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Rocky Mountain House “Monster* Back, Killing Sheep, Say Farmersrocky mountain house.Aha.. Oct. 19.—(CP—Ogopogo — the so-called river monster that has been the basis for many stories in the district—is back and this time Ls killing and eating sheep. That's what some of the residents say.anyway. *Ogo has been seen In the district at various times for the past five vears and residents claim it has ' beer, killing and eating sheep and Iambs from the farm of R. Martin. Mr. Martin, who farms a mile north of here has been missing sheep fortwo months.An organized search party discovered the bodies of four partly-devoured sheep on the bank of the North Saskatchewan. One of the animals had been freshly killed.and a member of the search party,1 in advance of the others, said he :; saw a huge grey shape slide into i the river as he approached, s Other sheep and lambs also have | been missed, and farmers along the river report losing calves. They we j I positive that Ogopogo has killed ; them.Soldiers camped on the river bank • ! on manoeuvres have reported the presence of the sea monster. One dclared he went down to the river 1 one night and saw a huge beast ; half-way onto the sand. It slid into i the water as hu approached.Indians, the first to see Ogopogo when it appeared five year* ago. ■ : have not seen it for several years-. They say they never look for it, for »fear they may see it j
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Lethbridge Herald
Lethbridge, Alberta, CA
Tue, Oct 19, 1943
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