The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-02-01
Pigs CAUSED HAVOC
Twenty-Five Young Porkers Lib
Grated by Misohievous Boys.
One Saloon 10 Wrecked, Three Per
sons Suffer spralned Legs, osliv.
cry Wagon Is Upset and Much
Other Damage Done.

Chicago.-Twenty-ave young pigs
liberated from crates by mischievous
boys caused havoc in Clybourn avenue
the other day. Patrol wagons filled
with policemen in command of Lieut..
Max Heidlemeier of the Hudson ave-
nue. station charged the enemy" Bull
let's dew thick and fast. and when the
excitement had subsidized the following
had happened:
One saloon wrecked.
Three persons suffered sprained
legs.
A newspaper automobile delivery
wagon partially wrecked.
Twelve pigs killed.
Several plate glass windows wreck
ed.
Many women and children In hyster-
les.
Numerous pedestrians suffered from
bruises caused by the pigs upsetting
them.
One wagon demolished when horse
ran away.
Numerous other events marked the
day. and when it was all over Lieut..
Heidlemeier said he had not put in
such an exciting day in all his career
as policeman.
1t all happened when number of
young pigs being delivered to Charles
Meuthen. 1457 Clybourn avenue. and
intended for an annual holiday, one
OF the chief annual events enjoyed by
"Burgomeister'' Heidlemeier's sub
| jects.'
The two crates were set directly in
side the rear door of Meuthen's place.
The youngsters had no difficulty in
entering unobserved. Several pieces
of wood were removed from both
crates. The next minute there was
excitement galore. There were pigs
on the door, pigs back Of .hssssstas'ss
] pigs under the tables and pigs every
| where. The air seemed full Of
squealing, terrified "porkers
Brave sons of the fatherland. men,
bers Of the famous "Clybourn Avenue
Guards who served with brilliant
honors In the Boer war promptly sur.
rendered when the squealing pork
ers attacked them The brave war;
rtors went down together. Herr John
Spiess, general in command Of the Cly-
bourn Avenue Guards. promptly grab
bed his trusty Boer gun and proceeded
to clean out the enemy. The other
members did the same.
In a minute the place was filled
with leaden balls, which raced with
the pigs in breaking the glassware
Somebody sent in riot call to the
Hudson avenue station. Lieut. Hell
dlemeier, at the head of twenty-five
policemen, responded. In the mean
time. Ike Meyer threw open the doors.
The battle was then transferred to
the street. A car was passing Sew
eral pigs took notion to leap aboard.
Panic Immediately followed among the
women. Charles Menthen. with his
trusty Boer gun, went In pursuit One
Of the enemy tripped him and he fell,
spraining his ankle.
Richard Harder. 1854 Clybourn ave.
his bedroom window and missed ev-
erything but number Of plate glass
windows on the opposite side of the
street. His ammunition gone. Harder
leaped from second-story window.
landing on the backs of two pigs. He
surrendered with sprained ankle. A
newspaper automobile came in contact
with the leader of the porkers, skid.
ded and crashed into hay and feed
wagon.
The gasoline tank exploded. the
wagon was partially wrecked. horse
belonging to Alfred Schaart of Bow.
manville ran away and the excitement
ceased only when twelve Of the pigs
had been killed and the others driven
pell NELL in all directions.