(1908)

A freak in the "Feather Family" is found at Richards, 10 miles northeast of Fort Scott. From the Richards Progress: "Harry Rohrer has a freak in the way of a chicken. It is unlike any we have ever seen or heard of. It is a rooster in appearance, yet a hen in fact. That is, it lays eggs and that is proof positive of the sex. The bird is a Leghorn. Its tail feathers would indicate that it is a male, while the head slightly resembles a female. It has spurs like a male, but does not offer to fight, nor does it crow. Its eggs were set a few days ago and now it has gone to laying again. It is certainly a freak in chickendom.

75 YEARS AGO

(1933)

A route whereby motorists could use an all-weather road while U.S. 54 between Fort Scott and Uniontown is under construction was announced today by Thogmartin & Reis, contractors, who are resurfacing the highway. Motorists traveling west should go north on the Kansas City road to the Stringtown road, or the first gravel road running west from the top of the Thogmartin hill. This road goes straight west to Devon. The route should then be continued on west out of Devon to Kansas Highway No. 3, thence south to Bronson. This road is gravel or macadam throughout. Eastbound motorists can turn north at Bronson and take the same route back to the Kansas City highway and thence into Fort Scott. While No. 54 is under construction most motorists have been using the Second Street road, which is principally dirt. Sunday the heavy rains caused several cars to bog down in the mud. The Devon route, however, gives a good route in any weather.

50 YEARS AGO

(1958)

Photo caption: Whisked away by a Cadillac after being named Best Dressed Girl and Best Groomed Boy at the Bourbon County Fair were Rosemary Albright, Southeast Scott 4-H Club, and Marvin Lewis Jr., Good Luck 4-H Club members." -- Tribune photo

Money was plentiful in Arcadia last Friday. Dollar bills were found in the street, on the seats of several cars, in an alley, and a five dollar bill was exchanged for candy bars. Also, a rural mail carrier and four merchants found that their cars wouldn't start for the simple reason that their keys were not to be found anywhere. Eventually the mystery was solved when a very young boy returned the car keys and when it was discovered that the loose money had come from one of the key cases. As news travels fast in a small town, the money showed up in various places and the honest people who found it returned it to the owner. A very contrite little boy apologized and all is well again in Arcadia.

25 YEARS AGO

(1983)

Kitchen Kabinet (By Nell Dikeman) -- Billie Wood, of Fort Scott, is a time-honored guest in the Kitchen and we welcome her back in bringing to the column a tantalizing assortment of her favorite homemade salad dressings. Billie has made several visits to the Kitchen since its inception in January 1976. Billie and another of our avid readers, Ona Farrell, Devon, contributed the very first recipes to appear in my column, now in its eighth year. Billie provides a cole slaw dressing which was handed down by her mother and is referred to as an old farmer's wife dressing. Billie also uses this for potato salad: Beat 2 eggs and add 1 cup sugar. Add 1 cup water and 1 cup vinegar. Bring to a boil. Remove from stove and store in a cool place.