Payette County ID Archives News.....Large Cougar Kills 13 Year Old Boy January 8, 1925
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Payette Enterprise, Payette, Idaho, January 8, 1925 January 8, 1925
Payette Enterprise
Payette, Idaho
Jan. 8, 1925

LARGE COUGAR KILLS 13 YEAR OLD BOY

H. B. Orcutt was in Payette Monday on business matters and to meet a few of his 
many Payette friends.  He came from Wenatchee a few days ago, and will make his 
home for the winter at the home of his daughter in Weiser.
While here Mr. Orcutt related a sad incident that occurred a few days before 
Christmas near Omak, Washington, about one hundred miles north of Wenatchee, 
while he was there on business matters.  A boy, 13 years of age, was killed by 
a cougar.  The lad was with other parties when the car in which they were 
riding became disabled, and on going for help, cut through a canyon in the 
mountain country, but did not reach his destination.  His mangled body partly 
eaten was found by the parties the following day.  The animal is an 
exceptionally large one, and has been the terror of that section for some 
time.  Since the tragedy occurred, expert hunters have been brought into that 
section from British Columbia to run down the savage beast, but up to a recent 
date had not been successful.  One dog belonging to the hunting party was 
killed by the cougar.  

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