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Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
ShOOTINdP PRAIRIE CHICKENS

though the birds increased their numbers so
rapidly that they might even become pest,
but the rapid settlement of government
lands and the heavy immigration OF the
farming classes have, entirely, done away with vat.
this prospect, so that in the more thickly-
settled communities the sportsman must
often travel q long distance to find his game.
The prairie chicken is not migratory bird,
but remains throughout the year in one chosen
region, even in the coldest ATTITUDES, where
his plumage is often SO light as to be nearly
white. He is a socabe sort of chap, never
being found without others of his kind, un-
less IN mating season, or when ban1shed
from the flock for one cause or another.
After the, young are Matched, they follow
the old birds until cold weather, when they
join large focks, in which they may always
be found in winter. These f1ocks seldom
consist of less than fifty birds and have been
known to number thousand in exceptional
cases.
They are very wild in the winter, and not
easily approached, frequenting, as much as
possible, isolated places and the centre of
plowed fields or cut meadows. Often, how
ever, they may be found in the brush or will
lows bordering stream of water.
In warmer weather they find shelter and
food in the fields and on the grassy slopes
and prairies, where they usually build their
nests, which latter are carelessy constructed
affairs, built much after the plan affected by
the plover.
Curiously enough, though in winter very
shy, there is, during warm weather, no
creature so difficult to frighten from cover.
So closely will they cling to shelter that very
seldom, and then only by accident can one
be dislodged from concealment, and flushed,
except through the aid of dog, and even then
they will sometimes run as far as half a mile
before discovering themselves, unless the dog
works rapidly and unerringly.
When flushed, they rise from almost under
the animals nose. In fact SO reluctant are
they to part from cover-which they easily
find, being, from their color, rufous and
white, difficult to discern when hidden in
stubble or dried grass-that upon one occa-
sion | actually held the dog and kicked the
bird he was pointing into the air, afterwa5d
away unscathed. after firing two Shots at
him.
My dog Garland, when young, used often
to leap In and capture a chicken as it rose
from the ground, but 1 broke him of this, as
it gave him tendency to flush and do the
hunting solely for his own pleasure
1 have also killed quite number of chick
ems with buggy whip, SO easily are they
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

imperative gesture, as if to say. eve want
to eat off those"
Lillian, anxious to seem to. want to please
these terrible visitors. nodded and smiled a
ghastly smile. The very fact that she must
do something seemed to relieve the spell OF
cold horror that had settled on her
She took fresh cloth from drawer. and
spread it deftly on the table, As she straight.
ened the corners daintily. to see if they were
quite even, the Indian grumbled his an.
proval.
She took out the dishes and set seven
places. She recalled with a great thump oi
her heart, what Jack had said about scalping
but as yet there had been no warike demon.
strations.
She began to be more at ease. But what
was that uneasy chief doing? He was pry.
ing into everything Lillian distinctly saw
him put her scissors into his pocket. But
she dared not protest.
While thus distracted, she heard her mo
ther in the kitchen burst into merry laugh
She ran hastily out to see what had come
over her.
Mrs. Wyman was in the pantry, holding a
corner of her apron over her mouth, as if to
smother her amusement.
There sat the six Indians on the floor, with
hats drawn down surily over their faces, and
with blankets shrugged about their shoulders
Mother. what is it r was Llian's whis
pered inquiry.
Mrs Wyman pointed silently at the ludi
crous row of savages. and covered her lips
again with her apron.
Lillian could not help laughing, too.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

New Years callers, after all" she said, to
herself
Mrs. Wyman had made the circle of wait
stove, SO that she could cook ham and warm
potatoes. Lillian returned to her tableset-
ting. She placed spoon-holder on the cloth,
full of bright teaspoons.
The inquisitive chief gave genuine whoop
Of delight at sight of them. He sprang to
her side and openly began putting them IN
his pocket.
This was too much Lillian few at him and
tried to snatch them away from him. He
scowled fercely, and jabbered at her in ex-
cited gutterals.
At once she heard great scuffling of feet
in the kitchen. The other Indians, attracted
by the sound, were coming to his rescue.
In they filed in formidable line.
"He shant have them!" cried Lillian, strug-
Cling to prevent the last instalment going in
to his pocket. "He has my thimble and
scissors already. Here" to the Others, "your
chief is stealing. But he can't have my
SPOONS You" catching hold of the nearest
one-"Jack! Ben! Harryl" flor as soon as
she got one good look at the faces of her
callers she knew them) "Jack-Ben-HarTy!
hold him! He's just common thief!"
A roar of laughter followed.
"Good for you, Iiliani" cried Jack, fling
ing off his hat and blanket, and leaping on
the offenders shoulders to pinion his arm.
"He .shan't have your spoons, Lillian. But
allow me to present to you our cousin, Harold
Wynan, Just arrived from Wyoming. We
found him at Uncle Abners come to spend
New Years with US"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

morning before sunrise and take to the fields
where the birds feed. Choose a wheat
stubbie, this is the kind of grain chicken
prefer.
Set the dog to working back and forth over
the field, and when he stands do not shout at
him nor hurry up, unless he cannot be trust
ed. The birds will stay until you get among
them.
vDe Ren T sed .ls By + The vow whs are Of ct their ts
carry. gun at all, there is no trouble in
bringing the birds to earth, as they are easy
targets, usually flying straight from the gun.
During the heat of the day, work in the
tall grass in the dry lake-beds or on shady
slopes. There you will find your birds
where it is easiest to shoot them as they
then rise in singles or braces, at sufficient in
tervals
have known one good marksman to bag
a covey of fourteen under these crcum-
stances, and / once killed eleven in this way.
1t is easily done, particularly if the day is
hot and the birds are young ones.
Toward evening, the best places to find the
birds are the fields again; and think there
is no enjoyment equal to that of few sue
cessful shots at twilight, into covey which
has happened along the sportsman's home
ward route.
So far as prairie chickens are concerned,
the stories one hears of wonderful bags are
not great deal exaggerated. ! have often
known Of cases wherein four good marks
secured two hundred birds in day; and it
was, a few years ago, something to be
ashamed of, if party of this size, in the
Course of a days shooting, did not secure at
least a hundred and fifty.
But, as / said, that cannot be done in these
days, even though the birds are by no means
rare.
A days bag of seventy-five to one hum
dred is an excellent one, and local and east
ern sportsmen, as well as circumstances, are
doing much toward reducing the score Of
birds, compatible with satisfactory bag to
a very small number
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
CONTINUED FROM PAGE FOUR

tethered their ponies to the hitching rails and
came quickly up on the porch.
Mrs. Wyman had thrown off her momen-
tary fear. She stepped to the door and
opened it. Lillian trembled in every muscle.
The leader of the party was huge fellow,
much taller than his followers. He was more
fantastic in his dress, too, and had streaks
of paint on his cheeks The rest had turkey
feathers stuck into the bands of their shoul-
hats, and all had blankets over their shoul
ders
The chief uttered surly "How!" and
made motion of his hand to his mouth that
he would like something to eat.
Mrs. Wyman smiled cordially, and said,
"Come in"
He obeyed directly the rest stalking after
him in perfect silence. They went at once
through the sitting-room to the kitchen stove
and held out their hands to warm.
This done, they squatted on the floor, with
various low. gutteral sounds to each other, as
II exchanging views, They apparently ap-
proved of the comfort. for stolid silence
ensued
Lillian was absolutely spelIbound with ter
rur and could not move. Mrs. Wyman went
TO the pantry to prepare them food.
The chief was restless. He kept his eyes
rowing over everything. Finally he began to
BE went into the sitting-room He spied
the china closet door and opened it.
"Ugh!" he said, as if in delight at the
pretty dishes He waved his hand at Lillian
and pointed to the rosebud china. making an
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
LiIidn'S New Years Calls

Lillian, who had captured part of the
spoons, blushed and dropped them on the
floor
"Its real mean of you to scare me SO" she
stammered. Mother, did you know it was
the boys"
'Not until Jamie winked at me from the
floor, and then it was all SO ridiculously clear
/ could not help laughing aloud. I saw you
were well over your first fright, SO / thought
I'd let the boys carry out their fun"
my, but I'm hot!' CALCULATED Ben: Sis
has good grit. hasn't she, Harold?"
eyes" cried Jack, "and she kept her promy
Use about the rosebud china. Let's have diE
ner. All we lack is the coffee, Lillian" -
When the new cousin and Uncle Ab&
boys and the four teasing brothers wers
ed about the table. Lillian asked:
"Where did you get your toggery,
"Oh, Uncle Abner's garret is full
sorts Of Indian traps. This morniI
YOU were crying for callers -espec
dians-the thought struck US it woul
of fun to give you your wish.
Cousin Harold at Uncle Abner's, and
ed us out He's been on ranch
We knew you wouldn't recognize =
rest of us kept in the background
"If you hadn't been SO scared, Lii
have known the ponies" said Jamid
When. they had nearly finished q
aI'Tl write it all to the Deerfeld
don't believe they've had half as
as we have Their calls VIII be just a.
polite ones. But mine are genuine WHO
West"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29
GOING A-FROGGING

and the frog is presently pumped into a
basket or game-bag.
If the frog jumps from bank to stream at
the hunters approach, the latter hardly ex-
poets to bag the game, but the skilled hunter
nearly always catches the frog that is first
discovered sitting In the water.
The night frogger goes in boat with a
'shawkeye" lantern at the bow. The light
not only fascinates the frog to the hunter,
but also fascinates the game SO that he is
easily shot with rifle or scooped up with a
net. The night cry of the frog guides the
hunter to the victims hiding-place.
Those who go for sport usually shoot the
game, but the pot hunter prefers TO take the
frogs alive in the net, as a method less ..Aeiy
to frighten of his intended prize. Some
hunters catch as many as twenty dozen frogs
in the course Of a night, when all the con0,-
tions are favorable.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

tSGSAssgy the pheasant-talleu grouse, u 49,
of the plains and the rutfed grouse
known in New England as the partridge
and in the Middle States as the pheasant
belong. -,
The pinnated grouse-or prairie chicken
as he is best known, and as / will call HIM
was once found in the Eastern States; Dut
the advance of civilization has driven MIN
further and further west, until his territory
almost encroaches on the old stamping GROUND
of his cousin, the sage hen, which is found IN =
the plains bordering on the eastern slope Oh
the Rockies.
/ One often hears of shooting prairie chick
ems in Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Wisconsin,
but the fact is that these birds have become
snell-nigh extinct in those States-so nearly
SO that the stringent game laws enacted IN
their behalf might as well be repealed, so far
as their being of practical benefit is con-
cerned
OF course to many sportsmen, the plea.
sure of hunting for a whole day in one OF
the States mentioned for the sake OF killing
perhaps half a dozen chickens is not small
one, but it seems very tame and irksome to
one who has shot the bird where it most
abounds-in Minnesota, Nebraska and the
Dakotas.
1t must be acknowledged that even in these
States the bird is far less numerous than IN
former years, yet the absence of prairie fires,
which in the spring do great damage to the
nests of these birds, has done much in the
past two or three years to aid the prairie
chickens to bring their numbers up to some
thing like former proportions.
There was a time, indeed, in the north
western prairie States when it seemed as
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

FrOggIng, as q Sport, aB wei ds q
business, is very popular among marsh dwell
ers in the vicinity of large cities, and the
method of hunting is as follows:
The day frogger, clad in hip boots and
usually accompanied by dog, walks along
the bank of a ditch or stream, keenly watch
ing for the green back and great eyes of his
prey. The frog is also on the watch, and, as
soon as he catches sight of the hunter, eyes
and back disappear beneath the water. The
frogger expects this, and is prompt to act.
He steps into the water near the spot wncre
froggy was, and, with almost unerring hsnd,
lays thumb and finger upon the creatures
neck. sharp. pinch snaps the spinal cord,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

HE prairie chicken is more proper,
ly described as the "pInnated
grouse" being a prominent mem
Der of the same family to when
the pheasant-tailed grouse, or COCK
Of the plains and the ruffied grouse
Los Angeles herald., 1907-12-29

fSY0T is not SO many years since q
1M Frenchman's fondness for frogs
lAx legs was regarded with abhorrence,
Ida7SS6( and now Americans eat more frogs
80 legs than the French.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Yakima Valuation.

Yakima county is s37,055 to the
good as the result of the work of the
board of equalization on the valua-
tion of both real and personal prop
critics. Only $500 is added to the
personal roll, the balance accruing
to the real property. The larger
part of the increase comes from the
raised valuation of the railroads, in
Guiding the Sunnyside and North
Yakima e Valley branches, which
we're raised respectively from 90
cents to $3.50 and from % cents to
40 cents per foot. According to the
tax roll the valuation of the different
properties of the county are esti-
mated as follows: Real property,
$14,S39,S35, personal property, 3d.
01S,450; total S17,S5S,2S5.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Nntchrs Rancher Shoots Himself.

w. Phillips, 60 years of age. a
resident of the Upper Naches valley,
shot himself through the head about
$50 o'clock Friday evening, dying
almost instantly Two bullets wero
fired.
Sorrow over the death of little
daughter which occurred last winter
is the probable cause Of the suicide.
Phillips is survived by a wife and
six children. They reside on a ranch
near the Kinkaid school house and
are not in the best of circumstances
Phillips spent the greater portion Of
the day Friday in Naches City, and 1t
is stated by neighbors he had been
drinking heavily.
The shooting occurred at the front
door of Phillips home. He had just
returned from Naches City when he
pulled a gun and shot himself.
Phillips had been resident of the
Naches valley for about two years.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
L. S. HISTORY.
Prof. Blackmar Visits City for In.
formation.

Prof Frank w. Blackmar of the
University of Kansas at Lawrence,
spent the day in North Yakima
Thursday. He is professor of politi-
cal economy in that institution and
is engaged in assisting in writing a
history of political economy in the
United States.
Prof. Blackmar Is editor of that
portion of the history which deals
with arid lands. He was taken
through the valley by Engineer JAG
chs of the reclamation service. He has
asked for further information on the
the subject and this will be furnish
ed by the publicity committee. He
asks particularly in reference to the
Teton, Sunnyside and Hanford pro-
jects. These will be dealt with at
length in the publication.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
PERMITS TO TEACH.
Large Number From the County of
Yakima.

The following permits to teach
have been granted in Yakima county:
Lulu Corbin, Lottie Corbin, Anna
Crawford, Ada Chamberlin, Julia V.
Cox. Edith Day, Mary Glaspey, Cen
evieve Gervais, Mabel B. Gerber, Mrs
Mamie E. Hess, Lula Johnston, Ag-
mes Meikle, LA NJ. McKmm, Eela
Nelson, Grace L. Parrish, Olive Rey-
nolds, Blanche Rodman, Kate Rush
more, F. Ninon Stout, Eta Sever
ance, Sophia E, Stipp, Mrs. Rachel
Sheridan, Ida L. Towne, Nellie Wigle,
Frances Witte. Alice Wise, Zada
Whitmore, J. w. Witt, Conrad E.
York, Clementine Prior, Alvah C.
Kellogg, Ward Penning, Mrs. W. H.
Clulow.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Costs 1860 to Crack the Glasses.

1t costs 1859 to break insulators
on the Northwest Light & Water
company's power lines in the Naches
valley.
The company succeeded in locat-
ing two boys about Is years Of age,
sons of we'll known ranchers in the
Naches. The boys had broken sew
eral insulators. There were &c
broken in all, but the two boys
caught are said to be not guilty o.
breaking the entire bunch.
The matter was settled out OF
court and the boys parents squared
matters with the power company
paying $3G9.
Close watch will be kept by the
light and water people, and Manager
George Arrowsmith declares that If
any others are apprehended for this
offense they will be more severely
dealt with.
Attorney H. ]. Snively of the
Northwest Light & Water company
states that the breakage Of the in
sulators is penitentiary offense and
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
WILL DEAL EXCLUSIVELY IN THE
MOXEE PROPERTIES.
INTEND TO ADVERTISE THIS
SECTION FAR AND WIDE
Parties Who Purchased 100000 of
Mckee Artesian Watered Lands
Are Doing Business.

Dick Rist formerly of Algona, la
arrived in the city Monday and an
nounced the formation in Illinois of
a Yakima Valley Farms company,
with offices in North Yakima, Iowa
and Chicago. The company will han
die Mckee lands under wells, which
were purchased at a price of $780,
900 during the past year.
The plan is to do extensive adver-
Using in the east among the adver-
Using features to he a half-page ad.
in the Chicago Record Herald every
Sunday This is one of the LEADING
newspapers of the country, and ad-
vertising in it means immense pub
licity for the Yakima valley This
advertisement will be devoted exclu-
sively to the Yakima lands.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Fourth Anniversary.

In honor of the fourth anniversary
of the Rev. Rose and family, the
Young Peoples Missionary circle
gave picnic supper and program at
the Christian church Friday night. 1t
was a pleasing affair and was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large number
present.
The following excellent program
was given and was heartily encored.
especially the reading of the Trans
figuration of Miss Philura by Miss
Mabel Bush of Los Angeles, and a
solo by Henry Neil.
Opening song by the choir.
Address by the president, DR.. e.
Howick.
Solo by ]. Brulette.
Address, Rev. Vail.
Duet, Mrs. c. l.. Claussen, DR.. E.
Howick.
Paper on on Missionary Work In
Foreign Fields. Miss Pearl Walby.
Short talk, Rey Kemper.
Solo. Mr.. Anglin.
Reading, Miss Nellie McMurray.
The TRANSPORTATION OF Miss Phil
ura" and "The Night Wind" by Miss
Mabel Bush.
Solo, Henry Neil.
Dismissal, Rev. Rose.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Rooms to BE Cheap During Fair

Rooms in North Yakima will rent
for IS cents and $ during the state
fair, the former price being for sin
gle persons and the latter for two in
one room.
This has been discovered by the
eanvassers for the publicity COM
1oittee who have been making a can
vass. The rooms will be In charge
of the committee and it has been
found that on the east side Of the
tracks there are $50 rooms for rental
and probably more.
The canvass of the committee is in
charge of Secretary Zuppann, will
be most thorough one. The com
nlittee will make every attempt to
see that every one visiting the state
fair will be accommodated.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Open 1000 Acres on Columbia.

Local people who are controllers
of the Priest Rapids Orchard com
pany have started clearing 1000
acres of land on the Columbia river
just above the Hanford Irrigation
project at Priest Rapids, and will
set the thousand acres to fruit
The men behind the company are
interested in the Rose Land company
and will have the biggest single or
chard tract in the Columbia country.
They will install their own pump
ing plant to furnish water and at the
present time the work of clearing is
going ahead rapidly. The company
is well financed and heavily backed,
the promoters believing that they
have an excellent opportunity in their
work on the Columbia.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
The Breath of Life.

It's a significant fact that the
strongest animal of It's size, the GO
rilla, also has the largest lungs.
Powerful lungs means powerful ere
atures. How to keep the breathing
organs right should be mans chief
est study. Like thousands of others
Mrs. Ora A. stephens, of Port Will
liams, O., has learned how to do this.
She writes: "Three bottles of Dr..
Kings New Discovery stopped my
cough of two years and cured me Of
what my friends thought consump-
ton" Guaranteed by c. c. Case.
druggist. Price soc and 800.
Trial bottle free.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Selah Valley Fruit.

F. f. Thompson. the popular fruit
buyer. while in the Selah valley Fri
day purchased two carloads OF Hydes
King apples grown by Holdridge
& Jackson. Mr.. Thompson says they
are the most uniform and smooth
apples OF that variety he has seen
this season. Vigorous pruning last
spring is said to be respoA - for
the perfect growth OF the nut.
Messrs Holdridge & Jackson, like
all energetic fruit growers. are real
king la-ge pronts from their or
chards shis year.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11
Cures Winter Cough.

J. f. Cover. 1o1 n Main Str. OF
tawa. Kans, writes Every fall IL
has been my wife's trouble to catch a
severe cold, and therefore to cough
all winter long Last fall l got her
a bottle Of Horehound Syrup. She
ssed II and has been able TO sleep
soundly all night long. Whenever
the cough troubles her, two or three
doses stop the cough. and she is able
to be up and we'll" 75c. Soc. and
800. Sold by Colton-Fry Drug Co.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-09-11

that the criminal charge had not been
removed from the boys. He states
that if they further indulge in such
amusement it will mean prosecution.
The company has experienced con.
siderable annoyance from this prac-
tice among the boys and 1t is stated
that the $500 will just cover the ex-
pense as a result of the lines being
out of commission for some time.