The Neighborhood Dispute over a Canine
A local woman is hauled before a judge after allegedly throwing hot water on a neighbor's dog.
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Because she is alleged to have thrown hot water on a curious dog that came into her yard on a tour of investigation, Mrs. Frederick Pratt, who lives near Sixth Avenue and Anderson Street, is facing Justice Card at the county court house this afternoon. The dog belonged to John A. Wolfe, of 611 North Anderson. A large amount of hair on the animal's back was scalded off, it is alleged, by the sudden application of the hot water.
“The dog belonged to John A. Wolfe... A large amount of hair on the animal's back was scalded off.”
This incident captures the typical, if heated, nature of neighborhood disputes in early Tacoma, where boundaries were strictly guarded. It remains a classic example of civil friction escalating into a formal matter for the courts.
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