Gun Club Teams Contest in a Two-Days’ Campaign and the Losers Must Pay.
    Hunters in the vicinity of Elgin Monday night completed their annual slaughter of crows, butcher birds, hawks and other birds regarded both by farmers and the state laws as destructive to growing crops. When the heads of the deadfowls were brought to the city hall and counted it was found that a total of 1,228 had been killed. The crow hunt has for many years been a great event in local gun club circles. Under the auspices of the Elgin Gun Club all the hunters in the northern part of Kane County enlist in the ranks and are divided into two teams. The heads of birds are severed as fast as they are brought to earth, and these are taken to a central point for the official count. Each contestant is compelled to deposit 25 cents as an entrance fee, and after the scores are announced arrangements are made for a banquet to be given at the expense of the losing side. Last year eighty men in the ranks easily obtained 1,100 birds in one day’s contest. This year 100 hunters could find but 1,228 birds during Sunday and Monday. Emil Althen led with a total of 162 heads.
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