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Show I Dog Killed by Police ! Afflicted With Rabies Dr. J. M. Elliott, city health inspec-j ( tor, received word from L. L. Dailies, j state bacteriologist. yesterday that the! head of a white Spitz dog, sent to Salt Lake for examination a few days ago, ' showed the presence of rabies beyond I j all question of a. doubt, i This animal was killed near Thirty- j third street and Jackson avenue by i Walter Moore aad Robert Chambers, i The dog had not bitten any one, as far as could be ascertained, and ivas killed because of its peculiar action. Dr. Elliott stated that because two dogs had been found In the city that' were afflicted with rabies, that there' was no need of fear on the part of the citizens. He reports that a number I of people, who boar an aversion against a neighbor's pet dog, are endeavoring en-deavoring to trum up stcries that will result in the death of the animal. Unless there is reason to believe that persons have been bitten, and proof to show that the dog has attacked Mm ! I i ii meragBaBiPMaaim i iiiimii some one, there will be no Immediate death sentence, although the dog may be kept under surveillance, according to Dr. Elliott. s oo : |