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THURSDAY APRIL 5, 1906.
It is to be remembered, and those
particularly who are religiously and
charitably inclined, that Hon. John H.
Aitkin, of Huntington, now seeking the
nomination on the republican ticket for
State Treasurer, has liberally assisted
more calls upon public charity than
any man in Eastern Oregon and is also
president of the largest commercial
institution in the state of .Oregon, yet
his purse has always been open to the
appeals of misery and of distressed hu manity.
Solicitors vfor the various
churches have never appealed to him
in vain. He gives to all of them re
gardless of their faith. To the Salva
tion Army he has been a friend at all
times. Let us go a little further. As
the representative of a large aggrega
tion of capital and president of one of
the largest mercantile establishments
in the northwest, Mr. Aitkin has loaned
hundreds of thousands of dollars to
home builders and needy ranchers who
were struggling to get on their feet.
He has protected his bank, but to his
everlasting credit be it said he has
never foreclosed a mortgage on some
poor, man's meager holdings nor forced
a helpless debtor to the wall 'No sor
rowful widow with her hungry children
have ever gone supperless to bed
through the action of his bank or his
big mercantile establishment. On the
contrary the store was always open to
them and their personal credit was ex
tended almost Indefinitely. During
the hard times of a few years ago when
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Orn SteBiimrn for HHiiFraiinUou lnnvc
Portland at 8 P. M. everf fifth day.
TickU to and from all point of the Unit
ed Statei and Kurojie,
Trains Leave . Lexington, Daily, ex
cept Sunday, - 9:25 A. M.
Trains Arrive at Lexington, Dally,' ex
cept Sunday - 5:10 P. M.
Trains Connect at Hepprrer Junction
with Main Line trains for all
points East and West.
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A. L. CRAIG, G. P. A. '
the prices of stock were low, it was
within his power to break large num
bers of stockmen and take advantage
of conditions, and several of the stock
men offered to let him have their stock
for the claim against them, but he
helped them through the hard times
and today these men ' are among the
leading stockmen of Eastern Oregon.
This Is the sort of man whose friends
have virtually forced Into the race for
the republican nomination for State
Treasurer. Invidious comparisons are
always odious, but the records can
speak. Have the worthy .gentlemen
who oppose him in the race very much
to offer as against a life record as this?
Not that we have heard of. By good
judgement Mr. Aitkin has made money
for his company and for his bank, but
it has all been legitimate and clean
money, not one cent of it having been
wrung from the distressed and poverty
stricken, the pauper and the widow.
Mr. 'Aitkin proposes an amendment
forcing the state treasurer to deposit
the funds under direction of a state
board, the interest to be' paid to the
state. This may be harking back to
the strenous days of the ancient Spar
tans, but it is honest and the people
know it. All Mr. Aitkin desires is the
flat salary paid by the state for his
services, not the immense graft gath
ered in by the state treasurer in the
way of interest on personal deposits of
money, really the money of the state,
and no part of their personal prerogra
tives. There is no question , that the
people will stand squarly and firmly by
a man of Mr. Aitkin's character if
they can only know it in time. That
is why The Wheatfield is earnestly
cautioning its readers to scan closely
the past records of the various candi
dates and decide for themselves who
among them all has proven himself
the real friend of the people.
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.
"Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and my
self contracted severe colds which
speedily developed Into the worst kind
of la grippe with all its miserable sympr
toms," says Mr. J. S. Egleston of Ma
ple Landing, Iowa. "Knees and joints
aching, muscles sore, head stopped up,
eyes and nose running, with alternate
spells of chills and fever. We began
using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,
aiding the same with a double dose of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets, and by its liberal, use soon
completely knocked out the grip." Sold
by W. P. McMillan. "
ANNOUNCEMENT
To the members of the Republican
party, and to the electors of the coun
ties of Umatilla and Morrow, com
prising the 6th Judicial district of the
state of Oregon. I, H. J. Bean, of
Pendleton, Umatilla county, Oregon,
am a member of the republican party
and a candidate for the nomination for
the office of Circuit Judge at the pri
mary nominating election to be held In
the Sixth Judicial district of the state
of Oregon, on the 20th day of April,
1 906. H.J. Bean.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Republican nomination for
County Sheriff of Morrow county, sub
ject to the action of the primaries to
be held April 20th, 1906, If elected
I promise to work for the best interest
of the people of Morrow county and to
perform the duties of the office faith
fully and impartially.
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; COUNTY CLERK.
I hereby announce myself as Re
publican cahdidfate for County Clerk
subject to the primaries to be held
April 20th 1906.
, " - ' Lewis Kinney.
HENRY E. COLLIER FOR
CIRCUIT JUDGE.
' I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Republican nomination for
(Circuit Judge for the sixth judicial
district, comprising Umatilla and
Morrow counties, subject to the action
of the primaries to be held April 20th
1906. ' '
' Henry E.. Collier.
ANNOUNCEMENT.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for clerk of Morrow county on the
Republican ticket, subject to the will
of the voters at the direct primaries
on the 20th of April, If elected I shall
endeavor to faithful! fulfill ' the duties,
of the office with the least expense to
the people of the"- county:
' ' T. W. Morgan.
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FOR SHERIFF.
I hereby announce myself a candi
date for Sheriff of Morrow county on
the Republican ticket, subject to the
voters at the direct primaries- on the
20th of April, 1906. If elected' I shall
enforce the laws and shall make war
upon the horse-thieves and gamblers
! E. M. SkuTt;-
ANNOUNCEMENT.
To the Republican voters of Morrow
county.
I have secured the required number
of names on my petition to entitle me
to have my riame printed on the
official nominating ballott for the
Republican party, as candidate for
nomination as County Clerk of Morrow
county I respectfully solicit the
support of all members of the party at
the primaries on April' 20, 1906.
" Yours faithfully,
iW. 0 Hill.
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