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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15
CHINOOK BRINGS SUDDEN CHANGE
Warmer Reported Morning
Of CountStoms of Past Week Sets Old Timers Recalling
Hardships Undergone Nineteen Years Ago.

been ranging below zero during
the day ever since the storm
started on January 4th. From
the Mayville country comes the
report of % below on last Mon
day, while at Arlington it reach
ed rs below. Quinton this far
reports the coldest, 80 below on
Monday. The extreme cold in
the northern part Of the county,
is due. no doubt, to the piercing
wind along the frozen Columbia.
MEANS Coop CROPS.
The snow in different parts Of
the country ranges from a depth
Of 16 inches to two feet. All
wheat growers are jubilant over
the prospects for good crops
since the soil was in the best Of
conditions TO receive the white
blanket and the cold snap.
Cattlemen and sheepmen are
feeding and the majority have
plenty of feed for some time.
Only one or two woexceptions have
reached this city that certain
sheepmen were short of feed.
Josh Hardie who has several
thousand sheep in the Ferry
Canyon country was in town the
first of the week arranging for
the hauling Of feed to his winter
quarters and there is no doubt
that plenty of feed can be had.
On Monday the trains along
the main line were bIockaded but
with the aid of big rotary plows,
traffic has been kept open since
that time.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15

days before. came over the coun-
try. So damaging were the re-
suits that the winter Of SO still
remains firmly planted in the
memory of the many stockrais-
ers and sheepmen who were put
completely out Of business.
The deep snow Of 1884 is also
remembered, but the present
spell, with the actions Of the
storms, snow, sleet and winds,
the pioneer stockman say re-
minds them as a repetition Of the
terrible winter Of 1881. when so
many lost all their worldly goods
at that time cattle and horses.
The storm that year also began
in January. with the ground COW
cred with 18 incnes Of snow.
For months blizzards Of snow
and sleet ragged over the country
while the thermometer ranged
from 20 to 35 degrees below zero.
Thousands of unsheltered cattle,
covered with ice, unable to get
feed, perished before the March
Chinook.
Men who went through the or
deals Of that winter and who
have been comparing the actions
Of the present storm and the
winds. predict a long spell of
weather, many even say that it
will not break until March.
COLD DURING PAST WEEK.
The coldest night in this city
was last Saturday night when the
mercury fell down to 20i below
zero. The thermometer has
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15

At last Boreas, the blusterer,
after q weeks sport with his
freezing wind, has given way to
to the warm mild Chinook and
this morning the mercury had
risen to2 degrees above freezing.
It's a sudden change. Have you
noticed It yet? Only a few nights
ago Il was 20i below zero.
The great amount of snow COW
ering the ground all over the
county will mean enough moist
ure TO insure good crops this
year. A sudden thaw followed
by freezing weather might do
some damage to crops, while it
would relieve the stockmen who
are short Of feed.
RECALLS OLD STORMS.
King Winter rules in Gillian
County and the old timers say
that this Is the coldest spell since
1889. nineteen years ago. That
winter was one that those people
have been unable to forget since
nearly all of them lost every
thing. The winter Of 'S9 began
in earnest in December, the mer-
curry falling to 35 below zero.
while the ground was covered
with q thick blanket of snow that
lasted until February. Just
when the stock thathad survived
was thought to be out of danger.
another storm, much harder than
that which had ended twelve
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15

M. H. Stoneman, the Lone
Rock mail carrier sold sold his route
during the past week to Mr..
Matthews the Lone Rock hotel
man. G, I. Skinner is carrying
the mail for the latter. The
fact that the route has changed
owners a half dozen times dur
ing the last year shows that it is
a hard route to cover.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15
Proposed Basketball Tour

The basket ball squad of the
Condor Athletic Club are expect
ing to take a trip the first week
in February under the manage
ment of Geo. W. Parman. They
will go to The Dalles where they
will play the Lane & Sexton
team, and from there they will go
direct to Walla Walla to play the
Y. M. G. A. team of that place.
From Walla Walla they will go to
Weston and play the State Nor
NAL team and thence home.
The boys will begin practicine
at once and good results can be
expected.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15

Otis Campbell, county assessor
is a business visitor in Portland
this week. On Tuesday he at
tended a meeting of the county
assessors held in the Rose City.
He is accompanied by Mrs.
Campbell and they will return
Monday.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15

W. A. Tate of Rock Creek, Ore.
is in this city making finel proof
on a homestead. His witnesses
are w. Head and H. Barnhart,
also of Rock CreeS-Tuesday's
Dalles, Chronicle.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1909-01-15
Begin tbQ NeWl
Year Ri9bt | |
Quit Drinking |
Poor Coffee

And drink instead Chase & San
born's Seal and you will thank
us for good advice. Come in.
We want your business and will
serve your right in every respect.
We keep in stock everything that
is good to eat that can be had,
and at reasonable prices.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
LOOKING
FOR SECOND MAN
One Of ohauasurs says He Never sus
peeted Nature Of Business Until
On Return Trip.
by Associated Press.

BY Associated Press,
Kansas City. Mo, Aus. 24.-It de
veloped today, that Roxey Ross and
William Buoy, the two young Kansas
City ehauaeurs. who carried Mrs. Bar.
clay, Gentry and d second man 10 TO.
peka from Kansas City ON the day
Marian Bleakey was kidnapped told
Inspector Of Detectives Boyle they did
no. suspect the nature Of the bum 4ess
TIL after they had started back to
Kansas City Then Ross says be de.
liberately disabled his automobile
and the party was forced TO proceed
by other means. The police are look.
ing for the second man who accom-.
panied the kidnappers and an arrest
is expected today Mrs. Barclays
husband is coming here from BufIaio
70 aid har.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
CHARLES PATTERSON
EXPRESSES HIS THANKS

To the People of Vinita and ylein-
ity: want to express my sincere
thanks for the hospitality that has
been shown me since iay confinement
here. as a prisoner ! will say that !
do believe there are the best people In
this town | ever met IN my past life
and can say I believe II any one who
makes an EFFORT tg do the square thing
can get support from evory honest per.
son here or any where else And
want to say in behalf Of our sheriff
and officers here that ] as n man. 90
believe they are worthy Of any and
eyerybody's respect and support, end
furthermore they believe In n rian
being a man even If he hos the nils
fortune to be deprived Of his liberty
by some sad misfortune as have been
and | can truthfully say that my trou-
bic that caused me TO be in this hami-
llating position of life was never
premediated design on my part, but
purely an aggravated case Of assault.
Ny intentions In the future are to be
a citizen worthy Of my countrymen's
respect and support, again thanking
you for your generous hospitality,
remain sincerely yours.
CHAs PATTERSON
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
EXAMINER TAYLOR'S
REPORT ON'ASYLUM

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. 24.-Chas. A.
Taylor, state examiner and inspector,
made public Monday a report on the
condition of the steyards fund at TT.
Supply insene asylum. The mainten-
anee of this institution is provided for
by the Legislature in a regular appro-
priatIon and is paid on warrants drawn
on the state auditor except this one
account which is derived from the
sale of farm products produced on the
asylum farm. The steward collects for
these products and pays ibe same out
for articles needed by the institution
and not provided for by any appropria.
ton. Since statehood he has eoliect-
ed S5.346.47 and has disbursed s3.6o2,.
IS, leaving a balance in the treasury
which Is deposited in Woodward baQks
to the amount OF Sl,S43.s2. lion Nell
b. Gardner is the stewart Of the asy.
lum and the custodian of this fund.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
Craig County Has Doubled
Valuation in One Year

these decreased figures be accepted
for the following reasons:
Carter and Cleveland countles-be.
cause there is no doubt that the local
assessors valued property too high last
year delegations of farmers and towns
men having appeared and protested
then, and property having been sold
since at less than its assessed value;
and this years assessment being fair.
stephens. Seminole and Pottawa-
tomie- fused by decrease Of taxable
notes and mortgages. cash on hand,
merchants credits nd stocks and other
intangible or transient values.
Usage, because of lower price OF
cattle (the biggest item Of value In the
Usage country. and the fact that last
year there were many double assess.
ments OF cattle. The Usage country
has but little taxable lands. all being
owned by the Indians This will after
this year change, as restrictions will
begin removing in October.
Okfuskee, because last year local as
SCISSORS included $4,000 acres Of In.
dian lands which are not subject TO
taxation, and which we're not assessed
this year
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
SEATTLE PREPARES
TO WELCOME TAFT
Brilliant Reception to pc Accorded
President Taft When He Reaches
Seattle on Western Trip.

Seattle, Wash, Aug 25.-The gov
ernors Of a1 three of the state of the
northwest and also the governor OF
Alaska and the premier Of British
Columbia, will be present at the AL.
aska-Yukon. Pacific Exposition on Taft
day September 30.
One Of the most brilliant receptions
ever accorded to any man In the west
will be rendered to President Taft
during his visit at the Seattle Worlds
fair. Thousands of people from all
parts OF the Pacific coast have timed
their visits TO the exposition in order
to be present at that time and the at.
tendance is expected to exceed any
other dey at the exposition.
The exercises of the afternoon win
be held In the natural amphltheatre
at o'clock Addresses by Governor
Brady of Idaho. Governor Benson of
oregon. Governor Hay of Washington.
Governor Clark OF Alaska and Premier
Mcbride OF British Columbia will be
included In the program. The speech
Of welcome to the president will be
given by President ]. E. Chilberg of
the exposition and will be responded
to by the president.
Inc bali and reception win be hela
In the Washington state building. lis
will be decorated especially for the
occasion and the best musical talent
In the northwest viii be secured.
In the parade there viii be all of
he civic and semi.military organlza-
lions Of the city
President Taft win arrive with his
party at s:4v n the evening of Sep.
.ember 70. and will leave at 1O.4O D |
A., on october l.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
STATE CHARTERS.

Guthrie, Okla, Aug. "a state char
ters were ISSUED Monday as follows.
Oklahoma College OF optometry, Ok
lahoma City capital $4,000; directors
:. l. Beal, Athens. o.. John C. nooyell
and Gustave A. Erlxou, Guthrie.
Eyerybody's lee aud Cold Storage
Co, Chiekasha Capital 100000. dlfee
tors, R. M eoehnn. n. y Ikard Al y
Gilbert F. G. Whherspoon, NJ II
Thompson. al Of Cmskasha.
St james Chapel 4 M b. church
Ponea City. trustees Janos fl nibhs
Eliza Carpenter aud Bells nibbs
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
BEVERAGE
IS AGAIN ON SAIL
following Report Of State Chemist
De5arr, the Joints Resume Sale
Of Amber Mead

It is claimed that the lid on the
sale Of Amber Mead In Vinita went
on Thursday and the joints are
dispensing the frothy beverage with
utter disregard for the county attur.
ney, under whose order the joints
were closed by injunction several
weeks ago.
This action Of the jointists Is due
to the report Of Or. Edwin DeBarr,
the state chemist, on the analysis Of
Amber Mead IN which he states that
this beverage contains less than one
half Of one per cent alcohol. ard
therefore It's sale is not in violation
Of the Oklahoma prohibition law
Or. DeBarrs report caused the
county court in many of the counties
10 order the return of all Amber Mead
confscated, 10 the owners.
Il seems that there has been many
reports of the amount os
alcohol contained in Amber Meal.
One report submitted TO County At.
torney Brady, showed an alcoholic
of ass and in one case
over five per cent AS Or. DeBarr
Is the official chemist for the state
and is recognized as one Of the most
efficient chemists in the country, be-
ng dean Of the department Of ehemis
.ry at the state university, 1t is very |
probable that his report viii be ac-
'epted by the courts as final, aud no |
urther proceedings be instigated |
against the sale of Amber Mead.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
HEAVY WORK FOR
BOARD OF AFFAIRS
Great Amount of Building OF State
institutions Keeps Board Buoy
For Some Time.

Guthrie, Okla. Aug 24.--Besides the
regular routine work OF the state
board Of public affairs. purchasing all
Of the furniture, supplies. fuel, print
ing. etc, used by the various state ia.
stitutIons, there is at the present time
under their supervision and in the
course Of construction buildings for
the following institutions: The state
penitentiary at MeAlester, which will
cost approximately 100000; the nor
NAL school at Weatherford for which
100000 was Appropriated the uni
verslty buildings at Norman, carrying
an appropriation Of 100000 Besides
these buildings, on September 9Th,
bids will be opened for the Ada normal
for which 100000 was appropriated
On September 18th, bids for the Du
rant normal carrying 100000 appro-
priation viii be opened. On Septem-
ber 14th a heat and power plant at the
Supply insane asylum, costing approx.
imately $4,000 will be contracted for
and on September 18th, bids for the
eastern university preparatory school
at Claremore win be opened Within
a few days the board win advertise /
for bids for the erection Of the school |
Of mines building. located at Wilbur.
ton, costing $4,000, Architects are
now at work on plans for the eastern
insane asylum located at vinita. This
is certainly enough work to keep the
board busy this hot weather.
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27
PLAYING FINAL DOUBLES
IN TENNIS TOURNAMENT
By Associated Press

By Associated Press.
Kansas City. Mo. Aug. &c. Paul
Gardner and william wanileld OF Chi
oago win meet Drummond Jones Of
St Louis and Herbert Jones Of Kan
sas City in the final doubles for the
Missouri valley tents championship.
These two teams earned this right
By defeating their opponents In the
'semi.inals today
The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-08-27

Guthrie, OKLA Aug 24The state
OF Oklahoma increased its property
values stS6,S50.eSi or 1878 per cent
during the last year, according TO the
assessment rolls for 1909 winch are
now almost complete, Private prop
erty, assessed locally by the county
assessors. has sl2s.S4O 1853 OF this in.
crease The railroads and other pub.
lie service corporations. such as oil
and gas pipe lines, express companies.
telephone and telegraph, electric and
heating. street railway. and the Pull
man company assessed By the state
board OF equalization. have si0.2l0,35S
of the increase
The corporate assessments for 1909
total s214,4174 437. or an increase Of 4.6
per eentum over 1908. These assess.
ments have not yet been distributed
among the various counties of the
state and how much of such valuation
should go to each county is yet under
termined
The private property assessments,
as opposed to corporate, were made by
the counties themselves, as above said
and the figures In each county show
It's valuation These county assess.
ments total ,6l9,655,7i5, an increase
Of 2f14 per centum over the same
total FOR 1908.
The total valuation for the state is
thus shown to be sse4073,1 ,150. as op
posed to the total valuation for 1908
Of S1e77225iG,
The county Assessments for this
year. when compared with 1908, afford
an interesting analysis Of the marvel
Gus growth Of Oklahoma within the
last year sxtysix counties ont Of the
seventy-slx show m increase OF eel
per eentum IN property values over
1908. seven counties show a decrease
of per eentum as compared with last
year; three counties show an increase
Of l02 per centum over last year, or
a little more than doubling of values
within the tweve months.
The counties doubling values are
Craig, Delaware and Mayes. all in the
northeastern part Of the state, where
restrictions are rapidly being remov
ed from the lands Of the Cherokees
The Increase IN valuation In these
three counties Is SO great that II
doubles the total decrease Ii the eoun.
ties whose assessments average per
centum less than last year. thus not
only making up the decrease In these
seven counties, but having enough
over to make the average increase IN
the ten counties almost as high as the
other sixty-six
The counties having the per cent.
um decrease this year are Carter.
Cleveland, UfusKee. Usage. ottawa
tonne. Seminole aud stephens. Their
aggregate property valuation (exclu.
siye, Of course, Of corporate) for 1905
was s52 2,a6i455; for 1909. S47.ssS .s2a,
a falling off Of s45sisi3i, or approx
mately, one.twelfth These counties
are scattered al over the state, aud ia
every instance are surrounded by
counties showing q heavy increase.
State Auditor N. Il Trap and State
Inspector G. A. Taylor. who did the
committee work of preparing prollm.
mary figures for the board OF equaliz-
alton, recommended Ia every ease that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-02
Lullaby, 1909.

loOOs
Go to sleep, baty, your mother has
scooted
Away to her club and has left you
to me.
The slavey is out on her bike, and I'm
rooted
To nursery worries till bedtime from
tea.
Shut your eyes, drat you, and stop
your mad bowling;
There's supper TO get and the beds
all to make.
Scott you're nuisance; your ma viii
be scowling
To find I've not beaten the eggs fol
the cake.
oh! for a rest from your yelling, which
binders
My knife cleaning task and stove
polishing ricks.
For goodness sake stop; I've to sift al
the cinders,
To sew on some buttons, and scrub
the yard bricks.
Hush "a by, baby, and give your poor
dadda
A chance to get on with his house
cleaning drill.
There. does my petkins feel Bladder ant
bladder?
Go to sleep. bless him-confoun6
you, lie still!
Exchange.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-02
When to Cut Flowers.

The best time to cut flowers, says a
writer in Gardening Illustrated, is
early in the morning while the dew
is upon them, or else during the even
ing. / prefer the early morning. AS
soon as cut the stems should be placed
in water, even If in temporary way,
if not convenient to arrange them at
once in their proper positions. When
the flowers have to be packed early in
the morning to be sent long dis
lance, they must either be cut extra
early, or, what is better, cut the pre-
vious evening and place in water all
night in a cool place, which can be
kept close In this way they absorb
all the water it is possible for them
to do, being consequently fresher
when unpacked Maiden-hair fern
has the name for not keeping any too
fresh after it is cut; this is partly, if
not greatly, the fault of the manage
ment When it Is known that a GER
tain amount will be required in the
morning it is much better to pick the
fronds overnight and bunch them aft
erward, leaving them immersed until
the following morning.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-02
NOTABLE ENGINEERING FEAT.
Norway's New Railway Is One OF
Which 1t May he Proud.

Norway's New Railway Is One Of
Which 1t May BE Proud.
The new railway which crosses the
great mountain chain of South Nor
-ay. linking Bergen with CHRISTIANS
and the rest CT Europe, is an achieve
ment of which Norwegian engineers
have every reason to be proud. Not
that 1t is the highest mountain line in
Europe. There are three tunnels In
Switzerland all higher than the high.
est part of the Bergen railway, but
the difficulties to be surmounted In
Norway were infinitely greater than
those in Switzerland, by reason of the
latitude Of the district to be traversed.
The Norwegian line is between the
Goth and 61st degrees Of north lati.
! tude. with the snow line little below
5000 feet, and. in carrying the track
through the magnificent Hallingsdal.
an uninhabited and uninhabitable re
gion had to be crossed.
Finse is the highest point reached
by the line. and for some distance, al
though the view Is constantly inter
copied by tunnels. there are openings
amongst the snowy mountain tops
with their livid glaciers. through
which some of the finest valleys in
Norway are momentarily Visible For
five years a gang of LOO men has
been working night and day on this
part of the line. These men are
housed in small wooden cabins dotted
about amongst the rocks, and the ma
terial for them and for the station
house at Finse had TO be carried up
| on the backs of men and horses from
| Flaam. $500 feet below Elsewhere,
| station houses and hotels are built of
| wood. Finse stands in so exposed a
| position that its station walls, inner
and outer, are of stone, over three
| feet thick. For eight months of the
year Finse is showed up and inacces.
sible. The plateau is swept by storms
of such violence that the snow is piled
in huge drifts, with which the snow
| p,ows are wholly unable to cope, and
before October the greater part oil
| this section of the line WILL for this
| reason, have TO be covered IN.
Il
The snow plows in use on the Der.
| gen line are made in Christiania and
are of 900 horse power. driven by 10.
comotives of 700 horse power. but
cannot be employed If the snow is
more than three yards deep. To reg.
ulate the drifting snow. therefore. an
ingenious system of movable wooden
screens will be in operation during
the coming winter, but by October IA
the little station houses and hotels
will all have laid in supplies of every
kind sufficient for eight months con.
sumption. and thus be Independent OF
the train service.
Even amongst the ice and snow OF
places like Cello and Finse. cups OF
hot soup, or hot coffee. with sand.
wiches of Norwegian pattern made OF
excellent bread. butter and cheese,
may be had at very low prices. Each
famished passenger seizes what he
can reach. helps himself with ladls
from the bowl of cream near the door,
and eats and drinks on the graveled
patch outside the station house.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-09-02
Making starch.

If you use a spoon to blend -four
and water starch, the starch is liable
to be iumpy. A fork, however, sep
arates the flour and Jumps do not &C.
cur. Clothes are less liable to scorch
if little salt is added to flour starch,
but it makes garments limp on wet
days. If there is not white wax con.
venient, add a teaspoonful of kero-
sene to a gallon of starch. Add a
little blueing also and boil the starch
until it bubbles. Starch is not done
when it merely SINNERS. and all arti.
Giles treated with starch that has not
been properly heated will be difficult
to iron.