Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1894 — A Chance for Rabbit Hunters. [ARTICLE]

A Chance for Rabbit Hunters.

Hon. Ezra C. Nowels. a former well known townsman, now register of the U. S. land office at Lamar, Colorado, sends The Republican a program of the annual rabbit hunt, to take place at Lamar, on Dec. 20 /and 21, with the following letter of explanation: Lamar, Col. Dec. 8, 1894. Editor Republican. Having many friends in Rensselaer and Jasper Co., that enjoy an outing and who are very'fond of hunting I enclose you program of the annual rabbit hunt which will take place here on the 20 and 21st days of December, and ask that you publish the same if in your judgment it be proper. I also invite any parties in Jasper county who would like to spend two days in right royal sport to attend, and 1 will do my very best to make their stay pleasant. Colorado is becoming celebrated for her special days for certain exhibits and sports as well as for our “Blood to the Bridle” Governor. Rocky Ford has her Watermelon Day, and I can give you but an indefinite idea of what it means, but enough to say that thousands upon thousands of melons are given away on such occasions. Grand Junction has her Peach Day, Greeley her Potato Day, and Lamar her Rabbit Days. Last year’s hunt carried away from Lamar to Pueblo, Denver and other cities, over 4600 rabbits. It is expected that this year’s hunt will do as well if not better than last year. I also hand you clipping from paper, showing wliat the Denver Gun Club did here on November 25th and 26th, 1894. All are well, Ezra C. Nowels.

The following is the newspaper clipping Mr. Nowels above refers to: Twenty-seven members of a German gun club of Denver, enjoyed a two days’ hunt in Powers county this week. During that time they succeeded in killing upward of eleven hundred rabbits, which 4 they carried to Denver in triumph to prove their record. The hunters travelel in a special car which they made their headquarters during their stay here. They were well pleased with the sport and will all be back on Rabbit day.