Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 January 1912 — LIVELY BUNCH ATE VENISON AT MAKEEVER HOTEL. [ARTICLE]

LIVELY BUNCH ATE VENISON AT MAKEEVER HOTEL.

■._ - . . Beer Won by-Everett Brown at Monon Shooting Match Served to Thirty Sings Monday Evening. - ■ ■■ Thirty good fellows partook of venison, at a 7 o’clock spread at the Makeever hotel Monday evening., A number of Rensselaer blue rock shooters were the hosts of Everett Brown, who was successful in breaking twentyfive straight blue rocks at the match held at Monon last week, was really the host of honor. Several of the Rensselaer shots pooled their -interests and all made good showings at the match and they brought home the bacon or rather the venison. The meat course at the banquet consisted of venfSon fried and roaste and it was mighty fine. Oyster cockXails, French fried potatoes, venison broth, pickles, celery, cranberries, fruit and pie made a dandy spread and the guests all had a splendid time. A number of impromptu toasts were offered and none were more interesting than the talk by R. B. Porter, who hailed from South Dakota just in time to get In on the venison spread. He told of the success he has had In hunting in that country and promised to show Rensselaer nimrods a good time if they will come out there. He t<dd of the general conditions of the country there and said that this year they had a good, half crop. He related an incident that came under his observation. A map came through the country one day with a delapidated old moving wagon and across the side of the canvas he had painted the following: “It’s 40 miles to water And a ; hell of a ways to wood; We’re leaving South Dakota And we’re leaving it for good.” He explained that they were not in that fix in his section of the state. He saw George doff recently and says that George is looking and feeling a great deal better than he was w r hen he" left here last summer. George is engaged in buying, baling and shipping hay 1 . But that is getting a long way off from the venison supper. Jim Ellis said that he was never a hunter. Thought he' might have shot a few craps when he was a boy or a few snipe during the adolescent period but he was never much with a shotgun, but he believed it a fine thing to stand in with the good shots and he was mighty glad Brown was in town. - * . * Charley Moody gave a little talk about the Impossibilities of the 1912 White Sox and Harry Parker told what is reported to be the true story of the experience himself and Dr. Washburn had with Louisiana game wardens. Clarence Fate, the Makeever house landlord, said that he favored venison banquets from any viewpoint but particularly because they helped him get the money. Harry Klplinger told a story dhd “Bally” Powers related some hair-raising "experiences he has had on the banks of the Iroquois. G. J. Jessen offered a toast and the rest of the party simply ate venison and enjoyed life, it was a pleasant event and everyone would be will - iug to repeat It almost any time.