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Monster serpent hunted on Estelline lake expedition ends in fright
An editorial recounts a staged serpent hunt by residents from Estelline and surrounding Dakota towns. The party reaches Lake Painsett with a wagon train and crew, but their search ends in chaos as a colossal creature surfaces, terrifies the group, and provokes a wild flight. The tale blends sensational fiction with town booster mood and local pride in a curious midwestern yarn.
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Esteul
Jose
Ie Plaice
Deke
Tule
Jungen
Lake Painsett
Frank” Weygant
John Binn
FL E Lally
J. “W. Castels
Frank Parsons
John Briard
Dace Barnes
Hearthstone Companion
Eych
Weygant
Sandy
Cross
Doon
Jack Barnes
Jake
Wesl
Lyons
Heath
I. Jackarnes
Lally
Tapilly
Lds
Rege
Neiard
Wwescon
Reylls
Mestelline
L'Hoste
M. L’hoste
Cherbourg
Tottenham
London
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M. L'Hoxte
MM L'Hoste
Furis
Pienes
Easble
San Francisco
Sandy Hook
Monroe
Ae Ennsay
Congo
Nile
Alviet
el Obeid
Khartoum
Lupton
Slatin
Mackay
Uganda
Victoria
Lupton Bey
Dr. Junker
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