I o naoi ant O i LEXINGTON 2 BANK does a GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS Loans and Collections a Specialty. Also ' . A GENERAL LAND AND REAL ESTATE Businesss done by W. B. McALISTER o Good Wheat Lands and Choice Town Lots for Sale at Reasonable Prices. Office in Bank O LEXINGTON, n OREGON 5 High Class Portraits, g Reasonable Prices. All the latest style Mounts. 1 - ," Developing done for Amateurs. JAMES DELONG . LEXINGTON, - - OREGON K, FULL6R j LIVERY 1 FEED AND SALE STABLES First Class Rigs Careful Drivers Special attention to Commercial Men LEXINGTON, OREGON. LOCAL NEW3 Hereafter there will be prayer meeting at the Methodist church every Thursday evening at 7:30 oclock and every one is cordially Invited to attend these mid week services. FOR SALE Horses, Hack, tvo Gang plows, walking plow and double Harness. Call on or address. 21-tf F. H. Gentry. Leach Bros will have another car of potatoes about Saturday, which will contain Early Rose and Early Ohio Seed Potatoes and the balance of the car are Burbank Potatoes for table use. We have a good second hand Dutchman Plow, 14 Inch three bottom run two seasons, will put new shares and landsides on It and sell on fall terms at $42.50, a snap, or we will sell for less without the third bottom. 'Leach Bros. Gen. -John H. Aitkin of Eastern Oregon, has announced himself as a candidate for state treasurer before the republican primaries. Location and qualification gives to General Aitkin a strong lead for the nomination. It seems conceded that this nomination should go to Eastern Oregon. Mr. Aitkin has all the'peculiar qualifica tions for the office Lebanon Criterion. have just received, from Edward B. Grossman & Co., of Chicago, a choice line of spring samples. Ladies' and Misses'- Suits, Silk Shirt IWaist Sult3, -.Wash' Suits, Wash Skirts, Waists, Petticoats. Cloth and Silk Skirts, Jackets and Raincoats. Any one desiring anything In this line will do well to call and look over my samples at The Wheatfield Printery. . ; Mrs. S. A. Thomas. The Great Eastern Vitigraph and Elite Comedy Co. showed Tuesday and Wednesday evening In Artisan hall to small but appreciative audiences; The Moving pictures and Illustrated songs were1 good-atld well received.- Clark and FreemarCthe "rag time boomers'! were the rfillh features of the enter tainments." Clark Is ' a whirlwind and Freeman Is tl8t slow. Mrs. Grosbeck, the Contralta-- Singer and buck and wing dancer was appreciated by all. Mr. Arthur K. Fuller, formerly one of Shermari county's successful far mers, but now of Morrow county, Is a candidate for the Republican nomina tion of Sheriff of Morrow county. Mr. Fullers reputation Is of the "square deal" kindr and Morrow county can not do better than elect such men to office, Mr. Fuller's many friends In Sherman cqunty will be pleased to hear of his success; In receiving the nomination, which is equivalent to an election. Wasco News. As announced In last weeks issue of The Wheatfield the funeral of H. H. Wheeler ! occurred 'last Thursday. Hemp H. Wheeler was born at Lamp- ton, Grafton county, N. H., January 5th 1836 and crossed the plains with teams in 1863 locating In the Umpqua Valley. Since which time he has iHftnt of Oreeon. He lo cated at Lexington in 1879, where he resided until the call for him to make the journey to the other shore. On May 31, 1874 he was married to Mary J. Kennedy, at Colfax, Wash., two sons, ..who survive him, were born to them. E. M. Larkin and Miss Altha Leach were married this morning at 9 a. m., at the home of the brides brother, W. E. Leach, Rev.' T P Graham officiat ing. The bride Is an estimaDie young lady who is known by almost everyone In the county, having been born and reared in this vicinity. She conduct ed a Millinery business in Heppner for some time where she was liked by all who knew her. . She Is a sister ot W. E., N.-.A.. M. A., J. R.rand Ralph Leach, all of whom are well known here, and a sister of Mrs Standish; ot Brownsville; The groom is traveling salesman for the Best Harvester Co., and resides in Califor nia.' The pouple left on this morning's train for f endletpn, Baker City and w. p. McMillan's LUMBER YARD LUMBER. DOORS, WINDOWS, SHINGLES WOOD AND COAL Lexington. 0 resort' Walla Walla. The Wheatfield joins in wishing them happiness and success. About 4 o'clock last Tuesday after noon fire was discovered In the resi dence property occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Orrvllle Brown. The alarm was given and the Volunteer fire company responded promptly. The fire started In the sitting room and was caused by an overheated stove. Mrs. Brown was in the kitchen and hearing an unusual roaring in the sitting room went In to see what caused It, on opening the door she discovered the entire room In flames. Her little daughter was' In the room when the fire started and becoming frightened went into the bed room and crawled under the bed In stead of alarming her mother. The property belonged to the Gentry estate and the damage amounting to about $200 is fully covered by Insurance. Mr. Brown carried no Insurance on his household goods and his loss vlll amount to about $100. ' i ' ' ARTISAN Lodge Meets every Satur day night at 7 o'clock, up stairs In Artl hall ' C. W. Christenson, Ethel Wilcox, Sec. , M. A. I. O. O. F. Lexington lodge No. ,168. Meets every Wednesday evening at 7 p. m. C. W, Christenson M. F. Parker Sec, ,, N. C. REBEKAH--Holly lodge. No. 139 Lexington. Meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:30. ' Ina Leach Ella Benge Seo, ; ' N. C. THE M. W. OF A .-Excelsior Camp. No. 9873, meet In Artisan Hall every 4th Tuesday night of the month. E. E. Thomas. F. F. Klltz, Clerk. V. C. Christenson Brothers CONTRACTORS&BUILDERS Plans and Estimates furnished See us before building LEXINGTON, OREGON. The Wheatfield prints the news. CONTEST NOTICE. Department of The Interior United States Land Office The Dalles, Oregon, February 20, 1906. A sufficient contest affidavit having been filed In this office by James McCabe, con testant, against homestead entry No. 12 106, made February 11, 1903, for SE NE1, E'A SWX. Section 34, Township 2, N Range 25, E. W. M. by Patrick McCabe, Contestee, In which It li alleged that said entryman has wholly abandoned said land and has failed to live upon and cultivate said land as required by law: that the only Im provements he has made upon said land is a shack of a cabin which is not habitable at any time of the year; that said alleged ab sence has existed for more than six months last past; that said alleged absence was not due to his employment In the army, navy or marine corps of the United States In time of war. Said parties are hereby notified to appear, respond and offer evidence touch ing ald allegation at 10 o'clock a. m. on April 12, 1906, before Vawter Crawford, County clerk at his office In Heppner, Ore gon, and that final hearing will be held at 10 o'clock a. m. on April 19, 1906 before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in The Dalles Oregon.' 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