Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-09-30 | Page 13 | Rabid Rodents Run Riot

RABID RODENTS RUN RIOT RIOT I Rats flats are arc again forming the subject of or much comment commont on the part of oC residents resi rosl- dents of or the tho south southeastern part of or Salt SnIt Lake A veritable arm army of the tho rodents Is said to be swarming s over tho the region and ever every known means is being use useIn used in a effort to rid tho the community oC of tho the scourge Henry Hem Savage n. n a wa watchmaker living at Fifth East and antl Eleventh South killed seven huge rats Sunday with e call ber rifle So destructive havo have tho rats become that ho he has found It practically impossible to raise young young- ducks u an and chickens on his place ph When tho the ducks would leave their flocks locks for tor so much as ns asa asa a few moments the rats would carry off ott the young youn ducklings Mr Ir Savage said tJ they e did l not appear appeal susceptible to poison lIaIson Mr Savages Savage's next door nel neighbor SUna Sunday Sunday Sun SUn- day a found a monster rat with Its tooth fastened In one of his hie chickens He kicked at the rat and killed tho thio chicken Still tho the rat hung hunS on Ho He aimed another an an- other kick at tho the rat which in turn grabbed at his foot toot biting a hole In his boot