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Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-01-24

The Masonic Temple in Baltimore
was destroyed by fire Friday, and the
loss is placed at $250,O00.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
FOR BETTER MAIL SERVICE
Postal Authorities Investigate
Feasibility Of Quicker
Delivery on Branches.

The postal authorities have
been investigating the feasibility
of arranging a better mail SER
vice between points on the Con-
bon branch and those on the
Columbia Southern which, if in
augurated, will prove a great
improvement.
At present it takes three days
to get return mail from Wasco,
Moro and other towns on that
branch because the Pendletor
local does not carry the mai
when it arrives at Arlington
In the proposed change,
closed mail sack is to be made W
on this line by the mail clerk,
placed on train No. z and carried
the same day to Moro, and Other
towns on that railroad branch.
AS a large amount of mail matter
is carried between the various
towns on the two branches there
is an imperative need for i'm.
proved mail facilities.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
WELCOME TO PASTOR

Rev. Arthur ]. Folsom, of
Forest Grove. superintendent of
Home Missions IN Oregon, occu-
pied the pulpit of the Congrega-
tional church in this city, last
Sunday at both the morning and
evening services. In the morn
ing Rev. Folsom in behalf of the
state and the churches of Oregon
received Rev. 7. F. Murphy and
family into their new field of
labor, last Sunday being the
beginning of Rev. Murphy's
pastoral year. Heretofore he
had been completing the unex-
pired term of Rev. G. W. Riggs
who accepted a call at Park
Place, Ore. While in the city,
the visiting clergyman raised a
large sum of money for the pay
ment of the local pastors salary.
The members of the church con-
tributed generously and a can
vass of the business district in
creased materially the total
amount contributed. The new
year opens auspiciously for the
local church.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
Teachers Examinations.

Notice is hereby given that the
County School Superintendent of
Gillian county will hold the reg
ular examination of applicants
for state and county papers at
Condor, as follows:
FOR STATE PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday Aug.
IL at 8 o'clock a. m. and contin-
uing until Saturday Aug. Is at
4 p. m. Wednesday Penman.
ship, history, spelling, physical
geography, reading, psychology.
Thursday-Written arithmetic,
theory of teaching, grammar,
bookkeeping, pyhsics, civil
government.
Friday Physiology, geogra'
ply, composition, algebra, Eng
lish literature.
Saturday-Botany plane geom
ctry, general history, school law
FOR COUNTY PAPERS
Commencing Wednesday, Aug
| IL at 8 o'clock a. M, and con
tinuing until Friday August ID
at A o'clock p. m.
Wednesday Penmanship, his
tory, photography, reading, ply
sical geography.
Thursday Written arithmetic
theory of teaching, grammar
physical geography.
Friday-Geography, schoo
law, civil government, Englis
| literature.
]. C. STURGILL,
School Superintendent.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
Rock Creek Rancher
Wants Trolley Line
to Tap His Section
WILL GIVE BETTER MARKETS
w. G. Fiett Offers to Give Right
OF Way--Llne Would be
Means to Raise Values

II believe that the develop
ment of this section of country
will be brought about by trolley
lines" said w. G. Flett, one Of
the most progressive ranchers of
the Rock Creek country, to a
Globe reporter when in Condor
Monday. "The building of a
trolley line through the Rock
Creek country would be the ma
king of that section" he con-
tinued. 1T is a rich country
now, but with the coming of a
trolley line taking our butter and
eggs and other produce to mar
ket, our land would enhance in
value and the greater market
facilities would make ranching
all the more profitable. The un-
der brush would be cleared and
the rich alluvial soil made to
produce more abundantly. Twill
give rights of way and a cash
bonus Of $500 if the proposed line
will come near my ranch" added
Mr.. Flett.
He is in the midst of the hay
ing season and has 500 acres ir
alfalfa. To his regular custom
ers he has sold hay at SIS per tor
from the field. Mr.. Flett is
reader of the Globe, and come'
around every two years to swell
the right side of the publishers
ledger. Mr.. Flett has been iden
tilted with the development O
this section of the country TO
forty-years.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
SESSION IS uNEvENrFUL.
City Fathers Talk Municipal
Affairs and Transact
Routine Business

Nothing Of Importance was
done by the city fathers who as
sembled at the city hall Monday
evening TO talk municipal affairs.
The work Of the last session
which consisted of an energetic
investigation Of the water rates
and collection Of water rents was
partly undone at this meeting.
The recorders official record
says: Moved and carried that
the council allow a rebate Of the
the penalties paid on water rents
for the month Of June 1908. "
It was moved by P. H. Steph-
enson and seconded by ]. w. Hire
that the marshall's salary be in
creased from $65 to $75 per month
to take effect July lst. E. A:
Wallace was voted a salary OF
$50 per month for running the
engine, to begin July lst.
The resignation OF Chas. II.
Horner as recorder was accepted
and M. Fitzmaurice was appoin'
ted to fill the vacancy. G. 0.
Portwood and Chas. A. Simpson
were respectively sworn in AZ
councilman and city treasurer,
The matter of licensing the NOV.
ing picture show was discussed
and finally the marshal was ms
tructed to collect the same tar
as the Snowman paid at lone,
There is no ordinance regulating
amusement places of that char
acter. The matter of the fran
chise for the Central Oregon
Townsite Co. was informally dis
cussed but no action taken.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
Mayville Grange to
Make Event Big
Success.
TO Be HELD OCTOBER 8 AND 8
With ycombe to Take Part on
Program Mayviiie Fair
Exhibits for Seattle.

At a recent meeting Of the
Executive Committee of the May
vile Grange fair, it was decided
TO hold the annual fair for two
days, beginning October 8 and
concluding October 9th. Now
that the date for holding the big
agricultural event of the year has
been agreed upon, the plans to
make the affair q success will be
pushed forward with due dispatch
A comm unication received by
c. J. Quinn, the corresponding
secretary, from DR.. Jas. Witty
combe Of the Oregon Agricul-
tural College, regarding his visit
to the Mayville fair, says that he
and the members of the college
faculty will be glad to assist in
making the fair success. DIR.
Withycombe and his party are
scheduled TO take part on the
program of an agricultural fair
to be held in Prineville, October
Is and II. and are planning to be
at Mayville a week earlier.
1t is probable that one of the
prominent features Of the
program to be presented by the
college professors will consist of
q stereopticon lecture. 1t will
deal on various phases of hus-
bandry. The fair management
is making an effort to make the
fair even a greater success than
a year ago.
Already the fair is getting con-
siderable publicity and the inter.
est in the event is much more
pronounced than q year ago. al
this season. Secretary Dukek
received a letter this week from
M. ID. Wisdom, of Portland, one
of the Oregon commissions s tC
the Alaska Yukon-Pacifc expo
sition to be held at Seattle, stat
ing that he had just noticed IL
the papers that an agricultural
fair was to be held at Mayvill'
in the fall and asked if arrange
ments could not be made to for
ward some of the Mayville exhi
bits to the Seattle fair. Realizing
the Importance of having Gillian
county represented at the fair
the grange will take favorabl
action on the commissioner
request.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07

Gillian county is in need of
school teachers probably 25 of
them for the rural districts.
Some of the districts which have
not as yet secured teachers, are
among the best in the county.
Prof. j. C. Sturgill states that
but few teachers contracts have
been filed with the county super
intendent. The annual report OF
the county school superintendent
published exclusively last week
in the Globe shows that educa.
tional affairs in this county vii
open auspiciously for the new
year.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
Sweeping Conflagratlon.

Fernie, which is the center of
the raging forest fires that have
swept the country for miles in
southern British Columbia, rem
dering thousands homeless, is
situated on the Canadian Pacific
Railway and the Rexford branch
of the Great Northern. The city
of Fernie had a population of
6, 900 and 70 blocks of shoulder
ing ashes mark the spot where the
city formerly stood. Losses are
estimated at many millions. Hun
dreds of families are homeless.
Cattle and horses were burned
by the thousands. The cause OF
of the confagration is ascribet
to a gale that famed an unguar
ded fire.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS

At a recent meeting of the
school board the resignation of
Miss Clara Irwin was accepted.
Two new teachers were chosen
as instructors in the high school.
Miss Scott, of Eugene, will have
charge of the classes in lang.
uage and physics and Miss Min.
erva Thiessen, of Arlington, will
teach mathematics and sciences.
The rooms to be used for coun'
ty high school purposes at the
court house have not as yet beer
selected.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
To Enlarge Capacity OF Plant

The Condor Ice and Meat Co.
will enlarge the capacity of its
ice plant in a few days, having
already ordered the piping which
will enable the freezing process
to be made quicker than hereto
fore. The plant has been turn
ing out during the past month an
average of a ton of ice every
twenty-four hours. The addl-
tional cooling pipes will
give an increase of the output of
ice without enlarging the ma.
chinery. That the home ice
plant has come to fill a long fell
want is shown by the growing
patronage the local firm is en-
joying.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07

Representative-elect Jackson,
of Sherman county, was here
yesterday. He is of the opinion
that the grain yield in Gillian is
not quite so good as in his home
county.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
Slot Machines Are No More


The moral wave which is sweep
ing the country touched Gillian
county Thursday and the nickel
in-the-slot machines are no more.
District Attorney Burdett has
issued an order requiring all
persons operating slot machines
to desist doing or to suffer the
penalties of the law. Every slot
machine owner has been individ-
ually notified and his attention
called to the provisions of the law
regarding games of chance. The
district attorney cites Sec. 1866
Bellinger & Cotton's code. The
issuance of the order caused nc
stir and the slot machines were
put of commission at once by the
owners,
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07
Some School Money.

Gillian County with 1112 per-
sons of school age, will accord
ing to the apportionment of the
common school fund by the state
treasurer, on August l, receive
S979. 20. The county's share in
the apportionment made April
21 was $500.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07

Miss Lillian Ranney was a pas
senger on the Flyer Thursday
bound for Corvallis where she
will visit for a month.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07

At the Congregational church,
Rev. F. T. Murphy, the pastor,
will speak on the following
themes: Morning service, I'm
conscious influence. Evening
service, '"The Christian Ideal. "
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1908-08-07

Nothing slow about the
wheat market. The bulls
have taken the bears by
surprise. Eighty cents
wheat at the inception of
harvest has no precedent
locally. Buyers yester-
day contracted lots at 81
cents. Contracts are re-
ported to have been made
at a shade under SO cents.
The question before the
farmer is ITO hold or not
to hold" It's up to you.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
OLD SETTLER GONE
81 Emery Old Soldier, Old Settler
Gone Tc that Glory Land

Silas HI. Emery was born in John
son County, Iowa June L, 1915 and
died at his home in Audubon Iowa,
July 25, 1908 aged So years months
and "a days about the year of 1877 he
moved to Audubon County where he
has been an honored citizen. Two
years ago he moved to Audubon but
because of poor health was housed in
Bll the time. His sickness and cause
of his death was creeping paralysis.
He had served his country in the late
Rebellion for three years in company
b of the LIST Iowa Cavalry. He had
been the husband of three wives two
having preceded him in Death. Sc
ven children were born to him by his
second wife. His present wife and six
children remain to mourn his loss.
He united with the Nj. E. Church at
Bethel some IA years ago.
The funeral services were held Mon
day morning at ten O'clock at the NJ.
e. church conducted by Rev. c. d.
Wendell pastor of the Evangelical
church in the absence of Rev. p, V. D.
Vedder. The g. A. II. and w. r. C.
attended IN a body. His remains were
laid to rest IN the Maple Grove Gene.
| tery
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
PEN PICTURE OF STEVENSON
coue'a of Novelist Has Given Us 4
Pleasing Description.

had heard much of this cousin, of
the life which Bob and he had led in
Edinburgh where their revolt against
the overstrict conventionality Of that
famous town had been favored with
the zest of forbidden fruit. | had also
heard that Louis was going in ror
literature but this had not interested
me particularly, for in those days We
We're all going in for one thing or
the other, and SO long as it was not
banking, 6 aerce, politics or other
unworthy lateral pursuits, it mere
ly seemed the normal and proper func-
ton of life | had heard enough, how
ever, aided by my hearty affection
for my friend Bob to be keenly inter
ested in the advent of my cousin, and
awaited the morrow with some i'm
patience, for it was at once decided
that we should meet the newcomer on
his arrival at the ST. i-aZare sta
ton.
At the appointed hour there de
scended from the Calais train a youth
'unspeakably slight, with the face
now familiar to us, the eyes widely
spaced, nose slightly aquiline and
delicately modelled, the high cheek
bones of the Scot; face which in re
pose was not, fancy, unlike that OF
many of his former comrades in his
native town. 1t was not handsome
face until he spoke, and then car
hardly imagine that any could deny
humor and pathos of the mobile mouth
N.th its lurking suggestion of the great
god Pan at times, or fail to realize
that there was one so evidently
touched with genius that the higher
beauty of the god was his.-Century.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
AUDUBON CHAUTAUQUA
Lectures Fine, Music Talent Good,
Moving Pictures All Right.
HobSon A Chestnut.

The Audubon Chautauqua was here
last week and was we'll attended. The
lectures from beginning t. end were
excellent. The six musical talents
were indeed fine and much appreciA-
ted by all. The moving pictures given
by w. Robt. Goss Saturday evening
were enjoyed by the old as we'll as the
young Capt. Hobsons lecture Sun
day aftsrnoon was especially enjoyed
by his admiring friends. Prof. Ben
son 8 morning lectures on education
were very much appreciated by all
who were able to attend. He report
ed larger attendance at the morning
lectures here than in any other town
this year. Miss Talcott leader of the
Seton Indian work had a very large
class which she trained during the
week and Saturday afternoon had
them give several drills for the bene-
| fit of those present to let them see
what thsy had leaned. DR.. Thos. g.
Will Secy of the American Forestry
! Association closed the Chautauqus
Sunday evening with an illustrated
leclure OH "Our Heritage The Chau
tauqua will return uext year with 6
seven days instead of six days pro
gram.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
TO GET EVEN WITH COMPANY.
Insurance Agent Had Peculiar Reason
for Importantly.

An insurance agent was trying to in
duce a hard man to deal with TO take
out a policy on his house. After lis
tening TO him for an hour, while he
painted in vivid colors the extreme
danger of fire consuming the house,
the hard man to deal with said
Do you really think it likely that
my house will burn down within the
time that the policy will run?'
Certainly" replied the agent
Have | not been trying all this time
to convince YOU that | do?"
Then" said the hard man to deal
with, why is your company so anxious
to bet me money that it will not
The agent was silent and thoughfu
for moment; then he drew the Other
apart into an unfrequented place, and
whispered in his ear:
MY friend, | will impart to you {
dark secret. Years ago the company
disgraced me before my sweetheart
Under an assumed name | have
wormed myself into it's service for re
venge, and, as there is a heaven above
us, will have its hearts blood. =
Pearson's Weekly.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
Liberian Ice Cream.

A new industry in the form of an
ice and ice cream mandatory has
been started in Monrovia under the
proprietorship of one of the attaches
to the Liberian commission. The ma
chine is of American manufacture,
from the New Brunswick Refrigerator
company, and has a capacity of one
ton 1t turns out 500 pounds of ice and
ten gallons of ice cream daily. 1t is
principally an ice cream machine but
ice is such a rarity that the protector
decided to experiment in its manufac-
ture This is the first effort of its
kind in Liberia, and the demand for
ice, especially for fever-stricken sub
jects, influenced the experiment. The
manager declares that the result has
been encouraging and will lead to the
ultimate enlargement of the plant,
with a cold storage attached. This en-
terprise has filled a long-felt need in
Monrovia, especially among the in
valids of foreign birth. The price of
ice at present is four cents per pound
and the price of ice cream per gallon
is $2.40 Under the circumstances
this luxury is such treat in this
tropical region that nobody ever stops
to consider the price.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
Rather a Josh"

Hildegarde l;etherington, the edit
or of the List O. Lovers column,
sneered.
Here is somebody trying to get
gay" she said to the book reviewer
Trying to kid my column. Listen to
his dope.
Dear List o. Lovers: am farmer
of 81 years, five feet three, inclined to
embonpoint, and am considered very
goodlooking. ! have two pigs, and, as
am running short of bacon | want
to kill one of them for sailing, but as
| love both of them dearly, ] don't
know which to destroy. One is blue
eyed and fair, pretty and gentle little
darling, answering to the name of Lii
liam. The other Enid, is reserved and
stately, black-haired, with proud black
eyes, but of very upright and gen
erous disposition. Having lost both
my father and mother, | wish you
would tell me which pig will make the
best bacon for me.-Ronald A.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
AMERICAN ATHLETES THE BEST
Reason Advanced for Superiority Owe,
the British.

Although bigness and great strength
are led to throw the weights,
scare less essential are cleverness
and technique. Foorworl, distribution
of the weight of the body, these and
other details only instinct, long prac-
tice and intelligently directed effort
can master. And here our undergrad.
yates have had no difficulty in sur
passing their English cousins. When
ever the two have met, the perform
ance of the more casual Oxford and
Cambridge men have been almost
farcica. and, indeed, men like Plaw,
Dewitt, Beck, Sheldon and others
have quite equaled the performance of
all but the best of the older men OF the
athletic clubs. 1t is not, of course,
any superiority in strength which has
brought this about, merely painstak-
ing thoroughness and care for form.
This is the same thing which has
made them jump higher and run more
gracefully-a characteristic thing
and one, therefore, that makes their
success so far as it goes, really Amer
ican.-Outing Magazine.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
Uncle Sans East Warship

In the scout cruiser Salem the
United States possesses the fastest
warship afloat. In the recent govern
ment standardization trial over the
measured mile course off Rockland,
Me- this handsome vessel was driven
at a maximum speed of 26.SS knots
and at an average speed for five runs
over the mile course of 1886 knots.
The Salem is equipped with Curtis
turbines, a type which has been devel-
oped in this country. The Chester, a
sister ship, is conceded to be the sec
ond fastest warship atloat Reports
from across the ocean that the Brit
sh Indomitable reached faster speeds
than these are said to be lacking in
verification.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
Clifford BROOKS
MERCHANTS
Excursion Rates To The Buyers Of
Iowa, to Des MONIES Aug. list to 9.

Des Moines has asked that Aug 1st
to 9th be made the selling date to mer-
chants and dealers and that Aug 3rd
to 10th the return dates. The grant
ing of rates means the bringing of
about 800 out of town buyers to Des
Moines. The rate will be 11a cents
per mile for the distance travelled.
Purchasers will pay full fare going
and inform the agent, and take q GER
tificate. In Des Moines this will ena-
bic the holder to purchase return tic
ket at rate of cent mile.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
County Auditor

The board of supervisors of Guthrie
County recently appointed Mr.. G. w.
Hamilton former county Auditor to
fill the term of Mr.. Edmand, deceased
which expires Jan, /, 1909. The re-
publican county central committee
will have the duty of filling the va.
cancy on the republican ticket for the
fall election. Already several capdi
dates have come into the field and
there promises to be warm contest
Stuart Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
ACCIDENT
August Burr Fell Out Of A Tree Six
teen Feet. Head and Shoulders
Bruised, two Ribs Broken

August Burr had an unfortunate
accident Thursday. He fell from a
tree sixteen feet high. DR.. Brooks
WAS called from the Chautauqua and
hastily went to the country in his au-
tomobile accompanied by Mrs. Burr.
When the doctor made an examiua-
ton he found that two ribs were bro
ken and his head and shoulders
bruised up and the ligaments torn
loose from his breast 1t was first re-
ported he had broken his neck which
fortunately was not that bad but GER
tainly bad enough.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1908-07-30
ARMIES OF DEATH EVERYWHERE
Billions of RacilIi by Which Man |.
Surrounded.

At no instant in any mans life,
waking or sleeping, is he free from
assaults by swarming myriads of tiny,
but powerful, unseen enemies of life
those soldiers of deaths dark
legions the germs or microbes OF dis
ease. If it We're possible to wear
spectacles of the magnifying power of
high powered microscopes, we might
see the very air we breathe thick with
the monstrous shapes of untold bill
lions of bacilli and that in, or about.
or upon the water we drink, the food
we eat, the hands we shake, the car
straps we hang to when going to
work, the clothes we wear, the hair
we comb, the lips we kiss, the cats
and dogs we fondle, the books we
read-in short, always and every
where, the armies of death surround
us, and necessarily make war upon
us. And not only do they attack us
from every possible exterior vantage
point, but they are also ever at work
trying to undermine or carry by as
sault the citadel of life from within
the lines of our own defenses. Germs
thrive and multiply in the mouth, in
the nose. and especially in the in
testinal organs. Thus it can be said
that not only do we live in the midst
of death, but that death lives in our
midst. The wonder is, not that we
are ever i'll, but that we are ever we'll.
Michael Williams, in Success Maya
zine.