TOWN RESOLUTION BANISHES COWS FROM THE STREETS
Richmond, Virginia (JFK+50) On December 10, 1924, The Washington Times reports that "cows must now quit running at large in the streets of Pulaski*, Virginia."
This news surely came as a great shock to the cows of the town who apparently had free reign to run up and down the streets before a recent resolution was passed prohibiting them from doing so.
In fact, the resolution, which passed by "the narrow majority of two votes," banishes cows from the streets of Pulaski.
The Times front-page story begins with these words...
"'Bossy' has had her liberty curtailed at Pulaski, Va."
*Pulaski, Virginia, incorporated in 1886, is named in honor of American Revolutionary War hero Count Casimir Pulaski. Today it is part of the Blacksburg-Christiansburg Metropolitan area.
JFK+50 NOTE
The Latin word bos means cow or ox. Cows were often "called home" with the words "Come Boss."
SOURCE
"Pulaski Street Denied To Ruminating Cattle," The Washington Times, December 10, 1924, Chronicling America, Library of Congress, www.loc.gov/
