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K-H niassM.w Page.sp*F100-Man Posse Fails ToFind Gooseville Monsterterdiiedaglt;tratGOOSEVILLE 111. — (UP' — An Illinois conservation supervisor who led 100 men in a hunt for the Monster of Gooseville” said today he was convinced that the beast really exists, v The men armed with shotguns - ranged through the Indian Creek if bottomlands last night and found tracks at least eight inches long”)- similar to the pawprints of a bear But the hunters caught no sight of the monster itself. Their sweep through the valley netted themexactly two dead raccoons, onedead possum and innumerable livechiggers.Hunt Led by MayorThe hunt was led bv Henry Oer-des. a state conservationist commission supervisor and mayor ofnearby Bethalto.The bear or whatever it is outsmarted us,” he said. But we found enough evidence to convince me that he- actually exists. We’re not giving up. We’ll be back with more men and hound dogs the next time he’s sighted.”Two men who searched the east side ot the valley, John Kirschisf-ktdre\s[eof■s-U-n-peCand R, B. Seegar ot Brighton, followed the bear” tracks for some distance but lost the trail because of heavy rain and thick underbrush.One farmer has claimed that the beast killed his young bull. Anothersaid it slaughtered several head of his sheep. Still another aid it killedhis dog. In all cases, the carcasses were mangled.Those people who have seen the animal say it is shaggy and brown and looks like a bear.Terrorize TownThe reports have terrorized thislittle town, 20 miles from downtown St. Louis.The hunters, dividt c! into seven groups, converged on the valley and swept it from end to end.Only two shots were fired. Some body let go with them just for practice.” Hunters were allowed to carry only shotguns and no one nder 21 was permitted to join the hunt.The only casualty was a reporter He fell over a barbed wire fence and slit his trousers from top to bottom.JfirslevbnbaisWitSOIfotdueifkGAISKai piI Wpielt;khi ti o Nho
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Norwalk Reflector Herald
Norwalk, Ohio, US
Thu, Aug 11, 1949
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