February 14 1909 — This is Herriman’s illustration for the weekly Mr. Dooley syndicated column. Evidently the Mr. Dooley pieces didn’t come with art, but it seemed to be common for an artist with the local paper to add some color to the proceedings. Here are samples of the art offered in a few other papers for this column:

John T. McCutcheon in the Chicago Tribune

Ole May in Pittsburgh Gazette Times (Post-Gazette)