Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 48, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1914 — Cat Drives Off Burglars; and Puts Out a Fire [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Cat Drives Off Burglars; and Puts Out a Fire

S POKANE, WASH. —Sergt. Fred Pearson of the Spokane police department has a remarkable kangaroo cat, and the cat has a unique record of accomplishments for a feline. A year ago this cat began its career of notoriety by

awakening Sergeant Pearson in time to drive three burglars away from his home. A few weeks later the cat put out a fire behind the kitchen stove by rolling in the flames, while Mrs. Pearson was in another room. Still anO ■ other exploit was added to the cat’s list of adventures when it woke Pearson up at midnight and led him to where a cow was doing damage tb tba garden. ..These are just a few of this animal’s strange experiences. Sergeant Pearson says his cat dem-

onatrated its abnormal powers along a different line the other day, when it qualified as a milk inspector. Arising early the other morning, Sergeant Pearson discovered the cat sitting beside the milk crock left out all night for the milkman. Sergeant Pearson called the cat to, give it its breakfast of meat, but the c£t would not budge from its position beside the crock.

Soon the milkman arrived and poured out the supply for the Pearson home, the cat all the time watching him closely .jg-The milkman returned the cover to the crock and left. For a number of minutes the cat watched the crock and then gradually crawled up to its side. With a paw the cat struck the cover from the top of the crock and made a dive with its head into the depths of the milk. Pearson ran up to interfere, and, to his surprise, saw the cat holding a small minnow in its mouth.