The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-09


The officers elected and who have since
served are George spahr. president; Mrs.
Sarah x. Bolton. vice president; Miss Lau-
IA Thayer. secretary: r NJ. Johnson. treas
llrer. and A. c. Elster. superintendent All
OF the officers are OF this city. with the
exception OF Mrs. Bolton, who lives in
Cleveland. When the organization was
fo-med il was decided that Superintendent
lister should have full charge Of the home
and run it as he saw fit
CITY SHOULD HELP.
The Institution IS supported entirely by
Donations, which are mostly received from
persons in this city. In the last few years
a a. AIcKain has been among the largest
contributors Ali OF the officers now agree
that 20 make the home a complete success
81 should be recognized by the city authori-
ties and that the city should in some man
ner contribute TO its support. In the fu-
ture, it is thought, work along this line
viii be taken UP. and also an attempt will
be made 10 get the general public more
interested I'm the undertaking. AS it is
now. NIr. Elster is devoting both his time
and money TO promote a cause (Which the
public should interest itself in. as the
Institution is one that every city needs.
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used as a summer boarding house for dogs
and cats whose owners leave the city dur
ing the heated term. People send their pets
cut there and for the nominal sum Of 50 or
81 a month they are well taken care of. The
aim OF the institution is when stray dogs
ere brought there to find them good homes,
and for the weu-bred canine this is COM
9aratively easy matter, for he is always IN
H. g
ture at the home until death ends his
career.
Superintendent EIster. in speaking of
Eheltering stray dogs, said: you see the
lot OF the stray dog in a city is not pleas
ant one, for while the general run of peo-
pie like dogs of a fine breed. they have no
patience with the cur that has to shift for
himself ] have been in the work Of taking
IN homeless and friendless dogs for the last
fifteen years. so YOU see I have had great
many opportunities to observe the dog in
I'll Of his various ways. There is one great
advantage in giving a home to a dog-no
matter how worthless the animal is he viii
appreciate what you do for him and will
always be faithful to YOU. no matter what
happens. in speaking about the faithful
Tess OF dogs reminds me of "A case which
happened when my wife and I first started
the home on North Pennsylvania street.
Word was received by me that some people
had moved away from a house on East
Tenth street and had left their dog in the
yard TO shift for himself and 1 got in my
buggy and went after the animal. 1t was
On a cold bleak March day. the wind was
blowing sharp blast. and while L was on
my way a hard snowstorm came up. When
J arrived at the place ] found a large black
Newfoundland dog lying in the yard with
cut any shelter. The house was deserted,
the people having gone some days before,
lut the dog was faithfully watching the
house and waiting for them to return I
lifted 81 into my buggy and took it home,
where it lived for three or four years"
a HUSBAND AND A DOG.
'Thc general run of the dogs that get
here are common. or what are called cur
dogs But once i'm while I get hold of one
of a fine breed. but ne doesn't stay long,
Tor there is always a demand for him. The
best dog L have at the home now is a little
1oN terrier named Granny. She was owned
by a lady whose husband was not a fancier
81 dogs and compelled her to give this one
MP. 1 asked the lady why she didn't give
up her husband instead of the dog, and
from the answer she gave me I implied that
she would if it had not been that her hus-
band was making the living. Another dog
7 have which is of good breed is a water
spaniel This dos was owned by man in
the northern part OF the city who travels
for large wholesale house. He came to me
and said that mis- dog had a slight sore on it's
back and wanted me TO bring it out here
and cure IL for him. I looked at the dog
and saW that there was nothing serious
the matter with it. SO I told the man that
would give him "A lotion and he could apply
81 himself. But ne insisted that / bring the
dog out here. for which he would pay me
s. month until il was cured. That was
months ago i still have the dog and it
has been well and sound for some time, but
7 have never heard from the man since,
neither has he paid any board for the ami
mai except for the first month. I simply
cite this as a case TO show how little the
average person really cares for dog; he
only wants it SO long it is trouble to
him. / shipped a fox terrier not long ago TO
Dayton. O., that had every mark of being a
thoroughbred. A family over there wanted
a. dog and sent TO me for one. so 1 boxed up
Tho terrier and sent it,
Mr.. Elster was asked If he ever had any
hunting dogs and replied: "I have from
twenty-five 10 fifty dogs the whole year
through. but with all of these I seldom get
a hunting dog. This class always has
homes, and this is especially true of the
hound. IF any one has a hound he wants
70 set rid of he can always find it home.
you see I also take i'm cats out here.
and always have goodly number Of
them on hand The animals that are
brought here are generally rendered home
less by the fact that the people who owned
them have moved away. or their owners
have died, which is very often the case.
When dogs and cats are sent here it is
customary for the people who send them
60 give 81 or 8 toward their keeping. that
= II they can afford it. But I find that
the inhabitants of the parts Of the city
which the stray animals mostly come from
are too poor to even do this. Some people
think that / derive large revenues from
the sale of doEs, but this is absolutely
false. for i generally get 81. and the high
est ever received was s., and that was
FOR an extraordinarily fine dog
1T is often asked me what kind OF a dog
4 prefer, but I always answer that have
favorite breed. guess I simply like
a dog because It is a dog"
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