ALLEN, EIKE, GREEN, PILLA, SHUMATE "The Kansas City Journal" (Missouri) Saturday, November 21, 1903 CATS IN THE EGG CASES. Several grocers of Argentine were surprised yesterday morning when they received shipments of eggs to find half of each case filled with eggs, and the other half occupied by live cats. Among the grocers who received mixed consignments of eggs and cats yesterday were C. F. GREEN, Karl ALLEN, L. G. EIKE, and SHUMATE & SHUMATE. The eggs were sent out by Charles PILLA, a produce shipper and buyer of Eudora, Kas. He owns a grove near Eudora, where the merchants of Argentine hold a picnic each year and is well acquainted with most of them. The grocers who found cats in their egg cases say that PILLA is probably trying to play a joke on his Argentine friends and at the same time rid Eudora of a plague of cats. There were no more than three cats in each case and all of them had the appearance of being well fed and contented. ====================================================== (I have no connection with any of these people but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) ======================================================