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The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
The Louisian. sportsmen's League.


The Louisiana Sportsmen's League
composed of the amateur hunters
and fishermen of the city of New Or
leans, sends lus a 3-page single-spaced
Observation-Disclosures, with the request
to publish the same. 1t is like the
most OF such documents, too long
for the average newspaper to handle.
So We will 'tboil it down." and give
our readerslits substance. as follows:
They invite oil sportsmen of the
Stateito join them; to assist in OPP
posing senseless legislation and aid
in the enforcement of all laws relat-
inglto the protection of game and
fab; to amend existing laws; to urge
upon the Governor and Game Com
mission To purchase and maintain
fish propagation plants and game
preserves. They have more than
100 letters of approval from leading
sportsmen all over the State, and a
petition from Calcasieu showing 800
sportsmen in sympathy with the
league. Sportsmen in the various
parishes are requested to send a dele
gate to the league, to be one of its
executive committee, and have an
active voice in framing sensible game
laws.
The league believes the antagonism
against Act No. 27S creating the
Game Commission, and against the
personal of the commission, results
from existing foolish laws now in
force and the unwarranted assump-
ton OF power by the commission.
They believe the Act should be amend
ed SO as to increase the number of
members of the commission. and in
their appointment or election that
none but sportsmen of many years
experience in marsh, woods and field
should be selected, with proper re-
gard for their qualification. They
favor the "dollar license" but pro-
pose to make the fight to see that it
is applied exclusively to the protec-
ton of game and fish, and not divert
ed as at present.
All in sympathy with the league
are requested togiveit their endorse
ment and membership. La. Sports
mems League, W. l.. Saxon, presi-
dent, .207, st. Charles street, New
Orleans, La.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Real Estate Transfers.

Mrs. Anna f. Williams to II. E.
Byrd. block 10, McNeely addition to
Pollock. Price 1925.
j. NJ. Hanchpy to Jesse NJ. Hanchey,
M. d., lots 3 and IA, block IL, in
Verda. Price $500.
L.. ID. Woodruff to Parish of Grant,
cemetery site in sec 20, tip IN, r 2 W.
f. E. Lemoine to A. B. Perkins.
lot 81. block 33, Acmeville addition
to Colfax. Price $156.
United States to Jno. R. Brady,
patent to 40 acres, Sc or NV or. sec
~, tip 8 n, l W.
C. H.. Teal to f. Z. Lemoine, 20
acres, hf sw Or Sc Or, sec 30, tip n,
r3w. Price 500.
L. e. Pinder to Bradford-Kees Lbr.
Co.. right of way through NV or NV
or, sec 8, tip 3 n, r 4w. Price $40.
r. S. Garrett to Bradford-Kees
Lbr. Co., release OF lein on NV or NV
or. sec 8, tip 8 n,r4 w.
w. H. Bradford to j. l.. KEGS, 3z
acres, in NV corner sw or sw or, sec 3,
tip 8 n,r4 W. Price $3.50.
j. K. and Mary Williams to +. b.
Hammond, sw Or sw or, n hi sw Or,
sec IA, tip 9 n, W, less 40 acres off
ne Or sw Or. Price $500.
p. b. Hammond to X. p. Bond, s
hf NV or, see 33, tip Z mr. 1w. $500.
j. r. and Mary Williams to 6. w.
Cupp, ne or sw or, sec IA, tip 8 n, RI
W. Price 800.
z. s. Slayter to C. A. Brewer, 20
acres in sw corner Sc or sc Or, sec 80,
tp q n. W. Price 5000.
A. w. Faircloth to A. H. Faircloth,
100 acres, W hf sw or. sw or NV or.
sec 6. tip Z n, r2w. Price $500.
l.. Fem to Mrs. Mary H. Wells,
lots ID. 10 and 9, block 32, Acmeville
addition to Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Red River stea nboat Company.

The Shreveport Transportation
Company has organized and purchas-
ed the steamboat City of Shreveport,
to run in Red river and ply between
New Orleans and that city. The cap
ital stock OF the company is 500, 900
and this is the first of line of steam
boats TO be putin this trade. The
officers of the company are Frank b.
Lee, president; j. h Ards, vice pres
ident; c. ID. Kalmbach, secretary
treasurer. A sufficient tonnage is
said to be assured to make the new
enterprise pay from the start. All
Red river shippers are invited to do
business with the line. SD that it's
force and efficiency may he increased
so ~ to meet the needs of the valley
forcheapand reliable transportation.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Mr.. Gus Chandler, who was in Col
lax on Wednesday, reports that the
residence of his son-in-law, A. q.
Cobb, near Antonia, was destroyed
by fire last Tuesday night. Mr.. anil
Mrs. Chandler were making their
home with MIR. Cobb, who had IA nice
home. They lost pretty well every
thing, valued ut $1,000 or more, aud
had no insurance.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02
Shipping Corn to Lampasas, Texas.

Capt. e. H. Teal and Mr.. H. l..
Graham this week loaded two cars,
something like 1900 barrels of corn
in the ear andsbuck. for shipment to
Lampasas, Texas. We understand
they get SO cents for the corn I. O. b.
cars at Colfax.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Miss Viola Goodwin left Thursday
night for Donalds0nville, where sue
will attend a teachers institute for
a couple of days, and on next Mon
day will enter the Hope Villa school
in the northern part of Ascension
parish, as an assistant teacher.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Mr.. Chas. Friedrich, prominent
lumbernan of Alexandria, was in
.Colfax on Wednesday, and we learn
expects TO locate here pretty soon in
connpction with some of the enter
prises tn beinaugurated in this town.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

Mr.. E. j. Gamble, of st. Maurice,
WAS among the visitors to Colfax on
Thursday.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1909-10-02

The grand opportunity of the sea-
son at J. w. Duncan Co., Ltd.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
AND OVER WE BOTH WENT in HEAP

with lot of rock and boulders. look
ing very likely place to hold such
game. went to the veldt side to
reconnoitre. and there Immediately
found fresh pug-marks. not only OF
one. but of three, leopards; evidently
those of an old one and her cubs.
This at once accounted for the de-
meanor OF the one l had got, and as
a leopard with young. or for the mat
ter of that any animal almost in such
circumstances. requires extra care In
tackling, l called the dog to heel,
whilst cogitated bit what course
to pursue. Examining the tracks,
put the cubs down as half grown. /
also made a detour OF the clump of
bush and satisfied myself that the
game was at home. Returning to the
spot where I had first marked them.
followed them in slowly. Snap" be-
Ing taken up with piece Of string.
He soon commenced to get very ex-
cited, and l could myself smell the
taint which always hangs around the
lair of the carnivora, be they birds
or beasts. The spoor was easy enough
to keep, as the path had been used
many times. and the leopard, dragging
her prey along. had beaten 1t down.
had my carbine ready for rapid shot,
for l felt sure we were coming close
to. and had hard work to keep the
dog from breaking away. Luckily the
wind was in my favor, and all at once
came right in sight of the leopards.
the old one and two cubs. almost as
large as she was. basking In the sun
in an open space in the glade. don't
think she saw me. as from where l
stood ! was completely hidden in
dense foliage. but she stared hard in
my direction. half rising to her feet,
the tip OF her tail twitching from side
to side. or. more correctly speaking,
beating the ground. 1t was as pretty
sight as had ever seen. these beau
tiful cats. but had not time for such
thoughts. One OF the cubs attempted
to play with the bobbing tail. and
this seemed to irritate her. for she
turned and gave the Offending young
ster tap with her paw that sent him
sprawling- In doing SO sne gave me
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

back and dressed the skin there and
then, before 1t should get covered
with fyblows.
lost no time, however, In getting
back to the spot where l had killed
him. for It struck me there might be
something more than knew about in
his having had his attention diverted
from myself and the dog. So l cast
about once more. still going along the
river. letting Snap" who was well UP
to the work, do the hunting, whilst
now and again l added a brilliant
beetle to my collecting box. Passing
two or three gullies without making
anything further out, l began to think
that 1t must have been the whistle
of an antelope that had attracted the
leopard's notice. He showed, how
ever. the same intentness of gaze as
remembered in iaguar once killed
under somewhat similar circum-
stances. and whose dying roar brought
a second one on my track in less than
no time. giving me a stiffish scuffie. 1t
is in cases such as these that the SCI
ence of woodcraft comes in handy.
careful notice of surrounding signs
and actions usually enabling one to
come to a correct conclusion. had
been keeping fairly close to the river
bank, for held to my theory that
there was another leopard not far
from where shot the last; so turned
about, after couple OF miles, and
worked back along the ma.gin OF the
bush. near the veldt. carefully beat
ing any likely-looking spots. Half way
or SO back was dense mass of thorns
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Blinded by a Sand Storm.

As the sun rose 1t speedily dissi-
pated the river mist, and little way
out on the veldt and beyond the tim
ber, 1t was as sultry as ever. l could
spy some small specks away to the
southward, and as a fresh bit of veni-
son would be an agreeable change.
/ started after what l knew would
furnish me Herewith. II. could man
age to circumvent them. This was not
particularly difficult. for | could keep
myself covered by one ant-hill or an
other, and I got my buck all right,
sending the rest bounding away with
tremendous jumps. The ominous
darkening of the horizon had not es-
capped my notice, but almost before
was aware of it the hot sand came
stinging like so much small shot
against my face. In such cases, the
only thing to be done is to throw
yourself fiat on your chest and noi1
your breath till the hot blast has
blown over. The sand storm did not
last many minutes, but the thunder
storm Immediately burst in such
way as it only does in South Africa,
and speak from experience both of
world. It was over almost as soon as
1t came, and for a short space the
sandy veldt looked like sheet of
water, which, however. was sucked up
In no time. the sun bursting forth
In all its splendor and drying me.
drenched as I was. before l could get
my buck back to camp.
After skinning my buck and making
the hind portions into ham, and get
ting a meal Of fresh meat. set out
along the bank OF the river to see II
l could hit upon any leopard spoor.
had not gone far before came to the
remnants OF a porcupine. Leopards
appear to have a great Partially for
the flesh of these animals. and as
they are common enough along the
Orange river, 1t doubtless accounts
for the presence of their prosecutors
l hunted for the rest OF the day with
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Getting the Cubs.

But this time the two cubs hal re-
covered from their surprise. and as
the old leopard appeared to be done
for l gave one OF them q bullet in
the chest. the other turning tall and
scampering of into the bush with
Snap" twho had got loose) at his
heels, whilst | stepped into the open
and let the one had wounded have
another ball. catching him In the ori-
fee of the ear and killing him in
stantiy. AS l approached them the
old one rolled over. and I was about
to fire at her again, when l noticed
that her eye was already glazed. and
1t would only be wasting ammunition.
After hasty glance of admiration
left them as they lay and hurried after
the yelping terrier. who from the
sound appeared to have come to a
halt, though I could hear no snarling.
Before, however. could catch up, the
leopard must have made another start.
The scrub was thick Just here. and the
everlasting "wait-a-bit" thorns retard.
ed my progress considerably. besides
Furnishing me not little. Still
pushed on into the open veldt just
in time to see the two making across
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04


the Transvaai Beers, whose filibustering
raids across the border we're getting
worse and worse.
To cut my story short, however, and
get down to a fast series Of single
handed leopard kills, after following
the Dragons up as far as Mafeking
to no purpose, l returned to Kimber-
ley and the Orange river. i conceived
the idea of constructing raft and
thus transporting my few necessary
effects. camping on the banks as in
clination led me. or. as l fancied the
locality favored sport. / had had too
much experience among floating logs
whilst numbering in America not to
feel at home at this kind Of work;
and all in all, though l did not travel
far, l spent one of the most exciting
trips l ever had All along either
side of this fine river is wide belt
of "wait-a-bit" thorns and bush tim
,bA on which lovely green beetles
played in great profusion. l caught
numbers, every one of which brought
me in Sd in Cape Town, for jewelry
purposes. l had seen beetles set up
in a similar fashion in Rio de Janeiro
and SO had an eye to possible bust
ness; as also, we used to get alligators
teeth down In Alabama and Florida,
but these creatures have got so scarce
now that 1t hardly pays to hunt them.
Having got. everything fixed on my
raft, and as the river hereabouts was
familiar to me, had no difficulty in
making landing, as l had proposed
some 20 miles further down, passing
the ford to Hope Town on my way.
Among other things I had with me
hammock and a poncho which had
used out in the Banda Orientale, both
of which, besides being Of the greatest
use. went into very small compass.
After taking a cup of coffee without
milk and a snack or two of spring-bok.
1 literally turned In, with my carbine
beside me and my dog curled up at
my feet, to be lulled to sleep by sounds
as familiar as those heard on sum-
mer day at home.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
A nack.Water rown.

1T was one of those sleepy. one
horse back-water towns. like Squash
said Representative Burton, describing
at Hot Springs dinner town that
he dislil<ed.
Squash is the limit A gentleman
arrived there the other day and wanted
hair cut. He found the barber shop.
and. after shaking the barber vigor-
ously. managed TO awaken him
How long will 1t take you to cut
my hair. barber?' he asked.
Not long. boss said the barber.
And he rose. yawned. and stretched
himself. Then he called upstairs to
his wife:
Hey, send the kid down TO the
Sun office to tell the editor want my
scissors just as soon as he's done edI-
tin the paper. There's gent here
waitin for a haircut
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

for the timber on the other side OF the
bend in the river. was beginning to
feet a bit winded. and was not sorry
when further angry yelps and growl-
ing showed that the cub had again
been brought to bay. Getting up as
quickly as possible, found that the
dog had been having rough time of
it. He was scored badly down the
side, and instead of being a white
terrier was a CHASTITY red one, though
for the time being 1t did not appear
to inconvenience him much. He was
vigorously barking and jumping
around a lot of loose boulders, among
which the leopard had evidently taken
refuge. could not. however, induce
him to go in, and although l have
had several good terriers for this kind
of shooting none OF them cared to go
to ground after such game. / began
to fear l should have to give him up,
but got together a lot of the driest
herbage could find, and making a
couple of squibs by extracting the
powder from two cartridges, | went
to work to try and make him bolt,
as his cover was not very large. Cut
ting as long a stick as | could find.
| took page out of my pocket diary
and rolled the squibs In 1t. binding
them to the thin end of the stick.
which bandaged thickly round with
dry grass and leaves for a yard or
more, and then pushed it in where the
leopard had entered and ignited 1t
well all around, also heaping more
dry stun about the opening SO as to
make as much smother as possible.
The smoke soon began to escape from
the crevices. though the leopard did not
appear to take any notice of 1t; but
as soon as the fuses began to fizz and
sputter. 1t was more than he could
stand. and out he dashed. almost up
setting me In his rush. l had. how
ever, picked up my carbine and fired
at him, just as he was disappearing
into the cover. ! distinctly heard the
pat OF the bullet and WIS about to
follow, when l saw that the poor dog
demanded my attention. SO picked him
up. The scratches were ugly ones.
and could see that II I did not at
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Special Round Trip Homeseekers'
Rates to New Mexico, and Texas

On the first and third Tuesdays OF
each month. during the entire year,
the Colorado & Southern Railway will
sell round trip Homeseekers' tickets
to great many points In New Mexico
and Texas at one fare plus $500 for
the round trip. Final limit twenty-five
days. allowing liberal stopover privfI-
eyes. For detailed information. rates.
etc, call on the Colorado & Southern
agent. or address T. e. Fisher. General
Passenger Agent. Denver. Colorado
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

The 1909 National Encampmont n the
Grand Army OF the. Republic Will be
14th. An unusually attractive foider In
red d-white-and- blue replcte with fnfor-
nation concerning Utah. Salt Lake City
ing distributed by the Passenger De-
partment OF the Denver 4 Rio Grande
Railroad. One feature that VIII be or
particular interest to Grand Army men
Is the reproduction OF speaking ike
nesses OF all the commanders-f I'm Chief
from B. II. Stephenson the organizer
In 1866. to Henry Nevius, the present
Commander. This is the first time that
this set OF portraits has been assembled
The familiar faces of John A. Logan
Ambrose f. burnside. John r. Hart
ranft. Russell A. Alger. John C.. Black
James Tanner and many others appear
In this Interesting series
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

Once or twice raised my weapon.
only to lower it., feeling it was safer
to wait. On sudden he raised his
head. as IL some sound at distance
had arrested his attention, for he
gazed right away into space. This was
my opportunity-not very fine one
certainly. for there was quite net
work Of small branches intervening
but l got pretty fair sight and let
him have 1t. Down he came almost
before l could jump to one side, with
a thump that would have stunned him,
one would imagine, even II the bullet
had not smashed his jaw and gone out
through the top Of his head. bursting
an eye in its course. He was as dead
as a door nail. and a beautifully
marked full-grown young male. his
teeth being perfect AS was only
about mile from camp. got his skin
on at once. and taking the skull went
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

a fine broadside and | fired. dropping
her at once. though she scrambled to
her fore feet in an instant. i could
see that her hind parts were para
lyzed; she was shot through the spine;
and as she turned to gnaw the wound
quickly got another cartridge IA and
hit her through the neck.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Following the Leopard's Spoor

The spoor led along the bank for
some distance close to the river. at
which the leopard had occasionally
halted. either to drink, or to watch
for stray fish; for these latter they
will scoop out with the dexterity Of
a raccoon, as l myself once saw. In
fact, they will eat almost anything
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

that moves--ySung birds, and for the
matter Of that old ones, too, when
they can surprise them. A cat which
has run wild at home is a fair exam
pie Of what the leopard is on a, very
much larger scale.
The dog now came to point at the
foot of a tree. and after some search,
for the foliage was very luxuriant,
could distinguish the leopard lying full
length along branch, his head be-
tween his paws, his eyes being Just
discernible. and that was all. Ircould
not get good shot at him, the angle
was too acute to fire with safety at
his head, and unless l got directly
under him could not see him at all,
whilst the limb he was stretched out
upon practically protected him at all
vital points. Now and again he would
just crane over little and then draw
back before could get a proper
sight, making all the time a snarling,
purring noise. Under the circum-
stances It would have been risky to
have attempted a shot. SO | was COM
PEELED to wait until he gave me some
sort of a chance. To have had him
come tumbling down wounded was not
bit to my fancy
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

out finding any more signs. although
felt satisfied that there were some
leopards in the neighborhood, SO
could only postpone my search until
the morrow. In the morning l got
-fioat once more. and dropped about
four miles down to the place had
turned back from the day before
This did not occupy long. and l was
soon fast again In a kind of back
water. with my traps once more on
dry land. I was eager to follow up
the leopard. which l was confident
had gone down, not up, the river; in
deed. had hardly proceeded a quar-
ter OF mile before l found pug
marks. and quite fresh ones. too,
where he had gone down to drink
This time the heavy rains had not
washed all trace of spoor and scent
away. and my dog was able to pick
it up easily. Seeing that my carbine
was all right and everything in its
place to my hand. | followed Snap
with some difficulty, for / did not
want him to come to an untimely end.
which might not be improbable II
was unable to keep him back some
where within bounds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Aize. How True,

"T often wonder" remarked Mr..
stubb in solemn reflection. III the last
man on earth will have the last
word"
"of course he viii. John" laughed
Mrs. Stuff
But why are you SO sure?''
because the last woman will give
II to him. Chicago Daily News.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Notes.

81 hear that the new tenor Is =
great success-that he can hold one OF
his notes for half minute
That's nothing; I've held one OF his
notes for over a year.'-Judge's LII
brary.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04

Pie has gone up in Chicago. This
viii prevent 1t from going down In the
same locality.
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
Leopard
Hunting
Alone i'm
BeChu-
ana1and
y Percy SeIous

)ME years ago. l
I fou n d m y S e II
stranded in Bech-
uanaland. where /
had followed a force
of irregular cavalry,
raised by Col. Me-
thuen. for operat-
ing, should the ext
r;co o-o;-st
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
6lis.fuI Tour

Pearl-They say Switzerland is an
ideal country for honeymoon tours.
Ruby--It must be. There is tun-
mel twelve miles long.-Chicago News
The Elbert County tribune., 1909-06-04
First Shot Brings Him Down.

a bit to my fancy.
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