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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (July 19, 1906)
THE LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD '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 gon, under the Act cf Congress of March 3, 1879. THURSDAY JULY 19, 1906. AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN FOREST RESERVES. An act approved June 12, 1906, provides for the settlement of lands for agricultural purposes within forest reserves under certain conditions. The following is a copy of Forest Re serve order No. 47, and is addressed to forest officers in charge, in order that they may be prepared to perform their duties under the new law: 1 That the Secretary of Agricul ture may use his discretion about ex amining and listing lands under the law. 2. Only lands chiefly valuable for agricultnre and not needed for admin istrative purposes.by the forest officer for some other public use will be class ified and listed under this bill. 3 Land covered with a merchantable growth of timber will not be declared agricultural, except upon the strongest evidence of its value for agricultural purposes, both as to production and accessibility to a market. . 4 Areas known to have been oc cupied by actual settlers prior to Janu ary 1, 1906, will be examined first and when such areas are found chiefly val uable for agriculture they will be listed, in order that the occupants may make entry under the Act The mere fact that a man has settled upon land will, however, not influence the decision with respect to its agricultural charac ter; ' 5 Any one who was a bona fide settler on land within a forest reserve before January 1, 1906, but who has already exercised or lost his home stead privilege, may,' if otherwise qualified, make homestead entry under the provision of the law, but must pay $2.50 per acre for any lands entered. 6 The first preference right to en ter lands classified and listed under the Act will be given to persons who settled upon such lands prior to Janu ary 1, 1906. The second preference right to enter any particular listed tract will be given to 'persons who ap ply to have the classification made, but this latter class should not apply for the classification of a tract occu pied by a settler before that date, oth erwise, they might lose their prefer ence rights. 7 -Supervisors are often absent from -their headquarters, and so can not be reached at all times with equal certainty by all applicants. To avoid . any undue advantage of one applicant .over another due to this cause, all ap ' plications must be forwarded to the Forester, Washington, D. C, by the applicants. 9 All applications received In Washington In the same mail for the examination of the same tract will be Ureatedas slmiltaneous, and similta- neous applicants will be notified. A similar notice will be given to the later of two applicants for the examination of the same tract. 10 No examination of more than one quarter section will be ordered up on the application of the same person, but if an application is withdrawn or rejected a second homestead applica tion will be received for other land. 1 1 AH applications must give the name of the forest reserve and de scribe the land, examination of which is requested, by legal sub-divisions, section, township and range, if survey ed, and If not surveyed, by reference to "natural objects, "streams, or Im provements with sufficient accuracy to identify the land. 12 Forest officers must not make applications for the examination and listing of lands under this act. 13 Instructions governing the al lowance of entries to be made under the Act after the listing will be Issued by the Interior Department. BUYING REVOLVERS Commenting on the shooting of George Mitchell by his sister.'the Seat tle Post-Intelligencer points out the ease with which irresponsible people can secure a revolver at the gun stores, and recommends that there be restric tion in the form of a municipal license to warrant the purchase, and the Iden tification of the purchaser by the deal er, with a report on that Identity to the authorities. There is sound sense in these recom mendations. The man who wishes to own a revolver for any legitimate pur pose can have no reasonable desire to observe secrecy in the ownership. The man of bad repute would find it more difficult to procure a weapon with which to do murder. It would not by any means prevent people befng shot by revolvers in the hands of assassins, hut regulatfoh such as suggested might I lead to the prevention of crime now and then. The same character of pre caution, protective in its nature, should surround the sale of deadly , weapons that applies to the sale of poisons. There is nothing unreasonable in adopting such precaution. Telegram. Ben Butler In Doerflold. Bon Butler was engaged in a heat ed political controversy with a con temporary of hi3 native town of Deerfield, N. II. They waxed elo quent, as wa3 customary when Ben Butler held the floor, and those in the audience were all attention, with one exception. It seems that, while Benjamin was arguing hi3 side of the question, at frequent intervals he endeavored to scratch a match on his trousers, but with ill success. At length tho. aforesaid member spoke up and said, "What in blazes are ye trym' to do ?" Butler stopped short, realized that he had the wrong end of the match, but would not be outwitted, and re marked, as he held the brimstone end of the match forward: "Why, any blamed fool could strike a light from that end. I was only trying to discover if I could succeed in bringing a light from the other end." Boston Herald. l -i jj HARDWARE 2 We have a complete line of hard ware consisting of a full line of Gran iteware in all cooking utensils, also tinware. Before purchasing a stove come and see the Charter Oak. Men's and Boys Golf and Negligee Shirts, all sizes, new and up-to-date. Many different' styles tochoose from and we make you special prices. Ladie's Liuen Dusters, come and see them before buying material to make one. They are just what you need in the dust. 0 1 Ladie's muslin gowns, neatly trimmed with tucks, insertion and embroidery Special prices OOcents to 1.75. Muslin bkirts trimmed with lace and embroidery O Special price $1.25 to $3.50 We save you money, our expenses are small, we buy careful and look aft 0 the wants of our customers. . ' er 3 b PA PIP n Plj LEXINGTON, OREGON sauna ksstWtiA wmiriiKnwrran-T r. T'mximBx.vu.njrji'.t.vvj rv J1 Not Wanted. i Having passed, most of his life hS Paris, Paul Bartleit, the sculptor, la bilingual. He relates that one day in the Luxembourg gardens his at tention was directed to a party of three American ladies who were en gaged in an animated and mutually unintelligible altercation with a cab man. Addressing the eldest lady, evidently the chaperon and spokes woman of the party, he eaid: "Madam, perhaps I can be of some service to yon. I speak French." Gorgonizing him from head to foot with a stony stare, his country woman sternly replied : "So doll" And the cabman, perceiving that the intruder had been snubbed, closed the incident by proclaiming from the box: "Me spik Anglish." New York Time3. Saved His Comrade' I-lfe. "While returning from the Grand Army . Encampment at Washington City, a comrade from Elgin, 111., was taken with cholera morbus and was in a critical condition," says Mr. J. E. Houghland, of Eldon, Iowa. "I gave him Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and believe saved his life. I have been engaged for ten years in immigration work and con ducted many parties to the south and west. I always carry this remedy and have used it successfully on many oc casions." Sold by W. P. McMillan. A Trick With Cards. Take a pack of cards. Look at the bottom card. Then ask one of your mates to take any card out of the pack and put it on the bottom. While doing this shut your eyes all the time. Then Bhuffle (eyea shut) once or twice and deal out, and when you come to the bottom card which you looked at the one before is the card that your mate took out and placed on the bottom. Bowel Complslut In Children During the summer months children are subject to disorders of the bowels which should recieve careful attention as soon as the first unnatural looseness of the bowels appears. The best med icine in use for bowel complaint is Chamberlains Colic, Cholera and Diar rheoea Remedy as it promptly controls any unnatural looseness of the bowels. For sale by W. P. McMillan. A. J. CALKIN.... JEWELER Watchmaker and Registered Optician All Work Guaranteed Repairing a Specialty Lexington, - Oregon F. H. ROBINSON ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW NOTARY PIBLIC Practice in all Courts., Legal business given prompt and careful attention. Land Contests, Probate Work and Conveyanc ing a specialty. - IONE, . .' - OREGON CARPETS I have a 'first class flying shuttle loom and am prepar ed to do all kinds of Carpet Weaving. Send me your rags. ' MRS. C. A- M0REY, Lexington, Oregon THE WHEATFIELD PRINTS THE NEWS rXXzrXXXXX2EIXX2ZXXZIXXJXiJZIXXXXXXXIXIXXXT ..THE PASTIME . . J. V. GRIMES, Proprietor. Si-. CANDIES, NUTS, FRUITS, CIGARS, TO- j a liAL'UU. oUKT DRINKS. POOL A Nn M M ' ' IJ BILLIARDS. fi H M M M M m Lexington, ii '! 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