Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1906-10-04
MINORS CATTLE
WERE winners
Pro minent Feature In stock snow
at Pendleton Fair.

One man to whom too much credit
can not be given for the part he has
played in the making success OF the
M Morrow-Umatilla counties district ialr,
is W. O. Minor of Heppner, known
through out the country as breeder Of
the finest short horn cattle the worid
produces. Mr.. Minor not only made a
personal sacrifice in bringing his STOCK
to show at this fair, but he, together
with Hynd. Patterson and Gillian, are
responsible for the interest and part
Morrow county has taken in the big
undertaking. At a personal sacrifice OF
time ard money he went about through
his part of tie district arousing interest
and enthusiasm in the enterprise.
Mr.. Minor stated to a Tribune re-
porter Yesterday afternoon that nothing
less than the pride he has in his county
could have induced him to come to
?, ndleton. His efforts, however, have
been fully appreciated by the fair man
agement, the people OF Morrow and
Umatlla counties and every one who
a tended the fair and had the pleasure
Of seeing his matchless herd OF cattle.
In the band that he brought TO Pen
dleton, and which carried off everything
in sight, there are l6 animals, all taken
from his famous Mountain Valley herd
OF Short Horns and they show tine re-
suit of from IA to Is years devoted to
the business. During this time he has
.r-chased domestic and imported
cattle that have taken first prizes at
state. national and worlds fairs, time
and time again.
In his herd there flows the blood OF
such COWS as "Sally Girl" and "Or-
ange Blossom of Fairview 3rd,' both
world beaters and both formerly owned
bv him, The first named took first
prize at the Worlds fair in st. Louis.
and is now dead, while the second took
first at the Lewis and Clark fair, and is
now owned by the Ladd estate.
''Orange Blossom" is the dam OF the
two-year-od bull, "Orange Bloom,"
that heads the band he had here on ex-
hibtion. This bull weighs exactly a
ton and looks every inch the prize
winner that he is.
"Sassy Frantic" is the cow that stood
in the same stall with the big bull and
in her veins there runs some OF the
best short horn blood to be found in the
world. Her dam won the first prize in
the international stock show at Chicago.
and she is a full sister to Frantic
that was one OF the herd that won first
at the Lewis and Clark exposition, and
was the sweepstakes COW at the Ore
gon State fair.
The next animal in his prize herd was
"Vera 2ad," two-year-od heifer
whose dam was "Vera," one of Mr..
Minors great show cows that weighed
2050 pounds and whose first calf he sold
for $500 and the next two for $500 each
But if there was any one member OF
the band that attracted more attention
than any other. and one upon which
cattle men delighted to feast their eyes
it was Lovely Lady," yearling,
whose dam was Lovely of the Valley" +"
Lovely Lady is as nearly perfect as it is
possible for any thing in the shape OF a
COW to be. She looks like a picture
COW, but more beautiful than it is
possible for any picture 10 be. Her
mother. "Lovely of the Valley" cost
Mr.. Minor 81 100, but he declares that
it is was bargain.
"Bright Hope" is another promising
yearling, but the amin al which Mr..
Minor says is the fayorite of the herd is
IL months old sucking calf named
"Valley Pride" that carried off the first
prize in its class without any difficulty
and that is surely destined to be a prize
winner in any show on earth.
Another fine animal which carried of
blue ribbon, and is sure TO make a
good herder for some men, is "Star On
ward" an 1S-months-old bull of deep
red color and very pretty. The re-
mainder of the herd was composed
mostly of calves and yearlings. and
though every one is beauty and ca
pable of carrying off prizes, Mr.. Minor
said he just brought them along to fill
out the band.-Pendleton Tribune.