Show A CHAMPION A 1 Chase County Bo Boy t ill la Ares akes Big Profits in in Trapping Cottonwood d Falls Kan Dec 33 A A Chase county b boy Is making mone money this fall by the rather unusual business of ot gopher trapping Leo Hamilton n brought to this city today tho the scalps of or 39 gophers sophora which he turned In to tho the count county clerks clerk's office for tor 39 tho the largest larg arg- arg est cst amount over o paid by this count county in bounties for tor gophers Hamilton several soy sev eral oral months ago brought In 3 31 S worth of or gophers at one time lie lIo makes a special business of oC setting setting setting set set- ting scores of oC traps in the tho fl fields around Hymer and hardly a da day passes that ho he doesn't catch a n number of or the tho troublesome little animals Every farmer farm farm- er or is glad to get rid of Ct gophers which destroy alfalfa by tunneling In tho the ground several Inches below belo the thO surface stir sur face taco face and soon Boon become so o numerous as asto asto asto to almost ruin tho the stand Hamilton who Is said to bo be the champion gopher trapper of or the state has been paid more money In bounties by Ly this county than titan any other man or boy |