The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1902-03-07
MAD DOG KILLED
1t Had Bitten Several Other
CANNES.
Excitement on Front Street This
Morning.---Dogs Should be Re-
strained For Time.
From THURSDAYS Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Mankato has mad dog scare on it's
hands. A real mad dog-one of the
kind that snaps at everything in its
way-was killed this forenoon after
an exciting chase in which bullets flew
and people focked out into the streets
as though circus was in the city.
There was an exciting scene for
time on Front street. The dog was
rather small, black mongrel. with
short legs and weighing about twenty
five pounds. 1t is not known who it
belonged to. 1t was first noticed at
about nine O'Clock this forenoon in
the alley between Liberty and Warren
streets, near L. Patterson's barn.
Frank Richardson, who is employed
by the Hubbard Milling Co. as a
hostler and driver, was at work at R.
D. Hubbard's barn and saw the dog
take a jump at the head of one of the
Patterson horses, projecting out of
the stable door. 1t missed it's mark
and came down the alley toward Mr..
Richardson, who at once concluded
from its actions that it was mad, as
he had already during his life time
killed three mad dogs.
Mr. Richardson endeavored to get
his own valuable hunting dog out OF
harms way, and put it in the barn.
Taking a pitchfork, he went out and
met the mad dog. but his own dog rar
out and was bitten by the other ami
NAL which passed out on Warner
street, bit a ministers dog. and wen
down to Second, Mr.. Richardson fol
lowing. Mr.. Richardson called to TIVE
young ladies, who got out..of the dog
way.
Phil Lease managed to save hi
hunting dog from being bitten, bu
only by taking some risk himself. Mr.
Richardson spoke to several gentlemel
and asked them to follow the ma
dog, and then telephoned from tn
postoffice for the police. He the
went to his home and secured his she
gun and returned to take up the trail
The dog in the meantime wen
down Second street to Jackson, an
when in front of the postofice.- bi
Adolph Paegel's spotted bird. dog.
turned down Jackson street to Front
and at Geo. E. Brett's corner b
another dog. The mad dog .wer
, down Front street to Hickory an
down Hickory to the alley, where
9 bit at post..and sat. down with Il
g teeth fastened in the timber. The
it went south through the alley.
Policeman Bienap6 took shot ;
the animal in the alley, but misse'
= and before he could shoot again Peep
came in front of him. The dog turnt
up....Jackson street to Front and wei
upsFront to Byron. 1t was here ...th
Mr.. Richardson caught up with
At State it bit one of &c. Bennett
dogs, although Mr.. Richardson tri,
to keep them apart. Then Mr.. ..Ric
Z ardson shot the mad dog in the hea
killing it. six or seven Shots. hi
been fired at it by the police, ..expre
messenger and others, as it went alon
and. sspeople..ssw ssa'guns and revolve
IS were. hunting around for it.
3 The carcass was shown to DR.. :
NJ sDodds, swho pronounced the ca
s one.of rabies, we'll advanced, althou
the.animal had not.yet begun ITO fro
at--the mouth. The dog was motto
to have.a.vacant stare in its eyes. :.
would go.'out of its way to. alta
dogs, and is known to have bitt
FIVE or six. A. F. Rabies dog is
cluded:in the police....list. sIt.didssr
attempted. bite....people, land isl
thought to.have.bitten.any horses.
----Mayor.s..Petersen gave instructic
that the.police have.the dogs thatE.s
known to have been bitten tied
until the danger period is over. ]
police will shoot any ofs..these..d dc
found running loose.
1t would be safe plan for all d.
to be tied up for two or three wee
as they might be bitten or shot in Ct
other dogs should develop hydrophob
St. Paul has had more or less trou
with mad dogs and stringent measu
have been necessary to stamp out
disease.