Iowa
Old Press
Des Moines Daily Leader
Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa
Tuesday Morning, January 7, 1902
DOG SAVES MASTER'S LIFE.
Iowa Falls, Jan. 6 - If Michael FEATHERSTONE recovers from his
injuries he will owe his life to a faithful dog that appreciated
the man's danger and came to his rescue. While tying up an unruly
bull the beast turned on FEATHERSTONE, and before the man knew
what happened the bull had thrown him over his shoulders and
against the barn wall, leaving the man in an inanimate muss on
the floor. The bull turned quickly on the body and would have
killed his keeper but for the opportune appearance of a dog kept
about the barn, which hearing the commotion, ran to the scene
which promised to be a tragedy, and, standing over the senseless
form of the man, kept the bull at bay until assistance arrived
and FEATHERSTONE was rescued from his pervious situation.
Luckily, the horns of the bull did not penetrate the body of
FEATHERSTONE, who escaped with a severe shaking and a few
bruises. The man is an old soldier, and was working on the dairy
farm of G. H. RITTS, where the assault occurred. The dog had
experienced previous encounters with the bull, which stood in
fear of the faithful animal that seemed to appreciate his duty
and did it.
[transcribed by S.B., February 2012]