Show fram saturdays daily sept encounter a call from mr who recently got BO roughly handled by a grizzly at willard an account of which appeared in tho W says that our informant was wrong in somo portions of tho story iio did not bannse to get his gun into alio bunra month but on the contrary after getting into the willows and encountering the animal sho knocked tho weapon out of his hand and lie was to regain possession of it tho fight did not occupy more than avo minu iea but in that timo mr whitaker received some fearful bites on the left arm and on both hips he furthermore states that the animal would take a bito at him and then run back o her cubs and his companion was in such a position that when tho bear rushed back to its young he had to retreat also and having nothing but fine shot in his gun knew that if ho fired lio could only wound tho grizzly and hat consequently her onslaughts would be tho more furious when mr whitaker biad nearly reached the edge of the willows and just ifton the bear had back to ho three cubs one of alio latter made a plunge at him followed by he mother camo up him ono on each side and limuli bit him on each hip hiis arm which ho now carries in ft sling and which has on it at least nasty gashes dangled helpless ly at his side and he was compelled to raise it when needed with the uninjured arm As he neared his home he became very faint and had to ho assisted to the house buchhe said waa tho pain in his arm that it was three or four days before he felt any inconvenience from the wounds in his hips A gentleman in company with several others started out instantly and about dark sent a random shot from a rifle into the animal which they caught sight of as she was chasing a dog from the willows next morning early the animal was found dead in the orchard one of the cubs was shot dead the other two showed fight but were soon put hors du combat wo are happy to sec sir W so far recovered and hope that it will not be long before ho has the full use of his injured arm |