Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-06-21
DOG BOZZIE is DEAD.

Bozzie is dead, and all Chicago
mourns Bozzie, the black Scotch
collie with white breast white feet.
white nose and white-tipped tail, who
could pry into your thoughts ana read
your mind as we'll as any man or
women. is no more. At the home OF
her owner, George b. Clason, retired
railroader of so Bryant avenue. there
is nothing but uncomfortable "ief and
the shedding of tears. Bozzie was the
daughter of Boz, a famous trick dog
owned by Manager Harris of Barnum G
Baily's circus, that amazed all Europe
a few years ago Woundeyfvl as was
Boz, his child outstripped him in in
tellgence and intuition, He was
simply a trick dog, but she was a
mystery Readers of the Turf, Farm
and Home will likely recall many
notices about this wonderful dog,
Feats accomplished by her were sur
prising. One might place his hand on
her head and think of his age and she
would answer by barking a correspond
ing unmber of times. One couut
think of a number and ask her to tell
it, and invariably she would do 50
correctly In arithmetic she was as eX-
pert as any child or years old. She
could multiply, deyide, substract and
add with a quickness that was not Of
ten to be found even among bright
children Of that age
But while these mathematical ac
complishments we're really fine, they
we're place beside her capaci-
" for thought transference. By her
| instinct she earned ana contributed,
through her master 81 l65 TO charity
last year. Mr. Clason himself trained
! the dog, but he was in total ignorance
OF her occult plopensities until we'll
known professional telepathisr saw her
and after a few experiments proved
that she could read minds.
This unique and valuable dog was
taken violently IN last Friday night
and though attended by veterinary
surgeon died, poisoned, it is thought,
| with strychine The stanton avenue
police have learned that unknown per
sons have been in the hlbit of late
of placing around allurins b1its sprnk
( ,el vita poison for ,ae nondescript
/ yallJv curs that iuies, the neighbor-
hood ANA il is presumed she swallowed
/ one uf these bats.
The funeral was rr.y ana all that
Is left Of Bozzie is now laid to rest
The family retain from having the
remains stuffed. as the sigh. would
awaken memories too painful they
say. but they hope 10 fad among the
siXty-dye little Bozzies left behind
most Of whom are in the possession
of railroad men one endowed with It's
mothers wonderful faculties.
Upon the top of the casket contaia-
ing Bozzies remains was a silver plate
with the inscription;
BOZZIE.
Born Jan. II 1885
Died March IS,
From being maliclOusly
poisoned
Just rs the body of the dog was
about to be lowered into the grave fifty
or more school children came timidly
in at the gate back OF the Clason home
! Their arms were filled with flowers
/ Please. Mr. Clarson, said one or their
number, we all loved Bozzie and We
do so much want to see that she is not
b be buried like common dogs. Mas
we come in?' The children for whose
benefit Bozzle had always shown an
/ eagerness 70 perform, surrounded the
coffin and strewed upon it the flowers
they had bought lt was testimcni
al that few human beings ever receiv.
ed. and the older people were deeply
touched by the incident.