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Show rmrowN Salt Lake Sidelights x Housewives who find the disposal Of atale waffle problem, should have pet Ilk Doug around the bouse, according to Detective A. J. Mulling, of 223 Eighth ft street Doug, combining the characteristics characteris-tics of hi bulldog and terrier sn-castors, sn-castors, Is what Mr, Mulling terms f a "smart" dog, whose favorite food is dried waffle. I Enumerating the Idiosyncrasies ex- ; tilbited by Doug is one thing of which Mr. Mulllngs-never tires. Each evening he aaya he has only to return noma and seat himself In . a comfortable chair Df Shows and the dog will bring r..i f forth hia master's gaaui lor nouM tiipt -r- for Waffles which he la rewarded with a gingersnsp. Although nearly yeara old, the dog haa left the premise only once, j and than be waa taken to dog hos-pital. hos-pital. "Doug has three separate -dishes for different foods." Mr. Mullings explains, "and all Mrs. Mullings has to do Is mention tha food ahe haa and Doug will bring forth tha proper dish from his corner. , "From the expression on Doug's face, I am certain he would be satisfied satis-fied if my pet canary sang only half aa lustily," Mr. Mullings says. Sparrows are aaid to.be gall and wormwood to tha dog, and he chases them on sight, but appeara to take bo notice of any other bird. And as a watchdog, Mr. Mullings is confident that numerous strange f peddlers will testify aa to Doug's merit. ELK HUNTING LOOMS Hunters should be able to enjoy elk hunting within a few miles of Sslt Lake in the next few yeara if , the amall herds turned loose in the higher regions surrounding the city continue to increase at as rapid a rate as they have in the past. During a recent airplane survey made by the United States forest aervice in connection with Utah atate and Salt Lake county fish and , game protective associations, a total of nearly 150 elk was counted within radius of 30 mile of the city. Ninety-one of these elk were seen on the Heaston game preserve in the vicinity of Bingham, while more than 50 others wera counted on the preserves at the head of Red Butte, City Creek and Parley' canyons. If tha herds continue to Increase, the chamber pf commerce within the next decade will be able to advertise Salt Lake as a big game section in Its booklet which are aent out over the United Slates each year.. Residents of Salt Lake should derive de-rive little more enjoyment from their meals in these trying timea than persons in other parti Salt Lake f ln country due to HasUerr ,h ,,ct tn P"c . charged for the prin- Food Costs cipal articles of food her are lower than ff average for the United States, weteef steaks and other meats can be purchased in Salit Lake at prices rsnging from 2 to 10 cent a pound cheaper than in other cities. Out of a total of 42 principal items Of food listed by the bureau of labor statistics 26 of them can be purchased by the Salt Lake housewife at a lower cost than in other parts of tha coun- try. Among the Important articles which sell at a lower price in Salt Lake than elsewhere are meats, poultry, poul-try, milk, butter, bread, potatoes, Onions, flour and cheese. |