The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1922-12-01
STORY OF 4 BEAR HUNT
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Electra, November %.
Editor Star: feel that you would be
pleased TO have an account of a bear
hunt taken by one of your subscribers
and several Of your readers. Sunday
evening, Nov. 5th, you might have
seen two cars loaded with plenty of
good eats and bedding starting from
Mr.. Lawrence Marshalfs place. One
car was occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
William Woodwork and the other by
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsh, Mr.. and Mrs.
HemeIburgher and Russell Nichols
The Woodworths are from Lincoln,
Neb., and have spent the past year at
Silver Springs. Mr.. and Mrs. Himel-
burger are from Bedding, Mich, but
really call Florida their home, being
amusement people and spending over
six months each year here for the
past eight years. Mr.. Nichols is of
!Pennville, Ind, and is friend of the
Himelburgers. These friends of the
Marshes are all for a good time so
/ of they started for real bear hunt
Darkness was nearly upon US when
We arrived at that beautiful spot
known as Juniper Springs. We at
once made camp and prepared our
supper of fried chicken, etc. About
the time were were eating, as near
as the writer can remember, in came
la Ford car with Messrs. Tom Sellers
ard Dan Fort, to join the party. After
! a jolly evening of stories of previous
bear hunts told so they made you
hold your breath one minute and shout
with laughter the next, and told as
with all the wonderful details, we
turned in for the night.
After a good nights rest and a
good breakfast the men took the
heavy trap several miles into the
jungle, where they set it upon a trail,
| it taking them several hours to pre-
pare to catch the willy fellow who
should travel this jungle land trail.
Another supper and campfire stories,
another nights rest, breakfast, then
q hasty trip to get bruno, and long
tramp back to camp to tell US just
how near they came to having him,
his foot inside the trap, but missed.
Well, everyone could hardly wait for
the morrow; some said no bear; others
were sure they would have him next
day; in fact, most Of the campfire
queries were would bruno be there or
mot?
They told US how old bruin reached
as high as he could on certain trees
on the trail and blazed them like a
Imam. Well, at last the long night
passed, and breakfast over the men
went back to jungle land, and those
who saw say their hair wouldn't lie
down; in fact, some are even afraid
in the dark since if such animals roam
at large in Florida. Such snorting
and blowing, but nothing daunted, our
Igood friend Lawrence Marsh up with
that rife of his and biff Mr.. Bruin
gave up. He weighed about 500
pounds.
Then came the work of getting him
to camp, which was done with Mr..
Woodworth's car, Mr.. Marsh, Mr..
Himelburger and Mr.. Nichols get
ting him loaded, then out at camp for
pictures. Mr.. Tom Sellers and Mr..
Fort took him from camp to the home
of Mr.. Marsh, where he was skinned
and dressed.
Nearly every one in the neighbor-
hood had a treat of bear meat. Some
of the party salvaged foot or tooth
as a reminder of that wonderful trip.
The writer is the proud owner of the
skin. She hopes that she may be a
member of such party another time.
Pearl Himelburger.
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