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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-12-16

liam County, More to the point. how
ever, is the fact that the winter sea-
son is brief and the growing season
long. This will appeal to the praeti.
cal farmer who Is willing To undergo
some discomiorts II the crop is satis-
factory, During the months OF July
aud August the cool hrecxeS from the
Pacific come in to temper the heat
during the day, and when the sun has
set the air becomes cool and comfort.
able, Refreshing sleep may be count
ed upon.
The average rainfall is about 10
inches. There has been as high as
u inches, The rains come during
the late winter aud early spring
months. The ground is mcllowed for
plowing and the succeeding show
ers come when the grain Is sown
The growing product is thus aided
nj the time when the moisture is most
needed The June rains are rarely
absent and especially welcome. IL
rains dollars when the summer show.
ers come. They mean bumper crops,
and these are the kind OF crops which
have been harvested so often IN Gll-
liam County,
WHAT MAY BE GROWN.
Wheat has been and still Is the
principal crop and the chief article oi
export from the county. The average
yield runs from IL TO IS bushels 10
the acre, In 1904. i,2o0,O00 bushels
were harvested. aud in is0s, Condor,
the county seat, was the largest pri-
mary shipping point for wheat IN the
United States. Barley and rye have
also yielded large returns. Corn has
been raised successfully on summer
fallow land near Arlington. Sorghum
has also proved paying GRO? and has
food value. Potatoes give re-
turn OF 100 sacks upward TO the acre.
Alfalfa is another paying crop. II
does well on the sub-irrigated bottom
lands. and two or three cuttings are
no, unusual. On some of the higher
lands good stands are to be seen
ADAPTED TO FRUITS.
There are numerous orchards
throughout the county. Little atten.
ton has been given TO fruit growing.
No particular variety OF any kind was
planted and little care given the trees,
Where land could be spared for the
purpose, a general orchard was plant
ed. From one OF these, on Rock
Creek. shipment OF apples was made
10 the Omaha Exposition. The grow
er was awarded valuable gold medal
for the best apple display from any
county in the United States.
Men who have lived in the Rock
Creek Valley for more than quar-.
ter OF a century say that II is one of
the hest fruif sections in the Nest and
that peaches grown there are as good
as those grown in any part OF the
globe. These not only have good
flavor and color. but attain great size.
Plums, pears, pruncs and apricots will
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-12-16

also bear we'll
Berries are at their best here and
all varieties are grown. Raspberries
and blackberries attain unusual size.
THE CATTLE INDUSTRY AND
DAIRYING.
The fencing OF the lands has lin
tied the range for feeding. On the
government reserves there are herds
and flocks owned by Gillian County
'stockmen, but the cattle industry has
waned since it has been demonstrated
that these former breeding grounds
are more valuable for other purposes.
Dairying has great possibilities here.
Along the sleeper hillsides are tracts
not easy OF cultivation, which afford
good pasture The climate is such
that animals do not have to be kept
up. There is practically an open
range all the year. This means green
feed most of the time. Where nee
essary to feed there is always an abun-
dance of hay. With the open winters
and plenty of range and water the
dairy herd will do we'll Pure bred
stock is in favor. There is demand at
all times for dairy products, and the
facilities for shipment OF the excess
over that needed for home consump-
ton are of the best. Portland and
Seattle markets cannot be over-sup.
piled with the product Of the dairy.
Jerseys and Shorthorns are generally
favored by those engaging in butter
FINE DRAFT HORSES.
Well bred draft animals are raised
here. Percherons and Shires are fav-
ored. Plow teams of brood mares
worth large sums are seen on every
side. A span OF thyec-ycar- old geld
ings will command $3.50 to 5000, and
the supply is far short Of the demand.
Buyers from places far remote make
regular trips to Gillian County to
purchase the splendid horses raised
here.
SHEEP AND WOOL.
Sheep husbandry is still one of the
county's great industries and some OF
the largest and best flocks are. found
here. They bring good returns on
the capital invested. While the far
mer is fast making inroads on the
grazing districts and transforming the
landscape into industrial fields, the
flocks and herds are keeping time
with the march Of civilization and are
being improved in quality over and
above what they are losing in quan-
tity. All the world has heard of the
sheep kings OF Gillian County Buy
ers are here at all seasons. The year
lings are bought for the great ranges
of Idaho. Montana and Wyoming.
The owners OF large herds in other
states come to purchase animals to
improve the strain. Not less than
Z 10000 sheep were, sheared in the
county during the spring of 1910 Of
this number, $4,000 were sheared at
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opportunity is present today. We
know of no section which presents
better location for the man in search
OF home than Gillian County, to
which the homesceker is invited. Read
our message in full 1t will be to
your interest.
Gillian County, Oregon. looms up
prominently on the typographical
map OF the Land of Opportunity, Its
settlement began in the days when
the lure of gold led men TO the West
Placer grounds were located and
worked and their output added TO
the wealth of the country. The
lands, covered with nutritious bunch
grass. next attracted attention, and
the hills and valleys soon be
came the grazing grounds OF vast
herds and flocks. The soil in the
bottom lands was gradually taken up
for agricultural purposes, and the
yield was astonishing. Finally, the
hill lands were experimental with.
The result was that fine crops OF
grain were grown and the value OF the
once so-called waste land became
fixed The day OF the rocker and the
sluice-box has passed. The plows OF
the farmers have driven the stock to
other ranges, but the gold yield has
not diminished. 1t has grown to great
proportions. Gillian County through
out is gold mine. Its soil is all pay
dirt There is a significance in this.
The yellow metal brought men here
The golden grain is today its principal
asset.
CHARACTER OF THE SOIL.
The records show that there are
533,374 acres OF land in the county,
and nearly 100000 of these are tilla-
BILE The land is rolling in most part.
There are broad plateaus in the south
ern portion and large areas III the
center OF the county where the de
pressions are not great, but in general
there are numerous ravines or draws.
The soil a sandy loan or disintc
grated lava in the hill lands and allu
vial on the creek and river, bottoms,
is easy OF cultivation. Even the hills
are plowed and both horses and trac
tion engines are used. OF the latter
it may be said that only two are in
use in the county. The belief Is gen
eral that the time for intensified farm
ing is at hand.
NO SURFACE INSTRUCTIONS.
There is little timber on these lands
an occasional growth of juniper or
pine, save where trees have been
planted near the homes. The sage
brush presents no obstacle to the plow
and on hundreds of acres there will
not be found enough rocks to ill
farm wagon bed The capacity OF the
soil for moisture is so great that it
absorbs nearly all OF the rainfall.
Flowing begins early in the year and
the burrows are easily turned Even
when breaking land for summer fall
low it is found mellow from the rains
which fell months previous.
CLIMATE AND RAINFALL.
There is much to be said in favor
OF the climate OF this section of Ore
gon. Primarily there is no protract
ed cold spells and no exhaustive or
intense heat During the winter
months there are some zero days, but
they are few in number. The snow
fall is never excessive and what does
come remains on the ground but
short time. A case OF heat prostra-
ton or sunstroke is unheard of as oc
curing here Mild winters and pleas
ant summers sound attractive to the
homeseeker. They are the rule i'll Gil
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1910-12-16
First National Bank Building, Condor, Oregon.
Condor and Gillian
County

Continued from fifth page.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
Tl9ENIP QN ELlER
AND WAS ARRESTED BY 3. a o.
aoFFlcER BRooKS--PuT IN jar
L AND FINED IS AND c oSTS. N 4

n Charles Smith, OF Baxter, was ar.
3raigned before Justice E.HS. Amos
this morning and fined IS and costs,
amounting to :$Si 50, + for drinking on
the Paw Paw flyer last evening,
Il Smith was arrested By BE- 60. ON
Ger Br6o ks, who had Scohsid efable tron-
BILE In getting him to the county. Jail.
When taken into Justice Amos Office
'to5be searched before being placed be
hind the bars Smith cursed and acted
very disorderly and when put behind
the bars he told Jailor Thomas Tucker
what he thought or him for not 4 Civ:
ing him better sleeping quarters.
Captain Tucker told him thai what his
hotel lacked in accommodation it
made up In, price ana that Justice
Amos would collect the toll In the
morning: Smith stoffhed 4neafly all
night and kept the other prisoners
awake, but was L very, Squiet when
brought before the court this morning.
= He had s12 and a few cents on his
person when arrested, In addition to d
pint bottle of Kentucky dew; After
paying his fine he partook OF Ia good
snort6of thestduid JOY and said he was
going ito return home. 4
Justice Amos then told him that; he
did notswantt him brought before him
again on the charge OF drinking on
trains. for he would certainly make HIS
fine heavy; that under;ttheQ law he
could have fined him 500 and given
him a Jail sentence for drinking on the
train. q 4 y. d Z.
Smith promised to be good in the
future: He said that the! only thing
that was worrying him at present was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
NEW CHARTERS.

/ Charters have been issued to the
following concerns: & t,s & h.
Thermal Coal Company, Of clafks-
burg to conduct a coal business. Cap
italg stock $4,000, of which $50 has
been paid. Incorporators: D. IL. Car
ter, Guy II. Earle and j. Blair Will.
sonE Of. Clarksburg; Guy "A. Hard sts,
OF Shinnston and Guy M Gribble, or
Buckhannon. 5sa5 I.
eyers and 0konoko Orchards Com.
pany,fof Martinsbnrg, to conduct a
general orchard business. Copital
stock 100000, Of which $50 has been
paid. incorporates: J.. G. McGown,
Paw paw, w. Va; E. A. Downs, j. M,
Small, H. b. Shoemaker and Dudley
Farley, all Of Martinsburg. s,
Us Collimb ia Tile Company,eofs Grafton,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
Tll!E!. ..!sN0lRI ..RllZI...
Jot y dol WET! ,fiiss si,itsTl g ON
( 3 a TRAc TON CAR MD ~ HcoLs
4 toEF1cER JERkEp HIM THE BAR
( OF JUSTICE. sSEi ss5lls

An American. aged about IS years,
tairly.well dressed and fairly well load.
ed with boozrlne was brought before
Justice Amos last evening by a Trac.
.tion company officer who charged
him with drinking whiskey on 4
street rar. II II VI !. 4
Y The prisoner postlFely refused to
give his correct name, saying it was
simply John Doe. .}isl
\ MIR. Doe pleaded guilty to the
charge and was fined S. Ind cost
which he promptly paid and was ltiis.
charged from custody after Justice
Ames had given him a good lecture.
telling the man that 10 he were
brought before him, again he would
send him to jail, II convicted of the
same offence and that he did not in,
tend to have men drinking before
ladies 3on the street cars II he could
prevent 1t. =
The Traction company has had lit.
tile trouble ofilate with men violating
the law by drinking on the cars, but as
-.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
!. !G.!!L!.ER:EI !sjNjTlIR!I...lI|ELl.
WELL KNOWN FARMER NEAR
4 .tiAlLEck a VICTIM OF .TY.
\ PHOtD FEVER. ~

Mrs. Clark Smith. a well known
farmer residing at Halleck, died last
evening at his home after an illness
from typhoid fever D Deceased was
aged sixty years and was one OF the
beat known farmers IN this section.
He had also engaged in the mercan.
tile business for several years. His
wife and two sons, George and John
Smith, Of Halleck, and a daughter.
Mrs. III Brown, of Morgantowil, sur
Pive him. 1! Kill "a si. ~. z. = M Il;
Funeral services wflfBbe held5oti
Wednesday morning sthe:residence.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13

to- make tile, pottery and like prod.
,uets. gopltalS stock 81 10000. .of5 which
$50 has been paid. 1ncofpo rators:
;Chas. r. Durbin.si u w. Yates, "a. Hood
Phillips Lee Bennett and o.. H. A.
IKufsf, OF Grafton. 81 e Il
Mapleton Orchard Company. OF
Morgantogn, With chief works to be
located Ave miles from M oorefeid, W.
Va, where an orchard business win
be conducted. Capital stock s5o, 900,
.of which $50 has been paid Incor.
porators: Ed w I: n Veil, .. n Schultz
and =. D!. Tumlln, of MorganJewn, ana
John n Phillips and u 3Oi Niche ly,
OF i airmont \. 49, 3 Is VI 81 q
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
.REcoRplR RnkEMs

The worlds recordfor hand pudd.ed
iron was broken Thursday afternoon
at the pudding null or the Wheeling
Steel and Iron Company at Benwood.
when Patsy tconley and Charles John.
son made five heats and q cobDis bali
in eight hours. The amount d. iron
thus made; &asrS,150 pounds the best
previous record forgeight hours being
1850 pounds. ~ Il: J! ri; I.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13

S;hltistmas is near. there Vim be more
'osEsiass drinking ana the cars win lid
crowded the officers have begun
watching more carefully for ssnch Of.
Tenders and when a man pulls flask
and the conductor sees him It meaiis
that the mar, with the bottle is going
TO be pinched. This Is the foferInnsf
70 ~ fine, before a Justice and IL the
money Is mot forthcoming to jail ter /
him. Z 81 (. Z Y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
sTATE jcOMMITTEE, no M.EET'5.

4 STATE oMMlTTEE, nc, MEET.
s. On December the 18th, the annual
meeting of the executive committee
OF the State Sunday School Assacias
tion will sbe held at.the ;StratEord tlos
tel nj Wheeling. Reports OF the Off
GERS; of the association will be given
and matters Of interest tt. The associa-
'tlon will be disposed Of. -:i ~ Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
PLANS FOR BAZAAR j,

i The ladies Of the Presbyterian Lee
gion are unusually busy this week,
getting in readiness forstheir Christ.
mas bazaar Which MI ne be- opened TO-
morrow at the y ost fiats, and con.
tinue Thursday i Frida II and Saturday.
There 4 will be segsras i booths arrang-
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13

mat some one had stolen o Quart sof,
osy.erholt liquor from him while ne was
on: the train Just before ie was al.
rested Which enrag eh him and made
him take TOO much drink from an
other bottleto drown his sorrow over
me loss OF his dear old bonded Oyer.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
WILL NOT BET INTERPRETATIONS.

at is stated in Washington that not
one OF the appropriations made for
West Virginia public buildings will be
paid during this session unless plans
are changed. The public building bill
of'last spring provided thatabuildings
should be erected at many West VII.
'ginia cities, thoughsno appropriations
were made at that time. but 1t WINS
stated that this session would see the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
1[1'El.EPRI)NES1l
INSTALLED
BALTIMORE AND OHIO Pro HsEs
TO- USE THEM or DI SPATofi-
ING TRAINS oN.THE e MOI IN @ All
iDlvlSloN -iDEA MAY Be Ex.
| TENDED TO oTliE n plvlslo 5

II The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has awarded d contract for
the Installation Of telephones to Ne
used for dispatefing trains. on tiis
Monphgah division. The installation
jwofwill be completed In the nearflts
ture. Il, ,l5 W Z }.8 w a V
This latest move on the part OF the
Baltimore and Ohio IS In the nature
Of an experiment, and 10 1T proves
successful, the new dispatching idea
VIII probable 'ibe extended to bthef 1i.i
visions. S,3 q
t5isMany sof the larger 5faiifoAd s have
tried dispatching trains by telephone
and the plan has worked to the 5satiS:5
| faction of the companies using them.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13

i3To sTNcREA 81 tsAPR opRtATloN.
bill has been presented to Con.
gress by Senator Nathan Bay Scott,
providing for an increase in the ap-
for Gfafton's new public
building. The bill is for $35, 900. The
original bill calls for $135,000 and IL
the bill passes Grafton's appropriation
will be $4,000,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
SPECIAL ELECTION.

y Under the laws Of, West Virginia It
Is now the duty OF Governor Ginsscock
togissue a call for a special election
70, be held in Wood county to eject a
to the late Gilmef Patton.
whose death occurred In zParkersburg
last week! e, -, & W. ?
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13
made. The West Wiz.
,inih buildings involved are as fol.

ginia buildings involved are as fol.
lows: = :. Il. Z M x. X
Charleston, additional. appropriation
offs 100. ODD installation to .S125 900 al.
ready appropriated; Grafton, $500
for building, Huntington, additional
ground $4,000; Moundsville, tsite and
building $4,000; Parkersburg. add.
tionalA ground $4,000 in addition TO.
$4,000 already appropriated: Wells.
burg 9site and building $4,000: Will
liafnsonT site, 1880; cinnamon,
site. $1,000; Philippi, site, $4,000; Ell
Ikips building, s5,0OOg ssistefsville,
building, 100000; Morga ntown. build
Ing; s35, 000sto complete work: ) Point
Pleasant, additional expense on mon
llmeng $4,000. $;,:33 Z
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13

suMpAYI scHoo L co NVEMTioN..

Arrangements are already being
made for the annual State convention
Of the West Virginia Sunday IS chool
Assoeiat ton, which Will be held In Par
kersburg on May 3 To! 4 elusive. In.
dications point to. this convention be.
Ing a banner one both as to attend.
ahce and good acct nplshed.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-12-13

GREATER WHEELING.
Plans for tax Ing the vote OF the city,
and suburbs OF the greater Wheeling
movement are now being arranged by
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

When Grant was on his sick-bed
In 1885 the letters Of sympathy and
tributes OF esteem he received from
men OF all parties and OF every creed.
from Confederate and Union soldiers
alike. so affected him that in penning
the last pages OF his Memoirs he
declared his belief that the war was
finally over and that I'VE are on the
eve of new era when there il TO be
great harmony between. Federal and
Confederate"
Yet a quarter OF a. century later.
when new generation is on the
stage, when the Nofth and South are
united In common interests and aims.
when the issues for which men fought
and died have receded into the dim
past, the proposal to place a statue
OF the Confederacy's great soldier in
the Washington Hall OF Fame creates
riot in Chicago Grand Army post.
provokes Kisses and cries OF traitor
for a former Union officer who urges
this action and precipitates a new
quarrel between the survivors OF the
great conflict.
Is this the progress made In frater-
nifty In the twenty-five years since
Grants death? That stubborn fighter
but magnanimous victor would have
been the first 10 approve OF the post
humous honors TO his rival, whose
eminence as a soldier and greatness
as a citizen no one now disputes and
whose renown grows with the years.
New York World.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10
DICTATOR ALDRICH
is CHALLENGED

"Aldrich has never been a student.
He mas but superficial understanding
of any of the great subjects upon
which he has spoken the final word
In legislation for a quarter OF CEN
tury. Under the system which con.
trolls committee appointments and
committee succession In the senate,
he has long been absolute dictator. He
was not appointed or chosen upon any
basis OF ability or merit.
In his reign. until recently. there
has been little or no Independence of
party. He achieved his position by
senatorial rotation and succession. He
has formed the committees. and
through the committees advanced or
suppressed legislation at will. lie has
never been Obliged To give reasons
He Issues orders. Such power begetg
abject servitude. and has given US q
one-man senate.
For the first time. at the special
session. Aidrich found number OF
strong men within his party who
wou,c not take orders. They demand.
ed n revision that would establish
rates upon the basis of the difference
In the cost of production between do
nestle and foreign manufactures
They called upon Aldrich for the facts
upon which the duties had been fixed
I'm the bill as reported from his com.
mittee.
"Aldrich would not furnish the facts
He had never framed tariff bill up
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

on any economic principle. Again and
again he asserted that the rate In
question was based on the difference
In the cost of production. When press
ed for facts he would state that he
had taken the statement Of the manu-
facturer that the rate fixed In the bill
was necessary and that he had no
reason to doubt the word OF an Ameri.
can manufacturer II soon became
manifest that he had no conception of
the cost OF production or the obliga-
tion OF congress TO establish tariff
rates upon that basis. That his die.
tum should not be accepted without
question filed him with amaxement,
then with wrath and disgust.
His position became more and
more embarrassing as the debate pro-
gressed. and he would absent himself
from the floor. taking refuge In his
committee room to escape the humili.
alton OF n constant exhibition Of will.
ful igndrance--or worse. With him
would go Senators Hale. Lodge. and.
as a rule. all other majority members
OF the committee, except Senator
Smoot. The Utah senator. with stolid
courage, stood his ground. and fur
nished the best reasons he could for
the bad work Of the committee. They
were always poor reasons and often
foolish reasons. but Smoot commanded
certain measure of respect for his
willingness to stand under fire.--La-
Toilette. In January Everybody's Mag.
azine.
The Detroit times., 1910-01-10

Those institutions are N,aAasa es'
the mnnimenis AT traditional nSs,,eAs,
and natural right They Ms as~wa
from tho sacred source ~ Which tiaA
aud 0rattan and cnseM AMI n>NAA'
nell and parnell have ever n.AAtva |
mean Magma Charta. THAT charter Ma
the nsbulous splendor NC e,,n sysssiess,
out OF which has been ,~s0iSSA Ma
orbs OF independent and tsss state
hood. That charter has aNNs MAeA
TO remove from England the seefNAaA
or her tyrannous exce~see, Il \. s~S'
red. not because Il 10 old, but NesNas~
IL gave free customs. free trial, rva
tools TO the artisan. n free ploush AMI
oxen TO the farmer. free mte,shaakv,,
free household, and freedom a. MAN
kind. Under It's provisions na suspea.
sion OF habeas corpus. no arrests
without warrant. no possible crlme.'
acts. and no trial by petty Mdses er
forgers commissions were poesihle
The jury Of the vicinase--a jury et
peers and the guarantees NJ person.
property and life-were at It's 90.
sence. mo freeman shall be taken.