The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-04
VERY MUCH SOUGHT
FOR LITTLE DOG
II Made a Longer Stay Here Than Was
Contemplated.
VALUED AT TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS
Dog Was En- Route from Owego, N.
", to Hampstead l.. l., and at the
D., L.. Il w. station in This CITY
Left Its Improvised House to Go
Roaming--Causcd the Officers of
the United states Express Company
No End of Trouble,

DOG BosT-Female pointer, color liver
and white licked A suitable reward
will be paid If returned to +. +. Mellow
an, l&2 Washington avenue.
The foregoing appeared in the ad.
columns of yesterdays Tribune
story is connected with that same dog
liver and white licked, etc. The ami
NAL is not the property of Mr.. Mo
GCwan and In truth ii is u stranger TO
this city.
The train from up .3ingha ntcn way
on the Delaware. LaCkawanna and
western system had steamed into the
sat On on LaCkawanna avenue shortly
after midnight. Thursday. The bag
gage was unluaded and the baggage
men EeEan the work of ass Ir.iry the
piles Cf boxes, trunks. crates, etc. One
crate was marked from a. l.. Burt,
Owego, n. Y, to the lIcmT steal Ken
nell farm, Long Island, and inside the
crate through the Stats could be seen
a pretty "liver-and- -White-tickcd' cog.
The baggage men took casual
glance at the lite fellow in his portable
house and gently placed the crate
among the baggage scheduled for the
train leaving south at l.4O a. m, a
short time afterward. This train final
ly pulled into the station and the WOrk
Of loading the stuff was begun,
Half of the heap had been trans
ferred to the truck and Baggagaman
Bates. for the United States Express
company. had his hand on the crate
marked Hampstead Kennel Farm,
Ions Island" Something aroused him
to turn his head. There on the station
platform stood a liver white
licked" dog with head erect and his
long tail cutting the air
EXprassman Bates said half aloud:
Where did that dog come from" He
thought he had seen it before. He
looked in the crate-it was empty. The
eXpressman made a dive for the dog
| hut his canineshio was too cute and
| turned tail The eXpressman followed
| after The "liver-and-w licked
/ object made through the station corri-
| dor and out upon the 'T." Express
! man Bates was close after and running
| for dear life. Catch that dog! catch
that dog!" he was yelling.
! The dog made a bee line for Rail
road court in the rear Of the buildings
on the south side of Lackawanna ave-
nue.. Bates followed at the top notch
Of his speed
At the corner Of Washington avenue
and the alley--a distance of four block!
from the starting point-the dog dis
| appeared and EXpressman Bates gave
| up the chase.
The 1.40 a. m. train went on withou
the crate marked for Hampstead. Tht
| police We're notified of the escape o.
the precious baggage and orders wer
the "liver-and white ticked" runaway
but no trace was discovered.
All day Thursday the hunt was prose
Cuted from the local United States eX
press office, Of which Mr.. MCGOWAN /
manager. kilograms We're sent to tn
owner of the dog, apprsing him of tn
escape and in response to a rcques
Mr.. Burt forwarded Il picture Of tn
dog. He also telegraphed that if tn
dog was not located by yesterday morn
ing he would come to Scranton an
begin a thorough and systematic searcl
through the city. The dog is value
at 5000.
Mr. MCGOWAN used every agency a
his command to locate his dOgshiI
The police We're very active. How
ever, no trace of the liver-and whit
| was ulSCbNeTeu anu MT. MCN"OWdl, u
his way to the office yesterday morn
ing was thinking about claims of dam
ages on his company and all that. Thi
was while Mr.. MCGOWAN was WalSin
along Platt place. Suddenly. a liver
and -white-t -ticked dog crossed the stree
in front Of him.
The thump of something in Mr.. Nc
GOwan's breast cannot even be i'm
agined. The appearance of the dog o
, the street at the same moment Whe
that same dog was romping around
Mr.. McCOwan's mind was enough
make any one bite his fingers to wax
. up. The dog stopped and looked tar
, talzingly at the awe-StruCk gentlema
and then made break for the oppC
site direction when Mr.. McGowa
reached out his hand. coaXingly NJ
MCGOWAN next made a quick and sue
: den dive-the dog followed the san
cue. For the nonce the chase was di'
T continued and Mr.. MCGOWAN went
the express office and hired dozen
50 boys to assist him. They repairt
to Platt place and for an hour aft
espying the dog the crowd, now nun