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6*1 HA 15 J if* x I f*! I too. But, It has a bushy tail, much$100 Reward for Creature s CaptureUnidentified Animal On-the-Loose in Murphysboro•A cavorting little creature, whoNo one saw that one. but the. lt;is the cause of expanding tales j old tramp, w'ho was credited withabout hoary beast in the northern section of Murphysboro, had a neat price tag affixed to his hide today.said he saw.This creature resembles a dogI) ft3bfr.eAfter reports that his employeeshad tangled with a strange animal while at work in the junk yards. Harry Greenberg, owner of the metalwofks in Murphysboro, offered his men $100 if they bring the creature in alive, and $25 if it’s brought in dead.THE REPORT that the creaturewas actually seen, topped off a previous tale that made North-enders shiver last week. A vagrant passing through Murphysboro, reported that he saw an animal cross the railroad tracks near the metalworks.According to the tramp, this particular animal resembled a bear. He said that it crossed the tracks on its hind legs and that when it came to the railroad embankment, it streaked off on all fours.”of animal.BIT, THE tale of the metalworks men is no pink elephant. The Varmint of the Amazon,” as they call it, was seen by several of them. #Now', this animal has four legshaving mistaken his morning-aft- a little. It has the face of a dog, er pink elephants for a new type maybe. But, it’s definitely not adog. No one know s what it is. Ip: According to the men, the speed of the animal is terrific, nearer to jet propulsion than to four-legged speed.DURING their brief with the creature, itraced so fast that none of themcould actually get close to It.Now they are planning a campaign to rid the yards of the animal and collect the reward.But, they’re stumped. What kind of food do you feed an animal you want to catch if you don’t know what he’d eat?interviewspun andWHEN YOU GO TO ST. LOUIS TO THEBall Game or Muny OperaSTOP AT▲AIR-CONDITIONED RESTAURANT and BARGET YOUR ...FURNITURERE-UPHOLSTERED... For Winterwe will ...Re-BuildRe-StyleRe-UpholsterYOUR FAVORITE FURNITUREVo need to get rid of your ld faithful pieces, we’ll mod-a nrr» ta —
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale, Illinois, US
Fri, Oct 14, 1949
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