The Ordway new era., 1911-11-17
TO RUN RABBITS
Our Brave Huntsmen to Chase
the Ferocious, Man-E.ating
Jack Rabbit Nov. 30
When War has raised his horrid front,
And sullen rolls the drum,
You'll tind that Peace, with eyes az.
fright,
Some nice, tall tree has clum.

%, OF IN WORDS 10 the same cueCC,
hath the poet declaimed against the
dread effects of armed strife.
Not alone between Turkey aud Italy
does tumult reign. Down In the south
land two coffee colored nations are
just honing to cut each others throats.
From the Far East comes the wild
clangOr OF the tocsin as the slant.eyed
heathens chase each other over the
landscape In wild endeavor to grab
each others pigtails and perform an
amputation just below the ears.
France, Germany and England, too,
are straining at the barriers which
divide peace from strife.
And now the blow has fallen nearer
home. On the 30th will occur one Of
the bloodiest events in the history Of
the entire nation. On that day OF
Thanksgiving, when all should be tur
key and tOrpidity, peace and paragon
ic. cranberry sass and comfort, there
will ride forth on the warpath all the
bravest and most bloodthirsty OF our
local warriors, hotfoot upon the path
OF the fierce, marauding. eats-'em-
alive BOscOe jack rabbits. These foes
to our domestic peace will be hunted
mercilessly and slaughtered to the
last manor rabbit-that Is, II the
hunters ever get within sight OF them
In the words OF the poet:
"Strike till the last OF 'em expires.
Strike till your arm with effort tires.
Strike as would have struck your sires,
Then hike home again"
These may not be the exact words
OF the poet, as 1t has been some years
since we read that poem; but the way
the cOttontaiis are to be corralled and
slaughtered is set forth officially In
the following pronuncimento by the
masters OF the chase:
Each hunter will be required to de-
pOsit 81. 10 at the time OF giving in his
name.
Sides will be chosen, after the names
are all in, and those on the winning
side (the side killing the most rabbits)
will have their money all returned.
The money of the losing side to pay
for suppers for all.
Each Hunters receipt good for two
(2) suppcrs, which will be served in
Ordway opera house at six O'Clock
Thanksgiving evening.
The extra lOc collected is for sup
pcrs for the judges.
Rabbits must be killed in Crowley
county.
Hunters must hunt in pairs, one
from each side. No restrictions as to
to number of pairs of hunters that
may hunt together.
No names taken later than II O'Clock
noon of Wednesday, November, 29th.
All hunters to start from Ordway
and none to leave town before 7:30 a.
m, November 30, and no rabbits to
count that are not delivered to the
judges in Ordway, by 00p. m. The
big clock of Rhodes, the jeweler, to
govern time.
Either pairs of jackrabbit ears or
rabbits of any kind with ears to count
equally Rabbits without ears not to
count.
A medal will be given to the hunter
killing the most rabbits. to be held
by him for one year and same medal
to be competed for next year. This is
solid gold mounted rabbits foot for
watch charm and has been donated by
Roscoe Martin, the pharmacist.
The judges off the hunt will be Ros-
coe Martin, VIM. Edgar and John Gus
ter.
Names taken any time by either E.
T., Hosler or A. M. Ward.