HOT SPRINGS,
October 24, 1939
In an effort to reduce
stealing of bird dogs,
Police Lt. . . Kauffman began taking the noseprints of such animals at the Whittington Avenue fire station this afternoon. More than 50 owners had impressions taken of the noses of their dogs. A charge of 50 cents was made to cover actual expenses, and for this the owners got the dogs' noseprints . . . ADG.
The sheriff proposes
that printin' dogs' noses
will cut down on thievin'
and keep us from grievin[.
Let's stop all our riddlin'
and fork out a piddlin'
four bits (fifty cents)
to cover expense.
We'll keep those illegals
from stealin' our beagles!
c 2022, PL dba lovepat press, Benton AR, from VARIATIONS, Second Printing, 1995
