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SAVES HUBBY FROM BIG BEARicki»»§•: shouts wiii.n lhooai \n»» inti in i;N(auK in iif.ntiiSTIMGGI.H.ENCOUNTER IN MONTANAllndty Sornlrheil Alim it-IU Mor I •» Denver Utfr II«»turning From Honeymoon Trip—Son ol' Lenernl t'im-ler'n Famous Scnui. |*. Hckersoo— ( I'nivw “l 'hl|i of I ho Olil Block.To visit Montana on a honoymnn I r i t». be chewed up I * \ a cinnamon beat.and tlion rescued lv your wife is anexperience that falls to few men, v tthat is exactly what Happened to T. I| Kckerson. of IHii Washington avenue ii savs the Denver Dost. He returned to IDenver Sunday with both arms in .« sling, hut is the proud possessor of two hear skins, two sets of antlers anil a little wife who knows how and when to shott. It is because of the presence of mint! of his wife that Fekerson is alive today.Married Three Weeks \g«.Three weeks ago Kekerson was married to Miss Blanche Phillips, of Lara* mie, Wyo. The pair planned a honeymoon trip with bear, deer and alt the frills thrown In. but did not anticipate the excitement which was to follow. They pitched their tent 37 nines from Kallspell. Mont., and began the real business of living near to nature's heart.The first day after reaching camp Kekerson killed a cinnamon bear. Next day he killed a deer, and on the way to camp that afternoon his wife killed another. Rckernon is the son of P. Kekerson. the old scout who was with General Duster end who escaped massacre because Duster sent hint a wav before the battle in which the intrepid general was killed. Therefore young Kok arson, who Is really and truly a chip off the om block, believed he could lick most any old bear. He felt very courageous when, about 100 yards from camp, and having only one shell In lus rifle, he fired at an old she bear who. with two cubs, had come down to the water. He wounded the old hear in the nose about an inch from the eyes.A moment later she was upon him. Kekerson clubbed his rifle and for a few minutes the gulch seemed full of (lying* man and bear. He yelled for assistance and his cries reached his wife who was preparing a meal In the tent a hundred yards away. Seiz- . ing a rifle she hurried to the scene. j Wife Slays Bruin.For several minutes she worked around the struggling mass of bear and man, trying to get a shot. Finally placing the muzzle of her rifle to the right shoulder of the bear, she pulled the trigger and all was over. The bear died and Mrs. Kekerson assisted her bleeding husband to camp. That night, unassisted, she broke camp, and drove I hack to Kalispcil.Scared?* 1 should say not! said Mrs. Kekerson, when questioned about - the encounter. But I knew that if 1 didn't slmot right quick I would be a widow, and, anyway. I have shot three hears before. So 1 know more about them than some folks would.My husband was chewed up some,I hut he will come out of it all right,1 and we will always keep that hear skin. .Still, it we ever taklt;- another hunting 'trip. 1 would rather he took several : friends along. Bears are all right until one comes in close quarters with them, and then they are very danger-I ous.
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Helena Independent Record
Helena, Montana, US
Tue, Nov 17, 1908
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