New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-11-19
THE hogs IN NACONA.

A few days ago The Tribune printed what we
hope we may be pardoned for calling thoughtful
article on the cows in Fort Dodge, Iowa. In it
We presented various facts TO the public. We
showed how the echoes Of Fort Dodge were ever
and anon awakened by cow kicking prominent
citizen as he walked along the sidewalk and
breaking his leg. We mentioned the case Of
Alderman Gould's two-year-old heifer. which had
recently developed strange taste for chrysan-
themums and refused to eat anything else. break
ing conservatory windows with one horn and
reaching i'm and nipping of the blossoms. Much
other similar food for thought was presented
which we will not refer TO here But the most
gratifying part of the article WIS the statement
that the would in few weeks be restrained
Of their liberty. and that the spectacle Of the Fort
Dodge servant girl going out with tin pail and
camp-stool and sitting down to the nearest cow
when a quart of milk was wanted for breakfast
would soon he thing of the past. But Fort
Dodge is not the only Western city which is in
tested with domestic animals. The city Govern
ment Of Nacona, Tex, recognizes hogs as having
the same rights to the streets and alleys which
are possessed by citizens. In speaking of Fort
Dodge we mentioned the custom which the farmers
for several miles in all directions had of driving
their cows into town every morning TO secure the
benefit Of the excellent pasturage. At Nacona
the case seems to be reversed. to Judge by this
clipping from recent issue of 1.-THE Nacona
Argus: A gentleman living two miles north
| OF here informs us that the hogs from town are
about 10 ruin everything be has on his farm"
IL will he seen from this that the hogs are very
numerous in NacOna. In fact. Nacona may be
said to be boiling over with swine, gentlemen v
ing in the surrounding country to the distance Of
at least Two miles catching the overflow. " The
Argus goes on and tells more about the hogs and
the condition Of the city. All hogs, Of course,
Toot-indeed, if may believe n celebrated
apostrophe TO the noble animal, he must root or
die. The Nacona hogs have awaited themselves
OF their privilege and rooted up the streets till
they look almost as bad as New-York streets when
sewer is being laid which, we may say in pass
ing. is always, except when subway, gas
pipes. or water mains, or something else, is going
down Sueet-cars are impossiblity in Nacona
because the hogs root up the tracks. They have
seriously endangered the foundation of the Court
House, and In one place In Crocket-ave they have
| rooted down and exposed the gas-ppes to the
| light of day Last spring they rooted under the
| corner Of Gus Carbines barber-shop. and one
day the shop toppled over and that corner dropped
| four feet. Colonel Ryan was being shaved at the
| time. and his throat was unfortunately cut As
tne Noionel was n good customer getting shaved
three times a week and having his hair cnt once
a month. Carbine promptly sued the city for dam
| ages. The hogs continued to run At large, how
ever, and later on almost rooted over two dwell.
| ing houses. They have always had particular
| antipathy TO strangers. and drove of them has
| usually followed the traveller from the railway
| station TO his hotel. As for gardens in Nacona,
| they have, OF course, been ont of the question.
| Indeed, Nacona seems TO have been as badly
troubled with hogs, only on larger scale, as was
| that small Dakota town where the editor of the
local paper stopped in the middle of slashing
| article on I" The Permanent Character of the
| Growth of Our City and inserted this in paren-
thesis: One of Judge Dunn's razor back hogs is
under our office scratching his back on the heavy
| timbers and shaking the building so that we can
/ scarcely hold our pen. IL the Judge doesn't watch
out there will be fresh pork ye editors table
| before next Sunday morning.
| Bui the fate Of the hog in Nacona is sealed. as
| is that Of the cow in Fort Dodge. The Nacona
| City Council has decided that no hogs will be
allowed TO run at large after January l. This
viii he great relief TO the majority OF the cii.
zens, 10 say nothing Of the gentlemen living In
! the surrounding country.