Iowa Old Press
Algona Pioneer Press
Algona, Kossuth County, Iowa
May 4, 1861
Black Bear
The Fort Dodge Republican, of April 30, 1861, says that while Mr.
Hiram Bellows was on his way from his home near Dakota City, to
Fort Dodge, killed a large black bear. Bruin was crossing the
road, when Mr. Bellows, observing him, unhitched one of his
horses, and started in pursuit. After a chase of two or three
miles, the bear was overtaken and dispatched by a load from a
heavy, double-barreled shot gun.
[transcribed by K.W., July 2009]