LEXINGTON WHEATFIELD
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at
LEXINGTON, OREGON
S. A. THOMAS,
Editor and Proprietor.
OFFICIAL PAPER TOWN OF LEXINGTON
Subscription, per year , 1 - $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 20, 1907.
securing the services of Mrs, C. E,
Redfield as chaperon. Oregon could
have been gone over with a fine tooth
comb from one state line to another
and tt would have been Impossible to
obtain so satisfactory a chaperon for
the party. The girls left her at Port
land with tears in their eyes and unable
to express their feelings towards her,
all of which is certainly a credit to
our district.
Very sincerely,
Philip S. Bates
Publisher.
We are glad to !ear.n that Bro.
Bates, one of Oregon's greatest boost
ers, meant no insult and has no in
clination to knock Morrow county.
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the money.
l THE SANDY DESERT
The following letter has been receiv
e& by this office relative to the article
appearing In last weeks issue;
Portland, Oregon, June 17 1907
5. A. Thomas, Pub.
Lexington Wheatfield,-
Lexington, Oregon,
Dear Sir:
I im In far at r I r ( a.in Inpoa s.1 Thha
13th. and note editorial entitled "A
Hard Knock". I regret exceeding
ly friend Thomas that you should have
seen fit to hand'e the Swaggart story
In this manner as I have a large num
ber of friends in your county and It
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of The Interior
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
June 5, 1907
Notice is hereby givsn that
MATILDA A. PARKER,
of Lexington, Oregon, has filed notice of
her Intention to make final five-year proof
in support of her claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No.' 8993, made February 13, 1901,
fortheNWof Section 34, Township 1
North, Range 25 E,. W. M., and that
said proof will be made before J. P. Wil
liams, U, S. Commissioner, at his office in
Heppner, Oregon, on July 20, 1907.
, She names the following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon and
cultivation of the land, vizi
Charles 0. Burchell, Joseph Devine, C.
C. Boon, Marsh White, all of Lexington,
Oregon.
C. W. Moore,
6-20-7-18 Register.
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OREGON
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of Interior
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
V June 5, 1907'.
Notice is hereby that
MATILDA A. PARKER,
one of the heirs and for the heirs of Curtis-
P. Parker, deceased,
of Lexington, Oregon, has filed notice of
might lead them to assume that I was his intention to make final five-year proof
ir, t .. vii ! i in support of his claim, viz: Homestead
going out of my way to give publicity , EntryprNo 841Q made July l 900 for
to something detrimental to Morrow ! the NE of Section 11 Township 1 South,
,,. , , . , ., , i Range 25 E., W. M., and that said proof
county. I do not believe there is any wil, made before , p WilliamS( s
one in the state better acquainted with Comm'r, at his office In Heppner, Oregon,
i on July 20, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, the land, viz:
Charles 0. Burchell. Joseph Devine, C.
C, Boon, Marsh White, all of Lexington,
Oregon, ( '
C. W. Moore,
.6-20-7-18 Register.
Range 24 E W. M., and that said proof
will be made before J. P. Williams, U. S.
Comm'r, at his office in Heppner, Oregon,
on July 20, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon and
cultivation of, the land, viz: . '
Curtis Rhea, John R. Olden, Robert E.
Wiley, Eliza Sutton, all of Heppner, Ore
gon. C. W. Moore,
6-20-7-18 Register.
your county than myself and far be it
from me to ever, in any way, shape or
form give publicity to anything that
(Could te assumed as a knock, because
rlhe interests of Morrow County are
rmy Interests as are those of all the
.counties In the state.
This article was written after a con-
- M - - ...111. mi- c... ..i I ...Ll.L
veraauuii wuu mi. uwaggdii in wiui.ii
. he brought In the words to which you
took 'exception for the purpose of call
ing attention to the dlfficulitles with
which his horse had to contend In, the
tace and not for the purpose of Imply
ing that the county as a whole was of
the nature you assume m your editor
ial. If, however, 1 have offended any of my
good friends In your section I am cer
tainly glad of this opportunitTomake
an explanation and apologise and I
trust you will give this letter the same
publicity which you gave the criticism.
Morrow County during the past
month received more publicity through
the excursion given by my paper than
ever before! In the history of the' county.
Your representative Miss Woolery
made an exceptionally fine representa
tion all throughout the East, and It will
. result In considerable inquiry in refer
ence to wheat farms.
I would alsp like to take this oppor
tunlty of thanking Morrow County for
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior .
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
June 5, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that
JAMES HAMILTON ' -
of Lexington, Oregon, has filed notice of
his intention to make final five-year proof
in support of his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. 10409 made February 24, 1902,
for the W SWtf, NEtf SWtf and NWX
SEtf of Section 26, Township 1 North,
Range 25 E. W. M., and that said proof
will be made before J. P. Williams, U. S.
Comm'r, at his office in Heppner, Oregon,
on July 20, 1907.
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, the land, viz:
Joseph Devine, Samuel Devine, of Lex
ington, Oregon, Carral Musgrave, of Straw
berry, Oregon. 0. S. Hodsdon, of Lexing
ton, Oregon.
C. W, Moore,
6-20-7-13 Register
JIOTICK FOR PUBLICATION
Department of ths Interior
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
May 25, 1907
Notice is hereby given that '
MARGARET A. BLANKENSHIP,
of Lexington Oregon, has filed 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 of Section 26, Township
1 North, Range 26 E., W. M., and that
said proof will be made before the Register
and Receiver, a The Dalles,. Oregon, on
July 15, 1907.
She names the1 following witnesses to
prove her continuous residence upon, and
cultivation of, the land, viz:
J. W. Brumbaugfs, B. F. Clark", of Lex
irngton, Oregon, Jdm B. Moreiiead,. of
Heppner, Oregon, James H. Doakr of Lex
ington, Oregon.
C. W. Moore,
6-13-7-11 Reyister.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
, i
Department of the Interior
Land Office at The Dallss, Oregon,
. June 5, 1907.
Notice Is hereby given that
AD E. PATTERSON,
of Heppner, Oregon, has filed notfee of his
Intention to make final commutation proof
In support of his claim, viz: Homestead
Entry No. 14930 made January 29, 1906,
for the SK SEX f Section 24 and Wtf
NE of Section 25, Township 2k South,
, INOTICE , FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of iS:e Interior.
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon,
May 25, WOT.
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 clWm, viz: Home
stead Entry No. 14736 made October 1'3,
1905, for the W SEl4, NE SE'X Sec
tion 14 and NW SWtf of Section. 13,
Township 1 North, Range 26 E., W. M.,
and that said proof will be made before-the
Register and Receiver at The Dalles, Ore
gon, on JAily 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 Eex-
Ington. Oregon, John R Morehead,. of
Heppner, Oregon, James H. Doak, of Lex
ington, Oregon.
C W. Moor,.
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NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior
Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon
s May 25, 1907
Notice is hereby given that
JOSEPH ATKINSON, C
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, i '
C. W. Moore,
, 6-6-7-4 Register,
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