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About Lexington wheatfield. (Lexington, Or.) 1905-19?? | View Entire Issue (Sept. 12, 1907)
LEXINGTON Wr rlEATFIELD Published T very Thursday at NGTON, 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 v October 6, 1905, at the post office at Lexington, Or egon, under the Act cf Congress of March 3,' 1879; ' THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 12 1907. ' NOTICE ' The best way to build up your own town 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 you have the goods . and they have the money. Trade at home and we keep both the goods and 'the money. LOCAL NEWS Don't judge the picture by the frame around it. The old sea dog is easily known by his barque. ' Push your business with an add in The Wheatfield. ; The cook's duties are bound to cover a wide range. Drive on to Lexington, it's a good place, to trade. A lucky man seldom believes in luck. A man's word ought to be as good as his bond. A foolish man Is one who thinks he understands woman. One of the funnest things In a little town is its smart set. Nothing worries a lair like heing forced to tell the truth. Don't waste time trying to squeeze an old maid or a lemon. Don't worry about your kidneys when you can obtain 30 days' treat ment of Pineules for $1.00. These little globules bring relief in the first dose. Backache, Lumbago and Rheu matism yeild quickly. If not satisfied your money refunded. This Is a fair offer you can't lose. Sold by W. P. McMillan. ; " , ' All who attend the Congregational Sunday School bid and young are ask ed to be present next Sunday to meet Mr. Folsom and also to have a group picture taken In front of the church. Let every one who takes an Interest In the Sunday School be there as this will be the only chance to have a good group taken. To cure a cold first move the bowels. Bees Laxative Cough Syrup acts gently on the bowels, drives out the cold, clear the head. It's pleasant to take and mothers highly recommend It for colds, croup and whooping cough. Equally good for young and old. Sold by W, ' P. McMillan. NOTICE ' Commencing Monday, September 16th, the price of hair-cutting will be 35c, massage 50c, bath 35c, sham poo 35c, honing razors 50c. Every thing else has Increased In price and this Increase Is maio neccessary by increase 1 price in material. J. E. Gentry. FENCINU UU I" HATTLER3. A rraittH-a ml Animal That M Vtmn Si Adynntase. Did yon rvcr henr of raftUunk tent'& not on saado of rattlesnakes, of course nt, but one made of prickly thorns to protect one from' the rattlers and keep them away? That Is what the Arizona vniupers build, and the only way to kocp those deadly poison ers away is by building one of these fences of okteii, a shrub covered will) tborna which fsrows oa the desert. As the tents have no doors nud ar. not set nmeh above the ground, it would appear easy for Mr. Itattler to effect an entrance. Imagine the sensa tioii of crawltcg into bed Rome' cold night to strlkt ajralntt the clammy skin of a snake, and this Is Just wuere Mr. Snake like to sauzfle, In among tht warm blanktU. To avoid this men who work In the mines have .found that a make will not go near this oktea, and they have built closely knit fences around their tents, with llttlo gates to go In and out, and beyond this the rattler wil; not penetrate. It was first the In dlans of the desert who discovered thl deadly shrub, and they got the secret from birds and animals, which, to pro tect their young, travel sometimes many miles back and forth, bringing the thorns with vMch to cover their litt'c nests. Gopben v.ivi other small animals there coror their nests In this meaner. It Is 6transethat t'i that country, s: dry and forbidding, many thing grow In exuberance, and especially noticea ble are the great fieltb of Brown Eyed Susans, the yellow daisies with the brown centers. They grow so high and wild that yon ran step In a field and your head will ,Ju.t peep over the top of the nodding sea of bright eyed faces. 1.03 Angeles Tlme3. Holl It Down! It Is the short piece, be It letter, jt editorial, that catches the reader, and correspondents who wish their letters to be read should neror extend them beyond a quarter of a column, nnd half that length is preferable. Condensa tion Is an art, but It can be acquired with n little practice. Never try to see how long you can make your ar ticle but how short. Use never n superfluous sentence or word. Be as brief as an Intelligible statement 6f the case will allow and you will have teu readers where the long winded fellow will have ne. Riearnadd Dispatch. Home Churning, A barrel or box churn Is the best for the home dairy. When the cream Is ripe, scald the churn and cool to the temperature of the cream, which should be from 50 degrees to C4 degrees, ac cording to conditions. If color Is used, It should be put In the cream when It Is put In the churn. Turn the churn so as to get the greatest concussion possible. The butter should come In from thirty to fifty minutes. After the butter comes draw the buttermilk, using a strainer to catch the particles of butter that may escape with tb buttermilk, then wash with cold wa ter, using about the same quantity ai there was of cream. A HUMANE APPEAL A humane citizen of Richmond Ind Mr U. D. Williams, 107 west Main St., says: "I appeal to all persons with weak lungs to take Dr. . King's New Discovery, the only remedy that has helped me and fully comes up to the proprietor's recommendation." It saves more lives than all other throat and ling remedies put together. Used as a cough and cold cure the vorli over Cures asthma, bronchitis, croup, whoop lig cough, quinsy, hoarseness, and phthisic, stops hemorrhages of the lungs and builds them up. Guaran teed at W. P. McMillan's drug store. 50c. and $ 1 .00. Trial bottle free. The Wheatfield prints the news. LEACH BROTHERS, GENERAL MERCHANDISE STORE 2 HARVEST SUPPLIES We have a large stock of everything needed for the harvest and can supply your wants promptly. No order too large for us to fill, and none too small to receive prompt attention. A child can buy as cheap as its parents. LEXINGTON, NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of the Interior Land Office at The .Dalles, Oregon, August 7, 1907. Notice is hereby given that GEORGE E. MILLER of Lexington, Oregon, has filed notice of his intention to make final commutation proof in support of his claim, viz: Home stead Entry No. 15147 made May. 17, 1906, for ths SESW and Lot 4 of Section 18, Township 1 South, Range 25 E. W. M., and that said proof will be made before J. P. Williams, U. S. Corara'r, at his office in Heppner, Oregon, on September 18 1907. He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon, and cultivation of, the land, viz: S.A. Thomas, W. P. Luttrell, P. M. Christenson, of Lexington, Oregon. R. A. Thompson, Heppner, Oregon. C. W, Moore, 8-15-9-12 Register NOTICE FOB PUBLICATION Department of the Interior Land Office at The Dalles, Oregon, August f, 1907. Notice Is hereby given that MARY RITCHIE, formerly Mary Winnett, of Strawberry, Oregon, has filed notice of her intention to make final five-year proof In support of her claim, viz: Homestead Entry No. 10721 made 4pril 23, 1902, for the WJ- NW, NENW and NWiNEf of Section 33, Township 1 North, Range 26 E., W. M.r and that said proof will be made before J. P. Williams, U. S. Comm'r, at his office in Heppner, Oregon, on Septem ber, 191907. ' '' - "' She names the following witnesses to prove her cotinuous Residence upon, and cultivation of, the land, viz: , O. S. Hodsdon, of Lexington, Oregon, C. E. Musgrave, W. H. Musgrave, H. Stowers, of Strawberry,. Oregon, , ! ' C. W. Moore, 8-S5-9-12 - Register. Get Your Name on The Wheatfield List - Ni-' i j W.P. MCMILLAN J g 3) rugs 5 ' ' Stationery . jf 3 v Qonfections . i j? Scwol Supplies ' -Toilet Articles , ' g J ' &tc. fete. ft LEXINGTON, OREGON H W. P. MCMILLAN THE OFFICE A. D. INSKEEP, Proprietor WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS. FRESH BEER ALWAYS ON DRAUGHT o. GOOO ,"'OOL TABLE IN CONNECTION LEXINGTON, OREGON LEXINGTON BANK Branch of BANK OF HEPPNER E. D. BROWN, Manager.. CAPITAL STOCK Loans made at Eight per Jj r terest paid on Chamberlain's COLIC, CHOLERA AND Diarrhoea Remedy It a reliable, pleaiunt and safe remedy for bowel complaints both m children and adults. Buy ft now; t may tare Ufa. o C OREGON j2 3 SO.OOO.OO, FCLLY FAID cent. Four per cent. in Time Deposits. 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