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County Agricultural Advisor John C. Collier at Work
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about by the association is the Top- Notchers. This is Collier's own idea. Every fall the members of the soil association get together and elect a township Top-Notcher - the best farmer in the township, according to the scorecard below. The township Top-Notchers get together and elect five county Top-Notchers - the five best farmers in the county. No farmer can be elected as township Top- Notcher unless his farm scores 65. and cannot be elected as county Top- Notcher unless his farm scores 85.
Medals are awarded at the annual meeting of the association to the county Top-Notchers. These medals bear the inscription, "For Excellence 1 Farming. County Top-Notcher, 1917." Needless to say they are keenly contested for. It is the duty of the township Top-Notchers to visit every other township Top-Notcher's farm.
In 1916 the honors went to R. W. Wilcox, of Pilot township; W. H. Lowe, of Aroma township; Len Small, of Kankakee township; George Cour- ville, of Bourbonnais; and C. M. Wright, of Manteno township. In 1917 the honors were awarded to Nils Olsen, of Pilot township; W. W. Par- ish, of Ganeer township; A. G. Golp- per, of Limestone township; A. J. Pallisard, of St. Anne township, and C. M. C. Buntain, of Momence town- ship.
A Top-Notcher remains a Top- Notcher unless his farm fails to score up to standard. The score-card is as follows:
1. SOIL FERTILITY
(a) Drainage 5 %
(b) Lime-10 tons of limestone an- nually per 80 acres for a period of 5 years .. 3%
(If potash is neither required
nor obtainable, 5% shall be al- lowed.)
(c) Phosphorus -- 10 tons raw rock phosphate per 80 acres annu- ally for a period of 5 years ... 5% ( In like proportion if in other forms. )
(d) Potash-1 ton per 80 acres an- nually for a period of 5 years. 2'; (If potash is required and ob- tainable.)
(e) Organic matter. 10% (10 acres of legume crops per 80 acres annually for a period of 5 years.)
2. SEED
(a) Pure varieties 5%
(b) 1. Treating oats for smut .. 2. Germination test of seed corn 5%
(c) Selection and improvement of
farm seeds .
3. SYSTEM OF ROTATION 10%
4. TILLAGE
(a) Methods employed 5%
(b) Cleanliness of farni 5%
5. LIVESTOCK
(a) Use of registered sires 5 %
(b) Care of manure .. 5%
6. FARM BUILDINGS Equipment and care ..
7. FARM MANAGEMENT
(a) In relation to records and ac- counts 5%
(b) In relation to grain farming, or In relation to stock farming. . . . 10%
S. ATTITUDE FOR GOOD OF THE SOIL ASSOCIATION 10%
TOTAL 100%
This isn't a complete story of the association's work. It just tells part of the big things. I doubt if a com- plete story will ever be written of it. At any event I believe it has met with success such as its most optomistic backers didn't dream of five years ago.
Its officers are C. E. Robinson, of Kankakee, president, and L. B. Brat- ton, of Kankakee, secretary and treas- urer, and the following board of directors: D. E. Stiles, of Momence; A. C. Radeke, of Kankakee; L. W. Smith, of Manteno; H. E. Taylor, of Kankakee, and Len Small, of Kan- kakee .- Herman Steen.
When you go into a store to buy shoes, say to the clerk, "I want a pair of shoes". Don't say, "I want a pair of shoes". If you name a brand of shoes you know will give you satisfaction, you not only say you want shoes, but you know about what you want. A clerk will always give closer attention to a customer who knows what he wants. It is human nature. The clerk will be more likely to give you satisfaction, even if he does not have the make of shoes you ask for, because he will know better what to show you, if you are willing to consider another make.
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The Young Men's Country Club of Kankakee County
By C. M. Clay Buntain
T HE Kankakee County Soil and Crop Improvement Association was organized in May, 1912. Following this, and as a part of the Soil Association, came the Young Men's Country Club in November, 1912; later came the Pure Bred Swine Breeders' Association, the Pure Bred Horse Breeders' Association, the Pure Bred Cattle Breeders' Association, the Seed Breeders' Association, Township Top-Notchers' Club, County Top- Notchers' Club, and other branch or- ganizations.
By far the most important organi- zation in aiding the Soil Association was and is the Young Men's Country Club, known as the Boys' Club.
The club has a township and a county organization. The township club was organized in eleven of the seventeen townships in the county. The officers of the township club con- sist of a chairman, secretary and treasurer. After the township organ- ization was completed, the Country Club was organized in November, 1912, with a membership of sixty be- tween the ages of fourteen and twen- ty-five. Their officers consist of a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and a board of directors.
While the club is only five years old, it has done much for the advance- ment of agriculture in Kankakee County. Its activities have been di- rected along all phases of farm life. It is the Boosters' Club for the Soil Association.
Each year the club adopted a slogan for the work of the year that would receive special attention.
In 1912 the slogan was "Treat your oats for smut and test your seed corn."
Each boy of the total number of 125 decided to personally talk with ten farmers and ask those ten men if they would not treat their oats for smut and test their seed corn. In addition To meeting these ten farmers, each boy called up his ten men by telephone to remind them of this work. As a result one-half of the 2,500 farmers in this county treated their oats for smut and tested their seed corn. Ninety-
two thousand acres is the average acreage of oats in this county. This treatment of oats saves six bushels per acre, and the result is a saving of over one-half million bushels.
The second year the slogan was "Use limestone and rock phosphate." Many fathers were skeptical, but many sons had faith. To please the son, the father tried the use of lime- stone and rock phosphate on a very few acres. Learning the results were good, the farmer used more limestone and more rock phosphate. In 1912 the total number of cars of limestone used were only five cars, and in 1916, 465 cars.
In 1912 no rock phosphate was used. In 1916, eighty-five cars were used, and orders were placed for fifty more, but could not be supplied on account of the car shortage.
The slogan the third year was "Grow alfalfa and build more silos." In 1912 there were only ninety-two silos in the county. In 1916 there were 640. In 1912 there were only twenty-five acres of alfalfa in the county, while in 1916 there were 7,000 acres.
The slogan the fourth year was "Beautify the farm home."
It is not an uncommon thing for a father to become aroused and inspired by a son who has caught a glimpse of the real opportunity of the farm.
The following story is related by a member of the Soil Association: "My son, a member of the Boys' Club, said: 'Father, I see you are elected a Township Top-Notch Farmer, and I know what that means. I think the first thing we should do in the morning is to build a new fence around the house. Then clean up and clean out the rubbish in the dooryard, then make the home more attractive. If you are a Top-Notcher you must live the part.'" The father complied with this request.
There is much wholesome advice in the remarks of Ex-President Roose- velt who, at the dedicatory exercises of the Jordanville Public Library at Jordanville, N. Y., on August 26, 1908, said: "I hope, in the course of a few decades to see the farmers bend their energies towards making life in
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the country more interesting and more attractive and towards inducing our people to understand how really attractive our country life is at pres- ent. I sometimes get impatient with the individual who goes to the city be- cause he can find no attraction in the country; but I am doubtful if the fault lies with him so much as with the fact that there is too much lone- liness and isolation and a failure to take advantage of much that could be used with the expenditure of a little energy. I welcome the development of every agency that tends to increase the attractiveness of country life and develop the social side of it. I believe that more and more buildings like this (public library) could be used to advantage, not only because of the books, but because it can be used as a place for social meetings."
Having realized to some extent the benefits of the slogan "Beautify the farm home" in the space of one year, the club at the beginning of the pres- ent year, said: "Let us have more beautiful homes and surroundings."
. These young men began to see the great opportunities that the farm af- forded. They believe that the soil is the foundation of agriculture, and the first great lesson is to learn how to maintain its fertility.
They vied with each other in rais- ing bumper crops. Unusual yields of any crop and unusual experiences were noted and reported to the Soil Advisor. At the District Fair in this county, in 1916, $950.00 were given in prizes for farm products. Eighty-five per cent of this amount was won by members of the Young Men's Coun- try Club. Colt shows and dairy shows were held in the various townships and these young men learned how to judge livestock. The social side of farm life was not neglected. Parties, dances and socials and homecomings were frequent. In addition to these they have basket-ball games and ath- letic contests. A library for these young men was started in two town- ships.
The busines men of Kankakee have entertained the club at banquets, and a spirit of friendship and good will exists between the business men. and this club.
The crowning event of the year in the club is the Annual Short Course. In February, 1913. the club gave a Short Course in Agriculture for one
week in the city of Kankakee, and it has continued annually since that time.
This course consists of lectures each day by college experts, farmers, bankers and lawyers. The topics dis- cussed cover a broad field, and those who attend are inspired and helped. The cost of the program for the course in 1917 was over $1,000.00, en- tirely financed by the members of the club. A silver trophy cup is the prize given to the township that has the largest attendance throughout the course. The attendance of boys the first year was sixty; the attendance this year was 400. The membership in 1912 was sixty, and in 1917, 830.
After painstaking work, the boys have succeeded in their efforts to be useful to the cause of better farming. Their work was new and untried; their organization was the pioneer in the field. It was the first organiza- tion of its kind in the United States. In succeeding as these young men have, it may be said of them. in a measure, as was once said of men who meet with opposition in a worthy cause:
"The big men dare; and the big men do; they dream great dreams which they make come true. They bridge the rivers and link the plains. and gird the land with their railway trains. They make the desert break forth in bloom; they send the cataract thru a flume to turn the wheels of a thousand mills; they bring the coin to a nation's tills. The big men work and the big men plan; and. helping themselves help their fellow-man. And the cheap men yelp at their car- riage wheels, as the small dog barks at the big dog's heels."
Should these boys leave the farm and follow other vocations, the les- sons they learned as farmer boys will always be useful. Clark E. Carr, in "The Illini," said:
"In no country of the earth is it possible for rural retreats to develop such strong and able men as ours. In the great mercantile and manufac- turing centers, in the marts of trade or the stock exchanges. in the pro- fessions or in public life. it will be found that 90 per cent of the leading men have grown up on the farm or in these rural communities. I did not know this, of course, at the early age, but I have since realized that it is true, and whenever I see a bright
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young man, however poor and limited in opportunities, I picture his possi- bilities of attainment. I have come to regard every young man I meet as a sort of potential hero who may some day rule the state. A striking illustration of this is afforded by the little community of which I have just been speaking (Pittsfield, Illinois) :
"An old court record, recently dis- covered at Pittsfield, shows that in one case tried there in the Circuit Court, involving only about $50, eight lawyers were engaged, of whom six afterwards became United States sen- ators-Douglas, Browning, Yates and Richardson from Illinois, Baker from Oregon, and McDougall from Cali- fornia."
In conclusion, thanks are due the efficient Soil Advisor, Prof. John S. Collier, for under his leadership the organization was made possible; with his friendly counsel and advice, its interest was increased and sustained.
The ideals he has held up to these young men are best summed up in their creed, that reads as follows: "I believe that the country which God made is more beautiful than the city which man made; that life out of doors and in touch with the earth is the natural life of man. I believe that work is work wherever we find it, but that work with nature is more inspiring than work with the most in- tricate machinery. I believe that the dignity of labor depends not on what you do, but on how you do it; that opportunity comes to the boy on the farm as often as to the boy in the city; that life is larger and freer and happier on the farm than in the town; that my success depends not upon my location, but upon myself- not upon my dreams, but upon what I actually do; not upon luck but upon pluck. I believe in working when you work, in playing when you play, and in giving and demanding a square deal in every act of life."
WEBER
Almost everyone in Illinois knows the Lazy Farmer. Thousands of Illinois farmers laugh over his songs in Prairie Farmer every two weeks. You are missing a treat if you are not a reader of the Lazy Farmer's sayings.
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Abbreviations Used in this Directory a-Acres; Ch-Children; O-Owner; T-Tenant or Renter; R-Rural Route; Sec-Section; maiden name of wife follows directory name in parentheses ( ); figures at end of informa- tion-year became resident of county. Name of farm follows names of children. In case of a tenant, the farm owner's name follows figures giving size of farm.
EXAMPLE
Ader, W. F. (Stella Folk) Ch Henry, Earl, Arthur. Willis, Irene; "Corner Lawn Farm" Chebanse R3 Chebanse (Iroquois County) Sec16 O320a (1894)
Means
W. A. Ader -- Name.
(Stella Folk)-Wife's maiden name.
Ch Henry, Earl, Arthur, Willis, Irene-Children named.
"Corner Lawn Farm"-Name of farm. Chebanse R3-Postoffice, Chebanse R. F. D. 3. Chebanse Sec16-Chebanse township, Section 16. .
O320a-Owner of 320 acres. (1894)-Lived in county since 1894.
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Abair, Joseph Ch George, Elmer. Chester, Mary, Floyd; Wichert R2 Aroma Sec10 O80a (1875) Abbott, Charles ( Flora Chamberlain) Ch Robert, Benjamin, Lucile: Mo- mener R? Ganeer Sec2 T100a Win. Abbott (1876)
Abbott, Rev. Dalbert H. (Clara Sut- ton) Ch Thelma, Ina; Manteno R2 Rockville Sec17 (1917) Abbott, Thomas ( Merlei Story) Ch Melissa, Helen, Haley. Marie, Opal. William; Momence R2 Ganeer Secl T200a Abbott Est. (1870)
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Abbott, William (Melissa Tubbs) Momence R2 Ganeer Secl O194a (1877)
Abell, Henry (Inez Austin) Ch Vel- ma; Essex RI Essex Sec22 040a (1877)
Ader, W. F. (Stella Folk) Ch Henry, Earl. Arthur, Willis, Irene; "Cor- ner Lawn Farm" Chebanse R3 Che- banse (Iroquois County) Sec16 O320a (1894)
Ader, William J. ( Mamie Provencal) Chebanse R2 Otto Sec10 T80a John Ader (1917)
Ahlborn, George ( Elizabethi Stelling) Ch Orville, Cathryn. Vernette; Peo- tone R3 Sumner Sec5 T128a Edw. Stilling (1896)
Ahlbrand, Henry L. ( Belle Fielder) Ch Hulda, Hazel. Edna. Dora, Eldy: Grant Park R2 Yellowhead Sec28 T200a Evert Messinger (1913)
Ahrens, Charles ( Bertha Haase) Ch Harloff; Chebanse R2 Otto Secl T80a Bertha Ahrens (1874)
Ahrens, Otto (Theresa Schulte) Ch Carl, John, Arthur, Harvey, Ru- dolph, Otto Jr., Leon. Esther, Ruth, Theresa; Chebanse R2 Otto Sec26 O120a (1873)
Ainsworth, Mrs. A. Ch Belle; Mo- mence R1 Momence Sec19 044a (1867)
Alexander, George (Anna Snag) Ch Leona, Viola, Ronell. Louis. Orville; Bourbonnais R2 Ganeer Sec8 T120a Mrs. Correll (1912)
Allain, George F. (Elma Cheffer) Chi Iola, Luella, Elden: St. Anne R3 St. Anne Sec4 O3a (1881)
Allen, C. G. (Mary Frohreich) Ch Josephine, William; Grant Park R1 Yellowhead T120a John Stroven (1910)
Allen, Eddie ( Mary Burns) Ch Edna. Lilly, Henry, Elsie, Ethel, Edwin, Leo: Chebanse R2
Otto Sec10 T160a Henry Burns (1893)
Allen Henry ( Lana Clark) Ch Pearl. Salomon; Bourbonnais RI Bour- bonnais Indian Reservation T300a Goodwin Bros. (1874)
Allen, Homer Herscher R2 Otto Sec 19 Farm Hand W. S. O'Connor (1915)
Allen, Louis Chebanse RD Otto Sec11 Farm Hand Will Peters (1916)
Allen, Sol (Amelia Schriber) Ch Cecil; Manteno R3 Rockville Sec31 T100a Mary Goodwin (1886)
Allen, Willis (Elfrieda Christensen) Ch Sherrill, Emery; Manteno R1 Manteno Sec8 Farm Hand Albert Stauffenberg (1914)
Allers, William ( Louise Tamblyn) Ch Grace, Earl, William, Kenneth; Manteno R1 Rockville Sec3 O317a (1858)
Allison, L. H. (Elizabeth Jessup) Cli Charles, Irma. Franklin, Hiram. Clyde. Ivan, Loren; Buckingham Rİ Norton Sec22 T80a Charles Williams (1888)
Amidon, E. L. (Charlotte K. Voll- mar) Ch Esther, Edwin; Herscher RD Pilot Sec31 T200a James Ami- don (1883)
Anderson, Albert Manteno R1 Man- teno Sec3 Farm Hand John Filten (1908)
Anderson, Albin (Hulda Anderson) Ch Harry; Manteno R2 Rockville Sec19 T80a Sam & Frank Saltzgiver (1910)
Anderson, August E. (Helen Allen) Ch Carlton, Warren, August, Hulda. Hazel: "Cedar View Farm" Kanka- kee R2 Limestone Sec29 O160a (1869)
Anderson, August O. Kankakee R1 Otto Sec32 O28a (1880)
Anderson, A. J. (Cora Tobenski) Cli Raphael. Francis; Irwin RD Otto Sec19 T120a J. E. O'Connor
Anderson, A. P. Ch Albert; Momence R1 Momence Sec30 O60a T1204 Guerten Est. (1900)
Anderson, Carl (Annie Rosendahl). Chebanse R1 Otto Sec12 T160a John Schraeder (1905)
Anderson, Edward E. (Emma Diefen- bach) "Pilot Spring Farm" Her- scher R2 Pilot Sec26 T157a Peter Anderson (1881)
Anderson, G. William ( Lida Nelson) Ch Lenora, Evelaine. Opal: Bour- bonnais R1 Rockville Sec28 O53a (1892)
Anderson, Hans C. (Christina Peter- son) Ch Rose. John. Albert, Ed- ward; Kankakee R3 Kankakee Sec 34 (109a (1872)
Anderson, H. N. (Grace Harris) Kankakee R1 Otto Sec30 T200a H. G. Look (1912)
Anderson, John (Josephine Carlson) Ch Isidore: Momence RI Momence Sec19 Q75a (1894)
Anderson, Oscar ( Katherine Gnlusha) Ch Leiland; Momence R3 Ganeer Sec23 T157a Rowland Bros. (1916)
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Anderson, Peter (Mabel Bauer) Che- banse R3 Otto Sec32 T160a George. Hasker (1915)
Anstrom, Ernest (Lillie Woore) Ch Arthur, Andrew; Momence R4 Mo- mence Sec2 O90a T120a (1891)
Appel, George (Louise Siemering) Ch Arthur, Eliner; Herscher RD Norton Sec25 O310a (1877)
Armour, John S. (Agatha Stirling) Ch Walter, Jessie; Kankakee R4 Limestone Sec35 O150a (1872)
Armour, Walter G. (Mabel E. Eggle- ston) Kankakee R4 Limestone Sec 35 T150a John S. Armour (1876) 1
Armstrong, Martin (Tempie Myers) Cli Lester, Arthur, William, Theo- dore, Paul, Alvin, Harold; Reddick R1 Essex Sec19 O160a (1877)
Aschbrenner, Julius Wichert R1 Aroma Sec10 O120a (1917)
Asher, Charles (Anna Gay) Ch Or- ville, Warren, Dale, Lyle; "Hill Crest Farm" Kankakee R2 Lime- stone Sec8 T234a Lamb Hiers
(1887)
Audette, Edward Bourbonnais RI Rockville Sec36 T200a Luke Audette (1891)
Audette, Homer (Elizabethi Dubois) Ch Joseph; Bourbonnais R1 Rock- ville Sec35 T120a Luc Audette (1887)
Audette, Telesphore ( Desneiges Ray- mond) Ch Annette; Bourbonnais. R1 Rockville Sec36 T200a Luke Audette (1889)
Ault, John W. (Mary Kolb) Ch Vida. Ray, Keith; Momence R4 Momience. Sec6 058a (1914)
Ault, W. E. (Helen Kolb) Ch Fay. Archie, Ruth; Momence R+ Mo- mence Sec1 O62a T5a Mrs. Kolb (1910)
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Baade, Henry Essex R1 Essex Sec12 O98a (1881)
Baade, Joseph Ch Charles, Henry, Fred, Anna, Sophia. Ida; Essex R1 Essex Sec12 T98a (1870) Baadie, Fred (Maggie Rodgers) Chi Dorothy, Herman, Bessie; Custer Park R1 Salina Sec6 T120a Frank Webster (1887)
Backaus, Emil (Hazel Stephen) Ch Vira: Grant Park R1 Yellowhead Sec9 T240a Dedrich Backaus (1885) Bade, John (Sallie Gardner) Ch Wil- ford, Lelah; Wichert R1 Aroma Sec 17 T120a Clas. Gaston (1914) Bade, Walter (Lucy Wetmore) Ch George; Momence R2 Ganeer Sec 2 Farm Hand L. R. Wetmore (1894)
Baecher, A. E. (Alma Smith) Ch Clifford; Grant Park R2 Yellow- head Sec32 O160a (1899)
Baechler, O. J. Grant Park R2 Yel- lowhead Sec32 O160a (1899) Bagby, W. R. (Susie Olson) Ch Lloyd, Edna. Willard, Julia; Mo- nience RI Momence Sec24 O152a (1916)
Bahker, C. (Jennie Richmon) Ch Ysbrend, Sadie; Wichert RI St. Anne Sec22 T38a S. Boessame (1915)
Bahker, Ysbrand (Margaret Blokzyl) Ch Elsie, Margaret. Helen, Alice, John, Cornelius, Will: Wichert St. Anne Sec21 080a (1907)
Bailey, Mrs. Jane Ch Frank, Ella, Willard; Grant Park RD Yellow- head Sec20 O150a (1845)
Baird, Curtis ( Linnie Cox) Ch Charles; Buckingham R1 Norton Sec10 T200a Chas. Agor (1902)
Baker, A. B. (Lora DeWells) Ch Everett, Bill, Clinton. Ester; Mo- mence RD Ganeer Sec13 O200a (1871)
Baker, Fred (Dora LeLaat) Ch Jen- nie, Matilda. Earl. Ruth; Kankakee R3 Kankakee Sec34 O20a (1897)
Baker, Howard F. (Grace Doran) Kankakee R3 Kankakee Sec35 T260a C. F. Baker
Baker, John (Emley J. Beck) Ch Mary. William, Emma, Joseph, Ada. Quentin. Robert; Manteno R1 Manteno Sec16 (200a (1909)
Baker, William (Margery Lownes) Manteno R1 Rockville Sec12 T80a Mrs. Louise Gruber (1909)
Bakhaus, Henry (Margaret Shomer) Ch Edna, Gilbert; Grant Park R2 Yellowhead Sec27 T160a John Zart- man (1887)
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Balgeman, Carl' (Katie Stoeven) Grant Park R1 Yellowhead Sec7 Henry Balgeman (1889)
Balgeman, Henry (Louise Bultman) Ch Willie, George; Grant Park R1 Yellowhead Sec7 O173a (1870)
Balgeman, William Buckingham R1 Norton Sec1 T140a Henry Weis- man (1882)
Balgemann, Henry (Elevna Ferman) Ch Lena, Emma, Clara, Arthur, Freda; Buckingham R1 Norton Sec 34 O119a (1896)
Bally, Fred R. (Carrie E. Rautz) Ch Candace, Rautz, Bonnie, Winifred, Caroline; Bonfield R2 Saline Sec27 O138a (1877)
Balthazar, Frank (Eveline Beland) Ch Rose, Vernon, Orville. Leo, Ar- thur; Kankakee R4 Pilot Sec12 T320a Xavier Raymond (1876)
Balthazar, Thomas (Lily Hickory) Ch Viola; Kankakee RI Limestone Sec16 T120a (1890)
Balture, William H. (Margaret Lud- eke) Ch Margaret, Lucile, Willianı Jr .; Chebanse R2 Otto Sec34 T120a Ludeke Est. (1886)
Bamberg, Mrs. Anna Ch Adam, Flor- ence. Margaret. Fred, Charles; Es- sex R1 Essex Sec26 O80a (1903)
Baness, Frank (Augusta Washer) Ci Walter, Frank, Harry, Fred, Marie, Artie; Bonfield R2 Salina Sec28 O100a (1915)
Barker, John (Mary Weise) Ch George, Elsie, Myrtle. Rosalie; Es- sex RI Essex Sec5 T80a H. E. Bar- ker Est. (1875)
Barker, William (Ida Albrand) Ch William, Clarence, Mildred; Mo- mence R3 Sumner Sec36 (1915)
Barnes, Charles ( Blanche Hatch) Ch Willis, Lorraine, Irene; "Walnut Grove Farm" Bourbonnais R1 Bour- bonnais Levia Reservation T147a Mrs. A. Brousseau (1902)
Barnett, Dexter (Atlanta Dugan) Cli Raymond, Vera: Chebanse RI Otto Sec8 O80a (1897)
Barnett, William ( Maude Kent) Ch Elwood; Chebanse R1 Otto Sec9 T204a Mark Barnett (1886)
Barra, John Ch Peter. Mamie, Jennic, Thresa, Matthew; Torino Essex Sec6 O5a (1904)
Barra, Peter J. (Clema Riterdorf) To- rino R1 Essex Sec6 T43a John Barra
Barrie, D. (Rose Malo) Ch Viola, Irene, Willie, Armand, Henry; Manteno R3 Ganeer Sec5 O100a (1870)
Barrie, Fred (Eva Guimond) Ch Ven- ice, Estella, Lester; Momence R3 Sumner Sec34 075a (1874)
Barrie, Isaiah (Agnes Lamy) Ch \g- nes, Rose, Arthur, Laura; Manteno R3 Sumner Sec32 O120a (1864)
Bartch, Lena Ch Laura; Wichert R1 St. Anne Sec35 O20a (1906)
Bartlett, J. M. (Katherin Harris) Ch
Earl, Clarice, Alice; "Old Home- stead Farm" Grant Park R1 Yel- lowhead Sec17 O209a (1871)
Barwegen, Rienk ( Bertha Plantcage) Ch Garrett, Ida. John, Richard, Henry, William, Robert; Wichert R1 St. Anne Sec26 T12a Chas. Sir- ois (1914)
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