Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 212, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 September 1911 — FEAT OF A MODERN COWBOY [ARTICLE]

FEAT OF A MODERN COWBOY

Texas Ranchman Evades Law With Automobile and Lariat—Plenty of Trophies as Witnesses.

Dallas, Texas. —Folks used to think that Buffalo Jones was quite some wild west performer. Of course, he is all right in a way, and little stunts like lassoing lions and rhinos in the African jungle land is, at least, out of ths ordinary; still, his work is crude. At least it lacks the final touch of refinement and eclat which marks the really finished performer. Down on the plains of Texas, north of Big Springs, is the Soash ranch, owned by the C. C. Slaughter company. R. L .(Bob) Slaughter, a merchant, club man and all-round good fellow of Dallas, Texas, is president and general manager of the ranch and. incidentally, is Interested in the automobile trade. His favorite sport. It seems, is hunting animals. Now, as as matter of fact it is against the law to shoot antelope in Texas. Slaughter is a law-abiding citizen, so he wouldn't shoot one for anything. He simply get* oat hl> trusty auto, loads it with gasoline and a lariat and goes out after the game. He ties one end of the lariat to the risering post of the auto. He handles the rope with one hand and the steering wheel with the other. When he rights a bunch of antelope be simply

throws the throttle wide open, goes down among them and deftly plants bls noose ovar the best one in the herd. To prove that this isn’t a fish story, Bob has plenty of trophies and witnesses. In a recent letter to his brother, telling of a trip he made in the early part of the month, when he took Ms father out to Soash, he says: “My tires are giving wonderful satisfaction. I got two more antelope last week. This makes six we have caught without even a puncture, and you can Imagine what a hardship that turf work is on tires at the speed antelope generally force you to use.”