People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1898-01-27
STILL WANT BOUNTY.
feiitiOns Being Circulated Re.
guessing Restoration Of
Tie Rabbit Bounty.
Daily Journal, Wednesday

Daily Journal, Wednesday.
The farmers Of Sumner county are
determined that the war on rabbits
snail be continued. and petitions
praying the board Of county commits
S'oners TO restore the bounty of three
cents on scalps are being circulated In
every township. The petitions are
oelng generally signed. Very few
farmers are opposed to the bounty
and the great majority OF them feel
the dire need Of the total extermina-
tlon OF the pests. The movement is
celng pushed by citizens of the west
ern part of the county.
d. L. Hubbard Of Morris towuship
is at the head Of the movement. Mr.
hubbard was in the city today and ia
conversation with the Journal pre-.
Nented some strong arguments in
IaVor OF restoration of the bounty.
lie says that every rabbit in Sumner
county represents cost to somebody
oi al least p cents. A young rabbit.
II Gagged, will cat a quarters worth of
grain before il arrives at the age of
maturity. That represents the cost
OF raising a rabbit alone, to say moth.
ing OF the expense of keeping it after
IL reaches maturity. An ordinary
Kansas jack rabbit, well up in the art
OF fOraging, if turned loose in a corn
held at night will succeed in eating
ana destroying good portion Of a
Snock OF corn. A drove OF them will
DO an incalculable amount of damage
10 wheat field. Many thousands of
tFult trees have been ruined In this
county in the past few years by these
little pests.
Petitions praying the commissioners
ior a restoration of the bounty have
been sent to each township 10 the
county aud put in the hands of Fer.
sons who are interested in the cues.
tlon, and will be thoroughly circuIat
81. No one VINO has refused TO sign
the petitions so far, has expressed any
serious objections to having the
bounty restored. Some few farmers
think 1t practically an impossible
TASK TO kill of all the rabbits because
they think Others will come in from
surrounding counties as fast as the
Sumner county contingent is des.
troyed. However, our long years of
observation and study of the life,
habits and characteristics Of the Kan.
Sas jack rabbit warrants the assur-
ance that those who are opposing the
county for this reason are laborinp
under false apprehension. The
Kansas jack rabbit does not belong to
the nomadic class of lower animals
lie Is no rover, and If left alone bv
The small boy and the dogs, will grow
up and feed of the granaries of one
township for generation after genera.
lion. Ii the last jack rabbit In Sum. |
ner county were killed today it would |
be reasonable to suppose that other
acks would drift over the line from
surrounding counties and begin the
work OF repleniShing the population. |
'ut nothing else could be expected Of
| healthy Kansas jack rabbit. After
me bounty is restored and the tribe is
Flpeu completely out In this county.
ne bounty should be left open as an
nducement to keep the emigrant rab.
TITS down TO the lowest possible num.
Yer. Mr.. Hubbard informs us that
{ Is a great bargain for the people to
'et rid OF jack rabbits at three cents
acb, and after due consideration OF
lis arguments and research of the
county question, we coincide with
lin. Other counties have paid as
Ugh as five and eight cents each for
aoolt scalps, and these particular
ests were not 10 1t when compared
nth the destructive proclivlties of
he genuine Sumner county jack.
The petitioners expect the commits.
rs TO meet 10 special session soon for
be purpose Of complying with their
quest. Commissioner Gooch is
nown to be in favor of the restora.
inn Of tho hnunty