Published in the Waukegan Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois on Saturday, May 19, 1877
Aurora, Illinois.-Up to last year some 700 cows had run in the streets of this city to the great disgust and annoyance of the people generally. This was convenient to the cow owners, but our citizens, by a vote of two to one on the subject, decided that the city should no longer be used as a cow pasture. Thereupon the Council took measures to enforce an ordinance against cows running at large, and last year, the first time for forty years, the cows were kept from the streets, to the relief of our better class of citizens, who desire good sidewalks, handsome shade trees, and general improvement of the city.
This year the owners seem resolved to defy the law, and lately cows in considerable numbers have appeared on the streets again. Yesterday the officers rallied a sufficient force to gather in the cows found at large in the southeastern part of the city. The scene following the raid was in the highest degree exciting. Inside was a yard of cattle. Outside was a gathering of Germans swearing in Dutch, and intent upon releasing the cows, while the City Marshal, Poundmaster and several policemen held the crowd in check. Finally, considering descretion the better part of valor, the owners took out their cows by paying their fines, excepting one belligerent Dutchman named Ernst, who insisted upon cutting the pound down with an ax. This fellow was promply arrested and this morning is talking through the bars in the City Prison.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, December 13, 1736
We hear from Dumfries, that a large Tortoife was taken by some fishermen upon Blackshaw Sands; at first they did not know what to make of it, but were in some fear, but after some time gaining courage, they attacked him with pitchforks, which he twisted and broke when thruft into his mouth; finding it difficult to kill him they made a large hole in his back. He weighed 250 pound; the better part of the Shell was beautifully stuck with Muscles, from which they concluded he had been some time in our seas; he measured 3 feet in breadth and 4 in length.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, June 19, 1738
They write from Lee in Kent, England that all the cattle and horses belonging to Mr. Smith of that town, has had the misfortune to be bit by a mad dog and have been drove down to the sea and into the water to prevent if possible, the ill effects of the bite.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, June 12, 1738
Not long since, as the King of Sweden was a Bear Hunting in the Woods near Stockholm, in company with several of the Nobility of his court, he killed a wild Bear of an enormous size, measuring six Ells long; and in all respects proportionable; the skin of it is stuffed and otherwise preserved, and is now at Stockholm, where thousands of people daily see this very uncommon sight.
Published in the The New York Gazette, New York, New York on Thursday, December 13, 1736
The Dutch have taken this year 589 Whales on the coast of Greenland and the French and Spaniards together have taken 70 Whales.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Published in the Bloomington Pantagraph, Bloomington, Illinois on Tuesday, November 23, 1920
Glencoe, Wyo., Nov. 22.-It took the combined efforts of the Spaulding family today to save 3-year-old Walter Spaulding from being carried away by a giant eagle at their ranch near here.
The huge bird, with a wing spread of eight feet, attacked Walter in the ranch yard. He grasped the eagle by the neck and screamed for help.
John, Walter’s 7-year-old brother, came to the rescue, and a third boy ran for help. Mrs. Spaulding beat off the bird with a stick and the eagle attacked her. She was saved when Mr. Spaulding came with a shot gun and killed the bird.
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, June 14, 1909
A fox on emergency will sham death to perfection. A master of hounds once noosed a fox in a whip as he bolted before a terrier. The fox appeared to be strangled. When held up by the scruff of the neck his eyes were seen to be closed, his jaws gaped, and the body hung limply down from the hand. He was placed tenderly on the ground, only to dash off to covert. London Standard.
Published in the Libertyville Independent, Libertyville, Illinois on Friday, June 12, 1908
Pushed into a sixty foot well by a frolicsome bull on the L. J. Lobdell place near Long Lake, tenanted by Robert Runyard, a colt was near rescue three times and finally was killed near the brink of the well by being choked to death by the rope about its neck.
Two colts, including the one killed in such a freak fashion, were in the pasture lot with a young bull. In the lot was also a sixty foot well. The colts frolicked together much and Monday the bull pushed the colt to the brink of the well and finally into it.
Try to Make Rescue.
Runyard summoned neighbors and was lowered by means of a ladder into the well, where the colt pawed furiously with his front hoofs, making Runyard’s trip a hazardous one that few would have undertaken.
A harness was rigged about the colt’s legs and shoulders, but when the animal had been dragged half way up the rope broke and the beast fell again into the depths, neighing piteously.
Second and Third Trials Fail.
On the second attempt the harness about the colt broke and when the third attempt was made the rope about the equine’s neck choked him to death, so that when he reached the top of the well he was at the last gasp and died at once.
Published in the Waukegan Daily Sun, Waukegan, Illinois on Monday, March 28, 1898
Kansas City, Mo., March 28.-Senor Julian Azcue, an agent of the Spanish government from Havana, and Antonio Maestre, of St. Louis, are in the Kansas City market purchasing mules for the Spanish army. They have practically cleaned the market of medium-sized mules, having purchased 600 to be delivered on the wharf at New Orleans by April 5. Another Spanish contractor accured four carloads of mules here last week.
Published in the Illinois State Journal, Springfield, Illinois
Mr. O. M. Hopkins, late of Scottsburg, who died in January last, had a small and sprightly terrier, named “Nig,” of which he was very fond. After the death of his master, Nig grew melancholy. Nothing the family could do seemed to amuse him. He could not be enticed from the side of his mistress, but would follow her about everywhere, grave and sedate, as though actually thinking of his dead master. One day a closet containing his master’s clothing was opened. No sooner did Nig discover the garments, than he frisked about almost frantic with delight, evidently expecting his master to appear. When the poor animal discovered his error, he testified his disapointment by piteous and mournful howlings.
In May last, poor Nig grew more melancholy than ever, All attements to induce him to leave the house were unavailing, until one day his mistress went to visit the grave of her husband. Then he followed, and on arriving at the mound commenced digging and moaning, testifying his grief in the most affecting manner. From that time he could not be induced to leave the grave, but stayed day and night till he starved to death. He was found there, strectched on the earth cold and stiff.
This is an affecting but beautiful story; the man who can read it without a tear in the corner of his eye, is not to be envied. Dansville Herald.