Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 137, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 June 1918 — BAN ANTONIO "MACK” IS SMARTEST BULLDOG. [ARTICLE]

BAN ANTONIO "MACK” IS SMARTEST BULLDOG.

Is 14 Years Old, But His Doing* Ar* Spectacular. San Antonio, Tex. —Mack, the 14year old registered English bulldog owned by H. C. Flint, of this city, first acquired local fame several months ago when he prevented a burglar from robbing his master’s house. He has long been a neighborhood . celebrity, however, his many less spectacular performances gaining him friends among people of all ranks of life except burglars. Aside from being an efficient watchdog, as was demonstrated when he seized the burglar, who was escaping through the window with a bag full of silverware and cut glass he has many other accomplishments. He herds chickens as a collie does sheep, he brings in wood in the evening, and brings in the newspaper and the mail. When all the members of the family are too far away to hear the telephone he calls them to it as soon as it rings, and on one occasion he saved the house from burning when he called his mistress into the room where the rug had caught fire from the grate. Moreover, In spite of his age, Mack is an expert mouser.