The Douglas independent. [volume] (Roseburg, Or.) 187?-1885, 1880-08-21
4 bean RvMT.
In Which There wss . shooting
Match.
THE TOWN AROUSED.
Brain Turns tho Joke on Them An

Bruin Turns tho Joke on Them All.
Thursday morning about o'clock
those OF our cilizens residing In the
neigbborhood Of e. e. Dry's saloon
were awakened by the reports of five
pistol shots following each other In
rapid succession. AS the express of
fee is uear by, 1t was thought that
burglars were attempting 10 break In
to or had broken into IL, aud dozen
or so of Fuller's many friends armed
themselves with shooting irons and
started TO the rescue. But, before
many arrived ut the scene of the diAi-
Guilty they were reassured by Fuiler's
hearty laughter, AID they continued
on their way to learn the cause Of the
| shooting. many OF them sans coat,
sans hat, sans brseehes, sans every
thing but nightclothes, some Of which
we're not sufficiently 10 ng to hide long
and lank spindle s.sanks.
They soon were fully informed. The
tame bear of Mr.. Headrick had broken
loose and climbed upon the roof Of
Mr.. Dfy's saloon. In climbing on the
roof, his chain caught just over Ned's
bedroom. The catching of the chain
exaspeeated the bear, and to get even
on something or somebody, he CON-
meneed tearing up Abe shingles at
fearful rate. The noise so occasioned
aroused Mr.. Dry, who thought the
bear inside the saloon, AMI lie took
two candles and called to those
inside to let him Ia. He soon
found that the bear was auy
where but inside, aud ~ he started
out the door, accompanied by Fuller,
he was met by Marshal Cox, attracted
hy the noise made by the bear Then
further search was instituted, and the
bear was found engaged as above
rtated, and the shingles were flying
in every direction. Al effort was
made to get hruin down by calling to |
him; failure No. 1. Then clubs, stones
stove woh, aud other presuasives
were employed; failure No. 2. Here |
Ca me in counc II Of war. After long !
and deliberate consultation. it was |
agreed between the ,iarshai aud Ned |
that there should be shooting !
match, aud the hear shot down, |
whereupon the Marshal shot one |
time. The first shot scared the hear, |
and he tumbied over; but IN soon as |
he found he was uat hurt he |
went right along with his occupa-
tiOu The Marshal used s2;ue churcn- |
nembef hy-w,rtis in an expressive |
tone Of voice, aud fired twice more !
without effect. Ned was about this |
time quite out of patience, AMI grab
bling the pistol, with the remark of
''Oh, st. X.vier! give ME that gum"
he hred two shots deliberately. And
after all the shingles were yet being
twisted into the AR. Her. MIR. Head
rick was seut for, and when he
came aud pulled tie animal down,
bruin turnei over ou his side
aud began howling. Ned was all sym-
pathy at ONCE 8. Ne hit him,
lam, without doubt" he said to the
Marshal, aud as he spoke, he stopped
down With lighted candle in each
hand to ses where the bullets had
struck the bear. Just when he came
cl"se enou gh, the bear stopped bawl-
ing. With the quickness of a flash
of creased lightning the bear slapped
out beth candles with both paws, aud
before Ned cOuld recpyer from the sud
denners Of lie attack, the bear raised
upon his haunches and with both can
dies in his mouth. commenced eating
, away. Ned took the whole matter in
at glance, and with look of bewil-
dered disappointment OH his face, he
turned la The Marshal and said-"Pll
be - if We hit hi,n!' Here Fulier's
laugh came in. But AS 10 the shooting
match, We let the following score tell
the tale:
| Marshal x,........ 0 0
i. e.. Try, Observation-Disclosures. -. u U
The Bear. ............1
So ehtlsth the chapter, aud the bear
yet standing three TO no. hing With two
candles thrown in.