The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-10-18
OF A DUCK HUNT
The Success Of Joe Stiger. Dick
Campbell ct al.
THEY GOT TWENTY-THREE
But They Came Very Near Not Having
Them-The Duck Pond Tina Was
Such an Easy Thing for the
Bold Hunters.

They tell a pretty good story on Joe
Stiger. who is commonly known as
Jumbo" Dick Campbell. his brother
and a lot Of other fellows who went on
a hunting trip last week to the Big
Hole country. 10 seems that the hunt
ers were in hard luck for a long time,
and saw but few IL any ducks, and
those which they did see. were not to
be had.
finally, however. the gang ran onto
what they took to be thai only snap.
They got upon a ranch where there was
a big pond. and on the pond there were
just slathers of ducks. The ducks were
swimming peaceably and calmly about.
Notwithstanding the noise the hunters
made In trying to get near them.
The hunters loaded up, fixed their
sights and let &c. They were very sue
cessful indeed, for after gathering up
up the dead ducks II was found that
they had bagged % of the incest, fat
test, tuciest fowl ever murdered by a
hunters shotgun. Proudly they march
ed back to the road with their strings
OF ducks. Jumbo us a pretty good
sized man. He weighs somewhere in
h neighborhood of 300 pounds. and he
relinquished the honor OF carrying the
ducks to his less weighty companions.
Inc pace was pretty fast. so Jumbo
was compelled to lag behind a little.
Now. on the n where this pond is
there Is also a house. The .huntsmen in
their excitement did not see this house
when they approached the pond, but
they found 1t good and plenty when
they returned. Campbell and the other
fellows with the ducks were away
ahead OF Jumbo" when they passed
the house, n were almost out Of sight
when Joe got to the ranch residence.
Just as Joe was passing the front door
the lady of h house stepped out and
accosted Joe. She said:
Which one Of you fellers is going to
pay for them ducks?"
What ducks?' said Joe. in surprise
why. them ducks are wild ducks, and
anybody has a right to shoot them
when he season Ia all right"
Not much they amt wild ducks" re-
piled the lady. "Them's tame ducks.
and they're worth a dollar apiece /
raised EN- myself. n o town fellers
amt got no business comm around
here shootin' my ducks"
Joe was staggered. Here he had been
congratulating himself on the fine sue
cess of his hunting expedition. and he
had been picturing to himself the looks
OF surprise and admiration that would
be cast upon him and his ducks when
he got back to Anaconda. Joe thought.
He thought so long that the lady finally
got tired and thought Joe had gone into
a trance.
"well?' she said.
well, what?" said Joe.
Air you goin' to pay me for them
ducks?"
"I amt got no money" said Joe.
well, you'll have to get 1t. and get IL
mighty soon. / want s23." With this
the lady called TO her husband, who
was inside the house.
What do you want?" inquired the
husband.
'This Teller won't pay for them ducks
he shot" said the lady.
HE won't. eh?' said the man. I'VE
just see about that. With this he went
back into the house and in a moment
returned with an enormous shotgun.
"Now," said he. Il guess you'll pay
for my wife's ducks, won't your
Well. Joe got to figuring the thing
out, and he thought he would. So he
love deep down into his inside pocket
and produced the s23.
Thanks" said the woman. II kinder
thought you'd pay for 'em. Come
around again next year. I'll have an
other fiock hen"
Joe and the other fellows fixed II all
up among themselves to say nothing
about 1t. and when he came back hun
dreds of his friends said to him:
Joe. how many ducks did you get?"
''Twenty-three," replied Joe CURLY, as
he marched Of with proud mien and
head high.
But the story got out. 1t was too
good TO keen.