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About The gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1913)
07 Sccoiid'St 5 ' CZ3 VOL. 30. NO. 29. HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1913 SUBSCRIPTION, $1.50 PER YEAR. t , . .j! ; h.I . - ..11.' .1. .- j 1 -i "'' ' We have just received a Car Load of DRH and can supply VAUGHN & SONS Yoo Belle FRIEDRICH The Tailor is busy but not too busy to take the measure for your Fall suit CLOTHES THAT FIT There are a great many men in this town who are proud to say that Friedrich, the tailor makes their clothes. They know why they get better cloth, lining, and do not forget, workmanship. No sweatshop work is ours. We have the exclusive agency in Morrow coun ty for Detmer Woolens. All pure wool guaranteed. Friedrich THE BEST TAILOR. READY FOR BUSINESS I have opened a SHARPENING and GRINDING SHOP, in the building between City Meat Mar ket and Haylors Jewelery Store. SILVERWARE, Reasonable Prices Work Guaranteed Your money back if you . are not satisfied. HEPPNER SHARPENING SHOP T. G. DENISEE, Mgr. your needs f isiir SCISSORS, ETC. CATTLE MAN TELLS OF EARLY EXPERIENCES. W. O. Minor, Local Man Is Sketched Historically By Fred Lockley in Oregon Journal. "Sometimes a little thing will change the whole current of a maris life." said. W. 0. Minor, one of the best known stockmen in eastern Oregon. "Acout 20 years ago I drove 146 steers to Butter creek as feeders. Butter creek raises lots of alfalfa, and Echo used to be the great ship ping point for cattle. When I came to sell my cattle the buyer offered me 825 a head for the entire bunch. We could not agree on the price as some of them were 5 and 6-year old steers and I thought they were worth more than $25. I finally told him that I would sell him' 125 at his figure and would pick out the remaining 21 and ship them my self. He agreed to this. I pick ed out 13 5 and 6-year old short horns which were practically pure bloods. I shipped them to Port land, where I found a buyer. I told him that there were 13 big steers and 8 small ones. The buyer sized up the bunch and said : Which do you.ca!l the small ones? I pointed out the eight 3-year-olds and told him that they would undoubtedly weigh much less than the 5 or G-year-olds. He doubted it, so we put them on the scales, and to my surprise, J found that the eight small 3-year-old shorthorns averaged in weight 42 pounds heavier, than the eight heaviest of the 5 and 6-year-olds." This set me thinking pretty seriously. If a blooded steer at 3 years old would weigh 42 pounds more than ordinary stock 6 years old, and if it aver aged in cost $5 to winter a steer, then I was out $15 on raising or dinary stock. "Pure blood Shorthorn bulls were hard to get 20 years ago, so I took a pure blood Shorthorn bull and some cows on shares with Mr Harris. Some time later I bought Mr. Harris' cattle out right and began to buy others. I thought so well of my cattle that I shipped some to the State fair. When I got there, I found I was small fry among the big fish. Right then I determined that I was going to win the sweepstakes some day, and that decision resulted in the founding of the Minor herd. The hardest competition I had were the cattle from Oak Hill Stock farm, owned by Charles E. Ladd. Frank Brown, his manager, was scour ingthe United States andOanada to get the best cattle that money could buy. I sold off my grades and began gathering a bunch of the best stock that I could get, I traveled over 2000 miles good part of that way on horse back, going wherever I could hear of a good animal, and usu ally buying it, I paid $20,800 for 11 head. 1 paid $3500 for Shorthorn yearling bull called Golden Goods. I later paid $1500 for a heifer, expecting to take a prize with her, and she was beat en by a heifer of my own raising, Golden Goods proved to be one of my best investments. He took prizes wherever shown, and 1 was ottered $0000 for him My price, however was 412,000, as he was worth that to me. He slipped on the frozen ground last winter and hurt himself so badly that he had to be killed. One runs across many peculiar incidents in the stock business une oi tne most lamous prize y I 1 1 I m m winners, owned by Charles Ladd was Elgitha 25th. Mr. Ladd had no success with her as a breeder, She was valued at $2500, and was finally purchased by C. B. Wade. of Pendleton. At the dispersion sale of the Wade stock some years ago she was bought by Mr. Glide of Sacramento, for $300, her low price being the re sult of the fact that they had no success in securing any calves from her. Either through the change of climate or for some other reason, she was successfully bred by Mr. Glide, and has had many calves since. I bought one of her progeny, 'Elgitha King,' as a two-year-old paying $525. I exhibited him in the Denver Western National Stock Show, winning the first prize with him. I have several hundred blue rib bons won as first prizes on my Shorthorn cuttle. Poland China hogs and Barred rock chickens. I also have scores of silver cups awardee me at the different state, interstate and national e:r- hibitions. I used to run as high as 32,000 sheep, but I have cut my bands down, and do not run over 12,000 to 16, TOO now." IRRIGON ITEMS. Mr. C. W. Caldwell and son. Fred, are digging a well for Mrs. Mary Lester. Harry Lester's venture in the hog business was short lived. He sold his entire bunch to L. A. Doble. Mr. Williamson of Hermiston was down last Sunday lookiner for some trade in real estate. He figured a little on buviner Mr. Carson's place. Irrigon's display at the Condon fair won three blue ribbons, namely: Best general display of fruit: best vegetable and best display of muskmelons. Old and young enjoyed a nice dance in the E. & W. hall last Saturday night. Everybody ex pressed himself as having spent a most enjoyable evening. Miss Hill has, chanered her boarding place to Mrs. Castle's. She stayed with Mrs. Egbert for one month but owing to the ill health of the latter she was obliged to make the change. M. F. Wadsworth, who has been absent over a year to attend to his father's mercantile busi ness in Glenco, "Minn., has return ed to assume his position with the firm of Egbert & Wadsworth. Olin Hayes of Heppner arrived here on Saturday ostensibly for the purpose oi enrolling as a pu- 11 in the primary department, he teacher, Miss Hill, however, ruled against this on account of the age limit. A nice new Underwood type writer has been purchased bv the school board for the pupils of the high school. This was a much needed addition and pupils and teachers alike are taking renewed interest in their work. Peaches and grapes are still being shipped daily here. The weather has been particularly favorable for the grapes this fall, plenty of sunshine and little rain. The early rains as a rule have caused them to split open and rot. Last week seemed to have been home coming day foe some of the boys. Among them we notice Ray Castle, Walter Caldwell, Henry Corey, Oscar Corey, R. R. Henkle, and Henry Minnick, Old associations are hard to for get. Will Attend Grand Lodge. W. W. Smead and Vawter Crawford left the first of the week for Portland to attend the grand lodge session of Knights of Fvthias of Orpgon as rep resntaMves of Doric Lodge No. 20, of HepDner. The Grand Lodge convened on Tuesday, and there was a big sub ordinate longe meeting Monday eve ning when a large class was initiated into the mysteries of the order and the work exeuopl'fied by the best teams of the state, and the Bible used was the very book lieloneing to Justus H. Rathbonp, fonvdcr of the order. Mr. Crawford will also at tend the session of the State Editor ial Association which meets on Toes day and continues over Friday. Heppner Meets lone. The Heppner High school football team will meets mixed team fioni lone on the lone field Dext Satnrdav afternoon. The game will be called at 1:15 on account of the early train back to Heppner. Hepnner has serine good material this year, and later in the season they should be playing good ball. The old men are. Potter. Younc, Mn.lJock. (liatt, Yeager, Scmner. Elder, and Crawford. The new men are Fisk. Hayes, Bergstrom, Clark, Jnstux, Slo- com, Hushes, Miller, and Irwin. The team meets Fosil hieh school in two weeks. Geo. Case and F. V Christensen are coaching the boys. Do you contemplate lmvlnsr any work done In the line of biiihiing? if no c:lve Harry Johnson a chance to flgrure with you. First class work and satisfaction guaranteed. tf. CLASSIFIED LIST OF A Complete List of Pre miums Won at The First Annual Morrow County Fair. Div. A Class 1 Thoroughbreds, tiarlow and Gritnn stallion l and sweepstake. B. F. Swsggarf, saddle horse 1 Dlv. 'A ClaBg 2 Standard Trotting Horses. : T. J. Matlock, gelding 1 : mare 1. Div. A Cla'ss 4 'Draft Horses any breed. Omnr Stanton, mare 1. N. H. Leathers; best colt 3. J. L. Wilkinp, hiare 1 and sweepstake. J H. Bellsnbrook ieldine 2. Chas. Reed, beat draft team 1. Div. A Class 5 Grade Draft Horsed. -Lather Hustun. best grade colt 1. W. O. Lamson. 1 and 2. ;E. Nordyke, yearling cult 1. Div. A Class 6 Roadsters. Cnas. Roberts, mare 1. . R. W. Snider, mare 2. ' ""Dlv 'A Class 7'Mu1sh. Chas. W. Fuller, best span mulsel. I. E. Holt best span mulse 3. j. H. Bellenbrook, best mule 1 B. F. Swaggart, best male 2. Jacks B. F. Swaggnrt. bast jack 1. J. W. Helms, best jack 2 and 3. Best Lady Rider Rosie Hayes, 1 -' Lola Hayes 3 Laveta Ha 1 3 D-iv. B Class 1 Shorthorns. W. O. Min ir, beat bull 1; best boll under 2yrs. old 1 and 8: best ball calf 1; best cow 1; best heifer 2yrs. old 1 : best yearling 1; best calf 1 and 2. ', - Div. B Class 2 Jerseys. Gut Boyer, best cow 1 and 3: best heifer 3; best call 8: best herd 1. R. B. Wilcox, bull 2. HoJstoins J. L. Wilkins best cow 1 and 2 Div. R Class 6 Grades. R. B. Wilcox, beet cow 1; best heifer 1 and 2. Div. C Class Sheep. R. A. Thompson, linccln ewe 2; shrapshire rams 2. E. L. Kirk, oxford ram 2; oxford lamb 2: merino ewe 8. M T. Hughes, lincoln ram 1; lineoln ewe 1; lincoln weathers 1. Eail Evans, best billy 1; best doc and kid 1. Dv. D Class 2 Hogs. R. A. Thompson, best roUnd china pigs under 1 yr. 1, 2 and 3, R. 8. Wilcox, duroo bow 1. J L. Wilkins, b st O. 10. hogs 1. Wightman Bros. , best dutoc boar 1. Div. E Class 1 Poultry Will Ball barred rocks 3; Indian same 1. E. G. Noble white wyandottes 1 and sweepstake. B. P. Stone, golden wyandottes 1 and 2. W. C. Cox, white wyandottes 2. Edwad Xoison, R I Reds 3. J. F. Hall, Rl whites 1; buff rocks 1; black mlnarcus 1. Moees Duran pekin ducks 1. Walter Meade brown leghorns 2. R. W. Snider, white leghorns 1. L. W. Briges. R I Reds 1. . Thelma Herren R I Reds 3. Mrs I. E. Holt, bronze tnrkey 1. J. H. Bush, white orD'ungtona 1. Andy Cook, brown leghorns 1. Mrs. Mattie Young, partridge wyandottes 1. Ecsie Shutt. buff cochin bantam 1. D. C. Gurdaue, barred rocks 1. A. W. Gemmell. white leghorns 2. P H. Wightman, bronze turkeva 2. Msr J. J. Wishtman, tonlouse geese I; Indian runner ducks 1. Arthur Minor, toulouse geese 1; silver pheasants 1 : eolden pheasants 1; china pheasants 1. Div. F Farm Pordueta Herman Neilson. club wheatl 1; blue barley 1. J. A. Carmirhnl, sheaf oats 3 F D Cox, sheaf oats i: beardless barlev 2. Dan Rice, club wheat 2; blue s:em. ?amDle 1. W. P. Hill Md corn 1. Ed CeTrace bent 12 ears field corn 1. Peter Sanabuner, rye 2. Chas O. Harebell, cox wheat 2: rve l: black oats 1: best display grain 1. W.W . Becbdoh, forty fold wheats Jake Young, bine stem wheat 1. Wes Marlatt, bine stem 2. C. E. Jones, nlariners clnb 1: field corn Minn. 23 2: cultivator 1. W O. Minor, best col. grsses J; broom corn 1. ' Mrs J. B. Carmichael, best dis play nuts 3. . Peter Suabauer, best display nnta 1. W. O. Eavless, 12- ears yellow corn 1; 10 stalks tweet corn 1 ' Geo. M Clogston, pop corn 2, sweet nnrn 2. ' E. R Lundell, sweedieh oats . Mra. E. A. Gammcll white barley 1. O. J. Cox 12 ears yellow corn 2; rice tfD wrn 1. Matt Hughes sheaf B. S. wheat 1. C A. Minor, forty fold wheat I. Henry Blahm. alfalfa 1. ' -. Albert Jones white egyplian corn I. i W E. Brown beardless barley T. E ,R. Huston, B. S. wheat sheaf 2. i B. H. Peck, 13 ears white corn;; dry land products, 0 W R & N special 1. Heopner Milling Co. largest and f best display mfg flour 1. j H. A. Emerson, honey exhibit 1; : bees in hive 1. Mrs. W. P. Rcrivner home made , soap 1. . '! Mrs. C. M. Herren home made ' soan 2. ' J, Cox. -liniTie made buttei 1. Alfalfa lawn dairy, home made buiter 2. Div. I Domestic Mfg. Mrs. J. C. Devin woolen gloves 1. Mrs. L. King rag carpet ruga 1; yarn rug 1. Clara A. Gilman drawn rags 1 and' 2. . : Mrs. W. J. Beymer hand woven blanket 1; hand woven bed cover 1. , Div. J Domestic Process. i Myra Peck, assortment cakes 1. Olive Frye brown bread 1 and 2. Mrs J. C. tVattenbergur potato yeast bread 2. ' ; . Mrs. W. P. ficrivner picalilli !: preserves 1; jellies ir canned fruit 2.f i Mrs. Elmer Lewis H M Co. speoial , potato yeast bread 2; plate buns 1. Mrs I. R. Holt canned fruit 1. Mrs. Teague canned corn 2. Mrs Jas Hayes yeast bread 1; canned beans 2: canned corn 1. Mrs. W. O. Bavless canned vege tables 2: assortment pickles 2. Peter Susbauer hand dried fruit 1. Mrs. W. E. Straight canned beans 1. Di v. K Fancy Work. Mrs. Willard Herien wallachan- babydresal; wallachan centerpiece 1; emb. baby muff, collar and cap 1; Irish crowchet jsbat 1. Mrs. W. J. Beymer emb. Billow slips 1: emb. pillow sips 1; crocheted dress 1. . Mrs. Chas. Thomson doillies 1 and 2; doillies 1. Mrs.J C. Devin emb. corset cover 2; porch work center piece 1 : linen dresser scarf 1 ; pillow bUd 2: punch worpk towel 1; Irish crocheted hand bas 1. Mra. H. E. Hinton, crocheted bed spread 2; crocheted hand bag 3. Mrs. Frank Eayless crocheted rug 1. Mrs. Clyde Brock, childs dress, drawn work 2. hardanger center piece 2. Mrs. S. P. Devin, eyelet shirtwaist 1; eyelet pillow sham 1; eyelet childs hood 1; frencli center piece 1. Mrs. M. E Hendricson, punch work ; centel piece 3. Margaret Emreson, eyelet lunch cloth 1 : eyelet center piece 1 ; i hadow apron 1. Katie Minert, mounted niellick center piece 1; cut work embroidery 3; crochbtnd doily 1. Vivian C.x, emb. pillow slips 1 and 2: night dress 3; drawers 1 ; tive let doilies 1 and ; eyelet doilies 1; emb. hack towels 1; corset cover 1 and 2; night drees 1. Mra. W. O. Minor silk bed quilt 1. Ladies aid of Lexington, silk patch work quilt 2. Lena McFerren, hand painted sofa pillow 2. Myra Peck, ebm. table cover 1. MisB Millie Rood velvet patch work quilt 1 Ethel Ashbangh eyelet center piece 2: ebm. collar 1; emb childs dress 1. Mrs J A Waters lace handkerchief 1 ; emb center piece 1. Clara A Mikesell cotton quilt 2. Mrs T J Matlock, silk sofa pillow land 2; battenburg sofa pillow 1: silk ebm. picture 1; eyelet lunch cloth 2: center piece 1; burnt wood wcrk 1: tea cloth 1; crocheted doilita 3; crocheted jabnt 1: crocheted hard kerchiefs l: crocheted center piece 2. Mrs. M. C. Avers, drawn work doilie 1: jinen dresser scarf 3; punch work pin cushion 1. Mrs. Guy Boyer, hardanger dresser scarf 1. Continued on Pace 2.