The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-05-24
is LONG ON DOGS,
Friends of George Was, of Milwaukee,
Hear That he Desires Dog
for His Family.
EXPRESS COMPANY BLooKADED
Thirty-Two Dogs Passed Through Kenosha
This Morning and all Were Alike
Addressed to the Milwaukeean.

Is your dog missing? If it is, wire
George Villas, of Milwaukee, collect,
and you will probably find that it has
been sent to join colony of dogs
which has started in the Cream City.
1t is another of the jokes of the Jack
Cooper Windsor-Vi1as crowd, and
George Villas is the victim.
A short time ago Villas walked down
the streets of Milwaukee with friend
by the name of Peck, and during his
walk he expressed the desire to have a
dog for his family. This was enough
to start the ball rolling, and two hours
later the gang was at work. A letter
was written to every friend of Villas 10
this state and Illinois, stating that he
would like to have dog, and the way
in which the friends are responding is
a caution. Dogs Of all variety from
big New Found1ands to little rat ter
riers are passing through the city, and
ali of them are bound for Villas, in Mil
waukee. This morning men stoodat
the railway station and counted thirty
two dogs billed through to the Milwau-
kee man. And such a collection!
We hesitate to attempt to describe it.
la one lot was nine dogs from the
friends of Villas in Kenosha. There
was a yellow cur dying of old age, a
fox terrier with broken leg, which
actually had to be carried to the station
on a stretcher. A bull dog with both
ears bit off and only three legs, the
fourth having been cut off IN railway
accident. Another selection came from
Chicago and was evidently found in
the city dog pound. One of the friends
of Villas went to Milwaukee this morn
ing to see how the joke is working and
he reports that it is bowling success.
The railway office, in which Mr.. Villas
is employed, is simply filled with ours
and several boys have been employed
by the express companies to lead the
dogs down to their new owner. Villas
has paid out a small fortune in express
charges and now is looking for revenge.
This morning he and the Kenosha man
went to the express Office to look over
the latest importation and IN the crowd
of CANNES they saw one which kept
aloof from the others. Villas asked the
expressman to whom the dog belonged,
but the man was mute. He asked
where he was from and where he was
going, but the man still held discrete
silence.
At last, after a dozen questions had
been asked, the man, turning to Villas,
said, 81 don't know whose dog this is,
where he came from or where he is go
ing. You see the fact of the matter is
the dam dog swallowed its tag "We1l'
said Villas "just send him up, as he is
evidently meant for me" The dog
went up and joined the colony.
The only thing that is worrying
Villas is as to which sausage factory
will offer the best market for his
herd of CANNES. He declares that they
are certainly for sale ard the sooner
the buyer arrives the bette it will be.
In the meantime, the Kenosha gang
are having good, long laugh at Villas
expense, but the Milwaukee man has
crafty 1eer in his eye and even if he is
a little long on dogs at present the
people may expect a we'll planned re-
VPupe