Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 184, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 July 1920 — Without Confirmation. [ARTICLE]

Without Confirmation.

Pete Johnson, carpenter on the farm, Was on the meadows of Hoboken looking for game. He walked around a half day and, finding nothing, he started for hime, meeting a cow which he shot at and missed. It was his last shot, so Pete was out of luck when he met a bear, which chased him a half mile to a friendly oak tree. The bear and Pete circled the tree until both were becoming exhausted. Then Pete grabbed the bear’s paws and held them around the tree until the bear died of starvation. They had bear meat at the farm and the skin of Bruno adorns the farm gates. Note —The recent storm prevented us from verifying this item. We hope it is true. —Unidentified.