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Sharon Sanders
The Southeast Missourian's resident historian Sharon K. Sanders blogs about interesting pieces of local history pulled from the newspaper's morgue -- the place where our old editions are kept.
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Who doesn't like an animal tale?

Posted Thursday, January 19, 2012, at 12:00 AM

On the premise that everyone enjoys a good animal story now and then, I've compiled a few that I find humorous.

Hopefully, it will break up the monotony of the day.

My first offering is a curious tale about alligators. It was published in the Missourian on June 13, 1923:

Needless to say, the city didn't take Wilson up on his most generous offer. Can you imagine alligators living in Capaha Park lagoon?

Next is a Jan. 2, 1930, story about accommodating a herd of dairy cows:

Rounding out this blog are a couple of squirrel tales. This one was published Jan. 12, 1935, but appeared in the news columns, not the sports page.

Finally, my favorite:

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  • The story about the Heisler farm intrigues me. We lived just up the block from the Heislers on Kingsway; I'm assuming we're talking about the same farm.

    I don't recall ever seeing anything like that when I was growing up 30 years after that story ran.

    Here are some aerial photos of Kingsway Drive and the Heisler farm as I knew it in the '60s. Their farm was located in the center left of the photo. The Hale farm was located on the other side of the street.

    http://www.capecentralhigh.com/cape-photos/kingsway-dr-kurre-lane-neighborhood/

    -- Posted by ksteinhoff on Thu, Jan 19, 2012, at 1:32 PM

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