The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-01-26
MAD BULL RUNS
AMUCK IN STOCK
[RATE ANIMAL CAUSES GREAT
SCURRY FOR SAFETY AT Lo-
CAL STOCK YARDS wEDNEs-
DAY BREAKS LEG OF HOG.


nary, was presented at the Lake
Erie and Western Stock yards, We'd
nesday morning. when an irate bull
furnished amusement to a group Of
about fifty people for a couple OF
hours. The performance was in the
nature of Spanish Bull fight,
brought down to date, and in which
Mr.. Bull bore away the laurels of
victory, at least temporarily. The
performance started at 900 o'clock
and contued until H. Mr.. C. E. Long
who was a witness to the affair, tells
the story of the occurrence as fol-
lows:
+" Mr.. c E. Long was taking in
several carloads of stock to be ship
ped to Chicago market. He pur-
chased a large Polled Angus bull OF
Josiah Jacoby. who resides miles
east of this city. Mr.. Jacoby deliv-
ed the animal by driving him along
with two mich COWS as company.
Mr.. Jacoby recommended the bull as
very docile animal. Therefore he
was separated from the cows and
driven into the pen to be weighed
and Mr.. Long announced his weight
to be 1850 lbs.
Just as his weight was so announc-
ed several strangers pressed them
selves up TO the pen to view him and
exchange remarks as to his makeup,
etc. But all at once for some I'M
known cause he became peeved
and made a very startling noise and
a. rush toward the gate where the
persons were eongregated. The
caucus came suddenly to an end and
all took to the balcony seats around
the main stockss pen east of the Of
flee. All the while this gentlemanly
sir was raging and prancing in the
weigh pen. Mr.. Long barricaded and
fortified himself within his Office
c.. E. Group a trusted lieutenant
now took command Of the ceremon-
les He opened the main yard gate
where there were hogs and some
lambs and then opened the weigh
pen gate. The irate animal ran out,
humping and tramping down sheep
and hogs.
At this juncture those present ar
ranged and executed a little drama
as follows:
Act / Mr.. Long hung out sign
on his Office door: "please sir, no
admittance as all business herein is
suspended
Act. III Chas. Gerard ring mas
ter, produced a 60 fl. half inch rope
same to be cast by our latest cowboy
Mr.. VIM. Koch of West township
William is at all times willing to
fish for big game. He made a lasso
loop and on the second cast caught
his friend right around the neck.
Act. III The rope broke and some
how he saw his G. A. r. friend Geo.
Thomas and rushed with a smile at
him. Geo. was not shaved and MT
doubt thought he would not recog-
nize him. AT safe distance he yell
ed that by George he swan the river
at the battle of Stone river in the
civil war but this was the first time
he ever retreated by a fast two step
march from the enemy. But not to
be outdone, he procured one of Sher-
man Ellis pitchfork bayonets, took
good corner position, and every
time his friend passed by him he
tickled his nose until the blood squirt
ed out and Georges spectalces served
him WELL
Act. ". Ring master, Gerard pro-
cured an inch rope for the next trapez
performane, rs feet long and our
former bravo cowboy Koch, assisted
by Mr.. Sherm Ellis at the tail end
of the rope, lassoed our dear sir
icely again while the corral yard was
all guarded by pitchforks at every
weak spot. But as soon as roped
he made few obliging mods of his
head and the gate few open for his
grand march toward the box car.
Ellis and Koch were caught hug
cling each other upon the fence by
their enemy in this act. Ellis CON-
manded he light brigade of picthforks
from the top Of the box car and our
G. A. r. Thomas the heavy artillery
of forks in the rear Of the enemy,
Forth with G. E. Long came forth
with emulation in his eyes and thank
ed the boys who so ably served him
i'm time of trouble by making so Sc
cure Josiah's pet tied in one corner
of the box car barracks and shouted
that all unfinished business would
receive prompt attention. Constable
Pelton arrived in time to see he last
part of this act and earnestl,
calculated to his hearers that he
without a warrant, could have calm
ly subdued this demon as he does al
other offenders of the peace.