Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1895-09-06
DEHTH TO CHICKENS.
Many Hunters Went After
the Feathered Fellows sg5$,
.1s2 ~ s4SsgS Saturday. N,

There was a general nervousness
Saturday. The cause was
chickens. The season opened at mid
night, and every gun and dog IN
town will be pressed into service
From the fine hlghgrade hanmerless
gun, with damaskened barrels, and
trimmings, to the gun grandsire
carried in the Mexican war. every
weapon were in use. And as Tor
dogs, the variety were as unlim-
tied. The fact that this is said to
be the best season for some years
accounts for the interest taken.
Hunters have been waiting with
eagerness for the season to begin
Little Falls contains as large a pro-
portion OF enthusiastic sportsmen as
any city in the state. and large
parties are making ready to go out.
From current reports a good many
chickens have already found resting
places within appreciative stomachs,
but there are enough for all. Sunday
as the opening day was somewhat
OF damper to some OF the. hunters,
and the real slaughter did not COM
mence till Monday. The season
which commenced Sunday was for
prairie chickens. quail, partridge.
ruf1ed grouse or pheasant. al
The advance guard OF hunters lett
Friday evening for the far eastern
part of the county. 1t was COM
posed of Auditor Ellenbecker and
Treasurer Meyer. They kept their
a secret, evidently
knowing some place where the
birds are as thick as wheat kernels.
"A party consisting Of b. Burton,
6. Swenson, w. Tourtillotte, Henry
5Rosenholtz, and three dogs, went
out early Sunday morning. ..
r A party left Saturday for Rice
Lake, in charge OF Will Batters. and
included C.. A. Sprandel, Will Miller.
r. Kaestner, E. Kaestner. .f M
Z Fred. Hoffman, ST., Fred Hoffman,
Jr., Jos. Bastian and Ed. Batters,
went eastward Sunday morning.
\ DR.. Trace, Will Butler, F. A. Lind
bergh and LID. Brown went to
Rich Prairie Sunday evening, and
commenced the work Of destruction
early Monday morning.
j. w. Berg has not made up his
mind as to whether he will kill birds
this season or not. e.. Q. Vessel,
however, proposes to wreak havoc
among the feathered tribe.
Geo. Emder, Will Jones, Ed. Tan
ner, L. Signor, J. D. Hatten, and Ed.
Hatten, will be among those out to-
for sport and good eating.
A. D. Davidson. w. M. Fuller, A..
D. McRea and J. E. Shea went out to
Brookdalef farm Saturday afternoon,
where they were the guests of Sen
ator Buchanan on an excursion after
chickens. H. .~: LAX. IT,
Frank Ruth and P. ]. Gross
hunted chickens in the Rich Prairie
district. Ruthless destruction was
g. a> VT, q -
The boom company expects to
start another drive oflogs from the
dam at Little Falls next Monday.
There are in the river below the dam
at that poiEt about 125, 100000 feet
Of logs, and the drive will lie started
with. crew Of about 100 men.
Above the dam at Little Falls there
is jam that is estimated to contain
$1,000, 900 feet oflogs and there are
more continually running into it
from over the dam at Brainerd.
The drive that is now running into
the bOomat Minneapolis Is cleaned
up as far down as Battle Island,
about four miles above Monticello,
and fifteen men are taking care of it..
There are a large number Of new
logs coming In that were dumped
into the river at Brainerd from the
logging trains OF the Brainerd &
Northern Minnesota railroad. There
is an abunuancei of water in the
river for driving purposes, and it
" as reported yesterday to be rising,
says the Minneapolis Lumberman.
81. III. Budgett, OF Prospect Hill
stock farm, has been experimenting
with q squash vine. by placing a
nan Of milk under the roots, think