Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-08-22
BOHEMIAN BEARS
ANONYMOUSLY SLAIN BY FARM
Err WITH CHICKEN SHOT.
STREET COMMISSIONERS BUSY.
Much Needed Grading Being Done-
g.; New Paper B~lossoming
Out.
Bozeman, August 20.

hoAelIdI, august ~.
frank ]. Stevenson, who resides out
Middle Creek way. while returning home
from Mystic lake with a party of friends
among whom We're several ladies. was
horr1fied to find his way blocked by three
bears. The entire party We're badly
scared and the horses gave much trouhia
FOR a time. Finally Mr.. Stevenson suc-
ceeded in quieting his frightened horses
and handing the reins over to one of his
companians, he took up a shot gun that
Jay IN the bottom of the wagon and
which was loaded for chicken and not
bear, got out and cautiously approaching
the unwelcome trio managed to get
within about ten yards. Considering this
near enough for a charge of bird shot to
kill even a bear he took deliberate aim
and fired; the smallest of the bears was
the one he wanted and got, while the
two others, scared by the report of the
gun scurried to cover. The bear was Oh
the cinnamon tribe, weighed a little un-
der 2OO pounds and is evidently a year.
ling. The other two We're black, one a
grown she bear and the other a cub. As
no pursuit wac made they escaped. While
the affair turned out luckily for the party
all around, it is not to be recommended
that a shotgun be used for b~ear-hunting
the results usually being just the reverse.
Very naturally the hunter goes much on
his ability as a marksman and is exceed
ingly proud of the bear hide he has to
show as an evidence that he was aroun
where the bear was.
Street Commissioner Kellogg is taking
advantage of the favorable weather by
| putting the streets into flrst-class order.
He has a force of men and teams en-
! gagged cutting down the grade of West
Main street, near the court house, and by
hauling the same a few blocks is util-
izing it to fill on Mendenhall street, near
Tracy, where it helps bring a hollow to
just the right height, making a decided
improvement in both the streets that will
add much to their value as thorough
fares. The commissions Is also out with
an invitation to those who have not yet
paid their special road tax and intend to
work it out, to come and be assigned a
soft job only eight hours long IN a cool
spot along the street somewhere, Wnlcn
he will designate if properly approached.
He is an easy man to speak to on this
subject and parties contemplating an IN
terview need not fear a short or gru1 an
| swer. Walk right up, gentlemen; now
is your chance.
J.. B. Collins, of Missoula, the superin-
tendent of the Forest reserves of the
| state is at the Bozeman. He came over
for the purpose of taking a trip through
the reserve and to see for himself how
matters stand in that section. He was
accompanied on the trip by M.
and Horace Cleveland, who are the
rangers for the district, which covers
somewhere in the n%eighborhood of $4,000
acres of land on Middle creek, and says
that he found everything in first class or
der and commends his assistants as the
right men in the right place.
The Gallat County Republican will
appear, 50 it is stated, on Tuesday next.
The number OF journalistic ventures that
have been launched upon the unsuspect-
ing public this year is something awful
.-J SO I~oN 1- 0r. nv Lo~l
to get as they are here at times matters
would be very much simplified by estab-
fishing a state news mill or other instltu-
ton where the reporter in sore straits for
'stuff" might go for the amount he needs.
The son of f. Brook Martin, who Is at
Reed City, Michigan. with his mother,
was operated upon for appendicitis. In
a letter to the father it Is stated that
the operation was a complete success and
that the lad is rapidly recovering and
may be cooked for to be home before long.
The Grand Army men are preparing to
depart for Chicago to take part In the
reunion at that city. The roster of those
who intend to go is not quite complete.
Tt is safe to predict. however, that Boze-
man will be we'll represented on the oc-
casion.
Mrs. De Witt and children are visiting
at the home of her sister, Mrs. Hoyt,. VINO
II is TO be said is more than glad to have
them with her for a time before they re-
turn to their home in Idaho.
Miss Maud Martin left for Butte on
Sunday evening, where she will spend
some time visiting with relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Thorpe. the
parents of County Surveyor Thorpe ar
rived here on Sunday fom New York on a
visit.
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