Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-11-30
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firmative.
The st. Louis Republic has considerably
simplified matters for the next Republican
congressional caucus by arranging to have
Sergeant-at-Arms Russell and other Mis-
sourians who hold positions under the pres
ent house replaced with patriots from other
states, wherein there was a more salts
| factory showing in the matter of Repub-
lican votes cast. when the plums of the
new congress are distributed.
The kirksville Journal takes issue with
those who nave been finding fault with
the new ballot law. ard insists the COM
plants as to its alleged Objectionable fea-
lures come principally from lazy election
| officials upon whom a little more work de-
volved than under the former statute.
The law is all right the Kirksville ed
itor insists, and If there was any trouble
it was caused by the election officers not
reading it or being too ignorant to under
stand plain English
Captain Claude Clark. of the Second Mis-
souri,, who is now at the state capital. on
a leave of absence, assisting Adjutant Gen.
eral Bell in the compilation of a roster of
Missouri's troops in the recent war, in
dllged in a little fun at the expense of the
janitor of the armory the other day which
is likely to prove quite costly to himself.
He fired a blank cartridge with the pur-
pose Of soaring the %janitor. which, Incl
dentally, it did, but it also frightened a
team of mules on the street, and they ran
away, colliding with a spring wagon, de-
stroying 1t and injuring two young women
who were in the vehicle. Captain Clarke's
disbursements in the way of paying for
all the necessary repairs are likely to use
a 500 bill.
Carthage boasts a local Diana. in the
person of Mrs. C.. w. Haines, who is a
huntress of some renown. Mrs. Haines'
husband is an enthusiastic Nimrod, and the
lady herself has become so interested in
the sport that she has provided herself
with a handsome brown corduroy hunting
suit and frequently accompanies Mr..
Haines on his expeditions in quest of game.
Mrs. Haines' costume, as the Press de.
scribes it, consists of a short skirt, knick-
erbockers, leggings, double breasted coat
and soft felt hat. She has her own shot.
gun-a No. (which she is learning tc
use with a skill that would do credit tc
any man Of equal experience. On Thanks
giving day she donned her suit for the
first time, and took a ten-mile tramp with
her husband. They brought home a goot
supply of game. a number of rabbits hav.
ing been shot by Mrs. Haines.
"
Talking about snap Shots" said Charley
Truitt to a Macon Republican reporter the
, other day, Il never wanted a kodak 81
bad in my life as 1 did in Northern Wye
ming. during our recent hunting trip IL
the West. There were twelve of US in tn,
party. James Hinton. of Hannibal. and
were about en- hours ride behind the 9th
ers. We were jogging along at an cas-.
: canter when from behind We heard al
D awful roar and turning our heads saw
4 monster wild bull headed, as We thought
i right toward US. We turned our horses t,
: one side and rode to get out of the way
But the animal was not after us-he wa
i looking for much larger game. Quite
: ways off to the north was another bull
equally as large as the one that passed u
: and he was coming at lightning expires
4 speed toward the first one. We saw Their
was going to be a battle royal and W
rode VI to where We could obtain a goo,
view. On they went, heads down, tails ur
believing as they flew. 1 thought whe
: they met they would split each other wild
open. There was a shock like a house fall
ing down. Then they backed off and wen
at it again. l never saw a finer display @
skill between human beings than by thos
enraged animals. They were soon frothin
t at the mouth and covered with blood. The
h would lock horns. strike and jerk away
y Never for an instant did one allow hi
adversary to break his guard. Their objec
d was to dart to one side and to bury thei
sharp, curved horns in the others flanl
d This fascinating. desperate struggle Taste
h about twenty minutes. when one drew O
h painting and evidently ~vanquished, but sti
able to walk away. The other one was pref
y ty near as bad off and made no attemp,
to pursue his antagonist. As 1 say. 1t Wa
Is a chance of a lifetime to have taken
n picture and it was the only thing of intel
ID est that got away from our kodak durin
1t our trip
id The Golden Cattleman.