Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1912 — Parr and McCoysburg Men Vie For Recent Hunting Honors. [ARTICLE]

Parr and McCoysburg Men Vie For Recent Hunting Honors.

No- sooner had The Republican reached its subscribers in the country Tuesday than The Republican telephone began to rtngr and let us know that there were some other hunters beside Jerry Garland and “Nub” Hemphill. Steve Brusnahan called to inform us that while he was attending the democratic county convention Monday, Charley Rowen invaded his farm near Parr and pumped a load of shot into a big sandhill crane, a very stately bird and the first one Steve Says he has seen in 25 years. Steve tried to claim possession of the bird because he was pasturing on his do-, main, hut Charley took advantage of the- adage that “possession Is nine points in law” and Steve couldn’t out talk him. The elongated bird was fat and in fine shape and decorated the board at a dinner party which Charley gave. It is said that sandhill cranes are very excellent eating. _ Whenever a person goes out after hunting honors he can feel assured that he wall have Charley Bussell, of Hanging Grove township, to adjust matters with. Charley read The Republican story of the goose killing and called his son Elvfn to his side and told him to get the flint locks out and in less than two hours he was at the' olier end of the telephone to inform ns that they had kill 'd five geese and six ducks. Get busy, all you ambitious himjods about Rensselaer or our brothers to the north and east will have us beaten to a frazzle.