The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-11-29
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They were talking about dogs and theil
the dogs'-respective value, Wnen one Q
intelligence of the shepherd dog and of tn.
st Bernard dog but am convinced ina
there is r. dog which will equal in in
telligence the dog which is a cross pc
tween the shepherd and a. coyote. know
that such statement sounds fishy, but
have had experience with a. dog which was
of this mixed breed and can truthfuily
NAL ever heard of. The coyote, wher
caught young. can be trained to eat meal
out of the hand, but as a guardian OF tbs
he is snare and a delusion. The half
breed dog have in mind was the property
of a man named Bradshaw, who lived
IN Ellsworth in the latter part of the
us. bradshaw owned an ordinary dog
scrap with the dogs that INHABITED the
alleys of Ellsworth in those days, and
not only Whip ali the dogs ao Of the town.
but that would have sense enough to come
on account Of overwhelming numbers. He
mad tried bull dog and found that II
also tried hound and a st: Bernard,
and after many failures he decided to get
a half breed shepherd and coyote. The
result was surprising to Bradshaw as
well as the neighbors who owned the dogs
which they thought could fight. When
the half-breed was.sfx months old he had
licked every dog in the town. He was the
sheep, and he would do errands better
than a boy ten years old. He could do
any thing but talk and he could almost
do that Bradshaw used to play for all
the dances that were pulled off in those
days and the dog would follow him to the
hall which was over Phelps grocery
store. The dog got so that he knew the
tunes and the regular order in which
they We're played, and one night when
his extra strings the dog went back to
the house and got them believe if that
he could have played the Irish Washer
Woman or the Corn Flower Waltz just
as well as Brad could do it."
Bradshaw was a butcher by trade"
continued the story-teller, land when he
came into possession OF the half-breed
opposite the Union Pacific depot. Tile
dog was a great help to him If driving
yard, and it was not long until the Brute
knew just what kind of animal Re was
the dogs name, go down to the lot and
bring up two head Of sheep and the dog
would trOt down and fetch the sheep from
the lot. Brad could always tell from his
bark whether he understood his orders.
n ne o t Was n ooupt ne W9uu giNe, a
dlsmaI howl and would stand until the
order was repeated and he knew its mean
ing The dog would hang around the shop
all day and would deliver meat to the
customers of the package was not too
large; you know that in those days they
did not have delivery wagons in the west.
Brad spent lot of time training the dog
and finally got him so he could disriu-
guish between pork, beef or mutton after
it had been butchered, and this is some
thing that was really wonderful The dog
lived around the butcher shop for a wear
and when Brad sold the shop the dog
was at loss to know what to do. His mas
Ter sfa,.ted the town herd after the town
got big enough to have such an institu-
ton, and the dog did most of the work.
He knew where every COW belonged and
would drive ii home when the time came,
even if Brad failed to come out and start
the herd home. But the dogs real value
between good and bad meat His master
got 50 that he could not go to the shop
on account OF rheumatism and he would
write a note and send it by the dog. If
the butcher did not send the proper kind
OF meat. of course the dog had to carry it
lack. Brad got so he would tell the dog
the name of the meat he had ordered and
when the butcher failed to put up the kind
send Tor the dog would not accept it, but
would wait until the order was properly
filed. The dog proved to be SO much bet
that it finally got to the point where the
dog did the marketing himself, and the
neighbors say that Bradshaw got the best
meat in the town. The dog could go to
laid that he wanted and would stand there
until the butcher waited upon him of
course the meat dealer soon learned the
dogs method of doing business and there
dog was accidentally killed in a fight in
Hersogs saloon Sum Beach and another
COW man got in a row there one day over
some trivial matter and in the shooting
that followed the dog was shot. 1t may
be in a place Of the Kind. but D you must
remember that in those days saloons were
against 1t. The dog had been taught
among other things to drink beer and it
saloon men TO get the dog to come in and
drink a glass of beer. OF course the beer
was served in a fat dish so the dog could
lap it up, and it so happened at the time
Of the fight the dog was standing on the
bar drinking beer. The bullet from
heart and instantly killed him m / do not not
think there had been a death in the town
that. was more generally regretted I do
not know what has become of Bradshaw
but I am positive that he will be glad to
know 1 Il, that his dog is Remembered Incl
great friends, and have often heard the
major say that nat ne ne never knew Of dog
shaw's Shep."
There is a preacher down in southern
Kansas town. said a gentleman who is
attending. the federal court, who is very
likely to lose his place on account of his
The minister came to our |
town some time ago. and as he appeared
to be bright man. we agreed to take him |
for the time being. He was an unmar- |
ried man and that may have had some |
thing to do with the unanimity with which |
the women Of the congregation declared |
in his favor He got along very well for |
a time, but it soon became evident that |
and they began to sour on him. |
He did not propose to a young lady in |
the town, and every one knows that it is |
ried. More than that, he showed not the |
least partially for any of the ladies, |
snlCn was an evidence OF very poor ldSFe |
on his part. He was too wrapped up in |
himself to think of any one else. but he |
seemed to work hard for the church ard |
the cause This satisfied the deacons of |
The church, and they turned deaf ear to |
the complaints of the members who in |
sisted that the minister was dude and |
was not following in the lines laid by his |
predecessors, all of whom were good noble |
men-after they. had gone. The deacons /
said that the young man was walking in /
the path all right. but they changed their I
minds a few days ago when the young /
minister sent out a few photographs Of |
himself He had some pictures taken in |
" hich he posed a straight-laced min
ster. and his coat was buttoned up to his |
throat in true ministerial style. He also |
had some taken in which he appeared /
dressed in an evening suit in which he |
ooked like pictures in the Standard He |
Intended the goody-good pictures for the |
# the members who were not SO strict. |
By odd mistake he sent the swell pic
lures to the deacOus and the huttOned-