Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 176, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1916 — KING OF RAT CATCHERS BUSY [ARTICLE]

KING OF RAT CATCHERS BUSY

Has Contract to Kill All Rodents in All Army Camps in England. London. —William Dalton of Southwark, who is known as the king of rat catchers, has been given the job of killing the rats In all the army camps in England. “This year,” says the “king,” “I am fighting almost single handed, and the menace Is really serious. In less than six months I have caught over 12,000 rats, and cries for help are coming from all quarters. “The government has come to realize the necessity for killing the rats. At one camp I have already visited we caught 1,085 rats and over 70 of them weighed more than a pound and a half each.”