DIE LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
Published Every Thursday
LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
Editor and Proprietor.
OFFICIAL PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON
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Entered as second-class matter October
6, 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or
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THURSDAY MAY 10, 1906.
LOCAL OPTION
. Heppner, Ore., May 5th, 1906.
Editor Wheatfield, ..'
Lexington, Oregon.
Dear Sir: " "
that there Is more crime, poverty and
insanity in the prohibition states of
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont
than there ts in any other state in the
Union. The truth of the matter Is
that one Justice of the Supreme Court
in rendering an opinion upon another
subject, took occasion to say that the
right to sell liquor was not guaranteed
to all citizens of the United States by
the Constitution.
Mr. Van Pelt does not want the
present local ' option law amended.
Neither does the Anti-saloon league.
No one can blame them iof this. For
having secured a very unfair advantage
in the present law, they would naturally
be opposed to any amendment of it.
Mr. Van Pelt says that the present
local option law is based' upon the
principle of majority rule. " This is
true in places. In other places it
provides that a precinct shall not have
majority rule unless the majority are
prohibitionists. 1
Mr. Van Pelt cannot deny that the
proposed amendment - gives equal
Dnvileres to both sides. It is a
straight orecinct local option law. It
; allows a precinct election to be held In
I any precinct in the' State of " Oregon.
j If a precinct goes we.t, it is wet. It a
' precinct goes dry, it is dry. This is a
' genuine local option law! whereas the
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I notice in your issue of April
that Rev. C. M. Van Pelt, who is the 1 present law is only a deceitful scheme
paid attorney of the Anti-saloon league i to obtain prohibition 'in 'disguise'
has taken advantage of, , your courtesy
in opening your colums to a discussion
of the liquor question, to make an
onslaught on the entire business.
I will therefore, ask space -in your
columns to correct a couple of very
misleading statements made by this
preacher
Mr. Van Pelt says that the Supreme
Court of the United States has re
peatedly held that the liquor traffic Is
injurious to public safety, health,
morals and welfare, and that it is the
source of more poverty, insanity.
crime and misery than any other thing
known to civilization.
This statement is one of the oldest
falsehoods of the many used by the
Anti-saloon league ' The Supreme
Court of the United States never said
any such thing, and. in fact, the
United States census reports prove
Yours Truly,
Phil Metchan jr.
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B. Massey, of " 3322 " Clinton St.',
Minneapolis, Minn., , was tortured , by
Sciatica. The pain' and suffering
which ,he endured during this time is
beyond comprehesion. ' Nothing gave
him any permanent relief nutil he used
Chamberlain's Pain Balm. One ap
plication of that liniment relieved the
pain and made sleep and rest possible,
and less than, one bottle has effected a
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Trains Leave Lexington, . Daily,' ex
. cept Sunday, : 9:25 A. ,M.
Trains Arrive at Lexington, Daily, ex
cept 5unday , ' - 5:10 P. M.
-Trains Connect at . Heppfler Junction
with Main Line trains for all
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LOCAL NEWS
Relinquishment on 80 acres of good
land for sale Enquire at this office.
Get your stationery at the Wheatfield
Printery and your business will never
become stationary. , , ' -
Someone who has authority should
place an order for several days rain.
The crops are not hurt yet, but they
will be In a few weeks' unless rain
comes.
Mrs. E. B. Taylor, who has been
the guest of her brothers, J, H., and
Roy 'Chapman, the past two weeks,
departed Wednesday for her home in
Portland.
FOR SALE Cheap. Quarter sec
tion land in Sec. 21, Tp. 1 N.; R. 25
E. Slope to north and east. All cul-
tivatable land. Now under plow.
. - W.S. Wharton.
The team of Mrs. H. N. Burchell
became frightened and kicked them
selves loose from the buggy and ran
away last Saturday. ' Mrs. Burchell
was very fortunate to escape unhurt.
Barred " Plymouth Rock eggs for
hatching, $1 for 15 eggs frpm the
SVtide Canyon Poultry Yard.
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The officers of the Oregon Develop
ment League have been called to meet
at Portland the afternoon of May 22
for the purpose of electing a president
and to transact much important busi
ness concerning the future undertakings
of this splendid organization. The
evening of the same day the delegates
will be entertained at the Armory at
Portland, where a big entertainment is
to be given by the combined commer
cial organizations of the "Made in
Oregon" show lii honor of the manu
facturers of the state.
The Wheatfield has just completed
arrangements with the Oregon Journal
whereby we are able to furnish the
Oregon Daily Journal, including the
Sunday Issue, and The Wheatfield,
one year $7. The Daily Journal and
Wheatfield one year $5! The Semi
Weekly Journal and The .Wheatfield
one year $1.75.
I have just received, ' from Edward
B. Grossman & Co., of Chicago, a
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