Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-01-19

sides at No. 400 Arizona street. Bark is
a cross between the Newfoundland and
st. Bernard, and is a handsome fellow,
although his one claim to distinction is
his size. He weighs considerably over
200 pounds when at his best, and was
years old last December.
A police or fire department without a
pet dog would be a curiosity, and the
pride of the fire ladies at headquarters
is a remarkable little fellow mot bigger
than minute but as sharp as tacks
Two years ago the chemical was going
along Quartz street. when a teamster
offered the boys pup-so small that he
would almost feel at home in a vest
pocket. He was Of no particular color,
and no particular features, but the boys
adopted him. That pup fulfilled the
promise of his youth, and is ugly enough
to start a new breed of dogs Without
this doesn't go with the department.
The dog goes out on every run. and UNI
derstands signals just as well as the
firemen do. apparently. That dog prob
ably has more affection showered upon
him than any other canine in Butte. One
incident will illustrate. Over year
ago. during a run. me was run over. and
the boys felt pretty blue when the little
fellow was brought back to the station.
A doctor was sent for post haste. and.
after an examination. announced that
the dog couldn't live. and ordered that
he be given dose of poison and put out
of his misery. The poison was brought
and the men gathered around. but when
it came to giving it, every man fatty re-
fused They turned themselves into
society of nurses. and the result IS that
their pet is alive today, more frisky than
Ns,o ,,,,t Of },n
ing the dogs ancestry and everything
else connected with him. he is appfo-
i, prately known as Guess.
The police department dog is ter
rier. Jim. He is natural tramp. and
sometimes disappears for days. but
| never forgets to come back He recos>
| nizes the supremacy of the blue and
brass and has no use for citizens.
| For intelligence j. NJ. Orton's cocker
| spaniel Kimball easily bears off the
honors. Practically any dog can be
made into trckster, but Kimball is
| very much more than that. He Is per-
fectly willing to sit up. fall dead
smoke pipe and all that sort of thing.
| but he graduated from that class long
ago. One day Mr.. Orton was down IN
South Butte, accompanied by his dog,
and left a package at store. The
| anlnaIS attention was not Cdileu par
ticularly to the circumstance, although
he saw it ALL and when they returned
| to the kimball piano store. on upper
Main street. Mr.. Orion had contiden-
! tial talk with the dog. He explained
| exactly what was wanted, and when
he had finished, Kimball trotted off
| obediently and in due time returned
with the package. Kimball will go to
any newspaper office, according as it
may be designated W Mr.. Orton and
purchase a paper for his master. If
Mr. Orion wants any article-his hat.
his overshoes, a paper-he has only to
tell the dog and the article is forth
with brought to him. More than that.
| at the store where Kimball is the
especial pride, Mr.. Orion can direct him
| to take a piece OF paper to any en-
ploye and it is instantly taken to the
person designated. A book might be
| written on this dogs feats-the kind
entirely outside of tricks-but one in
cident will suffice. Kimball is essen
TALLY a dog of peace. He believes in
the superiority of intelligence over
| brute force land declines to mix up in
street brawls. One day not long ago
he was sauntering up Main street, when
he was set upon by two big dogs. He
| made a dash for the store, reaching
that haven of safety with the pursuers
at his heels. Both doors were wide
open. and as Kimball entered he turned
and slammed the doors in the very