Deseret Evening News | 1908-02-29 | Page 10 | Bob Cats and Catamounts Keeping Quakers Uneasy

BOB CATS AND CATAMOUNTS KEEPING QUAKERS UNEASY Huntington Pa Fob Feb co cold l unit curd deep snows have c caused used the tho themore morn more wild animals In this vicinity to become exceedingly danger dunger dangerous Otis ous Beare De wildcats and catamounts driven down the tho mountains mount are de do devastating ll the farmers farmer stock BLock and amid in to several Instances have attacked people Last night Sergi S Russell Hussell Jl R Henry a veteran of or the tho Civil war who ho resides five miles from this city left here her for tor his home his ills route roule being along tho lime base baso of at Terrain mountain Within a II mile of ot his destination he was savagely at al attacked tacked by b a n 1 large catamount borne to tho rho ground and momentarily rendered r Insensible A foxhound which accompanied accompanied d Henry Honry gave I IVO battle to tho earn cata catamount mount until Henry recovered when ho succeeded In drawing a l pocket packet knife A furious struggle between tho the mn Imam and dog and starving Least be st followed In which the dog dOli was was killed and an 1 Mr Henry received 1 r wounds A neighbor later found round Henry unconscious from loss of ot blood Today tho the body of at the time catamount waR wan found