The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-11-27

guns silent and the rabbit dogs
asleep under the porches. Reason,
no rabbits, and the farmers don't
shoot their game birds, and allow
no one else to either.
Several coonhoundS were heard
barking treed and some trailing the
ring tail, Saturday night but no
shots were heard fired. So, perhaps
ringtail treed in his home tree and
could not be spotted We are expect
ing to hear news of the ringtail
(coon) being pursued in earnest this
coming week, as there are several
coondogS in these parts, and coon
hunting is a disease that once one
is bitten with it, they never get over
it, and in 80 percent of the cases
there is no cure for hunting fever.
It has never been decided which
fever is the worse of the two, fox
hunting or coon hunting.
In speaking of the fox, investiga-
tors have been so busy chasing the
Communist fox. they have missed
up the Fascist-Nazi fox, that hid in
the hollow stump, when the chase
started.
Some of the dogs will be called
off the former chase, and the latter
fox routed from his hiding place.
We presume this latter chase is 60
ing to out do the former one, as the
scent is stronger, and there is going
to be plenty of hound-dog music.
The lake boat Sid Bates was sail
ing on, returned to Cleveland docks
last week 1t docked for unloading
for two days, and the boat and Sid
were off for other ports again, and
Sid reports the lake season will last
for at least three weeks yet, when
Sid will return to Bates Hill and
make his home for the winter with
his Dad and Mother.
Mystery
The Mud gulch mystery ghost
walks again, but he shifted his To-
cation this time, and strikes near
Gladly gulch on the Bates Hill road.
1t happened the early part of the
week, when he hoVered over the
school bus and its driver. The driver
secured the services of Dallas Bond
and his tractor and it was soon
SnatChed from the clutches of the
mystery ghost. There was no school
bus for day or so, but it is back
ullllIlS dSdIII. we dIG ldllllIIdI Will
the details of all that happened, and
we hope some one in Mt Ephraim
can pronounce a WhO-dO on the bus
| and driver so the ghost will stay
| clear of our school bus and its
| driver.
Oak Hague and Dallas Bond have
been doing some very mysterious
night travelling of late They could
be stalking this mystery ghost. One
sure thing, they can't be chasing
| rainbOWs at night. Bishop Bates an
nounces, it was this mystery ghost
that layed its hand on the steering
wheel and ditched him and his trac-
tor. The Bishop motored to Caldwell
on Wednesday and received his last
shot in the arm at the DR.. Ditch
office, and the Doc says he thinks
the Bishop will be able to make it
inside the wrestling ring, but fur
ther than this, he is silent Is the
Doc scared? The Bishop had a
windshield welded on his tractor,
by Shafer the Welder, to check mate
! the cool breeZes. Then he had dim
ner at the Home restaurant, but did
not get to see the proprietor, Doug
| lass, but the meal was Just lovely
Duke in Poor Health
The Duke, Bethel Bates, is not
very good, he don't seem able to re-
cover the use of his right arm, how
ever the ear organ is just about
| healed.
Pork Barrel
Butchering is the order of this
week. Many in these and other parts
are killing their porkers shutting
off this corn leakage. Most of the
hogs in these parts are going over
on OppOssum gulch to be dressed
by Rex Rich They peel all the hair
off dog, all the feathers off of a
chicken, skin a beef, then they say
they dress them, l don't get it, do
you?
The Wedding
Much comment is going around
about the royal wedding, and may
minds have been changed about and
regarding past and future aid to
England. One thing royalty sure, the
publicity is not doing England any
good.
We hope every one gave thanks
on Thanksgiving and had a good
time. 1t is now time to get ready
for the big holiday of the year,
Christmas. Try and do all your
shopping at home, at your neighbor-
hood stores, shop early and mail out
early, Dealers are having a hard
time getting goods for the holiday
buyer, so stand by him and help
him out, by buying his goods What
you buy in Caldwell and other local
towns will be just as good as if you
bought them in Chicago, New York
or elsewhere out of the county.
Sale
The Carl Yoho sale on Thursday
moved off kind of slow, the crowc
. being slow gathering, but the
, weather was Just lovely and at one
thirty, things started off With {
bang; several antiques went fol-
: a song, as for instance an old wal.
nut dresser, very old bed steac
went cheap. We wonder where the
: antique collectors were?
Church News
Bethel Bates, D. D., is exalted tt
the high office again, it is nov
Archbishop Bates, D. D. States O
5 the Union are being put under the
: control of a High Bishop and they
t have full control of their diocese
/ They name their own Bishops t.
= work under them, ordain their owl
, ministers, and this forms a Stat
Ecclesia and Prelateship. The stat,
e of Pennsylvania will be the frs
t Sthte that Archbishop Bates viii
4 turn over to a high bishop. Nor