The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1885-06-02
SPRING CLOTHES.
Dashed in and Out by One Who
Don't Stop Over.
STATIONS COW.

1t was about sixteen years ago and tbs
citizens OF the young city OF Sedalia were
making strides to build up a pretty and
st'racIive city. The people along Fifth.
street especially, were vieing With each
shrubbery they conli hive in their front
yard, and thus beausify their home,
that they might enjoy them in their old
age.
At that time there were ten COWS run
ping ut large In Sedalia, where there is
one aow, and it was the study of the inhab-
itsnts to know how to keep bovines out of
The yards as the fresh, sweet, virgin grass
of the lawns looked t)o,hsoms to the old
cow that bad travelled all day with only
partial success in satisfying a ravenous ap-
D tite-hence at night when the people were
sep raids were ma lie upon the lawns by
breaking down fences or finding a gate
open.
B. 8. Station, then a resident of this city
was the owner OF a cow that was learned.
She was skilled in opening gstes with one
peculiarly shaped horn she owned in fact
she possess ID slmos. human ing .uui'y, In
this particular. Occasionally, the next
morning after Stations COW had raided
some frolt yard an impromp,u meeting
of ID III. SIN tn, John w. Houx, J. &.
Staley, c. A. Meyer, John Montgomery, Jr.,
Col J. Jaynes Capt ,ia Thompson and
others would be held to devise means to
hwart The ravazes OF this one p ,rticular cow
which they ali feared. New and patent
fas eniDgs, in ricate latch-s and hooks were
su ge,ted, sud put on their gates. This
would only lat day or two, when the old
cow would soou have them mastered and
in she would go
1t W la one S turday night in July
ID. II. Smith, the we'll known hardware
merchant who resided on the corner OF
Fifth street End Washington avenue went
home from his store, weary with work and
almost overcome with hea'. He stripped
himself of all superfuous clothing and
sal by The lamp reading paper. After .
time he heard some animal on the lawn
cropping the grass. He laid by his paper
and secured an axe. The night was inky
dark. Bsrely could he discover the form
of the animal, and with the he I'd Of the
axe he dealt it blow. 1t fell apon the green
sxard quivering. Harry put his foot
against the PROSTATE beast, but it was still.
and he then realized that it was Station
COW and that il would not do for her to lie in
the front yard over the Sabbath day, and to
thu end of removing her, he dressed HIM
self m ,nfully and started for, the then al
most undiscovered country, since known ss
East Sedali", to find Cunningham, the
principal drsynas Of the city. He was
found and Mr. Smith with Mr.. Cunning
ham and his dray went to get the supposed
;; dead animal. But TO their surprise they
found the COW up and eating away with
keea relish having only been stunned tenn
: porsrily by the blow.
Subsequently, the COW was filled with bird
shot by one citizen while Another property
! owner not for from the corner of Ohio and
Fifth streets, caught the animal and tied
her to the church fence to remain over
, night.
! Thus it was in the early days of Sedslia
{ and the recent action of property holders
regarding the running o; stock at large
has brough the story Of Stations COW ts
mind.