The daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 190?-1908, 1907-09-17
COW ATE DYNAMITE
AND FOR A TIME THERE WAS
CHAOS ON THE FARM.
Peculiar Diet Of Bovine Simply Unset.
tied Everything-caused Labor
Complication Among other
Things.

Complication Among other
Things.
Queer demands are coming from the
farmers on the line Of the new acque-
duct, says the New York Times.
A claim for "one dynamited COW"
was settled the other day. When the
claim reached the controller Il called
for si25. The controller turned II
owe to the board Of water supply,
which in turn sent Engineer Charles
4. Davis to investigate. The claim
ant was John McCauloy. OF Browns
station, Uuster county. The engineer
ing force had been at work neal his
place. The claim. he said, included
the trampling down Of growing grain.
WAS the COW blown up?' asked
the engineer.
Not exactly said the claimant,
but she scared us all TO death. You
see, one OF the engineers had left a
stick OF dynamite In a field and the
COW ate Il. She probably thought IL
was an ear OF corn or something. You
know how hard il is to get any hired
men I'm this section. Why, the depart
ment OF agriculture has tent out circu-
lars telling the farmer how to get over
the labor difficulty. I've got one of
them up to the house.
well. some of the help | have had
read that circular that was lying about
the house, and then they kicked for
more pay. There was Ed and John
What's that got TO do with the
cow" asked the investigated.
We'll ! was telling my story in my
way. You see. labor is scarce,
and | had got that darned circular
locked up in a closet, and was hop
ing to keep Bill with me for a little,
when Bill and / was walking through
that field toward the cow. We saw
her eating something and we didn't
mistrust anything until we got up
close to her just as the end of the
stick was sticking out of her mouth,
and I saw what it n
What's she eating?' asked Blll. I
didn't feed her anything
"'Bill,' says /, If there's n thing
of which | wouldn't suspect you it's
work. | know darn well you didn't
feed that cow anything. But she's
fed herself says |, and it's darned
hot stuff, says /.
bill he looked a little queer.
what is ito says he,
Dynamite says |.
My God" says he.
He stood still for so long a time
that ] thought he wasn't afraid. All
of a sudden the COW turned and walk
ed toward him.
Drive her off; Wen both be
killed. says Bill, picking up a big
stone.
Don't you do it, says |; she'll ex
plode. She's full OF dynamite, and the
slightest iarn set her Off
bill began to laugh-half laugh and
half cry, you know. like a lady sum
mer boarder ! once had who found a
toad under her bed when she was
looking for a man. Then | says.
"Bill, it's up to you to do some
thing
why is It up to me?' says he.
You W the cow
That's just IT,, says l. I own the
COW and you are working for the man
that owns her
"Bill gave ms a look. Then he says:
well, | amt working for him no
longer says he, and with that he cut
across the fields without waiting for
his wages.
We'll my family and | stayed that
night at the home of my brother. five
miles away, to make sure of being
safe. In the morning / ven back tC
The farm and found that the cow was
dead. The dynamite had poisoned
her. John Wilkey. the dare devil q
the neighborhood, carried of the bod,
for $40"
The engineer found upon question
ing the force in the neighborhood tina
a stick of dynamite had disappeared
So he settled for $3.50. The farmer
took the money.
Say" he said. you know | hay'
n telephone in my house. Day before
yesterday Bill called me up.
Say says he, lis that COW dead
If she is I'm coming back for m!
wages.
You'll get no wages, a y T."
Sermon in a Few Words.
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