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JJ.ROE H. T. EQElJ1O N, JYl. A., .. HLENA, JVIOJ\lTAJ\A.
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PLUCK O.E CALLIE MItEE
The Presence of Mind and General
ship of a Blue Grass
Belle.
She Oarried a Child Three Miles
and Outwitted a Black
Bear.
:'hen She Took Down a Winchester and
Laid Mr. Bruin Low-A Try
ing Adventure.
Miss Callie McGee of this place, says an
America, Ky., correspondent of the Cincin
nati Enquirer, had an experience a few days
ago that she will not forget and in which
she showed rare courage and presence of
mind in the face of the greatest danger.
America is a small hamlet situated in Lee
county, and in the wilds of eastern Ken
tucky, and consists of two dwelling-houses,
a country-store and a postoffiee.
For the last month Mise Callie has been
teaching school in the "Bear Creek" dis
trict, which lies on the waters of Bear
creek. In going to and returning from
school each week she is obliged to pass over
Bear Wallow mountain-so called by the
early settlers on account of the great num
ber of bears that formerly made it a resting
place in their migrations from the Chimney
mountains to the Cumberland. For several
years past, however, no bears have been
seen, and the inhabitants have long ceased
to apprehend any danger from these ani
mals. Last Saturday Miss Callie started
for her home for the purpose of passing the
Sabbath with her mother. She was accom
panied by her little neice, who is only three
years old.
The road between Rear Creek valley and
America is lonely even for a miountain
road, and from the base of the mountain on
the one side to the foot on the other-a dis
tance of three miles-there are no signs of
human habitation. While slowly climbing
the mountain on the farther side from this
place the child trampled upon a sharp
thorn, and child-like she screamed in her
agony. While Miss Callie was trying to
pacify her she was suddenly startled by a
rustling of the bushes at one side of the
road, and upon looking around discovered
a large black bear stepping slowly and cau
tiously into the road about forty yards in
her rear.
For a moment Miss McGee stood gazing
at the bear, too terrified to seek safety.
Then catching up the child in her arms she
fled rapidly up the steep mountain side.
Casting a terrified glance backward over
her shoulder she was appalled to see the
bear break into a lumber gallop and
start in pursult. The child, fright
ened at the unusual actions of her
aunt,Uwas screaming at the top of its
voice, and the bear apparently redoubled
his efforts to catuh them. Panting and
gasping for breath she at length reached
the top of the mountain almost exhausted,
and upon looking back discovered the bear
still in pursuit and rapidly decreasing the
distance between them, being now soarcely
twenty yards behind her.
Occasionally the bear gave an angry
snort, as if enraged at being balked of his
intended prey. His heavy, labored breath
ing was now distinctly audible to her ear,
anid she realized that her strength was fail
ing, and that it was ilutoseible for her to
continue her present pace much longer.
Clasping the kchild still more closely to her
bosom she made one more desperate effort
to out-foot her pursuer. While continuing
her flight the child's hat, with its gay rib
bones nd flowers, becoume accidentally dis
arranged and fell to the grouna. After
running a hundred yards or more Miss Mc
Gee venureqd to look back once more, and
her relief may be imagined when she saw
the bear biting and tearing at the hat lying
on the road.
Mis's McGee said that at light of this she
instantly recovered presence of mind, and
coolly began to caloulate on her chances for
escape and her best method of procedure,
She knew that the nearest house in which
she could seek safety was still nearly two
and a half miles distant, and the chances
of meeting any one able to assist her on
that lonely mountain road were very few.
She knew that she could not keep up her
present rate of speed much longer, so she
moderated her gait, although she still made
good time.
She had gained perhaps 200 yards on the
bear when, upon looking around, she dis
covered him again starting in pursuit, hav
ing succeeded in demolishing the hat. She
now rapidly proceeded to divest the child of
its eanque and threw it down in the road.
Upon reaching the spot in the road where
the garment was lying the bear again
stopped and proceeded to destroy it before
continuing his pursuit. Miss McGee made
good use of the time lost by the bear, and
when he again started in pursuit she was a
good distance ahead. As he again neared
her she threw the child's dress down into
the road, and again the attention of the
bear was attracted and a few precious mo
ments gained.
She continued this method, coolly waiting
each time until the bear had nearly over
taken her, then dropping some article of
wearing apparel into the road, until the
child was entirely divested of clothing;
then she began upon herself. She was al
ready within less than a mile of a dwelling
and began to feel confident of her ability
to delay the animal until she reached it.
Her gloves were first sacrificed and gained
a few moments' respite from pursuit. Her
hat went next, then basque, and last of all
her dress skirt. The latter succeeded in
holding the attention of the bear until she
reached the house of John Miller and was
once again in safety, although almost des
titute of clothing.
The bear, attracted by the squealing of
some pigs in a pen near the road, made no
effort to effect an entrance into the house,
but left the road and went to the pen for
the purpose of securing a pork dinner. Mr.
Miller was not at home and the bear's
chances for securing a young porker seemed
to be good, when Miss McGee took down a
Winchester that was above the door, and,
despite the entreaties'of Mrs. Miller, the
plucky teacher proceeded to the ren. As
the bear saw her approaching he reared
upon his hind legs and stood ready for fight.
Mica Callie quickly brought her gun Into
position and fired, the ball passing through
the animal's heart and he fell dead. lie
proved to be a "whopper" and tipped the
beam at 2871/ pounds.
Miss McGee is naturally somewhat proud
of her anhievement, and we all here in the
mountalns are proud of her and are talking
of presenting her with a rifle as a alight
token of our appreciation of the coolness
and courage she displayed under circunm
stances which were sufficient to shake the
nerves of the boldest of men.
How to Prevent loaughnees of the Skin.
During cold, dry, windy weather this
question aritates the mind of every lady in
the land who prizes a smooth, soft skin.
'There is nothing more harmless and effect
ive than Wisdom's Violet (ream for pre
venting and eradicating the ill effects of
severe weather. 'Try it.
Excursion P.:tes to California.
On the 1Tth o' each month the Northern
'Paciflu railroe will sell round-trip tickets
to California ; oints as follows:
Helena t.n an Francisco and return, go
ing via 1'ortland and returning same way,
$76.
To Fun Francisco, going via Portland and
returning via Ogden and Silver How, $10.
To Los Angeles, going and returning via
Po'tl.n:d, entering San Francisco in one
direction either going or returning, $89.
'Io Los Angeles, going via Portland and
Sari Francisco, and returning same route,
To Los Angeles, going via Portland and
San F'rancisco, returning via Sacramento
and Ogden, $:Jh.ri.
'1 .cets will be limited for sixty days for
going psa.ace, with return at any time with
in the final limit of sxa months.
A. I). i.iioAn, Gen. Agt., Hielena, Mont.
Cas. b. Ft,, G. 1. &'1. A., Sit. Paul, inn.
NORTHERN - PACIFIC
Between Missoula, Garrison, Hel
ena, Butte City, Bozeman, Lir
ingston, Billings, Miles City and
Glendive, and all points
EAST AND WEST,
There is nothing better than the service on
The Dininrg Gar Line.
Through Pullman Sleeping Cars and Furnished
Tourist Sleepers Daily between points is
MONTANA
-AND
ST, PAUL, MINNEAPOLIS & CHICAGO.
l'Pacti Coast Trains Passing through Minnesota
North Dakota, Montana, Idaho. Oregon and
Hashinstoa, carry complete equipments of
PULLMAN PALACE SLEEPING CARS,
FIRST & SECOND CLASS COACHES,
PULLMAN TOURIST AND
FBEE COLONIAL SLEEFERS
& ELEGANT DINING CARS.
TeROUGH TICKETS are sold at all coupon
of-icesof the Northern Pacific . R., to pount
North, East, beuth and West in the United
titatesand Canada.
TIME SCHEDULE.
It effect on and after Sunday, March 29. 18iL
TRAINS ARRrtT AT HELENA.
9. 1, Pacific Mail west bound ........ 1:8i p. a
o.2, Atlantic mail. east bound........10:40 p.
No., , Logan and Helena Passenger,
connectmng at Logan with train No.
s. Pacific ExpreN, west bound........ 1:80 a. m
No. 0, Misboula and-Butte Express..... 12:50 p, min
No. , Mlarysvills passenger.............11:10 a. min
No. 10, Marysville accommodation..... 6:0 p.m
No. lI0, Rinmini mixed, Mondays, Wed
nesdays and riday .................... 5:00 p. n
Io. 9, Wickes, Bouler and Elkhorn
passenger .............................. 10:25 L
TRAINS DUPART FROM IRLENA.
No. 1, Pacifice Mail west bound........ 1:50 p. m
No. 2, Atlantic Mall. east bound........ 10:55 p.
No. I, Helena and Logan passenger,
eonneeting with train No. 4 at Logan.
Atlantic express, east bound.......... 4:0 p m
No. 5, Missoula and Butte xpress..... :00 a.
No.7, Marytville pusengr ............. 7:5 a. m
No. 9, Marysville accommodation....... 8:00 p. m
No. 101, Rimlni mixed, Mondays, Wed
nsedays and Fridays ................ 8:15 a. in
No. 10, Wickes, Boulder and Elkhorn
Passenger ............................ 1:30 p. s
ior rates, maps, time tables or sr.,clal lfor
mation, apply to any agent of the Northern Pa.
dnila R. R., or to
CHAR. S. FEE,
A. D. EDGAR. Geon'l Pasg. & T''. At.
General Agent, FT. P'AUL, MINE
Cor. Main & Grand seP.. lhchns. Mont.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CUTTIMBE
In accordanac with the provisions of the
rules and reulnlatlns governing the use of
timber on the public domain, promulgated by
Circular, approved by the aceretary f tSit Interior,
M-ay 5, 191, notice is hrrby given that the on
dersenerd S. . L)odd, whose postnlhce addreo
is l.ogglg (reek, Montana, will. at the expira
tion of ilwenty-.one days from the first publica
ties of this notices will make written appllc
tion to the honorable ecretary of the interior for
authority tocut and remove all the pine and fir
timber suitable for eaw loge, lumber or crtlwood
fruom the followins ieacried. unsorred govern
ment laod, to-wit:
14eilnntng north of the month of l.ogging
crok at bridloe No. 219. where the Montana
t'netral railroad eroeses Belt crek: thoence ln a
westerly dlirectin up LoesinS erek. a distanceM
of about four lltes to ea pint one miln north of
Logging creeook: thence in a soulherly direction a
distanc, of two milee to a point one mile south
of Legging creek;: thence In an easterly direction
a distance of four miles to a point on belt orel"k
about one suile south of the mouth of Logging
creak; tht.ncs down I.elt creek in a northerly di
rection a distance of abount two mies to the place
of hbeginning, it being the intention to rat said
tibor from a tract of land eatendlitg one mile
on either side of said Lgging creek and four
mlles westward from the month threo,I being
in the ftrm o a esnare two bIy four ailsm. con
tainins abouet 5,120 acres of lard, all said lands
being nonrveyed govsrnment lande , ine ttals.
one. unfit for agrioulture or grazln_, situats ly
ing anud eing within the count of C(eade, state
of Montana. sad being non-mineral ecept u to
limesetouse. it is stmated that there Is suolsient
piun timber tiereon eto makr almbot l0 0o0 feoot of
lumber, and in*oogh Sr timber tomuakeabeet
00 0,00 feet of lumber beidelb tý lneelinmable
amount of cordrwed that slay be made from soch
part of saild timber as maybe unfit for lumber.
Maid timber is rwanted fr tle pares of ausno
factrritg lumber led cordwood for e e . the
market. S. M. DODD.
First mublication Aug. 16.
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