Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 March 1907 — A Rare Old Bird. [ARTICLE]

A Rare Old Bird.

Among the interesting assets which Moran lias to its credit is a goose which has reached the mature age of 71 years. •This oldest inhabitant of the fowl tribe in Allen County is owned by Janies Strong. Mr. Strong has owned it for many years and is greatly attached to it, and does everything to make its latter days pleasant. There are, of course, reasons other titan those of sentiment why this goose is safe from being served up as a table delicacy. In 1871, when William Jones left lowa for Kansas, a friend gave him a goose which was 35 years old at the time. It was regarded as a fairly venerable bird then, but it stood the hardship of pioneer life in Allen County with no complaint. When Newt Strong married a niece of Mr. Jones he gave them the goose. Later they moved to lowa and left the goose with James Strong, who still has it. —Kansas City Journal.