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Brisk citizens of Middleboro, Mass., paused startled last week before a neatly lettered sign...
Last week there was a strange and exciting scene in the quiet hamlet of Middleboro, Mass. Snorting, kicking, bunting, bugling, a herd of over 400 wild elk entered town. There were other elk in the vicinity and these the newcomers soon joined. They had traveled across the continent, all the way from Moiese, Mont. (Flathead Indian Reservation), in 70 hours, riding in specially constructed, electrically lighted express cars. Their total carfare amounted to $14,000. Everyone of the bulls had been dehorned before being shown to his stall, for the comfort of his fellow passengers and the conductors...
...Moiese by the Government, free of charge, to relieve the pressure of elk population on the northern range of the Yellowstone herds. Mr. Jones and his brother, after 13 years of study, are setting out to establish a new U. S. industry, the elk meat industry. Five miles from Middleboro they bought and fenced a 6,600-acre range and experimented with a herd of ten elk. They have satisfied themselves that the following facts are dependable, about elk in general and Massachusetts elk-raising in particular...
Everett Wells Martin, of Middleboro...
Henry Traugott Dunker '25 of Davenport, Iowa, was elected President of the Student Council for the coming year. The other officers are Phillip Hunter Robb '25 of Winchester, Vice-president, Everett Wells Martin '26 of Middleboro, Secretary, and Gardner Cowles Jr. '25 of Des Moines, Iowa, Treasurer...