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Foxes Break Out Sparks Farm Feud and Poultry Losses
Mike Baer of Burt kept foxes in a pen until a jail break unleashed two foxes on J. P. Trunkhill’s henhouse. Ten hens killed before reinforcements stopped the intruders. A third fox felled by Bernard Leeper after six more chickens died at his home. Remaining foxes reportedly still at large as Burt residents guard poultry. Delmar Harpin of near Zion dreamed of a theater escape after a Creston show and was taken into custody. The message, film Wonder Man, was only a coincidence. Meats and Groceries advertise a large stock of Fresh and Cured Meats for Sunday dinners. A bold skunk near Gladbrook attacked Carl Wulf and his dog. Wulf repelled it with a pitchfork and the skunk retreated. The Andes Mountains span about 4,500 miles with an average breadth of 150 miles and a height of 12,000 feet. Real Estate and Farm Loans listed for Fred Lippold, Graettinger, and Dr. C. A. Shiley, Dentist in Graettinger.