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Pigeons fly 500 miles, arrive at lofts near Pittsburg in 12:42:00
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Getting ready. Dean Rineheart, left, and Shane Newton, of Newton Buildings, Altoona, construct a temporary building on the grounds of the Four State Farm Show south of Pittsburg Tuesday. Exhibitors and farm show organizers are preparing for the show, sponsored by Farm Talk newspaper and now in its 26th year. About 680 booths are expected for this year’s show, which will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 14, 15, and 16. - photo by Ray Brecheisen
Excerpted stories in Crawford County newspaper archives 100 years ago July 12 - 14, 1925 The last of ten racing pigeons, liberated yesterday morning in Albany, Ill., at 5 a.m., arrived at their lofts at the home of Joe Zerngast, route 8, this morning at 6 o’clock. The first three birds arriving together at 5:42 p.m., yesterday, having completed the 550 miles in twelve hours and 42 minutes, averaging 43 miles an hour, or 1,260 yards a minute. The fourth bird arrived at 6:07 p.m., the fifth at 6:40 p.m., and the sixth at 8:15 p.m. at a time when it began to get dark.