Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 205, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 August 1910 — Bees and Sparrows Fight for Tree [ARTICLE]

Bees and Sparrows Fight for Tree

A fight between a half dozen English sparrows and a swarm of bees for th.possession of an old tree on the laws of the Serrill house, Main street was witnessed today by a number of interested spectators. The colony ol bees swarmed around the tree and dis covering a hole about forty feet from the ground flew in. The first of th< army, which filled the dir like a miniature cloud, had hardly entered ths hole before the sparrows came out ruffling their neck feathers and chattering with anger. There were six sparrows living Id the trees and for five minutes they nut up a gallant fight for the possession of their home, but ihe bees wert too much far. them and after a time they slowly flew off, fighting to tne last.—Philadelphia Press.