| Show A OF RATS of rodents take possession of oy three counties in illinois willows of rate have suddenly ly made their appearance in mercer rock island and a portion ot at whito white aldo aide counties in illinois and are doing groat damage to block stock and grain whore tho the invaders camo came from Is in a myc myrtry try to tho the farmers far mera tlc ato rate ruts appear to be tho the moat most nu ous fu edgington township and in preemption pre emption both in mercer thousands more have speared ppe ared in the amral districts of the other three coun ties an idea of the magnitude of the reeta pests can bo be gleaned from the fact that P F N montgomery of preemption pre emption in two weeks succeeded in capturing and killing SOS of tha rodents using coteel traps to catch them thern in spite of this enormous slaughter hie his farm Is still overrun and there appears to be no diminishing of tho the number tho the rata rate attack drove cf of hogs bogs biting ng th in ru and tearing their nosh flesh which results in blood poisoning hundred ct of hogs have been killed la in this man ner |
