Muscatine County IA Archives News.....Wolf shot December 28, 1857
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Dubuque Daily Times December 28, 1857
Dubuque Daily Times, December 18, 1857

Wolf shot

The Muscatine Journal speaks of a wolf hunt on the Cedar Bottom in Muscatine 
County. The people on Mr. Sumner’s farm, were awaked by wolves howling around 
and fighting with the dogs. Mr. Sumner’s oldest son, Robert, got up and scared 
them away with a shot from his rifle. Soon, however, one of them returned and 
chased a small dog to the door. Robert shot at the wolf, but missed. After the 
wolf was gone they again went to bed, but before a great while they jumped up 
again, for a wolf was at the dogs once more. The dog was barking furiously at 
the wolf, and as they got to the door they saw the wolf chasing the dog 
towards them. The wolf came within three steps of the door and stopped in a 
crouching attitude. Robert fired at the wolf and hit him in the left shoulder. 
The wolf ran about two hundred steps and dropped dead. 


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