Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1892-09-02
THE SEASON OPENED.
Numerous Shooting Parties Start
After The Tootilsome Prairie
Chicken. &<-4=

Yesterday being the first day OF the
chicken shooting season there was a
general exodus OF all those who have
any love for the sport and who could
get away from business. With the
first gray streaks OF early dawn the
hunters We're up and about, taking
care OF their teams, packing tbelunch
and attending to the hundred and
one things which had been ommitted
the night before. BY sun rise most
Of them were we'll on the way to the
scene OF the days hunting.
No particular part of the country
near here seemed to be a point OF at
traction. Every road leading out OF
the city had it's full quote OF sports
men. The parties were small in
numbers but large in the aggregate.
All We're anticipating fine days
sport and thankful that the season
had opened with such Il glorious day,
although the wind was a little
strong. Yesterday and last evening
many were the tales told OF the num-
Der of chickens that would be bag
ged. This evening excuses for the
meager results will come in about
the time the hunters return.
County Auditor Ellenbecker and
County Treasurer Meyer were the
head and tail of one party which
started off bright and early towards
the south. The statement that the
officials proposed to levy an ASSESS
ment upon all the birds which failed
to present themselves for sacrifice, is
denied by their friends.
H'Phil Gross is seen carrying his
arm in sling it will be known that
he has not yet become used the recoil
OF his gun. He was up before the
sun and marched out of town tow
ard the south. a
S. p. Casey and George Emder fell
in line and started for chicken hunt
this afternoon. 1t would be a rank
case Of ''taffy" to predict that they
will get anything.
{. A. Sprandel and Fred Hoffman
are securing the prairies, meadows
and fields southeast OF the city to-
day in quest of the plump hen and
her family, and good returns are
certain.
Sheriff HOude was II good deal eX-
cited yesterday over the absence of
his two chicken dogs, but it appears
they had just been out on a little
skirmish tolocate u few choice coveys
OF birds for todays sport.
Ed. Tanner and Mcclellan Park,
were among the first Ito get after
the birds this morning. Although
somewhat handicapped by the loss
OF the sheriff's dog, they declared
that they would be near the wire
when the race was over.
Barney Burton chaperoned two
gentlemen, K. NJ. Saint and +. w.
Terry, out into the west The
party proposes to show the
people of this part Of the country a
point or two chicken shooting
The sport will be continued until
Saturday night, Il special train hay
ing been chartered to carry the game
to the city.
Harvey w. Grinlmer, who has been
in charge OF the local news depart
ment of the Transcript for several
months, left this morning for St.
Cloud, where he Will take Che position
OF city editor OF tho Journal-Prcss.
Mr.. q. was tirclCss worker, pleas
ing writer, and had peculiar faculties
for divining news. The grace and
ability with which he allowed in
formation to be impaired to him
offoUled him opportunities to
accommodate his numerous &C.
uuaintanccs, to whom no greater
pleasure came than that OF putting
Harvey "oil." To make an interest
ing daily things must happen, and
the gentleman feels quite sure that
events occur more easily and
frequently in st. Cloud than in Little
Falls, hence his departure. Scoop
'em, BIondlet.
The members Of the Library as
ISOLATION held Il meeting in the di-
rectOr's room OF the First National
bank this morning, all being present.
Attorney C. A. Lindbcrgh was in
st,'uctcd to draft ali ordinance max.
ing the city library municipal or.
ganiZation under the state law pro.
vidiny for similar cases. He will, up
ON it's completion, submit the or.
dinance to City ATTORNEY! Lyon
and IL speciaicommittee consisting 81
Mr.. Jno. A. Bcrkey, Mesdames Will.
Jams and Joss and Miss Fuller, were
instructed to present the ordinance t.
the council at it's. meeting Thursday
evening of this week.
The new time table OF the No. therl
Pacific went into effect yesterday
though the East bound trains were
run today as extras owing to Thu
fact that they wereso far west whei
the new schedule went into effect
The only changes in the east-boun6
trains are the Brainerd train which
formerly came at 6:2O is now Il
inmates later and the through
"a tlant;c Mail" is also ten minutes
later, arriving at S:05. West bound
No. 3, which formerly came at 1875
is now due at lis; the first train III
at night reaches here at S:2G; tn
Brainerd at 9:3D and the Dakota OK
press at 1912 as usual, No. 9 and
, do not run on Sunday as heretofore
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4 batcau containing sixteen rive
drivers YVES upset at the sorting ga
of the Pine Tree seompany's bool
:, this morning. The men were puilin
on a line and the weight being sue
> denly shifted to one side the cr.ti
overturned. Some Of the occupant
were rescued with difficulty by al
j other crew which put in q SecOn