The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-12-29
FRITZ" EMMET'S
CHRISTMAS GIFT

4 former pOundmaster of Omaha was
in Washington the other day. He is a
very well-to-d business man now, and,
although he isn't ashamed Of having
served the municipal government Of
Omaha in the capacity Of poundmaster,
or dog catcher, as he calls it, he is will
ing that lot of Omaha folks who don't
know Of that phase of his career should
not hear about it at this stage of the
game. So his name isn't going to be
mentioned here. says the Washington
Star.
The ex-dog catcher of Omaha had a
story to tell about J. K. C'Fritz') En-
met. the late actor, singer and dancer,
who was at the zenith of his yOdling
fame when folks who are now pOrtly
were considerably more slim-waisted.
Thousands of people all over the
country remember the huge St Ber-
nard dog that Fritz Emmett used to
carry around with him on all his theat-
rical travels" said the former pound
master Of Omaha. Fritz was what
you might call a bug on dogs. and on
that dog in particular, as we'll he might
have been, for the st. Bernard was &C
tualIy one Of the most valuable ami
mails Of his breed IN the world.
well. Fritz drifted along to Omaha
dOg-fOr this was way back in the
eighties. I was Omaha's dog catcher
at the time. A week or so before
Fritz got along, for a two-night en-
gagement, a dog belonging to an ac-
tress visiting Omaha had severely bit
ten the daughter of the owner of the
hotel at which the actress stopped. A
big fuss was made about it, and the
city council of Omaha adopted a reso-
luton providing that all dogs in tran
sit through Omaha had to have an
Omaha license, on penalty OF being
nabbed by the Omaha dog catcher. It
didn't make any difference whether the
dog was going to be in Omaha for
week or for only twenty minutes, the
dog had to have an Omaha license, or
stand for a pinch The council folks
got after me with a sharp stick and
told me that I'd have to enforce that
resolution or they'd know the reason
why 7 needed my little dog catcher's
job at that time. and so I told 'em I'd
enforce the resolution al right
First chance I had to enforce it was
when Fritz Emmett Zephyred into
Omaha with his company and his dog
Emmett was on one Of the we'll known
mammoth monolithic periodicals when
he struck Omaha, and he kept 'er going
good and plenty after he got there
stayed with so strong in fact, that his
Omaha enga cement had to be Cancelled
Everywhere that Emmett went that ST
Bernard Of his was sure TO go. The
dog was a sort Of guard for the ami
able singer and actor when Fritz was
on his big sprees. and never left his
side. trotting along with him no mat
ter how Zig-Zaggy Emmet's navigation
happened to be- Isn't anything Of p
gutter about sure enough dog when
he cott0ns to a fellow. and that's a fact
"Well on the afternoon Of Fnnet's
arrival he was 90 busilv enoa ged in hit
ting the high places that for a moment
he forgot about his dog He walked out
Of cafe and sten0ed INFO a caloosh fo~
a drive. ignoring his dog. which he gen
erallv carried along with him even on
his rides. The dog watched this ner-
Torrance with = nnOUrnful countenance
He was plainly hurt hated 70 hut
him some more. hut happened IN ~
on the sro+ az the time. and one Of the
cftv counci'u1en was standing with mo
The citv councilman ordered me 10 noE
he doc end take him TO the DolIns
Tmnet not having taben out an Omaha
license for him tho actor Of course. he
ING ignorant OF Omaha's city c0unciTe
recent resolution Nv Wa gon wasn't
ear awav wNisfleE for The drive
end with nv assistant we scored 3
the HUGE dog iust as ne was about n
pick NJ hia big feet and gallon afte~
the carriaee into which h's master h +
stepned IRE vehicle inst then turning
g oorne~ down the street
''TTe sure was one mournfuI dog. that
81. Bernard when we chuelrad him into
one Of the cages, along with lot Ct