Roosevelt Standard | 1931-09-03 | Page 2 | The Prairie Goofer

THE PRAIRIE T THE LIE la Is fairly common throughout the middle middie west where gooter holes are the cause of 0 many broken flivver springs the one shown here Is the striped gooter but there are also the spotted gooter the cross barred and the tortoiseshell tortoise shell the goot goof ers are caught in a peculiar mannet manner the hunter lays his gun near a hole bole and covers the gun carefully with blackberry jam when the coast Is clear the walks off with the gun and Is then arrested for or carrying concealed weapons the individual shown here has been lodged in jail and Is very chagrined at his captivity A large filbert with painted stripes forms the body end and the head bead Is a peanut with popcorn ears and nose tile the forelegs fore legs and tall tail are cloves and the hind legs are toothpicks and split peanuts t nc metropolitan newspaper service I 1 service