Enraged Animal Near Fox Lake Resents Appearance in the Herd.
Kicks And Butts The Car.
First Attack Throws Headlights Over Car-Second Is Butting of the Radiator.
While driving through what is called “The big hollow” north of Volo one night recently, Fred Nader, a farmer of McHenry county, was the victim of an enraged bull which attacked his auto and butted and kicked in the front part of the car, resenting the approach of the machine into a herd of cattle which he was leading off to pasture.
The machine, enroute home from Fox Lake, came upon the cattle which were making their way from the barn to the neighboring pasture.
The driver tooted his horn and the cows all managed to get out of the road. He drove slowly as all drivers should do when passing a bunch of cattle. He figured that all the cows were well out of the way but noticed that one large animal sort of lagged behind.
However, he was still driving slowly and the big brute was about to take the last step which would carry him over the road when, all of a sudden he stopped, lifted his foot and let it drive with full force.
And, there was some force, for the creature was a huge, towering bull, who, as head of the herd of cattle, evidently believed his camp was being invaded by an unwelcome and dangerous foe.
It was dark and the headlights of the car shone brightly on the cows as they stood at the side of the road watching proceedings. The bull as he stopped and lifted his hind foot, struck out with all his force and the hoof caught one of the big headlights with full force, knocking it off the bracket and over the car some feet beyond the tonneau.
Then, the bull started butting the front of the car.
John Conrad of Waukegan happened to be near the scene and he saw the difficulty.
“Put out your headlights, that’s what’s the matter with him-he doesn’t like the bright light,” yelled Conrad to the driver. The latter quickly turned off the remaining light and thus, darkness being suddenly thrown onto the scene, the enraged bull ceased his attack which he had continued as the owner of the car was steadily backing away as fast as he could.
The front of the car was badly smashed but the driver managed to get home without being hauled.
The lamp was smashed so it is of no further use. The bull, immediately after the lights had been extinguished, made off to the side of the road, assumed his job again as leader of the herd and the farmer boy continued driving them on to pasture.
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