Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1907)
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 Copy for change of advertising must reach this office by Wednesday noon. 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 JUNE 13, 1907. NOTICE 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 dollar to a mail order house vou have the goods and they have the money. Trade at home and we keep both the goods and the money. A HARD KNOCK The Pacific Northwest for June gives Eastern Oregon and Morrow county a pretty hard knock in the fol lowing item: "B. F. Swaggart, of Lexington, Or., disposed of a carload of fine horses in Portland the first of the month. A mong the number was Oregon B., the celebrated thoroughbred that made the great race at the time of the Heppner flood. M. M. Hill, of Hood River, was the fortunate purchaser, and be comes the owner of one of the best animals ever sent out of Eastern Ore gon. At the time of the fatal cloud burst at Heppner, in 1902, Oregon B. carried the news to the outside world. This was one of tha most wonderful ' tests of endurance ever shown in Ore-! gon, the horse making the round trip ' ofnearylOO miles in less than 24, hours, a large part of the same being through .the sandy desert on which sev eral horses died of exhaustion that were also in the race. Oregon B. is half brother cf Oregon Kid, the famous long-distance horse owned by Tongue of Hillsboro, that has won six cups and deafeated every horse in which he has come in competition. Ben hated to loose his pride, but got his price, and has gone home to raise some more prize winners." We do not wish to say one word that can be used against Mr. Swaggart or his horse, as we know he is breeding a very high grade, and has bred some of the very best horses In the state, but we do feel that It is unfair to Morrow county and unjust to Eastern Oregon ts have this county referred to as a "sandy desert". If Bro. Bates, the publisher, or the writer of the above article, would make a visit to this county and see this "sandy desert" as it is, they would undoubtedly change their opinion and could write more in teligently regarding the county. We would then get less knocks from Port land people and Portland publications. It is just such items as the above that keeps the prospective land buyer and settler from coming Into this county.- Considerable talk and a great a mount of work has been done to induce the 0. R. & N. Co. to run the Biggs Portland local to Heppner. We, In dividually, sincerely hope that efforts at present will fail. Not that we do not want to see the country advance or that we are afraid it will be a ma terial advantage to Heppner, but be cause our experience with railroads compel us to look at these questions from both sides. It is not likely that the 0. R. & N. would maintain both a passenger and freight service on this branch, and if we should get the Biggs Portland local we would have passen ger service only and freight would ac cumulate at Heppner Junction until there was enough to justify the com pany in running a crew on the branch, which would not, in all probability, be oftener than once each week. The train service we are now getting is equal If not superior to any branch on the system, and our incoming freight is handled quite prompt. Of course we hope to see the time when the traffic on this branch will justify two trains each day, but unril then we pre fer the mixed train daily to the daily passenger and the weekly freight ser vice. The Biggs-Portland local would give us a through train to Portland, yet passengers going east would get no better accomodations than at present; TO SUNDAY SCHOOLS Superintendents will please take notice that the Annual State S. S. Association will meet in Eugene on June 26 to 29 inclusive. It is desired that each Sunday School send one or more delegates, that Morrow County be well represented. Programs have been received by the County Associa tion, which indicate that some of the most vital questions of the up-to-date Sunday School will be discussed by those who are specialists in1 this line of work. Besides hearing these noted speakers, it will be a pleasant trip, be" cause Eugene is a beautiful little city. L. D. McCall, County Sec. THE MAGIC NO. 3 Number three is a wonderful mascot for Geo.H.Parris, of Cedar Grove, Me., according to a letter which reads: "After suffering mucn with liver and kidney trouble, and becoming greatly discouraged by the failure to find relief, I tried Electric Bitters, and as a result I am a well man to-day. The first bottle relieved and three bottles completed the cure." Guaranteed best on earth for stomach, liver and kidney traubles, by W. P. McMillan's druggist. 50c. LOCAL NEWS J. H. Dunlap and C. 0. Burrows, of Cascade Locks, arrived in our city Monday evening. Mr. Dunlap return ed Tuesday morning but Mr. Burrows, who Is to be the local representative of the Wind River Lumber Co's yards at this place, remained. They expect a number of cars of material to arrive for this yard this week. Pineules for the kidneys strengthen these organs "and assist in drawing poi son from the blocd. Try them for rheu matism, kidney bladder trouble, for lumbago and tired worn but feeling. They bring quick relief. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Sold by W. P. Mc. Millan. The bills are out for the" Fourth of July celebration, at Lexington. A good time lots of ice water and shade is assused to all if you come to Lex ington. Among the sports will be fdot races, horse races, bucking horses and a mule race between 23 wild bucking mules. This will furnish plenty of sport for all. If you want to enjoy a good time bring a basket well filled and celebrate with us In the grove. The general committee consisting of W. E. Leach, W. G. Scott and W. F. Barnett have appointed tht follow ing committees for the Fourth of July celebration: Entertainment, Joseph 8 SPRING We are receiving our line of Spring Goods, consisting of Lawns, White Goods, Lace, Embroid ery, Ribbons, also a line of Ladies White waists. no LEXINGTON, E. Waid, E. R. Beach and Mrs. E. D. Brown; Sports, A. K. Fuller, J. E. Gentry and S. A. Thomas. Finance and Grounds, E. D. Brown, D. P. Doherty and W. P. McMillan. It is expected that these committees will get together as soon as convenient and make arrangements for their part of the program. . NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION Department of the Interior Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, May 25, 1907 Notice is hereby given that MARGARET A. BLANKENSHIP, of Lexington Oregon, has fil$d notice of her intention to make final commutation proof in support of her claim, viz: Home stead Entry No. 14699 made Sept. 19, 1905, for the NW'X of Section 26, Township 1 North, Range 26 E., W. M.,' and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver, at The Dalles, Oregon, on July 15, 1907. She names the following witnesses to preve her continuous residence upoa, and cultivation of, the land, viz: J. W. Brumbaugh, B. F. Clark, of Lex ington, Oregon, John B. Morehead, of Heppner, Oregon, James H. Doak, of Lex ington, Oregon. C. W. Moore. 6-13-7-11 Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior. Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, May 25, 1907. Notice is hereby given that OLIVE P. BROWN, of Lexington, Oregon, has filed notice of her intention to make final commutation proof In support of her claim, viz: Home stead Entry No. 14736 made October 13, 1905, for the SEtf, NE SE Sec tion 14 and NW SW of Section 13, Township 1 Ncrth, Range. 26 E., W. M., and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Ore gon, on July 15, 1907. She names the following witnesses to prove her continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, the land viz: J. W. Brumbaugh, B. F. Clark, of Lex ington, Oregon, John B. Morerread, of Heppner, Oregon, James H. Dok, of Lex ington, Oregon. C. W. Moore, 6-13-7-11 Register. NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon May 25, 1907 Notice Is hereby given that JOSEPH ATKINSON, of Strawberry, Oregon, has filed notice of his Intention to make final commutation proof in support of his claim, viz: Home stead entry No. 12559 made May 5, 1903, for the NWX SW of Section 18, Town ship 1 North, Range 26 E., W. M., and that said proof will be made before the Register and Receiver, at The Dalles, Oregon, on July 9, 1907. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, the land, viz: Henry Arnsmeyer, B, F. Estes, J. C. White, A. T. White, all of Strawberry, Or egon. ' ' : C W.Moore, -6-6-7-4 Register.' ' GOODS 8 11 til W.P. MCMILLAN jj 2) rugs J Stationery jf 3 i (Confections School Supplies Toilet Articles g J &tc. &tc. C I LEXINGTON, OREGON THE OFFICE A. D, INSKEEP, Proprietor WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. FRESH BEER ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT o GOOD -'OOL TABLE IN CONNECTION i LEXINGTON, OREGON LLAI !M Jk I UIM DM IN X Branch of BANK OF HEPPNER E, D. BROWN, Manager. O CAPITAL STOCK W50.00O.O0, FULLY PAID Loans made at Eight per o Ik terest paid on Chamberlain's COLIC, CHOLERA AND Diarrhoea Remedy U reliable, pleatanl and ft renvsdjr for bowJ complaints botk eWdrw and aduka. Buf k taw, k mmf mt Gfe. OREGON 2 cent. . Four per cent, in- Time Deposits. O 20 ROCURED AND DEFENDED. Sendmodd, I rawinir orimoto.for expert iearun and free renort. Free advice, bow to obtain patents, trade mark, copyngbta, etc, IN ALL COUNTRIES. Business direct Kith Washington saves time, money and often the patent. Patent md Infringement Pnctlci Exclusively. write or km to m at ItS Xlata Mmt, . MM ttata fatal , WAaHINtTON, D. C