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About The Coquille Valley sentinel. (Coquille, Coos County, Or.) 1921-2003 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1933)
PAGI NINE j?g OUT-OF-DOORS STUFF By Lans Leneve The campfire had burned mighty low—just a few glowing embers left ■nd 1 was about to roll up in my blankets when a step sounded upon the trail. I tossed on a few dry limbs and as they crackled into flame, from out the gloom there emerged a familiar figure, that of W. C. Rose. I had about given up hopes of a vistor with a dog story for this week and it was with renewed hope that I greeted him. Seated with our backs against a big log, with our pipes going good, I asked this veteran hunter if he had a dog story for me this week. He removed his hat, scratched his head thoughtfully and launched forth: “Years ago out in Douglas county, Pa owned a couple of good varmint dogs. Many a var mint they treed. They always hunt ed together and when not hunting they were inseparable companions— always together. Early one morning these dogs struck a track and were off’ in hot pursuit "Diey went out of hearing and Pa was unable to locate them. Late that evening one of them came home, but the other failed to put in an appearance. Another day passed and etill the dog did not show up. The third day he was given up for lost What had been his fate ? Had he met death by the claw and fang of some varmint he had bayed, fallen over a bluff, been caught in a steel trap, or what ? No one, of course, had the answer—(the miles and miles of rock-bound timbered country held the secret—just another tragedy of the wilderness. So the dog was given up as lost and with much regret. Late in the evening of the third day of the dog’s disap pearance, Pa noticed the dog that had returned home sorting food from his daily meal and with his mouth crowd ed full of bones and meat, set off for the big woods. The fourth day the animal again repeated this perform ance and Pa followed him. For two miles the dog made its way through the timber and out into a rocky coun try that had been mined in years past. The animal paused at the brink of an old excavation and dropped the food from his mouth into it. Upon inves tigating, Pa found the missing dog in the hole, where he had evidently fallen while in pursuit of the var mint he had been abasing and was unable to get out. But his pal was seeing to it that he was supplied with food. The lost dog did not suffer from his experience other than being In need of water. Now there’s another good dog story and it is greatly appreciated. It shows the reasoning powers of a dog. As a rule, vaimint doga are said not to be over-burdened with brains out side of their tracking and treeing ability. However, from experience with them I have found many of them to be very intelligent. Old Cap and young Drum, both owned by myself, had plenty of sense outside of trail ing ability, while on the other hand, "Elephant Ear’’—why she—but "hold on, we’ve already had a good dog etory and one per issue should be plenty, so some time in the future when some one fails to bring a dog story to the old campfire, I shall tell you of these dogs. I don’t want you folks to forget these dog stories told ’round the campfire. Write 'em to me, phone ’em, or tell ’em to me personally. It makes no difference if you are a man, woman, or child, a hunter, a fisherman or a crap-shooter, an owner of doge, or not an owner, if you’ve a dog story I want it. I’ve been tearing my hair all day trying to recall an idea that struck me at a wakeful moment during the night. It was an ¡Mpiration! A bear of a 'topic to put' before my readers—something that I felt sure would interest them. I can recall how enthused I was concerning it arid how I aanured myself I wouldn’t forget it by morning. And while I was as suring myself of this fact, the god of sleep folded me to his breast and up on awakening I discovered that my idea was lost ’way back behind me in the darkness of slumber. Like an elusive nymph it dances just beyond my memory. All the brainstorms I indulge in, all the pipes of tobacco I consume, all the cuss words I explode, fails to bring that haunting memory back. Perhaps by next issue I shall be able to recall it, but all I am cer tain of at present, is that slumber robbed me of a good idea and at present I don’t agree with Sanch Pancho (guess that was him) who said, “God bless the man who first invented sleep.” Yesterday, Mr. Garret, of Honolulu, called on me here at the ranch. He didn’t come all the way from Hono lulu to give me the once over, but it’s a fact that while he only had 24 hours in which to reach ’Frisco that he took time off to drive from Coquille out here to “have a talk with a real trapper,” as he expressed it. I feel greatly indebted to his informant in town who paid me the compliment. Having never fished, hunted or trap ped and being unfamiliar with the wse of firearms in general, his ignor ance on these subjects was naturally refreshing to say the least and 1 ex has been declared on him for the en perienced little trouble in convincing tire year ’round. It makes no differ him that his friend, or relative, had ence if bis fur is valuable during the not given him a bum steer. He was a winter months, it is perfectly all man well met and 1 enjoyed his little right to slay him any time during the visit a lot. (Thanks, Lisle, for send spring or summer when his fur is worthless. This h» one of the mast ing him.) I’ll never forget, when a very small likeable little animals that frequent lad, I aat upon the floor and read with the forests. They are gentle, big, round-eyed amazement of a goose mild-eyed fellow» with u deep-rooted hunt in which an airplane was used. craving for human companionship. The writer had gazed several years They will take up their abode under ahead—into the future. There was your house out in the hills and with a a crude drawing of a plane of sorts little encouragement they will become —not much resembling the plane of as tame as your old tabby cat. They today. The story was pure fiction, of are great mousers and no rats and course. There was a pilot and two mice are found about a cabin where hunters with shot guns fired from the ring-tails hang out They catch each side of the cockpit. The plane an occasional bird. But why not? Are would bear down upoh flocks of they not entitled to wrest their liv geese, dive beneath them and as the ing f/om the woods in the home that gunners dropped them, by clever man the Lord meant for them without hav ipulating of the plane the pilot caught ing some wise guys put his finger them in a huge net spread above the down on “BauMariscua Astutus” and wings. A footnote at the end of the say, "give us that for a number of fiction- story stated that this was the years?” And see-what he “drew”— Author’s conception as to bow geese a harmless, loveable, valuable little would be hunted in coming years. He ring-tailed cat— a regular family pet. hit the nail on the head to such an ex But when you consider the fact that tent, that if the law allowed it, the these some legislatures and game birds would without doubt be hunted commissions sanction laws Chat run our deer season to the breeding season in this manner today. It is really too bad that the sports when bucks are spoilt and extend the. man at large does not have a little fur bearers' season into mating time say in making game laws. It is too and when the fur is poor« I suppose a bad that the trapper is not consulted fellow shouldn't really be surprised concerning the laws governing the at anything appearing in the game UStewart out in fifth, infield fly. taking of fur. Few nimrods are code for the state of Oregon. B R H Coquille A sportesman, one who really knows Woodyard, 3 4 1 0 0 satisfied with the opening and closing dates of our deer season and many what it is all about, should represent Fischer, 2 0 2 3 1 satisfactory changes concerning his county at sessions of the legisla Stewart, s 0 4 4 0 angling could be made. This fixing ture and game commission meetings. Brundage, 1 1 4 1 2 1 0 of game laws seems to be a sort of By doing this we would get, some Roper, r 2 1 lottery proposition. Sort of reminds place and pull this lottery business Kolstad, 1 3 1 5 me of the cow-puncher, in one of B. out of the bag for evermore. 1 1 4 Pulford It M. Bowers’ books, who went into a a 5 4 0 Smith, c French restaurant to satisfy a tre Grants Pass Athletics 2 1 4 1 Murray, p mendous appetite. He picked out Bow to Superior Loggers Totals 7 29 several of the longest words (he was 32 7 unable to read French) and placing tRan for Fischer in fifth. his finger upon them instructed the With a vengeance the Coquille Log Grants Pass 1—8 waiter to bring him some of this and gers came back last Sunday to wipe 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 Hits this and this. And in his own words away the previous stains of defeat Runs 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1—2 he exclaimed, “What the ------ do you spread on by the Granta Pass team by Coquille think I drew?—a cracker and some reversing the count, 7 to 2, in the re 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 4 0—7 Hits pink ice cream.” That’s the way of turn encounter with the Athletics Runs 0 0 0 0 8 0 0 4 O—7 the framing of our game laws. Many from Southern Oregon. The local Summary—Three-bace hits, Murray representatives in the legislature are win definitely stamped Coquille as the and Blevins; two base hit, Brundage; not familiar with game conditions and best of the two* outfits, and also as sacrifice hits, Blevins, Roper; stolen in past years it appears that a lot the leading aggregation in Southern base, Smith; hit by pitcher, Kolstad, of game commissioners are not too and Southwestern Oregon. Woodyard, Fischer; passed balls, well versed in them and that in fram Each club commenced scoring ac Ogle, Smith 2? double play, Stewart ing laws a finger fa laid on a big name tivities in the fifth fra-me, Grants to Fischer to Kolstad; wild pitch, and a season declared open or closed Pass connecting for one run and the Hughes; bases on balls—off Hughes on it. For instance, let’s take “Bas- Fortierites for three. The Athletics’ 1, off Murray 4; struck out by Hughes sariscus Astutus.” If you can’t pro ecore came as the result of one of 4, by Murray 5{‘ first,base on errors, nounce it, perhaps you can play it on Bill Stewart’s very rare errors. Gar Grants Pass 2, CoquiHe 4. Umpires, the piano. Any way this little animal rett, first up in the inning, hit sharply Sturdivant, Richardson and Williams. with the big name is our ring-tailed to Bill, who fumbled the ball long King Tut-Ankh-Amen doesn't cat, and ye gods!—an open season enough to allow the visitors’ second seem much excited over the Sport Briefs charms of pretty Marguerite sacker bo reach first. He was imme (By Mark Seeley) Bremer, New Orleans visitor to diately sacrificed to second by Blevins announcing his all-star team of In the Chicago World’s Fair—A and scored when the next batter, Ogle, Southern Oregon League players, Century of Progress. This singled. Manager Fortier made known the statue of the ruler who lived This starter seemed to add the in fact that his selection was the opinion more than three thousand years centive which spurred the Loggers on, of one observer, and that-others might ago is In th: Egyptian Pavilion, breaks occurring which aided greatly. not coincide with hie findings. His one of the Fair's many free at After one was away in their half the team is composed of two pitchers, one tractions. locals were off to the races, Murray catcher, four infielders, three out starting things with a screeching Here’s One Good Way To fielders, and two utility men. Six of triple into far left field. The next the players named are from Coquille, two hitters, Woodyard and Fischer, four from Klamath Faile, and one filled the bases when bhey were hit by each from Ashland and Roseburg. The pitched balls as Hughes, Grants Pass team is: Gilbert, Coquille, and Hilton, chucker, struck a momentary wild Klamath Falla, pitchers; Hauser, Co streak. Sewart, next up, was auto quille, catcher; Kolstad, Coquille, first Newark Man Knows How, matically out on an infield fly to first, base; Thompson, Klamath Falls, sec and Loses 10 Pounds W ■ but when the initial «acker muffed “Gentlemen: ,1 used Kruse hen ond base; Stewart, Coquille, short tfhe ball, Murray scored and Woodyard stop; McLean, Ashland, third third Salts to try and get rid of Neuritis also registered when Hughes threw from which I had suffered for one base; Peterson, Klamath Falls, left year in my left shoulder and arm. wild to the plate on the same play. field; Brundage, Coquille, center field; ... I took a little of the salts in the Fischer, who had gone to third, scored Thompson, Roseburg, right field; and morning, sometimes in my coffee, when Drolette missed Brundage’s Fischer, CoquiHe, and Woods, Klam other times in water. I would also grounder. occasionally take a dose in water at ath Falls, utilities. night before retiring. For 3 months This sewed the game up as far as The writer knows little about the I used the salt« and while I lost 10 fine results were concerned. Granta performers of the other teams. Peter pounds in weight, the pain in my Pass added a belated tally in the son, regular Klamath Falls first shoulder HAS ENTIRELY DISAP PEARED. During the time I was ninth, and in the eighth Coquille basemsn, is a real clouter and Bill taking the salts I received no other staged a real offensive which made names him for this reason. Art Pul medical treatment so I am fully con the victory more genuine. Four hits ford is, perhaps, the best fielding out vinced the Kruschen Salts did the in all and one error accounted for a fielder in the circuit but his low hit trick.” C. K. Murray, Newark, N. J. Take one half teaspoonful of quartet of counters. Stewart opened ting average puts him out of consid Kruschen Salts in a glass of hot by striking out, but Brundage doubled eration. We rather question the third water every morning—a jar lasts 4 into center field. He scored on Rop base nominee inasmuh as McLean, weeks—get it at any druggist in the er’s single, and Perry, on. the center famed for his high shcoo! basketball world—costs but a trifle. fielder’s fumble and throw in, reached prowess while in Portland, saw little Calling card« 100 for <1.00. third. Kolstad followed with another service at the lot corner. Ray Wood hit which sent across the big out yard deserves much consideration. In fielder, and himself advanced to third right field Roper, Coquille, Hofford, on Pulford’s single, the last of the Eagle Point, and Floetke, Klamath canto. Smith then followed with a Flails, form a trio which might possi short fly to right while the fielder bly give the Roseburg fielder compe muffed, allowing Kolstad to register tition. and Pulford to continue to third. Smith stole second and on the second The following are the batting av- baseman’s poor return throw, Art came in with the fourth and final Oo- eragee of the Coquille Loggers for the at ten league games played this season: quille point B R Pct. H After the game Manager Portier .500 • 0 8 stated, "The Coquille Loggers have Lorenz .500 4 2 1 defeated the beat of Southern Oregon. Fortier 42 1« 17 .406 _ We made a great showing against the Kolstad 41 18 IS .306 fast House of Divid team. We hope Woodyard .343 35 2 12 and expect to vanquish the colored Roper 3 .333 Marlow 2 1 boys on Sunday, and if we can turn 35 .314 « 11 back Salem, we will challenge any Gilbert on all kinds of Stewart 48 14 .312 16 other logical olub for the state bush 23 .304 Brundage 7 • league championship.' 33 8 40 .308 Grant Pass B R H A E Murray 14 2«fi 3 4 Wade, r 6 0 1 0 0 1 Smith 7 t 2 .286 Local and Long Distance Garrett, 2 > 1 1 1 0 2 Hauser 9 12 .273 44 Blevins, 1 4 0 1 0 1 Fischer .250 12 2 • Ogle, c 5 0 1 McHale 5 4 .205 Pulford « 8 A' Drolette, 3 • 0 a 2 0 1 .000, 2 1 0 Phones 101J—224L Powers, 1 4 0 0 0 0 Donaldson Next week we will give the fielding Ostrom, m 4 0 0 0 0 4 Hughe«, p 4 0 2 0 • 1 and pitching averages. Chaney, s 8 • • 4 2 0 Chaney * 0 1 0 0 0 Ernie Ferrari’s orchestra of six pieces will furnish the music for the Totals K 2 S 126 « S Legion Auxiliary Dance at Graham i Hall tomorrow, Saturday anraataff. | •Batted for Chaney la ninth. o END AGONY OF NEURITIS SAVE MONEY! 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