Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 91, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 August 1901 — TURKEY AND PARTRIDGE NESTS. [ARTICLE]

TURKEY AND PARTRIDGE NESTS.

Owner of the Turkey Found Them Sitting on a Nest of *.gga. A peculiar and unprecedented friendship has been found to exist between a turkey and a partridge near Month cello, N. Y. Herm Cooney, who resides on the shores of Silver lake, has a small flock of turkeys of which he is justly proud. The queen of the flock is an especially fine specimen, and has always'proved a perfect domestic model, but for a week past she has been acting strangely, leaving home in the morning and not returning until late in the afternoon. Affairs grew gradually worse and finally reached the climax when she did not return home at night, Mr. Cooney, noticing the absence of his prize turkey, organized a search* ing party composed of himself and Patrick Callery, and started out to search the woods. The search had progressed for some time when they discovered the missing turkey and by its side was a large partridge. The two were covering a large nest and seemed perfectly contented. They were scared off, and thirteen partridge eggs and nearly as many turkey eggs were found in the nest. Ts the partnership between the turkey and partridge continues to be agreeable, Mr. Cooney intends doing an extensive business in partridge and turkey raising next year.