The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1905-05-03
President Roosevelt is Enjoying
Royal Sport in His Hunt
in Colorado.
He HAS PLENTY OF RECREATION.
The President Takes Great Pride in
His First Trophy of the Hunt,
q Big Bear.
The Start For Home Will Be Made
May IS With Stops of One Day
Each at Denver and
Chicago.


President Roosevelt is enjoying royal
sport in his hunt for Rocky mountain
grizzlies is attested by Secretary Loeb,
who returned from the camp after hav-
| ing spent the night with the party.
| While the only game pulled down thus
far is the bear shot by the president
and the bob cat shot by DR.. Alexander
Lambert, there has been plenty of rec
reation. Every day the dogs have fol-
lowed trails that looked promising,
showing that there are more bears to
be found in the vicinity now being
hunted. The party will move on West
Divide creek, within 20 miles of the
Newcastle. The point toward which
the party is working is RedstOne,
where camp will be broken on May
IA. The private car Rocket will pick
up the president there and he will
spend the night at GlenwOod Springs
The start home will be made on May
Is with stops of one day each at Den
7er and Chicago.
In the Best of Health.
Mr.. Loeb says it was only necessary
to see the party eat to know that the
hunters were in the best of health and
enjoying themselves. During the din
ner and afterwards the president and
Mr.. Loeb had long talk. Naturally
the secretary wanted to know all
about the bear killed. 1t was an in
teresting story in which all members
of the party shared in the telling.
The dogs had several times caught
up with the bear and had annoyed
him until he was in vicious mood.
Finally when he was at bay two or
three members of the party, including
the president, came up with the dogs
One dog had been killed and several
others badly wounded and the grizzly
was playing havoc with the others
that were tantalizing him. To save
the dogs the president had to shoot
hurriedly. Every sweep of the bears
paw bOwled over a hound and rather
than see any more of the pack killed
the president took the chance Of shoot
ing between the dogs at the bear. He
fired once and hit the animal in the
shoulder. Firing again, he killed mis-
game. He takes great pride in his
first trophy of the hunt.
An Appointment Signed.
The most important business be-
tween the president and secretary was
in relation to appointments that have
been made The president signed the
appointment of George w. Atkinson.
of West Virginia, to be Judge Of the
United States court of claims as well
as several pardon cases.
When the camp moved to the Di-
vide Creek it will be located on the
ranch of Will Grigors. 1t is said game
is more plentiful there. The snow is
rapidly going away and the dogs viii
be able to do better work. When the
party is in its new camp Mr.. Loeb
will pay the president another visit.
The return trip of President Roose-
welt as far as Denver will be made ov-
er the Denver and Rio Grande rail-
road No excursions of sightseeing
character are to be made in the state
although invitations are pouring in
on Secretary Loeb. No new invita-
tons of any kind will be accepted. It
is probable that the party will be in
Washington again on the morning of
Nav 20.