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School corn men cad I'Joiiilay,
Sept. 2, with, an excellent attend
ance. The teachers, Misses Lay,
Tillson, Allinger and Fridley are
all pre-nt, but the professor
has not yet crrived.
Doc T.i; lor was called to war
and left "i u.-.- ' ty morning to be
gin duty. Jim Saxe is working
in his place at Burgoyne's store.
Mrs. Delia Phelps of Myrtle
Point, Ore., is here visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
Ueaney.
H. S. Giark expects to leave in
the very i ear future; for their
hotru' in Missouri. The Clark s
1 ave rented their place and Karl
Miller and wife will live in their
hou.-e. Mr. and Mrs. Clirk will
travel in their auto.
Mrs. Mulloy is home again at-
er quite a visit witn ner daughter
in Seattle. Her grandchild ac
companied her home.
Oia McCormick, Bub Clark and
Jim Cowins were among those
who left for Camp Lewis Thurs
day. U nisys for rent are badly need
ed in Lexington now that school
has commenced.
CITY OF
CCTHASTS
Nome, Desolate in Winter, Is Fever
ishly Lively During the Short
Months of Summer.
&hls iii;nm'hlii , !ho const m Alas
It wnlch cn;:-rl,v fur the first ullmpse
of ii brcnl: in tlic low hori.nn line, mill
lis (he fnlnl silhouette of n city Is
rmiKlit hy tin? spy gluss word pocs
I'oiinil 1 1 : t' Nome In In sbiht. The
K(iliire i. ill lines (irow stemlil.T plulnur
unil broiidor. Unmindful of the lienvy
waves thnt crnsli so ihinjtcrously nenr
Its iloors the city Is roitohlii',' out to
the very outer's eilfje to erect the In
oomln;j ship. A lin'iulni; luuii'h comes
out to meet Hie ship noil brlns In the
pnsseiiirers to the shore.
The cold seekers hull!. Nome In tin'
rusli of 1'iS, imd Hi-.' n"hl seekers sllll
mid Ihelr ( in t ii tc. lis population. They
liuve Hindi' It a c'ly of contrasts of
ostentation -, wcnlih nnd hopeless de
sires. Vi'here liny c::i:ip"d en tin'
bench nnd built wooden huts nnd sa
loons tho city lias (ii'owii up. When
more space was needed, It spread Its
bouses nbiiiff the heaeb In loan Un
even rows.
Ki-otii November In June It Is frozen
Into it dull npailiy from which It
rmises to nl tend theaters, dances, nnd
oilier social frivolities which make
the winter tolerable. Joe biaind and
dark the winter may be, with only
three or four bonis iif pub' sunlight ft
day. but the popular Idea of the wlhls
of Nome Is an Intcresllni; myth. Klec
trb' lights, telephones, department
uteres, hanks, hotels Nome lias nil of
these perquisites of modern civilization.
W hen the sun bedim to shine stead
ily and the frc-di surf pounds on the
bench, Nome awakes and the slimmer
residents who have cone "outside" re
tina. The iiopiileilon Is iraetlciilly
deal led. N'-mo :-priids Its summer
lnoiiihs In wildly rtisliliur iihont to
liuike nil for the enforced dullness of
the frozen wilder.
THEN IT CAME HCIE TO HER
Moment When Henrietta Realized Thzt
There Were Dishonest People
in the World.
Henrietta Weird looked ut the
change the conductor had just given
her a quarter and five nickels.
"Goodness," she thought excitedly,
"he's given me a nickel over! I'm
riding for nothing!" .
And she quickly closed her hand
over the change, nnd then she remem
bered that the conductor had rung up
her fare and that probably the nickel
would have to come out of his own
pocket.
"Oh, dear!" she thought remorse
fully. "1'erliaps the poor man 1ms a
large family and perhaps a nickel a
day Is all be can afford to feed them
with. I suppose I really ought to re
turn It to him. Hut no, he has a bad
face I shouldn't he surprised if he
beats his wife every day, and It would
serve him right to suffer for his own
carelessness! Still, of course, I
wouldn't like to feel that I am depriv
ing his buhy of Its daily bucket of
milk no, I'll keep it n man in his
position has no moral right to have a
large family. Goodness, what if he
tmoum suddenly rind out he gave me
too much and demand it back again?
I think I'll get right out I'm only ten
blocks from home, anyway."
And at the next stop she hurriedly
left the car, still clutching the quarter
and five nickels in her bund.
I d better look again perhaps
there are only four nickels after all,'
she thought. And she opened her
hand and looked. No, there were five,
but, as she looked, the quarter slipped
through her fingers and full on the
pavement with a hollow, leaden
sound.
"Oh !" she gritted through her teeth
"The dishonesty of this world 1"
nnncr
5 FOR SALE
unbroken. Will
Broken or unbroken. Will be
sold for cash or on time, purchas
er giving note with approved se
curity. Horses ean be seen on
my ranch at the Tub Springs.
James Carty,
4dtf Lexington, Oregon.
NOTICE FOB PLiiMCATION
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,
July 5th, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Frank
M. Pedro, of Echo, Oregon, who, on
May 25th, 1914, made Homestead
Entry, No. 013372, for Lots 4, 5,
and 7, and ESW, and W
SEVi, Section 6, Township 1 South,
Range 29 East, Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
three-year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
C. C. Patterson, United States Com
missioner, at his office, at Heppner,
Oregon, on the 10th day of Septem
ber, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Robert A. Culick, Mason F. Dun
can, uussie jfi. Ayres, and John
Brosnan, all of Lena, Oregon.
C. S. DUNN,
Register-
Burglars Dread a Noise.
"Noise is the greatest enemy of the
burglar nnd is what he most fears
Bear that in mind If you believe
thief has entered your home."
So says Frank MeOiirrick, lleuten
ant in Manhattan's downtown detec
tive headquarters, whose long years
in the police department give weight
to bis statements.
"The best of alarms In a household,"
be continued, "Is n glass or cblnaware
pitcher or similar vessel. Slam It
through the window nnd Its crush
ubove will be followed by another ,r.s
the missile falls to the street or the
nrenway below.
"Never grapple with n midnight
prowler, for he Is prepared for such
eventualities and has It on you. Gen
erally no qualm of conscience would
come between lihn nnd murder If there
was danger of his being caught."
NOTICE FOK PL15UC.YTION
Department of the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon
July 5th, 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Gussie
B. Ayres, of Lena, Oregon, who, on
November 17th,.1913, made Home
stead Entry, No. 012615, for EVfj
.N'EVt, EV2SE, Sec. 10, NNW',i,
SW4NW14, and NW'iSW, Sec
tion 11, Township 2 South, Range
28 East, Willamette Meridian, has
filed notice ' of intention to make
three-year Proof, to establish claim
to the land above described, before
C. C. Patterson, United States Com
missloner,.M his office, at Heppner,
Oregon on- the 10th day of Septem
ber, 1918.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Walter Kilcup, James Sheridan,
of Heppner, Oregon; Robert A.
Culick and James T. Morgan, of
Lena, Oregon-
C. S. DUNN,
Register.
MUSICIANS HAVE LONG LIFE
Etiquette In Mexico.
Travelers through Mexico report
many peculiar customs which reflect
the temperament of the people. Some
of these are founded upon supersti
tions hundreds of years old while oth
ers date from more recent days. There
Is 11 prevailing belief In the country
that there Is bad link In n sequence
of threes nnd wherever possible the
combination of three Is molded. This
Is shown very often to persons strange
to the land In the lighting of 11 cig
arette. In the United States one often sees
three men light their pill from one
mutch. It would be 11 gross Insult
In Mexico to of.'er n man 11 light from
11 match that bad already started two
cigarettes going. Instead one must
Idow out the mutch nnd give him a
light from the Ignited collln null.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION ISO
LATED TRACT.
Puhlic Land Sale.
Department of the Interior, U. S,
Land Office at La Grande, Oregon,
July 5th, 1918.
notice Is hereby given that, as
directed by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, under provisions
of Sec. 2455, U. S., pursuant to tha
application of Ollla M. Neal, of Echo,
Oregon, Serial No. 015S8J, we-wlll
offer at public sale, to th highest
bidder, but at not less than JS.00 per
acre, at 10 o'clock A. M., on the 11th
day of September, 1918, next, at this
office, the following tract cf land:
Ut i NE',4. ISVi SE'i, Set. 14, Tp. 1
N., R. 27 E., V. M.
The sale will not be isyt op, but
will be declared closad when thoae
present at the hour namad abota
have ceased bidding. The parses
making the highest bid will ba re
quired to immediately pay to the Ka
celver the amount thereof.
I Any persons claiming adrersely
the above-described land are adrlsod
to file their claims, or objections, oa
or before the time designated for sale.
C. S. DUNN. RegUter.
NOLAN SKIFF, Hecelr.
Re.isorfa Why Thoce Whs Furnish Us
With Sweet Sounds Ar Not Cut
Off In Youth.
Ii voligations made recently by a
v.elikuoHii doctor b ad til 111 to con
die!.' thai inu-lcliiiis who play wind
In-'i iiini iits me cxt-t-pUoiinlly long
Hi. -1.
Cornet players are credited by him
Ml Ii ihi nvenme life of I'.'.U years,
('linnet plaids are next with 01. 1,
wh.le the iivcninc oboe and bassoon
ph-'er l:es to be aheut it three
' i i i old. The lottcM duration of life
by th.-o pinion of wind lu-lriimcnt
Is in men who handle the flute, lie-
ii- e of the formation if their lii-tru-huiiK
they do not luie opportunity
tor full i-Nilil.c of Ihelr ItlliLS. There
fore the Hole pln r. lid ordlnit In this
HIlMiorlty. rem he nil nvcrni;e s of
CI '.' ;.l'.
It lo lnler.-llii(! to ol.ero the num.
b. r of m . 'iiiii:!y lined men who are
Pii 'u'eel of or In lni. The theater
1 ii h. vi. i tli.it ill-- ti'( iiii'itl'ir one or
two lin n vlin Imve Ii ft IVlr Imlr fur
t'i I lid vtl'li the )' !ir. or ie grnjr
Unit (tier ii..-iir will titbit the em.
turv mink, I nil .-i-pll.iii. The truth
l th.it 11 sle.oly and nush-nitc dully
(ui i f the lime, wbli !i In culled for
l y t!v r foniisiu e of profo-dnnul
(buy. I re-jHiii-ihle for tbU remark
ably blklh u ni,e (if i-xUtince,
Froge That Have Hair.
"Finer than frog hair" has long been
a Klaug method of expressing the 811
perlatlve degree. I 'utilities 4 no one
ever gave It 11 thought whether frog
have hair or not. Proba'dy tin one
ever realized they did until Prof. (5.
A. llouh nger tlisi ovoretl Pi the Ger
man Congo frogs that had growing
upon ttu lr bodies either Imlr or a very
good Imitation of It. It has since di--Vilopeil
Hint iinatomlenlly It Is not
hair, In the etii In which Hint term
a piles to inain:nnl4. jtMir own b ilr l
11!. in to linger milla; It Is 11 horny
giouth, wherens the "hair" on the
Afil.im from Is nn iilmonnal ib-vei-epi
ieiil of the tubercles Cunt np'cir
on the t-Ulit of the ordinary frotf. The
orillmny person, hiiw-.er, who places
a; pi-ar.in.'e nboe origin, will iioub.lcM
.ull it "bulr"
NOTICE 1 Oil I'l 1II.ICATIOX
What is a Branch
House?
The Branch House is the place in
the packing organization where vI::.t
the packing plant dees for you is put
where you can use it.
Both are the natural result of
growth and development in the living
thing they belong to.
Swift & Company Branch Houses
ted in distributing centers all
over the country. They are fitted
out with refrigerating equipment to
keep meat cocl, sweat and fresh.
Each one is in psrsonal charge of a
man who believes in "what Swift &
Company is doing for people and
wants to help Co ii.
They are dire-ed by men who
have spent yea learning how to get
better meat cheeper to the places
where it is needed.
Meat is shipped to the branch
houses direct from the packing plants
in Swift & Company's refrigerator
cars, in such quantities that it can be
disposed cf while fresh and sweet.
Your meat dealer comes here to
buy your meat for .yc:: unless some
one else can treat him better then
we can.
So you need the branch house in
order to live well; and the branch
house and th packing plant need
each other.in order to be useful to you.
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
yv.J J
The
Ciovcrnmcnt Wants
H!.ick Locust Trie
Your
It I',;h OnmmnniJiTcil every
lUack l.ufust Tnvnitil plant ti.
tlu c miiiry.owiittf to tt V scurci'y
tic wtmil. To twniiVt? tin
Hi,i leii! vri'kir.ttii i.ny trn
y-'U can (oti' from our i-rovcs
ill'M ii!i-ii!u(i'ly tiei-ilivl. U , ml
n- t wntf the Wextetn Ship Sup-i-U
Co. ut U.vin I'.'Dt N.W. Ha-iK
lUiiiilir.K', Port'mid, Ore., ht.il let
t'-i"ti kp.i'v linw many you can
pare. Tney will pay you a rein
orut'it' 1 'cuv for thcut. Ini-V
Department of the Interior, U. S,
Land Olllce at Tho Dalles. Orenou
AuKiist Cth. 1918.
Notice Is hereby given that Hubert
U. Steers, of llurdman, Orettou, who,
on June L'Sth, 1815, made llonie-t-iend
Kntry, No. C16179. fur
Nv. sw'i m:1.. nk.'
;vM4 NW'tSK'. suction zi.
Township S. South, liaupe 24. Kast,
U'IKainotte Merldlun, has riled notice
t f Intention tu tnnke Final Thr- e
ii-.-ir Proof, to estubllili claim to tl.ei
iand above d.-Hcr'beil, before C. C. !
Patterson. I'nl:ed StHtcs I.nr.d Ci in-j
!:-.' ..loner, at Ib'pptier, Creiton, on'
:he :to:!i day of September. 19 1 S. j
Claiiiiatit r itiies as linc.ises: I
Charh II Mi Daniel. Jauira II. ;
.'IcD.iulel, C,,"ri M. -Donald. John i
J. McDonald, u! of Hurdinan, Or-1
Kon. I
II. f-IIANK WOODCOCK.
P.i lister 1
MiTIl l; (iirT'Ull.KTION I
Dep.iiiment of the Interior. V. S :
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NOT CO . I, WD.
Notl.o h, ,.t,v tli.-i- V t Klo!.'
K. laliiirn. : Dmwlildle, of T ;,
Oreuun. ho, m February 1. UKi.
made Hon c,t. id 1:1, try. No. iH4.".:.5.
for S'.XS. ; '.M. and N N '-j ,
''ti -ii r ii.i ;p t s -u I-,. p.ickc
i i'-". v. i:.4tii : m ,-1.1 .t, i .
fllcl !., '. .. ,,f i,.; ..; a t 1 rioi'ii?
tliree .. I rot f, to r-hlSii ci .iin
to tin- land uliive d'lxrl'id. before
C. ('. I'att. - in. Vr.Hed t(:.ite Com
niUnUuo r. t llrppner, (r S 'ti. uii
Ui loth Uuy uf October. 11S. i
Claimant names as witnesses:
S. T. Dinwiddle, of Top, OreKon.'
Ju'i ea Wllks, of Top, Oregon. Kroad !
Ni.il, of Monument. Oregon. O. O.
Lanisdon, of Top, Ornu. '
C. S. DUNN, I
Hi sister 1
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Di'tarttucnt of tin) Interior, V. S.
I.a d Offlce at I.a Crande, Orejon.
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