The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-11-23
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Stroudsburg, Nov. 22.-Unconscious
and bleeding from seven decorations.
the body of Reuben Harps, a Wilkes
Barre hunter, was found near Stauf-
fer's late last night. Near the man
was found the remains of a huge bear
Of black color. \ terrific struggle took
place from the appearance of the man
and beast. and If Harps lives to tell
the story Of the fight it VIII be due to
his faithful dog who gave the alarm.
although clawed and blee ding from his
contest with the bear. Harps came to
Stauffers. a small village on the
Wilkes. Barre and Eastern railroad. on
Monday ana startctl out for game with
his dog on the same day. He did rot
return Monday night, and as nothing
was heard from him or Tuesday resi-
dents Of Stauffer's became alarmed
The country in that section is wild,
nnd II is no unfrequent thing to kill
will cats and bears. Early last evening
Harps' faithful log, covered with
blood and bearing every evidence Of
being I'm a bad fight. crawled into
Staufor's The animals appearance
confirmed the worst fears of the VII
layers and at the insttCdtion Of Isaac
StluffCr, a wealthy lumberman, u
searching party of twenty mcr was cr-
Eani2ed. Armed with guns and LAM
terms they went i'm search Of the miss
ing hunter. Every likely place was
visited and wher the hour grew late
the scarchers resolved 60 try the coun~
try about tho Stillwaters before giving
up. In n dense thicket they found
Harps.
The man was unconscious and ap-
pearcd to he in n diving state. He was
terribly lacerated and covered with
hloo6. Close by him lay the body of
an enormous black hear. A stretcher
was made with clothing for n bed and
Harps was carried bacl; 20 Stauffers.
lIarrs is In no condition to tell the
thrilling story of his fight with bruin
Appearances show that he must have
first wounded the bear. who showed
fight. A struggle then took place, IN
which the dog must have taken part.
PROSPECTIVE HEIR TO s25, 100000
A prospective heir to twenty-five
millions of dollars! Such fabulous
wealth in store would appear to be
enough to upse- the mental equipoise
Of anybody. John w. Case, of East
Stroudsburg, tannery workman, who
laGOrs hard every day for the susten-
ance of himself and family, is one Of
the supposed heirs to these millions
and vet he tolls on, unaffected by the
sudden news Of good fortune and his
probable future transition from pow
erty to great riches. This great for
tune Of $25.0000o0 is comprised In prop
Crty in the heart of the city of Cleve-
land Ohio. claimed to belong to the
heirs Of Leonard Case, sr., long-lost
great uncle Of John w Case. of East
Stroudsburg. This claim Is contested
A reporter interviewed John w. Case
and he modestly told what he knew
about the matter. Leonard Case, with
three brothers, came to this country
over one hundred years ago. The three
brothers settled in Hunterdon and
Warren counties, n. j., and reared
large families. Leonard worked his
way TO Ohio, where he entered the
drovng business and soon grew
wealthy, He purchased large tracts OF
land, ana upon his death Leonard Case
jr., his son, inherited the fortune. The