Excerpt from the Raleigh Gazette, first published October 23rd, 1953
THE CASE OF THE MISSING COWS
Farmer James Lowend and his fellow farm hands have reported one of his prized cows, has gone missing from Mr. Lowend's barn. Mr. Lowend discovered its absence on the morning of October 21st, reporting it to the police that afternoon. They have searched the surrounding fields and have found nothing, except for a pair of single footprints. There has been no word from the police on the problem, however, Mr. Lowend has made his opinion that his rival, Mr. Phil Jacobs in the next county over, has had something to do with the disappearance of his livestock. We will update on the situation when information is made available to us.