* Astronomy

Reported by the Troup Banner on May 3, 1917 - "Some who live near (Troup) said they heard the distinct pop of guns, and it was even reported that one airship was seen carrying 16 men. This report grew later to three airships. In connection with the wild rumours which flowed in from the country, it was said that the pipeline had been dynamited in a certain open field near Arp and the telegraph wires cut."
By that very afternoon, the real culprit was brought in by farmer Forest Lawson north of Troup. A jet black rock weighing 2 lb. 4.5 oz. that was white on the inside and far heavier than a normal rock. It had landed 3 miles north of Troup near a boy ploughing a field and had kicked up dust on its impact. The boy fetched Mr. Lawson, who lifted it out of a shallow 6" hole. 
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