The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1920-09-30
COYOTE PLAYS LEAP
FROG AT PARADISE
Especial Correspondence)

PAhADlSE VALLEY, sept 20
Chas. Recanzone and Carlos Machato
we're in Winnemucca on business on
Monday. Mrs. Floyd Brush. who had
been visiting in California arrived in
Winnemucca the same day and. came
up with them.
n. A. Gillian and son, Glen, were
arrivals from Meridian, California, on
Monday. They have been employed
there with their Garford truck haul
ing sugar beets for several months.
Mr.. Gillian expects to take his family
down there for the winter, so Miss
Sheilah, who graduated from the
eighth grade here last spring, can en-
ter high school. They intend leaving
about the 18th of October.
Mrs. w. II. Holt and granddaughter,
verna Gillian, were arrivals the first
of the week from Fernley where they
spent the summer.
Charles Shelton, employed by the
cattle association as rider in the
closed area, has gone to Quinn River
section to look for cattle belonging
on this side"
Little Serafia- Echeverria, eight
year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Echeverria. is seriously Ill with
stomach trouble and under the care
of doctor.
Santi Urrutia drove the Case fruit
truck to Winnemucca this trip.
Miss Gertrude Fritchen is spending
few days visiting at the Willow
Point home of Mrs. George Williams
and Mrs. Margaret Bodie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Ferraro and
children motored to Winnemucca on
Sunday for few days visit.
]. Roy Bradshaw, who spent the
weekend with his family, returned
Monday morning to his threshing al
the Able & Curtner ranches.
Another rabid coyote tale. (True.)
This happened at the Dooley ranch
The participants, besides the coyote
were Charles Shelton, pioneer bucka-
roo, and ]. Stevenson, employed al
the ranch; with Thomas W. on hand
just at the finish.
Shelton and Stevenson were sitting
around the fire, the beanpot bubbline
merrily, it being late afternoon of q
cold and rainy Thursday, when they
heard a commotion outside. Think
ing Thos. w. had returned from town
where he had gone for the weekly
grub" supply, and was being noiSly
welcomed by the canine members OF
the family" the men got up and
went outside to be in on the welcome
Stevenson was ahead and had gone a
few PAGES from the door before he
discovered Mr.. Coyote between him
and said door. Shelton paused in the
door, and seeing the plight of his COM
panion started back for gun. just
as he returned, Stevenson tried to
make a run for safety. but Mr.. Coyote
objected and lunged at him. Natur-
ally, he lodged and the coyote went
right over his head and landed right
side-up on the other side. Now, Shell.
ton is known as good marksmar
and he raised the gun to kill the
brute. He pulled the trigger ant
nothing happened! The gun wasnt
loaded! He ran back for shells and
heard something "pat-patting' into
the kitchen after him.
Thinking it was the coyote he
hastily loaded the gun and turned tc
fire. 1t was his dog. Running to the
door he was Just in time to see the
coyote make another plunge over the
head of Stevenson.
He raised the gun again, bu
Stevenson shouted, Don't shoot! Yo,
might hit me!'
At this critical point Thos. Nv. drove
into the yard. Evidently the coyote
sensed that this was the boss O
the "diggings,"" SO he decided to leave
and walked calmly away. Shelter
and Stevenson collected their scat
tered wits (who could blame them?
and at 200 yards fired at the retreat
ino enemv and missed So the cOyOt,