Democratic Sentinel, Volume 18, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 May 1894 — Terrorized by Wild Hoge. [ARTICLE]

Terrorized by Wild Hoge.

There is terror among the people living on Mud Bay Point, caused by the roaming through that country of a drove of wild hogs. There are a dozen or two of the beasts. They have been breeding there for about seven years, becoming wilder all the time, but not until the last two months have they made themselves dangerous. They are of a large-boned variety and have grown to an enormous height. They also have tusks. They live mostly on the skunk cabbage growing in the swamps, but as this provender has run low they have become further enraged with hunger and are seeking other food. Only a few days ago they took after a fleet-footed pony and ran him down, killing him almost Instantly. The residents of the Point have found it necessary to keep their stock within doors. Occasionally, however, an animal has become loose and lost its life by the attacks of the boars. Nobody in the neighborhood dares go out after night, and extreme caution is exercised when out of doors during daylight. A number of expert riders and marksmen living in Olympia are contemplatifig the formation of a company to engage in a wild boar hunt on Mud Bay Point, and it is probable that the fierce drove will be exterminated. The people living there do not feel equal to the task alone.— [Oregon Olympian-Tribune.