Show CAUGHT RATTLER WITH HOOK One rIa hay lat last week Mrs Irs I I S Geer GeerIn In iii passing around her hier house on the tho farm arm southwest of town came vel near stepping on a hugo huge rattlesnake hint thaL hind had come Olt out froni rom under the thie house to to get gel a drink and amid was return returning Ing to 10 is its chosen lal lair where le lie was an anun un unwelcome lome visitor Irs hrs Geer was scared and her two soils and the hired man and ani the later latter armer armed with witha a hoc nailed Mi h fatel Rattler on the lie tal tail wIh with the blade hlade of lie tho gardon tool hut but instead of dragging Ils his back he only succeeded in getting th tb tat mlis rattis and nIl all And now the lie dilemma was WaB worse voise than ever Relieved of Ida his alarm clock the snake ake under the lie house was mort more unwelcome and amid dangerous than before beCore How to get him out from rom there lucre was wa the hue question hut the tho first thing done was to seal him up and talt take time to concoct a scheme so tu house WaS tightly banked at the op opening under tinder It It Later a boys wits met the ton ion for is its a cold day whon j ji snake or auy un other othor serpent can got get the he best of a l o Oregon bo boy Hear Bonn the young son of Mi h and Mrs GOe Goei took toole a hox covered the top of it It with wire and cut a hole in the lie bolom bottom he placed a of beef fastened on a stout hook ted tied securely to the box Thou Then lie he I hole holu iu in the tho banking under the house placed the holey holcy side of the ho box tight up against It and hided bided his time For nearly two tto da das s his vigIl igl around the box was and amid then as ho he had almost lost host faith In his piau ho heard hearl a noise In his trap and there lucre was ho detailed rt rat rattier tier with tie the beef and hook stowed slowed inside hits his Jaws safely landed and un unable able to help Henry quickly dispatched his Ush wih with a rifle and found that It measured three and one half feet and waS wag as large around as a mans mans wrist The Tho family las has slept with less hess since I Ha nOY County Count Ore I I |