BUFFALO: “The quiet of the late night was disturbed yesterday” — March 2, 1932, according to an old story in The Era — “as a hunting party stalked three buffalo among the dark teepees of the Interstate Parkway’s village. For Bradford went Wild West.

“The buffalo — a bull, cow and a calf — were discovered wandering about in Willard Avenue at 2:30 a.m. yesterday by Traffic Officer Howard Peace. The bull showed unmistakable signs of displeasure at the intrusion of the officer who decided then and there that the orthodox way to hunt buffalo was by party and not alone.

“But the buffalo, routed by dogs before the party arrived on the scene, started out Interstate Parkway back to the state park.

“It as as well they did, perhaps, for there was not a buffalo-gun in the crowd. However, Sandy, police mascot, is believed to have established a record of some sort or the other — it is not every dog that can lay claim to have hunted buffalo from the rumble seat of a police coupe.

“The buffalo are believed those which escaped from the dude ranch of Gordon Thompson at Red House more than a month ago.”

While this gem of a story is from The Era, is was Sally Costik of the Bradford Landmark Society who brought it to our attention.

On Saturday, we had talked about an old booklet which gave some history on wild animals that once roamed the region, prompting Sally to tell us about this more-recent buffalo sighting.

What a sight that must have been!

FOWL: Since we’re on the subject of strange animal stories, here’s one we found from 1917.

“A foul miscreant opposed to conservation of chickens is reported to have stolen fifteen Rhode Island Reds Wednesday evening from the poultry establishment of L.C. Clark at Tuna.”

Something about the wording of the sentence got us to laughing. We’re afraid the fowl met with foul play.