The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-05
SPORT, THE SPANIEL
His Funeral Was Attended by Many
Admirers Of the Pet.
A SAD CASE OF DOG GONE
The Text Of the Address Is Not
Found in the Bible, But II Applies
to the Fiends Who Indulge In
the Practice of Poisoning.

Missoula- Jan. 4.-The funeral OF
"sport." Lou Lyons spaniel, was held
Yesterday afternoon and was attended
bv a large number of the good old
dogs admirers and friends. Mr.. Ly-
on conducted the music and c. A.
Barnes delivered the funeral address.
His text was one that is not FOUND IN
the bible. but is one that will be &C
cented by all who have any humanity
at all in their composition. 1t was
..It Is easier for a camel TO pass
through the eve of a needle than Tor a
dog poisoner to enter the Kingdom OF
heaven" The address was an eio-
ouent one. 1t referred touchingly TO
the devotion of dogs to mankind ana
extolled the many virtues or sport
There was never more oeVoteo
dog" said Mr.. Barnes. He was true
to his master and he loved his friends.
There was nothing that he would not
do for one he loved. On a hunting trip
he would work until II seemed as III MS
strength would give out, but he always
lasted TO the end. In the water ana
on land. he was a king among his fell
lows and he was faithful to the emu
His life contains a lesson OF devotion
that we should all take to ourselves.
"Sport had but one weakness. III
was his only failing. He was a free
lunch fiend. And yet in this he but
followed the example that was set by
many OF his human friends. He ola
not know that IL was wrong. And IL
is to his credit that, in following the
pernicious example of these friends. ne
improved upon their practice. Fond as
he was of free lunches, he could never
he induced 10 drink beer. He would
eat sausage. ham, dried beef and pref
zels but no amount of ooaxing could
persuade him to drink beer. So, even
in his faults, he taught us lesson.
Who Is there in this sad gathering
that takes a lunch without beerY Not
one. Sport, then, was wiser than are
we.
"a city IS cursed that numbers
among its citizens a wretch debased
enough ITO throw out dog poison. Such
a one Is not a man. He is a fiend. The
most exquisite tortures of hell are not
severe enough for him. He is an ally
of the devil and deserves the hottest
seat in Hades. That he will go there,
who doubts? If there were worse
place. he should be consigned to that.
But who is to blame for the exist
ence in this city of such a fiend? Is
there some explanation that can be
made of his presence here? say there
Is If il were not for the hordes of
worthless dogs that are allowed to
wander about our streets, committing
all sorts of outrages and nuisances,
there would be no dog poisoner here.
I do not think that the wretch who
killed Sport intended to do so. / have
no doubt that he threw the poison for
some cur But he should have shot the
cur. Then he would not have endan-
gered the lives of good dogs.
1.-THE direct responsibility of the ex-
istence of this blot upon the fair name
of this city rests upon the aldermen
and the police. II they would rid the
city of the thousands of vagrant ours.
there would be an end to this horrible
poisoning. Therefore, say, that they
are responsible for the reputation
which Missoula has as a sort of west
ern Constantinople-a refuge for dogs.
The city administration owes IT to the
people 20 rid Missoula of this stain.
The mayor. aldermen and police should
realize this. 1t is a responsibility
which they cannot evade. Here lies a
dog that was more noble than many
men. His life was devoted to his
friends and he never played them
false. II his death serves to put an
end to the nuisance to which I have
referred, he will have been a martyr
in a good cause"
The honorary pallbearers were II. T
Van Wart. II. w. Thompson, II. E
CLANCY and A. L. Stone.