DOWING, DYSON, GIERINGER, HAMMIL, SCOTT "The Kansas City Post" (Missouri) Wednesday, February 26, 1908 THE HUNT FOR THE HOG. When Joseph GIERINGER, a farmer living near Martin City, came into the Walnut street station last night, he had a sad expression on his face. And the story he told to Lieutenant HAMMIL was to the effect that when he left his home in a wagon yesterday morning, he had therein one hog and a half a hog, or rather a small pig. Arriving at a livery stable on South Walnut street last night, he put up his horses for the night, and then looked in the wagon to see how the hog and a half were getting along, and found that only the small one was left. So he came to the police for aid. Patrolmen SCOTT, DOWNING and DYSON were at once sent out on the trail by Lieutenant HAMMIL, and within an hour they found the "whole" peacefully curled up in a mud puddle under a box car near the Emery, Bird, Thayer warehouse at Sixteenth and Walnut streets. But the hog objected to being captured alive, and started to run. As it weighed 500 pounds, however, and the heaviest officer only weighed 250, the race was soon over, and the hog was led, pushed and hauled to the barn, wherein the little half was squealing plaintively. Farmer GIERINGER rewarded the officers with cigars, and this morning he took the one and a half hogs to the stock yards, where he sold them. ====================================================== (I have no connection with this family but I'd appreciate knowing if you found this posting helpful.) johnobrien@kc.rr.com ======================================================