The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1917-01-19
MAD DOG ENTERS
LODGE HALL And
IS KNOCKED OUT
]. II. Price Battles Beast
With Poker as YOemen
Flee for Cover.
UNCONSCIOUS DOG
IS TOTED TO STREET
Patrolman Freeman Punctures
Animal After it is Elected
From Building.

From Building.
Several hundred persons were held
at bay last night by mad dog that
entered West End Hall and threatened
to suddenly terminate the installation
ceremonies of the Brotherhood OF
American Yeomen. The dog was sub
dued by J. H. Price, after a hard
fought battle, and peace was again re-
stored. Mr.. Price struck the animal
on the head with a poker, rendering
it unconscious. He then threw it out
of the building.
1t was shortly before the arrival of
Supreme Auditor Records, when the
dog which had been in the anteroOm,
began to show symptoms of rabies.
When several ladies entered the room.
to get their wraps, the dog snapped a,
them and began to growl and frotL
at the mouth.
The ladies ran screaming from the
room and called for help. Several mel
hurried into the room. They. too. wer,
!ttached by the dog, which had takel
possession of the room. The dOo.'
was locked until J. Fl. Price arrived.
Mr.. Price ordered all bystanders
away and locked himself in The room
The lodge members assembled out il
the hallway while Price and the dog
battled.
MIR. Price saw that the death &C
dog was the only way to terminate the
fight. Every time he struck at tbs
canine, the animal would grab the
stove poker, the only weapon Mr..
Price could find.
After several minutes, Mr.. Price
succeeded in landing the poker on the
animals head and knocked the dog
unconscious.
The animal was dragged into the
street, evidently dead. In the mean
time Policeman Cy Freeman, who hal
been summoned by the excited specta-
tors, arrived and shot the dog.
The installation of the officers was
presided over by Claude Record, the
supreme auditor Of the brotherhood
He arrived here last night from st.
Louis, where ne was detained on ac-
count of bad railroad connections. He
had been expected to arrive in the aft
ernoon. State Representative H. "
Bridges made.a special trip from the
State capital to attend the meeting.
After the meeting banquet was selv-
ed which was attended by nearly 400
persons.
State Representative Bridges was
installed honorable foreman; Mrs.
Golden Mckinley, master of cere-
monies; Mrs. Ida NiswOnger, chaplain;
Mrs. Vandeleen Huffman, overseer; A.
NOIIlUuTlty JCs>NC Nj CSiIy
sentinel; DR.. J. c. Vorbeck, guard;
Miss Emma Thiele, lady Rebecca; Mrs.
Sarah Harper, lady Roena; Mrs. J. Il
Price, who had been elected CORE
spondent, could not be present on ac-
count of illness. Her husband, ]. H.
Price, was instead, installed as a sub
stiute correspondent.
Miss Lena Heider Of Jackson was
selected chief Yeoman.
After the installation Of the officers.
a banquet was served at which more
than 400 persons were present. Su-
preme Auditor Records addressed the
assemblage and encouraged the men,
bers of the brotherhood to continue
their good work as they had done in
the past year.
Today Mr.. Records will call on as
many Yeomen as possible. In the
evening he will go to Jackson in order
10 install the officers of the Jackson
brotherhood.