Fights With Five Wildcats
Chippewa Falls Physician Kills Three in Vicinity of Bloomer
Eau Claire Weekly Telegram | July 8, 1904

Chippewa Falls- Dr. H. D. Miller had a thrilling experience with five wildcats a few miles from Bloomer. He was met by two of the cats which attacked his horse. After succeeding in driving them away, three more came and the attack was renewed. Miller fought the animals with a club and before the battle was over killed three.

Chad’s Take: Another Unusual Battle

I know I stated this sentiment way too many times to count, but the Chippewa Valley must have been an amazing place to see during the early days, and this article is just another piece of evidence to support my nostalgic belief. Picture the good doctor Miller returning home from a day of treating the community when he finds himself attacked by two wildcats (known throughout the U.S. as panthers, cougars, mountain lions, and pumas). Amazingly, the doctor fends off the two vicious creatures, only to have three more beasts arrive to join the fight. By the time the fight is finished, three dead wildcats fall victim to Dr. Miller’s club. It is difficult to imagine coming home from a day’s work only to discover that some wildcats were looking to make a nice meal out of you and your trusty horse. The situation is so far removed from our modern daily lives that even the thought of using a horse for transportation is almost completely lost to us, not to mention having to defend the said horse against a pack of wildcats. Stories like this remind me that with all of the tremendous advancement of the last 100 years, I sometimes find myself pinning for the adventure of the old days, although I am not so sure Dr. Miller would feel the same.

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