The Oskaloosa herald., 1905-02-09
A NIMROD'S PARADISE
Mrs. Mobley Tells of the Famous
"Scrub Grass Country.

White River, Ark, Jan. 20,-We
have just returned from that widely
known hunting place, Scrub Grass
There were people there from near
ly every state in the union, and it
surely is the place for ducks and
geese. Really too good, for it
makes one go back on his good res.
olutions or forget the rules of the
camp. | don't know what might
have happened had it not commenc-
ed raining Sc hard that Il chased
the men indoors, for aIter two
hours shooting they came back to
camp with seventy ducks and geese
on the deck of the launch.
We have had an addition to our
party for the last ten days, an M. D.
-rom Clarendon. He brought down
four deer hounds to hunt deer, but
after being here ten days failed to
get one. He is an old deer hunter,
keeps a pack of fifteen hounds, and
goes, during the open season, every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday that
the weather is fit, for a hunt. He
will be 70 years old next July, and
after tramping through the woods
for six or eve miles would come in
no more tired than I would be after
walking one-half that distance. Talk
about Arkansas not being a healthy
country, when such men as that
have lived here for thirty-four years.
He is. n of the %jolliest old men
| know. Our faces did not grow
long while ne was in camp.
Your clipping from the Tribune
describing the winter of the blue
snow in Wisconsin must be the win.
ter following the very hot summer
in Arkansas that the doctor told us
of. He had planted a small patch
of popcorn for their own use and
the sun was SO hot during the sum-
mer that the corn popped on the cob
in the field. The old gentleman felt
quite hurt because I doubted his
word in this.
l suppose we will be coming backi
to Iowa in the near future. Will
have to wait until it gets a little
warmer up there for we have hadl
no winter weather here, like wei
have in Iowa. Have had only onel
snow since we came down here and
that a mere sample. January 14I
was a very cold day but most all
the other days have been v~eritablel
April and May days to us. TheI
rain of yesterday started the riverl
to rising again and it is now fourl
inches higher than the high waterl
mark of December 10Th, and thereI
is all sorts of drift coming down the
river. A big patch of the shore,
containing about an eighth of AMI
acre Of earth, slid off the island in
TO the river this forenoon. On it'll
were two big trees. Now they arel
sticking up in the river as though
they grew there.
Well, l have no bear or deer story
to tell you this time, for Lon has
killed only the two deer and no
bear. He and Charlie are going af-
ter turkeys next week. Charliel
knows where there is a flock oil
about fifteen, so l suppose they will
get n or two.
We will return to Clarendon in al
couple of weeks and after a while
from there home. Lon says he
does not want to go any farther
south, as the climate here is warm
as he wants, to do any hunting in.
Arkansas winters are all right, but
will never go back on Iowa and Os-
kaloosa, yes, and we don't forget to-
talk up home industries while away,
A Tennessee pearl buyer is here
with a fine launch he bought in
Michigan, but the cushions in hisl
boat do not suit him as we'll as the
ones Ley Bros. made for us, so he
Is going to send measurements byl
rs for Ley Bros. to make new cush-
ions for his launch.
January A.-Guess we will have toI
stay a little longer. Lon started
put this forenoon turkey hunting|
and just returned with deer No. 8.
We'll have to stay now and eat it.
Mrs. Belle Mobley.