Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-01-31 | Page 14 | Took the Prize; Lost the Rooster

TOOK THE PRIZE; LOST THE ROOSTER How It was done no one Is able lo say, but a fine rooster, a prize-winner at tho poultry show on State street, was stolen yesterday during the confusion Incident to moving the fowls. The exhibitors were rentovlng the chlckon3 and the loss of tho rooster was discovered after the rooms had been cleared. It was a magnificent Barred Plymouth Rock and wns tho property of E. C. Adams. The fowl had been awarded tho second premium and was one of the greatest specimens of Its kind at the show. No one was seen to take the fowl and no unusual noise was heard, which would likely have been aroused If anyone had attempted to carry the rooster away. Tho police wero notified of tho theft, but no arrests havo been made, Tho officers of-ficers have no clue which Is likely to result re-sult In the recovery of the fowl.