New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1895-06-26
THE STORY or A BEAR.
The Truth Came Out In Spite Of the S25.
Paid to Suppress 1t.


The Truth Came ont In Spite OF the S25.
Paid to Suppress It.
'"There used to be some good hunting
up in Maine, about Rangeley lake, said
Mr.. r. L. Page . "A house that / man
aged in the little village of Phillips was
the headquarters of ia lot of Nimrods,
who came up every season after big
game. Of all the ardent sportsmen, two
New Workers, chIms and partners in
business, Messrs. Buckley and Webb,
were the keenest lowers of the chase.
They were very successful hunters, too,
and generally carried off the palm both
as to quality and quantity of game.
Zone season, however, they met with
very poor luck, and after spending about
a week in camp, with nothing to show
for their labors, started ito come to
town, with the intention of going home.
On their way in they overlook a acoun-
tryman driving a farm wagon, in the
bed of which lay onesef the handsmest
specimens of black bear that the New
Workers had ever laidaeyes on. The rus
tic stopped his team toilet the city stran-
gers admire his big take. Suddenly q
brilliant idea occurred Ito Buckley
What would you be willing tesell your
bear for?' said he to the farmer:
well, the state gives a bounty of
$40 for every bear, and lsreckon If you II
give me $40 more ,youecan have him.
Buckley gave the old man his price,
with SIS additional, first exacting from
him solemn promise that he would
never breathe syllable of the transac-
tion to any one. Then he and Webb rode
ahead, and Oh reaching the hoteltold in
most enthusiastic style how they had
killed the biggest black bear that had
ever came out Of the Maine woods.
They entered into details Of the shoot
ing, and every guest Of hehouse was Oh
the qui vive for look at jbruin, that
was coming on a little later. He was
such a heavy beast that the mighty
hunters were forced to hire an, old farm
er to bring him in town in a wagon.
Pretty soon the wagon howe;in sight and
a big crowd gathered at the Fhotelaen-
trance to see him unloaded. Exclama-
>tions of delight were heard on every
side, and Buckley and Webb were the
heroes Of the hour.
Down in the little village Of Phil
lips Old Sol Mayberry, with "a bigger
wad of cash in his pocket than he had
possessed for long time, was getting
very drunk on the proceeds of his sale,
and after the third Or fourth round of
drinks he couldn't resist telingihow, ON
that very morning, he had caught in a
trap the finest bear he'd ever beheld,
and how he had sold him to two chaps
from the city. The facts leaked out in
less than an hour, and the cnnspirators
were forced to own that Old Sol had
spoken the truth. Their bill for cham
payne that day was in three figures ~
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