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Show A SHOWER OF FROGS. Thrifty Farmers Welcome the Visitors an Eat Them For Supper. A enrious phenomenon occurred in the northern portion of the county Thursday afternoon. Shortly after 8 o clock a shower of live irogs began falling. fall-ing. The shower of living creatures con-tinned con-tinned for five minutes and covered a 10 aero field on the farm of Ezra Willburn. The frogs fell only on Mr. Willburn'f farm, and at tho time they fell the sky was cloudless. Mr. Willburn's small on was the only person who witnessed the shower, and after recovering from his surprise at sach a strange occurrence be informed his father of the affair. The Willburns at onoe begap catching the largest of the frogs aivi enjoyed a regal repast of delicious hams for sup-par. sup-par. The neighbors were also liberally supplied- The cause of the shower l Kimewhat a mystery, although it is said that the frogs could have been drawn from a distant pond by a etrong whirl-wiud whirl-wiud and carried through the air to point over Mr. Willburn's field. M cie 1 Cor. Chicago Herald. |