The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-09-14
CATCHES CHICKEN
THIEVES, REPENTS
Prominent Waterloo Citizen Sets
Trap for Thieves, Only to Re-
pent Later.
NEIeHRoRs COME TO RESCUE
Caught Two Thieves-One Dead When
Found-The Other Very Much
Alive-8iq Stick Plays Part.

AIive-8ia Stick Plays Part.
Justice A. B. Switzer, of Waterloo
caught two chicken thieves Tuesday
evening and as result the fumigat
ing machine will be run overtime in
the vicinity of his home on Vermont
street for an indefinite period.
Some time ago Mr.. Switzer, who
has raised some very fine chickens
discovered the loss of SEVERAL, and
one day noticed mink making its
way from the COOP Mr.. Switzer was
in despair, for his chickens occupy a
tender spot in his affections. Neigh
bors, however, came to his assist.
ance and one of them loaned hin sew.
eral steel traps which he set in front
of a small coop containing several
scrub" fowls purchased of another
neighbor. y
Tuesday evening upon returning
from his Office, the justice went forth
to examine his traps and made a dis,
covery. Two of the traps had cap.
tured one animal each, but the ami.
mails were not minks. They were
beautiful little creatures with jet
black hair and a white stripe down
their backs. One of them was dead
but as the other showed unmistak-
able signs of activity, Mr.. SwitZer adj
vanced cautiously. He knew what
kind of an animal it was, for not on
ly had he seen animals of it's kind
before, but he had been made aware
of their presence by a sense other
than that of sight.
The beast gazed vindictively at
Switzer and Switzer gazed suspicious
ly at the beast. Also the justice pre-
pared to run on the first provocation.
He realized that he had captured the
skunk, but just what to do with it
was not clear. If he got too close
he was afraid his wife would make
him roost in a tree, and the night
was chilly.
In his predicament he appealed to
a neighbor lady who also had suffered
the loss of valuable fowls. The
neighbor lady came and looked and
then she rubbed her eyes and sighed
for clOthespin to put on her nose.
We'll, l never!" she exclaimed, final
~.
An invoice of the firearms owned
IN the neighborhood revealed no
weapon of destruction other than a
revolver and the justice asserted that
ne was not crack shot with a pistol
and if the first shot did not prove
fatal
The neighbor lady then arose to
he emergency. She secured a good
at club and waded into Mr.. Skunk
She struck it one deadly blow and
Ir. Switzer took a header into the
lsh can, that being the only disinfec-
ant convenient at that time.
When the justice emerged from
he ashes the skunk was dead, but
he atmosphere was heavy with
not even distantly related
o cologne or rose water. There was
considerable agitation in
he neighborhood. In all directions
windows were being hastily closed |
md doors slammed shut, while many
nxiously examined their gas pipes to
ind the leak
In order to get breath OF fresh !
lir Mr.. Switzer started up town. Six
blocks away he was hailed by a |
riend.
Say" remarked the acquaintance,
did you ever notice any skunks
around your place? There mAst be
many in the neighborhood. They are
out tonight"
But Mr.. SwitZer did not enlighten
him. He was wondering how best to
gain entrance to his happy home and
vas in doubt whether it would be
better to climb down the chimney
Dr. crawl into the sewer and come up
through the sink. When last seen the
Justice was bordering upon how to
get those dead bodies out of the