Bisbee daily review., 1916-02-01
FOWL
 HELD ON SUSPICION
 BY ANGRY CITIZENS
Superintendent of Schools h. tercedes and Secures Re- lease of His Christmas Tur- key; Strange Bird Yet Free.

A Review reporter was aroused from his slumbers at the unheard of hour of S:S0 a. ms Monday. by an eager com
 mittee of citizens from Upper Tomb stone Canyon. The member of the Re view staff was inclined to be indignant
 until an explanation was vouchsafed.
 Then. his indignation gave way to a startled sensation, mingled with a keen sense of anticipation.
 We've caught the bird and We want you to see it at once. so that your pap CT can inform the public that this noe turnal nuisance has been eliminated from our community" eagerly exclaim- ed Harry Harrington (the man who claimed the bird was enchanted, since
 he fired at it and the bullets took no effect-Review readers well know that
 Harry never misses a shot.)
 Dressing with extraordinary celerity
 he Review man was escorted to the street where HarringtOn's new Stude- baker was drawn up. Not a moment was lost. the machine immediately ac- auiring law-defying speed. However as one of 1he more conscientious mem- bers of the party said, It's in nigh ty good cause, for the good of all the residents of Upper Tombstone Can Iyon."
 The reporter was considerably sur prised when the machine stopped op- posite the residence of Superintendent of Schools C. F. Philbrook. The direc- -or of the Warren Districts education Il interests was engaged in eager con versation with young man who was zealOusly maintaining a hold on the legs and neck of a splendid bird that bore all the marks of a fine Thanks giving turkey. Really, it seemed hard ly possible that this creature could nave been the producer of the weird, cue melOdious tones which had been causing so much curiosity and unrest among the good people of the Canyon
 Gentlemen, that is my turkey and I request it's immediate liberation" said Superintendent Philbrook in po- lite but resolute tones. At this point,
 he committee of citizen bird catchers withdrew for moment and went inta executive session. While it would be obviously violation of journalistic ethics to make public the proceedings II this secret conclave. the Review vii plates no confidence in stating that it vas decided. after much solemn thought and consideration of the testi- nony. that the turkey wasn't the bird Indeed, even as this decision was reached, wild, weird fragment of song fioated from-somewhere in the nocturnal regions of air--at any rate | from a direction far from the poor, captured turkey.
 So the turkey was left in the owner | ship of Superintendent Philbrook. who declared that he might decide to in- l gite the citizeIls to a turkey dinner to | celebrate the capture of the strange bird-in the event of such happy con
 
 That turkey was given me to fat | en for Christmas but we were invited | put and l have let the bird live and fly | about the place" explained Superin- .endent Philbrook. Tt has become a familiar object in the general neigh he concluded.
 So, the citizen bird catchers and the ! Review reporter who had hoped to be | lble to chronicle the glad tidings of . he strange birds capture, returned to | heir beds-but most of them not to | lumber, but to turn and toss in a be- of anxiety and doubt.
 The mysterious bird mystery of Up | per Tombstone Canyon is not matter . for jest. The bird seekers are getting . impatient and have determined upon . lltra-drastic action. The mystery is . becoming a nerve-wrecker. Here's the | nope that the Review will be able to larrate the capture of the bird within 3 few issues.