LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
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at
LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
Editor and Proprietor.
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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 SEPTEMBER 20, 1906.
A MILESTONE
This Issue closes Volume 1 of
The Wheatfield and we pass our first
milestone. Lexington people have
teen good to us and we have- endeav
ored to give you a good live focal pa
per, doing our duty as we have seen it.
We have, no doubt, made some ene
mies, yet we feel that among the lib
eral, broad minded people we have
made more friends than enemies. We
expect to continue using every honest
method for the upbuilding of Lexington
and vicinity. It iias been a pleasure
.to us to see the many improvements
that have been made during the past
year, the water system has been ex
tended, modern fire-fighting apparatus
has been Installed, electric lights are
now being used to replace the ' old oil
lamps and many new buildings have
fceen built. All of which contributes
its share toward making Lexington the
iest town in Morrow county.
NEGLIGENCE
A case of gross negligence was
"brought to our attention the past week.
On Thursday evening last a telephone
message was sent to J. S. Baldwin, in
-care of the Postmaster at Walla
Walla, notifying him of the serious
condition of his baby. Mr. Baldwin
states that he called regularly every
day for mall and was told there, was
nothing for him until Saturday evening
the message was delivered to him.
On Sunday morning the Postmaster at
Walla Walla was called by phone and
stated that Mr. Baldwin had not called
for his mall for three or four days and
that letters were waiting there for him
and that the telephone message had
mot been d. Ivered. These letters
were from Mr. Baldwin's wife and
were of Importance to him. Had they
been delivered Mr. Baldwin would
have reached home before his child
died
DRY FARMING
'(Continued from page one.)
land throughout the great West is
tilled to the utmost limit of its pro
ductiveness; and its membership in
cludes hundreds of successful dry
farmers in Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska
Texas, Wyoming, Utah, New Mexico,
Arizona, and other states.
"'.int. cynical have often remarked
rthat 4he price at which land could be
' bought on the plains was gaged by the
. ability of the owner to pay taxes.
Many thousands of acres have chang
hands at one dollar, or even less, per
- acre, because the owners thought it
better to take than to lose all. Less
..than two years ago, many sales were
v reported as low as $3 and $3.50 an
: acre. Last year prices ranged from
;.$5 an acre to $7.50, and even up to
:$10 and $12; and the President of the
Colorado State Commercial Associa
tion is on record with the prediction
that in a short time no land in East
ern Colorado within a reasonable dis
tance of railroad transportation can be
bought for less than $25 an acre. This
revolution In land values Is due mainly
.to the activity of men who have been
watching the results of experiments in
dry farming. Some have bought for
speculation, some for cattle and sheep
ranches, but more than all for active
farming. One company has bought
300,000 acres of arid land In the Pan
handle of Texas, and 80,000 acres
more in eastern Colorado, to subdivid
ed into small farms and sold, to those
willing to cultivate by the Campbell
system.
Western Kansas and Nebraska and
eastern Colorado are , known all over
America as forming one of the most
desolate and God forsaken regions on
the continent. Abandoned ' for the
most part to Occident ants and prairie
dogs, whose lov mounds dot the plains
for hundreds of miles, being, in fact,
almost the only objects that break the
monotony of the view over thousands
of square miles of territory. The ill
repute of this great region is largely
traceable to the thousands of men who
rushed thither with true American Im
pulsiveness and lack of foresight sev
enteen or eighteen years ago. The
glowing reports of land agents and
tow-site promoters had Inspired dreams
of easily gotten wealth In the world-old
virgin soil, in men unprepared for hard
ship, ignorant of the conditions that
were to confront them, and knowing
nothing of the only methods that would
have made successful farming possible.
Their haphazard and misdirected ef
forts in lands where the heavens so
stingily measure but their moisture
brought scant and insufficient returns,
and most of these early pioneers on
the plains sacrificed their Invested
capital and sought other fields of en
deavor. These men forever cursed
Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado, and
their deserted farms were again given
over to sage-brush, cacti, and rabbit
grass. It now seems as If the history
of the prairie lands a thousand miles
farther east was about to be paralleled.
Forty years ago it was commonly be
lieved that the prairies of Iowa, Mis
souri, and Illinois were irreclaimable
wastes, where nothing but poverty and
starvation awaited the settler. Just
as these lands yielded in time to the
plow and harvester, so will the inex
haustable soil of the Great Plains
richly reward the toil of those who
adapt farming methods to .natural conditions.
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We have a few waists and skirts
left, also white and colored lawns,
which we continue to reduce.
Our stock of wash goods, while
not extensive at this time of year,
holds some good bargains for you.
We want to clear away these for
fall goods which will soon arrive.
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SCHOOL NEWS
School work is progressing nicely
altho' the recent warm weather is not
very favorable to hard study but the
general indications throughout the
school is that better work is being done
than ever before.
We would like to have some pupils
who expect to commence later, try to
start just as soon as possible. We
need'you here every day in order that
we may secure the best results.
Ve would like to organize a teach-
( ers review class if a sufficient number
j of teachers or those desiring to teach
would let us Know, it mere are any
persons desiridg such work that are
interested in this proposition they will
please write the principal.
Congress has been holding some in
teresting meetings of late, its work
altho' misunderstood by some seems
to be for the best Interest of the room.
Tilings are continually changing and
we are not surprised that this work is
misunderstood by some yet we believe
that the room wilt make a success of
its undertaking.
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W. F. BARNETT & CO.
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BESCTE OF A MERCHANT
A prominent merchant of Shono, N.
Y., J. A Johnson, says: "Several
years ago I contracted a cough which
grew worse and worse, until I was
hardle able to move around. I coughed
constantly and nothing relieved my
terrible suffering until I had tried Dr.
King's New Discovery. Before I had
taken half a bottle, and In a short time
I was entirely cured. I surely believe
it saved my life. It will always be my
family remedy for colds." Fully guar
anteed; 50c and $1.00 at W. P. Mc
Millan, druggest. Trial bottle free.
A LIVELY TUSSLE
with that old enemy of the race, con
stipation, often ends in Appendicitis.
To avoid all serious trouble with the
Stomach, Liver and Bowels, take Dr.
King's New Life Pills. They perfectly
regulate these organs, without pain or
.discomfort 25e at W. P. McMllko'a
Palu from a Iturn Promptly Relieved
by Cliamherlin' Pain llalm
A little child of Miceael Strauss, of
Vernon, Conn., was recently in great
pain from a burn on the hand, and as
cold applications only increased the in
flammation, Mr. Strauss came to Mr.
James N. Nichols, a local merchant,
for something to stop the pain. Mr.
Nichols says: "I advised him to use
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and the
first application drew out the inflam
mation and gave immediate relief. I
have used this liniment myself and re
commended it very often for cuts,
bums, strains and lame back, and have
never known It to disappoint." . For
Nit by W. P. yeUilltn Drug Stor.
Hotel Lexington
Opposite Leach Brothers, store, Mrs. A.
,E. Eeymer, Prop. Good meals served.
Newly furnished, refitted with hot and
cold water. Strict attention to guests.
Rates one dollar per day and upwards.
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