Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1918-05-26 | Page 56 | New York Dog Has Fortune, Also Guardian

NEW YORK DOG HAS HASt J I II I t I FORTUNE TUNE ALSO GUARDIAN r No o Doghouse but a Central Park West Apartment for Nellie N YORK i May ray 25 Because Because of a provision in the will 0 of the tho late Edwald Edward Ed Ed- Edward ward wald R R. R Radcliff a u wealthy retired I business man for Cor tort forty years ears of No Yo o. o 1 15 Central Park West est filed Wed In the surrogates surrogate's sur sur- rogate's court last week Nellie his pet Jet I fox Cox terrier and companion for t twelve years previous to his death will continue con con- 4 to share the thc expensive suite of or 4 rooms of her former master mater until the of ot the lease Nellie also was 4 left loft mone money in the ban bank which will cn- cn her to write her hel check cheel for four figures when she becomes of ag Her I I suar guardian lan is Emil Fluke e who has been I Ih Mr h secretary for fOI man many I y years cars n rs Although apparently happy happ when in interviewed interviewed interviewed in- in today It must n be he admitted 1 that Nellie has lived the life o of a a. re recluse recluse recluse re- re cluse since babyhood She has never been out of or the thc sight of oC either cither Mr Mt Radcliff or 01 his secretary She ha has s st never ne felt tho the joyous sense of freedom t when the leash is unsnapped from Crom he her collar an and probably never ne will until sho she makes the tho big voyage to do dog heaven on Nellie has a a. up paid-up cemetery tery lot at nt Hartsdale alc cemetery on or t Long Island where she need fear eaI n no o harsh looks from Janitors and hall hat boys Nellie's Nellies predecessor s or for Cor the affections of Mr Radcliff was also named d Nellie Nellie the First lived Jived on this s world for fifteen years ears Mr 1 Radcliff f had a n penchant for fox terriers I If It f they as ungrateful as to pack u up p and leave after arter visiting fifteen years ears I or 01 so he merel merely purchased another PO Fox terriers ten they must be and be-and and all alJ Nellies DOG IS INTERVIEWED When hen interviewed in her apartment on the tho ground floor loor last week Nellie failed to evince the slightest trace o of f appreciation of or the tho costly furniture and priceless a bric-a-brac which form the back background round of her every room I Nellie i was discovered disco J lying ine close e to the boiler which some porter apparently unfamiliar with Janitor ethics wa was s keeping red hot When asked what Nellie c used he her r teeth for it was learned that she wa wasand was s fond and of vegetables getable such uch as rice carrots carrots carrots car car- rots string string- beans without strings and she also looked with favor favo on meat roast when it Is hot She will eat cat chicken too said Mr Ir Fin Fincke eke Without coaxing was asked Oh yes But Nellie ellic despite her pampering is a good do dog doe She never caused Mr r. r Radcliff much worry worn She never neve r sta stayed ed out late in the evening She would perform light household tasks in tho house which might have necessitated necessitated necessitated paid labor Jabor X Nellie has had i everything in her hel favor She Sho has been blessed with good health for the greater great great- er r part of oC her life Slight attacks o of indigestion are arc the tho extent of oC her Ills Oh yes es Nellie was in the hospital five years rears ago Nellie was as caught scratching scratching scratch scratch- in ing a great reat deal but the dog doS hospital attendant diagnosed her complaint as eczema Nellie suffered I TWO PLAYTHINGS Nellie has two playthings One Ono Is ahard a I hard Indian rubber ball round and d tooth marked A good sized pebble which on close observation looks similar similar similar simi simi- lar to a war grenade r nade and said sald to have been filched from Mayor n Hylan's lans street cleaning department is her other othel recreational recreational recreational rec rec- acquisition Nellie is a white dog both in color and principle Her Ifer master said if Ir she were given Iven two bones she would hop on one herself and hide the other What hat is fairer r than that When Mr Ill Radcliff was alive his favorite fa favorite fa- fa diversion was to go so to his bank and obtain silver change in wrappers I The dog usually would wait at the thc window for his return When hen given to the dog doS she would carefully unwrap un unwrap unwrap un- un wrap the new sliver silver coins and scatter scatter scatter scat scat- ter them broadcast over the rugs russ It Itis Itis Itis is said thc they were afterward gathered up On special occasions her master would tal take folic e her to Cone Coney Island On such occasions she would persist in kicking perfectly good Brighton real estate on unsympathetic pleasure seekers