Aussies visit county cattle ranch

100 YEARS AGO

(1911)

In the middle of the afternoon, during in the rush of news-getting and news-setting, the Tribune-Monitor was left without power or gas for fuel, both of which are required to print this paper. The Gas & Electric Company was compelled to make a gas main connection at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and to do so all gas was shut off. This shut down the electric power plant and left the city without gas or power. This interference necessitated the Tribune-Monitor's abbreviating its local and foreign news reports for today.

J.B. Shepherd, the Market Street harness dealer, expects to move on Oct. 11 to his new location in the Lotterer Building. Mr. Shepherd has occupied his present quarters for a number of years and the move was made necessary in the demand for more room. He will enlarge his stock in his new location. The Lotterer Building, on Market Square, is well located for a business of that kind as it is on Market Square.

When the post office is closed, buy your stamps and money orders at Lear's Drug Store, 14 S. Main St.

75 YEARS AGO

(1936)

H.L. Burk of Kansas City, president of the American Service Company, and J.D. Hansen, chief engineer, are completing arrangements for the erection of a new 100-ton artificial ice plant on the present site of one of the old plants at 524 S. Short St.

At the present time the American Service Company has two plants here of 40-ton capacity each. Besides the one at 524 Short St., there is another at Bridal Veil Park. It is the intention of the company to maintain the Bridal Veil Park plant until the new plant is completed. The site on the Short Street was selected because the location is out of the flood district.

In addition, an 800-ton storage building will be constructed. In order for construction to be completed by the next summer season, work of tearing down much of the old Sixth Street plant and dismantling all the old machinery has begun.

All the old machinery and equipment has become obsolete and will be replaced by new and up-to-date apparatus, including two large Diesel engines and two high seed ammonia compressors of the Frick make. Filtered water will be piped directly to the plant to undergo a new process of treating.

50 YEARS AGO

(1961)

(Oct. 2): Editorial Comment -- "The O'Bryan Story"

People from Australia and other far off countries, and many more from almost every state of the Union, have found their way at various times to a cattle ranch in Bourbon County near the small town of Hiattville. They were drawn there by the registered livestock of Joseph G. O'Bryan--polled Herefords or Hampshire hogs.

Most of them have been favorably impressed on their visits and somewhat surprised to find such an establishment as the O'Bryan Ranch set amidst beautiful rolling hills with some trees and numerous streams and bodies of water.

Today and tomorrow several hundred cattle men are at the O'Bryan Ranch attending what may be the largest sale of its kind ever to be held. It is the dispersal of the great O'Bryan polled Hereford herd. The Herefords have acquired world renown. The herd has been acclaimed as one of the greatest ever built. Many of the great show animals of the country have stemmed from the herd.

Joe O'Bryan said he is going to take a respite form the cattle business and do some things he had been unable to do with his ranch responsibilities. But he admits he will be back in the business even on a smaller scale.

25 YEARS AGO

(1986)

No publication.