m OOQUIIXI VAlXST BENTîNlL. COQÜILLR, ORBGON, FRIDAY, FRBÍÜAÍY 1», 1982.
OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF
By Lans Leneve
“As I did not give you my past ex
perience* as to panther, in th* wild
wood*.'* writes G. G. Swan, of Myr
tle Point, the old Ulmer who was
with us a couple of weeks ago, **I will
say I never saw but two in all my
hunting trips. One was on a big log
about forty steps from another party
and Bi, aa we were headed for home
with a pack of deer meat on our
backs. We both shot about the same
time and the cat jumped about twenty
feet and went down a grease wood
Men s
MOOIl Bl
gulch. Having no dog we did not
follow the big cat. I was sure I hit
it. On another trip two of us with a
load of deer meat were coming home
Value
along a brushy hillside. A panther
jumped from above me and just miss
ed my head and came to earth just
.below me. Before I had time to use
my gun it was out of sight in brash.
I was sure same scared. I think it
was the cause of me being bald-
headed.
“Just across the river from my
house, in the wagon road, Mr. Tomp
Worth
kins, afoot, met two panther. They
Now
were lying in the road. Having no
gun, he picked up a hand spike and
began retreating until he arrived at
Stillwell’s. Mr. Myers, the next day
having his gun in the wagon and. one of
our good dogs, came along the road.
demonstration...and FRII
The dog treed a panther up a myrtle
tree near where Tompkina saw the
to
and
two the day before. Myers killed the
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for me. It showed that they jump on
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C. H. S. at Riverton Tonight and break the animal’s back.
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Coquille draws a bye in the “A" * “Two of us went up on the head
rubbed Mahogany cabinet...5 Philco BalancedTube*, i*cluA
waters of Elk creek and had quite a
League tonight, but rather than have
ing
new Pentode... and Philco Balanced Unit* throughout.
variety hunt We took lunch with us
his chargee idle Coach Hartley has
and
camped
all
night.
The
first
shot
Actually
one of the most tremendous value* ever offered in
scheduled the return games that C.
radio! See it today! No obligation, and you can protect your-
H. S. owes Riverton on the latter I had was at a deer. I was satisfied
that I could see the ears of a deer
team’s home floor.
eelf on delivery.
In their previous games, th* C. H. sticking over a bush. Nothing more
SEI ITI
TODAY!
S. boys defeated Riverton, 29 to 28, of the animal was in sight. My good
on the Community Hall floor. Since dog, Trailer, bayed a bear the same
then Riverton has defeated two other morning, beneath a log. When the
“A” League teams, Bandon twice and dog got too close the bear would make
Coquille,
The dog got out of his
Marshfield once, 18 to 11.
On the for him.
way,
then
the
bear
would
go
back
un
other hand Coquille has bowed to
Arago of th* “B” League in a brace der the log. Finally he chased the
of games, 28 to 14 and 25 to 22. Jog away again and as the bear turn
Arago ha* beaten Riverton, 22 to 17. ed back, my gun spoke to him and he many a doe ia shot down white stand ■ lion? And as you know, Amos Anally
Tonight’* game will likely be any keeled over. Then I ran upon the ing in plain sight, the hunter figuring becomes exasperated and cries out,
body’* until the Anal whistle is o'.ewn. log and ahot him again and the fun that perhaps it might be a buek; and “Now lookte here, cut out alt that'
Riverton has two outstanding stars was over. Then we both ehot a big again I have known of men to become million stuff and let’s get down to
in Van Leuven at center and F. Mc bull elk and were ready for home as *0 thoroughly disgusted trying to business. You mske me tired with
Farlane, a guard, who will cause the we had all the meat we wanted. On find ■ buck, that in exasperation, they that six million, seven million, eight
going down the creek the dog treed
Red Devils plenty of trouble.
would finally shoot down a doe. Now million.*'
The other part of the double bill a bobcat. So our kill consisted of with a one doe and a one buck law,
And from th* dosene and do**as *f
will see the Coquille All-Btam pitted one d«er, a bear, an elk and a bobcat” all thia wasted do* meat would be opinions that I have heard expre***d
<
Thank
you,
Mr.
Swan.
Glad
to
against the Riverton Independent*.
conaerved.
by sportsmen, they, to*, hav* grown
The local team hold* one victory over have you with us again. Now who’s
Note by a newspaper th* other day very weary of th* figures pertaining
the
next
old
timer
going
to
be?
He
’ll
the Riverton quintet, but einc* then
where a man down Texas way had a to the number of birds and animals
strength ha* has been added by the be here next week. Be sure and read gold fish and a bull frog farm. The that hav* been presented to them. A
down-river basketeers and they are hie interesting experience.
man who ha* had actual experiences
At the state game commission farm wa* 20 acres in extent and wa*
out to reverse the score this time.
seeking even to catch sight of d**r,
overran
with
bull
frog«.
Upon
being
Marshfield meet* Myrtle Point on meeting at Portland, held the first of quined as to how many frogs were on bird* and animal* in our dense thick
thia week, a prominent sportsman in
the armory floor.
formed the members of the game his farm the owner said he could not et*, treat the census taking of wild
“A" League standing:
life as a huge joke.
commission that the deer season was even estimate them. So there you
Six white swans floated majesti
are!
This
man
who
spends
practical
Mar* Wield
1.000 too long and that it should only be of ly every day of hia life amongst hi* cally upon the water in front *f the
20
days
’
duration.
I
cannot
feature
North Bend
Gilbert Borgard home tho first of tho
anyone familiar with the existing con bullfrogs, caring for them, and pre
Coquille
week. They did not linger long. Evi
paring
them
for
market,
hesitate*
to
ditions, advocating such a thing.
Myrtle Point
risk a guess as to how many there are dently they were merely taking a rest
What
doe*
be
want
to
do,
turn
the
Bandon
before again resuming their flight for
wood* into a regular battlefield ? With on his 20 acres, and yet census takers
their Spring nesting ground*.
a twenty-day season a hunter would of wild life, employed by the Biolog
Read in The Journal last wssk
ical
Survey
and
game
commissions,
stand about the same chance* of get
where a man shot a big bald eagle *n
ting shot, as he would have stood over fare forth into our wild jungles to
a golf links in Washington. Tho bird
the top, on Plunder* Field. A* th* count our different species of wild
life. Can you beat it? One censu* was on display in a «parting goods
season now stand* hunter* are taking
taker in this state, employed in the store. Perhaps it was a ease where
their live* in their hand*, who go in
' Forestry'&s^ice states that there are “ignorance was bite*,” for there is a
pursuit of deer, and what would it
■241
in rww'T&resi
— fisher
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—____ it preserves in I federal law against th* killing of
be if the season was converted into a
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’ this state. Just to understand what these bird*—our national emblem.
twenty-day law? The wood* would ' an absurd statement this is, one ha*
You old timer* get your thlnUng
be crammed with hunter* for twenty
to have only a slight knowledge of the cap* on for I’m going to eall on each
| day* and the death list would surely
habits of thia animal. A fisher is one and every one of you for a story of
mount. That’* the trouble today
' with the present law. It does not al- of the greatest travelers to be found some sort in the near future.
among animals of the Northwest. He
How a long enough period in which
New Cams in Circuit Court
to hunt deer, and over anxious, high •» credited with traveling at least a
hundred miles a night and yet 241 of
, strung, excitable fool* (I believe that
Feb. IS—E. Drumm vs. Frankie
them ar* reported within the bound«;
¡is an appropriate title for them) are
Drumm. Suit for divorc*.
if two forest preserves. It ia doubt
I taking no chance* on letting a buek
■ Feb. 15—Mr*. Della Oldland Jonas
ful that one man in ten thousand
; elude them for they have such a short
vs. Jas. L. Ferry.
would know a fisher track if he saw
time in which to «secure one and *0
Feb. 15—Mrs. Della
>no, or would recognise the animal it
they are shooting at moving brash
vs. Henrietta O’Brien
self. The chance comes seldom in
Ferry.
•r a mere glimpse at any object, that
the life of even an old-time hunter
might possibly be a deer and just look
Feb. 15—Mrs. Della Oldland Jone*
to sight one of these animal* and even
at the result. Five men shot to death
v*. Henrietta Jacobs O'Brien.
where they used to be numerous they
in the woods of Oregon only last sea
Feb. 16—Elizabeth Young v*. Grant
are seldom seen now. So how ia a
Young. Suit for divorce.
son. A shorter season would simply
forest ranger going to produce any
mean more men murdered; mistaken
Feb. 15—Douglas Building A Loan
sort of proof that 241 fisher inhabit
Association v*. E. C. and Ivy Roberta.
for deer. This same sportsman in
two forest preserve*?
formed the game commission that
Feb. 16—Nonda Anderaon vs. Sitka
I do not pretend to be a census Spruce Pulp A Paper Co.
there was no need for a doe law, that
there are plenty of buck*. Well, per taker of wild life. 'I do not pretend
Feb. 16—E. L. Co« vs. Oerding In
haps there are, but just try and find to know the exact number of deer, dustries, Seattle Hardware Co. and
’em. It is a fact that bucks ar* be bear and birds and all other animal* Coo* county.
coming scarcer each season. Does are in our forest*, a* these hired census
Feb. 16—J. E. Paulson, administra
on the increase. The big bucks, the taker* do. But if I was going to tor of the estate of J. A. Coliter, vs.
prime breeding stock, are being kilted make a gue-e a* to the actual number John Dornath and S om .
Feb. 17—Frances McLeod vs. Coos
off at an alarming rate. I checked up of fisher in this entire state I would
3 plates
on several hunting parties last sea not put the figure a bit above the 241 County Business Men’s Asaiu
son and found that out of 188 deer that ar* supposed to be in two fores?
Enamel
Feb. 17—E. Mildred 8mith vs. Em
preserves.
that were sighted by different mem
ory C. Smith. Suit for divorce.
They are totally extinct in many
bers of the various parties, that only
Feb. 18—Herman Erickson vs. Wal
seven bucks were actually seen. I parts of the stat* and are very rare lace Crouch. 4
believe that the killing of one doe in th* few places that they may be
When an animal specie* is
should be allowed in order to sort of found.
Probat« Coart Items
■bout extinct it should not bo so hard
balance Nature.
Tho*. D. Gueriit, of Myrtl* Point,
The fact of the matter is, that to figure out within a hundred or so
was last Saturday apopinted adminis
during the open season there are of how many still survive. But some
trator of the «state of his Ute brother,
hundreds of does killed and left to how when I read of th* report of G*o. H. Guerin, who died Jan. 29.
rot in the woods. The same class of some of the** census takers of wild
Ray B. Dement, Roy F. Garrett and
men that shoot their fellowman down life concerning different animals, like W. Taylor Dement are appraisers of
in cold blood, when he is mistaken for porcupines for instance, in a district the estate which is eetisaated jto e*n-
a deer, ar* also responsible for the of eastern Oregon, listed a* 88,639, I
of 87,600 in real property and
death of many does. They shoot at cannot help thinking ef Andy, leaning
86,000 in personal.
back
in
hia
office
ehair
aadding
up
the
a glimpse of sn animal in the brash,
thinking perhaps it might bo a buck taxicab income, for th* benefit of
Call Farr * Elwood for
and if a dos is killed, nine times out Amos, and saying in a loud voice,
of ten it is loft to thebussarda. Than “six million, seven million, eight mil- aadfnol.
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Just as well have the beat.
C. H. S. Badly Beaten by
up*:
North Bend Laat Friday S<x’uille <16)
______
, McCue (4)
A North Bond basket ball team,
hitting systematically on all eog*, ran
away and left th* Coquille Red Devila
in the lurch, 29 to 15, last Friday on
North Bend (29)
(11) Ward
(9) Hughe*
(8) Mullen
N. Anderson
(1) Rice
Morgan (2)
Helmkin (8)
Sh*yer
Williams
’
Davi*
1 Beetoy
A. Anderson
Elilngsen
Lilljebo
Ostrander (1)
Referee: Earl Rice, Bandon.
the bay team’s court North Bend’s
performance was, perhaps, the pretti
est put on this season in the “A”
League, and though their short shots
were few the long ones rattled the rim
The local second team also met a
with unerring accuracy time and
reverse for the second time by the
again.
The Bulldogs of the bay sector took North Bend “scrubs,” dropping their
an early lead which was never headed, encounter, 24 to 13. So far this sea
and never really threatened after tho son the C. H. S. younger basketeers
first half. Ward, fighting forward, | have defeated all comers but North
was the player who started the scor Bend, the latter team being unbeaten
____________
__________
ing and ________
after once
entering the
enemy so far. In this laat game two of-the
som "he seldom relented "in Ms assault Coquill«’* regulars were ineligible and
of the basket.
He was backed by »“• h,1P*d the
*Tld whiU U
Hughes and Mullen, who also dropped
Line-ups:
North Bend (13)
in point after point.
¡Coquille (24)
F
8teiner
The score at halftime stood, 12 to J?c^,rthy
H
Nelson
8 for North Bead, and while the local Bailey
"
C
Gatak*
fans expected to see the Red Devils Stonecypher
Nei*
G
find a scoring combination the red and Perrott
Anderson
G
white basketeers were unable to do so. Galla»
Referee, Ellsworth Morten
On the other hand North Bend’s hoop
ers sank long ones from the sides and
center of the floor to rapidly pull
away.
Ward stood out in the North Bend
line-up with Hughes and Mullen not
far behind. For Coquille, HcAmkin was
the leading scorer, but his point mak
ing was equated in the second half by
the scrappy playing of McCue who, as
well, dropped in two field goals. Line-
The other “A" League game last
Friday ___________
aaw Myrtle _____
Point ____
win over
Bandon by a huge 33 to 9 score. The
first half ended, 17 to 4, m favor of
the Bobcats and after that the Myrtle
Point second string was used a good
deal of the time.
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