Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-06-04
TICKET" HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.
Famous Railroad Dog of Utah
Lays Down Beside His Daugh
ter aud Expires
TRAVELLED ALL OVER THE STATE
Would Board the Train for Ogden,
Lick All the Dogs in Town
And Come Home,

"Ticket," the famous railroad dog OF
Salt Lake Is dead. lie apparently died
OF broken heart after going blind
from the result OF a tight with another
bulldog, For the first time Ia his check
cred career Ticket was beaten by an
opponent This undoubtedly preyed on
his mind; he recognized that he was
growing old and getting out OF the run
ming, 80 after quietly laying down be-
side his dauhter, Ticket H. he eX-
pired.
There is not a conductor between here
and Pooatello, Salt Lake and Nephl
but who knew Ticket when he was IN
bis prime. Whenever city life palled
on him Ticket would board a baggage
car and rustloate for week out In the
country. once IA awhile reports would
come from Ogden mat Ticket was lick
ing all the dogs In town. A few days
later he would appear In the Short Line
ticket Office SCARED like Il veteran, and
would proceed to Hex -. h. Grays
brmdle bull pup out OF the Office and
then settle down close 10 the steam
heat radiator with a grunt Of canine
satisfaction.
Ticket was born April I, 1897, In San
Francisco. At the tender age Of four
months he was brought TO this city by
Chester Mason the assistant ticket
agent at the uptown office here. lie had
hardly grown out Of puppydom when
he took to boarding the Garfield beach
train on his own responsibility Upon
arriving at the beach he would hunt
upithe cook AT the restaurant, who neY-
en- failed 10 respond with a section OF
discarded T-bone. From this time on
he became a regular yagahond and
would roam over the country at Will
AZ first there was tendency to throw
him of the trains. but since he persist
ed In boarding them again he was al
lowed to travel at his pleasure
Another feature Of Tickets career
was that he never missed q dog and
pony show when II came TO town, Ac-
companled by Hi Dunn, the travelling
passenger agent for the short Line,
Ticket would go 70 The show, sli on q
reserved seat beside. the railroadman
and apparently enjoy the performance,
one OF the most unique stunts per-
formed by this dog was on New Yenr's
eve five years ago, In Mr. Nason's bach
elor apartments, when there was
choice collection OF spirits present one
Of the guests tested Tickets palate
with a saucer full Of champagne. Tick
" sampled the fluid pronounced II good
and wagged Install for more. lie got H.
Later he appeared on Second South
street IN beastly state OF lntoxicatiou
His antics attracted the notice Of
patrolman, who came over To- lnvest-
gate, to Immediately lost section OF
his trousers.
During the last three years Ticket
made his headquarters with Andrew
Mathesen, the eXpressman who stands
outside the Rock Island local agency.
Every dog on the west side early grew
TO respect this English bulldog but dur
Ing the process Ticket created lots Of
trouble for Mr. Mathesen who was IN
constant hot water because OF his pets
pugillstc attributes.
Ticket Ia dead, but his daughter n
facsimile of her father relgns In his
stead. She is not yet year old and to
date has not exhibited any propensities
which would entitle her to the title Of
the Railroad Dog Of Utah. which was so
proudly borne by her sire.