Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 July 1914 — Bees Own a Street; Stop Business and Traffic [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Bees Own a Street; Stop Business and Traffic

CINCINNATI, O. —Sycamore street in the vicinity of Sixth street was practically deserted the other day, because of a swarm of bees which, after attempting to establish a colony at St. Xavier's college, were routed by stu-

dents there and made things miserable (or pedestrians, school children and factory employes in the vicinity. Business was practically at a standstill until the bees could be gathered into a box and taken away. Conductors and motormen on the pay-as-you-enter cars which operate *-6n Sycamore street had the laugh on their comrades who man open summer conveyances, although some of them got stung before the lesson was learned. Teamsters made but one at-

tempt to reach the Intersection of Seventh street and Sycamore, long detours being the order of the day fitter the first tryout. Pedestrians got wise on the way home and business men along Sycamore street used the back entrances in going to and fro. The bees under the leadership of their queen took the liberty* of swarming on one of the windows of the third floor of St. Xavier college. Some one discovered them and proceeded to rout them with water. The bees attacked a car and forced the passengers and crew to take flight. Fred Dueker, with his son Irwin, with a common old shoe box as a trap, gathered in all the bees without any trouble, the youngster handling the big ger part of the job. With the departure of the bees, peace again reigned on Sycamore. r /