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Show W. H. CHEVERS KILLS A BEAR WITH A CLUB V. If. Chevers. joint freight a'2f.-,t of the Haiiiinan system at Ogden h now rusticating In Gentile Vnlin-, Idaho, at the big rami and stork ranrii' or Harnard "White. Mr. Chevers is dividing" di-viding" his time by walking twenty, flvo or thirty miles daily and hunting .mo iiKinng in me looinnis oi adjacent nmujlains. The following excerpt from a letter received this inornrm; by Fred Gentsch, from Mr. White, indicates in-dicates that Colonel Chevers Is' enjoying en-joying his vacation: '"Chvers has gained thirty p.'mrnh sincf? coming to Idaho and is now 'utilizing a new wardrobe improvised from overalls and jumper on the ranch. While taking a ten-mile jaunt Saturday he bumped Into a big cinna-man cinna-man bear in the valley and for a few minutes there was something doin around about that, locality. Chevers greeted Hrnin pleasantly and, receiving receiv-ing no friendly or satisfactory- response, re-sponse, gracefully leaped over a ten-rail ten-rail fence and started for the ranch. The bear followed and Chevers est ah-lished ah-lished a new Marathon record that eclipsed anything ever heard of In even well-posted sporting circles. The bear gained graduafry until the fugitive fu-gitive nirned quickly and tossel a bottle bot-tle of tobasco in his enemy's eye?. The .inlniar rolled over in a paroxysm of pain and then Harrlman's Ogden re nirsenf at Ivo fonn.1 n fn una .i.-. li berate 1; beat the big brut to death. "The bear weighed nearly S00 pounds and Mr. Chevers has the car-cas car-cas on ice and will divide the meat with his friends on his return ho-ne. "In gratitude to Dr. Joyce, from whom he received the bottle of tobasco to-basco sauce, Mr. Chevers will present, the bearskin to that gentleman, after it Is made into an elaborate rug. "We have endeavored to induce Hie distinguished visitor to engage in flu Jack rabbit Industry here, but he i? homesick for his old Ogden frie:)do and will be home in a few days." |