LEXINGTON "WHEATFIELD
Publiate EjVery Thursday
at
LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
Editor and Proprietor.
OFFICIAL PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON
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reach this office by Wednesday noon.
Entered as second-class matter October
6, '.905, at the post office at Lexington, Or
egon, under the Act cf Congress of March
3, 1879.
THURSDAY-' AFR1L 25, 1907.
NOTICE v
The best way to build up your own
tcwn is to do your trading at home.
Patronize your home merchants. If
they succeed the chances are you will
succeed; When you send a dIar to
a mail order house vou have the goods
and they have the money. m Trade at
home and we keep both the goods and
the money. ,
: Pendleton Is now . interested in the
question of building a macadamized
or in fact any kind of a good public
I , r
road -between Heppner and Pendleton.
This is a question that at least deser
ves careful consideration, however the
Gazett is candid in the opinion that
this road deserves, no more attention
than many others leading into Heppner.
'Gazette, Heppner.
..
The Creamery has been in opera;
tion ten days and has received an av
erage of 600 pounds of milk and cream
per day. From this 400 pounds of
first-class butter has been made. A
number of garties are purchasing hand
seperators and preparing to patronize
the creamery more extensively than
heretofore.
cordial way ol tne country, a8 ioi
lows : "Thou, indeed, canst play it
wonderfully; how come with xis and
we will dance' to thee in the inn
down there. We will pay for as
much beer as thou canst drink."
"Thank you," replied the duke,
"I am not thirsty, but I shall cer
tainly go with you," which he did,
and played for nic-ro than two hours
in "the inn down there."
The peasants and their lassies
were in ecstasies while dancing to
the tunes of their new friend. With
the poetical feeling native to the
mountaineers of the Alps, they sanjr,
jumped about and kept up a steady
demand for more tunes. The duke,
whose face beamed with joy, at
length became weary and prepared
to leave. .
"Thou mayst go," said one of the
peasants, "but not till thou hast
played the new dance composed by
Duke Maximilian. It is the most ex
quisite piece of music I ever heard.
Play it and I'll give thee 24 kreut
zers." The duke complied with the re
quest, took his kreutzers and then
departed, when one of the peasants
made the following speech to his
fellows and their partners: "My
dear comrades, permit me to tell you
that you are all asses. Every one of
you plumes himself on his knowl
edge of the zither, and hone of you
while hearing the best player in the
land recognized Duke Max. I did
at once."
The peasants, still1 more delighted
with the condescension of their il
lustrious friend, ran after him,
thanked him and got the promise
that he would play for them once
more.
"As to the 21 kreutzers," the
duke said, "I will keep them. They
are all I have ever made by playing
my zither."
In using a cough syrup, why not get
the best? one that comes highly recom
ended Is Bees Laxative Cough Syrup,
contains Honey and Tar and is superi
or to other cough syrups in many ways.
Children always like it because it con
tains no opiates, is a laxative and is
guaranteed to give satisfaction or your
money refunded. Try it. Sold by W.
P. McMillan. '
if
The Lexington creamery Is now In
actual operation and is making good
butter. This is an enterprise that
Morrow county people should encour
age in every way possiable. It is to
' be hoped that the Lexington creamery
will be a great success. Gazette,
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Heppner.
An exchange says a man who owed
an editor for six year's subscription
wrote him the ' other day to know the
best way to raise hogs. The editor
sa-v a chance to obtain sweet revenge
and replied: "Ask your parents how
they raised you.",
The Brownsville creamery paid out
$22,000 during the past year. '
"' DUKE MAXIMILIAN.
The Only Money He Ever Earned
Musician.
The following amusing incident
is related of the Duke Maximilian,
who was a great lover of the zither,
a singularly plaintive instrument
and, the national guitar of the Ger
man Alps. During the Bummer he
delighted in wandering over tho
mountains in the garb of a common
hunter, armed with a rifle, and the
zither hung around 'hia shoulders.
During one of these excursions ho
sat down on the trunk of a tree and
awakened the echoes of the opposite
chain of hills. Concluding he was
1 alone, he reveled long in the sweet
sounds. When, however, he ceased
some peasants who had been hia
secret auditors drew near to him,
and one addressed the duke in the
AN ELECTRICAL GENIUS
The following article was handed, us
by Mrs. T. L Dorman and was tiken
from the Sunbury, Ohio News Item.
The genius, Clarence Peck, of Wel
lington, Kansas, Is a . nephew of Mrs.
Dorman.
In the Summer High School build
ing In this city may be found a com
plete and perfectly working system of
wireless telegraphy, the Droduct of the
genius, Clarence Peck, a boy only 15
years of age. He is a student in the
county high school,
Young Peck is of a decidedly
mechanically turn , and takes quite a
fancy to electricity. On the farm he
took an old sewing machine and fixed
it up so as to convert it Into a lathe.
With this he went to manufacturing a
wireless telegraph system. At first he
senmessagesfrom one room to anoth
er only. Little by little he extended
his stations until he had It -spread oi t
over the farm and was able to send
messages a quarter of a mile.
About this time Prof. C. E. Johnscn
of the county high school faculty! who
has been directing his reading on the
subject Induced him to moye his plant
Into the high school building where It
Is Is now installed. After this home
made wireless telegraphing system was
Installed In the building, a thorough
test was made. First messages'were
sent through the wooden partitions,
then through the solid brick and stone
partitions and through heavy plate glass.
Prof. Johnson Informs us that It work
ed pe'r'tc'.ly. , .
A day or two ago Prof. Johnson had
young Peck explain his Instruments
and the workings of his system to the
SPRING
GOODS
We are receiving our line of Spring Goods,
. -
consisting of Lawns, White Goods, Lace, Embroid
ery, Ribbons, also a line of Ladies White waists.
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OREGON
class which he did in a vtry lucid and
complete manner answering all ques
tions put to him very clearly. Consid
ering that young Reck made his own
apparatus and instruments with only
very crude machinery of his own man
ufacture, his accomplishment is cer
tainly quite wonderful. He is possess
ed with a genius which with proper di
rection and application will make a
second Edison of him. '
Try The Wheatfield for Job Work.
SCHOOL NEWS
Those who averaged 90 and above
In the recent examinations were:
S Advanced Grade
R. B. Wilcox, Teacher
Amanda Waid i Ruth Brown
Joe Thornburg Josie Eskelson
Maude Ctsforth Cora McMillan
Jas. Pointer Montie Hunter
Edna Carmichael Mary Graham
Crammer Grade
. Joseph E. Waid, Teacher
Maude McMillan Ella Cypert
Inez Cypert Berton Thornburg
Nettie Davis - Geattia Palmer .
Geo Dskelson Ralph Howard
Mable Fuller - George Peck '
Mable Boone ; Vlda Zink
Mertie White Frank Burgoyne
Pearl Reaney Mable Davis
Intermediate Grade
Miss Grace Cole, Teacher
Princess Smith Ennis Thomas
Ella Yocum Anna Belle Howard
Arnold Piper Everett Zink
NInetta Smith Elmer Helms
Lela Helms Park Carmichael
t Primary Grade
Miss Agnes Hammer, Teacher
Ehomas Graham Mary Duran ."
Lulu Bemer Elvln Fuller
Eliza White . Clay Phil'ips
Henry Smith Edith Reanep
Jimmfe Eskelson Roy Beymer
Gladys Lane Addie Zink
Vernon Waid Leona Leach
Cecil Scott Grace Reaney
Katie Eskelson Abbie Johnson
Iva Thomas Harry Yocum
Ruth Howard Flora Mead
:. Bennie Boon , . .
W.P. MCMILLAN
Strugs
Stationery
Qonfections
School Supplies
!Toilet Articles ,
dbtc. &c.
LEXINGTON, OREGON
KITTKN BY A 8PIIJKK
Through blood poisoning caused by
a spider bite, John Washington, of Bos
queville, Tex., would have lost his leg,
which became a mass of runnlng.sores.
had he not been persuaded to try Buck
len's Arnica Salve. He writes: "The
first application relieved, and four box
es healed all the sores." Heals every
sore. 25c. at W. P. McMillan, druggist
TELEPHONE BY-LAWS
message for any other person, not a
member of this or some Interchanging
THE OFFICE
A. D, INSKEEP, Proprietor
WINES, LIQUORS
AND CIGARS.
FRESH BEER ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT
c GOOD .JOOL TABLE IN CONNECTION
- LEXINGTON, OREGON
line, in his own name shall be charged
with the full amount of the message,
on his refusal to pay the same he shall
be denied further switching until the
amount Is paid.
.. ARTICLE V.
Anyone engaged In construction or
repair work for this company shall
have free use of the line while so en
gaged. ARTICLE VI.
Any person except those having free
use of the line as provided for in the
foregoing articles of these Dy-laws shall
pay 'the sum - of fifteen cents for
each' and every message to any part of
the line and the additional sum of ten
cents, or more, when the person to
whom the message Is sent has to be
sent for.
ARTICLE VII.
No profane, abusive, or obscene
language shall be permitted to pass
over the line. Any person so offending
shall be fined the sum of one dollar
and shall be'denied the further use of
the line until the fine Is paid. All fines
shall go4 "Into the common treasury.
. 1 ARTICLE VIM.
Any person taking down, a receiver
for the purpose of Hstenjng on being
requested to put it up by any member
wishing to use the line, and refusing to
do so, is subject to a fine of not less
than one dollar and not more than ten
dollars for each offense, and on refus
ing to pay same shall be denied further
use of the line. .
DOING BUSINESS AGAIN
"Whenmy friends thought I was a
bout to take leave of this world, on ac
count of Indigestion, nervousness and
general debility," writes A. A. Chis-'
holm-, Treadwell, N. Y., "and when it
looked es if there was no hope left, I
was persuaded to try Electric Bitteas,
and 1 rejoice to say that they are cur
ing me. I am. now doing business a
gain as of old, and am still gaining
dally." Best tonic medicine on earth.
Guaranteed by W. P. McMillan, drug
gist. 50c. - '-