The Daily Missoulian., 1912-07-30
BUTTE FEATHER PROVES HIM.
SELF A HERO AND A FIRST
CLASS PRESS AGENT.
KNOCKOUT IN THE FIRST
Pugiiist Swings but Once and Gina
mon Bites the Dust and Keeps on
Biting lt-Fighter Rcscues Women
From Position Of Real Danger.

Tally Johns the clever Butte feath-
er, doesn't need o press agent. Tally
can pull stunts that make sporting edi-
tors tear their clothes getting to Il
typewriter. The other dav Tally
killed bear, regular bear. with n
crowbar, hung onto the end of an over
hand wallop. The Virginia City Times
and the Anaconda Standard have
printed stories about this stunt and
we hasten To add our field to the ter
ritory In which has been exploited
the knockout Of Bruin by Johns In the
first round. We take the Standards
version:
Word was received In Butte. yester-
day of thrilling experience OF Miss
Bessie Johns and Mrs. G. Emmett near
Virginia City n few days ago In which
Tally Johns. the feathcr-weight pugil-
list, proved himself hero. More than
a week ago Tally and his sister, Mr..
and Mrs. G. Emmett. Lizzie Condor
and May Connolly left Butte for yell
lowstonc park, travelling overland In
their own rigs.
While encamped near the mouth Of
Granite creek not far from Virginia
city, Mrs. Emmett and Miss Johns
left the camp to pick wild straw
berries. which grow I'm abundance In
the woods in that vicinity. When n
considerable distance from tho camp
Miss Johns was confronted by huge
female cinnamon bear and II s cub.
Giving n shout of fear Miss Johns ran
toward Mrs. Emmett with the bears in
I'M ftaa IA inc
near a large alder tree up which both
the ladies' scrambled and climbed as
best they could. Miss Johns got up
the tree first and Mrs. Emmett on the
lower branch, was barely beyond the
claws or furious mother bear. who
tried repeatedly To reach her. In try
ing to claw Mrs. Emmett from the
branch, the bear left the imprints of its
claws on her shoe.
The ladies' screamed loudly for help
and Tally, who was looking at min
eral ledge across a ravine. was at
tracted by their cries. He fastened to
the grove and seeing the predicament
of his sister and Mrs. Emmett. ran to
the camp for n gun. Arriving at camp
he saw that all the party were away
"h' ''ihA 'itah AIs
gun. The feather weight champion
started on a run for the dredgc boat
of the Conrey Placer company. short
distance from the camp. He saw n
crowbar lying near bridge Grabbing
up the bar. he hurried to the tree.
Tho mother bear was still trying TO
claw Mrs. Emmett from the branch
and did not notice his approach.
The plncky lad rushed up on the
animal and bringing the crowbar
down on its head with terrific force
crushed ts skull and killed II. The
ladies'. somewhat hysterical. scrambled
from their seats, while the plncky
Tally captured the cub. which he
brought 10 camp. Tally then returned
to the alder tree and skinned the
large bear. the hide of which will al
ways remind him of the best knockout
that he ever delivered.
Mrs Emmett and Miss Johns were
hurried TO Virginia City. where they
were attended by physician They
were hystcricai
The party rested several days I'm Vir-
ginia City to give the ladies' time 10
recover from their experience. Friday
they proceeded on their way to the
park