LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
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LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
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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
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