The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-11-26
JOURS IS VERY BRAVE
Killed a Wolf in the Heart of
the City.
PROUD AND HAPPY MAN
The Newspapers Praised His Daring Ex-
plot, but Neglected to State That
this Gray Wolf Was as
Tame as Dog.

Great Falls, Nov. 25.--This is the tale
of wolf. and so far as the wolf is con-
cerned it is a tale that is told. 1t, the
tale, began in Great Falls circus day;
the wolf began before that time, in the
Rocky mountains, 40 miles away
double the distance of Sheridan's ride.
On circus day. of course, every one
knows when circus day was If they
don't remember that the date was June
81 last, a farmer from the foot of the
Rockies came to town, and in order to
make expenses he tied to the back OF
his saddle little gray wolf; this was
the VOLTS first appearance in Great
Falls and after his 40-mle ride he was
feeling quite well. thank you. The cir
Gus did not care to buy him, as wolves
were drug on the market with them.
So Bob Philips paid $40 for him and put
him in a wire front cage behind the
Silver Dollar, where Billy Rantz spent
most of his time for several weeks
thereafter feeding his wolfship Mellin's
baby food. And the wolf grew until he
was the envy of every dog in the city
and his education grew ALSO he would
jump a stick, sit up, lie down, roll over
and perform various other things at
the command of almost any one. No
dog could have been kinder, more in
telligent or any fuller of fun and mis-
chief than was this wolf. The neigh
bors, the neighbors' children and the
neighbors dogs used to come and as
sist in his entertainment by the hour
and occasionally man who had par
taken of spirits frumenti until he was
beginning to see faces, would drop into
the VOLTS quarters, look at him per-
forming for few minutes and then
oh hrnn II for t1,n inc ian
of the peace office to take the pledge;
he was an entertainer and a temper
ance promoter, was this wolf. But one
day he got curious to see the outside
world, curiosity which has been the
downfall of many a man and wolf be-
fore him, and wandered away down to
the river bank along Park drive. Now
many curious things have been seen
along Park drive before, but never one
like his wolfship; seeing some little
girls at play he essayed the role of
the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood
he was lonesome. so he approached
little girl and after showing his vari-
Gus tricks of tunlb,ing, much to her de-
light, he licked her hands to show that
his intentions We're good. and Joined in
the general festivities.
Everything passed off all right until
Louis Jours, a bold, bad man with a
% caliber gun, came along; he spied the
girl nearest; she told him it was not a
dog and did not belong to her and had
only made it's appearance short time
before. Listening to these particulars.
the blood of Louis ran cold, and the
wolf approaching him suddenly he
made a swipe at, him with his gun.
which missed the wolf. but disabled the
gun for further service. The situation
was a critical one, but Louis was equal
to the emergency and started for home
at gait that surprised the wolf and
furnished him a great deal of enter
tainment, as he galloped alongside Of
the fleeing man.
Finally the wolf found the chase too
tame and returned to play on the river
bank. Louis, having secured double
barreled blunderbus. returned to do
battle with the terrific monster he had
discovered, and meeting him face to
face as he stole around the back part
of his gun, he fired both barrels point
blank. The little girls were sorry the
wolf was dead but Louis was proud
and happy; and that afternoon the To-
Gals of the evening paper contained the
following item:
Louis Jours. copper sampler at the
Boston & Montana smelter this morn
ing killed a big gray wolf near the old
Boston & Montana sawmill. This is the
first four-footed wolf seen within the
city limits since the founding of the
town"
1t will be observed that Louis evil
( IDENTIFY had some doubts about the mat
ter after the blood of battle had cleared
away, as he was careful to particularize
that the wolf was a four-footed enc.
And now there is Grape on the back
door of the Silver Dollar and an extra
fine gray wolf pelt on the front door of
Mr.. Jours, while wolves of all sorts are
furnished with moral on the conse-
quences of wandering from their own
friends.
Set for Trial,