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The Daily Inter Ocean, Feb. 16, 1889 The residence of James Greene near Tallula, Menard County, was destroyed by fire last night, with all its contents. Loss, fully $15,000; insurance, $5,000. It was the finest ---------------------------- county. Contributed by Kristin Vaughn
Belleville News-Democrat, Aug. 20, 1906 Albert Rothschild, of Petersburg, has been given $25,000 damages from the Illinois Central for injuries in a wreck last September at Thawville, Ill. Contributed by Kristin Vaughn
Belleville News-Democrat, Jan. 19, 1920 Wolves, made bold by the severe weather of the past month, have made their appearance in Menard county. One big fellow, weighing 60 pounds, has been killed, and the farmers in that neighborhood are organizing for a hunt that will exterminate all others in the district. Roy Ritter, a farmer of western Menard county, was the first to complain of the marauders. He saw a big grey wolf leap into his barnyard, pick up a young pig and get away before he could interfere. A number of farmers were called together and a hunt organized with three packs of dogs. The wolf trail was picked up at 1:30 o'clock by the dogs. Men on horseback and others in motor cars, who kept to the roads, followed until 5 o'clock until the wolf took refuge in a road tile drain, where it was killed. The big hunt to kill off all the remaining wolves will be staged in a few days. Contributed by Kristin Vaughn
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