The Churchill county standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1908-1920, 1916-10-04
FALLoN NEVADA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER A. 1916
hONk! HONkS! WINNERS
QUACk! QUAGkS! LOSEES
Terrible Slaughter of Water Fowl
Is Followed by Fine
Banquet.

The Inauguration of the open seas
on for ducks, 1916, was celebrated
October l by a battle royal waged
not only against the water fowl, but
also between two rival companies of
the Green Head Club, who Jared
forth early Sunday morning for the
marshes. water and lowlands near
the river banks where the unsus-
peeting birds were feeding their
gluttonous fill.
As the result of the expenditure
of ammunition 1t is estimated that
approximately 40 to 500 fowl of
various kinds were bagged, causing
great grief among the mourning
relatives of deceased. Let this be
their obituary column,
The cause of the competition be-
tween the opposing sides was
game banquet for which the losing
battalion was TO settle; hence the
! carly rising and persistent pop! pop
Of the fowling pieces throughout q
long day and many disoomforts.
The yictors were under the cap
tanning of Charles Cress, and made
4 total score of 3710 points, accord
10 the rules made and provided
Tho losers under Captain Charley
Nay rolled up total of 1855 points
end got just as big q share Of the
birds as the winners-at the table
It is significant that each battalion
Of nimrods numbered g and it was
that same hoodoo for the feathefed
targets.
Tho banquet was given Monday
night at the Grand Hotel and proved
most enjoyable occasion. Tho ho-
sol chef had exceeded his reputation
md the birds were done to the
&. .ueen 's-or any other epieure's
taste, simply delicious.
l. II. Kent was toastmaster and
kept the ball rolling merrily until
about Il p. n. He invited various
ones to account for their low score,
tesought detailed experience and in
cidents of the day and the telling
thereof kept the table in an uproar
of hilarity most of the time.
-Four men Of the Way side fell by
tho wayside, failing to bag a bird.
This, together with the lucky drop
ping of five "honkers" by the Cress
men--adding 375 points, were ac-
credited with the triumph of the lat
ter. This evidence was obtained
! through the cross-examination by
/ Mr. Kent.
How some of the sportsmen be-
came lost in the tall weeds of the
marshes; how others nearly disap-
peared off the earth in sloughs of
despond and ditch water; how am
munition got lost, watersoaked. etc,
etc. All these fish stories we're told
with great gusto by many speakers,
and received with the merry hal ha'
Of the veterans Of the days battle
whose scores did not require either
explanation or justification.
From inception to conclusion it
was a memorable hunt and a men,
orable feast in honor thereof. Those
who participated and the scores
made. (and moi made) by each are
herewith presented In explana-
ton of the total il may be remarked
that the Cress battalion won by 756
points in all. Dedueting 375 points
allowed for the "honks," the plural
! ity in duck points was ISL:
Cress
Creee, $50; Yetter 829; I. Kent,
26s; Sanford, 2o4; Everett, 2S2;
Marsh, 213; Mum, 80; Morton, "a;
vanvoorhis, SIS; Reayis, los; schel-
ling, 90; Crofut, 70; Wildes, 22O;
Brandon, 15; Price, 96; Page, 1S3;
Fisher. 90; Davis, 1S3; Hardin, 231;
". Davis. 294; Bussert, EOS; Cas-
tleton, 169: Bailey Al.
Way
w. Young, 196; L. Crehore, 267;
Wallace, 81; Kendrick, 1872; Loft
house, 240, Ham, 40; Powell, 255;
Kaiser, So; sanborn, 20; Heer, A;
Marsh, 90; Harrel, 25; shellard
2SS; Swift. IA; Birch, 265; Joe
Howser, 80; Chas Howser, 294;
/ W. ote 7 ;l,as a6. Posi- 90. Arch