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Wilmette Life (Wilmette, Illinois), 6 Aug 1926, p. 10

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10 ·WILM.E TT E LIFE herds comprtsmg more than 5,000 head and were graded at four years old and 1,100 pounds. Verne Elliott of Johnstown , Col., was sent into the Yaq ui country in Mexico by Austin to get the cattle. On the way to the border the herd stampeded and before they could be rounded up two Mexican vaqueros had been gored to death. The Brahma -Mexicans are considerect by cattlemen to be the most vicious animals raise d on the Am erican 1 continent. They buck like an untamable bronk and once they manage to throw a rider they usually go back and try to kill him with their hoofs or horns. Mounted cowboys have to be kept handy to herd them off and even · then they attack the horses. It would be impossible to use them ~vithout the big, brass knobs on their horns, which1 prevent goring. -------Mr. and Mrs. Frank ]. Pfahler, 204 ~ Sixth street, are. leaving Monday for Sturgeon Bay, \Vis., where they have taken a cottage fo r two weeks. ~u~st 6, 1926 Condition Vicious Steers for Chicago's Great Rodeo A hundred head of cross-bred Brahma-:Mexican steers are now being conditioned on the McCarty ranch at Chugwater. \Vyo., for use in the stee r-riding conte sts at the · Chicago Rode o. August 14 to 22. Among them are two known man -killers and, according to Tex Austin, director of th e rodeo. they are the most vicious herd of cattle e \·er bunched. The animals were picked out pf Horseshoe and Indoor Leagues Start Next U' eek Representatives of churches and other organizations held a meeting at the Village hall last Tuesday evening, under the direction of Daniel M. Davi s director of community recreation, 'and formally organized two horseshoe leagu es and a ·playground · ball league, which are to have their fir st games next week. This was the outgrowth of a meeting held recently by ).fr. Davis at which represe ntatives from twent y eight organ izations of .the village w~re pre se nt. It ,,·as dectded to proYtde recreation fo r all those who are not tak en care of hy the sc hool s or the recreation work now being carri ed on. As the fir st step. it was derided to organ ize the indoor league and hor seshoe league imm ediately as it wa s felt that the season \\·as too far advanced for any further summer activities thi s vcar. · The Playground Ball league, tl1e Frida\· evening Hor::;es hoe league and the ~fonda,· Evening Horseshoe league arc the names of the groups already formed. The ho rses hoe league wil! have it s fir st conte st this Friday evening and the ball league begins its games next ).fonday. 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Farm Relief and Modification Volstead Act at the Mcilvaine Burner Corporation 6 North Michigan Avenue Chicago DEALERS: Write for complete information and our Liberal Proposition PICNIC and OUTING of the c·ountry Towns Democratic Organization Sunday, August 8, 1926 Riverside Forest Preserves Ogden Ave. at Des Plaines River Down Town Demonstration At · WABASH and ADAMS 3 Groves Bands Dance Floors Prizes- Music Games- Races Dancing OTHER. SPEAKERS A. J. CERMAK P. J. CARR R. M. Sweitzer M. J. O'Brein Henrv Horner E. K. Jarecki Matt· Berg Others Sunday, August 8th

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