The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1900-08-24

hereby announce myself as q
candidate for Sheriff of. Mobiles Co.,
subject to nomination by the Repub-
Ilican county convention:
-: i. &c. TURNER.
From an Old Friend.
FIEroHER, Idaho, Aug. S. 1900.
| ED1roR ADVANCE.
Dear Sir:-I take the opportunity
70 write to my old friends and &C.
quaintances through the columns of
your paper, of an interesting bear
story. q. the timbered part of
this reservation, there are a great
many bears of all eorts and all ages.
Among them are the silver tip
grizzly bear, of which2 we came in
CONT not with while out on a bear
hunt, and of which I have now three
little cubs, left to tell the tale. We
got on the trail of some bear with
three fox hounds and all of a sudden
ran on to an old che bear with three
cubs, had it not been for the hopnds
We would have had u narrow escape
TOR our lives; there being 80 much
brush aud shrub pines in the timber
and kension that We never saw the
old b ,ar uatil W. got With twenty
five feat from her, we Immediately
put two bullet holes through her
body, which caused her to die in
about twenty minutes, bnt when she
received the first shot she made de-
sperate leap at an old burned pine
snag which was standing near her at
Ia distance Of about twenty feet, she
Ecaught hold of it and tore chunk off
1.-The snagsthe ssiz, of mans arm.
Then fell back, and at thesame Tins
lassg ave hsrs othar sshot ahe fall
to the ground helpless, and was dead
in twenty minutes. She was 80 large
that che dressed four hundred pounds
OF meat, the meat was very coarse
an d Aabby, and tastes something
similar to beef. Well the funniest
part then took place with the three
cubs, which became so frightened d
of the dogs, they came to US for pro-
lection, t. ey came aud hugged their
arms around our legs. and hung on
for dear life, while tho dogs were
after them, we had all we could do
to keep the dogs from killing them,
there was a greatscrambl'ng, scratch
ing, and bowling, of bt ars and dogs
and men, for a while. The cubs
were about six weeks or two. months
old, and about the size Of small
shepard dog, they are now about
the size of sheep, and are getting
quite ugly. There are not many
grizzly bear any more, and for that
reason have concluded to keep these
and 20 out and exhibit them through
the country in tent, they are really
a great curiosity to the people, and
no one that never saw cub grizz"
Icy bear will regret to paya dime tc
to see them I showed them, in Lewis
ton, and there was such croud that
the walks and streets were crowded
for blocks. If I can will try and gel
to Worthington, on the Fourth o.
July, with the bears, and show then
lin a tent, at ten cents sight for adults
and five cents for children under
fifteen years. When the bears ge
older Twill learn them some tricks
; and have them perform. I can ge
a good price for them in Portland o
San Francisco, at the museum, or a
the Parks, but don't wish to disbos
of them yet, as l think thereis goo'
fortune in them. There are also lot
of deer, coyotes, cougers, wildcat
+ and bobcats, here. Well this coun
try is now rejoiced Q, er free home
this means $500, to each man tha
has a homestead on his .reservatio
land will make many votes for McKir
Icy here. This country is bcomin
!. fast now, claims ure selling quit
y frequent at $500 and $500. Thel
arc great many people coming j
= from MINI. buying homes her,
Crops look good and if nothinghapl
: ems there will be a good harvest, bl
4. wheat is very low only thirty e,
| per bushel; oats, thirty cents an
barley, twenty FIVE cents.
Would like to write a. long lett>
in detail Of the ways and dsages
this country and Of the different wal
of living life but i would take
| much time and space sven, to 81,
but . brief history Of the same. s