Fish Bite Off Ducks Legs.
One of the most interesting of this
season’s meetings of the O’Neill Pis
catorial Research Society was that of
Tuesday evening at the Club’s head
1,uarters on the First National bank
• steps, when the Club assembled to
hear Professor Mike Kirwin’s report
on his recent trip to Lake Andes.
Mr. Kirwin brought back the infor
mation that the bass were biting the
best on luminous bait at present and
that many of the old timers were
abandoning ^ther lures for this type.
He also said that a. move is on foot
to remove sunken logs from along
the lake banks, several having lost,
large fish by falling over the logs
while attempting to land the big ones.
In fact the Professor himself lost his
largest fish that way. The extreme
ferocity of the bass and pike in the
lake during the hot, dog days of
August, noted by the fishermen, may
explain in a manner the growing
scarcity of wild ducks. Thousands
of the ducks spend their summers
along the lake, rearing their broods,
and the fish are biting the legs off
the little ones learning to swim.
This fact is established by many of
the farmers residing along the lake
borders who report their tame flocks
similarily mutilated. While the loss
of a leg or two is not necessarily
fatal to a tame duck it eventually
results so to a wild one, because in
taking the air, from land or water
the bird must make a running or
swimming start before its wings be
come effective. Unable thus to fly
“ the wild duck cannot go south for the
winter and eventually freezes to
death. Shin guards for the ducks or
muzzles for the bass were suggested.
Following the report was a learned
and scientific discussion on fish, fish
habits and ways, fishing line’s and
fishing in general, participated in by
Arthur Ryan, Mike Horiskey, Ed.
O’Donnell, J. M. Hunter, Tom Griffin
who is thinking of taking fishing
lessons, and several others. Mr.
Ryan took violent exception to a con
tention of Mr. Kirwin that a bass
never swallows a frog, contending that
he does and explaining that the
reasons a frog never is found in the
commissary department of a bass is
because the bass gets rid of the frog
as the whale did Jonah when it feels
the prick of the hook. Mr. Hunter
poured oil on the troubled waters
by telling about the time he caught
a carp and a black sucker, simultan
eously, on a two-hook line, after
which Mr. Horiskey told of the edu
cated carp in ttie lakes of the Sioux
City parks, many of which come to be
fed when called. This, Mr. Griffin
declared, demonstrated that fish can
think, and his contention was rein
forced by the experience of Dr. Ku
bitchek with a pickeral recently. It
* appears that while Doc was trolling
in a nearby creek, a large pickerel
struck at his frog and missed. The
performance was repeated several
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times until finally the exasperated
!ish, wondering why the frog left the
water each time but still came bark,
came to the surface, took a long look
at the doctor and then went over on
the other side of the stream and
moodily sulked under an overhanging
bank, refusing to be further interested.
The society is talking of building a
club 1 ouse at Stoney Point on Lake
Andes, next spring, and the remaider
of the session was devoted to consid
ering plans for the building.
Prairie Chicken Season Shortened.
The open season on prairie chickens
will be one month shorter this year
than last year. The opening date of
the open season was changed by the
legislature from September 15 to
November 15. The law as it now is
November 51. The law as it now is
permits the serving of game in hotel
dnd restaurants during the open
season.
Old Settlers’ Picnic.
One of the largest crowds in the
bistory of these gatherings attended
the Old Settlers’ Picnic at the Adam
Martin grove northeast of the city
Thursday and a most enjoyable time
was had by all. Senator Jamds A.
Donohoe, who was to have been the
speaker of the day, was unable to
be present, being absent in Iowa, so
the speaking part of the program was
eliminated. The Bristow and Dorsey
baseball teams furnished a most in
teresting feature on the program w ith
a closely contested and well played
game resulting in a score of 3 to 0
for Bristow.
CHILD MANGLED BY HOGS.
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Webb, of Chambers, was
attacked by hogs, while playing in the
yard at the Bushbaum ranch on the
Cedar, Sunday afternoon, and before
it could be rescued was mangled so
badly that small hopes for its recovery
are entertained. The child, but two
years of age, had gone with its parents
to visit at the ranch and while the
elders* were in the house strayed out
into the yard. A few minutes later
the mother was attracted by a noise
and rushing out into the yard found
the hogs tearing the little one, which
had fallen. The child was badly
lacerated about the head, a portion of
the scalp being torn away, the skull
crushed and the brain exposed. It
also received several severe wounds
in the abdomen.
FARMERS UNION PICNIC.
The annual picnic of the Holt
County Farmers Union will be held
at the N. G. Miller grove, one mile
east and one and a half miles north
of Page, on Tuesday, August 26th,
All farmers in the county are invited
to attend this picnic and a good time
is assured. We expect to have Mr.
Watts, manager of the Live Stock
exchange and M(r. Gaines of the ex
tension service for short lectures on
that day. Bring your family and
stay all day.
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If You Insure With Me You
Get Part of Your Money Back.
The following named citizens of O’Neill received
a 20% dividend on the annual premium ipaid the
Nebraska National Insurance Co., of Lincoln, Ne
braska, during the month of August, 1919, for in- |
surance expiring during the month of September,
1919, viz:
Names Premium Paid Dividend Paid
Zeb Warner .$22.88 $ 4.58
Mrs. E. H. Whelan . 13.75 2.75
Lee Wyant . 3.75 .71
Eva Zeimer . 27.61 5.52
W. B. Graves . 54.48 10.89
Walter Hodgkin . 18.04 3.61
Holt County Agricultural Society. 70.73 14.14
Holt County Agricultural Society . 14.85 2.97
Alex Virgin . 24.21 4.84
J. J. Thomas .4.. 1-32 -26
WJalter HodgOrin .- 6.60 1.32
During the month of July, 1919, the following
named citizens received dividends on policies expir
ing in August, 1919, in the same company, viz:
Names Premium Paid Dividend Paid
Charles McKenna .$22.00 $ 4.40
During the month of June, 1919, the following
named citizens received dividends on policies ex
piring in July, 1919, on insurance in the same com
pany, viz:
Names Premium Paid Dividend Paid
A. H. Corbett .$18.75 $ 3.75
A. Toy .•.. 58.08 11.61
O. O. Snyder . 5.01 100
Alex Virgin . 10.34 2,07
I During the month of March, 1919, the following :
named citizens received dividends from the same
company on policies expiring in April, 1919, viz:
Names Premium Paid Dividend Paid
W. W. Abbott .$ 1-44 $ .28
W. W. Abbott . 23.80 4.76
J. C. Horriskey . 24.30 4.86
John Horriskey ..'. 19.80 3.96
During the month of February, 1919, the follow
ing named citizens received dividends on policies in
the same company, expiring in March, 1919. viz:
Names Premium Paid Dividend Paid
Gilligan & Stout .$20.40 $ 4.08
O. O. Snyder . 4.90 .99
Nellie Virgin . 13.00 3.00
!J. C. Horriskey . 24.30 4.86
This Company has paid losses within the last year
to the following named citizens of O’Neill, insurance
I being paid within ten days after the loss in each case:
Names Amount.
Seth Noble.$5,092.00
E. A. Dimmitt. 3,200.00 ✓
Harry Jordan . 1,000.00
L. A. Burgess .-. 800.00
Alex Virgin . 24.60
The dividends were paid, whether or not, the as
sured renewed his insurance. Why not insure with
the Nebraska National Insurance Company, of Lin
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pany. A number of t he above named citizens have
received as many as three yearly dividends of 20%
each. The premiums paid by the assured, above
mentioned, were not any more than they would have
paid in any other company doing business here.
These dividends are also payable on premiums paid
I for farm policies.
L. G. GILLESPIE, Agent
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Atkinson, Aug. 29-30
Military and Automobile Parade
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