HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 25, 1937.
MR. MINOR AGAIN.
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To the Editor:
Today as I was reading your paper
the thought came to me of a story
father used to tell. He was then
living in Gervais, below Salem.
Mother and father went to a tent
show in Salem. Clowns were doing
their stunts, and some fellow got
ticKiea ana Kept up an uproar,
laughing and creating confusion un
til he was the main attraction. Then
the manager came around and
told him if he didn't keep still they
would have to throw him out. He
replied that he would quit if they
"would quit doing those funny things.
So that's the way with me. I will
quit writing you, if you'll just quit
putting those pioneer articles in
your paper.
What attracted me most was, "Old
timer Writes," by R. E. Thorp, and I
was just wondering if it could be a
brother of Frank Thorp, who board
ed at our house for about five years.
Frank and a fellow by the name
of Tom Hall had a blacksmith shop
about where the Chinese restaurant
is now.
This was the time when Lang was
buying cattle to drive to Wyoming,
rather early in the spring, and a
very hard winter had just passed
and cattle were rather poor. A good
many died.
This man Thorp appeared on the
scene just as the round-up was in
full swing. They were short of cow
boys and Thorp went out to see if
he could land a job, though he had
never rode any before,. They were
branding that day, just below the
Tom Matlock place, called the Hin
ton ranch at that time. I think it
the same canyon that Mike Kenny
and the lightning had a fracas in and
Mike had to give the right of way. It
might be the next canyon below.
Well, I was a little young yet to land
a job riding, but was quite nterested
about 17 years then, but I remem
ber of hearing the boys laughing.
This man Thorp had come in and
asked the question why all the fat
cattle died and the poor ones lived.
A good many cattle were lying
around and the sun had bloated
them, and they were swelled up.
This would make the date about
right fifty years back.' I do not
remember his first name, but think
this the fellow. .
Then again you have paid tribute
to Mrs. Nancy Jones, at one time one
of my best customers when in the
store business in Heppner. Mrs.
Jones was a noble woman, and I
think that closes the career of that
pioneer family (that is, the founda
tion). At that time their neighbors
were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Luckman,
just below.
Mr. Luckman had erected a temporary-home,
sent for his wife and
she had arrived. Mr. Jones was just
completing a log house (which is
still standing) and had written for
his wife, but never could tell in those
days when one would arrive. Mr.
Jones had been on the watch, but
not really expecting her yet, but
when his good friend and neighbor
hitched up his Democrat wagon and
started for Heppner, Mr. Jones hail
ed him and told him to go to the
Minor hotel, his wife might be there.
Luckman did as requested. Along
in the afternoon, he loaded his sup
plies and drove up for his passenger.
She got in think she had one child,
also a trunk or two, and they started
for the ranch. Joe had taken a few
drinks, and then took some more,
and when he was opposite the John
Elder place, he dropped one line,
soon the other. This was too much
for Mrs. Jones, who took her child
and climbed out from behind. Joe
often did this, and as usual his team
took hm home in good shape, arriv
ing after dark. The next morning
Mrs. Luckman goes out to the barn
lot and noticing those trunks came
in and inquired of Joe where did he
get those trunks. Joe now was just
coming out good, and remarked:
"My God, marm, I wonder where
that woman s?" Well, Harry imme
diately took up the clue and found
her safe and sound at the John El
der place.
C. A. MINOR.
P. S. I expect Al Florence is the
only man living today who was at
that round-up. Guess he was there.
Mrs. Agnes Curran motored to
La Grande Sunday, taking her niece,
Miss Ruth Colleary, to the Eastern
Oregon Normal school.
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