The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-30
EARLY GUNS OUT
FOR EARLY BIRDS
HOST OF HUNTERS LEFT TODAY
TO BE READY FRIDAY.
Open Season Is On Then, and Prospects
Are Good, Especially for Ducks Big
Local Delegation Out, and Many
Parties Are Going Thru from Other
Cities,

Every nimrod in the city who can
go is leaving today for the hunting
fields, to be on hand when the first
gun is fred Sept l.
Ducks are more plentiful and bet
ter than ever before,' said L. r. Ken
needy Of the Kennedy Gun store today.
Mr.. Kennedy keeps in close touch not
only with the hunters who are going
out, but with the residents in the coun
try where the best hunting is. "Not
only will it be a great season for
ducks continued Mr.. Kennedy, but
it will be easier than ever to find them,
to the north, south, east and west. A
man with but few days. time at his
disposal can go to such nearby places
as Heron Lake and come back with a
full bag.
"Chickens will be more plentiful on
the highlands, as the water has driven
them out of the-nnarshes. AS with the
ducks. they will be found everywhere
and are large and fat" ~.
using leather high boots Of lightweight
rather than rubber. A trife more lux
qry is to be found all along the line.
Instead Of old boxes, handsome dog
houses built especially for travel make
life easy for the CANNES. Instead Of
trunks, light carryalls that can be
locked securely are in demand.
railways stations today are: Horace
pr. 9: Smith and party, who take the
500; R. Galloway and Judge McFar-
land of Texas, who are attracted by
Minnesota s splendid shooting; J. F.
Moore and party, who 90 to North Da'
kkeeta; Carl PoehleE and party on the
M My %a@ei F. a j. Wo7f9i w. ! BsGwn
MINI; H: Poehler, r. B. Murnane, Mr..
Ainsley, A. H. Diseth, P. G. Patterson,
W. B. .Hazlett, T. B. Bushnell, on the
Great Northern; R. M. Bennett and
large party; R. Wagner. Frank HUM
G. j. Lord, Vernon Smith, Rev. w. B.
Riley and party; G. W. Willing. L: 4,
ford; Archie Wilcox, Charles W. Folds
G. D. Velie and party; J. F: Conklin
A. E. Paegel, R. W. Munzer, R. G. Wy:
veil, W. E. Pugh, Wilbert Smith, o.
F. Schnell, L. F. Stewart, F.. S. Cook
A. H. Wynsell, J. r. Ware, P. H. Gunc.
kle, G. L. Trabert, Asa Paine and j. A.
O'Brien. .1e .~ ......
and guns, are swarming thru Mime
apolis bound for the chicken fields Of
the Dakotas. Minnesota has not panneC
out very we'll this season on account Of
the heavy spring rains, and this &C
counts for the far-westward movement
Of the nimrods.
The Milwaukee road has been par
ticularly favored by the hunters. They
have been focking west over the Hast
sleepers have been carried on this linz
| for several days to take care Of thu
chicken stalkers from the twin cite:
and the east. Tonight three heavily
loaded gleepers will be attached to the
train. Webster and Waubay are fire
quent destinations, and Wheaton on tn
Fargo line, is the mecca Of many.
The Great Northern road is handling
several parties. Such South Dakot;
Vienna, Watertown, Viola and Mission
Hill are said to be good hunting points
In North Dakota, Aneta, Clifford
Crazy, Geneseo, Glenburn, Langdon an.
Munich are, reported as good initia
points, Chickens, said to be ex
:. makes the assertion that Michigan
United States. .
Patrons Of the Northern Pacific lin
are bound for Bismarck and James
town, while on the 500 line the hunter
are taking passage to Kenmare an
The Omaha line offers good huntin
in wide circle, from the Radisso.
tbranch reaching almost to Ashland O.
the north. Good partridge shooting
characteristic Of this territory be
! ginning in October. In Minnesota tn
company directs its patrons to tn
neig hborhood Of Walnut Grove, Man
kato and Heron Lake. 80
, On the st. Louis road the objectiv
points are from Redwood Falls to Re