Covert CoonsA GOOD DAY’S HUNT – As fall settles in, hunters in this area still look forward to their sport. Around 1900, raccoons were hunted for their pelts, which could be turned into soft, warm coats. A 1907 edition of the New York Times advertised a “man’s raccoon automobile coat” for $47.50. Popular to this day, vintage raccoon coats sell from $500 to $1000. At right in the photo is Henry Budd Covert, and at left a Mr. Van Doren (?) Covert was born in 1865, and died in a car accident on December 18, 1925.Covert’s sons Clinton, Porter, Sanford and Monroe all played on the Lodi baseball field, featured in this issue.