{"id":684,"date":"2003-07-30T11:21:33","date_gmt":"2003-07-30T11:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/\/?p=684"},"modified":"2018-09-18T16:55:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-18T20:55:53","slug":"elsie-the-cow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/?p=684","title":{"rendered":"Elsie the Cow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My Uncle Ed told me about this big cow in downtown Elsie, Michigan. On our way home from Prudenville we stopped at Ford Cemetary where my folks are buried, as well as many other family members. Aunt Libbie and Uncle Frank lived close by so I spent time as a youngster in Elsie. I didn&#8217;t remember this cow, but it&#8217;s right on W. Main outside the Elsie village hall.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_685\" style=\"width: 273px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-685\" data-attachment-id=\"685\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/?attachment_id=685\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg?fit=699%2C797\" data-orig-size=\"699,797\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;DC210 Zoom (V03.20)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Elsie the Cow\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;DCP00940&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Elsie the Cow&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg?fit=145%2C165\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg?fit=494%2C563\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-685\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940-263x300.jpg?resize=263%2C300\" alt=\"cow\" width=\"263\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg?resize=263%2C300 263w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg?resize=132%2C150 132w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jimsbigthings.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/DCP00940.jpg?w=699 699w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elsie the Cow<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My Uncle Ed told me about this big cow in downtown Elsie, Michigan. On our way home from Prudenville we stopped at Ford Cemetary where my folks are buried, as well as many other family members. 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