Coon Hunter Kills Big Eagle

1915

Bird Shot Measures Seven Feet From Wing Tip to Tip

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 16. — An eagle, measuring seven feet from tip to tip of its wings, was shot by Eugene Gertges, when the latter was coon hunting in the vicinity of Friedens' Church, six miles west of St. Charles. The eagle was perched in a tree and the hunter mistook it for a hawk.



Man Operated On 131 Times

Patient at St. Louis Hospital Is Cheerful at All Times

ST. LOUIS, Mo., Dec. 16. — Harry Smyth, 42 years old, is one of the most cheerful patients at the city hospital here, despite the fact that 131 surgical operations have been performed on him. Tuberculosis of the bones have made these operations necessary. Since childhood Smyth has passed most of his time in hospitals.

To occupy his time Smyth took up sewing and crocheting and he is now an expert with the needle. He is always good-natured.