The Jackson Times, March 10, 1922

For years a majority of the people living in Jackson have been in favor of permitting cows, horses, and hogs to run at large upon the streets; and roam and prowl around to the great damage of the gardens and front yards of the city. So pronounced has been this sentiment that men serving as members of the city council have not seen proper to antagonize the people by passing an ordinance removing this evil from our city. But time has, in a large measure, taken care of the cow question, for on all sides of the town the people in adjoining precincts have voted to prohibit stock from running at large, thereby prohibiting cows owned by citizens of the town of Jackson from leaving the city and prowling over the lands of the farmers who live near the city; so that at present the city cow must be and remain within the city limits, else she becomes an outlaw as soon as she crosses the city line, and not only may but surely will be placed in a pound, where she will be held until her owner comes and pays for the trouble caused by her; as well as the legal fees for taking her up and caring for her.

With this condition prevailing on every side of us, surely every cow owner within the city will go to the members of the city council and ask them to pass this ordinance; because their failure to pass it can no longer be in any way beneficial to the people, and may do the people much harm.

The mayor and members of the city council will be pleased to have the people of the city think of this matter without prejudice, and after taking into consideration the fact that such a law has been voted by the people on all sides of the city; and when they have so considered this question be honest with themselves and frankly say to the city council that the cow ordinance should be passed, and get behind it and help to pass it, and make arrangements such as is had in other cities for our supply of milk. Surely the people will have too much respect for the cows to want to inflict upon them such punishment, as it will surely cause to undertake to require them to spend the hot dry summer on the bare streets of Jackson; where as everyone well knows not a sprig of grass may be found.

Lets be fair about the matter, use some good common sense and go tell our mayor and members of the city council that we are ready for them to pass the cow law and that we will unite in indorsing the ordinance when it has been passed. By so doing you will be doing yourself as well as the cows a kindness in helping to make Jackson a more desirable place in which to live.