Box Elder News Journal | 1914-04-23 | Page 1 | Fly Killing Contest Now On

FLY KILLING CONTEST NOW ON the fly swatting trapping or killing contest announced by the civic improvement club some time ago Is now inaugurated and on in full blast the club announces that a bounty or of 5 cents for every hundred flies caught will be paid the count to be made at two dates the loth of may and june 1st ast contestants conte stanta to bring flies to the city hall beaw between een the hours ot of 10 and 12 where they will be counted by some member of 0 the board of health and a record made by the committee irom from the civic improvement club the contest closes on june so that boys and girls will have nearly a month and a halt half in which to replenish their coffers and at th the 6 same time rid the community ol of a few fils it should be remembered that every fly killed now means something ovet a million less during the season and the pesky things have already made their appearance so that there is a big field for operations the idea is get busy at once