Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1926-08-13 | Page 1 | Constable's Life Far from Happy One, Says Tom as He Pilots Stubborn Cow

Constable s 5 s Life Lif Far From Hap Happy Y One Says Say Tom as as asHe asHe fIe He Pilo Pilots ts Shi Stubborn b b bo o rn Co Cow w r S t tP I PERSONS P PERSONS who vho believe t that political jobs and especial especially that thaC I of city constable arc are beds of roses loses should have witnessed the journey of City City- Constable Thomas Cunningham from south of the tho Ogden river bridge to lower fourth r ent fourth street late Thursday Behind the constable was a aI I plodding ng cow which seemed to take an Interest In la anything and everybody except In going for tor- forward forward ward Its all In a days day's It if you OU happen to bo be constable said Thomas as os he hauled at tho the rope and perspiration rolled d down wn from under his hat y nC OX FOR FOll PARADE r i The parade ot of of Cunningham and the cow came as the tho result of a dispute over th sale of ot two ani- ani animals animals mals ani-mals mals by James T 1 Gaines to C A to Hanson Hansen Hanson agreed to pay HO It was said According to him Gaines the sum ot of o 1110 was paid him and when hen Hansen failed to pay the th balanco balance Gaines took one ot of the tho cows back to ot at In 1315 Grant avenue Hansen Iansen then a against GaInes charging grand larceny Hans Hansen n also brought rought action to the th cow and It was up to Cunningham to get It and escort It to tho the Noble Nobl Noble Noble- feed yards on lower Twenty fourth street ul- ul un- un un until til tl th the dispute Is settled Oh this Is easy explained Cunningham to to- to those thoo who extend extend- extended cd ed sympathy to him Jilin in chaperon chaperon- chaperoning ing ng the tho cow to tho the feed eed yard STORY OF AUTO UTO One time I was given papers to o re repossess an automobile and when I reached the th house hous a woman came came ame to the U door Where here Is the th automobile I asked aked There Thoro it Is she lashe sh replied point point- pointing lug ing to L a of or a car In tho b bitch ck yard The engine was waa 11 miss log aa ad I dont don't mean maybe Or It was 4 nowhere In sight tight Every detachable part was WIlS removed and the tires were gone The Tho whole 1 machine machin was scattered red about the yard I I J thought t It was a little beyond the duties of a constable to turn mechanic and and put it together ad th the man maD who had brought the action to com corns coma to the scene When ho Ito saw what was left eft at tho car he ho stared a fe tow few seconds and then weakly said Drop the suit