The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1912-01-18
PIGS CAUSED HAVOC
Twenty-Five Young Porkers Lib
Grated by MischieyOuS Boys.
One Saloon Is Wrecked, Three Per
sons Suffer spralned Legs, oeliv-
cry Wagon Is Upset and Much
Other Damage Done.

Chicsgo.-Tweniy-fve 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 Heldlemeier of the Hudson ave
,nre station charged the enemy" Bul.
lets flew thick and fast. and when the
excitement had subsided 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..
fIeidlenleier said he had not put in
such an exciting day in all his career
as a policeman
1t all happened when number Of
mischievous boys saw two crates of
Young pigs being delivered to Charles
Meuthen, l457 Clybourn avenue, and
intended for an annual holiday, one
of the chief annual events enjoyed by
"Burgomeister" Heidlemeier's sub,
iects."
The two crates were set directly in
side the rear door of Meuthens 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 floor pigs back of the bar,
pigs under the tables and pigs every
where. The air seemed full OF
squealing, terrified porkers.
Brave sons of the fatherland, mem
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
riors went down together Herr John
Spiess, general in command of the ely
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 filed
with leaden balls, which raced with
the pigs in breaking the glassware.
Somebody sent in a 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-
nue., empted a repeating rifle from
his bedroom window and missed ev-
erything but a 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 a 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
manyille ran away and the excitement
ceased only when twelve of the pigs
had been killed and the others driven