Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 244, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1916 — Frogs' Noise Causes Suit. [ARTICLE]

Frogs' Noise Causes Suit.

Ottamwn, la. —Because the bullfrogs made such noises In a pond near his house that he and his family lost much sleep during the hot weather, Charles H. Barton, retired capitalist, has filed suit for $2,000 damages against L. H. Hughes, a Riverview grocer and postmaster. Barton charges that the pond ed by Hughes that he might fish from the rear step of his store.