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Show FIVE COWS ELECTROCUTED 1 1 lull Tension I'ovier Line Kails anil Animals Die luslnull) on Touching If. Five head of cuttle, threo cows and two 2-ycar old steers, were eloctro-euted eloctro-euted Saturday near tho mouth of Oak Hollow, In thu low hills north of I.chl. Threo of them belonged to J. 10. and A. II. Hone, ono to Asa J. Clark and ono to S. W. Chlpmim of American Folk. Somehow n power lino polo fell over, cnirylng tho wires with It, Hid ns tho nulmals touched tho wire ,n crossing, many thousands of volts pasced through them, causing death nstnntly. An examination showed that tho nnl-.iials nnl-.iials were literally cooked, In some 'iiBtances, their hair having been nl-nost nl-nost entirely singed off their bodies, 'our of them wero lying In ono pile, mil tho fifth ono lay about 20 feet iwny, but Its foot was completely bo-,'ered bo-,'ered from Its body. Tho rocks wlicro he wire had touched tho earth were Mterolly melted nnd would crumble like flour. Tho discovery was made by Alvn arecn and Wash Chlpman, whllo riding rid-ing the hills. They notified the Power Pow-er Co., who sent Its men at once to repair the dninagc, and n claim agent who nlso camo out stated that hln i "ompany would pay the owners for ; ho damage done. |