Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1903-01-01

| Der OF cows that cost $1,000 and upwards
and through whose veins flow the blood
of Gay Monarch, st. Valentine, ROYAL
Hero aud other great strains.
Less than one month ago he returned
| from the International Fat Stock Show
at Chicago, and brought back some
more winners for his herd. The follow
ing clipping from the Heppner GAZETTE
of December IS, 1902, tells the result of
his visit:
"W. O. Minor, fine stock breeder and
merchant, returned Monday evening,
from! Chicago and the East, where he
has been attending the International
Fat Stock show, and also looking over
the finest show herds of Eastern and
foreign bred Shor:horns to add to his
already great herd.
'Mr. Minors cattle. Rolando. the
first prize winner at the big stock show,
and the yearling heifer, Nellie that was
shown last fall at the Western fairs, and
Pride's Baron III, 2 year-old, were
shipped over the Oregon Short Line
from Heppner to Chicago, on the 18th
of November.
"With the great number of cattle
from the best herds all over the United
States, Canada, and Scotch and English
bred animals, it is certainly gratifying
to Oregon people to know that Rolando,
bred on the Mountain Valley
stock farm, in Morrow county, took
first premium, and brought the highest
price of any bull put up at public
auction at the International Fat Stock
Show.
"Rolando was purchased by E. w.
Bowen, of Delphi, In diana, a we'll known
breeder, who will place this fine bull at
the head of his great show herd. Mr..
Bowen's herd is one Of the finest in the
United States, taking second premium
at the big show.
"Rolando in the yearling class was
an easy winner, prominently out-class-
ing all competitors His official weight
was 1880 pounds in the show ring, onlv
losing 20 pounds in shipment from
Heppner to Chicago.
"Mr. Minors visit was not only to
show his fine stock, but to improve his
show herd by adding some of the best
blood that money could buy from the
choicest stock in the world.
"In all he bought 10 head, six of the
animals being show cattle, which cost
$1,000. He purchased two show heifers,
one bred in Kentucky, and the other in
Indiana, both being inside of the money
at the big show. For one of these
fine helfers he paid $500.
cone of the cows, Stella, from the
herd of N. 2. Clark, st. Cloud, Mimi,
which Mr., Minor will bring out, took
second premium last year in the 2-year-
old class at the fat stock show.
"Mr. Minors choice of the new herd
purchased, is Orange Blossom, year
ling hefer bred by n. 2. Clark. He
considers this the best yearling heifer
in America, and her purchase price was
$500.
1.-TWO of the yearling heifers are
straight Scotch bred, and are very fine
animals.
"Three of the calves are plainly bred
calves for range bulls"
"Wherever shown, Mr.. Minors cattle
are very attractive. In speaking OF an
exhibition at Victoria, B. c., the Vic
toria Daily Colonst SAID:
| at is certainly putting it mildly to
say that w. Q. Minors display of thor
oughbred Shorthorn stock was the lead
ing attraction of the Provincial Fair,
not only among stock raisers and farm
ers, but all classes of citizens. Thous-
ands of people visited them each day
of the fair, and expressions of amaze
ment were heard on every side. People
"Do lltIu dtleHutu Ihooo vi tlIo 'oauiis
exhibitions of the older provinces de-
clared that "they had yet to see the SUI
perior of this fine herd"
In the past six years at the leading
Western fairs and in British Columbia,
Mr.. Minor has been awarded IA sweep
stakes, 50 first premiums, and 81 second
premiums, not to say anything about
numerous thirds that have been award
ed.
Mr.. Minors herd of Shorthorns is the
largest. most valuablee and contains
moro of tha hlood of America's cham