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the madison daily leader (madison, s.d.) 1890-current — wild man

Date of account: Newspaper page published 1915-10-02
Location: madison, south dakota, united states
Source: Chronicling America paranormal and anomalous-report excerpts
Reference: the madison daily leader (madison, s.d.) 1890-current · 1915-10-02 · page 2
Rights: public_domain
Language: English OCR
Record updated: 2026-08-24

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A 1915-10-02 newspaper page contains wording relevant to “wild man”. This is historical reporting or commentary preserved by the Library of Congress; it is not treated as verification that the described event occurred.

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WILD MAN IIY HVOB WILI» MAN. which lies iid not have sufficient money to pay along the Missouri river. He has ranch when he visits town for the tjhe fine and therefore will put in the been seen 011 several occasions, but first time and a street car speeds fetter part of the coming two months 'efforts thus far to capture him have past in a different manner than good proven unavailing. Edward Odenbach, a homesteader and rancher, was the lateBt to have an experience with the wild man. Odenbach's dogs had been barking and running around a heavy growth Qf weedg 4ay, October 5. Members of the bar investigate ...

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