THEWHEATIELD
Published Every Thursday
at
LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
Editor and Proprietor.
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THURSDAY NOVEMBER 2, 1905.
What Is the funniest thing that ever
happened you? We remember of an
occurrence a few years ago that . has
caused us to smile many a time. In
company with S. A. Thomas, of Lex
ington, Oregon, we were running the
Journal, at Ortonville, Minn., when one
day a young Swede stepped into the
office and asked for Taylor and was
directed to where we were working.
Upon approaching us he asked, "Are
duTal-ler?" We informed him that
our name was Taylor and thereupon
he began to untie a bundle saying as
he dfd so, "de dog he tore my pants
all to pieces, and Ay vant you feex woman suffrage
hem." For a second one could hear every married man two
a pin drop and then the office force would be encouragement to matrimony
roared and the poor Swede made for If nothing else
and the rest as a basis for negotiations
for the return of half of it. Such do
ings are not entirely unknown to crinv
Inal history.
Through an oversight, The Wheat-
field failed to give proper credit to the
article appearing in last week's issue
under the caption, Eastern Oregon
Wheat Lands." This article was
clipped from the columns of the Port
land Daily Journal and should have
been credited accordingly.
Santa Claus is shipping Christmas
presents to this country by every
steamer now, but the Postofflce De
partment is still unable to forward re
quest letters to his address.
Possibly the next session of Cong
ress will do something to let Porto
Rico and the Philippines know whether
they are foreign or domestic territory;
but probably it will not.
It is pointed out that the Kansas
corn crop could pay the annual interest
on the Japanese debt; but neither
Kansas nor Japan can see how to
make the connection.
Goldwin Smith's plan of settling the
condition is to give
votes. That
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the door on the double quick Rear
dan, Wash., Gazette.
This may seem funny to John now,
but the blank look on his face at the
time . would have made any office
force roar.
The gospel of happiness Is one that
every woman should lay to heart.
What it means to a man to come
home at night to a cheerful wife no
one but he who has had to fight the
nara Dattle of life knows. If he is
prosperous it Is an added joy; but It is
in misfortune it shines like a star in
the darkness. A complaining wife' can
kill the last bit of hope and courage in
a sorely troubled heart, while a cheer
ful one gives new courage to begin the
fight over again.
The person who furnishes, items for
newspaper is always a valuable friend
to the editor. Many persons hesitate
about sending items to a newspaper re
garding the movements of friends, lest
the publisher should think them anxious
to see their name in print. He will
think nothing of the kind, but on the
contrary 'is always glad to get such
items. Many seemingly unimportant
notes when printed are news to a large
number of readers.
No man is more unreservedly called
a shameless liar than the newspaper
reporter, and no .man considers the
slander against him more lightly. . His
wHistience is usuany .ciear, nis mo
tives disinterested; his knowledge of
human nature comprehensive, his
sense of human nature keen and his
knowledge of his traducers complete.
Perhaps the Pittsburg express clerk
who is alleged to have run away with
$101, COO took the $1000 for exoenses
The people of this couutry have not
yet recovered from their surprise at
finding that insurance companies, like
banks, are best robbed from the Inside
The Goldendale Sentinel has install
ed a Thome Simplex setting machine
and is now all printed at home.
OUR ROLL OF HONOR
The. following names have been ad
ded to our subscription list since the
last issue:
Fred Beymer
E. D. Brown
L. E. Fridley
H. A. Fuller
Geo. McKee
John Piper
' All of Lexington, Oregon.
W. B. Finley, Strawberry.
Dan P. Doherty' Pendleton. r
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City, Chicago, St. Louis,
New York,
Ocean 8tmri for SanFrnnulaco Uhv
Portland at 8 1. M. every Oftli iluy.
Tlokti to and from all point! of the Unit
ed States and Jfiurop.
Trains Leave Lexington, Dally, ex
cept Sunday, . - 9:25 A. M.
Trains Arriye at Lexington, Dally, ex
cept Sunday - 3:10 P. 14.
Trains Connect at Heppner Junction
Vith Main Lint trains' 'for D ";; .
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C B. Sperry and wife returned
Tuesday from a week at Hot Lake.
H. H. Winters, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends here the past
two weeks, returned to his home in
Hays City, Kansas, Tuesday.
John Harbke and family left for
Portland Monday where they will make
their future home. Mr. Harbke hav
ing accepted a position with Moore
Bros, in the real estate business.'
STRAWBERRY
Quite a number of sheep have died
since they were brought from the
mountains. Ed McDaid has lost over
two hundred head and says -they were
poisoned by alkali.
A number of Missourians have just
arrived and intend to take up home
steads in the near future.
It seems that the coyotes intend to
take this part of the country soon from
the way they Invade the yards and
whip the dogs. The people would be
doing a good thing by organizing a
drive and get rid of some of them.
The wheat Is looking fine In this
vicinity Since the snow.
The little daughter of B. F. Estes
had the misfortune to fall and sprain
her arm a few days ago. It was
dressed and bound up and is now do
ing nicely.
Old Chunk.
B. A. McCormick and wife and son,
and John McCormick and children, all
of Marionville, Mo., arrived In Lexing
ton last Saturday. On Sunday they
went to Strawberry accompanied by
John B. White. The McCormicks
have came to Oregon to make it their
future home and we understand that
B. A.: intends to purchase lots and
building a residence in Lexington.
The Hallowe'en social given by the
ladles of the M. E. church, south, last
Tuesday evening was a complete suc
cess in tTery vay. The hall, In, the
fore part of the evening, was decorat
ed with "Jock 'o lantema. , pumpkin
pie, Saadvichea, tee, coflee. rreet
a4 tttftey KUfe verttem to tU
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hungry. The net receipts to be used
in furnishing the parsonage amounted
$31.75.
The opening chapters of A Wife's
Secret" or "A Bitter Reckoning" ap
pears on the inside pages of this issue
of The Wheatfield. This serial story
is by Charlotte M. Braeme arid is one
of the best productions of this famous
author. For the benefit of new sub
scribers we will keep a limited supply
of this issue so they may have the
first chapters. Subscribe now so that
you may not miss the beginlng of this
Interesting story.
DRESSMAKING
I have secured rooms in the
Doherty Hotel building
and am prepared to do all
kinds of needle work and
Dressmaking at reasonable
charges.
Mrs. Elisa Totzauer
Lexington, Oregon.
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