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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (April 26, 1906)
THE LEXINGTON WHEMFIELD Published Every Thursday at LEXINGTON, OREGON S. A. THOMAS, Editor and Proprietor. OFFICIAL PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON Subscription, per year, - $1.00 Advertising rates on Application Entered as second-class matter October 6, 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or egon, under the Act cf Congress of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY APRIL 26, 19Q6. LOCAL OPTION Portland, Oregon, April 10, 1906 Editor Wheatfield, Lexington. Oregon. Dear Sir: In your issue of March 29th you have, a brief editorial on the liquor question and you invite further discus sipn of that problem through the col umns of your paper, In the editorial you say "we believe that an error is being made in attempting to regulate the business of closing' the saloons. Webelive that it would be much better to' license the saloon and control it than have liquor shipped into the community in jugs and passed around indiscriminately". ' Now the entire history of the liquor traffic proves beyond any question that the saloon business cannot be regulat ed by licensing it. Here In ' Portland, for Instance, we have some 450 licens ed saloons but license does not regu late them or keep them within the scope of the law. There Is not a day in the week, Sunday included, but that almost every saloon in the city violates almost every law enacted to regulate and restrain the traffic under the li cense system. The fact that lawless liquor men will persist in selling intoxi cants in territory that is under prohi bition law does not argue against the wisdom and effectiveness of prohibi tion any more than the fact that law less liquor men vfolate every law en- SiiOJpfilNE IMCM PACIFIC TO Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, St- Louis, New York. Orean Steniner for 8HiiFntt.clp.oo lne , i'oi-Mami at 8 P. SI. every firth day. Tlokta to and from all point or the Unit ed States anil Europe. acted to restrain them under licenses argues against the license system. By virtue of its very nature the whole bus iness Is lawless and engenders and fosters the spirit of lawlessness and hence every interest of our people and our government demands Its complete suppression. Furthermore, the liquor men's pro posed amendment to the present local option law Is utterly unfair in its pro visions and deliberately Intended to force the saloon upon ihe people of a given precinct, city or county, whether the majority of the people want it or not. The Supreme Court cf the Unit ed States has repeatedly held that the liquor traffic is injurious to public safe ty, the public health, the public morals and the public welfare, and that it Is the source of more poverty, Insanity, crime and misery among our people, than any other one thing known to our civilization. Therefore, any law upon the liquor question instead of seeking to make it extremely difficult and almost impossi ble'for the people to control the liquor traffic, ought to make . it as easy as possible for them to control that traffic and so remove its evils from the com munity The present local option law is in harmony with the fundamental principal that the majority shall rule and seeks simply to give the people a chance to vote out the traffic that is injurious to public safety, morals and welfare. The liquor men's proposed amend ment seeks to prevent the majority from ruling and to obstruct the people in relieving themselves from the bur dens of the iniquitious traffic. Therefore we ought to maintain the present law and vote against the pro posed amendment. Thanking you for this use of your columns, I remain, Very truly yours, C. M. Van Peet, Attorney, Anti-Saloon League. NOTICE OF CONVENTION The Prohibitionists of Morrow coun ty are called to meet in convention at the court house in Heppner, Friday, April 27, at 10 a. m. All prohibition ists and friends of the same are re quested to be present. . J. J. Adkins ) M. D L. French ) Com. 'Trains Leave Lexington, Daily, ex cept Sunday, - 9:25 A. M. Trains Arrive at Lexington, Daily, 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. 'Grip Quickly Knocked Out. "Some weeks ago during the severe winter weather both my wife and my self contracted severe colds which sp'eedily developed into the worst kind of la grippe with all its miserable symp 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. Welcomed In' Old Ireland. W, ,Y. Morgan, writing from Ire land, tells this good story: "I was telling" an Irish driver how nice ev erybody had been to us in Ireland and how pleasant the Irish were to Americans. Yis ho said ; 'whin you go down the strate everybody sez: "There's some Americans, God bless 'em ! Mark up the prices on the lin en and lace!"" Kansas City Journal. Ilexington ' ' ? I FLOUR MILLf ;j JOS. BURGOYNE, Proprietor ; Jj . 4) Manufacturers of 1 A Flour Graham Flour a ;, ;; Whole Wheat Flour I Rolled Barley - Mill Feed f '. Rolled Wheat , " LEXINGTON, ' - v - ; OREGON o 10 30 O f ' .'"V: .t t. i..'flT SHOES FOR o ALL MANKIND The Best of Everything in Shoes to Choose from. Soveriegn quality shoes for men have three essential points: Style, surpassed by none. Best of service. . Perfect fit. N Price $4.25 1.-4 LANGTRY AND NORDICA SHOES FOR THE LADIES Kindergarten Shoes for : Children and. Infants. - None better. ' o t r -rr? 1 V I o Xp haw nmr llnA rf I nrlic cfe in el7oe fVm M 32 to 42. Ranging in price from 75 cents to $4.50. Muslin Gowns, Skirts and Corset Covers in different styles O i e ii ciuu puucb. ijcc uicni. w BARMETT o : LEXINGTON, S. - . CO. OREGON aoE 30 O Advertising. .Many of the largest advertisers in the country have come to the con clusion that out of door advertising is a waste of money and that no re sults come from the placing of signs on hillsides and in all sorts of con spicuous places. The concerns that do that Bort of work are curtailing expenses, knowing well that the be ginning of the end of their business is at hand. In addition to this there is a decided movement all over the country to do away with the bill board horror, the argument against it being its hideousness and the marring effect on the seenery in the rural districts and its damage to contiguous property in the cities. Rochester Union and Advertiser. Comedians' Early Careers. Few of the funny men on our stage expected to be comedians when they began their careers. De Volf Hopper" studied law before going in to theatricals. Peter. Dailey was a jumper in Whitney's circus. Digby Bell was a purser for the White Star Steamship company. Richard Carle was engaged in Lyceum work, Hen ry Clay Barnabee was a cash boy and Thomas Q. Seabrooke was a bank teller. James T. Powers was a West ern Union messenger boy, Frank Daniels wes a wood carver and Har ry Conor was a plumber. Jefferson De Angelis was introduced to the stage at the age of three and has been acting ever since. New York. Press. Hospital Cars on Prussian Railways. The Prussian ministry for rail ways has placed at every important railway center throughout the king dom a magnificently .built and ap pointed car for the transport of sick persons. These cars have been spe cially fitted up from plans supplied by sanitary authorities. Spring beds and every medical device for the al leviation of suffering during transit have been utilized. There are ice eaf es, gas stoves for cooking, rooms for attendants and ingenious devices for muffling the sound caused by the motion of the train. It is not in tended to make these carriages pay. They have been instituted chiefly on the ground of humanity. ...THE PASTIME J. V, GRIMES,. Proprietor. KIXXKXXlIIXXXXXIXK-XIKSilZEXIXXXECSXSr-XXSZX' H M H JNU'lS, ' rKulTS, CIGARS, TO- fcj BACCO, SOFT DRINKS, POOL AND . BILLIARDS. M M H M M M H M fir per nn M iZXXXZXXXX2XXXXXXXXZaXX2ZaXXXXaXXXX2XXXXX2XXXXXXIXXX m Lexington, I X L SALOON J. H. CHAPMAN & CO., Props WINES, LIQUORS D CIGARS. FRESH BEER ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT c GOOD POOL TABLE IN CONNECTION LEXINGTON, OREGON I JOHN B. WHITE t GENERAL BLACKSMITHING ' & HORSESHOEING A SPECIALTY Work Neatly Executed . 5 LEXINGTON, OREGON. Charges Reasonable 4