Show an exciting bar story alie neighborhood of wilson knights saloon was last night the scene of considerable mirth and excitement it was all caused by billy wil sona cub bear which had managed to chew its way out of the cage the first man to discover the escaped bear was mr dodd he was coming through the yard in the rear of the saloon at about 7 and brushed against sir bruin who acknowledged the brush with according to the best information we could get mr dodd waa frightened that ia he was about as scared as a real estate man generally gets ilia first jump was in the vicinity of forty feet and after that tho way he made the dirt fly was a caution to the realty profession A posse of brave men and boya armed with sticks stones and clubs and under the leadership of gallant dave bonnet soon appeared upon the scene they discovered tho bear contentedly seated by tho side of a beer keg the wicked dave closed his dark lantern immediately and gave vent to a forcible exclamation at this juncture billy wilson appeared on the scene with his gun he states that the yard was literally covered with the fallen who had tumbled over dry boods boxes in their mad flight for life liberty and th e pursuit of happiness in the meantime the cub had taken up his abode on top of the saloon he was routed from hia perch and the boys pursued him about the premises stumbling over rocks and boxes and firing rocks and clubs at poor bruin who finally reached the tithing office and tumbled down the enclosure a distance of abs tbs feet after he had run around the house several times he was finally dispatched by a shot from gun and the excitement was at an end TI e skin has been secured by george havercamp |