From an unknown newspaper in LaSalle County The LaSalle County Hunt Club- The LaSalle County Gun Club is now a reality instead of an unorganized crowd of enthusiastic hunters. It will now proceed with neatness and dispatch to chase the wily Fox from his deep recessed jungles, instead of pulling him out of a hallow log by the tail a la McDermott; for the Parris, the Milligans, the Millikins, the Shavers, Pooler and that long line of illustrious fox chasers, who have traveled the numberless miles in pursuit of their favorite game, met at the Clifton house on Saturday afternoon and organized the LaSalle County Hunt Club, devoted to the chase, the tracing of pedigrees of fox hounds, etc. It adopted a constitution and by-laws in language which Tom McDermott declares will stick through the centuries, and elected gentlemen to fill its offices who need no introduction to fox hunters either in this State or Utica. Ex-Sheriff William R. Milligan, a little to old to ride with the hounds, sits in the presidential chair. He is the patriarch of the organization and looks down with prevalent smile upon efforts of boys like Sam Parr and Tom McDermott. Vice-President H. K. Parr is par(r) excellence the parlimentarian, and the ne plus ultra of fox hunters. Secretary Sam Grove divides his attention between answering pressing invitations to attend fox hunts and taking care of his fine roadster. Treasurer S. Parr will hold the lines over his trotter with one hand and deposit the funds of the club in the bank with the other. Sam says the club hasn't a bank of its own as yet, so he is compelled to put the cash in other hands. The executive committee, composed of J.I. Parr, R. H. Pooler, Tom McDermott, S. A. Millikin and Frank Shaver is a marvel in hunt talent, and can show the best of them a good front when it comes to sport. Capt. Hager will sound the bugle, and with the assistance of Lieutenants Walter Blackwell, Geo. Millikin and Geo. Parr, keep the braves of the club in line when visitors are in town, so that the visitors may have a chance at the brush. Before the ink was dry on the constitution and by-laws the members of the club were clamoring for a uniform. Tom McDermott wanted them to adopt Dolly Varden pants. He said he had pants of this variety left over and did not like to throw them away. George Millikin wanted the club to adopt red velvet coats and white buckskin knee pants. At this Walter Blackwell arose and said he wasn't a dude, and guessed the usual coat and pants would do, and so it stands for the present. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sue Koller