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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1906)
LEXINGTON GROWS WITHOUT WATCHING TT n 1 VOL. II LEXINGTON, OREGON, THURSDAY OCTOBER 25, 190G NO. 5 LEXINGTON A KANSAS FREAK We have heard and read of all kinds of liars, but we beleive that th author of the following taken from an Arkan sas paper, Is entitled to the medal; Great Bend, Kansas, Sept. 25 The case of Washington Davis, an aged negro who lives on a truck farm a few miles south of Great Bend, in a settlement known as "Little Africa, Is attracting much attention. The old darky's skin is changing to the color of a watermelon, and his figure is rounding Into the shape of a perfectly formed melon. , The sidts of the negro's body and head have turned green, while his back and face and the front part of his body have changed to a brilliant red. Wherever the red shows dozens of black spots, shaped like melon seeds, can be easily distin guished, and on top of his head, which is quite bald, there is a growth about three inches in length which resembles the stem of a melon. The legs and arms are rapidly shriveling to the size : of a vine, and the ears, hands and feet have the exact appearance of the leaf of a watermelon vine. Davis says that the peculiar trans formation was caused by fright. He confesses that on the night of Septem ber! it, he was feasting in a neigh bor's melon patch, when the latter, who heard a noise In the garden, fired the contents of both barrels of a shot gun in the direction from which the noise came. Davis says buck-shot whizzed all around him, and he was so frightened that he reached his cabin with great difficulty. He was com pelted to remain In bed for several days. Lack of Spaco. There are some trials which be set one at an early age. Bobby, vis iting his grandmother, sulTcred one of them. "Did you have a good time?" asked Hobby's mother. The small son hesitated before be Answered. . "Not so very," he said sadly. "You see, grandmother kept telling me to eat all the dinner I wanted, and I couldn't!" TO Salt Lake, Denver, Kansas City, Chicago, St-Louis, New York. (kfnn Stenmeri for SmiFrniiolnon lev Portland at 8 P. M. every fifth day. Tick til to unit from nil point of the Unit ed States and Kuroue. 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. in '''' ' '' ' . ' 11 WE HAVE DECIDED TO QUIT BUSINESS and are offering every article in our entire stock at reduced prices for cash. Anything that happens to be the least shelf worn at prices far below cost. "SEEING IS BELIEVING" It is impossible to quote the prices we are offering on the . different line, but we invite you to call and secure prices and convince yourself that "Seeing is Believing". FARM IMPLEMENTS We are selling on next fall terms on good bankable notes. GLOVES.... $2 25 Gloves at 1 75 1 50 " 1 .35 1 25 1 00 85 75 05 40 $1 85 1 55 1 35 1 20 1 00 85 75 05 55 30 COMFORTS... $1 25 Comforts - $ 95 1 40 - - 1 10 2 00 " - - 1 (55 Woo! Dress Goods The entire line at actual cost Outing Flannels et the same price, at cost. , We have a lar,e line. New Home Sewing Machines at cost. See them. BLANKETS.... Cotton $1 75 Blankets 1 50 ' " , 1 25 . 95 " " to 75 Wool- - $0 00 Blankets 4 75 -4 50 3 75 $1 35 1 22 1 05 76 70 48 1 $4 95 - 3 85 3 G5 - 3 15 All Shoes to go at a price that you can see that is right. Do not fail to ask about the Clothing and Men's ready to wear goods, Shirts, Underwear, Hats, and Hosiery. Pure Cane Granulated Sugar. $5.85 sack (subject to market change) 1 0 Castor Machine Oil $1.95 can Potatoes Sugar, 17 pounds for Tobacco, any kind, Soap 4q bar Starch $1.35 sack H $1.00 ' 45c pound yi 7c pound This is only a few things we mention to show you we mean business and what we say is true. "We intend to quit". COME BEFORE dUR STOCK IS BROKEN PRODUCE TAKEN SAME AS CASH Ceaci SB rot A ers J fie 3$iq St .:'! ocjii ore