Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 78, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 April 1914 — Sam Pullins Writes a Poem of the Old Cowboy Days. [ARTICLE]

Sam Pullins Writes a Poem of the Old Cowboy Days.

I Sam Pullins, in renewing his subi scription to The Republican writes ’ as follows from Townsend, Mont.: Everything is O. K. up here. Had a fine winter; only three or four days of real winter weather all told. Stock is in extra good shape and prospects good for ,the Some have already started spring! plowing. I have.been comparing cowboy days with the present (in my mind), hence this piece of poetry. * A short time since The cows were sad, And scarce could raise Their heads, be dad; Their hoofs were sore, Their tails were limp, And tails and mane Had lost their crimp; And miles they trudged From .grass to drink, The scarce had Strength enough to wink. The owner, too, Looked blue and gflium And cussed the • Cattle business some, But since the rain The cows are sleek And grass is good Down on the creek. Now the owners Have the chink; They’ll ask you up To take a drink, They get half Stewed And toss their hat And howl just like A democrat.

The good road election held last Thursday in Wills township, Laporte county, carried, and as a result three new roads will be built this summer. An order closing American ports to imports of live pests was signed Monday by Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Melburn. The order was issued following the recent importation of live meadow ants at New York. say meadow ants are a serious menace to crops. Excitement brought on by witnessing sensational pictures was Monday given as the cause of the. sudden death of Mrs. Anna Watson, aged 50, at South Bend. Shortly after attending a picture show in a local theatre the woman went to her home and within fifteen minutes died of heart trouble. Plain dresses of cheap material will be worn at commencement by •the girls of the Warsaw high school graduating class this year. This was decided by a vote of thedassi For yeans the habit of each girl trying to outdo the other in the matter of dress has been growing ' and the members of the present class have taken a common sense view of the matter and have voted for a change.