Kivhk bLbClklo light Co. 
48 BEDFORD ST. 
pot 
Prairie Chicken Captured at Bray- 
ton’s Point. . , 
Isaac M. Thraslier, the taxidermist, 
exhibited at the News office this fore- 
noon a very beautiful prairie chicken 
■which was captured at Brayton’s Point 
by Joseph O’JIeill, son of James O’Neill, 
who lives at the old Wilbur homestead 
near the Point. 
The bird was disabled by the boy’s 
shot, but it was not killed and gave 
promise to-day of recovering from the 
injury. The prairie chicken is a strang- 
er in these parts and how this one came 
here is somewhat of a mystery. Some 
think it is an escaped pet. 
Before it was shot it was able to fly 
and run very fast. It has very lustrous 
plumage and is finely speckled, much 
after the fashion of a partridge. The 
ruffles on its neck, which help to 
guide it in its flight, are well developed 
and add interest to the appearance of 
the bird. | 
— lyLPJ 
