The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-09-02
TALE OF THE BLACK COW
How She Has Def1ed the Police
Force of Anaconda.
AND ESCAPED THE POUND
Also How Her Proud Spirit Was Finally
Humbled, Though 1t Took the
Whole Night Shift to
Capture Her.

For months disreputable black COW
has, defied the police force of the city
of Anaconda. She has cooked her tail
in the faces of the blue-coated guard
ians of the police has beloved de-
risively, and fled before them, daring
them to catch her and imprison her in
the pound. Herein is told the tale Of
her undoing and of her arrival in the
city bastile.
1t was but night or SO ago. Tbe
COW. who is of dissolute habits ard
fond OF roaming the streets at night,
followed her usual custom of breaking
her halter at Tom Newcomers home,
beyond Lake park, and heading across
the track to the bright lights of the
city. She is wise old COW, this Tom
Newcome's COW. and she knows a po-
liceman by the brass buttons he wears.
In her carousing about the city and in
her many escapes from being i'm
pounded, she has learned that a man
with a blue coat and brass buttons
chases her. Hence she fights shy of
brass buttons.
Officer Stebbins, who was on SORT
of picket duty on the outskirts of the
city, saw her first as she passed :he
brewery. Knowing her habit DC bel
lowing and running on the approach
of brass buttons he carefully MD lis
an insinuating 800, boss" beguiled
her toward the central part If the cl,y.
He coaXed her through alleys and
away from the lights and finally got
her to the rear of the Copper City
store. There Officer Powers Joined
him and the two debated 1t was inn
possible to take the COW further with
out arousing her suspicious and per-
haps losing her. The council of war
decided to go for reinforcements.
Night Chief of Police O'Brien re-
sponded to the cali, Then the three
made an advance in skirmish line, ad-
vancing by 15-yard rushes in echelon,
as provided by tactics. The COW stood
moment, then sighted the brass but
tons and charged. She went through
the line like a Filipino going through
the jungle. Nothing could stop her.
Another council of war convened,
with O'Brien as the presiding Of
ficer. Wen catch the black-skinned
imp if it takes the whole force and half
the citizens" declared OBrien, be-
tween clenched teeth, only he didn't
say imp"
The rage of the night chief of police
was something terrible to behold.
Stebbins was white and determined.
Powers, tall and grim, had a look of
firm resolve upon his face.
Men" said O'Brien, bethinking him
ate battle a general always makes a
speech to his men, if historians are to
be believed, I'VE have been defied by an
imp of darkness, a base, low-born
wretch, to-wit: Tom Newcomes COW.
All this in the city of Anaconda, Deer
Lodge county, state of Montana re-
peating unconsciously his well-learned
lines so often recited in the police court
in establishing the venue. Can this
thing be?" he continued dramatically.
Are we men or sheep-herders to be
run by a COW? Up men, and at them.
Hold on a minute; l mean, let's run her
in proper
the whole night shift had reported to
Brien at his headquarters estab-
lished in the alley in the rear of the
Copper City store.
A scout was sent and located the COW
striving to eat a post-no-bills sign off
a lamp post. Then the army moved.
Under the able direction of General
OBrien. the bovine was gently sur
rounded. The entire line closed in on
her, whooping and yelling, and started
her on the run. SO arranged were they
along the line that her course was d.
rected by the policemen straight to the
pound. Once there she was speedily
corraled.
You did nobly," declared OBrien to
the men. "I'n see if Alderman Fitz-
patrick won't introduce an ordinance
in the council appropriating money to
provide you all with a medal for this
nights work. IT'S the first time she
has been run in
The next day Mr.. Newcome paid 81
to the city government and received
back his COW. Since then she has not
broken loose. Her proud spirit is
tanned.
An ENJOYABLE Outing.