The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-10
4 Hunt for EVerybod, .


The wolf. in spite 81 its modest share
in the founding oI Rome and making
heroes oG our BoOnes and other pioneers.
has never been considered Of much use
except to embellish winter tale of snow
or furnish bOunties He has been killed
81 pretty generally in the Fast. but in
the West. where the bounties on his
scalp arc the highest, he has thrived.
although most NJ the Wild animals that
the State sought 20 preserve have be-
come almost extinct. Many a farmer
boy Of Iowa and Minnesota has wept to
see his winter spending money disap-
pear when some RECKLESS hunter in wan
tonnes has laid low lite faithful she
wolf that for years has raised her bounty
producing litter in the farm wolf den.
This despised animal, hONS.er. has a
new mission. that Of furnishing sport TO
the people such A. not even the fox in
his heetcst day could I'LL. Prom all
over the West come reports Of great
hunts organized to run him down: the
settlers of Wyoming valley spent sew
eral days recently with dogs and guns
on his trail: the farmers around Dayton,
Ore. with their wives and sweethearts,
had a wolf hunt that attracted people
from all over the State: while jackson
county last week had a hunt at which
the attendance was fully a thousand
persons; III the weather had been less
perfectly adapted To farm work, says
the local press. the attendance might
have been a. many A. SIX thousand.
A glance at the list Of among those
present shows that the affair was
not a society function. for there 10
no mention Of DR. ut. CLAIR STREET or
Of STEVE VELIF. who have often led
pink coated packing house magnates
in chase after the fragrant anise bag. or
any other member Of the Kansas City
Hunt and Polo Club Instead there
were twenty young women on horse
back from Raytown. the pupils Of the
R,i-kin High school; ladies' from Hick-
man Mills. giants from Lone Jack, and
all the sports Of Washington township.
SAYS the Kansas city Star:
The convincing spring weather had brought
on, a good deal Of bright ansry particularly
among the two hundred or more wO-neu u
appeared very Gas IN the suR~hins against the
roised Sfus asse OF burning grass. For she mar
shAIs. Who shouted ard irettsd In thsir efforts
20 keep their forces from advancing before me
appsintsd hour the day was ton warm and they
per-utred IN rivuiets.
The hollow square began IT. contracting
march from lines that extended through Hick
man Nils. RAY town GrandNIe~ and Dod.oa.
To start with. Il Was about slH miles on a SIDE
Each side ~ss composed Of mon and women sta
toned a hundred yards apart. Msrshals. lieu
tenants and .one Others were horses. Lots OF
others we're Atoo' Nearly every man had shot.
Eun
Then when he hunt was over and
every person and everything. even The
wolf, had escaped injury. pie and other
refreshments were served NJ the store in
Hickman Mills by Ire ladies ii Ssssi-
"'v, and every person had an opportu-
nifty ~ become acquainted with every
person el~e
Why -hould such sport he confined
only "a favored sections IT the West?
Any one. even IL he cannot afford a
pink coat or fox or an anise bag. can
get a wolf " all the States will do
their duty. -Rai-s the bounty and we'll
raise the wolves has been the winter
day slogan IL many an industrious
community.