Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1909 — WILD HOG GROWS FAT [ARTICLE]

WILD HOG GROWS FAT

Thrived In River Bottom After EscapIng From Buyer’s Lot Milton, Ind., Nov. 9.—J. N. Brumfield sold bls hogs to O. H. Beeson, stock buyer here, three months ago. Two of the hogs escaped to the river bottoms, but one returned later to the pens. The other remained in the river bottoms and became wild. Earl Doddridge was hunting in the river bottoms and came upon the animal asleep. He shot it in the head It was brought here and dressed. The hog weighed 300 pounds.