Show STEER IN STORE CREATES A PANIC PATRONS AND CLERKS FLEE FOQ LIVES AS THE ANIMAL ENTERS DOOR TRIES TO INVADE HOTEL Logansport Ind Scene of Frenzied Scramble as Maddened Beast Charges Through Citys Principal Princi-pal Business Streets Iosansport Ind Pursued by men on horseback a wild stee that had lust been shipped In from the west broke from n stockade and tore madly I through the streets Tho steer ran to ho business district and with two horsemen behind trying to rope tho frightened atilnml It turned Into Fourth street the citys busiest thoroughfare thor-oughfare After running for nearly a block In ho middle of the roadway the null nal bolted upon a sidewalk and bellowing lowing loudly raced along scattering pedestrians like chaff before the wind taxes piled upon the sidewalk In front of Dewenters furnishing store iloclted tho animals progress and It turned and entered the store Clerks and patrons who were In the place at he time quickly mounted counters and ladders Panting and snorting the crazed steer came to n standstill In the middle mid-dle of the store John McOlllInn em played at the City National bank next door who was In the store at the Imo Ventured near to soothe the Tightened steer but at that moment the animal saw Its own reflection In a swinging plato glass mirror at the rear of the store and with a snort and ling of heels high In the air the animal ani-mal dashed toward the glass With lowered head the steer charged tho minor The animal struck the mirror with such force that Its lead and forepart of Its body became fastened In tho frame so tightly that clerks had to assist It in getting free Again free the steer backed in behind be-hind one of the counters and started to run along the narrow path toward the front of the store Herman Dalley one of the clerks was knocked down and was burled beneath be-neath an avalanche of hats and boxes Ii f rl S irk = c A 1 Ili f l I t I I I With a Lowered Head the Steer Charged the Mirror Finally the animal gained the front ol the storo and again took possession 01 tho main aisle There It stood lookIng look-Ing at tho crowd which filled tho doorway door-way and tho sidewalk Dashing out of the store the animal ani-mal turned Into Broadway and then swerved In at the Murdock hotel Bu tho crowd In front scared the steer and Instead of entering the lobby as It seemed It was going to It ran Into the alley at the side rho two horsemen horse-men and two patrolmen followed and In the narrow space tried In vain tc corner the steer In bolting out of the alley the animal ani-mal ran full Into a cab that was standing stand-Ing In front of the hotel With head lowered the frenzied steer struck the cab and raised It until It stood only on two wheels Tho steer then backed out and ran Into Dykemans feed barn It did not stop but went out the rear door and through the street again It circled about the business section and finally entered a yard at tho corner of Thirteenth and Erie avenue Here after much effort the animal was lassoed and taken back tc the etockade |