by Doris Johnson Smith - Frank Johnson's daughter
In 1909, W. Scott Johnson of Groveland, Livingston County, NY bought a farm
on the West Main Road in LeRoy. In making the move to LeRoy, it fell to
Scott's son Frank to take a drove of cattle from the old farm to the new
one. Frank did that with just the help of their herding dog, Rover.
Between the two of them, Frank and Rover negotiated the dirt roads to LeRoy.
When they got to the east side of town, Frank found that the only route was
straight down Main Street. Frank got up on the sidewalk and let Rover guide
the cattle, while he walked alongside.
The next day Frank had a toothache, so he went to a dentist in town. The
dentist asked Frank if he had seen the drove of cattle being herded down
Main Street by ONLY a dog the day before.
No one had noticed Frank, so the cattle with the mysterious dog were the
talk of the town.