The Washington times., 1906-03-23
SIX TOWNS SEEK
ONE MEXICAN PUP
Scores Search for the Long
Missing Flip.
CLAIRV0YAkTS HELPLESS
Frantic Mistress Appeals to Sooth-
sayers, All of Whom Lose
the Trail.

BEINIDERE, ILL.,, March % - The
most extensive search which ever has
been Instituted for a lost dog has been
going on here, where hairless little
aQimal, that was born in the Mexican
building AT the st. Louis exposition, dis
Sppeared under strange circumstances.
Engaged in the hunt at one time were
the police OF Belvidere Rockford Free
port Elgin, Beloit, and Chicago: all OF
the city and rural postal carriers of Bel
Nidere, and all of the steam road agents
and the conductors and motormen of
the electric cars from Belvidere to Free
port
The loss of the dog was announced in
the schools, and the aid OF the school
children was enlisted in the hunt. Fom
trips TO Chicago were made TO consult
The chief OF police. The owner or the
dog has consulted four different clair
voyants in many cities. but the pup
is still missing.
Flip Has Police Record
The mother of this dog was owned by
one OF the Mexican commissioners TO
the Worlds Fair. and he presented the
pup. to Mrs. Frank w. Plane. wife of
no owner and operator of a telephone
cause OF the unusual circumstances un-
der which it came to her. priced the
little creature. She named him Flip
and that name now is on the police
records OF more cities and villages than
that OF any other dog
one morning two months ago Flip
was allowed 10 go outdoors. Mrs. Plane
saw her pet disappear around the cor
ner OF the building. From that moment
he vanished.
Mrs. Plane relates an experience con-
cerninS the disappearance OF the dog
en- minutes after the dog had been
liberated she had a premonition that
some calamity had befallen Flip Sne
SAYS she was conscious of a sensation
mat came 10 ner like an electric shock
At once she said TO her son:
Il know thst something has happened
10 my dog"
Al once she started out 10 find the
dog She has been hunting ever since.
She las found no one who has seen OF
heard of IL She appealed TO the local
ponce. the postmaster tho editor and
All Of the persons mentioned ALI OF
whom promised To be on the watchout
iof- the Mexican pup.
Loss Told in Schools.
Prof. LATTE. Of the BeIvidere schools.
agreed TO announce the loss to the
school children Of all OF the rooms. and
the carriers. gas collectors, and the
rural carriers. who cover every high
way In Boone county agreed TO seek the
wandering Flip Mrs Plane adver-
ttSed In the Chicago papers Disgusting
The ad so that ii would appear that she
wanted TO buy dog lust like the one
she mad lost. hoping that her own ami
nal would be offered to her She got
three letters and made as many trips
10 chicago. but i'm each case il was not
FHp that Derked up his ears and
Wagged his hairless tail at her approach.
Even Goes to Clairvoyants.
Mrs Plane SAYS that she has had
wonderful experience with the clairvov.
ants of several different cities. whom
she consulted. In each instance she had
not told the seer" about her loss. but
the clairvoyant would read out a start
ling revelation. Each had the same
story TO tell about a woman who was
described minutely. running out into the
street and grabbing I'D a queer little
animal. which could not fail to be the
smooth-Iooking Flip Each and every
one OF the wise women" described the
exact shade OF the dogs elephant blue
hide. but they all lost trace of the
supernatural spectacle at exactly the
same stage of the dopnaging act F." At
this instant the woman with the squirna-
ing animal under her arm disappeared
and Mrs. Plane was told she never
would see Flip again.
Despite this. Mrs. Plane is still hunt
ing. and still hoping that her pet will
turn uD TO bring Joy and contentment TO
her home