Published in The Waukegan Daily Sun and Gazette on April 5, 1922.
    The ferocity of the white owl is well known. A hunter shot a mallard that fell upon land and on going to retrieve his prize, found the wounded bird had been attacked by an Arctic owl, whose wing spread was six feet. Instead of flying away upon the approach of man, the owl clapped its big beak viciously and flapped its wings in defiance. As the hunter advanced the owl dashed at him and for several minutes there occurred a terrific fight. In the end the owl had to be shot twice with the shotgun.
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