the application
of one OF the most important principles
Of the "dry farming" methods, that Of
the sub-surface packing, which packs
the ground underneath and leaves 1t
loose on top. of Of 40 acres Of his
ranch four miles southwest Of this place,
he secured this year 1900 bushels Of
barley, an average Of 40 bushels to the
acre, The soil on his ranch is no better
than that on dozens Of other places in
that locality, and the big yield must be
which he iollowed.--Madres Pioneer.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
AJAX

T. A. Brandon and family have moved
To Ajax and will live on Fauar Bros.
ranch which they have leased.
L. L. Turney is on the sick list.
The citizens Of Ajax are all hauling
wheat.
The road viewers did not show up on
the 2sth.
4. N. Bnrnison went 10 Portland To
remain this winter with his family.
Most every one is ready to seed.
There will be Sunday school organ
ICED at Leslie's school huuse in North
Ajax.
Mr. RuRgles OF the John Day was up
getting seed grain.
Gilt Maley lost valuable mare last
week.
Oscar Maley OF Ferry Canyon was Wis
iting with relatives here this week.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
tlopINc COUPLE CAUGHT

A son of Chas. Lille and daughter
OF Sam McGilyray oi Mayyille, aged is
and is years respectively. drove into
Spray at 10 :00 3. m. this morning and
inquired the distance 10 Mitchell. The
team was jaded and from all appearance
es had been driven long distance with
out feed or rest. just as they drove out
Of town a wire message was received
which described the couple and request
ed that they be arrested u they appear
ed in Spray. They we're stopped and a
lew hours later the Young mans father
and wm. Rettie came In from Fossil,
and tomorrow the youthful pair will be
taken back to childhood's home. From
all indications. the ronte taken by the
pair was a long one, Tor the purpose Of
avoiding ths county seat. Both are oi
highly respected parents, and the boys
father has inst made arrangements to
send him to school 10 Portland this vim
ter.--Spray Courier.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
ALTITUDE TOO HIGH FOR JOHNSTON

Six or eight young men who have
been employed by II. P, Johnston, who
has been threshing IN Gillian county
for some weeks, are nursing empty
purses and bearing good deal Of III
feeling toward their former employer,
because wages which they claimed to
be due were not forthcoming when they
completed their work. Some Of the
merchants Of Condor have also found
II hard to get blood out Of 3 turnip and
ss q result have not particularly
warm spot in their heart for their form.
er parton. Mr.. Johnston found We'd
nesday morning that the altitude in
these parts was not agreeable to him
and lit out on foot for Arlington. In the
meantime W. L. Barker swore out a
complaint for his arrest on the charge
of obtaining money under false pretens.
es and sheriff Rogers Immediately left
Condor In hot pursuit. He overlook
Johnston near Clem and brought him
back to town. The preliminary hearing
Is set for 200 p, IN. today. 1t is ques-
tion Of grave doubt In the minds OF the
local attorneysas to whether or not there
10 sufficient evidence to bind him over to
the circuit court,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
cALAnaNIAN MEEI

The Caladonians are billed TO meet
In Condor November let and End.
Among the entertainers who are to ep-
pear will be Roderick Cameron, singer
ard dancer and Mesdames sheldon and
shillock, singers of world renown.
These two ladies gave coneert In Port
land recently 1t which the admission
was sio0 and the house was crowded. A
baseball game had teen planned but on
account Of some OF the players being IN.
able to attend II has been called of bot
the general public is given assurance
that there will be fun enough TO Ga
around anyway. A concert will be given
each evening and dance will follow
each performance. Il has been two
years since the clans have gathered here
and rousing good time is anticipated.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
BUCK HORN

Ed Palmer, the Ajax well driller. is
drilling q we'll for Crane BIos.
Luther Kenaston 10 hack on his ranch
after spending some time In the Valley.
sehool started here the lst with Mrs.
jackson Of Grass Valley as the hazel
swinger.
Master Vernon Crane son Of ]. r. Crane
will coon start TO Milwaukee school.
Mrs. Cha. Lille Jr. is visiting With
relatives on the John Day.
George Rippey is fart Improving at
the home ni his fathsr.in.iaw, r. W.
Crane, at Milwaukee, Oregon.
Died--Tab, John Cranes dish washer.
It's all right John. by all accounts ynu
will soon have another and IL won't be
an old black cat either. Here's our
hand,
John Crane will spend Christmas at
wilmington, Delaware. How did We
tiud II out John7
Claud Graham is home from Summit
again.
VIM. Lille has rented his fathers
ranch for one year
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
NEW PAPER FOR CoNpoN

Condor lie to have a new newspaper.
The editor Of the new publication is
T. G. 0hsieldt of the Gillian Co. Mill
ing Co. 1t isn't daily or q weekly
but is to be issued once every little
while and devoted to dollars and cents
for YOU and the Gillian Co. Milling Co.
One remarkable feature OF this paper is
the fact that no charge whatever is
made for subscriptions, go that no
subscrihers under any Circumstance will
be justified in cusing the editor for
sending the paper without authority
from such subscriber. The new pub
lication will be printed on the Globe
press and the fret edition will be mail
ed sometime next week.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
FOSSIL NOTES
From the journal.

Showers at intervals during the week
have done much good but more rain IL
needed 10 prepare the ground for fall
blowing.
Mrs. Max shlllock. who possesses the
sweetest, putest, natural cantralto voice
ever heard on the Pacltic Coast. Is 10 bs
one OF the singers At the Grand Oalrdo-
nian Concert In Condor November let,
1905. The memory Of her remarkable
voice dwells In the minds OF music lovers
to their dying days. Mrs. ShlIloek. who
10 the leader OF the choir In DR., HilPs
celebrated Presbyterian Church, Port.
land. has a number OF warm friends
who will be pleased and proud to
greet her there.
Editor Hornibrook OF The Condor
Globe has been admitted 10 the bar /.
Most Oregon editors have beea to the
bar good many times but this is the
other kind OF bar. Bro. Hornihrook lie
law graduate OF the National Univer-
sity Of Washington. ID. o. From now
on he expects to hold his own with
his delinquent subscribers.
Martin johnson located nine timber
claimants during the past week.
Josh Hardie, the Trail Fork sheep
king, has bought the band 2900 head
OF sheep belonging TO Merritt Frixzell,
the prices heIng ~ rs for lambs, $3.50
for yearling weehers, and $400 for ewes.
Merritt leaves the last OF December for
South America with his brotherin.law,
George HRrdie, and his wife and family
expect to follow him there year later.
Fossil Journal.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

one hundred season tickets have been
sold for the Condor lecture course
These tickets include reserved seats Tor
all Ave entertainments and are cold At
the remarkably reasonable prizes Of 90
The frst entertainment will take place
November /.
Read weigel and RIce's new ad.
The Gillian Ccanty Bank bnlIdlng 10
about completed aud the bank officials
expect 10 p,ove Into their new quarters
about The hfst Of the month,
Henry Fletcher and wife returned
Thursday evening from n three weeks'
visit at Pendleton and wglla wAlla.
Judge Dunn left on the Tuesday
MORNINGS train for Portland where he
goes TO order large stock ot Xmas
goods.
weigel &Riee are preparing to move
into their commOdiois quarters In the
new Gillian County Bank building the
later part Of this week. The new firm
has purchased large stock OF winter
goods and their new store will give them
plenty Of room 10 make hne display,
Mts simpson, who has been visiting
at the houe OF her son. Cass A. 6imp-
son, returned Thursday morning to
Portland. Geo. Simpson accompanied
her.
Earle N. Be,is has returned 10 Con-
don and 10 nov prepared TO loan money
~ 8 per cent. without commission.
Attorney Parman transacted business
in The Dalles Tuesday.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

Rev. and Mrs. Riggs departed Thurs.
day morning for Portland where the
latter will remain for some time in hopes
that the change Of climate will prove
beneficial to her health. Rev. Riggs
will be gone about week.
@. W. Bucher and W. w. Dyer have
purchased the restaurant in the rear oi
the Condon Club Saloon from L. A.
Anderson. The new proprietors are ex-
perienced restaurant men and will nc
doubt do thriving business.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
RABBIT SHOOT TOMORROW

DR.. fslalock has made elaborate prepa.
rations Tor the entertainment Of tbs
sportsmen NJ the big rshbit drive TO b
held on Blalock Island tomorrow. Aboni
$50 sportsman expect 10 be present al
the drive and 1t will in all probability
the greatest ever held on the island.
The hunting will be conducted on mill.
tary lines in order to avoid the possibiIi.
ty Of accidents and will last all dsv.
These drives are held abont once year
in order to rid the community of the
rabbit pest.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
POPULATION or OREGON

Labor Commissioner o. Z. Hof has
made a careful estimate oi
the population Of the State ol
Oregon. and places the fgnres At 50i $40.
This estimate was made with the censns
Of 1905. the school census Of 1905. the
school enrolment and school attendance
Tor 1905 as basis for computation.
Following is the comparative popnla'
tion Of Gillian. Wheeler and Sherman
counties for 1900, 1905 and 1906.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

These dgures show that Gillian conn.
ty's increase in population since 1900
10 1888. wheelrr's increase 10 200 and
tn increase 10 sherman county is 304.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19
REFLECTIONS or A BACHELOR
New York Press.

AS soon aa a mans wife gets on tn,
other side OF the ocean he tries to foo
women into thinking that he isn't nar
ried by dressing mp like young dude.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

It's hard to understand how these
sleeves you can see through keep wo-
mans arms from being sunburned. and
they are heap more modest than II
they were bare.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

A man can lose more money going to
horse race than going abroad, but he
has a lot more fun.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

Bad habits never seem so terrible ts
the one who has them after he gets ovel
the headache for them.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

There is so much reform In the world
that man has to go wrong once In a
while just to get the taste of it out of his
mouth.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

A woman seems to be able to overlook
her husbands faults when he can buy
her automobiles and yachts.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

The greatest pride that every woman
has is that she dresses twice as we'll as
somebody else on half the money.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1906-10-19

One OF the incest things about being
married is how much money you could
save il you should get over it.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
SUIT AGAINST GLASMANN
Action for $4,000 for Defamation
OF Character Begun Before
Judge Vaughan.

Before Judge Vaughan of Logan the
case of Viola Lewis VS. William Glas-
mann and the Standard Publishing COM
pany was called yesterday In this ac-
ton the plaintiff seeks to recover $4,000
for defamation of character on account
of an article published in the Glasmann
papers last year. The matter of secur-
ing jury occupied the greater part of
the day and when the attorneys were not
busy examining jurors they were occu-
pied arguing points of law concerning the
examination. Most of the jurors ex-
cuSed had formed opinions on the merits
of the case and the others occupied the
relation of debtor or creditor to the de-
PENDANTS. Before court adjourned for the
day another special Venire of five jurors
was drawn. Those selected were William
Gampton, August Carlson and f. d. Hig-
Gmbotham of Ogden; D. D. Wade, Pleas
ant View, and Sylvester V. Grow of
Huntsville. 1t is expected that the jury
Will be completed before noon today and
the taking of testimony commenced.
The $4,000 damage case of John Pen
field VS.. the Union Pacific was on all
day before Judge Howell and number
of witnesses were examined. This case
viii be taken up again today.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
ASK FOR INJUNCTION.
Waterworks Company Brings Suit
Against Quarry Owners.

The Ogden Waterworks company.
through their attorneys, Richards x
Pratt, yesterday commenced proceedings
In the district court against EnOch and
Esther M. Velasco and Thomas FAIR and
Orson p Badger. in which the court is
asked TO make a restraining order to pre-
vent the defendants from blasting rock
from one of the quarries in the Ogden
canyon and for 500 damages and costs for
injury alleged 10 have been done TO the
plaintiffs pipeline.
The complaint sets forth that the de-
PENDANTS have during the pas ear caused
large quantities of rock. some weighing
seVenty-five tons 10 be hurled to the
public road below, thereby obstructinc
the highway and rendering the same dan
gerous for the passage there through Of
persons and vehicles using the same. II
is charged that on August of this year
the defendants caused by means of an
explosion a large rock TO be blasted and
hurled from the quarries to the public
road beneath which lay the water mains
OF the plaintiff company with such force
that the concussion bent and broke the
water main cutting off a large portion
of their water supply. putting them to an
expense and injury Of s200. They also as
sert that they have suffered other like
injury during the past three years. and
that on account of the quarres being 50
close to the road they are a menace TO
The life and property of the citizens of
the county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
BIG LAND DEAL IN OREGON
Half a Million Acres Changed Hands
Consideration Said to Be
About S75O.O0O.

Portland. Ore. Aug. A-Ownership of
almost one one-hundredth part of the
state of Oregon changed hands today
After extended negotiations the greater
portion of the land included in the Ole
Oregon Central military road grant was
transferred from the California and Ore
Son Land company to a syndicate COM
posed of eastern and California capital
lists. Approximately 100000 acres are in
cluded in the sale and the consideration
involved is about $4,000 The principal
purchasers of this great tract are the
Hunter Land company of Minneapolis,
Mimi, and Richard Sykes, a capitalist
of Santa Barbara, Cal. Associated with
them are the W. B. S. Trimble company
of jamestown, N D., and Andrew E.
Johnson, vice president of the Hunter
Land company and president of the "A E.
Johnson Land and Steamship company.
The tract sold is a strip of land running
from the Cascade forest reserve to the
OregOn-Idaho boundary, a distance of ap-
proXimately 325 miles. 1t has width of
twelve miles. The only portion that is
excluded from the sale is a strip twenty
five miles long. running through the
Klamath Indian reservation. The pur-
chase of the tract is declared to be the
initiative step of an extensive colonial
ton project
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
Ogden Briefs.

A nine-pound baby boy WIS born to Mr.
and Mrs. c. j. Tribe, 458 Twenty-first
street, yesterday.
A marriage license was issued yesterday
to Peter Jensen and Miss Pearl Dovener,
both of Salt Lake.
Mrs. George Lockhead.f jr and mother
leave today for a three weeks visit In
Chicago and Canada
Attorneys C. c. Richards and A. E.
Pratt yesterday filed a divorce complaint
in the district court for John A. Nelson
against Bertha Nelson. The Nelson's were
married in Ogden August II, 1905. The
plaintiff alleges that the marriage was
brought about by false representations
and seeks to have it declared fraudulent
and void
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
CLAIMS TOTAL DISABILITY
Jesse Crookston, Former Miner
Sues the Utah Copper Com
pany for $4,000.

Jesse Crookston, laborer injured while
in the employ of the Utah Copper COM
pany, filed suit for $4,000 damages against
the company, alleging that he had been
totally disabled. The accident occurred
Feb. Z. 1906. Crookston was working as
a miner in a stope on the third level in
the Queen tunnel Of the company's prop
erty at Bingham when a blast was ex-
ploded near him which resulted in fiji
teen tons Of earth being dislodged and
completely covering. him up. His right
foot was crushed and right ankle dislo-
Gated. Several bones were broken in his
left foot and his hands and left leg were
partially paralyzed.' He was in the hos
pital for months, and is compelled to go
on crutches He claims that he is totally
disabled and his earning powers gone. He
was 81 years old and was able to earn
$3.50 a day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
FIRM IS INCORPORATED.
Paine & Hurst Put Business in Joint
Stock COMPANY.

Articles of Incorporation were filed YES
terday by Paine K Hurst, a house which
has doEe business in this city for wears,
The company Incorporates for fifty wears
TO do general merchandise business.
The capital stock is 900, divided. into
shares Of par value of 81 The Off
GERS of the concern are: President James
O. Paine; vice president and manager. ],
I. Hurst: secretary-tTeasurer. Emma Os-
borne. These together with E. d. Paine
and F. ID. Hurst compose the board of
directors
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
New Laundry in Commission.

The large new laundry in the recentIv
constructed commissary building at the
union depot has been completed and is
now ready for business. The first trial
Iun or the machinery was made ycste~-
day afternoon and the excellence of the
machinery was demonstrated satsfac-
tOrily.
Commencing today a force of girls will
be put 10 work on the plant and the Iaun-
dry will be started in earnest. Within a
short time at least forty employees will be
put to work and she laundry work for the
hartman lines between Omaha and San
francisco will be done there. The plant
will have a capacity of 2o000 pieces DER
day of nine hours
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
Grasshoppers Do Harm.

1t is said that grasshoppers are doing
considerable damage TO he second al
1alfa crop in the fields lying near the
foothills on the way TO North Ogden.
Inc lower portion of the valley has not
yet beer infested. Charles Wander Woes
went to his farm yesterday morning for
the purpose OF arranging for harvesting
the second crop of alfalfa. He Learned
that the grasshOppers had done the work
for him and left no crop to harvest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
SKEEN IS UND|STURBED
Will File Fresh Accusations Against
Councilmen Who Resigned and
Were Reelected.

Attorney J. D. Skeen appeared but little
disturbed yesterday over the action of the
city council in reappointing A. H. Moves
and Robert Paine to succeed themselves
after they had resigned to avoid the ac-
cusatlons filed against them by Mr.
Skeen. He stated yesterday that aside
from Withdrawing the accusations filed
and refillng the same he would pay no at
tention to the action of the council in
reappointing the men. He was emphatic
in saying that they would have to relin-
quiSh their hold on the office
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
WANTS TO COMPROMISE.
Widow of Thomas Leyshon Will Get
Less Than 800.

MOllie Leyshon has applied to the Pro-
bate court TO be appointed guardian OF
10 years, and Deah A, aged IA months,
children of herself and Thomas LeyshOn.
Thomas Leyshon was killed June 49, 1906
while working as laborer in the employ
of the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company by pole which some of the
company's workmen were setting falling
upon him. The widow asks for the let
ters of guardianship that she may COM
promise with the company for 81, 800, she
10 pay $40 funeral expenses for which
the company had assumed the responsible
ity. On the statement made of the facts
Judge Armstrong made the order asked.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
WILL END HUDSON AVENUE.
Fred J. kieseI to Erect Building On
Twenty-fourth Street Entrance.

f. ]. Kiesel announced yesterday that
ne would commence at once the erection
Of business block on the piece of prop
crty now the Twenty-fourth street en-
trance to Hudson avenue. This will close
the entrance entirely. For several wears
an Intellectual attempt to open this ave-
nue. TO the public has been made by Mr..
Kiesel and the erection of the business
block will mark the end of his efforts.
Mr.. k1esel also announces that he will
soon begin the erection of a block on his
property on Twentyfifth street between
Washington and Grant avenues
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
SUES FOR COMMISSION.
w. M. Mainland Wants $1,000 for
SELLING Mining Claims.

w. NJ. Wantland, in a suit brought yes
terday, alleges that the Flagstaff Gold
Mines company owes him 5000, being
commission on the sale of claims made
through his agency.
He says that the defendant company
prior to April IS. 1905. owned certain
claims in Big and Little Cottonwood and
that an agreement was made with him
that if he was instrumental in selling
these claims he was TO receive a commits
sion of $500. April % he introduced .
prospective purchaser to whom the claims
were afterwards sold. The company failed
to pay this commission, hence the ac-
ton.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1906-08-15
Mura May Gamers Funeral.

Funeral services over the remains of
Mura May Garner. who was drowned in
the Weber river Sunday were held at
the Hooper meeting house at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Bishops Counsel
lOF A. c, Christensen presided. The at
tendance was unusually large and there
were many beautiful floral offerings The
speakers were James r. Bues and Mr.