The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-02-01
COW ATE DYNAMITE
AND FOR A TIME THERE WAS
CHAOS ON THE FARM.
Peculiar Diet o. Bovine Simply Unset
tied EverythIng--caused Labor
Complication Among Other
Things.


farmers on the line OF the new acque
iuct, says the New York Times.
A claim for "one dynamited COW"
was settled the other day. When the |
claim reached the controller 1t called |
for $425 The controller turned ii |
over to the board of water supply,
which in turn sent Engineer Charles
o. 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 up?" asked
fhe engineer.
mot 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 it. She probably thought 1t
was an ear of corn or something. You
know how hard It Is to get any hired
men in this section. Why tho 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 heuse, 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 closet, and | 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 NY
close to her just as the end of the
stick was sticking out of her mouth
and saw what It was.
What's she eating?' asked Bill. J
didn't feed ner anything
"'Bill.' says I. IL there's one 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 l. and its darned
not SUM- says L.
| "Bnl he looked little queer.
"What Is it?' says he.
Dynamite says !.
"'My Cod" says he.
"He stood still for so long time
that thought he wasn't afraid. All
of a sudden the COW turned and walk
ed toward him.
l .rA. l.@ xkrr. r.sI1 AZ
killed. says Bill, picking up big
stone.
Don't you do IT, says I; She'll ex
plode. She's full OF dynamite. and the
) slightest jar'l! set her of
"Bill began TO laugh-half laugh ant
} nalf cry, you know, like a lady sum
Il mer boarder once had who found Z
Dad under her bed when she wa!
looking for a man. Then ! says.
"'Biil, it's up to you to do some
thing
why is It III to me?' says he
You own the cow
"Tlat's just It,, says ]. I own M
, cow and you arc worklna for the mai
hat owns her
{ ".Rill gave me look. Then he says
I "Wen. amt working for him III
longer, says he. ard with that he Gu
across tho fields githout waiting TO
: his wages,
"Well, my family and stayed tina
night at the home of my brother, fv
! miles away, to make sure of bein
. safe. In the morning l went back t
The farm and found that the cow wa
dead The dynamite had poisone
her. John Wilkey, the dare devil G
the neighborhood, carried off the bod
for $40"
The engineer found upon question
Ing the force in the neighborhood tha
stick of dynamite had disappeared
SO he settled for $3.50. The farme
took the money.
Say" he said, you know hav
telephone in my house. Day befoJ
yesterday BIZ called me up.
"'Say.' says he, is that COW dead
II she is I'm coming back for m
wages.
"'You'll get no wages says L."