Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-03-15
MATT AND HIS DOG BOOKER.

Matt Lyon, proprietor Of the Temple
ton barber shop, is the owner of
newfoundland dog, and he is as proud
of him as ever Morris Sommer was of
''Toughey." For four years past the
animal has been familiar figure in
the barber shop. His duties were nu-
merous, and while, to the casual OBJ
server, he always appeared to be
asleep yet it was Invariably with one
eye open and the other closed. He
guarded the till with a jealous care;
kept strict watch over the cigar case
and saw that no one paid twice. Like
all CANNES he was fond of bones and
it was this habit, acquired in his
youthful dog days. that brought
trouble in the Lyons den. A man,
known TO the proprietor, as a GUS
toner who shaved once month and
got his hair cut once a year, one day,
during a periodical shaving spell, paid
a visit to the barber shop ana
Boozer." as he was known among his
numerous dogmatic acquaintance was
seen no more. Shortly afterwards
there became fading away in the
cigar case; the till had lost its silvery
Jingle and men commenced to pay
twice. 1t was frequent happenings OF
this kind that caused Matt to investi-
gate the dogs whereabouts. He was
seen by one man coming out of
Scrace's with n hot cross bun in his
mouth Numerous other stories of y
similar nature floated around, none of
which We're believed by Boozer's mas
ter, however. Suspicion with him had
fallen on the man with short whislSera
and long hair. He was determined to
follow up the clue, Yhicl he did for
several days. At last his labors We're
rewarded. j. hot tamale man said he
an ~ fal uFa fnlt ...t...
had n meat bone in his hand. towards
the Oregon Short Line depot. Over to
police headquarters Matt went and
| asked one of the big peace preservers
what he could do in the matter, mot
n dog-gone thing" was the only reply
he got. He then went to the Sheriff's
! office and was referred TO Dave"
Levy. Dave" was busy trying to or
ganize silver drum choir of 100
| strong, out of II personal friends of
/, Mark Hanna. He was too busy to
| think OF dogs or politics, but said
Charley Gulbransen might aid him
Matt went to the elevator and found
Charley trying to run the lift, smoke
n cigarette and eat n hot mutton pie at
| the same time. Charley Is n bit of n
| dog fancier. you know but the mem
! ton OF the name OF the animal while
| trying TO get outside the mutton pie.
| turned his stomach and he dismissed
| In Danish. Matt had about given up
the chase when he CHANGED to run
across Joe Eldredge. Joe is not par
| ticularly fond Of dogs, but he Is eN-
| tremely fond of BARRIERS because, as
| he delightfully."- informs his friends, he
was once little shaver himself. Joe
| took his tonsorial friend into the
| sherifr's private office and after locking
| the door. invited Matt to take a seat
and tell his story to the sheriff. Matt
| did He told Lewis the whole history
of the case, including short disserta-
| ton on Boozer's pedigree. The sheriff
was moved to tears, but brushing them
away and lighting a fresh Havana. he
| told Matt to follow him. They went TO
| the Western Union telegraph office and
| for several days the wires We're kept
| hot. between here and Skaguay.
| Finally Bnozer was located at Hunt
| ington, Oregon. and Yesterday he ar
F., rived home and the Joy in the barber
shop and the Lyon household now
knows no bounds. -------------..