The Topeka state journal., 1909-03-11
ON THE NORTH SIDE
Kilmaurs Kings Rescue OF a
White Puppy.
Humane Officer Lowered Over
Bridge by a Rope.
FIND HOME FOR STRAY
Supposed Effort Was Made to
Drown the Dog.
Items of Interest From Across
the Kaw.
FIND HOME FOR STRAY


Does anyone want a little white
puppy, well bred evidently of setter
ancestry? Anyone who does is re-
ferred to Kilmaurs King, humane Of
! f1cer, of 1917 North Quincy street
unless the owner proves his claim to
the "doglet' in the meantime. The
puppy was found early this morning
shivering and whining under a pile OF
| rubbish near the abutment of the
MeIan bridge. Mr.. King was notified
and went to the rescue. With the as
sistance of Street Commissioner Sny-
der, he was lowered over the bridge
by a rope, secured the dog and carried
the little fellow home with him. 1t is
thought that either someone tried to
drown the puppy by throwing it over
the bridge, and that he swan to safe
ty, or that doggie strayed away from
his home.
Just who saw him first is not
known. However, about 1880 O'Clock
this morning a telephone in the King
home rang. When Mr.. King answered
a childish voice exclaimed in excited
tones: rs this Mr.. King? Well,
there is a little doggie under some
rubbish at the south end of Melan
bridge, and he's awful cold and is
whining so dreadfully. I thought 1
would tell you so you could get him
and take of him."
Then the speaker rung off without
disclosing his identity or telling how
the discovery was made.
Mr.. King hurried to the south end
of the bridge. There, when he looked
down, he saw a little white furry
form, huddled on pile of rubbish
near the abutment on the east side.
He saw that he could not reach the
little creature any way except by go
ing down a rope. Accordingly he
called at the street commissioner S
headquarters at the south end of the
h1-id tn1H NIT T1n
there. of the affair. Kind hearted Mr..
Snyders sympathies were at once en-
listed and he said: "You bet I'll help
you out A rope was produced.
Mr.. King secured himself to, the
rope and with the assistance of Mr..
Snyder and others. was lowered to
where the forlorn little dog sat, pour
ing forth his fearful tale with all of
the pathos of small dogs whine. The
anomal was not afraid of Mr.. King
animals are keen to recognize their
friends-and without protest let him
fasten piece of the rope around his
equator-he was too thin to have a
waist or body. Thus Mr.. King and
his living burden were drawn UP to
the bridge.
When the man and the dog reached
the King home, the puppy seemed to
be overjoyed because he had found a
shelter He became very friendly and
socia BILE, insisting on placing his front
paws on Mr.. Kings knees whenever
he sat down and trying to lick his
face.
It think we ought to call him
Bridge because he was found under
the bridge said Mr.. King this morn
ing. "'He seems to be of setter stock.
He was ravenously hungry. OF course
we will keep him until home is
found for him. He might have been
thrown over the bridge or have stray
ed away from his owner
seWiu oil resid1um prove to be a
binding strong enough to prevent the
material of the dikes from being wash
ed away by the strength of the cur
rent?" To. solve this question V. r.
Parkhurst will apply the substance un-
der consideration to the dikes as soon
as time permits. At present the ex-
periments which he is conducting with
boxes of dixie earth treated with the
oil residuum seem to indicate that the
residuum acts as a powerful binding
material. Six boxes are used One is
filled with coarse river sand, the other
with quicksand. and the third with the
average material from the dikes. AS far
as the experiments have been carried
out the oil residuum binds each of these
earths very firmly. while these ex-
periments have been successful on
small SCALE said Mr.. Parkhurst today,
.sT can not say whether it would be
practicable to use oil residuum on the
dikes, or whether it would bind the
earth together strong enough to resist
the ScOur OF the current. However, DIS
soon as the work on the retaining wall
is finished 1 will make some tests along
the 6ikes-"
The cement for the retaining wall
west of Melan bridge is being laid. 1t
is thought that with good weather, the
work can be finished in about two
weeks.
Notes and Personals.
T. ]. Dowler of 935 Monroe street is
having coat pressed and cleaned
which is said to be fifty years old, He
says he had it made in 1859 at Ruth
fordton, n. c. 1t is of black broad
cloth and shows comparatively little
wear. Mr.. Dowler says he bought the
cloth for the coat himself and the tailor
charged him IS for his work, making
total cost of about $25.
Arthur Morton of the Shawnee State
bank has drawn some clever cartoons,
representing ex-President Roosevelt
hunting lions in Africa.
Harry Avery has returned to his
home in Wakefield after visiting Ira
Williams of 14O1 Topeka avenue.
James Hallerton. the son of j. L.