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About Heppner herald. (Heppner, Or.) 1914-1924 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1914)
1 I TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1011. TIEPPXER HERAI.P, UEPPN'ER, PRECOX. PAGE THREE rr. t PROMINENT PEOPLE OF MORROW COUNTY Facts Forced From Familiar Faces By E. G. H. Food is the primal need. We get our living out of the soil, and no man can be healthy, happy or wise who is separated long from lerra rirma. The child will dig in the sand before he can talk, and find satisfaction in the exercise. And a knowledge of the soil and of the things it will pro duce when rightly manipulated is the foundation for sanity and efficiency in every walk of life. My business is to write, to fill the semi-weekly with copy. I can do several other things but I get the most out of the game of expressing my thoughts via Royal, which is a good machine. I find that my knowledge of trees, plants, cattle, bugs, pollywogs and butterflies, gain ed by living in a farming community, forms a valuable addition to my vocabulary. It is no new thing when I say that city boys, and grown ups too, take more kindly to the business of farm ing than do country lads. The rea son why farmer boys sometimes hate the farm and are filled with a desire to get away from it is because they have had a double dose of the farm. Too much of anything is bad. This accounts for so many city people on the farms today. A few days ago I cook a little journey to the home of E. M. Shutt and family, which is just 8 An Up-to-date General Repair Shop, Any and All Kinds of Work Promptly Done. Garage Work A Specialty, four miles north of the Egg City,, otherwise known as lone. Mr. Shutt lives in a community composed of re tired lawyers, editors, teachers, hard ware men, jewelers and some from the respectable callings and I am told that they rank well towards the top in the list of successful farmers of the coun E. M. Shutt was born back in Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania produces two important crops, newspaper men and coal. As a boy he worked on the farm doing much the same work as boys in the Keystone state do now. He had educated parents and the chief educational influences of his life were the teachings of his father and mother. He would have been educat ed if he had never gone to school at all, however, he took all of the degrees that the Little Red Schoolhouse has to offer and then went to the Pitts burg High School, winding up with a course in the University of Hard Knocks. Shutt always wanted to be a law yer and when a boy was in the habit of reading everything that pertained to law. After he came to the state of Oregon he devoted his spare time to the study of -jurisprudence. But in his visits to the court rooms he grew disgusted with the practice. Justice is a thing we read a great deal about but experience so little. Shutt would have made a good lawyer because he has a good memory. Remembering faces and names comes natural to him. A few cases are on record, however, when he failed to associate the name with the face, much to the joy of the Court House crovU. He was not in the state long before he gravitated into the newspaper business. The work agreed with him and he prospered such as few news paper men do. He owned and operat ed several papers in this state and was the last owner of the Heppner limes, rditors who have worked with him say that he had a high sense of newspaper ethics, he was honest, straightforward, and few men ever held the confidence of their readers as did E. M. Shutt. While there may be some doubt as to wheth er he was the best editor the county ever had, nevertheless, he stood high in the Literary League. f or eight and one half years he was Sheriff of this county. His adminis tration of the office was impartial, and was characterized by a strict re gard for the law and its enforcement. It afforded him an opportunity to visit all sections of the West and his eyes were always eager to see. He met men in every walk of life, men raised in every circumstance and from this He was going to make him walk to Heppner but after the fellow had walked several miles, Shutt's heart began to soften and he let the man ride. Thev took turns riding the so it was here, conversation is the rule and nothing but gossip is tabooed. After we had finished dinner we listened to the graphophone in the parlor and ended with a little round at horse until they reached Heppner. j the piano in which everyone partici When he locked him in the cell he ! pated. Mr. Shutt then took us out said, "The next time you break out, ; to see the ranch. He has two large take my advice and don't follow ttie j orcnaras, one or wnicn was near me trail." It was only a few days until! house and where nearly every variety the man succeeded in breaking away 'of fruit can be found. Peaches of all and taking Shutt's advice eluded his j kinds, pears, plums, grapes, prunes pursuers and never was found. i and apples made arches of the branch- Another time he went to Monument es so neavy was tne yield Beyond OIL and GASOLINE RQSSEN BROTHERS Kardman, Oregon experience his mind and heart took on a universal aspect; he was not bound by tradition and custom ingrained in those who have never traveled, seen or experienced. To give an interesting sidelight on his kind and generous nature, there was a man held in the county jail tor some slight offense who broke jail and made his way over the snow cov ered hills into the Sand country. It was no hard job tracking him along the trail and Shutt came to a pile of bushes where the tracks ended and underneath the brush found his man. to look for a Chinaman who had kill ed a man at the Junction. He was supposed to be in a house and with another man he searched the place and could not find no trace of the mis sing Chink. At last they found a door leading to the garret and search ing this they found the Chinaman. Several hundred dollars in money was found hidden in the garret and the laundry man, together with the money, were turned over to the authorities. Everyone said that the Chinaman would never be taken alive but he yielded to the common sense expressed in Shutt's view of the matter. In all his experience with criminals and others who he dealt with for eight and one-half years, he never had any trouble and never was resisted. He never gloried in exercising his authority, he was modest, unassum ing, yet determined to do his duty. Two years ago Shutt and family de cided to go into partnership with Na ture. They bought what is acknow ledged to be on of the finest alfalfa ranches in this county. It lies four miles north of lone, all bot tom land with the creek running through it and also watered by a spring which never goes dry. We ar rived at meal time, something which had been calculated beforehand, and driving up at the gate, we saw Frater Shutt just coming from the field. He stopped at the watering place to give the horses a drink of the cool spring water and noticing us, welcomed us to his sanctorium. Here we met Mrs. Shutt, wife and companion maximus, Lawrence, the son, Essie the daughter, and Miss Flower, a friend of the family and schoolmate in Salem of Lawrence. To the Shutts the main thing in life is to live. Making money, strug gling for positions, show and appear ance are the side attractions and transitory in their good. There is an atmosphere in this home saturated with moral, intellectual and social sunshine. Mr. and Mrs. Shutt are not villagers, they have seen life from all sides and have installed into the hearts of their children that righteous ness is a form of commonsense and morality pays. If the world is re deemed from sickness, woe, want and worry, it will be through the influence of men and women who have been raised in homes such as the Shutt's. The dinner was an old fashioned din ner, where everyone helps himself. I noted that nearly everything in sight came trom the tarm, which is right Ladies Attention I am the agent for the Fay Ideal stockings. These are especi ally good for small children and school children. They button to the waist and eliminate supporters entirely. They are the dependable kind that wear well. and proper. It has besn said that sociability and eating go together. We talked as we eat, and exchange con fidences. Friendship is hygenic. And IT) K fv f.f the orchard were fields of alfalfa three and four feet high ready for the third cutting. Going back to the house we saw his Holstein cows, forty in all and finer animals it has seldom been my pleasure and opportunity to see. Mr. Shutt says that he intends to keep only the best animals and it would be no great surprise to many people if we would see one of the best dairy ranches in the county here in a few years. f arming is no new thing to Mr. Shutt and he realizes that it is a seri ous business. He is always willing and eager to learn better ways of co operating with Nature. In the matter of irrigating he has found that irri gating in the winter is profitable practice. At that time the water is tilled with a sediment which is dis tributed on the land and enriches it. In the matter of fresh cows, these are watched so that the greater amount of milk will be obtained in the Fall when the price is high and flies are not bothersome. He fiiids that it pays to raise a few chickens and turkeys. When Mr. Shutt decided to locate on a rancn ne spent several months in search of a place which would meet with his ideals in the shape of a ranch. Morrow Lounty, he said, appealed more to him than any part of Wash ington, Idaho or the state of Oregon. Here is land of medium price and which is certan to advance steadily in value, perputal water, a good com munity and many advantages, a com bination which is spelling happiness and success. "I do not know of a bet ter place or I would be there now," Mr. Shutt said. Eastern Oregon is the last Inland Empire which is now just receiving the gentle touch of pro gress and as a land or opportunity, it offers to the home seeker an oppor tunity to develop his destiny and with congenial and healthful assistance. The Shutt family form a little in dependent community of their own. They are dependent in few ways. Ihomas Jefferson said that "Those who till the soil are the chosen people of God." Farming implies working with one's hands. No life can be well rounded where the Individual has not been brought up to work and to work intelligently with his hands. Only in this way is he able to sympathize with the world of workers. Mr. Shutt is on chummy terms with all the wonder ful things that creep, crawl, run, climb, swim and fly. His work will injure no subscriber, he has no apolo gies to make and he can enjoy sweet sleep o' nights, something he said he never experienced when occupying a public position. He has three hobbies, fresh air, plain food, and gymnastics. Every day he epends a session at tne flying rings and the trapeze and to these must go the credit for his youthful presence. Mr. Shutt is a great democrat; he is of the demos. His days of poverty, struggle and obstacle are still before nim unforgotton. He has great re spect for old people and his love for the young is unfailing. He is just the average man focused the strong, able, practical, athletic type of Middle-West man. A good man to know. Velvets, Ribbons and the best in Hair Goods are always here aud in various assortments. . . A visit here will acquaint you with what witt be in vogue this Fall and Winter. HERREN MILLINERY PARLORS Mrs. L. G. Herren, Prop. Peoples' Cash Market HENRY SCHWARZ, Proprietor Open for business nnder new and experienced management, Solicits and will appreciate your patronage. Fresh and Cured Meats I The Herald Costs The Same IS WORTH MORE!!!! PA The First National Bank OF HEPPNER Oldest Bank in Morrow County Capital, Surplus and Profits $140,00000 Your Banking Business Will be Appreciated Any owners of a 1913 or 1914 model Ford car, whe desires to trade same In on a new Studebaker should see the local agent, J. B. Sparks, at will be given in pavilion on the the new dance Fair Grounds The People's Cash Market Is making special prices at the present time on bacon and hams. If you need any of these now it the time to take advant age of the reduced prices. It Is a good babit to drop Into their market occasionally, it will mean money in your pocket. COME TO Gilliam & Bisbee For anything in the HARDWARE LINE We have it, will get it, or it is not made We try to keep a complete, up-to-date stock of everything car ried in a nrst-cla&s store, and we ask everybody for a liberal share of their patronage. We do our best to merit the same. Come and see us MONUMENT ITEMS. Cropps returned Monday . ,iem wnere ne nau i Dr. C. F, morning from Salem where been with Mr. Rounds Hon. ( F. L. Boymer and wife have been 1 visiting L. E. McBee Bnd family, of Cecil. M. Rounds and son have returned home. 'Friday, Sept. 4 and the proceeds will be used to help along the Second Annual Morrow County Fair. Music by Six-Piece Orchestra. In the meantime don't forget that there are only a few more days before the fair in which to prepare products for exhibition. Any and all information will be gladly furnished by The SECRETARY Heppner, Oregon O. M. Yeager, Contractor, will do your building, repairing, etc., and take tour wool, hay or anything of value In exchange for the work. Jack Hynd was laHt of the week. up from Cecil the Dillard French went to Tortland with sheep Sunday morning. Harry Morgan was in Heppner last i Saturday from Sand Hollow. j Jesse Kirk and son left fo' land on Sunday's train for a pleasure trip. Port-little Jay Devin, one or the prominent Sand Hollow ranchers, was in the city laHt Saturday. YOUR NEW SUIT That you expect to wear during the MORROW COUNTY FAIR Should be ordered very bood 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. If your paper does not appear regu larity, let uh know and we will see that you get it. Rev. (toulder leaven tomorrow for ' Weston where he will attend the M. E. Church South conference. J. T. Kirk went to lone, Sunday, to see hia new granddaughter, the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. rred Ritchie. Father O'Callahan and Butler, or Ilermmton, wert Heppner visitor over Friday. Father O'Rourka entertain ed them. The big edition of the Semi-weekly will be sent to every state In the L'nited States. Hava a tiicture of : !: it. The New Fall Book of Styles of the STAR TAILORING ( 0 haa Just been received and we invite your Inspection of name. Every man woman and child should read the "The Kuropean War at a Mane," a brand new book, and what ha plunged Kurope into this terrible catastrophe. Money cannot buy this book, It is not for aale, but in order to give our customers this valuable information, we will gladly supply a ropy of same free of charge with every Suit of Overcoat Order. Sarin Hughes Co. rjyw? jrlar rn rt.