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Porcupine Advance, 14 Feb 1923, 1, p. 3

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WOLF DEAG FOR SOME TIME BFFORE STAR‘S B0Y SAW 11 talin€d lhets relating to This case before it had received notoriety, and as the actual facts are at absolute vaâ€" riance with the story published, I feel that it is my duty to give you a true version of the affair. **The wolf when found ‘by Piilonen was ecaught in a No. 2 trap, and ‘had been dead for some time. He skinned the wolf, and took the hide to Sudbury to make afâ€" fidavit and application for the bounâ€" ty."‘"‘ Mr. Myhill has written a corâ€" rected story to the newspaper which puwblished the romance.‘‘ ‘‘Skepticism‘‘ of North Again Well Justified by the Facts in the Case. tacked by a ferocious wolf an« ly defended his life with a ; eventually killing the animal | ing it to death with the pole Land people protested aga absurdity of this story which / apparently took seriously. T Star sneered about the **ske apparently took seriously. 1 Star sneered about the **skepticism *‘ of the people of the North Land. Perâ€" haps The Star has had troubles with its ibank recently because there was : special sneer, apparently »without special s n eer, apt either rhyme or reaso clerks‘‘ of the North T‘he *‘*skepticism Land, however, ha proven in this insta more than plain, c knowledge of the 1 case. The Star‘s ‘‘ Wolf‘‘ story joins its notorious Richtor yarn, as may be gathered from the following despatch published in The Toronto Globe and other newspapers :â€" ‘‘‘Worthingeton, Feb. 4.â€"The story of the epic ifi wolf, in which M to the a« Recently The Toronto Star eaturing a silly story abo: he brave romantice **bovs" The Star negleeted #o publish the oT discoverin according to !{1 in yhill of count : ory, th ne ficht l piain, common sense of the possrbilities of ng to â€" 1 ferocious facts are at absolute vaâ€" ie story published, I feel duty to eive yvou a true cism‘‘ of the North ; has definitely instance to ‘be nothing MV O T e Star, was atâ€" wolf and gallant with a ski pole, animal by pound »Hmant: about one of oys‘ it has a This particular 11 4.â€"The story urbine with a or the nell WA AlIY [‘} 1€ North t the corrected me,‘‘ he cried loudly and ‘‘I can show you the exact s newspaper where it occurred In the case of this W newspaper where it occurred.‘ * In the case of this ridiculous ‘‘wolf"‘ story, however, the people of the Norty Land do not intend The Star to ‘"‘get away with it‘‘ without exposure and censure. The Star‘s childish publicity for the boy from the ‘*wilds of Cincinnatti‘‘ might be passâ€" ed over with no more serious notice than contemptuous commeâ€"=t for the simplicity of a daily newspaper that allowed itself (yes, begged itself) to be s o easily hoaxed. But in the Mr. Frank Murray, station agent at Englehart for the past 10 years, and with the T. N. 0. for 15 years, has been appointed T. N. O. agent at Cobalt to succeed the late Mr. D. H. Terring it to such a mani‘‘ ‘was the question.. The answer is that if The Star referred such matters to reliable people who know, The Star would have few But The Star would ibe held in greater respect, i1 i1 carried a little less ‘‘bunk."‘ * ~StOry â€"Piere was more Ulan newspaper judgment at stake. The silly yarn was ibeing used to bolster up the fallacy that wolves have a feâ€" rocious habit of attacking human hbeâ€" ‘uxs, All who know the wolves of the .orth know they avoid human beings as much as possible and flee from such attacks if flight is at all possible. Much interest has ‘been evidenced in making this natural history fact known. Half a dozen readers of The Advance have taken the trouble to send clippings and letters to this paâ€" per to make the matter clear. Among others, one friend in Toronto forwardâ€" ed there the corrected ‘*wolf‘‘ story. ed mere the corrected Scores of other reader allyvy shown their intere AYy. wolt Â¥ePsqt inoth the 11 T C *O0f xposure ( One read nmMmUl 1 o @11ppin it al we ‘have the lc V itis )A h: noted the faces of t believe seriously, 11 TV the D olf LC t he than The Ister § Enquiries on Gold Stocks Invited ) 448 % wl 4» Arthur E. Moysey Co. Stocks and Bonds NIGHT Limited ONTARIO

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