Rensselaer Republican, Volume 14, Number 20, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 February 1882 — The Largest Cow. [ARTICLE]

The Largest Cow.

Marshalltown KepitblTcuu. Probably the largest cow in the world is owned by Martin S. Stakep, of Grayville, White County, Illinois. Bhe is seven years tld, and weighs 3,000 pounds, 174 hands high, 10i feet long from the end of nose to the buttock,l74 feet from the no-e to the end of tail, 8 feet 9 Inches around the girt, 20 Inches arpund tie forearm, and 31 inches acrosa the hips. She haw been exnibited in four States— lllinois, Indiana, Missouri, abd Tennessee. She is white aud red, mostly the latter, well formed, and a perfect heautvAfternoon private theatricals are very fashionable In London and couiw try houses in England.

Attorney-General Baldwin, in answer to the question, “Is n man living in an incorporated town or city, eligible.to the.pffice of Road Bupenntendfjjnt for. the township la which the down or city is situated?” repli«s t ; “Section four of the aewlaw reads: ‘Where an incorporation, town or city is situated, ha whole or in part, in such township it shall be exempt from all the provisions of this act.’ In such case* the town or city and township are each separate and distinct organizations —eacli exclusive of the other. The case is not like a township trustee, justice "or the peace, etc., who exercises jurisdiction throughout both town or city end township. While it is true that the resident of the town or city is also a resident of the township, still, in case of road Superintendents, the town or city people •acnot vote for the township Road Superintendent, neither can the country people vote .for town or city road officers. "While it may act always bo the case, still, in this instance, I think the right to vote is the tsat of the right to till the office' I, therefore, answer your question that a resident of a town or city is not eligible to the office of Hoad Superintendent of the township in which the town or city is situated.” On the first Monday in April, 1882, one Superintendent of Roads is to be elected in each township throughout the Stale. Ji: the people of the country have any interest in roads they will elect ran wh® will notehirk their duty.

m Lafayette Journal:— There are bat very few of our citizens and especially juveniles who have not witnessed the amusing tric ks and performance of the “educated hear’' that has been exhibited -upon our streets during the week past. Had they known the vicious disposition oftuis animal they would have probably viewed his antics from adjacent roofs or second-story window* in preference to a position within a few fret of the “old In uin” w«*> had only to make two or three step* and reach out and hug them, h*‘i he felt so disposed, as he had •n several occasions this week. After gathering up a great many nirkles from the amazed youngsters and liberal pedestrians of the Btex City, the two Italians in charge of the bear and a discordant hand ergon, left for other fields of labor, going overland towards Delphi and the smaller towns east on the Wabash Iload. Nothing more was heard of them until they reached a farming settlement one and half mile* west of Duck Creek, where old bruin got on hia dignity and proposed to clean out his kecjiers. Hovr bloody a conflict occurred is not known, but on Tuesday afternoon oso of the men came running to the homo of John W. Large, with his clothing all torn, and in an excited manner asked»for the shot-gun, saying he wanted to shoot • ma«l bear that was about killing hie partner down the road. The womaa would not let him have the weapon for the reason that she thought the man must he crazy or only chose that means to got possession of her husbands valuable gun, a trick that had been perpetrated on one of her neighbors • short time before. Another tb ing that she could not understand was hows wild bear could be roaming about that vicinity, and as a woman’s protection closed and barred the door, while the fellow put back to the aesistance of his partner with a huge club in his hand. That night old bruin was next heard of at the house of Mr. Keefe, s neighbor of Mr. Large, where he tried to get hold of the wife and several children who were in the door-yard, but fortunately all got safe within the door, w hich .was safely barred by Mr. Keefe who was all the time within. The bear seemed to be greatly enraged, and " kept knocking and pushing against the door, when it becarno evident to Mr. Keefe that the door would soon leave its fastenings if the wild beast continued his work a few minutes longer. Not being provided'’ iHth ant fire-arms or weapons of defense; Keefe stored hi»-family in the garret through a small owning which he then securely fastened down. Here the ft ightej - •d faimor and family remained until daylight when the bilest son, seeing that the bear had not bro-i fcpffc, Mi thinking that he had r

probably left, ventured down into j the room from whence he discovered that the 1 bear was peacefully slumbering in the smoke-house, a short distance away. Something was to be done, and with a resolute will the young fellow quietly slipped ont of the door and went on a I fast run for Mr. Barge’s, their closj est neighbor. The startling night’s | experience was told when Mr. {Large shouldered'his reliable old I gun and and started for his neighbor's house, accompanied by the boy. When nearing the smokehouse he discovered the end of a rope laying out of the door, upon the other end jf which was tied the shaggy animal. By a quick movement he grabbed ( the end of | the rope and hauled old bruin to i the door, w here the beast raised 1 upon Lis haunches, with widely opened mouth, ready to make for his antagonist. - Mr. L. stepped nek a lew hurried steps, leveled is gun at bruin, and pulled the, | trigger j ust as the bear made for ; him. The aim was true, and the j old “shaggy clown,’’who had amused.the juceiiiles ail over the land for many years fell to the carta, mortiUlj wouiiiied, and expired. | Mr. Large, who has the honor of ; killing the. vicious ooast, came into the city Wednesday with a tea t of wood, and recited the above fact to the reporter. Tie furthermore stated thut when he left home nothing hud yet been heard of the whereabouts of the owners of the bear, whom it is feared were killed m their light with the bear. Torn pieces of a coat and a neck-tie were found some' distance loom Mr. Keefe’s, which adds to the tneory they were killed in some secluded spot where they had repaired for safety. The whole community is in on excitement over the affair.

From the Congressional Directory, compiled for the use of Congress by lien. Perly Four, Clerk of Printiug llecords, we take the • following biographical sketcli of Hon. Mark L. De Motle, of Valparaiso, the member Congress from this district: “Mark L. DaMotte, of Valparaiso, indiiuia, was born at llockweli, Indiana, December 28, 1882; graduated in the Literary Department of the Asbury University at Greencastle, Indiana, in ISyd, and iii the Law Department of the same University in 18ob; began .the practice of tlie law at Valparaiso daring tlie latter year; was elected Prosecuting Attorney of his Judicial Circuit in 18dii; served in the Army of file Union aiui ing the rebellion with the rank, of Captain; at the close of the war he removed to Lexington, Missouri, and entered the practice of tlie law; became editor and proprietor- of the Lexington Begister, and conducted that paper for eight years; was tlie nominee of the ltepublican party of the Eleventh Missouri District for Congress in lb/ li and 187-9; was a member of the National Convention at Cincinnati in 187(5; returned to Valparaiso, Indiana, in 1877, ami resumed the practice of his profession, and was elected to the Forty-Seventh engross .as a Itepublicfin, receiving 18,025 votes against 17,000 votes for John N. Skinner, Democrat.” Governor Gear, of lowa, said to a friend on retiring from office, “I am going home, and going to work to earn a living. lam t'5,000 poorer to-hight than, when I came to Ues Moines.” And yet it is admitted that Governor Gear lived only ns the executive officer of tho state ought to live, unostentatiously at that. v