Show RAILROAD RUMBLES A FARMERS EULOGY OF A DECEASED FARJIEIS CEASED MILK COW Beaver County Waiting Up to the Nee of 1 Railroad Local Railroad Rail-road Notes and Personals That Utah is the ideal spot for rising ris-ing much cows is attested by a letter ceived by Claim Agent Paul of the Rio Grande Western from Battle Creek near Pleasant Grove A Rio Grande locomotive ran over a cow owned by Alma W Smith a farmer and he writes to the company claiming claim-ing 150 damages and the eulogy he pronounces over the carcass of that unfortunate un-fortunate bovine induces memories of Antonys oration over the dead Caesar He begins this way To the Rio Grande Western Rail way company Gentlemen I beg leaf your honor to Inform you of the killing ing of A very valuable Durham Cow by one of your passing Trains I value said cow at 150 for the following follow-ing Reasons z first She being A first Class milk and Butter Cow 7 years old July 7 1893 and having A young Calf 1 month and 10 days old and in calf again and being fat and in good Condition to give the Fambly about 7 gallons pur day second that said cow has gave milk stiddy for 51A years and Raised 5 calves onley being from 5 to 8 days dry between each calf When I take into considderance the many valuable points of the Cow that is not mentioned and simmer them all up together I makes me Shudder to think of the great Aim I had set out for is aparantly lost as my Pride and Ambition has bin to Breed up and Breed quality I hope my weak and imperfectness im-perfectness of describing this valuble and beautiful cow your honor c c He got about 30 |