Salt Lake Telegram | 1933-06-24 | Page 14 | C. C. C. Will Attack Prairie Dog 'Town'

C. C C. C C. C Will Attack Prairie Dog og Town LINCOLN Neb June 24 ff Ne P Ne- Ne braskas braska's conservation army has declared declared de de- de- de dared wa war on a prairie dog town of ofa a quarter million inhabitants The town 16 miles northeast of Chadron is the largest In Nebraska and Clayton Watkins state forester planning the offensive believes it may be the biggest in the country Extending into South Dakota it occupies occupies occupies oc oc- oc- oc acres of land much land much of which could grow good alfalfa if rid of the dogs Bearing pails of ot poison polson oats and stakes to mark the progress of their offensive 25 recruits in the tion army will start their campaign about two weeks from now Watkins thinks the job will be done in four months The prairie dog is a dog In iii name only Its It's a r rodent dent about the size of ofa ofa ofa a rabbit and it tunnels into the ground