Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-29
HEARD ABOUT TOWN..

II see by the dispatches In The Bee that
the recent storm caught some Of our sheep
raisers," said d. l.. Franc Of Tacoma,
Wash, last night. "Of course, they were
the men who were grazing their focks up
on the high tablelands on the side Of the
mountains. For years 1t has been customary
for sheep raisers to take their focks up into
the mountains late in the fall and keep them
there until winter comes on. During the fall
months, on account Of the lack Of rain, the
grazing in the valleys becomes very poor.
The grass dries up and Is not as good as hay.
Upon the side Of the mountains the grass is
high and sweet, having been kept fresh and
green from the water running from the melt
ing snow higher up on the range. This year
vt seems that the heavy SHOWS came on much
earlier than usual and caught the sheep be-
fore they could be driven down. II warm
weather does not come soon and melt the
SHOWS the losses will be very heavy, as
thousands OF sheep now imprisoned in the
snow must die OF starvation, as 1t would be
impossible to drive them out and get them
down into the valleys. It would be equally
impossible to get feed up to them"
Several Of South Omaha's doughtiest nim-
rods are contemplating a rabbit hunting con-
test In the near future, for the want Of bigger
game, and a banquet is to follow, the side
losing to pay for the dishes and liquids. Tom
Hoctor and A. r. Kelly are the opposing cap
tains and each Is to pick twenty men SUI
~iciently skilled in the use Of q gun as to be
able to kill his rabbit at one shot. Rabbits
that have been wounded frst and killed
afterwards are not to count. The object OF
this condition is to make the sport as hu-
name as possible and at the same time put
the marksman's eye and nerve to their surest
test. Most anybody with q double-barreled
shotgun may be able to MAIN a bird or rab-
rit, but the point in this contest will be to
kill as many outright as possible. 1t has
been thought advisable to confine the hunt
to rifles, barring out shotguns entirely. A
story Is told of an estimable public oficial
who went on a quiet, lone hunt and sue
ceeded in bagging eighty-four tame chickens
and soaring away three fleet rabbits. He
has been living on fricasseed chicken ever
since.
while I am not a chronic grumbler, there
are some things that women will do that
surpass all human understanding" said John
c. Otis as he sat in a corner Of a Sherman
avenue car last night and shlvered as .
woman entered and left the door open. Il
have been in every city in the land and
everywhere I And women all alike. In the
| coolest weather in the winter they Will enter
a car and invariably leave the door open, ap-
| p~arently seeming 10 be willing to allow all
| of the other occupants to freeze. / have
| often wondered II when these same m
| are at home they leave their doors open, ex-
| pecting some one else to come along and
| close them"
d. H. Wilson, B. G. Smtthers, e. II. Daw.
son and Z. B. Atkins made UP the members
of a quartet touring the country for the pur-
pose of ascertnining where they may ind the
best location for a colony Of ten families
that expect to settle in the west next spring.
| They were much impressed with the central
norton of this state. They left for their
| homes in Concord, N. H., last night, but ex-
pect to be out here again, probably next
March.
G. s. Spencer, a banker Of indianapolis.
| Ind. is in the city. He has been out west
to look after some farm loans In which his
Arm is represented. Speaking OF loans IN the
west. he said: "They are gilt-edge and IN
most instances borrowers want to pay on
before the loan becomes due"
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