The evening times., 1914-02-16
WILDE KENNELS
FEED BAD FIRE
Bench and Field Trial Win.
ners are Included in
the List.
TOTAL VALUE OF
DOGS OVER SIS, 900
Probably Overheated Stove
Caused Blaze-Owner
is Scorched.

SiAiN-fnur registered dogs, worth
over 5000. females and puppies,
many of them notable field trln1 and
bench winners, We're crcmated in /.
fire which SUNDAY destroyed the
Grand Forks boarding and Trading
Kennels, u registered dog kennel on
Columbia road, west uf the city, own
cd 10y w. II. Wilde.
horse and three pigs. together
with Mr.. Wildcs full equipment for
handling the doge, also were destroy
cd.
The fire probably started from an
uvcrhcalcd stove in the hospital sec
tion of the kennels.
Mr.. Wilde states that one of his
daughters was out of the house about
> O'Clock Sunday morning. and at that
time everything Was in satisfactory
condition about the place, and there
wa~ no sign of fire.
AT $50. however. while Mr.. Wilde
was dressing. the door of his resi-
dence Was vciously assaulted by a
young man who had seen the fire. and
who was first to give the alarm.
From MIR. Wilde's room it was impos-
Of a frosted window, and because of
the storm.
Dogs Probably SuffOcated.
When Mr.. Wilde reached the ken
nels. only half clad, fire already had
broken out and was burning briskly.
Mr. Wilde made desperate attempts
at saving some of the dogs, but they
had been SuffOcated, and he, himself
was badly scorched.
The Grand Forks Boarding and
Training kennels are known through
out the United States. and many mo-
table dogs have been quartered there.
MIR. Wilde~is recognized as one of the
-'trst dog handlers in the .country.,
Values May Reach 81. .OOU..
Owners Of tHc dogs lGse apprcxs-
-Qately $1,000 10 $1,000 worth of~ani-
ing uncertain. Several of the dogs
We're insured. but the amount of i'm
surance is not available.
Mr.. Wildc's Loss Heavy.
To MIR. Wilde the loss is especially
severe. The building was worth
about 81 900. on which there was $500
insurance. He carried no insurance
on his other stock. nor on his equip
ment. tho total value of which was
about $1,000, making a. clear loss Of
s1.50O for him.
Notahlc Dogs Burned.
Most important of the losses follow:
Blue Jack" field trials winner.
worth $500 owned by J. c. Sheppard,
Grand Forks and five others owned By
Sheppard.
"Pawnbrakes," and .F'riend Joe."
field trial and bench winners. and
four others. owned by +. c. Hartin,
Hope. n. D. Pawnbrakes was worth
$3.50 and Friend Joe about $500.
"Crcsto's Count" bench winner
owned by ". E. Rowe. Crooketon.
Ayrdale bench winner, owned by
John j. Kelly, Crookston.
Bench winning setter. ''KeNo."
owned by II. II. Chcsterman, Crook-
ston.
Young Pawn Brake" owned by D.
II. Hall, Madison, Wis.
Susie Boe." owned by T.. A. Morris.
Utica. Mont.
Irish settlers. owned ny James Cur
ran, Grand Forks, and DIR. Abbott.
Hope.
Field trial winner. Trail" owned
by c. D. Duolittlc. Glenwood, Mimi,
was worth $500 and a pair of puppies.
sired by Jesse Radtield's Count Glad
stone. also owned by Doolittle.
there. Minneapolis.
Spots" and Kate Whirlwind," owned
by III. NJ. Giles, of Minneapolis. worth
$500 each.
Bitch owned by DR.. O. Young of
Hankinson.
Three dogs owned by VIM. Berger
of East Grand Forks.
A pair owned by Hogan Of East
Grand Forks.
\ pair owned by DIR. B. r. Barber.
Grand Forks.