People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 37, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 March 1895 — BEAR ATTACKS A MAN. [ARTICLE]

BEAR ATTACKS A MAN.

Paper Carrier Has an Hanrt-to-Hand Encounter with a Hungry Urate. Duluth, Minn., Feb. 28.—Henry Bercley, a carrier for a morning paper, had an exciting experience with a bear about 7 o’clock yesterday morning in West Duluth, and it was only after a desperate fight that the young man made his escape. Near the corner of Fremont avenue and Fifty-ninth avenue west, he saw the bear, lean and hungry after its long winter fast. The young man started to run and the bear started after him. Dropping his papers, Bercley drew his pocket knife and turned. As the bear came near the boy made a lunge at the animal, which made a dash at the young man. Bercley avoided the brute for a time but was finally clasped by the animal. Bercley used his knife with good effect and forced the bear to release his hold for a moment. Bercley jumped to the side of his antagonist and plunged his knife into the bear's neck. This made the brute weaken and it lost no time in beating a retreat. Outside of being somewhat frightened and scratched, Bercley was not inpured.