The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-03-09

snow, rain. sleet handicapping out
door activity, the work on the
sportsmen's park at the north end
of the Buckeye has been progressing
slowly, but surely. The Central Ohio
Light and Power Company is CO.
operating in the matter of building
the park and a few days ago fifteen
loads of cinders were hauled as a
fill for low spot in the center of
the park picnic grounds. AS soon
as the weather permits more cinders
and dirt will be hauled to fill COM
pletely an area originally planned as
swimming pool for children some
years ago. Lengthening of days now
will give the club members an op-
portunity to work at the park in the
evenings during the next few weeks.
Additional trees will be planted thru
out the park area by club members
this spring. Any person having an
idea that can be Incorporated in the
building of the park is urged to
please contact the club directors,
Aldine Kohl and Frederick Tschantz
are the directors in charge of the
park construction program.
Russell Lantz, director of the
Campus Game Reserve, has pointed
out that several of the squirrel dens
on the campus need replacing. The
feeding program has drawn a wide
variety of bird life to the campus
as we'll as animal life. Crows are
occasionally seen perching on the
feeders and raccoon tracks were also
seen a short time ago. Besides these
two types of wild life are seen a
great many varieties of other birds
and animals. A myriad of robins ap-
pear daily thru-out the town, a group
of male and female blue birds, song
sparrows, and some purple grackles,
were seen by another nature observ-
er. During this month of March
squirrel and muskrat babies are born.
Hawks and owls begin to nest.
Cottontail rabbits are already nib
bling the tender shoots of bark from
bushes and saplings; red squirrels
are active; chipmunks have wakened
from their winters sleep and can be
seen peeking out at you from holes
in stone walls; maple sugar water
is running and tree was seen in a
yard last Sunday having three pals
with sugar water dripping steadily;
take numerous walks along edges of
woodlands, stone walls, and creek
banks-many surprises are in store
for you. The earth is never at rest.
Turn over dead leaves and decayed
wood, pieces of bark, stones, and
other objects around you, look for
activity everywhere. Push aside the
leaves in the woods and look for tiny
wild flowers just pushing up out of
the earth. Skunk cabbage appears
very soon. Reports were turned in
of buds swelling on maple trees-yes
folks, it all leads up to one thing,
spring will soon be here and every
| day there are sky changes, air
changes, and earth changes which m
crease in interest as the warm rays
of sunshine spray the earth and
every south wind brings rustic and
hum of activity.
Represented by Atty. Willis Siferd
who entered plea of not guilty for
him, Ralph Vermillion appeared in
Common Pleas Court last week to
answer to a secret indictment charg-
ing him with pointing firearms. His
bond was set at $500 and no date
was set for the trial. Vermillion,
was one of five indicted by the Allen
Co grand jury prior to his arrange
ment before Judge Neal L. Lora.
1914 Fishing licenses are available
at the club license dealers. The new
license sells for so cents plus a ten
cent fee. The fee is rebated to the
club for conservation purposes. Deal
ers having the licenses on hand are
Carl Mumma, Sam Stepleton, Gail
Mumma, Charles Dillman, Bluffton,
and Don Forche at Reaverdam.
The fish are biting good and we
observed one blue gill of catch
made in local quarry that measured