The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-03-07
COW THAT COSTS5O, 600
Jay Phipps, Who Bought Her, Thinks
He Got a Bargain.

New York. March Just what a COW
with crumpled horn, that was MIXED
by maiden all forlorn, had to do with
$4,000 land purchase In Wheatley
hills was told in the Meadowbrook
Hunt club with the keerest of relish.
It relates to the settling Of a line
fence difference btween Jay Phipps. son
of Henry Phipps the Pittsburg mil
iionaire, and Mrs. Mary Hitler, mem
Der of one of the Wealthiest old families
in the Wheatley hills section and q
quakeress as severe as ever frowned
on red-coated huntsmen and baying
hounds on the trail of an innocent
anise seed bag.
Young Phipps, who had a handsome
estate there adjoining those of Foxhan
Keene, Robert Bacon, w G. Parks, H
P. Whitney and other riders, wanted to
extend it by the purchase of only
about twenty feet for a roadway lead
ing from his country place directly to
the highway. But Mrs. Hitler, the
finest and most severe quakeress that
ever came from an old Pennsylvania
family, wouldn't part with foot at any
price. The dogs would scare her COWS
and. besides, she didn't like redcoats
anyway
Agent after agent did young Phipps
send to Mrs. Hitler, the austeTe, with
promise of the latest commission ever
earned by a real estate man and with
no prohibition as to top price-any-
thing, any money, although the land
was really worth only about $500 an
acre.
They came back empty@no dogs. no
huntsmen on foot Of land owned by
Mrs. Hitler. So Phipps had to go
long ways about to reach the highway
and the whole household did this for
three years, while negotiation after
negotiation failed.
Thursday morning, discarding Eng
fish riding coat. boots and all jay
Phipps, in the sobereSt brown, drop
ped around in an old fashioned gig to
call on his neighbOr He found the
wealthy old quakeress in the barn
yard, as he had shrewdly guessed
watching her herd of cows let down
the richest milk a-plenty to the alb
surd milkmaids in overalls and boots.
One Attorney in particular held her
attention. so Phipps noticed. and he
talked wisely of Jerseys and Holsteins,
but give him Attorneys.
How much for that fine COW? III
wager she came not far from German
town" said the enthusiastic amateur,
pointing to Mrs. Killers favorite.
The fine old quakeress fairly beam
ed. only thousand dollars" she
said.
"And that heifer-a. perfect replica
You ought to be judge at a
county fair" said Mrs. Hitler. your
ideas on stock suit me exactly. It's
$500 for the heifer.'
Phipps wrote out a check on his
knee.
by the way" he remarked indif-
ferently, Il notice they rather like to
Craze on that old swamp land in the
hot summer days; maybe you would
sell that and I can keep them on the
old grazing ground. IT'S always bet
ter, don't you know"
The quakeress, between admiration
for her visitors knowledge of cows es-
pecially Attorneys. and the old Pennsyl-
vania idea Of bargain, said it was 81
400 an acre. Without a word young
Phipps wrote a check for the whole
meadow and swamp, at Il times the real
price.
Nov" he said. there's a strip of
your land running right through my es-
tate-the swamp and the old place. I
would like to have that for road to
the highway if you don't mind
tOf course I don't It would be no
use to me, especially as you could close
up one end OF It. It's the best land,
but you can have it at the same price.
The third check was solemnly written,
and the fight of three years was over.
There was friendly parting Of two old
enemies; then Phipps drove to James
McDonald's place. where he bought Is
fine acres at $500 an acres and worth It
every dollar as compared with the Hill
Ter swamp, meadow and roadway strip
at 81 400 an acre.
But the purchases, amounting to $50.
Co., give young Jay Phipps one Of the
largest estates on Long Island, and that
is what he wanted. Besides, 1t gives
the Hunt club access to the swamps
where the fox has taken refuge for
years while huntsmen were barred So
everybody Is satisfied all around, In
GLIDING the quiet old quakeress and
dashing young Pittsburg millionaire.