Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-08-21
A COW ATE DYNAMITE
BUT DIDN'T BLOW UP
iNeH York TimesN

Already queer demands are comm,
from the farmers on the line of thu
new Catskill aqueduct at such place.
as have been visited by the engineers
Nathan Gordon. who owns some siXtl
acres which ultimately will be in
cluded in the flooded district OF the
| Ashokan reservoir. wants the city e
pay for his damaged crops. When hC
was asked what crops he referred tC
he said he didn't count the six chill
dren he had raised on the place, but
the rabbits and wOOdcOck driven of
by the city workmen were valuable.
They belonged to me as long as
they were on my land" he said. "and
they were valuable to me. The city
ought to pay me for them"
A claim for "One dynamited cow
was settled the other day When the
claim reached the controller It called
for 1925. The controller turned II
over to the board of water supply
which in turn sent Engineer Carleton
E. Davis to investigate. The claim
ant was John McCauley. of Brown S
Station, Ulster county. The engineer.
ing force had been at work near his
place. The claim, he said, included
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Was the COW blowed up?" asked
the engineer.
Not exactly" said the claimant,
but she scared us all to death. You
see, one of the engineers had left q
stick of dynamite in a field and the
COW ate it. She probably thought II
was an ear of corn or something. You
know how hard it is to get any hired
men in this section. Why. the depart.
ment of agriculture has sent out cir
culars telling the farmer how to get
over the labor difficulty. I've got ono
of them up to the house.
We'll, some of the help have had
read that circular that was lying
around the house. and then they kick
ed for more pay. That was Ed and
John"
Whats that got to do with the
cow" asked the investigator
We'll. / was telling my story in nv
own way. You see. labor is scarce.
and | had that darned circular locked
up in a closet, and / was hoping 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 mis-. /
trust anything until we got up close |
to her just as the end Of the stick /
was sticking out of her mouth. and / !
saw what IL was.
What's she eating?' asked Bill.
I didn't feed her anything
BILL says |, If there's one
hing OF which wouldn't suspect you.
is work / know darn well you didn't
ICED that COW anything. But she fed
herself. says /. and it's darned hot
'tuff,' says l.
bill he looked a little queer.
What is ito says he.
Dynamite says I.
My God says he.
HE stood still for so long a time II
hat ! thought he wasn't afraid. All 1
u sudden the COW turned and walk-
d fovGfd fiiii. ---------
Drive her off: well both be kill.
d. says Bill, picking up a big stone.
Don't do It, says L: she'll ex-
lode. She's full of dynamite. and the
lightest jar1l set her Off
Bill begin to laugh-half laugh and
~. you know. like a lady summer
Oarder | once had who found a toad
nder her bed when she was looking
Dr. a man. Then I says:
Bill, it's up to you to do some
hing
Why is it up to me?' says he.
iou own the cow
That's just it, says I. I own the
ow and you are working for the man
nat owns her
"Bill gave me a look and then he
avs:
Well, amt working for him no
niger says he, and with that he cut
cross the fields without waiting for
is wages.
We'll. my family and stayed that
light at the home of my brother. five
lilies away. to make sure of being
lfe. In the morning / went back to
lie farm and found that the COW was
cad. The dynamite had poisoned
er. John Wilkey. the dare devil of
lie neighborhOOd, carried off the body
IT $40"
The engineer found. upon question
e the force in the neighborhOod. that
stick Of dynamite had disappeared.
o he settled for $3.50 The farmer
'ok the money
Say" he said, you know / have a /
.lephone in my house. Day before
ssterday Bill called me up.
Say. says he. is that COW dead?
she is I'm coming back for my
ages
You'll get no wages says l." |