Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 33, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1913 — HIS SYMPATHIES WITH ELK [ARTICLE]

HIS SYMPATHIES WITH ELK

Bomewhat Natural, Since Animal Reacued Engineer From Extremely Awkward Position. A curious story of adventure comes from Montana. While a freight train was lying over at a small mountain station, the engineer borrowed a shotgun and started out for a short hunt. Finding nothing, he was returning to the train when a cow came running at him, and before be realized his danger, she tossed him in the air. Getting to his feet as quickly as possible, he dodged behind a tree, and then, to his dismay, found that the gun barrel was bent so as to be useless. The next ten minutes were very lively ones, while the cow chased the engineer round and round the tree. Just when he was about to succumb from fatigue, an angry snort was heard, and a big elk appeared upon the scene, head down and prepared for a fight. So was the cow, and In another moment the two animals dashed at each other. The engineer watched the com-Imt-for-H few minutes, bam PFMefiSS suggested that he should make a retreat as soon as he could. He regained the train In safety, and never know the outcome of the battle, but he hopes the elk was the victor.