Logan Republican | 1904-04-23 | Page 6 | The Precautions He Took |

Type	issue
Date	1904-04-23
Paper	Logan Republican
Language	eng
City	Logan
County	Cache
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Article Title	The Precautions He Took
Type	article
Date	1904-04-23
Paper	Logan Republican
Language	eng
City	Logan
County	Cache
Page	6
OCR Text	Show THE PRECAUTIONS HE TOOK. They Were Important to the Old Farmer's Farm-er's Suit for Damao.es. A farmer in Cumberland county was driving across a railroad track when a train killed both his horses nnd knocked him about ten rods off his course. In tho resulting Bult for damages dam-ages tho plaintiff was on tho witness stand, making out a good case, when tho defendant's lawyer asked him: - "Did you take any precaution bo-lore bo-lore driving upon tho track?" Thp witness seemed reluctant to answer, but being pressed to do so, finally stammered out: "Wall, squire, I took a llttlo Just a couple of swallers. that's all." This started a new line of defense, and It turned out that the couple of swallows were the last In a pint flask that had consoled the honest old farmer atong the road. This put a new faco on tho situation. Lewlston Evening Journal.
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