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San Jose Mercury Herald
Thursday Morning, April 28, 1921.

5-Legged Cow Surprises Autoists

(Picture of 5-legged cow and owner)
(Caption: "Portland," The Five-Legged Cow with the
Wortham Shows.)

If the Volstead act had not been enacted into the
constitution of the United States the man who was
driving an automobile down the street early yesterday
morning might have thought he had been drinking too
much. However, as it was he rubbed his eyes two or three
times, and yet was not convinced.

He turned the automobile to the sidewalk and parked.
Then he approached like an Indian stalking a steer. He
still saw the same thing he had first seen. It did not
seem a harmful creature, so he went nearer. Then it
approached with an amicable look to its face.

The autoist decided he would meet the animal half way.
He did. Then he become friends. He walked closer and
there, in the flesh, was what he had seen. Yet he
pinched himself to see if he was awake. Just then
another auto came by. He hailed it:

"Say, do you see what I see?" he asked.

The other driver did.

"Where did it come from," asked the first observer. Then
both began to wonder. Finally the new comer solved the
mystery. The creature had loosed her halter and wandered
from the Wortham show grounds at South First and Second
streets. She is "Portland," the five-legged cow in the
queer animal show. The night watchman was called and
took the cow back. Portland is a pet around the shows.

Last night another throng attended the shows, which are
presenting the Moose spring carnival here.

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