The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-09
A LOST MEDAL.
6.und After Seventeen Years In a
Cows stomach.

6.und After Seventeen Years In a
Cows stomach.
III tho stomach of COW slaughtered in
Armour's plant at tho stockyards last
week was found q gold medal, in the form
Of Maltese cross, which has been posi-
lively identified and returned to its owner,
who lost 1t while schoolgirl, II years
ago, on one OF the prairie paths of Texas
The history Of the trinket's adventures
was brought to light only after advertise
ments had been published in tho news
papers throughout Texas. These notices
described the medal as having tho name
"Ida May Work" ard the year 1881"
engraved Oh its reverse side. One Of these
arrows, fred IL random, found u mark in
Albuquerque, n. NJ.
1t was learned that Miss Work had
grown to be = woman in the Intervening
years and that she had little girls of her
own. She read tho advertisement, wrote
up to the men at Armour's and received
the medal
The story of the golden cross which
came from the Lone Star State in the
COW 8 stomach probably world never have
been told had it not been for several sharp
eyed meat Inspectors who were watching
the killing of bccycs that day.
Zone of the men noticed the CLINT of the
gold" said Inspector George II. Lytle,
land We all gathered around to SEQ what
it was. We found it to be a medal and
the following inscription was engraved on
it: Presented TO Ida May Work by the
Fort Worth Seminary, 1sS1.'
Fired Shaw, superintendent of the
mcathouse, took charge Of it. That night
he made Inquiries and found that that
batch Of cattle was shipped from Dallas
lie wrote to the postmaster at Dallas ask
ing if he knew where Ida Work could I've
found.
'1ho postmaster replied that the Work
family had formerly lived in that city,
but the older members were dead and the
Others had moved away. AS last resort
Mr.. Shaw decided to publish advertise
ments for the owner.
eve did not hear anything more of the
matter and had almost forgotten our mys
tprious medal, when n letter came from
the woman in New Mexico. She said she
was the owner Of the medal and was over.
joyed at learning it had been found. II
appeared that she had received it as re.
ward of merit while u pupil in the Fort
Worth seminary, One day she was riding
a horse over the prairie, near Dallas, and
was thrown off Her mount ran away,
and in the confusion she lost the Maltese
cross and another similar medal which she
had worn that day
She searched II long time for them,
but could not find either one Her OK.
PLANTATION wis considered sufficient, and
VIC Immediately sent her the medal"
She expressed surprise that the bit OF
gold should have found its way into the
stomach Of Il COW ard in that manner be
carried to Chicago, where 1T onco more
saw the light The case puzzles the men
at the stockyards just as much as it does
the owner
1t is explained that often small nailsnrc
found in what is called tho first stomach
of cows Some time ago n $5 goldpiccc
was taken from q slaughtered steer and
now adorns the watch chain of the super.
intendcnt of the killing gang
1t is supposed that the Maltese cross
was swallowed by the COW while sho was
grazing on the prairie and lodged in tie
first stomach, just as other foreign arti.
cles do.-Chicago Journal