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HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
July 5. 104
Silver Lake Bear
Hunt Described in
Old Frisco Paper
' "A Recent Grizzly Hunt
in
Southern Oregon" is the title of
a stirring account in - the San
Francisco Bulletin on Sunday,
April IS, 1000. A faded copy
or the paper owned by P
Reeder, 412 Michigan, devoted
half a page to the grizzly hunt
and had an artist's impression
of it across five columns.
"The old grizzly bear that has
made trouble for the Southern
Oregon sheep and cattle owners
has been killed, the account
starts. "For years 'Old Yank'
has been prowling about, de
stroying the fattest of the flock
and the pride of the herd, but
Jeff Howards skill and daring
courage were too much for the
old fellow. His shaggy skin
now stretches on the cabin side
at Howard's Silver Lake home
"Silver Lake is a small town
in Lake county, Oregon, near
the California state line. It lies
near the edge of the great South
crn Oregon desert, close to the
famous fossil beds and 'moving
sandhills.' There sheepmen and
stockowncrs dwell and prosper,
caring little for the outside
world. San Francisco is their
purchasing headquarters, and
trips are seldom made north'
ward, though Portland and
Saicm are not very distant. The
country is wooded to the east
and south. Great mountains are
near, and broken ridges of heavy
rock, the ideal home for bears
and other wild animals.
Griulies Driven Out
"Years ago the grizzly roamed
in this section unmolested ex.
ccpt by the Indian hunters, but
in later periods his species have
been driven out of the country
ana practically exterminated
with the exception of Old Yank,
who has defied the organized
bands of hunters,, and after his
raids beaten a safe retreat to
the mountain caves of the wild
region,
' "Of recent months his depre
dations became so numerous that
the ranchers offered large re-
waras lor his skin. He killed
their horses, sheep, cows and
nogs. Many times the old fel
low slaughtered as many as a
aozen sheep in one nieht.
Though the general location of
his den was known, the exact
spot where he hid in the day
time could not be found, even
with dogs. At any rate, he
wouia move away from it when
hard pressed by the hounds mri
take up quarters at some inac-
cessioie mountain top.
Destructive Raidi
"On several occasions a stray
hunter had met Old Yank, but
ins tremendous size and feroci
ous appearance usually discour-
ncu a cnance shot.
"During the past winter Yank
became exasperating in his de
structive raids. Sheep were
killed by the dozens and the
cattle suffered proportionately.
A number of ranchmen met dur
ing uie latter Dart of last mnr.ii.
and, after talking over. the mat-
Beni lor William Vander-
vc, a noted hunter, who in
response arrived at Silver Lake
a pacic ot yelping hounds
ready for the round-up.
"On a Thursday morning the
hunters started out. Toward
night a fresh trail was struck
but it being too late to follow it,
the dogs were called and camp
made for the. night. An early
start was made Friday morning
There were six in the partv,
Vandervert, Jeff Howard, Wil
liam Bell, an Indian hunter, two
ranchers and a 12-year-old boy.
The dogs picked up the trail and
were soon off on a run, leaving
the hunters to make their way
through the thick brush and over
the rough trails. It was a hard
tramp and began to wear on the
trackers as the day wore arid;
Yank had not been overtaken:
Yank in Hole
"The trail led over the hills, 1
Scene of Grand
(NBA Telephoto)
Here's the way the Grand Junction, Colo., railroad yar d looked after two freight cars loaded with ammunition
exploded and started firing all sizes and shapes of bul lets and shells In every direction. The unexpected bar
rage, apparently started from a hot box In one of the c are, Injured but eight persons when one of the freight
aars turned over on its side and the ammunition blaste d in the opposite direction from the town's reslden
. . .. tial district.
into canyons and across several
little creeks where the grizzly
had stopped to drink. Sudden
ly it took a turn toward a large
mountain, up the steep sides of
which a few of the dogs could
be seen making their way. Fin
ally the leader of the pack stop
ped in front of a deep hole in
the mountain side, and it was
evident that the game was
treed."
"The hunters found that they
had a very serious task before
them. The mouth of the cave
could be reached only by climb
ing along a narrow shelving of
rock overhanging a canyon. The
men did not hesitate, and after
a good deal of scrambling and
scratching for something to hold
on to, and for a foothold on
the loose stones, the entrance
to the den was reached.
"The pathway to the cavern,
or rather, break in the face of
the mountain, was narrow and
dark. The dogs refused to go
in. A quantity of dry brush and
some green wood were piled in
front of the entrance and, an at
tempt made to smoke the griz
zly out. The trick was a most
dangerous one, as a hasty retreat
for the party would have been
impossible. Then it was that
Jeff Howard suggested a very
daring feat. Some projecting
rocks overhung the cavern's en
trance, and he proposed that his
companions climb to these. In
peering into the cave he had
discovered that the place was
divided by a shelf of rock into
two compartments, in the larg
er of which the bruin stood
growling defiantly. Howard's
plan was to have his men posted
above so that they could shoot
down at the bear should he make
a rush. The position would give
them all opportunity to use their
rifles, thus delivering a murder
ous volley. The brave fellow
would use himself as a bait to
entice Yank to make the rush.
Pole Did the Trick
Foolhardy as this may have
seemed, the men did as suggest
ed. Arming himself with a
heavy pole, Howard carefully
groped his way into the dark
den, guided bv the Crawls nf
the animal. The bear was be
hind a split boulder, directly
opposite a crevice that Howard
promptly poked his pole through
and began jabbing the brute at
a lively rate.
The snarls and ernwli thai
Old Yank gave forth from his
cruel jaws were terrible to hear.
ne Clawed mad v at thp nni
Then he broke for the entrance'
rounding the boulder and over
looking Howard in his fright.
As soon as he reached the en
trance, William Ball xhnt hi
through the neck and head. The
other hunters fired and Old
Yank dropped over the ledge
with a score of bullets in his
carcass.
Old Yank's hide m,c,,rj
nine feet in length and his body
weighed nearly a ton. The
tracks he left in the snow were
I incnes wide and m Ino,
long. Brave Jeff Howard has
nd the country of a mt j
does not think that he did any-
iig uui oi me ordinary in en
tering the monster's den."
Merchant Shipyards
ncrease Tonnage
WASHINGTON. Julv s
American merchant shipyards in
the first six months this year
delivered more tonnaee than in
all of 1942.
The delivery of 168 vessels
aggregating 1,676,500 dead
weight tons in June brought total
production in the first half of the
year to 879 ships totaling 8.818.-
B22 deadweight tons. Last year's
record was 747 vessels of 8.088.-
732 deadweight tons
Junction's Unscheduled Shelling
Hildebrand
HILDEBRAND Some of the
farmers ot this district have
started cutting their alfalfa hay.
Dr. Wright was called to the
Hartzlcr ranch on Saturday to
treat Mrs. Hartzler who was
quite badly hurt by being run
over by a calf. There were no
bones broken, but she suffered
bad bruises and is confined to
her bed.
Leonard Ritter was transact
ing business in Klamath Falls
Saturday.
T. P. Michael has been quite
sick for the past week and was
taken to Klamath Falls on Mon
day for medical attention.
Charles Carlson was transact
ing business in Dairy on Mon
day.
Mrs. Charles Borough and
daughter Myrta of Spraguc River
visited on Monday with her sis
ter, Mrs. Marvin Michael ot Hil
debrand. Jesse Drew and son Billy,
have been hauling wood from
Sprague River to their home at
Hildebrand the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Schmor
and son Bobby of Bonanza, ac
companied by their mother, Mrs.
Henry Schmor Sr., and their
daughter, Mrs. Clay Combest of
Klamath Falls, visited on Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. Erwm
Schanz and daughter Charlotte,
Charles Carlson was a business
visitor at the Chris Wandsted
home on Monday.
Mrs. Joe Vieira and son Jerry
and Mrs. Rosa Vieira visited on
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. S. K.
Hartzlcr and Bessie.
Sarah and Walter Loguc visit
ed on Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs.
E. P. Pool and family.
John Loguc is employed at the
Liskey ranch in Poe valley.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Michael and
Mrs. Man-in Michael visited
Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs
Hartzler and daughter Bessie.
Mrs. Addic Lovell of Klamath
Falls visited Tuesday and Wed
nesday with Mr. and Mrs. E. P.
Pool and family.
Sallio and Roberta Pool spent
Tuesday night with Sarah Loguc.
S. K. Hartzler and son John,
delivered some fat hogs to the
E. D. Trulove meat market in
Klamath Falls Thursday. j
Sarah Loeue was an overnight
visitor at the E. P. Pool home
Wednesday.
La n gel I Valley
LANGELL VALLEY. Ore
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Dearborn
and family spent Tuesday with
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Leavitt
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Camp
bell visited last weekend with
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Campbell
at Bly.
R. M. Teare purchased
truck last week in Klamath
Falls.
Mrs. Mary Dearborn had the
misfortune to break a bone in
her arm recently: She received
medical care in Klamath Falls
Mrs. Clifford Jackson, Mrs.
Warren Mason and Miss Mil
dred Teare spent the Fourth of
July visiting friends in Port
land.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Murray,
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Dearborn.
Mr. and Mrs. Ora Johnson, Al
bert Dearborn, Charles Dear
born and Calvin Leavitt spent
several days fishing near Bly.
Mrs. Bill Burnett and Rich
ard returned Wednesday from
Olympia and Portland where
they spent three weeks visiting
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Monroe
and Art were Sunday dinner
guests of their daughter and
son-in-law, the Mike Dearborns.
Mrs. Mary Smith and Mrs.
Bessie Frazier visited on Wed
nesday evening with Mrs. Cora
Leavitt.
Mr. and Mrs. Pete Hriczscise
spent Thursday at Ashland.
EPICS BEAT ANGELS
VANCOUVER, B. C, July 5
W) The Bremerton Epics beat
tho Vancouver Angels 12-0 here
Saturday night in a Softball
match. Al Jcnson, Bremerton,
pitched a no-hit game.
Allied Bombers
2T5
WhiU U. S. bombers (arrow,
Athens, plants of the North
bombed Naples, communique
was raided previously.
Malta
The Jolly Nine Pinochle club
met at the home of Mrs. J. Ot
toman last Wednesday. First
prize was won by Mrs. Frank
Paygr, second prize by Mrs.
Emil Tofell. Guests wcro Mrs.
Chester Stonecypher, Jerry Raj
nus. Merle Loosley, Frank Vic
toren, Everett Jones, Frank
Paygr, Emil Tofell.
Mrs. H a 11 c n c Bcimcr and
daughter, Barbara Ellen, have
returned from San Bernardino.
Barbara Ellen has been staying
with her aunt, Mrs. Glenn
Fouch, for the past year attend
ing school in San Bernardino.
Mrs. Teresa McComb recently
returned from Tacoma after a
three weeks' visit with her' sou,
David. j
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halousck
recently returned from Port- j
land. Mrs. Halousck, Joe's moth
er, who has been ill, returned to
Malin with them.
Members of the Malin Chris- -tian
Endeavor society returned
from the convention at Fir Point
Monday night. Those attending
from Malin were Dorothy Loose
ley, Donna Chegston, Rusty Dod
and Teddy Stevenson. i
The Ace High Pinochle club i
was entertained Saturday night !
by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Halousck. !
Prizes for the evening went to
William Rajnus and Mrs. Emil 1
Tofell. Guests were Mr. and Mrs.
Louis Kalina, Mr. and Mrs. Wil
Ham Rajnus, Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Tofell. i
Mrs. Winnifrcd Gillcn will be
at the Malin high school at 2
p. m. July 6 to demonstrate the
preservation of foods by drying,
canning and freezing. Everyone
is invited.
Olene
Pfc. Bill Coleman, stationed
in North-Carolina, is here to
visit his people who reside in
Swan Lake. He was accompan
ied here by his wife and little
daughter, who expect to remain
here for the present.
Jimmie Allen of Klamath
Falls is visiting at the home of
his pStcmal grandparents, the
J. E. Aliens, who reside at the
Ray Lane ranch. His mother
with an older brother is visiting
in Nebraska.
Mr. and Mrs. Pcrly Stiles
were visitors in Olene the past
week and told friends they
have sold their Ashland hold
ings and expect to be back in
Klamath county to make their
home this fall.
Mrs. Ray Lane returned re
cently from Gaston, Oregon,
where she attended the golden
wedding of her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Gibson.
Frances Sullivan Johnston
has received word from her
husband, Jerry Johnston, that
he is now in England.
Mr. and Mrs. Rex High and
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sullivan
went to Ashland last week to
transact business and returned
with some lovely cherries.
Mrs. Marion Barnes accom
panied Mrs. Vera Real to
Quartz mountain on Wednes
day. Mrs. Real is winding up
all her affairs at Quartz moun
tain as she has closed the store
and camp ground for the dura
tion. The post office is still
there but will be closed very
soon, pending arrival of govern
ment officials. The Reals have
purchased a home in Klamath
Falls at 111 Sheldon avenue.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Shirk
called at the O. L. Brown home
one day this week.
First No Pipe, Then
No Crew Delay Lines
For Reedsport Water
REEDSPORT, July S (AP)
After waiting two years, the
city of Reedsport finally had an
$11,000 order of pipe to replace
tho lines of its water system to
day, but now there's no crew
tlx a i v 'v -ynir.:cf:rr- -j
SARDINIA yf
j?WuE" "TURKEY
to lay it.
The city water superintend
ent is trying to scrape up
enough men despite the labor
shortage to do the job before
the old ma)ns and leads go to
pieces. The iron and wood pipes
have been in about 20 years.
Pound Greece Holy
V-'.' . . .
right) poundtd airdromes near
African air forces (arrow, left)
announced. Salonika, In Greece,
Soil District Adds
Fire Equipment
LANGELL VALLEY The
Langcll Valley Soil Conserva
tion district has again equipped
a fire truck for use in the dis
trict. The truck is stationed at
the O. S. Campbell ranch.
A 500-gallon water tank has
been added to the equipment this
year as well as some large fire
extinguishers.
The equipment now consists
of the truck and tank, 'four fire
extinguishers, a fire pump and
300 feet of hose, hand tools and
duck pumps.
The Calif ornia Oregon Power Company
Jap Airmen to Have Touqh
Time Attacking, Says Knox
SEATTLE, July 8 (IP) Mom.
brrs of any Japanese air force
with the temerity to attack the
west coast will stand tho world's
slimmest chances of over return
ing to their homeland, Navy Sec
retary Frank Knox assured a
crowd at tho launching of tho
Destroyer Morrison by tho Seal-tle-Tacoma
corporation here Inst
night
"It can be sulci with certainty,"
he declared, "that if any raids
are mado on this coast, they will
be of the nulsanco variety only,
without the slightest military
value."
Speaking of the turn In the
war as signalized by recent
Ways, Means Group
Declines Approval
Of Coal Act
WASHINGTON, July 8 (AP)
Notwithstanding a recommenda
tion by President Roosevelt the
house ways and means commit
tee today declined, by a voto
of 13-11, to approvo extension
of the bituminous coal act.
President. Roosevelt, In a let
ter to tho committee, had an
nealed for continuation of the
act, saying:
"The whole coal situation is
so unsettled that It would bo
helpful if any phase of it could
be definitely concluded ... I
am again concerned about the
failure to extend tho Guffey
Coal act and 1 hope tho ways
and means committee will find
it possible to conclude Its licnr-
ings and report the bill favor
'ably,
MOW LONO SINCE
"We, the people of the United.
States ..."
156 years ago, these simple
words began America's warranty of
freedom.
Today we are deep in war so
that this warranty may endure.
Should we win and win we must
whom will it profit?
Are you . a farmer, and do you
love your land? Are you a worker,
and do you cherish your hard
bought home? It will profit you
that no man, without due process,
can wrest your home, your field,
your plow from you.
Do you worship God in a church,'
or in a synagogue, or in the secret
places of your heart? It will profit
you that ' no heathen hand can
desecrate your altars.
t : Do you impart the truth to the
printed page or do you seek it
there? It will profit you that the
Amrrlciin victories In tho Sol
onions mid Now Guinea ho said
"Both tho army and tho navy
aro on the march, and from now
on wo will pick the time and
plaeo of every buttle,"
Misgivings ho once held that
AniPrican youth hud grown soft
all vanished, the secretary said,
on a vlilt to Pearl Harbor when
ho learned of tho magnificent
courago with which tho "trench,
cruus iillnck of tho Jnpnmtso had
been incil,"
"Wherever Americans havo
fought in this war," ho said,
"they luivo lived up to the fin
est traditions of tho Invasion,
Yes, wo hnvo tho finest ships
and tho finent men and they
are fighting for tho most mag
tilflcont cause the world hns ever
known,
"Ultimately our fleet will find
its wny Into Tokyo harbor
and then tyrnuls of the Tojo
typo will loiiru their aggression
has been done away with on this
globo "
War Casualties
Totaled by OWT
WASHINGTON. July 8 (AP)
American disunities In World
war II now number 01,644, of
whom 31,870 are listed as miss
ing. The armed services have re
ported 1U.U00 dead, 21,828
wounded and 21,841 Imprisoned
by the enemy, the Office of.
War Information (OWI) report- i
cd. I
Army casualties total 64,621,!
tho OWI said, and nuvy losses
number 27,023.
YOU'VI MAD
prcsws will not he shattered In th
night.
Do you talk with your neighbor!
in the market place or meet on
the steps of the town hall? It will
profit you that no bludgeon can
drive you into secret cellars.
Our Constitution assures us these)
things. And these we fight for.
. In many ways we fight. Some in
small, silent ways when our sons ,
have gone. Some in large, heroic
ways in the roaring of wings.
Farmers fight in the rows of corn;
writers under the lamp; ministers
from the pulpit's height.
Not the least of these are tha
men of industry. And proud wa
are to be among them.
Proud to pledge ourselves still
further to the fight that all pco
pics everywhere may continue to
find in this Constitution of ours a
heartening hope I
Buys City Jail
C II j
irH , f.m,
Robert Plnckney, 16. laid he
bought the city (all at Harvard,
Neb., at a tax sale. City official
admitted tha lot containing the
jail was listed by error and
ware wondering what to do
about the S20 rent bill Plncknay
aid tha city owed him lor uia
of the all.
About a hundred kinds of
carrion flowers grow in Africa;
they smell like spoiled meat.
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