Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1923-08-02

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Stuffed family, followed George to the
ball game in the metropolis one day
last week and being a small town dog
got to looking at the skyscrapers and
other objects of interest to a small
town dog and-well, he got lost. Very
much lost indeed.
His master returned home without
Jiggs and very soon he wished that
he had not because the small StuffeIs
are very much attached to that dog
and bewailed his loss in no uncertain
tones. Nothing was heard of the
wanderer for several days but finally
the poundmaster in Great Falls tele-
phoned to Belt that the lost was
found and safely domiciled in his
model hostelry.
The owner of the recreant FASTENED
home to ~acquaint the family with the
good news and received the first roy
al reception since he had wandered
from the straight and narrow path
laid out for fathers when he loaf
Jiggs. ~
And nothing would do the children
but that Daddie must leave his bust
ness and go into Great Falls at once
to bring home the lost. No, tomor-
would not do, and George, like !
other fond fathers Of the past, put
aside personal inclination and induced
Ben Kennedy of the Belt Hardware
company to drive him in. After some
hours spent in vain search they dis
covered the dog pound some distance
away on the river bank. They asked
a kind old lady to direct them thereto.
These were her directions: Follow
this street two blocks and then you
an smell the pound, it is only half a
nile away
They arrived there and found some
BOARD floored sheds with tin roofs
md iron grated windows. The genial
.aretaker assured Mr.. Stuffed hat his
yet was in excellent condition and
onducted the gentlemen to one of the =
beds where they looked through the /
airs and sure enough. there was Jiggs
but in such disgraceful company, s
is sole companion being a tacky =
coyote. Jiggs recognized his 5
l~aster's voice and hurled himself at
bars. George urged the pound o
to make haste and liberate the !,
AS the door was unlocked
nd slightly opened George stopped !,
YER to greet the long lost pet but
lat creature had imbibed some of
lie coyotes wildness and as George
ooped something went hurting !.
rough the air over Stuffel's head,
rocking at least one cap into the
lst. Kennedy stood ~dumfounded. g
ggs was headed for Sand Coulee at
miles an hour and George after
m. He caught him too in about
yht blocks, tied a short rope about
ggs neck and started for the court =,
use where they had business. They
to visit Bob Gordon, the sheriff,
sgs trailing along. The host soon =,
ggested to the proud owner of the
& that he thought that dog would
Ipty any Jail and hat if he were
{ removed Immediately he would r.,
rely empty the sheriff's office. The y,
sriff reached for his handkerchief
he said this and Kennedy thought
was going to wipe the tears out of
eyes but no-he was only holding
nose. Someone suggested that
" turn the hose on the dog to Grad
te some of the Objectionable odor
n his curly black hair. Agreed.
e of the deputies held the hose
lie Mr.. Stuffed held Jiggs by a
'rt rope.
the hose had been turned on
some time Kennedy inquired if (.
Y were not going to turn il on the
!, part of the time. This caused
water to be turned off for a mo- :
Mt. At the first opportunity
,rge shook himself and then to
We that he himself had been suf-
washed Jiggs sided up
'e to George and shook himself
proved it.
gorge dropped the rope and the