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HEPPNFR HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON,
INDUSTRIES and
INDIVIDUALS
Men and Businesses With Whom Pros
perity and Success are Associa
ted in This County.
to the state in the semi-pioneer times; herd of cows and today the men who I Nelson, of Dunlap, Iowa, and to them
By E. G. H.
It is a trite saying that if you keep
an article of wear long enough it will
come into style again. This is true of
that which is worth while. Une ot tne
activities which we have gone off on
a tangent is education. If you judge
an institution by its results, certainly
the system of training practiced by
the Greeks and Romans was far
superior to the present. The prime
difference is that one is a training in
expression, the other, one of impres
sion. Demosthenese was the greatest
orator that the world ever knew. He
was also skilled in the science of law.
The education of the youth included a
careful investigation of his legal
rights and legal duties and long prac
tice in pleading. Every man was his
own advocate. Demosthenese first
entered the law courts of Athens to
recover his inheritance which had
been squandered by his guardian.
How he spent years preparing for this;
how he spoke with pebbles in his
mouth to overcome stammering, how
he declaimed on the shore of the sea
o as to become accustomed to the
Vimultuous scenes of the open courts,
hese are known to every schoolboy of
the land. The jury which consisted
of citizens, ranged in number from one
hundred to several thousand and their
votes were counted with the last words
of the advocates ringing in their ears,
At the trial of Socrates, five hundred
jurors rendered the verdict which
branded as dangerous to the welfare
of the state the greatest moral teach
er of pagan antiquity.
In Rome every schoolboy was re
quired to learn by heart the laws of
the Twelve Tables. These were graven
in bronze and set up in the Forum and
the citizen-lawyer pointed out his
reference to the jury, no other method
of citation being known. Here, as in
Greece, the jury was composed of
many citizens, the "twelve good and
lawful men," coming in later, being an
outgrowth of Feudalism, according to
the best opinions.
A few days ago l was taiKing to s.
E. Notson, of this city, who is a law
yer by profession, County Superin
tendent of Schools by the people's
choice, and at heart, interested in all
good and worthy things. I was glad
to talk with Mr. Notson because he
represents one who is not bound down
to any particular line of thinking and
action but has an open, receptive mind,
eager to learn and to do.
Mr. Notson was born in Decatur
County, Iowa, on a farm in the year
18R7 Hin fsit.her and mother moved
and the children were Lrought up to
work with their hands, to take care of
the gardens, look after livestock, and
gradually assume the place of respon
sibility as the years roll on as the
years will.
As a boy he attended country school
and later attended the State Normal
College at Shenadoah, Iowa. He fin
ished the scientific and classical
courses in 1905 in Fremont College
at Fremont, Nebraska. He taught
for several years during his early life
in the country school and afterwards
in the High Schools. Two years of
this experience was gained in the
neighboring town of Lexington.
Mr. Notson first desired to study
law when he was a boy about sixteen
years old. During his preparatory
and college days he chose his studies
with care, desiring to pursue those
which would be of a benefit to him in
a legal way. In 1902 he was admit
ted to the bar in Oregon.
Ten years ago he came to the town
of Lexington. Lexington is a different
town from what it was in 1900. At
that time the farmers bought nearly
everything they consumed from the
merchants. When Mr. Notson arrived
in town he could not buy a pound of
butter in the town and threshing be
ing in progress, not a potatoe was on
the market for sale. Three days later
potatoes and butter came from Port
land. These conditions amazed Mr.
Notson. As a stranger he said little
but began to inquire into the reasons
why the ranchers bought their butter,
eggs and potatoes in town. Some
men, intelligent men, said, "You can't
raise cows in Morrow Lounty. Others
said that it was too dry for potatoes
and a chicken was a curiosity.
There were a few men in the com
munity who believed that it was pos
sible to make cows pay. They were
the men who saw the best feed that
grows, bunch grass and alfalfa, raised
in large amounts on the bottom lands,
who noted the high price of beef pro
ducts, figured what their milk and but
ter cost them, and then concluded to
give the cow a chance.
Une day a number of men met and
decided to build a creamery. They
had a hard job raising the money,
especially the last hundred dollars, but
they raised it and by and by a cream
ery opened for business in the town
of Lexington. The first day was a
big day. There was a large crowd to
see the first pound of butter and it
was duly auctioned off to the highest
bidder. The rest of it was sent to a
well known commission man in Spok
ane. You can imagine how well pleas
ed the promoters felt when a few days
later a letter came from this same
commission man stating that he would
take the entire output of the creamery
and pay them one cent a pound over
the Hazelwood butter at Spokane.
The creamery grew until it supplied
the local market but it could not grow
larger because they had no cold stor
age plant and the railroad hauled no
refrigerator cars. After varying for
tunes it resolved itself into a cream
receiving station. The important
feature which we want to call your
attention to is that it demonstrated
that this is a dairy country. In a
were held as dreamers only a snort j nave Deen Dorn lour boys ana two
time ao-o see annually thousands of eirls. They live in one of HeDDner's
dollars coming into this county, where-; finest homes and no civic cause is too
as a short time ago, similar amounts , small 10 enlist their support. Mr.
were going io roniana, ine uaiies i iwmuii una always given ireeiy oi
and other Dlaces.
the men who worked with Mr. INot-
son for the introduction of tne cow
had other aims in view. If the cow
came, then pigs and chicKens wouia
follow. This was what followed. It
was soon observed in the stores that
the ranchers who used to buy butter,
also bought a few eggs and bacon.
When these men began to bring butter
to town it was also noted that they
brought eggs. In Heppner about the
same time much interest was aroused
in chickens. This was reflected to the
neighboring towns until the memor
able year when lone won the distinc
tion of being called the "Egg City."
Cows, chickens and pigs go together
just as naturally as the Siamese twins
did.
Speaking of spuds, this was also
another hard dose for the non-bel-lievers.
It took a deal of diplomacy,
handshaking and kissing of babies to
get the ranchers to plant the tubers.
The first year or two they dug far
more than they planted and in a few
his time and energy to public affairs.
He was the man who drafted the
charter which passed the state legis
lature incorporating the town of
Lexington, lie was one of the in
corporators of the creamery at that
place and was its first mayor. He is
an Udd rellow and finds plentv of
time to assist in the church work of
the city.
I asked Mr. Notson what he thought
the future would bring to this county,
how it compared with his old home in
regard to opportunities for youn men
'As a land of opportunity, I can say
that a young man who wi"ll work, and
with a reasonable amount of intelli
gence, can't help but make money.
I know of no land which can be
bought for the same price which will
bring in the revenue that Oregon land
will. Of course, we can't raise corn
like they do in the Middle-western
states, or cotton like they can in the
Southern states, but we can raise
other things which will yield the farm
er as much as these crops. As for
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years surprisingly large yields were I health, there is no better climate any-
wnere, ana mis is generally conceaea
by everyone. Land is selling near
here for twenty and twenty-five dol
lars an acre which sold for five to
reported. From one hundred bushels
per acres and up i3 now the rule. i
it is only another step for every
farmer to raise a few sheep on the
place. Mr. Notson told me of one
man, L. A. Palmer, of Lexington, who
raises a few head every year. These
eat the weeds on the summer fallow
and the time spent in looking after
them is far less than the time which
would otherwise be required to keep
down the weeds which they feed on.
Mr. Palmer says that the money
which these sheep save him in meat
and what he receives from sales, is,
almost all profit and in a year's time
amounts to considerable. Mr. Notson
has repeatedly advocated this practice
and enjoys the pleasure of knowing
many farmers who have adopted the
idea, much to their profit.
Six years ago Mr. Notson was elected
as County Superintendent of Schools
and has held the office ever since, rro
bably few men in the county are as
well qualified to hold the position.
Practical exeprience, a desire to in
corporate every modern improvement,
foresight and economy in administra
tion, these have been the salient
qualities which he brought into the
office. He has given his attention and
time to promoting industrial work
among the pupils of the school. At
the last -Fair there was an attractive
exhibit of the produce raised by the
children of the county and this year
there will be a better exhibit. Much
interest has been aroused in raising
chickens and this county is well known
for the chickens raised by school chil
dren. During a recent visit to this
county, Mr. L. S. Smith, the assistant
agriculturist of the O.-W. R. & N.,
made many complimentary remarks
about the industrial work carried on
by children. This is right and prop
er. Education by doing things is the
only training which developes the in
dividual. Mr. Notson married Miss Mary A.
Hebert W. Copeland
EYESIGHT SPECIALIST
Morrow County Dates For August
Aug. 20, 21, 22 at Palace Hotel Hepp
ner... Aug. 23, 24 at Beymer's, Lex
ington.. .Aug. 25, 26 at Carle's, lone.
The window of the soul" THE EYE,
Most precious gift to man!
As the busy years of life go by,
Preserve it while you can.
School children needing glasses
should be fitted at this time. Do not
start the boy or girl into school work
this year with defective eyesight un
corrected. It means misery and bad
essons for the child.
THE happy meduim between light
and heavy a "Four" that rides as
steadily as though it weighed much
more.
But a light car, nevertheless; with
all the economies that accrue there
from. A beautiful balanced, amply power
ful, and a perfectly proportioned
"Four."
..A "Four" with full floating rear
axel.
A "Four" with a full equipment of
Timken bearings.
A full tive-passengeh "Four."
A "Four" wilh a superb Stude-baker-Wagner
separate-unit system
of strating and lighting.
A 'Four" so efficient that the last
excuse for paynig more for any
' Four" is tinall eliminated.
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J. B. SPARKS
Agent for Morrow County
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is not as important to the people of Morrow Co.
as the fact that you should begin early to pre
pare your exhibits for the SECOND ANNUAL
MORROW COUNTY FAIR, Sep. 17, 18, 19.
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of all products for exhibition is hereby ordered
to be completed at the earliest possible moment
in order to save rush and confusion as the time
for the fair opening approaches.
Don t Overlook the Many
Free Attractions
That have been booked for the entertainment of visitors
each day. All free to those who enter the fair grounds.
Premium Lists Now Ready for
Distribution
eight dollars an acr only a few years
ago, and it is cheap at the present
price.
"I expect to see the time when the
"Banana Country" down in the north
part ot the county will be thickly set
tled. When water is placed on the
land the crops will come and in abund
ance. The north end of this county,
in my estimation, is bound to support
a much larger population.
"We are progressing, as is shown bv
the yearly increase In the number of
cows, hogs, chickens and farm pro
ducts which we raise and sell. In the
recollection of most the people here
these products were shipped in. The
time will come when an entire fail
ure will be unknown. We have a
great state and its best and most use
t'ul period is before it."
In Mr. Notson we have a different
type of a lawyer than it has been our
custom of dealing with in the past.
The ambulance-chaser, the lawyer
who makes money by having some
one declared incompetent, and taking
the care of the property out of their
hands; the man who islirs up a strifo,
hatred and discord, and Mfart.H irrnnnd-
less damage suits, and like the inci-
den which occured a sTiort time ago in ,
New York when a lawyer had a client
i make a will, naming him as residuary
legatee, and then takes his client out
i in a rowboat and comes back alone,
; this type, like the Bowery tough, is
; being dropped in the dustbin of time.
Lawyers now thrive as they render a ;
necessary service, they are men with ,
business acumen and we now find
them allied with every growing cor
poration or concern. They are the
I the men who are making business safe
and providently look into the future
. for its preservation. Those who come
j in contact "with men of this nature will
be vastly benefitted, strengthened,
jand better fitted for the duties which
i devolve upon them. Mr. Notson, Is
! vet in the prime of life with decision,
intellect, physical strength, sincerity,
I simplicity. With it all he has a kindly
nature and is a partisan in no way.
1 It would be well for you to know him
1 and all such men better.
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For anything in the HARDWARE LINE
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We try to keep a complete, up-to-date stock of everything car
ried in a first-class store, and we ask everybody for a
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I WASHINGTON The government's'
; investigation of food prices since the
: war began in Europe, is progressing
rapidly. Special agents have been in
terviewing mechants in all lines and
a special grand jury is expected to
consider the evidence in the near fut-
SEATTLE To bark up President
Wilson's offer of mediution, Seattle
citi7,ei,s of foreign birth have organi
zed a Cosmopolitan Peace league
They will circulate petitions addressed
to their home countries pleading for
the acceptance of President Wilson
filer.
Any and all information will be gladly furnished by
The SECRETARY
Heppner, Oregon
ELGIN, ILL., Aug. 21 With ideal
weather, Ralph Depalma won the
Elgin road race, Anderson being
recond and Mulford third, ivpulnun'
lima was f nr I ihts, five rn'nu; n-ij
'n second , .t :n pverago of 'i 0
miles an hour.
YOUR NEW SUIT
That you expect to wear during the
MORROW COUNTY FAIR
Should be ordered very soon
The new Fall Samples of the
THE ROYAL TAILORS
are now on display.
Every suit guaranteed all wool, perfect fit and complete
satisfaction.
Phelps Grocery Co.
We hare put in a slock of Vacuum
clcanera for family une and invite
)ou to cull and we them. There Is I
one large f 125 machine for rent at
the following rate: 7ie for four
hour; II for right hours; over four
houra will be charged for riht
hour. Those wanting to uh the
large machine ran rail the power
houw and we "ill deliver and rail for
it when through. . .Parties uxing ma
chine will be charged from Ihr lime
the cleaner ia delivered until they
notify us that they are through with
it... We will alnn furnlnh a man to
uiw the marhlnr at a naxinahle rate.
II. L. & W. t o.
Earl r.iselin was up from taxing
ton recently and ordered a little
printer' ink for the coming year. II
wived fifty renin by paying before tlia
tir of Heptembsr.
Silk Faced Hose
The Famous Holeproof brand, sold withe the usual guarantee.
Priced at
50c the pair
Sam Hughes Co.