Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 187, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 August 1916 — STRAY DOG’S LONELY VIGIL [ARTICLE]

STRAY DOG’S LONELY VIGIL

In Five Years Canine Has Never Deserted Grave in Ohio Cemetery. Fultonham, O—ln the cemetery a homeless cur mourns on the grave of George Baker. The people call her “the graveyard dog.” Five' years ago the animal went to the cemetery following the funeral procession of Baker, an aged farmer, who died at his home near there. Every night the dog keeps a close vigil over the grave. It sleeps for hours' at a stretch during the day on the little mound that marks Baker’s resting place. Villagers long ago gave up hope of coaxing the dog away. She leaves the cemetery only long enough each day to search for food. Friends of Baker say he never owned the dog. Cemetery trustees refuse to drive the animal away and she seems likely to spend the rest of her days in this strange and unusual manner.