The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1907-10-12
COW ATE DYNAMITE
AND FOR A TIME THERE WAS
CHAOS ON THE farm.
Peculiar Diet Of Bovine Simply Unset.
tied everything-caus,d Labor
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 lone dynamited COW"
was settled the other day When the
claim reached the controller 1t called
for $425. The controller turned It
over to the board Of water supply.
which in turn sent Engineer Charles
i. Davis to investigate. The claim
ant was John McCauley. of Browns
station. Uuster county. The engineer.
ing force had been at work near his
place. The claim, he said, included
the trampling down of growing grain.
"Was the cow blown up7" asked
the engineer.
mot exactly" said the claimant.
"but she scared us all to death. You
see. one of the engineers had left n
stick OF dynamite In a field and the
COW ate it. She probably thought It
was an ear Of corn or something. You
know how hard 1t is to get any hired
men In this section. Why, the depart.
ment OF agriculture has sent 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"
whats that got to do with the
cow?" asked the Investigator.
well, l was telling my story in my
own way. You see. labor is. scarce,
and had got that darned circular
locked up in a closet, and l was hop
ing to keep Bill with me for little,
when Bill and l 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 saw what 1t was.
What's she eating? asked Bill. I
didn't feed her anything
"'Bill,' says l, II there's one thing
| of which wouldn't suspect you It's
work. I know darn well you didn't
feed that COW anything, But she's
| icu ucIoell, says IL anu IL uoi hOu
hot stuff says I.
"Bill he looked a little queer.
"'What is it, says he.
Dynamite says l.
"'My God" says he.
HE stood still for so long a time
that I thought he wasn't afraid. All
of a sudden the COW turned and walk
ed toward him.
"'Drive her of; we'll both BIZ
killed. says Bill. picking up bis
stone.
Don't you do it, says L; she'll ex
plode. She's full of dynamite, and thu
slightest jar'll set her off,
"Bill began to laugh-half laugh ant
half cry, you know, like a lady sum
mer boarder l once had who found I
toad under her bed when she wal
looking for a man. Then l says.
"'Bill, it's up to you to do some
thing
"'Why is 1t up to me?' says he
You own the cow
"'That's Just it,. says l. I own tn
cow and you are working for the maj
that owns her.
"Bill gave me look. Then he says
"'Well, l amt working for him n
longer says he, and with that he GU
across the fields without waiting TO
his wages.
"Well. my family and stayed tina
night at the home Of my brother, fiv
miles away, to make sure of bein
safe. In the morning went back
the farm and found that the COW wa
dead. The dynamite had poisone
her. John Wilkey, the dare devil {
the neighborhood. carried of the bod
for $40"
The engineer found upon question
ing the force in the neighborhood thu
stick of dynamite had disappears
So he settled for $50. The farmt
took the money.
Say" he said. you know | hay
telephone in my house. Day befol
Yesterday Bill called me up.
"'Say,' says he, is that COW deat
II she is I'm coming back for n
wages
"'Youll get no wages, says L."