The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-12-16

woodward, Okla, Dec. l6-"Love
me. love my dog is permanent
classic in Woodward That is, If yon
love anybody here you viii at least
be obligated to love dog as every
body from the bishop to the shine
att the barber shop. owns a dog The
+ | authorities seem to have accept
he situation and the tax set upon
II canines is nominal
anyone has lost dog during
| last ten years he viii likely find
J here. If be fails to find the par
lular one he missed new i'll be able
duplicate his own Point Tiger,
i "Joan" on any street corner with.
,out the use even of a dog biscuit The
honored secretary OF agriculture
would have found much to confirm
his belief in the menace OF the in
crease of dogs in the nation if he had
visited Woodward before framing his
recent article on Dogs VS. Sheep
Tax For Admiration
Owners who pay any tax on dogs
in this city do so Simply in admlra,
tion for the dog Scores of dogs
upon which no tax is paid chase
automobiles during the day and howl
ait the administration all night. Long
legged men from Arkansaw and
Texas get tangled up with them as
thed ogs fight on the crossings and
tat men from Missouri hurrying Ia
close a real estate deal fall over and
some times on them on the walks
Recognizing a natural enemy cats
are on the decrease in the city Mice
abound but so treat are the dangers
incident to foraging that tb
keep "close in. During stay Of one
week in the city the writer was not
disturbed with single nocturnal
feline quartet Sleep under such cir
cumstances was insipid and dreams
lacked virility.
Dogs To Spare
There are dogs to spare here; some
of them decidedly spare as many
seem not to have been fed since the
recount OF the votes On rne guberna-
torial election in Kansas
The multiplicity Of dogs in this
city seems to be matter Of wide
spread knowledge as a company cf
Santa Fe railway officials on the way
to western Oklahoma for hunting
trip stopped the special train here re-
Gently and took number OF the ami
mails on board Every dog taken away
either was returned or came back Of
its own accord
The explanation Of the unusual
number of dogs in Woodward lies in
the fact that few years ago the
country near here was the frontier
Dogs were necessity then The
ranchman needed thed og to guard
his home, chase wolves. hunt deer
and drive his cattle. After awhile
the ranch and moved into town and
with perfectly exeusable affection
brought along the family dog Yne
dog, after few summers Of spiteful
warfare with gnats and pea1 - lg
fGes. and a few winters of eh iy .
activity died, but his many descend |
s1ts still mingle as Tennysol slys |
IN theg ross mud honey" Of tte town |
ald clog the traffic in every slsect |
and boulevard Some day pe7haps |
some canine waif will run wild nI-it
rabies and bite halt dozen o+neri
dogs aud a campaign of powder and +
bali Will begin like unto that which (
brought Wellington to fame and ban
ished Napoleon to st. Helena.
Some Noby Bred
But all the CANNES Of Woodward
are not Of ignoble breed There are
several real dog fanciers in the place
who haze splendid animals and near
oy towns contribute also TO the hsl
Al Supplg. Sam Manning has 4wo