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Show A FEW ODDS AND ENDS A Brave Woman Follows and Kills a Big Bear. Other Items Of Interest. 1 , Tii.amook, Ore. .Mrs. M. J, Cone, who llcs with her husband at, Xetarts, Ore., and who rents the Maxwell placo at Netarts Ileaeh, showed that she was a woman of courage and pluck In an exciting bear hunt. She was re-tiirnlnu re-tiirnlnu home from the Maxwell place alone on horseback and suddenly came across a lare bear In her way. Mrs. Cone drove her horse, at full speed to her home mid, obtaining a Winchester and a shepherd dot;, returned, to the place where she had seen the hear. The. beast was soon located at the sheep corral, and, Hutting within close railed of the bear, she tired her first shot, which bioke the bear's tore lt The wounded beast made off on three lens. Mrs. Cone followed It up and Hied niraln at close lance, tho bullet striking strik-ing the bear In the nose and coming out at the side of the head, for some time the bea'r wallowed aiound. with Mis. -Cone and the do alter It, when It dashed oil' Into the thick brush This did not daunt Mis Cone In the least, for she followed as fast as her clothes would permit, some of which she threw off so as not to Impede her progress Kveo once In a while she came up with the hear, and d'd not itlss an opportunity op-portunity to lire. For over a mile she chased her quarry In the thick brush and succeeded in hitting the animal four times. The don, nipping at the bear's heels, lorccd hhn to take to a log, where a desperate light occurred between thef two animals. The bear kept fanning the dog oil with Its paw. Mrs, Code came up and, at about fifteen fif-teen feet distance, took aim and shot tho bear In the breast The bear fell oil the log and the dog Jumped on It, when anothcrsavage llghl commenced. Attacking the dog, the bear caught It by the mouth and broke Us under jaw. Mrs, Cone saw that something had to be done immctllntsly, with dog under un-der the bear and likely to be killed, so she approached with her gun while the light was going on and placed the muzzle at the back of the bear and tired. This shot ended the battle. Mrs Cone retracted her steps out of the brush and told her hiisbund and others what had occurred. Out of nine shots llred seven had taken or-fi'Ct. or-fi'Ct. The bear was a large one and when dressed it weighed .'I.17 pounds. |
