The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1913-11-14


a regular hunt after the missin G
COW, and the animal was found at
last. 1t was mothering a calf, but a
calf quite out of the ordinary. 1t
had a deers head, perfect in every
detail, while it's body and rear parts
were those of a regular calf. The
farmer drove the COW and it's Cervus-
Bos offspring home. He shut the
calf up in the barn and had it photo
graphed. After a confinement of six
weeks the strange calf died. 1 did
not see the calf myself, but l saw
the photograph and the camera tells
the truth every time, it simply can't
lie.'
Plenty of Deer in Pike.
There are plenty of deer in Pike
so open and mild that Pike county
deer just grew, and grew, and grew.
Travellers in that county last sum-
mer saw deer a-plenty that were
feeding in the woods. They were
very tame, and frequently they join
ed themselves to herds of cattle and
acted quite domesticated.
Some Deer Near Hawley.
Occasionally deer are seen near
Hawley. They cross the Wallen-
Paupack and live in the open woods
and low places bordering that
stream. Deer tracks have been seen
in the road between Hoadleys and
Lakeville. Last year a man by the
name of Thornton, (pcw deceased) ,
shot deer right near Hawley.
A Fenimore Cooper Realism.
One who saw the trio told the
writer that the only typical deer
hunters that left Hawley were Ash
er Killam, youngster by the name
of Zimmerman and a New Yorker.
They started for the hunting field
on Saturday last so as to be Johnny
on the spot" on Monday morning.
With their packs on their backs, and
loaded down as they were with vari-
Gus accoutrements of the chase,
the little company looked like XXth
century Misunderstanding. OF
course that party will get deer.
Who Were the Hunters?
One party of hunters was from
Scranton. There were 25 or 80 of
them headed by Stephen S. Spruks.
Mayor Won Bergen was one of that
party.
The Hawley Hunting and Fishing
Club has a cabin out where big deer
run. DR.. L. P. Cooke is President
of that club, and used to go deer
hunting every year. This year, how
ever, he did not go. He says that he
finds it too strenuous to stand mac
tive for hours at time in the
chilly weather of November. This
year the club is represented by
Rhinehard Warg, DR.. Voigt and
Gus. Frank. Their camp is near
Peck's Pond.
ty of hunters.
Another party was composed OF
Will Watts, Of Hawley, Harry Gou-
chier, of Scranton, o. T. Round,
of northern Wayne, Charles Rose
Peter Cron, John Martin and Robert
Smith. Their camp is at Pulaski
about 22 miles from Hawley.
G. S. Houck, cashier Of the Haw-
ley Bank, is also down in Pike this
week. Inasmuch as Mr.. Houck is an
ardent Bull Mooser his friends in
sisted that he was hunting after a
new set of horns to wear at the big
rally that is to be held on Satur-
day of this week in Scranton.
Charles l.. B1gart, of Honesdale,
the Prudential Insurance Agent who
lives out at Hoadleys, went to the
front right early. Fred. Rausch-
maier went with him this year.
Charles goes yearly, and the writer
HOPES right out loud in big capital
letters that Charley and Fred get
big buck, for Charley is almost
our nearest neighbor, and he knows
we have a fondness for venison.
Results of the Season.
The telephone lines leading down
into Pike county have been hot"
all of this week, there has been such
demand for their services. Every
body at both ends of the lines want
ed to talk at once, and there you
are!
Here is about the way the re-
ports have come filtering in.
Howard Williams got a deer.
So did the Schmazle Brothers.
Harry Frank, of the Eddy, shot a
deer.
Ed. Lynn, of Tafton, is credited
with shooting one of the biggest
deer ever killed in Pike county.
And, as the writer is penciling
these lines he has the receiver at his
ear expecting every minute to get
tidings of others who have been sue
cessful in their Slaughter of the in
nocents."
William Aug, of Salem, was one
of the successful hunters this season
On Monday he shot a big buck.
T. ]. Stewart, cashier of the Old
Forge bank, shot deer.
A Mr.. McKane, of Shohola, shot a
fine old buck early in the week.
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If you're thin, and growing thinner
Think of Sundays chicken dinner.
Joe Baschon expects to serve it
To his patrons who deserve it.
At Hotel Reafier-usual price.
-Adv't.
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