The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1946-08-22

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''The Grand Old Man of Conserva.
tion," the sanctuary has been an in.
spiration to others and now thous-
ands of them are spread throughout
the United States. A good many OF
the tracts set aside are paid fol-
from sums obtained through the sale
of duck stamps to sportsmen.
Thousands of wild ducks ano
geese have been banded at the
sanctuary and through the informa-
tion obtained from these bands many
of the mysteries pertaining to the
migrations of ducks and geese have
been solved.
The expense involved in operation
of the wildlife reserve is high and
funds are obtained from the Cana
dian government and by donations
from conservation minded organiza-
tions and persons in the United
States and Canada.
Miner explained that at enc feed
| ing 300 bushels of corn will be con-
| sumed in 3 hours time by thousands
of geese and ducks flying in from
Lake Erie during the migration
periods. In banding operations last
year Jasper and his brother Ted
caught and banded 1886 Canadian
geese and 1000 more of them this
spring. Bands are sent in from as
far away as Alaska by native
Eskimos. The cost of operating and
maintaining the Sanctuary last year
was $19,043. Vast amounts of grain
are raised by the Miners and men
employed by them to help offset
the rising expenditures for operating
the foundation.
The Bluffton crowd was tremend-
ously impressed by the sanctuary
program and plans for expansion. A
delegation from this community
plans to visit the foundation later
this fall or next spring during the
time of migration to see banding
and feeding program.
Those attending the excursion
from Bluffton and community were:
Silas Diller, Howard Rickly, Henry
Gratz, Sam Badertscher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Neuenschwander.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Benroth and
daughter, Wayne Habegger, Don
Sheidler, Naomi Sheidler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Klass, Mr..
and Mrs. Rhuel Sutter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Reno Baumgartner and son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Fish and
son, Earl Frick, Robert Bixel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Amstutz and
two daughters, Kathryn Amstutz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Sheidler and
son Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. Sylvester
Sands.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Stager and
son, Edgar Inman, Mr.. and Mrs. C.
V. Stonehill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Jennings,
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Stratton, Mr..
and Mrs. Maurice Bell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery Watt, Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Gratz.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldine Weiss, Clay
ton Weiss, Charles Main, Bud
Weiss.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Elliott, Bill
Elliott, Cliff Elliott, Albert Kohler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Anderson,
Willis Anderson, Robert Klingler,
John Warren, Robert Warren.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Gratz and
daughter, Mrs. Bessie Edgecomb,
Mrs. Harry Shalley, Milt Benroth.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Kohl, Mrs.
Emma Haley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Moser, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilford Gratz, Mr.. and
Mrs. Rawleigh Moser.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Niswander
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merral Arnold and
two sons, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Glenn
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Montgomery,
Chas Fisher, Doris Fisher, Mrs.
Edith Powell
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth Dearth and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Hamil-
ton.
Fred Wenger, Robert Wenger,
Clair Fett, Paul Clark, Leland Diller