Wood Duck Nests Threatened by Raccoons in Boxes
In Springfield Illinois on October 15 Secretary Carpentier announced license revocations for Carroll County residents Franklin Yenney Alvin Traum R J Chadwick for driving while intoxicated. The report notes raccoons damage nests, the use of metal torpedoes to deter predators, and a rough insulation strip aiding ducklings in escaping nests amid an ongoing exodus of nestlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Ill
Charles F. Carpentier
Carroll County
Franklin A. Yenney
Mr. Carroll
Alvin Traum
R. J. Chadwick
Local Names in Milledgeville and Lanark Obscure List
A terse OCR fragment lists individuals Paul Fogel Milledgeville Alma Rahn Lanark Belva Brandt Pearl City and a line noting October 25 Mrs Mary Hawkins Milledgeville. The brief item appears as a social register fragment with multiple names and a date.
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Paul Fogel
Milledgeville
Alma Rahn
Lanark
Belva Brandt
Pearl City
Mary Hawkins
Maria Louise Forester
Chadwick
Irma Zier
George Jones
Mike Cram
Anna Schrok
Henry Loebhel
Lee Potter, Jr
Lucile Stransky
Savanna
Ed Franks
Clara Hutchison
John Miller
Janet Brandt
Jilpin Stagg
Thomson Robert Appel
Thomson
Kimbro Shake
Macomb
Harlem Morden
W. G. Heide
August Pentnack
Lyle Wetzel
E. E. Lundberg
Denver
Colo
Donald Dennis
Winter program meeting urges iodine salt for livestock care
At a county meeting farmers discussed livestock feeding and care with a reminder of iodized salt boosting goiter prevention in the Great Lakes region. A recent post-treating demo on the Fred Tautz farm south of Mt. Carroll described a low cost tank method, plus plans for windbreak and reforestation demonstrations next spring. A 400 year old Inca girl mummies story is noted to illustrate wool durability.
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Great Lakes
Fred Tautz
Mt. Carroll
Penta
Tautz Farm
Mt. Carrouble
Andes
Chile
Sheriff's Dept
Board of Supervisors
Balane
Sheriff’s Dept
Coleta
Ill
Morrison
Sterling, Ill
Carroll County
Notable Local Names in Thomson and Surrounding Areas
A list of residents including Charles Gordon Jr. from Coldwater Michigan and Thomson figures Grace Isenhart Henry Lohmeier and Melvin Stengel plus Boyd Remrey Carroll DuWayne Gerdes and Chadwick residents referenced in a community note.
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Charles Gordon, Jr
Coldwater
Mich
Boyd W. Remrey
Carroll
Grace Isenhart
Thomson
Henry Lohmeier
Melvin Stengel
Chadwick
DuWayne Gerdes
Milledge
Wood Duck Nesting Torpedoes Promoted By Illinois Group
The Illinois Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs campaigns to boost Wood Duck nesting by supplying metal nesting torpedoes. These predator resistant boxes, developed by the Illinois Natural History Survey, deter raccoons squirrels and snakes and cost $6 delivered. Wooden boxes proved ineffective due to predator access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tllinois Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs
Illinois
Federation
Illinois Natural History Survey
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Thomson, Ill
Roy Plock
Charles Geisz
Clayton Grim
Jack Marken
Thomson Randall Edler
Merle Bicker
Robert Rice
Sterling
Clarence Cooper
Cecil Imel
Jesse Klitz, Jr
Richard Schreiner
John Warner
Dina Dee Durward
Alberta Fisch
Boyd Allen Beck
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Cecil Frosh
Tom Corrington
Cherokee
Iowa
Donna Root
Leroy Stoner
George Bittner
Carl Schreiner
Donald Smith
Walter Henske
Omak
Wash
Kenneth R. Carbaugh
Warren French
Elgin
C. E. Bowers
Russell Sweitzer
Savan
Chelsea
Cumberland
Tex
Gus A. Brumer
South Second Street
Western Union
Clinton, la
Chas. Begeman
Fenton Haugh
Dale Mayden
Clinton
Lyle Glenn
Donald Hook
Fulton
Nelle Hardacre
Ray Lichty
Elsie Fulrath
Geo. Stone
Floyd Carpenter
Clarence Hanna
Verlin Gean Behrens
Chad
Wick
Hubert Hanna
Elda Muntean
Claude Stauffer
Anson Metzger, Jr
Anna Hartman
Chaswick
August Pontnak
Beverly Jean Schreiner
M.‘Iledgeville
William H. Beatie
Fur
Picea
Sheriff's Committee
Henry W
Hank) Truninger
Dorothy DeLain Wagner
S. van Buren
Freeport
Ph. Main
Koym Electric Supply
East Main St
Freeport, Ill
Hampshire
Frankfather
Coleta, Illinois
Bellows and Rogers
Clare Scheuneman
Cooper Lawn Mower Sales
Briggs & Stratton
Arthur G. Hoffman
Carrier, Timken & Armstrong
Savanna Appliance CO
Savanna, Ill
R. R
M. J
Strukhoff
Lee
Harlan H. Travis Jeweler
E. Stephenson Sr
Freeport Fas
Tor Elgin
Bulova
Croton
W. L. Derrer
L. W. Derrer
R. A. Latham
F. W. Siefert
John Andes
Lanark, Ill
Shannon
Schroeder Steel Buildings
Kingery
Raymond Morgan
Green
King
Mdz
Main ‘Ave
Town
McCulloh
Northern Illinois
Hello Lumber Co
George W. Ivey & Sons
Mt. Carroll, Tl
Linton Nursing Home
West 8Rd
M. H
Gillogly
Lanark Green
Blanche Leiser
Stockton
Walter Nehrkorn
E. Ervin and
Leonard V. Musk
Optometrists
Fourth St
Fulton, Mlinois
Bear Machine
Mertz Body
Bud
Mertz
Gus Roggendorf
Backer
D. R. Miller
Optometrist
Ninth Avenue
Fulton, Ill
Roym
E. Main Main
Norval W. Quamn
Shannon Rural
KRAFT
Mt. Carroll, Ill
Electrolux Sales & Service
A. J. Bach
E. 5Th St. Savanna, Ill
Leininger Hardware
California
New York
Pennsylvania
Texas
Ohio
Handels Truck Barn
Elmer Midendorf
Jacksonville, Il
Kenneth Schneider
Tels
Pol. Adv
Guernsey
Savanna Livestock Sales
Moceeger
Max W. Garman
Sales Barn
Teeter & Son
O. P. Miles
Bang
Art Wulff
Stokton
U. S. 20
Apple River Canyon Road
Lyle Wulff
Danny B. Kness
Thomson, Fh
Harold J. Frisbie
W. Stephenson
St. Freeport, Ill
Disston
A &B Tree Service
Spring St
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