Pueblo chieftain., 1922-02-19
Odd And
Interesting

PENDItTON. Orc. Feb. fs.-E. r.
jackson. Of the United state biologic-
nj survey today verified II report OF
rats killing calves in this county. Sew
crni days ago County Agent Fred Hen
MON received complaint from II.
q. Rasmussen of Stanficld. that
wharf rats had Killed four OF his
calves. Upon Investigation tl,c assist
1ncc OF tho biological survey was re-
Qi,c>tcti. jackson found tilNt tho rat,
worked In bands, chasing the calves
until they wcrc exhausted and then
EStnwtng tho flesh above the hoofs let
ting thu, young aninaIs blecsi To death.
The rats are being cxtcrnsinatcd by
special poisoning pr,scss jackson
saih. -
NEW YORK. Fob. tS.-T1sc ncxt
timc John BanDon hangs his rndioliic
watch upon gate post preparatory
going to he'd in . snovdrift. hc prob
ably will turn Its nee to tho post.
Failure to take this prccauttO0 led
him into tho magistrates court today y
ON charge OF iutoStcation. The
glowing time piece attracted PATROL
man s1rvincr's attention. 1nvc-sigaf.
ing nc found Baunou's hat ON the
twin post md pair OF nristocrnt
shoes near the gate. Then hc found
Bannon asleep in the snow. piiiowine
with his ovcrcoat.
SHREVEPORT. Ia. Feb. is.-
Bobby Waugh, Fort Worth boxer.
and Traffic Policeman William Best
this afternoon wcrc charged with dis
orderly conduct following n fist fight
,whica, resulted In medical attention
being given Waugh. Tho encounter.
Il was said. was tho result OF n recent
battle between Waugh and young, Wal
lace I'm which Bc.r. who WINS tho
referee, gave tho latter tho decision.
PANA. Ills. Feb. is.-So,itary con-
fincUcpt upon each anniversary Of
tho night upon which hc shot and
Killed Policeman Thomas Hughes. Ia
p@rt ot the sentence IMPOSED hero
today upon owen Nash. 30. In the
Pam, city court. The judge denied
his plea Tor ~ new trial and sentenced
hin, to thirty years ut harvl labor.
Upon the return of December -.
OF each of the next thirty years. the
judge told Nash TINT pcniscntiary
guards Will sCivc him res. from his
hard labor. that lie may think upon
tho decd nc had committed In 1890.
ZINE BLUFF. Ark. Feb. ts.-Thc
boys progressive club. organized 10
discourage youths from having deal
ings with bob haired. short -Lirtcd
girls. di>bandcd yesterday when LII
burn Rcdding, iis vice president.
clopcd with Bessie McLciiand. ts.
AURORA, Ills, Feb. tS.-A burglar
broke into the residence OF the Rev.
+. y. Weber. pastor OF ST. Nicholas
Roman catholic church this morning
and stole ss5.O0D In unregistered
liberty bonds from the priests safe.
Tho robbery Is the latest cf n series
in which priests OF this section have
been tho prey. apparently because they
ARG ms rule uparmcd aud unwilling
TO take life. The door To Father
Wcbcr's safe was open and the strong
box Icy hung on ring nearby.
TCJSN. Okla. Feb. ia t3-ycar-
old girl was among seven persons
by the Northeastern Oklahoma con.
ference OF tho Methodist Episcopal
church here yesterday. she Is Miss
Fay Emery of Miami, okla. who he
gan pven ching last summer In tho
mining district pear her homo. She
II In the seventh grade nj school aid
says her ambition Is TO become n for
cign missionary.
CHICAGO, Feb. ts.-,Ioscph Wack-
crman tried for twenty minutes yes
tcrtiay tn force his wife to take poison.
according To tho police. and failing.
took the poison himself and died. Ills
two children. Josephine, .. aud Patck.
>, were In the room where the strug-
gle took place,
SPOKANE. wash, 1'cb. ts.--Sonny
Gordon. an artist. was under arrest
here today charged with counterfeit
ing five dollar fedora, reserve notes.
According to the police Gordon drew
tho entire design OF tho bills In pen
and ink.
WILMINGTON, Dcl., Feb. Is.-1he
first vcn,cn's fire company IN Della
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