THEWHEATIELD
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LEXINGTON, OREGON
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Entered as second-class matter October
6, 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or
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3, 1379. '
, THURSDAY DECEMBER 7, 1905.
OUR CONTEST
The following ; persons have been
nominated and have received the
number of votes opposite their names
for the free scholarship in the Pendle
ton Academy:
M. E. Bundy, Strawberry ' - . 100
Frank Tyler, Lexington - 350
- Miss Josie Eskelsqn - 400
LOCAL NEWS
The rain and snow of the past week
makes the' farmers smile. Prospects
were never better for a bountiful
harvest.
The Electric Light Co. have decided
to' give an allnight service instead of
shutting down at 1 2 o'clock as origi
nally intended.
Deputy Sheriff, W. O. Hill and
wjfe, of Heppner, spent Thanksgiving
with Mr. Hill's sister. Mrs. C. A.
Johnson and family.
, A Phonograph makes a splendid
Christmas present for the . children.
Call at the Wheatfield Printery and
place an order for one.
Ross Everett, Ed. Nelson,. B. B.
f utweilder and Chas. Earhart came
up from lone yesterday to attend the
opening of the Lahe & Inskeep saloon.
Personal items of Jocal interest will
be appreciated if sent to The Wheat
field. Assist us to get the news and
we will assist in building up the fown
and county. , ,
All my accounts have been left
W. P. McMillan for collection. All
those knowing themselves indebted to
me vlll call there and make settlement.
Dr. C. C. Chick.
The Thanksgiving dance last Thurs-(
day evening was a grand success.
The prizes for the best lady and gentle
man walfzers were awarded to ' Ben
Green and Miss Laura Conner.
If you cannot find what you want In
the Drug line try Davidson Bros, of
lone, they carry the largest stock of
Drugs and Chemicals in Morrow Co.
Mail and Telepl cne orders promptly
attended to. 9tf
Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Doherty took
charge of the Beymer Hotel the first
of the month and have newly finished
the house throughout, making the
Beymer second to none in this part of
the country. ; ''
We have the agency for the Ediso
Phonograph and Records. It you con
template buying a phonograph, call
and get our prices. We can and do
sell them as chesp as the large -mail
order houses, besides .saving some
freight.
The Wheatfte.ld family is under
obligations to the SVede Canyon Poul
try Farm, for a fine fat chicken for
our thanksgiving dinner. The pro
prietor, P M. Christenson, is making
a specialty of raising high grade
chickens.
A kiss is a peculiar proposition. Of
no use to One yet absolute bliss to two.
The small boy gets it for nothing. The
young man has to steal it, and the old
man has to buy it. The baby's right,
the lovers privilege, the hypocrites
mask. To a maiden, faith, to a mar
ried woman, hope; to an old maid,
charity. .
The Heppner city' election resulted
in a victory for the . Citizens ticket.
Following is the vote:
For Mayor, O. E. Farnsworth 125;
Frank Gilliam, 135. For Councilman,
Geo Aiken J 1 1; S. Garrigues 136; J.
C. Kirk 133 W. 0 Miner 160; D. A.
McAtee 109; Frank Roberts .128.
For Recorder, W. A. Richardson 70;
J. P. Williams 102; Geo. Whiteis 79.
For Treasurer, L. W. Briggs 187.
John N. Helms and Miss Maud
Brashears were married Thursday,
November 30th, at the home of Nat
Gray, on Strawberry flat. Rev. J. C.
White officiating. Mr, Helms is one
of Lexington's enterprising men and is
well and favorably known by Xall.
The bride is a daughter of W. W.
Brashears, of McKinley, Missouri,
came to this country about 6 months
ago. The Wheatlield joins their
many friends in wishing them aiong
and prosperous journey through life. '
' Last Tuesday was the annual Town
election and the following ii the result
of the vote: .
For Mayor:
W. G. Scott ...., 16
W. Barnett 1 .. 15
E. A. Pointer . 1
C. R. McAlister . 3
A. K. Fuller 1
For Councllmen: ,
W. E. Leach 32
A. K. Fuller T 33
E.D. McMillan-... 27
W. P. MbMillan 24
' R. L. Benge... ... 22
W. F. Barnett .. 10
For Recorder:
E. D. Leach 33
C. R. McAlister 1
C. C. Boon : 1
For Treasurer:
R. B. Wilcox - 32
E. A. Pointer 1
C. C. Boon 1
There were 39 ballots cast, which is
an iucrease of 17 over last years elc
tion.
Shoes' Line
AND
TO
Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas
City, Chicago, St- Louis',
New York.
Ocenn Stenmum for Sniitfranolnco leave
Portland at 8 P. M. evrf ltfth day.
Tii'ktu to and from all point of the Unit
ed StateD and Kurope.
Trains Leave . Lexington, Dally, ex
cept Sunday, - 9:25 A. M,
Trains Arrive at Lexington, Dally, ex
, cept Sunday - 5:10 P. M.
Trains Connect at Heppner Junction
' with Main Line trains for all
points East and West., .
A. L. CRAIG, G. P. A.
COUNTY STATISTICS
For the week ending Tuesday, De
cember 5, 1905.
Real Estate Transfers
J. T Kirk to Willis Stewart, an irregu-
, lar tract in Blk 5, Heppner $3500
E. D. Leach to E. E. Thomas, S. 15
ft of lot 9, and N 15 ft of lot 8, Blk
16, Lexington . $ 400
Julia M. Doherty to Mary A. Sheridan
47 ft of lot 9 blk 16 Lexington $2000
T. J. Merrill to R. C. Swineburne S
l-2SWl-4and Wl-2 SE1-4 Sec
4, 6S 26 $ 800
E. M, Shtt, Sheriff, to Geo. J. Currin
1 1 ,440 a. in 2s 27, 2s 28, known as
th Hugh Fields estate $30,000
0. L. & W. Co to Fred L. Mills lot
10 blk 30, lrrigou $ 1.00
C. W. Drew to Lizzie Humphrey tlx
122 ft lot 2 blk 1, Looneys add to
Heppner $ 505
Joseph Atkinson to John Gray SE1-4
El-2 SW1-4 and SE1-4 SW1-4 of
Sec 18, IN. 26 ' $2800
Jne Penland to W.. J. Clark, lot 8,
blk 4, Lexington $ 25
Jane Penland to B. F. Clark lots 9 and
10 blk 4, Lexington ' . $ 55
Marriage Licenses
, E. Le Reaney to Myrtle Tyler
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Is fast rlrawina mah ?n rnmc anrl api vniii" CimrpfWi fiWm
our well selected stock. And also your table v is not com
plete without fine linens and napkins neat. You will find
we have a nice line of Table Linens ranging x in price from
50 cents to$ 1.25 per yard. 1 s
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are selling at special prices. We now have in
stock the well known Charter Oak Range.
Call and see us before ourchasing
None better than a Charter Oak O
Ladies ready to wear skirts, latest
' - styles and very best quality
- - - Prices $1.75 to $10.00
Call on us for Tinware, Paints, Oils, Etc. We can please you
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