Show Mrs Rudge's Polly Dies Thought to be 70 Years Old By Mrs Beulah McConkie Polly the talkative and friend friend- friendly friendly ly parrot is dead Sometime Friday she must have fallen from her perch in her cage and died Mrs Lindsay Oaks who has been taking care of Polly for forthe forthe the past 10 or 12 years fed her herin herin in the morning and she seemed OK The grandchildren found h her r lying on the floor of her herc c edge ge later in the day POLL POLLY Y has delighted old and young alike for many years People from other states who have seen her write to inquire how Polly is She was one of the few parrots who could speak plainly and even mimic tile the vol ces of those she knew well Mrs Sarah Rudge bought the bird from a mail order cata- cata catalogue catalogue it Is be- be believed logue Walton Porter some 68 or 70 years ago Polly delighted aU all who came to the Maeser store which was run runby runby by Mrs Rudge years ago The bird could sing God Bless Am- Am America America erica until she was tired then she would change and sing God Bless Polly It was said that Polly could like or dislike a person If she didn't like someone she would hide very quietly up in a tree until one left and then she would call Goodbye goodbye She didn't seem to become less active as she became older but flew and ran about until the day she died Polly liked school busses and children She would run and fly up on the fence and scream after the bus every morning When the children would race on their bikes she would run in circles and squeal until they stopped Then she sat down and w waited until they started to race again ABOUT three years be for f o r e Mrs Budge Rudge died she brought the bird to Mrs Irs Lindsay Oaks to keep for her Mrs Oaks said the bird would cry in the same voice as any of the children who were crying at that time or would call Merle in the voice of Mrs Oaks husband when she hadn't heard him call to her from outside The parrot could mimic Mrs Rudge's voice per per- perfectly Residents of Maeser along with many others will miss the fun of lI to Polly when they pass or visit the home of the Lindsay Oaks |