Polk County observer. (Monmouth, Polk County, Or.) 1888-1927, 1912-03-19
RARE SPECIMEN FROM CHINA
TO BE STELLAR ATTRACTION
AT COMING EVENT BY COM
PANY G, o. N. G.
CAUGHT BY DR.. DONOHUE
After Much Labor and Hardships
Specimen is Secured; Sent to WASH
ington by Smithsonian EmpOye, 1t
win be Routed via Dallas; Interest
Aroused in April Event.

Declaring that the indoor carnival
sof company G, o. N. G., which will
be held in April will become an an
nual affair, and that arrangements
are already under way for the event,
Captain Walter l.. Tooze Jr., gave
out statement Monday in which he
intimated that this years carnival
will be so far in advance of all 9TH
ers that there will be simply moth
ing to it," In order to make the at
derful "mooch-mooch" a very rare
specimen that exists only in darkest
China, has been secured, and will be
exhibited to Dallas people. Nothing
is known regarding it here but its
expected arrival is creating consider
able interest.
New Features, This Year.
The great indoor carnival which
caused so much amusement and
gave entertainment to so many per-
sons a year ago." said Captain Tooze,
''is to be repeated this year, April
1S, 10. and 20, being the dates set.
A year ago this carnival was given
by company II of the Fourth Infant
ry, o. N. G.. now company g, of the
Third, and it proved a great success.
1t is to be made an annual affair, and
forosome time, there has been much
talk of the coming show Many new
features will be added this year and
with the new armory building as the
location for the same, huge success
is promised. Poor 'Mzumpsa' died
last year, and no one got to see 1t.
Different this year.
Mooch Mooch will be there
strong, and everyone will get to see
it. The greatest mystery of the pres
ent century Imported direct from
China for the big carnival. It's cap
ture due TO the efforts of DIR. s. T.
Donohoe, a former resident of this
city. now practicing I'm Pekin, China.
A sensation is promised the carnival
goers in this wonderful freak. Here
is a letter 1 just received:
Pekin, China. Nov. IS. 1911.
Walter L. TOOze. Dallas, Ore.
Dear Sir:-Some time ago / read
in the Itemizer that you are going 70
have an indoor carnival in your city
and were looking for rare specimens
Of animal life.
Il left Pekin September 26 to az
company Mr.. Chas. SOwerby on ore
of his annual hunting trips into the
heart of this great empire. Mr.. Sow
erby IS in the employ OF the Smith
sonian Institute of Washington. ID.
C.. and I thought it a good chance
to try and get you sOmetn,ns worth
sending.
Il returned to Pekin yesterday and
brought with me this queer animal
that we named "Mooch MoOch - and
am sending 1t by fast freight steam
er in charge Of a keeper.
Mr.. Sowerby says this animal IS
absolutely unknown so far as the
books go. He saw one Of these am
mails four years ago and decided %
capture one II possible. He succeed
ed and you here see the results Of
his efforts. I had TO overcome many
difficulties in getting this wild beast
10 market as we had TO travel over
terrible roads and we were stopped
many times by the rebel and imper-
ial troops.
You are at liberty to exhibit the
brute At your show II you think II
safe and will pay the expenses Of
shipping to Washington
Il hope your exhibit viii be a sue
oess and that you take proper care
Of the animal.
Very truly yours. DT- s. T. Don
ahoe."
May be Lost
Though a. indicated in the letter