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THURSDAY, JULY 7, 1919
THE
EAGLE,
VERNONIA,
ORE.
AN OPEN LETTER
house to get the gun, and when
Now that my name has appeared
I came out, stood and looked at
in two news items on the front
the dogs. Having never shot a
page of The Eagle with reference
dog in my life before, found it
to the shooting of marauding dogs,
hard to do it. Then made up my
it is only fair and fitting that the
other side of this controversy
mind to give the dog another
chance, so got behind the barn out
should be as publicly aired. Many
have expressed themselves as being
of sight. In not more than three
satisfied that we must have had a
or four minutes one of the dogs
Kood reason to get rid of these
bounded off the bank in front of
clogs. Others have been surprised
the chicken house, selected a hen,
to ihink that we would do such
and drove it up against the door
i thing. Still others with biased
behind which I was standing. Step
tn ¡ds have passed judgment with ping out from behind the door, saw
out knowing the circumstances
the dog straddle of the hen, and
that led up to the getting rid
when he saw me started to slink
of these animals. To these cir-
away and I shot him.
•fun. tances we will now turn our
At the time of this shooting
we never knew to whom these dogs
attention.
belonged, the only time we ever
As far back as the spring of
1946. we noticed that something
saw them was when they came up
on
the hill to attack our chickens.
was taking our chickens, and this
continued at intervals through this
Ibis we swear solemnly in the
samr spring and summer. That i presence of the God who reads the
«log1 were responsible for this
hearts of all men. In fact we
never knew the man even had a
continued L rs. never entered our
dog. If we had known, we would
minds.
We had concluded that
coyotes coming down out of the
certainly have made a strenuous
timber on the place were the cul effort to have the owner keep
them up, if we had to travel a
prits. and we had about reconciled
ours» Ives to these losses, think
hundred miles to inform the
ing nothing copld be done about
owner.
We were honest in our
convictions that these dogs ran
it. However, these losses continued
through the spring and summer
the country living off the farmer’s
chickens. The next day a man
of 1946. In October of 1947 we
came along in front of the place
were up in front of the barn and
chicken house when two dogs
and called up to me on the bank,
asking me if I had seen a couple
came up the hill and came around
where we were. One of the dogs
of dogs. For a minute I was
had fresh blood on his mouth.
dumbfounded, thinking perhaps I
had shot my neighbor's dog. How
Naturally, we thought that per-
hap* it were dogs that were taking
ever, made up my mind to be
honest with him, when there were
our thickens. Going immediately
<lown the hill behind the barn I
a dozen ways it could have been
fount! a hen fresh killed with its
h'dden from him. We told him
breast all eaten away, still limp
the circumstances that led to the
and warm. Went up to the house
shooting, tried to show him that
to gtt the gun, and when I got
he himself or anyone would do as
back to the barn the dogs had
I did under the same provocation
disappeared in the timber.
and circumstances. Rut not one
We renewed our efforts to
spark of reason or neighborliness
could be found in the man’s make
catch these dogs, and our poultry
losses continued. Then on March
up. Selfish and shallow thinkers
23, 1948, one of these first two
consider only their side of contro
dogs in company with anther dog
versy. and talk and plan only for
came up in front of the barn, if 1
vengeance. If real neighbors have
had had the gun in my hands I
differences they will talk it over,
would have used it. Went to the
and let reason prevail if possible.
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The neighbor that will fail to ine Defense League in Great Bri
meet you half way, ceases to be a
tain, note the following: “Delin
neighbor.
They partake of the
quent dogs are really not to blame
spirit of well known characters
for their misbehavior. It is our
that through vengeance and not
thesis that any dog of ordinary
reason, plunge a world into need
intelligence can become well train
less war.
We call them war
ed within six months. The train
mongers. Lawmongers are headed
ing of the dog owners is the real
in the same direction, and lose the
problem that the league is per
respect of ninety-five per cent of
plexed about.”
their neighbors, which is a calam
Before me is a clipping from a
ity in itself.
prominent newspaper stating that
As before stated, that after two
a man was shot for fumbling at
years and more of provocation and
a mans’ back door.
destruction we finally catch up
Here is the quotation: “Edwin
with the marauder that was caught
S. Rolston, 312 S. E. 20th Ave.,
in the very act of killing a hen,
was justified in the fatal shooting
a Columbia County jury flounts
of Nestor Frank Limnell, 38, 820
the Oregon State Law and fines
S. W. third Ave. early Sunday, a
us $800 for killing this dog. Below
coroner’s jury decided Thursday.
is a word for word copy of this
Limnell was shot by Rolston, ac
law.
cording to a police report, while
Oregon Laws—1945, Chapter 45.
fumbling
at the rear door of Rol-
page 57. Section 3.
ston^i home. The coroner’s jury
“Any dog whether licensed or
verdict stated “Edwin S. Rolston
not, which, while off the premises
was justified in his action in the
owned or under control of its
protection of his own home, there
owner, shall kill, wound or injure
by causing the death of Frank |
any livestock not belonging to the
Limnell.” But in Columbia County
master of such dog, shall be deem
a man is fined $800 for killing a I
ed a public nuisance and may be
dog that was caught in the act of I
killed forthwith by any person;
killing his poultry, and had been I
provided that nothing contained
killing them for two years and I
herein shall apply to any dog act
more. We quote from an ancient
ing under the direction of its
prophet who foresaw conditions
master, or the agents or employes
that would exist in these last days
of such; further, that if any dog
of this old world’s history—“And
not under the control of its owner
judgement is turned away back
or keeper, he found chasing live
ward, and justice standeth afar
stock not the property of such
off; for truth is fallen in the
owner or keeper it shall be deemed
street, and equity ennnot enter.
prima facie as engaged in killing,
Yea, truth faileth; The Lord saw
wounding or injuring or chasing
or caught shall be counted as and
it, and it displeased Him that there
chickens upon a public place or
National Forest Areas
shall constitute for that day the
was no judgement.” Some ques
highway, or within the corporate
Attract 535,582 Visitors
tion a man's religion for shooting
limits of any incorporated city.
personal use bag limit.
a dog, to such we will say, if, after
Section 1.
Winter sports areas on the na
3.
The
taking
and/or
possession
you have read this letter, and be
The term “Livestock,” when
tional
forests of Oregon and Wash
still of the same opinion, we ans
used in this act, shall mean cattle,
of clams for personal use means
ington attracted 535,582 visitors
wer you with words of a chaplain
sheep, goats, swine, turkeys and
the taking, digging or possessing
chickens.”
of the second world war—“Praise
last winter, according to figures
the Lord and pass the ammuni
Then it is crystal clear that
the clams for one's use individually
just released by the U. S. Forest
tion.”
anyone can shoot a dog that is
Service. For the first time on
or for the use of his family or
even just chasing your chickens.
G. F. Brown
record, Washington forest areas
guests and not for sale, barter,
When we break the traffic laws
had more winter sports visitors
we pay a fine or go to jail. We
exchange cr disposition in any
pay a penalty for doing what the
than Oregon.
other manner.
law says we cannot do and get
Abnormal snowfalls and bliz
away with it. A Columbia County
4. Razor clams are not included
zards closed some of the popular
jury fines us $800 for doing what
in the above mentioned bag limit.
national forest ski areas for sever
the state laws says we are at
liberty to do. Then why should a
al weeks at the peak of the sea
The daily bag limit on this specie
With
the
advent
of
the
summer
|
jury flount the Oregon law?, were
also being thirty-six (36) clams
son, and as a result there was a
they biased, prejudiced, pusillani season, the Oregon fish commis
per day. which also may be taken
region-wide decrease of 19 per
mous. or did they fall for a dis sion reminds prospective clam dig
cent from the 1947-48 winter
or dug at any time without a li
torted harangue of a hound
gers that the present regulations
cense.
sports use.
lawyer?, take your choice.
Let
governing
the
digging
of
bay
us not be uncharitable toward this
clams for personal use are:
jury, rather regard them with pro.
found pity.
A couple of dog
1. Bay clams may be taken' for
pedigrees were dangled before th s
personal use at any time without
jury, with multiple noise about
a license in Oregon water; except
dog virtues and values that did not
that horse clams may be taken
exist, with the hope that if they
Open week days until 6 p.m.
only during the period July 1 to
were repeated often enough they
would finally be believed.
December 31 of any year, both
We are willing to admit that the
dates inclusive.
RICHMOND DOUBLE GUARANTEED TIRES
loss to a man and his family of
2. The bag limit is three doien
his dog that had been with them
(36)
bay
clams
of
all
species
in
for a period of years, was a shock
If you’ve Got the Pieces, I’ve Got the Parts
to say the least. But the dog was
the aggregate in any one day, not
not guilty, let the blame fall
more than eighteen (18) of which
squarely where it belongs—on the
Phone 773
Riverview
may be horse clams. The first
owner.
thirty-six (36) clams dug, taken
Quoting from the National Can
Regulations for
Clams Explained
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