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Show BRAVE WOMAN KILLS BIG BEAR IN EXCITING HUNT Follows Animal Through Thick Brush and Finally Succeeds In Ending Hit Life. Tllamook, Ore. Mrs. M. J. Cono, who lives with hor husband at Notarts, Ore, and who rents tho Mnxwoll plnco at Netnrts Beach, showed that she wob u woman of cotimgo and pluck In nn exciting bear hunt. Sho wns returning re-turning homo from tho Mnxwoll place nlono on horseback and suddenly camo across a largo hear lu her way. Mrs. Cono drovo her horso nt full speed to hor homo and, obtnlnlng u Winchester nnd n shephord dog, returned re-turned to tho place whoro shu hud seen tho bear. Thu beast was soon located lo-cated nt tho sheep corral, and, gotttng within close rango of tho boar, sho fired her first shot, which broke tho bear's foro leg. Tho wounded beast made oft on thrco legs. Mrs. Cono followed It up and fired again at closo range, tho bullet striking strik-ing thu boar In the noso and coming out nt the Bide of the head. For somo time tho bear wallowed around, with Mrs. Cono nud tho dog after It, when It dashed off Into thu thick brush, This did not daunt Mrs. Cono In tho least, for sho followed as fast us her clothes would permit, some of which sho throw off so ns not to impede her progress. Evory nnco tn a whllo sho came with the bear, und did not miss an oj portuulty to fire. For over a rnllo Bhu chnscd her quarry In thu thick brush and succeeded In hitting tho animal four times. Tho ".og, nipping at tho bear's heels, forced him to tnku tu it lo whoro a desperate fight occurrod between tho two animals, Tho bear kept fanning tho dog off with tta paw. Mm. Cono camo up and, at about 15 feot distance, took aim nnd shot the hour In tho breast, Tho bear fell off thu tog and tho dog Jumped on It, when another savage fight commenced. At- Mrs. Cone Fired at Cloto Range. . tlPf tucking tho dog, tho boar taught It by thu mouth and broko Its undor Jaw. V1!')' Mrs, Cono saw that something had y'I"!t to bo done Immediately, with tho dog 'J'fihW under tho beur and likely to bo killed. toW so sho approached with bur gun whllo fej tho light was going ou and plncod the JjSvj imui.le ut the back or tho boar und Hb llrcd. This shot ended tho battle. rl Mrs. Couu vntruced her stops out " , of tho brush and told her husband and ' others what had occurred. Out ot nliio shots fired suvim hnd tuken eX- feet, Tho bear wus u largo ono and when dressed It weighed 1137 pounds. ;V |