American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-02-28
BIG RABBIT SHOOT is
is PURPOSELY DELAYED
Participants Set Cold Feet and Each
Unknown to the Other, Contriyes
His Own Little scheme to Get Out
of q bad Situation.

For some time past much interest
has centered around the possible rab-
bit shoot between Judge Oliver and
o. H. Barber. Conditions of the shoot
were agreed TO and so far as the pub
lie was able to judge from surface
indications there was likely to be
some fun in sight. Then o. II. Barber
hid out for Salt Lake, supposedly af-
ter a supply of special ammunition,
had his teeth pulled, came home and
after 'stalling" around for day,
went home and TO bed.
Same day that Barber went TO bed
the Judge slipped-or says he did
on some ice and went TO bed with
bum leg Size of it is both got cold
feet. The Judge heard about Bar
ber's ammunition, and tried to get
choke bore gun that would scatter
buckshot over a forty-acre field and
failed Barber fell down on his spe-
cial shells and each thought the other
had something up his sleeve. Neither
thought he had a chance to win and
being over-confident at the start, Wis
ions of paying Bill Soell for the feed
we're keeping both awake nights.
Hence each appears to be guilty of
putting up his own little job to get
out of bad predicament.
There is another element entering
into the proposed shoot which prob
ably worries the two gentlemen more
or less-rather more than less. They
have realized from the start that they
must have witnesses to the shoot and
someone to pick up the game and keep
the piles separate. So far they have
been unable to get either. Every man
requested to be a witness has flatly
refused and when pressed for a rea
son their answers are about as fol-
lows, no matter which of the challen-
gers is interested at the time:
mo, / couldn't possibly serve. I've
every confidence in you and respect
you and don't want to do anything
that might cause you trouble. If you
kill just rabbits you'd get through
this all right, but l wouldn't want to
be guilty of aiding you in killing any
thing else and if | stay away l feel
sure there will be one less chance of
you shooting a human. I'm not
afraid to take a chance on my own ac-
count, but | simply can't think of
doing anything to get you in bad.
Besides Coroner Hager is doing
enough business now and we can't
afford to make bloated bondholder
of him"
Sheriff Hanson is watching devel-
opments with Sherlock Holmes per-
sistency and has placed an order for
an aeroplane and camera which will
be shipped the moment he finds this
shoot is really coming off. He says
he can't find any reasonable excuse
for an officer of the law deliberately
exposing himself to danger. yet he
feels it is unquestionably his duty
TO keep tab on such occasions.
There is no law" said the sheriff
when interviewed, which would per-
nit me putting stop to this shoot
In fact the predatory animal law
literally nterpreted-rather encour-
ages such events, and if either the
Judge or Mr.. Barber could hit flock
of barn doors going by on a slow
freight, I'd feel it my duty to encour-
age them TO the fullest extent.
might even go so far as to slip the
Judge the kind of gun he wants But
this thing is getting on my nerves
can't get good nights sleep with.
Outcome.p
To make matters worse their OBJ.
lection to negro 90 walters gave
Foxy Soell a tip TO import some Ha'
waiian damsels in grass toga to dc
the honors for these two Knights o.
Nimrod and somebody let the cat ou
If the bag, In their younger days
neither Barber nor the Judge would
have objected to the waiter so long al
the gender was female and she wa!
good looking; but there would have
had to be two TO prevent the shooting
OF something besides rabbits. Th'
idea of two grandpas objecting anC
fussing over walters!
However, this thing has gone too
far and the flu, lost teeth. nor falling
on a slippery sidewalk is going 10 lie
these two wise guys put anythin;
but the genuine article over on tha
shoot and they might as well cut on
the rough stuff and come across frs
as last.
Reporter.