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Show lehi Coyoto Hunt. Cor,-cspondeDco Demociiat Fo(: about one month pa9t hardly n night has passed that somoood citizen, citi-zen, of Lehl bus not missed from one to thrwe dozen chickens, Tho ln6S was attributed to thieves, and men woro accordingly hired to patrol tho city of nlihts Ift tho hopo of detecting the guilty parties, but so far their efforts huVe been fruitless. At last Marshal Thomas came to tho conclusion that tho thieves wero norm other than pj-owlliig, coyotes. Accordingly Mayor illes gave out n miiicc lusi Sunday that a grand hunt would bo organized tiLl theso denizens of tho desert bo u'xtermlnated. Tho hunt took place today. About 60 men with rllles met ai daybreak and systema'ically organized organ-ized with MursbiilTliouiascaptaiuaud VV. 8. Evans aqd Jaraoa Goates as Ids lieutenants. Ono lieutenant with, n company of mun commenced at tho iiutsulria "f U)Wtt ua ,,,H ""r,ni ,uo fuller to"k the soutli pnrtnin, hio Iho marshal wi'h a dozen men tool: the emptor. Tbey were to bhye gmduully drawn together till ih,.y rebelled flio head of Jordan when It wai expfuletl. thiifat least a hummed wohvs wipld have been bagged, as H was estimated that nbiojl thWmmili.'rwiisri'xpiiiislbhi for tho loss of over 300 ehlekon mid turkeys. When Captain Tip mas. ami bis right arid left wtugs reached ilm head or Jnrian "nmy n ciivotu" bail bft-n captured, and only one was to Iim seen, untl It, was Jumping lensuroly over tho leu toward Pelican Point 3 or 4 miles away. Of courts lliu buys camo to town with tlirll.lngoxporloiices.anil no doubt i hey hml sonic, dodging the b'llhits of their coinrnd's. At any rate tho Statu will not be called upon' to pay Iho hunters tiny bounties for tcalps. and the hide dealeis who luol conniictod fori)o 800 coyote li dts ulll bo under tbo necessity of seeking other markets. nr. |