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Show BATTLE WITH WILDCAT. Fisherman and Animal Fight in Susquehanna Sus-quehanna River. SUSQUEHANNA. Pa.t Nov. 2. "BUI" Rogers of the Cascade, while bass fishing fish-ing In the Susquehanna river, saw a wildcat swimming across the stream in front of him, and cast a line In the cat's car, and it turned and swam toward the boat. Rogers tried to paddle away, but the cat caught the boat and began to climb In. "Bill" knocked tlie animal on the head with the paddle, and the movement move-ment capsized the boat Then there was. a savage battle In the water. . The fisherman defended himself so well with the puddle that he was able to reach the shore. The wildcat followed, hut a few well-directed blows finished' It, Rogers lost his fishing outfit, but the county commissioners will give him ?2 for the wildcat's scalp. |