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Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

across an open glade toward great
stretch of forest and broken ground.
up near the foot of the rocky peaks.
Next morning early we started off tC
hunt through this country The walk.
ing was hard work, especially up and
down the steep cliffs, covered with slip;
perry pine needles; or among the wind
falls, where the rows of dead trees lay
piled up across one another i'll the
widest confusion. We saw nothing
until we came to Il large patch of burnt
ground, where we ut once found the
soft, black soil marked up by elk hoofs;
nor had we penetrated into it more
than a few hundred yards before we
came to tracks made but a few min
utes before, and almost instantly after
ward saw three bull elk, probably
those | had seen on the preceding day
We had been running briskly uphill
through the soft, heavy loan, in which
our feet made no noise. but slipped and
sank deeply; as Il consequence, / was
all out of breath and my hand so I'M
steady that | missed my first shot
Elk, however, do not vanish with
the instantaneous rapidity of fright
encd deer, and these three trotted off
in Il direction quartering to us. doubt
If | ever went through more violent
eXertiOn than in the next ten min
uteS. We raced after them ut full
speed, opening fire; | wounded all
three. but none of the wounds We're
Immediately disabling. They trotted
on and we painted afterwards, slipping
on the wet earth, pitching headlong
over charred stumps leaping on dead
logs that broke beneath our weight.
more than once measuring our full
length on the ground, halting and fir
Ing whenever we got a chance. At
last one bull fell; we passed him by
after the others which We're still run
ming uphill The sweat streamed into
my eyes and made burrows in the
sooty mud that covered my face, from
having fallen full length down on the
burnt earth; / sobbed for breath as
/ toiled at shambling trot after them,
as nearly done out as could we'll be.
At this moment they tur1led down-hill.
1t was great relief; man who is
too done up to go Il steep uphill can
still run fast enough down; with a last
squirt | closed in near enough to fire
again. one elk fell; the other went off
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

broken buttes, cut up by gullies and
winding ravines, in whose bottoms
grew bunch grass. While passing near
the mouth. and TO lccwaId of one OF
thtSe raviaes. both ponies threw w
their heads, and snuffed the air. turn
ing their muZZles towards the head OF
the gully. Feeling sure that they had
smclt some wild beast, either Il bear or
buffalo, | slipped off my pony, and
ran quickly but cautiously up along
the valley. Before | had gone Il hun
dred yards, | noticed in the soft soil al
the bottom the round prints of bison's
hoofs; and Immediately afterwards got
Il glimpse of the animal himself, as he
fed slowly up the course of the ravine.
some distance ahead of me. The wind
was just right, and no ground could
have been better for stalking. Hardly
needing to bend down, l walked up be-
hind a small sharp-crested hillock, and
peeping over, there below me, not fif-
ty yards off, was great bison bull
He was walking along, grazing as he
walked. His glossy fall coat was in
fine trim, and shone in the rays of the
sun; while his pride of bearing showed
him to be in the lusty vigor of his
prime.
AS l rose above the crest of the hill,
he held up his head and cooked his
tail in the air. Before he could go off,
1 put the bullet in behind his shoulder
The wound was an almost immediate.
ly fatal one, yet with surprising agility
for so large and heavy an animal, he
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

The Sphinx and Success.

The ambitious young man approach
ed the sphinx and said. "Oh, tell me.
what rule makes for success
II will, sir" said the sphinx, with Il
slight smile NO man is success
alone He must have his associates, his
assistants. Select Il capable general
manager and make him responsible 10
you for everything. Choose for Esm
lieutenant. holding him responsible to
your general manager. For the lieu
tenant get Il division superintendent
under command of the lieutenant, un
der him an assistant, and under him
an assistant and under the assistant
assistant helper, each in turn respon-
sfllc to the one above. Follow this to
the Last ard lowest man. You your
self 1--we no worry, no frets, and need
only to draw the dividends. You may
even live in Europe"
"But" asked the ambitious young
man. puzzled. how am to be able to
select the right mcn?"
And then the sphinx smiled broadly.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

ing day: the sundogs hung in the red
dawn; the wind hardly stirred over
the crisp grass; and though the sky
was cloudless yet the weather had that
queer, smoky, haZy look that it is most
apt to take on during the time of the
Indian summer. From high spur of
the table-land we looked out far and
wide over great stretch of broken
country, the brown of whose hills and
valleys was varied everywhere by
patches of dull red and vivid yellow,
tokens that the trees were already put
ting on the dress with which they
greet the mortal rlpening of the year.
The deep and narrow but smooth ra-
vines running up towards the edges
of the plateaus were heavily wooded,
the bright green tree-tops rising to
a height they rarely reach in the bar
rem plains-country; and the rocky
sides of the sheer gOrges We're clad
with thick growth of dWarfed Cedars,
while here and there the trailing Nir-
ginia creeperS burned crimson among
their sombre masses.
We hunted stealthily up-wind, across
the line of the heavily timbered. cou-
lies. We soon saw traces of our
quarry; old tracks ut first. then the
fresh footprints of Il single elk-a bull,
judging by the siZe-which had come
down to drink ut Il mirey alkali pool,
its feet slipping so as to leave the
marks of the false hOofs in the soft
soil. We hunted with painstaking and
noiseless care for many hours; at last
as ] led old Manitou up to look over
the edge of narrow ravine. there was
n crash and movement in the timber
below me. and Immediately afterwards
/ caught Il glimpse of Il great bull elk
trotting up through the young trees as
he gallantly breasted the steep hillside
opposite When clear of the woods,
and directly across the valley from me-
he stopped and turned half round,
throwing his head in the air to gaze
for Il moment at the intruder. My bull
let struck too far back, but neverthc-
less, made Il deadly wound, and the elk
went over the crest OF the hill at
wild, plunging gallop. We followed
the bloody trail for Il quarter of
mile. and found him dead in thicket.
Though of large size, he yet had but
small antlers. with few points.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

III September l determin
ed to take a short tril
after bison. At that tim
| was staying in a COW
camp a good many mile
up the river from m.
ranch; there were thel
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

Soon the TcnfSOH steaks lCCrC brOiiing
at a walk We passed the second elk
and | kept on alone after the third,
not able to 20 ut more than Il slow trot
myself, and too much winded to dare
risk shot at any distance. He got
out of the burnt patch, going into some
thick timber in Il deep ravine; | closed
pretty well. and rushed after him into
a thicket of young evergreens. Hardly
and bounce among them and | caught
a glimpse of yellow body moving out
to one side: | ran out toward the edge
and fired through the twigs ut the
moving beast. Down it went, but
when / ran up. TO my disgust l found
that | had jumped and killed, in my
haste, Il black-tail deer, which must
have been already reused by the pas
sage of the wounded elk. l at once
took up the trail Of the latter again.
but after little while the blood grew
less. and ceased, and | lost the track;
nor could find it, hunt as hard as |
might The poor beast could not have
gone five hundred yards; yet we never
found the carcass.
Then I walked slowly back past the
deer / had slain by SO curious a mis-
chance to the elk. The first one shot
down was already dead. The second
was only wounded though it could not
rise When it saw us coming it sought
to hide from Us by laying its neck fiat
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

another butte over Il quarter of Il mile
off. In spite Of his great weight and
cumbersome, heayy-loOking gait, he
climbed up the steep bluff with ease
and even agility, and when he had
Neached the ridge stood and looked
; ok at US for q moment; while so do
he held his head high up, and at
distance his great shaggy name
rge fore-quartcr made him look
m In another second he again
way and made off; and, being
very shy and accustomed to
ssed by hunters, must have
long distance before stop
We followed his trail for
until it got on such hard,
that his hoofs did not
,e in the soil, and yet did
ch so much as glimpse
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bounded up the opposite side OF the
ravine, needless of two more balls,
both of which went into his flank and
ranged forwards, and disappeared over
the ridge at Il numbering galiop, the
blood pouring from his mouth and
nostrils. We knew he could not go
far and trotted leisurely along on his
bloody trail; and In the next gully we
found him stark dead, lying almost on
his back, having pitched over the side
when he tried to 90 down it. His
head was a remarkably fine one, even
for n fall buffalo. He was lying in q
very bad position, and it was most te-
dious and tiresome work to cut 1t off
and pack 1t out. The flesh of COW
or calf IS better eating than is that
of Il bull: but the so-called hump meat
that Is. the strip of steak on each
side Of the backbone-is excellent, and
tender and juicy. Buffalo meat is with
difficulty to be distinguished from or
dlnary beef. At any rate, the flesh of
this bull tasted uncommonly good to
us, for we had been without fresh
meat for Il week; and until Il healthy,
active man has been without 1t for
some little time, he does not know
how positively and almost painfully
hungry for flesh he becomes, no mat
ter how much farinaceous food he may
have. And the very toll | had been
obliged to go through, in order to pro-
cure the head, made me feel all the
prouder of it when 1t was ut last in my
possession.
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

: ; !: !: e !: !: E; !: !: !;
NE September / determin
ed to take a short tri
after bison. At that tim
zz.zszzzuz& l was staying in a COW
E&MlIlGE camp a good many mile
G4f4GISE up the river from m.
ranch; there were thel
no cattle south of me, where Their
are now very many thousand head
and the buffalo had been plentiful III
the country for couple of winter
past. but the last Of the herds haO
been destroyed or driven out si;I
months before, and there were only 4
Cow stragglerS left. 1t was one of M
first hunting trips; previously | had
shot with the rifle very little, and that
only at deer or antelope. | took as al
companion one of my best men, namedl
Ferris Ga brother of the Ferris already
tnentioned; we rode couple of po-
MES. not very good ones and each
carried his roll of blankets and very
small store of food in n pack behind
the saddle.
Leaving the cOw-camp early in the
morning, we crossed the Little Mis-
souri, and for the first ten miles thread
ed our way through the narrow detiles
and along the tOrtuous divides of Il
great tract of Bad Lands. Although 1t
was. fall and the nights We're cool the
sun was very hot in the middle of the
day, and we logged along at slow
pace, so as not to tire our ponies. Two
or three black tail deer We're seen, some
distance off, and when we We're Il cou
pie of hours on our journey, we came
across the fresh track of Il bull buffalo.
Buffalo wander Il great distance, for,
though they do not so fast yet they
may keep travelling. as they Craze, all
day long; and though this one had evi-
dently passed but a few hours before,
we were not sure we would see him.
His tracks We're easily followed az
long as he had kept to the soft creek
bottom, crossing and recrossing the
narrow wet ditch which wound its way
through it; but when he left this and
turned up winding coulic that branch
ed out in every direction, his hoofs
scarcely made any marks in the hard
ground. We rode up the raYine. care
fully examining the soil for nearly half
an hour, however; finally, as we passed
the mouth of little side coulie, there
was plunge and cracile through the
bushes at its head. and Shabby-look-
ing old bull bison galloped out of it
and, without an instant's hesitation,
plunged over steep bank into a patch
of rotten broken ground which led
around the base of Il high butte. SO
quickly did he disappear that we had
not time to dismount and fire. Spur
ring our horses we galloped up to the
brink of the cliff down which he had
plunged; it was remarkable that he
should have gone down it unhurt
From where we stood we could see
nothing; So getting our horses over
the broken ground as fast as possible,
we ran to the butte and rode round it,,
only to see the buffalo come out of the
broken land ami clHnb m thc side of
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24

sc day Merrifield and !
went out together and
had n rather exciting
chase after some bull elk.
The previous evening, to.
ward sunset, I had seer
three bulls trotting off
Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1908-09-24
HUNTING
THE
elk
BY
BY
THEODORE ROOSEVELT

rCopyright, 1885, by G. p. Putnam's Sons.
Published under arrangement with G. p.
Putnam's Sons, New York and London
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05

rangements have not been completed until
some of the absent relatives can be heard
from, but they will be. conducted by neS'
George c.. Aydelott of the Christian church,
and will probably be under the joint au-
spices of the knights of Pythias and Oad
Fellows, of which orders deceased was a
member.
TEKAMAH-Harry I. Martin, Fred
Thomas, Larry Mullin and Lulu Wolfe, VINO
were arrested by Sheriff Phipps at Decatur
last Monday charged with selling nquoI
without a license, were takeD before Judge
Sears last night, where they all pleaded
guilty and were fined $500 and costs, which
they paid. The five barrels Of liquor seized
will be shipped to ]. NJ. Nelson Sioux CITY,
Ia. who is the owner of the boat from
which 1t was taken. The bottles and Kegs
will be destroyed.
TEKAMAH-The following are the nom
inees on the two tickets IN BuTt county
johnson (rep); W. r. Beum (dem.l Rep
resentative, Thirteenth district, b. F. Grit
Seventh district, o. Thompson (rep.);. Fred
Wiggers (dem.). County attorney, James
A. Clark (rep)i John A. Singhaus 1dem.).
Commissioner. Second district, Jens +. Jen-
missioner, Third district, j. kruse rep.)'
WYMORE-An Odeli family who moved
from that city yesterday morning over the
Burlington through Wymore tIiea 70 T eSSS
packed their goods in a box car and went
along with them, leaving the dog at the
depot, IneN ndQ not DtNh IN nAOi0 iOhB
when up came the dog, which had followed
the railroad track the nine miles between
the two towns. The report Is denied that
the dog beat the train in. The parties gave
the dog to a boy In Wymore with instruc-
lions to tie him up with a log chain.
wYMoRE-The city council in regular
session last night, lasting from 8 o'clock
until midnight, discussed the water works
system and street lighting to considerable
length. About two weeks ago the city gave
the Burlington notice that unless WITHIN
ten days a contract was given or agree
ment made to take city water for at least
three years at present meter rates, Z cents
per thousand gallons, after sixty days, the
company could look elsewhere for water.
Superintendent Rogers appeared before the
council and explained that the company did
not enter into any contracts 10 run over
one year. He suggested that the company
be charged enough to cover the operating
expense of the plant, leaving fire proteo-
ton free and a profit on city consumers.
After all the discussion It was decided TO
furnish the Burlington with water at pres
ent rates for sixty days, and in the mean
time investigate thoroughly all the sugges
tions made and devise means OF cutting
the operating expense and make needed Inn
proVements.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05

German Lutheran church, Rev. A r. E.
Oelschlaeger, pastor, performing the tu-
neral rites.
MCOoK-The new officers-elect CT the
Southwest Nebraska Log Rolling associa-
ton are: George S. Scott, presidents; I. j.
Morrisey, vice president; c. A. l)eLong,
secretary; L. S. Howell, treasurer; execu-
tive committee. Lon Cone, T. f.. Roweli
w. c. Allison, l. M, Smith and II. d.
Finity, all of above being residents OF NC
Cook, where the next log rolling Will occur
next summer.
WYMORE-There is considerable talk OF
forming a stock company to put up an cleo
trio plant for street lighting and also to
compete with the Electric Service company
of Beatrice, which furnishes electricity
from that city to Wymore over a high
pressure line. The project as talked would
cure water power and the company would
bid to furnish power for pumping city
water and lighting streets.
WEST POINT-Vaclav Vanek. a former
citizen of Cunning county, died at Madl-
son, Neb., yesterday, The deceased was
50 years of age and a native Of Bohemia.
He came to Cunning county IN the year
1869. He was the father OF the late Mrs.
Anna Zacek of West Point and OF Mrs,
Kate WeinbeTger of Madison, who survive
him. Funeral services were held at Madi-
son under the auspices OF the Catholic
church.
WEST POINT-A number OF farmers liv-
ing southeast of West Point have organized
themselves into an independent telephone
company and are constructing their own
telephone lines and placing their own in
struments in their homes. Arrangements
have been made with the Nebraska Tele
phone company whereby the new company
will obtain connection with the entire
He'll telephone service throughout the en-
tire county.
HUMBOLDT oliver /. Hall, editor Of
the Humboldt Standard, was stricken with
heart failure while running 70 catch a
train yesterday. Mr.. Hall was about
thirty-seVen years OF age, and has been
raised from birth in this section. his par
ents being .amoong the uioneers of the
state. His father, Charlton Hall, who made
his home with the son, Is at present in
Lincoln. He also leaves a widow and one
son, Virgil, eleven years OF age, besides
several sisters and brothers. Funeral ar
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05
Nehrnska News Noten.

BEATRICE-The republicans of this city
are preparing TO organize a Taft club at
an early date.
PLATTSMOUTH-John Durham and Miss
Matte TilsOn were united in marriage by
Rev. +. w. Brink in the home Of the latter.
WYMORE-The mayor has appointed
Charles Allen as special collector Of water
rentals and dog taxes, both Of which are
past due
WYMORE-The Ivory cafe has been sold
by A. p. Aker, who had run it for several
years, to a couple from Fairbury, who take
possession Monday.
BEATRICE-The Paddock opera house
which has been closed for two years, aud
which is nbW undergoing extensive re
modelling, will open October y.
PLATSMOUTH-Sol m had the
misfortune to nave a horse valued at $500
so badly injured on a wire fence that II
was necessary to kill the animal.
MCOOL JUNCTION-Mr. j. Lamphere of
Gresham has been here inspecting the local
electric lighting plant with a view TO put
ting in a duplicate plant at Gresham, Neb.
BEATRICE-This city has been we'll rep
resented at the Lincoln state fair tbs
week. Tn average number of tickets sold
20 Lincoln for the last three days has been
500.
M'COOK-Harry Tremmell OF Kearney Is
in Red Willow county's jail awaiting uial
for m~ortgagins property he never owFed
in the sum OF 500 two years since. He was
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05

YOUNG PEOPLE CAUSE A STIR
William Strother and Miss Blanche
Thompson of OhnsOn
County EIOpe.

TDCUMSEH. Neb.. Sept. 4-(special.)-
William Strother, the 16-year-old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. George Strother, and Miss
Blanche Thompson. the B-year-eld daughter
OF MIR. and Mrs. d. E. Thompson, all OF
Todd Creek precinct. this county, have
eloped. The young people have been keep
ing company for some time and last sun
day Strother's father furnished him with
a horse and buggy. with which the son
said he intended to drive to Elk Creek. a
nearby village. Samuel Emerson. a neigh
Dor OF the Strother family, gave young
Strother a $2O-bill in payment OF a small
Indebtedness for labor and asked him to
take it to the village, get 1t changed and
return the balance. II seems the young
people had arranged to meet that day and
they drove to Table Rock. where. it is as
serted. Strother attempted to sell his rig
at a ridiculously low figure. This caused
suspicion. and the Table Rock officers
'phOned the families OF the young people.
They were requested 10 hold the clippers.
but were outwitted. The train bearing the
young people pulled out from the station
just as they arrived.
The police OF St. Joseph were telephoned
to keep. a watch for the young couple.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05

Coroner on Arrival Finds Victim Not
and ReviVes Him.

Coroner on Arrival Finds Victim Not
Dead and Revfves Him.
LEIGH, Neb.. Sept. 4-(Special)-On
Tuesday morning Coroner Charles ID. Ely
was called to the home of John Sloup, a
prominent farmer living ten miles south OF
here, to hold an inquest over the body Of
Mr.. Sloup. who had hanged himself. When
DR.. Ely reached the place. however, the
man still showed signs of life and instead
Of holding an inquest over the body the
doctor began working at once to revive
him. After several hours work he was
considered out of danger. Other doctors
were called.
The cause of Mr.. Sloup's act is a little
hazy. He arose as usual in the morning.
and while doing the chores ordered his wife
to go down to the creek to look after some
little pigs. Mrs. sloup did so and soon
after Mr.. Sloup ordered his son TO go in
sesrch Of his mother, saying that he had
an awful pain IN his head. When both re-
turned they found Mr.. Sloup hanging in
the haymow. They cut him down at once
and sent for the coroner, with the above
result.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05
BENNY GIVES UP AT KEARNEY
Young Onman Goes TO RefOrmatOry
aRd Surrender Himself TO
OmceFs.

Anticipating arrest for the alleged theft
of $50 Thursday morning while employed
by A. Singer, a grocer Of i0i4 Pacific street,
who said he had sent the boy with SO to
pay a bill, Benny Hoffmon, II years old.
appeared at the state refoTmatory at Kear-
ney and surrendered himself. The authori-
ties at Kesrney telephoned the local police
Benny arrived there with A.H ana a new
watch which he claimed to have bought
on sixte nth street The boy denied takiny
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05

York way" of entertaining conventions
and the right York spirit is making every
arrangement for the reception and enter
tainment of the letter carriers. Mayor Col
ton and George Corcoran of the CONNER
cial club will welcome the visitors and del
cgates. State President Howlands will re-
spond. After the banquet of six courses.
which. is furnished by the business men and
the York Commercial club. there will be
addresses by many of the most prominent
orators in the state. At all depots and
every train the carriers OF York county
will meet the delegates and visitors.
Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-05
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