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Show GOLD IS FOUND IN TURKEY'S CRAW George Derrick Folkman. court house custodian, says there is notb Ing like starting out in the new year under a luc ky star and to prove that j he has started right he relates that he found a gold nugget In his Ne s Yenr's turkey. It is genuine gold, the nugget being about the size of a pin i bead. Mr. Folkman does not care to say much about the nugget until he can learn where the turkey was raised If he Is successful in finding the turkey's tur-key's range, he will proceed Immedl ately to prospect The nugget was diccovcred in quartz which the bird had swallowed and Mr Folkrnin at gueB that there must be a ledge ol gold somewhere above the point In the creek where the turkey found the grael There are dreams of the discovery of rich placers in the rlclnlt of the turkey s home that may be of fabulous fabu-lous value, but a real genuine lode oi gold-bearing ouartz would be prefer red b Mr Folkman who does not think so well of placer mining The nugget was laken to Lewie jewelry store esten afternoon, the test showing beyon 1 doubt thnt It bj free gold. The turkey wast won in a raffle. Mr Folkmen being one of three who "Bhook"' off a tie with dice for t he-bird he-bird The turkey was raffled off Monday and yesterday, when Mr, Folkman took up the task of dressing the bird for the Xew Years dinner, he ills covered a numlv t f small gravel in ; he craw having the appearance of gold bearing quart! He placed the gravel In a vessel of water and panned pan-ned It out, finding to his great mir prle. the nugget The turkey weighed 27 pounds |