Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 February 1914 — SQUIRE G. W. BUSSELL KILLED ANOTHER WOLF [ARTICLE]

SQUIRE G. W. BUSSELL KILLED ANOTHER WOLF

Big Female Cams Will Be Taxidermized and Preserved by Local Public Schools. Squire Charles W. Bussell, of Hanging Grove township, the champion wolf slayer of Indiana, has added another to his long list of victims, having killed a big female wolf at bis Harm Tuesday of this week. This makes the 69th wolf he has killed in the past 45 years, his first one having been shot when Squire was only ll years of age. Mr. Bussell has kept a wolf dairy and it recalls many exploits during the past forty-five years and all in Jasper county. He was looking after some farm work Tuesday with his son-in Jaw, James Lefler, when he spied the wtolf across the field. Mr. Lefler had seen her near the house only a few days before. Charley knows how to lay a trap for a wolf and after setting his Marlin 30-30 he approached the animal in such a manner as to beep a haystack between himself and the object of his stealth. In this way he came within 100 yards of the brute and the animal evidently smelled trouble for It pricked up its ears and was just ready to start when a buMet was sent crashing through its body. The animal was brought to town Wednesday and will be taxidermized and kept in the high school collection of native birds and animals. Mr. Bussell now ha® two wolves in the National Museum at Washington and one in the state capitol in Indianapolis. So well has he learned the traits of the brutes that once he gets a sight of one he invariably lays a trap that results in his killing it He expects that there is a male in that section and will keep on the lookout for him The squire’s biology as a wolf Slayer would make interesting reading.