Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1911 — HEN IS JACK OF ALL TRADES [ARTICLE]

HEN IS JACK OF ALL TRADES

Glenville, N. Y., Chicken Helps Owner to Build Coop After He Smashes Finger With Hammer. Tarrytown, N. Y. —The white leghorn hen owned by John Grohan of Glenville, which a few weeks ago followed him to the trolley car to v pay his fare with a nickel he had forgotten, has again proved her devotion to her master. , The other day Grohan enjoyed a half holiday and he started to build a small chicken coop. The hen stood by and watched him pick up the nails and drive them home. After he had picked up half a dozen the hen walked over and picked up, one with her beak and dropped it in his hand. This was simple, and Grohan was getting along well with his job when he smashed his finger. With thia handicap be couldn’t hold the nails. The hen, seeing that something was wrong, held a nail in her beak. Grohan placed the hen's head near the board and with a gentle tap started the nail, and the hen then picked up another nalL After that the hen held the nails against the boards and Grohan drove them home and the coop was soon complete.