[Hosea Stout Diary] Sunday Decr 24th 1848. At home. Snowed to day. I learned today that John Pack and J. d. Lee had lead out to see who should kill the most crows & other noxious vermin each to choose 100 men and the party who killed the least number, counting the first of Feb next was to pay for a dinner for both parties &c[.] I also learned that I was chosen on Lees side but I declined to accept the office not feeling very war-like at this time.
[source: Diaries of Hosea Stout]
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