Daily globe., 1883-08-28
LOADED FOR BEAR.


From the Daily Globe Dec. 21, 1891
A hunting party was made up in St.
Paul recently, composed of Albert Scheffer,
Joseph Dreis, julius Zahonyi, Joseph
Giesen and few others whose names have
not reached the reporter. At Alexandria
Secretary of State Won Baumbach and
few friends joined the party and they mov-
ed on to Blufton, q station on the Northern
Pacific, where the party made their head
quarters. Under the auspices of @. D.
Baker, an enterprising merchant of that
place, the hunt was inaugurated and sue
cessfully prosecuted. Several professional
hunters joined the party, acting as guides,
and everything was in shape to insure
success.
ALI went we'll a few days, and sue
cessful hunt was made for deer, but a
wicked plot was conceived to play prac-
tical joke upon two of the illustrious hunt
ers of the party. Evenings were accord
ingly largely devoted to telling bear stories,
each one of the initiated being able to
contribute some perilous personal adven-
ture with bear. The desperate character
of the animal was portrayed, and the
unsafeness of attacking bear when
accompanied by its young was especially
dwelt upon and magniied. few days
before one of the professional hunters who
had joined the party had killed a big bear
weighing 400 pounds. The frozen carcass
of the bear had never been skinned, and
the wicked wags arranged with the hunter
to carry 1t to thicket and plant it in the
act of climbing tree. tame
pet cub was taken to the woods
and tied with rope to the tree,
giving the appearance to the victims of
huge bear with its young cub. which ac-
cording to the stories told, would render
any attack on the big bear exceedingly
dangerous. With the plot thus formed
the party sailed out one day for the hunt,
Messrs. Giesen and Zahonyi being in pro-
found ignorance of the existence of the
frozen bear. By little manipulation of
the route taken they we're marched up and
through the woods until-hoIror of horrors
they discovered the bear accompanied
by cub. This was dangerous dilemma.
according to the stories which had been
told, and they were face to face with the
great peril. The man who originally Y
shot the bear gave the alarm and, firing
his gun at the frozen carcass, hastily re-
treated. Mr.. Giesen showed good pluck,
and knelt and fired at the supposed ami
NAL, albeit that he was sufficiently
nervous ia prevent his ball from going
within hundred feet of the monster. Hav-
ing discharged his gun he joined in the
running retreat, inaugurated by the old
hunter, who might properly be termed a
decoy. Upon Prof. Zahonyi the sell wss
complete. He stood not on the order Of
his going but went at once. Upon the
first glimpse Of the bear he gave a yell
which would have done credit to a Co
manache Indian, and throwing his guu
away he stripped off his overcoat and
ran his supposed race for life. His jumps
we're tremendous. His eyeballs fairly
hung out upon his cheeks and in his ex-
citement he opened his mouth so Wide that
as he ran he almost created an internal
simeon by gulping in the balmy breeze.
Meeting one of the initiated
after running half mile, he
shouted "saye yourself, bear, bear" and
unable to stop for any further explana-
ton, bounded along. The party thus
warned, to carry out the sell, turned ane
ran with him short distance, but Zahonyi
was too thoroughly alarmed to await com
pany and in few minutes he was a lone
distance in the lead. Bluffton was six mile!
away, most of the distance being rough
travelling, but the frightened professor
never called hault until he had planted
himself inside of Bakers store, and as soo1
as he could get his breath he urged thu
clerk to put up the outside shutters ant
belt the door on the inside, as he was SURF
that bear would eat some one up to pro.
tect its cub.
A few hours later when the days hun
was over, the rest of the party came int
camp and the joke being too good to keeI
it was divulged to the exhausted victim
He waxed quite indignant for time ant