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Show NUMEROUS BUNNIE8 ALARM FARMERS, WHO IN TURN SLAUGHTER Jackrabblts Are Rounded Up and Killed by Hundreds by Savage Enemies Marysvale, Dec. 30. As a result of tho alarming lncrcnso In the rab. bits thnt nro harvesting crops for tho farmers of this neighborhood a genoral campaign has been curried on ngalnst them for tho last week. An nlarmlng amount of grnln and nlfa fa was completely destroyed by tho numerous nu-merous bunnies last season, In addition addi-tion to tho damage dono In tho early spring to tho young grain. Last Saturday and again Monday, men, women and children turned out In force. They tramped tho sagebrush, sage-brush, driving tho rabbits ahead of them and killing with clubs those that tried to escape. In tho two days more than 700 were corrallol and slaughtered. Monday night tbo cltl zens hold a dance of triumph nnd with a big supper tho wholo nolghbor hood celebrated tho death of tho rabbits rab-bits with hilarity that would havo mado Noro envious. Thero will bo nnothcr rtrlvo Thursday. |