Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 22, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 February 1896 — A South American Eagle. [ARTICLE]

A South American Eagle.

Allen Cooper, a farmer living near South Solon, Ohio, captured a large South American golden eagle the other evening just before datk. The bird must have lost its bearings and been driven north by storms. When Mr. Cooper saw the eagle it was In an apple tree, and a dog was under the tree barking at it. The eagle flew t 6 the ground, and the dog art once rushed upon it, but after a fierce fight the feathered monster drove offltlassallant. Mi - . Coop® 5 then captured the eagle without breaking a bone or a feather. The bird measured 7 feet 10 inches from tip to tip of its golden-gray wings, and weighs twelve pounds.