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VOL. I
LEXINGTON, OREGON, THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 1906
NO. 18
IIXINGTON
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CLEMRHNCE SHLE
COMMENCING JANUARY 15th, ENDING JANUARY 30th
Sale on Outings, your choice of 10, 12 1-2 and '15
cent outings at the low price of 9 cents
6 and 7 cent Outings during this sale at 5 cents.
Mens Neckties, any 35, 50 or 75 cent necktie in :
our store, during this sale at 1 9 cents.
Mill Ends and Semnants, are at your disposal at a
sacrificed prices.
Wool Undershirts, we are selling at lesf than cost of
manufacturing in order to make room for new goods
We are offering all our Negligee and Golf Shirts at
prices that will surprise' you, to make room for our
new stock
We are determined to close every old garment of
any kind or description in our stock at even more
than reduced prices, so we can open up our new
spring goods with no old ones on the shelves to
. make our stock look old or shelfworn, are willing
to sacrifice in order to carry this out. We expect
to open one of the Brightest, Neatest stocks, in the
spring, ever shown in Morrow county. ,
LEXINGTON.
OREGON
THE PRIMARY LAW
Some Features of it Which
Are Very Essential.
In case some of our readers are not
acquainted vith the new primary law
which was adopted by the people at
the June election, 1904, we are en
deavoring to set forth some of the most
essential features in the article which
follows:
As it has been heretofore voters in
registering for the ensuing election
were not required to state their
politics, but that was under the old
system vhich did not reflect upon the
present primary nominations. A voter,
under the law as it now is, wishing to
take part in the republican or demo
cratic primaries, to nominate republican
or democratic tickets, which ever the
case may be, must, when he registers,
state to the registering officer that he
s a member of either the republican
or democratic party, and the officer
will be required to enter him as such
under the 'heading of "Remarks" on
the registration blank. Unless the
voter doe's register as such he will not
be permitted to vote in the primaries
for the nomination of candidates in
either of these respective parties.
Ori going into the primaries on pri
mary election- day the voter will be
given a democratic or republican ticket
depending, of course, on how he is
registered. In case he should not be
registered as either he will not be al
lowed to vote in either 0 these res
pectlve parties' primaries, or if he has
failed to state his politics in- his
registration he will not be allowed to
vote in the primaries at all.
mis must not, nowever, be con
strued to mean that the voter must
vote at the regular election in June
accordiag to the way he has registered,
for then, as it always has been, he can
vote for who ever he chooses, be he
republican, democrat, socialist or pro
hibitionist.
The voter must remember that the
old way of nominating candidates
through conventions has beerf supersed
ed by this new law and that they will
now be nominated by the people direct,
This is why the voter under the new
law is required to state his politics tn
his registration simply for the protec
tion of the candidates; that is to to say,
that neither party can go in forces to
the other party's primary election and
use their, influence In electing wak
candidates for office.
COUNTY NEWS.
Heppner Times
H. N. Burchell was In Heppner last
Friday from his ranch near Lexington,
T. J. Mahoney and W. T. McNabb
of lone, were business visitors in
Heppner Tuesday.
Jeff . Evans, a prominent - wheat
grower of Lexington, was a business
visitor In Heppner the first, of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Ayers returned
Monday from their eastern trip.
While away they visited in Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Illinois and Indiana,
taking in all the large cities of those
states. They were away about six
weeks and report a very pleasant trip.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of the First National bank,
held the 9th Inst., the following officers
and directors were elected: President
C. A. Rhea; vice-president, T. A.
Rhea: cashier, Geo. Conser; assistant,
cashier, E. L. Freeland; directors, J.
B. Natter, A. L. Ayers, C. A. Rhea,
J. P. Rhea and T. A. Rhea.
Wrrl. Hughes, who came In Sunday
from the Interior, where' he has been
looking after his livestock Interests, in
forms The Times that both cattle and
sheep are looking well in Grant county.
He says there is some snow over there
and the stockmen are having to feed
some, but that hay is plentiful and no
stock will suffer though the remaining
weeks of winter weather should be
severe.
Nat Webb, -Jr., arrived Monday
evening from Walla Walla where he
spent the holidays with his parents.
Mr. Webb is recently from Wei'ser, '
Idaho, where he looks after a band of
sheep. He reports that there are no
sheep being sold in his district as the
wool growers prefer to hold onto their
flocks, even at what they consider a
fair price, as they believe' the profits
will be greater for them to hold onto
their sheep. He says sheep are doing
fine over there. He has been feeding
since the first of November, but hay is
cheap, $4 a ton, and the sheep are
given all they will eat.
' Heppner Gazette-
The dog poisoner has again appear
ed in Heppner and several valuable
dogs were poisoned this week. A
blooded hunting dog belonging to Wm.
Cowins, which was chained up in Mr.
Cowins' lot, was among the viciims.
Wm. G. Crabtree,- of Monument,
was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Crab
tree states that the snowfall in the
'Monument country this winter has been
unusually heavy, The first snow of
this winter appeared there on the 26th
of last November and has never
entirely disappeared since that time.
As yet, stock has not suffered, and
there have been no losses.' Stockmen
generally are well supplied with feed,
lone Proclaimer
Alex Young went to Portland Mon
day to enter a hospital for medical
treatment. He was accompanied by
his son Frank.
Some person entered the cellar of
the Hotel lone one night last week and
helped themself to about 1 5 pounds of
ham and a sack of potatoes.
J. H. Blake presented a stuffed'
eagle to J. A. Woolery this week.
The eagle measures over six feet from
tip to tip and was killed by Ben'
Hasbrook -about a year ago.
W. P. Myers and family departed
Monday for Laidlaw, Crook county,
where they will reside in the future.
Mr. Myers had charge of W, H.
Dobyns' business during the latter's
absence last year, and made many
friends while here . who hate to lose
him from our midst,
Mrs. W. P. McMillan and children
arrived from Lexington yesterday for
a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs.
R. F. Wilmot.
The Oregon Journal has made ar
rangements to publish the letters of
W. J. Bryan in its Sunday issue. Mr.
Bryan Is on a two year tour of foreign
lands, and his letters will make excel
lent reading, as Mr. Bryan is a bril
liant writer. The Sunday Journal Is a
great newspaper, filled with all the
good things of newspaperdom.
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 Telephone orders promptly
attended to. 9tf