Beaver County News | 1923-12-28 | Page 6 | Pulled off Big Crow Hunt

PULLED OFF BIG CROW HUNT Wamego (Kan.) Post and Auxiliary-Profit Auxiliary-Profit When Annual Stunt Proves Grand Success. Ono of the most novel of all the nnusual stunts resulting from the ingenuity in-genuity of ex-service men lias been reported by members of Harold Johnson John-son post No. 172, American Legion. Wamego, Kan., who promoted and put over tlie annual crow hunt. Shortly after tlie witching hour on a moonlight night. 1-0 townsmen and fanners, headed by two captains chosen from the Legion post membership, started from the town in automobiles for the rookery some fifty miles away. The strategy of the war-trained service men resulted In 1.4-11 casualties among the enemy. A bounty of ten cents a head for the victims went to the Legion Le-gion post treasury. Another good sum went to the post auxiliary, who sold refreshments to the tired hunters.