The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-04-02
Some Dogs For Sale.

The dog market of Salt Lake is well
supplied. This trade condition was
discovered by DIR. Ned Hewett yester-
day. DR.. Hewett was not particularly
interested in the question of local dog
supply, but kind friend made it pos
sible for him to learn something of he
matter. 1t was April 1 yesterday, and
notice stating that DR.. Hewett want
ed dog and was willing to pay The
highest price for an animal warranted
TO be gentle appeared in the advertis-
ing columns. The notice escaped the
doctors attention, but others saw it.
When the doctor appeared at his office
door he was met by a delegation of
about fifteen dogs, ranging in size from
six inches to six feet The dogs were
accompanied by guardians whose de-
scription was not less varied than that
of the animals. The doctor did not get
on at once. lie politely informed the
waiting delegation that he needed no
dog; that his heart was buried in the
tomb Of his last dog. boot" who
passed on last November. Then why
did you advertise for a dog?" inquired
one kid in injured tones. Il didn't.
Now clear outr said the doctor. Then
he went into his office and picked up
the paper. There was the notice, and
the doctor saw il was up to him. He
endeavored, without success, to asceT-
tain who caused the publication of the
notice. His research in this direction
did not stop the influx of dogs. All
kind and all conditions were present
ed. Some were conveyed up the four
flights to the doctors office for his in
spection, and he was urged TO descend
to the sidewalk to view others. No
such collection of dogs as appeared in
front of the building had been seen in
Salt Lake since the Press clubs I'm
Gle Tom" parade last June. The doctor
made an address to the assembled null
titude of dogs and owners early in the
day and persuaded them to disperse.
But by ones and twos others continued
to ramble up all day long. One boy
who was turned down with the excuse
that his dog looked mean, returned
later to announce that his mother said
the dog was quite gentle. The tele
phone began to work early and kept at
il until the middle of the afternoon,
when the doctor in wrath shut up his
Office and left. He tried in vain TO
persuade central not to give any one
his number. He feared to refuse to
answer the phone because he did not
know whether the person at the other
end wanted to talk dog or business.
All kinds Of propositions came to him
by wire. One woman, evidently an ac-
uUaintance, said she had a dog that
looked like boot" the doctors de-
ceased dog. Il don't want any dog"
answered the doctor. "WellY was the
tart reply, maybe you think putting
in that ad. was a good April fool JOKE.
but I don't think it was very funny
and the telephone was hung up with.
vigor This is going TO lose me all my
friends. too" murmured the doctor
sadly. Patients suffered with the doc
tor. whose work was interrupted at
brief intervals all the time he was in
the office. although some of the pa
tients discovered elements Of humor
in the situation that wholly escaped
the doctor.
He says he is determined to find out
who put that ad. in. and when he does
find out there viii be trouble, He
strongly suspects Mike Herman, who,
it is understood, has gone on the un-
foreground.