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R'SMADISOMI).othepeo-Sunday afternoon a large dog ventured out on the ice or the lagoon at ihe Santa Fe hospital, and when he got somewhere near the center of it, the ice gave way and dropped him into the water. The splash drew some attentionMable an,j pe0pie gathered to see himS-can-s nowr ex-geons, lung. u r e s re-thans of ratory in-t h e ' a n k forms most ■ ages ap-’ can-t theclimb out, hut each time he got | his paw up on sound Ice, it crumbled and let him back in j again.In a short time motorists began to stop ami ropes from the ear trunks began to make their appearances, Several wotild-lM* Ko Rogers sought to lasso the 'leg. \fter a short time it became apparent that Roy Rogers still hebj a considerable lead over his competitors since no one seemed able to drop acustomer! why the i used, as there wit Final)opened.man in and the the dooi down (lino one 1 looked Ito the slit* twihappily tiloop over the dowe're ah open. 1 Ihe safe, a gallon made coi ers whit proprleKleginsusesissagehead.Meantime the dog went on! about his discouraging business, of trying to get up on the ice and ' breaking in again until lip go; quite close to the edge of the! lake. By this time lariats were ( whirling out from both banks and j the excitement of tne crowd was! running quite high. Then a lasso hooked itself around the dog’s from leg, and he was pulled into thej iction! bank-All efforts to learn bis name and identity failed because the minute he got rid of the reselling rope he calmly mixed with other dogs around tin* lagoon and vanished. Which closed the big rescue except for one thing.7’he hospital staff had to answer a lot of phone calls from *k in; people wanting to know if the tered.! dog got out safe.:e the -Speak prietor lt;'•'.Vs his•sr.o a dt two yea* not the lire lull ing a lotiIn*.ir en can mrs.'IIS ofnspir-a sec-spiraAnd from a 1 who we ly for tl starting we’ve 1 here is andA
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Fort Madison Evening Democrat
Fort Madison, Iowa, US
Wed, Feb 19, 1947
Page 4
Full Page
Clipped by
Linda S.
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