When deputy sheriffs raided a farm near Omaha, Nebraska, during the early days of Prohibition, they found six stills operating and approximately 600 gallons of corn whisky. That alone would have been enough to make the newspapers.
The drunken barnyard brawl made the story irresistible.
According to the report, officers arrived at the farm of George Fred, an alleged moonshiner, and discovered a hog and dog engaged in a violent fight with three goats. None of the animals was sober.
The cause of their intoxication was mash, the mixture of grain, water, and other ingredients fermented before alcohol is distilled. Large quantities of it were found alongside the stills, and the farm animals had apparently eaten enough to become thoroughly drunk.
The hog and dog formed one side of the fight, while the three goats made up the other.
The goats had reportedly consumed more mash than their opponents and suffered the worst injuries, although they managed to inflict considerable damage of their own before deputies interrupted the battle
Drunken Hog and Dog Fight Gory Duel With Three Soused Goats
OMAHA, Nebraska. — A drunken hog, aided by an intoxicated dog, were engaged in a gory battle with three inebriated goats when deputy sheriffs descended on the farm of George Fred, alleged moonshiner, near here yesterday.
The goats, which had imbibed more freely than the other animals, got decisively the worst of the argument, but not before they had inflicted severe punishment on the enemy.
Officers found six stills in full operation and confiscated 600 gallons of corn whisky besides large quantities of mash. The animals had become drunk from eating the mash.
Source: The Seattle Star. Seattle, Wash, January 5, 1921.
