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Show THIS COON NOBODY WANTS ; His heart softened by the dlspair-Ing dlspair-Ing appeals of the local office force of the Wc-lls-Fargo Kxpross company, Detective James Tender this afternoon chilnie-d the racoon, which has been In , at (ho oil ice, consigned to hint lor two Ja s When the "'white elephant" Christinas Christ-inas gilt was first delivered to the detective there were charges attached tn It. Word was received I'S' I he 'x-proas 'x-proas office this morning to let Detective De-tective IVnder hove the 'package' without the juyment of t hr charge a.s they had since been iald at Carlln, from which point the animal was shl pcd. When the oflicer was nollfll of this fact he acceded to the Importunities of the express agent and took the "coon" from the office, the officer is now trying to decide mon what particular friend to bestow the aai-mal aai-mal as a New Year's gift |