Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 103, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 May 1915 — KEEP UP THE CHICKENS. [ARTICLE]

KEEP UP THE CHICKENS.

Probably there is no one thing that causes more trouble than loose chickens. An old hen can tear up more garden and flower seed in a forenoon than an industrious person can plant in a week. The Republican is thus appealed to by a taxpayer: “To The Republican: “Will you kindly inform people through your columns to keep their chickens on their own premises? I think it a shame that this order cannot be enforced. There is no pleasure in trying to keep . your lawn in good shape when people have the liberty to violate plans for beautifying.—A Tax Payer.”