Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 116, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 October 1904 — LEHR HAS DOG PARTY [ARTICLE]

LEHR HAS DOG PARTY

CANINE PETS OF ••FOUR HUNDRED” ARE INVITED. Guests Enjoy Delectable Spread and After Dinner Chase Mild-Mannered Cats Over Drawing Room Furniture — Vote Suspicions Against Burglars. The waning season in Newport, R. 1., has become frightfully dull. Even the dogs of the fashionable .set were yawning, full of ennui. So Harry Lehr hit on the brilliant plan of celebrating the third birthday of Mrs. Lehr’s small Pomeranian dog, “Mighty Atom.” So “Mighty Atom” invited to dinner seven dogs of equal breeding and good maners. Of course, Mrs. Lehr's Pomeranian graced the head of the table. The seven were placed on* high chairs, and behind them were seated their mistresses, who were assisted by five butlers in serving the delicate menu. Veal cutlets formed the first course. The dish was delightful. So frankfurters were served next. At last came salads, ice cream and chocolate. At last directly to honor the host, a birthday cake was brought in. On it was delicate,.ly frosted the following inscription: “Mighty Atom,” the Pride of Arleigh; three years old.” Three lighted candles illumined it. Cigarettes were on the table, but the dogs have not yet been educated down to them, and they soon sought the splendid drawing room. There their good breeding even could not hide the fact that they were bored. So Mr. Lehr hit upon a splendid scheme to enliven the scene. Several cats of nature not too brutal were introduced into the drawing room. “Mighty Atom” and his friends enjoyed themselves hugely chasing the cats under sofas and over .chairs, until the dogs’ owners feared their treasures might exhaust themselves.

STRIVING FOR PENNANTS. Standins of Clubs in the Two Principal Leagues. Following is the standing of the clubs in the American League: W. L. W. L. New York. .104 45 St. Louis; wv7B 72 Chicago ....80 58 Brooklyn 57 03 Cincinnati . .82 64 Boston 54 94 Pittsburg ...81 64 Philadelphia. 49 99 Following is the standing of the clubs in the American League: W. L. W. L. Boston 89 57 Philadelphia. 76 66 New Y0rk...87 56 Detroit .... .60 84 Chicago ....86 61 St. Louis.—64 81 Cleveland .. .80 62 Washington. 34109 ARRESTED ON BALLOT BOX TEST. Whole Town Unites in Suspecting Same Men in Burglary Case. Suspected by every citizen in the town, William Robinson and his son-in-law, Claude Wilson of Pulaski, Pa., have beep arrested charged with burglary. Their arrest was brought about by popular vote, the citizens being requested to drop a ballot bearing the names of the men they suspected of the burglary into a ballot box. The vote was unanimous for Robinson and Wilson. A search of their premises disclosed lost property. Twelve Perish in Flood. Half the town of Watrous, N. M., was destroyed by the flood and at least twelve persons were drowned. Many persons were rescued from trees aud housetops. In the Gallinas canyon the dams of the Aqua Pura Company broke. The loss to the town will exceed SIOO,000, and the railroad loss is equal to that of recent floods in Arizona.

“Hello Girl” Now an Heiress. Miss Clytie Griggs, a young telephone girl in Kansas City, was notified by attorneys in Cape Nome, Alaska, that she Lad fallen heir to mines and mining stocljs valued at $500,000. the estate of her cousin, Mrs 1 . Lillian Warner Moore, who died there some weeks ago. She will go north to claim the property. Toledo Furniture Store Damaged. The retail store and warerooms of Keiper Brothers, furniture manufacturers, at 127 Q-1312 Dorr street, Toledo, Ohio, were damaged $175,000 by fire. The insurance is estimated at 60 per cent, or $105,000. Jefferson Quite the Stage. Joseph Jefferson, after more than seventy years on the stage, during which time he has become one of the most honored and beloved members of the dramatic profession, lias decided absolutely never to resume his theatrical career. Collapse Causes Many Injuries. More than 150 persons, clergy and parishioner's, were injured in Adams, Moss., when a platform collapsed during the ceremony of laying the corner stone of a new Roman Catholic church.

Dari*’ Letter la Out. The letter of Henry G. Davis, accepting the Democratic nomination for Vice President, han been made public. He sees hopes of victory and declares the present administration is extravagant. Brakeman’s Double Crime. Edward Thompson, a railroad brakeman, shot and perhaps fatally wounded Edward Wade at Glen Ridge, N. J., and later committed suicide by shooting in a patch of woods some distance away. Bryan Now a Grandfather. Mrs. William Homer Leavitt, formerly Ruth Bryan, daughter of William Jennings Bry»n, has given birth to a daughter in New Orleans. Killed in u Carolina Crash. The Atlantic coast line’s Florida limited crarfied into a Ichul passenger train out of Charleston, 8. C., five miles from the city. A fireman was killed and several persons were injured. Czar’s Portraits Damaged. Detectives are seeking culprits who mutilated several valuable portraits of the Osar, hung iu the Russian section of the varied Industries building at the world’s fair in Bt. Louis. The paintings of Emperor Nicholas had been torn from the and stamped upon.