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Show Sanpete Matters. Tim thermometer was do wn to the freetingaIntbstSunJay. Tomato ani othd delicate plahU iunVred from the frost. Tho population or Mti Pleasaul Is said to be greatly adgtucnteJ by the influx of people torn Tariotu pirts of the territory. About 11 o'clocka; m.on tmj 5th InsL, a fire broke out in theynrd of P. M. Peel. The alarm was given and In a few minutes a Isnro num-bjr num-bjr of people WCre on tho scene. There was a tt-ong south wind, which xnsdo tbo flames lean into Uie nlr; but Immediately a bucket brigade bri-gade was formed both from the north and south, as luckily thee wis water eJUier sideband eooa the destroy Ing element was unler control. Lait WcdnesJay, while tlie child-run child-run of Andrew An Jeron were herding herd-ing Uielr cows by tbe river, about one ani a half miles southwest from Gunnison, they Were surprised to see a stranireanlmalflxhlingwiUi their dog. They were afraid to take part In the combat, but Mr. Peterson Peter-son who was near loik a rack stake from bis wagon and succeeded iu killing tbe brute. The animal was about the sUaof ftlut'p dog and wascoverel wlth"vIong gray hair with small spots qf black. Itshtad was shaped somewhat like that of a dog. Its tall resembled a cat's and was while, with black rings. Its feet were like Uioc of the bear, and while It fought if stood on its hind legs fighting with Uie others. It (aid noattenUon t Mr. Peterson or Uie children, but seemed. to have eyes only for Uie dog, fallowing him around and in its wrath biUngtbe bruU and grass. The animal after belug killed was Liken near the field schoolhouse and wssau olject of Interest to many who came to see It. There has been a great many opinions as to the name of the animal, ani-mal, but allnJnilUed they had never seen or heard of its like before. MantiScrdmcL |