Show THRILLING ENCOUNTER WITH BIG BLACK BEAR Telegraph Op Operator Awoke to Find Himself in Embrace Embrace Em Eni brace bf Pound Five Beast HEMLOCK CITY Mich Dec 25 F. F. F T. T night operator for the Pere ere Marquette road had a thrilling encounter with nith a monster bl black ck bear In the depot depot at ot 2 o'clock In the morning and was Injured In a 0 most moat shocking hocking manner minner In the struggle At that time lime h he was rudely awakened by something clawing at his bod body He lie Jumped up and and confronted a grown full bear wh which ch Immediately at attacked attacked attacked at- at tacked him and before the frightened operator was hardly aware of ot what had happened he was In the merciless embrace of ot a hungry growling b beast Calv- Calv well fought but as os he was wholly unarmed the bear clawed great gashes In his face ace hands chest and arms arm and he was soon roon covered with blood the furniture broken and the telegraph apparatus ruined After five minutes or more of ot Ugh lighting fighting tins broke away avay and though faint and weak from loss of or blood he jumped h head ad first through the window above his desk carrying sash and all with him and cutting himself In many places The bear remained In the office staggered over to the section house routed out the workmen and told his story A shotgun was secured and Calv well accompanied b by three section men returned to the station where they found the bear asleep on the counter where had been a short time Ume before napping l Through h the open door where the bear belr had entered one of the men blazed awa away with both barrels at the bear the shot killing tho be beast t. t Today the bear benr was waR weighed and went over pounds |