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CHILDREN FOR ESSAYS
Hillsboro Senator Would Interest All
Children In Competing For
Prizes In Essay Contest -On
Good Roads.
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We will pay Portland prices without commission
for shipments of veal, all kinds poultry and fresh
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We pay express and same price you receive in
Portland.
I WANT LAND
TO SELL TO THE 31 BUYERS WHO WILL' BEGIN
TO ARRIVE HERE ON THE 6th OF THIS MONTH
If you want to sell, send me the full particulars, and des
cription of your land, also a full list of. what goes vrith
your ranch if improved, and a full description of ALL
improvements. Land NORTH of the Base Line preferred
but can sell land anywhere in Morrow county.
THE LARGER THE RANCH THE QUICKER 2 CAN
S"ELL IT. My charge for selling land s FIVE Per Cent.
The quicker I hear from you the quicker your ranch will
be sold,
W. D. NEWLON
LEXINGTON, OREGON
During the past week the Morrow
County Creamery has been installing
some new maehlney, chief among
which is the new Disbrow churn.
This is the latest thing oat in a
creamery churn and will add greatly
to the efficiency of the local creamery.
In onr last issue we made an error
in statiug that Arthur Davis of Port
land had taken the position as but
ter maker. Air. Davis was only an
applicant for the position. Since
then, the new butter maker has ar
rived. I. R. Clabough is his name
and he has had many years of exper
ience as a creamery man in Kansas,
where be lived prior to coming to
Oregon. Mr. Clabough has a nice big
Dr. W. A. Wood of Hillsboro, State
Senator from Washington county and
chairman of the Joint Ways and
Means Committee of the recent Legis
lature, is offering prizes to school
children for essays on good roads.
Every school in Morrow county
will undoubtedly become interested
in this contest and will have at least
one representative pupil from each
school competing for the prizes. .
The following rules are set forth
by which the contest will be governed:
Contest A. Subject: The benefit
acruing to the county in which the
writer is a resident from the Im
provement of the roads described in
the $6,000,000 bonding act. For
the best argument, a first prize of
$5. For the second best argument.
prize of $2. There are 36 first
prizes and 36 second prizes in this
contest.1
Contest B Subject: The benefit
which will accrue to the state at large
from the improvement of the roads
described in the bonding act. For
the best argument, a first prize of
$25. For the second best argument
a prize of $15.
Contest C Subject: The same as
contest B. This contest is open only
to bona fide students of Oregon high
schools. For the best argument,
written by a high school student, a
prize of 10.
Contest D. Subject: Tne same
as contest B. and is open only to bona
fide students of Oregon grammar
schools. For the best argument,
written by a grammar school student
a prize of $5.
Rules.
One person may enter but one con
test.
In contest A the author must be a
resident of the county whose benefits
from the proposed roads are discuss
ed.-
Contest B is open to any resident
of Oregon who does not participate in
either of the other contests.
In contest C and D. the argument
must discuss the road proposal from
the state wide standpoint.
No argument in any contest may
exceed 200 words.
Writing must appear but on one
side of the paper used.
Manuscripts must be written pre
ferably with typewriter or pen and
ink.
The name and address of the au
thor must appear in the upper right
hand corner of the first page.
Arguments must be submitted
without accompanying letters, ex
planations or other enclosures.
The envelope enclosing the manu
script must be addressed to Senator
W. D. Wood, Hillsboro, Or., and on
the envelope must also be written the
contest entered, thus: "Contest A,"
"Contest B," "Contest C," or "Con
test D," as the case may be.
Manuscripts must be received by
Senator Wood on or before 6 p. m.,
March 15. '.
Manuscripts that do not comply
with the foregoing rules will not be
considered.
Manuscripts will not be returned
to-the authors.
Neither Senator Wood nor the con
test judges can undertake to answer
letters of Inquiries concerning the
contest or awards.
Awards will be announced oh or
before March 25, 1917, by three
judges to be named later.
The right to publish any manu
script is reserved by the committee.
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We carry complete lines of Hard
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People's Cash Market
Phone Main 73
Wholesale and retail dealers in
FRESH AND CURED MEATS
Prompt attention given all orders.
HENRY SCHWARZ, Proprietor
Morgan
A number of people fiom Morgan
attended the play at lone Saturday
night.
The Morgan Literary Society held
its meeting last Friday night and had
a very enjoyable time. The next
family and they have taken up their literary program will be held March
home in the Williams residence on
Court street.
Road Rally at Eugene.
Delegate Irem all counties of
Oregon a;e Vnvited to a Western Ore
gon P-oad HaUy to be held in Eugene
next Saturday. March 10th.
"What la; Uncle Sam'a proposi
tion?" is a qneatlon that will be
asked of government representatives
and separate replies will be made as
to Forest roads and poet roads.
Competent engineers will tell the
costs of different widths and types
of paving, and cost of getting grade
ready for paring under the varying
conditions existing in different sec
tions.
The State Highway Commissioners
will discuss their policies.
That the bonding act will Insure
improvement of all the designated
liighways within the five year limit
at low cost to the counties In pre
paring grades Is asserted, and facts
and . flrnm will be presented to
throw light on every financial ques
tion involved In the highway pro
17, which will be the last one of the
season, iney are pianing io mane
this meeting a big affair and hope
everyone will attend. A play entitl
ed, "Dr. Cure All" will be presented.
Geo. B. Whitcomb has a man
working for him.
Miss Melba Griffiths of Heppner
spent the week end with Miss Lera
Githens.
George Ely and Mrs. Myrtle Swift
spent Sunday at the home of Fred
Ely.
E. H. Veghte of Ashland and Mr.
King and Mr. Gibson of Silverton
spent a few days In Morgan looking
about some land.
Miss Lillian Ackerman left for her
home In Pendleton Saturday.
Wm. Martin spent the week end In
Pendleton.
Mr. Smith and family who have
been living at Arlington, moved on
their farm, which is about four miles
from Morgan. i
A number of Morgan members of
the I. O. O. F. attended lodge in lone
Monday night. '
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value.
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