East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1910-12-19
Heppner Man Heads UmatiIla-
Morrow County Poultry As
SOCiatiOn.
JAMES w. BROWN is
NAMED AS SECRETARY
Ayerlu Refuses to Take Management
of Association for Third Year
Fancy Birds Are En- Route to Sew
eral Homes-Judge Gimlin VIII
Spend Several Days In County Do
ing Private Scoring - Poultrymen
Return Home.

d. c. Gurdane Of Heppner. the man
of Barred Plymouth Rock fame, Is to
head the Umatilla- Morrow County
Poultry association for another year.
He was selected for the third time at
the annual meeting held in the ar
mory Saturday evening at the close
Of the show. James w. Brown, un-
dertaker at the Baker furniture store
and a chicken fancier Of the first wa
ter. was chosen secretary after Il. +.
Ayerill had positively refused to take
q third term.
The other officers chosen were Leon
Cohen, first vice president; X W.
Fletcher, treasurer: ana the following
vice presidents from the different
sections OF the district: Mrs. b. f.
Williams, Milton; F. NJ. Curtis Her
miston: DR.. ]. X. Cromb, Stanfieio' L.
w. Briggs, Heppner; J. l., Smith, r.
rigon; ]. E. Duke, Pendleton; r.
r. Alexander, Pendleton.
The date of the next show was left
with the executive committee. but II
is almost an assured fact that 1t Will
be held in January. 1912, during eith-
er the second or fourth weeks.
Birds Sent Home.
The last of the fancy birds which
have been on display in the city dur
ing the week were sent home this
morning and piece and quiet once
more reign in armory hall.
Judge Elmer Gimlin went to Stan
field this morning, where he will
spend a couple of days in scoring
birds for breeders who were unable
to get their flocks to the show. He
will return to Pendleton for day OF
two of private scoring and then VIII
20 to Milton and Freewater on the
same mission. When he is through
with the east end of the county hi
will come to Pendleton again and will
go from here to Boise where ne is tc
place the awards in the big poultr,
show next week.
LADY Bob" I'm Stanfield.
Lady Bob" the famous 97-poln
pullet owned by DR.. J. X. Cromb o.
Stanfield, was taken home this morn
ing by the doctor and his wife They
also took with them the finest cuI
ever awarded at a poultry show II
the northwest, being the one present
ed. being the one presented by th'
Peoples Warehouse for the best pei
of Wyandottes in the show.
Poultrymcn Return Home.
Earl A. williams of Milton, thu
breeder of Columbian Plymouth
Rocks, who acted as superintendent
of the show during the week. return
home this evening
President d. c. Gurdane of Hepp
ner will return home tomorrow, TAX
ing with him the cup won with hi
pen of Barred Plymouth Rocks.
Mrs. b. F. williams of Milton, VIII
was to be found throughout the weel
in front of the coops containing tn
famous NAPLES" strain Of Buff Rocks
left for home yesterday morning. He
husband followed her last night.
L. w. Briggs of Heppner. WHINE
Of the most of the Rhode Island Re-
prizes, has returned to his home II
Morrow county.
Rev. ]. d. Bird Of Milton, who wa
visitor at the poultry show durin
the week, has returned home.
Principal 1. E. Young Of the Milto
high school, came down yesterda
morning to have final look at tn
show and to see how his birds tina
won two silver cups we're being treat
ed. He returned home last evening
f. M. Curtis, proprietor of the Cur
tbs Poultry ranch at Hermiston. spen
two days at the show during the weel
C. r. Williams, editor Of the North
west Poultry Journal, who has bee
In Pendleton to attend the poultr
show, left last evening for PomeroI
Washington. to attend the show ther
this week.
c. A. Hazen. an enthusiastic poul
tryman Of Stanfield. was among tn