Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 123, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 May 1911 — GOAT MAKES BED IN A TREE [ARTICLE]

GOAT MAKES BED IN A TREE

Animal on a Farm Near Fulton, Mo m Goes to Roost Nightly—No Danger of Falling.

Fulton, Mo. —A goat roosting In a tree Is the newest bit of scenery on the farm of Robert Rogers, two and one-half miles northeast of Fulton. Recently Mr. Rogers shipped a load of goats to St Louis, and upon counting them missed one of the animals, The other day a pedestrian discovered the strange retreat of the missing quadruped. The tree projects from the bank In a slanting fashion, which enables the goat to scale it The branch on which the goat makes his nightly bed Is curved in a peculiar fashion, making It possible for his goatsbip to lie down without danger of falling.