Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 March 1912 — Better Look “Wolf” Scalps Over Carefully These Days. [ARTICLE]

Better Look “Wolf” Scalps Over Carefully These Days.

Leslie Warren, of Fair Oaks, was in town with a “wolf” scalp Wednesday. He is after sl6 bounty for having put the finishing touches on the animpt with a charge of buckshot. It is understood that the animal was killed, near Fair Oaks. The Republican is not versed in the subject of wolves and would like .to see every man who kills one get whatever bounty he is entitled to, but the wolf pelts that are being brought in here bear such marked similarity to yellow dogs that it requires an expert to tell the difference and the responsible officers should make certain that the pelts come from wolves or refuse to pay the bounty. Recently a man named Peterson brought a pelt to town, had the ears punched and then sold the pelt to a local dealer for $3. The dealer had looked up the prices and found that the pelts are wortji up to $4 and he expected to realize quite welL on the pelt. He sent it to Chicago, where a fur dealer pronounced it a dog hide and offered only a quarter for it. He took it to another dealer and there received the same verdict. The county paid a $lO bounty for its killing. In view of the great uncertainty about these pelts, the county commissioners would be justified in refusing to pay any bounties except on ample proof that the pelt is from a “sure enough” wolf.