Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 274, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1916 — FIND A SNAKE IN BANANAS [ARTICLE]

FIND A SNAKE IN BANANAS

Attacked toy Whole Office Force, terpent Is Cornered and Commits Bulcide. Tacoma, Wash.—-A well behaved, beautifully-colored, five-foot Porto Rican snake, species unknown, which had smuggled his wny some 5.000 miles In a bunch of bananas from his tropic home, arrived In Tacoma. Blit Hall, driver for Hammond & Co., packed a bunch of bananas to the scales. After weighing them he saw something that looked like a peculiar leaf In the top of the bunch. Bill stuck his finger down and the leaf turned into a big, red, hungry mouth. Bill let out a yell thut sounded like a steamboat whistle, and ran. The whole office force, armed with various weapons, advanced to the attack and the snake dropped on the floor and headed for the wharf. When surrounded he colled and was ready for battle. Seeing his chance for escape cut off the snake plunged his fangs into his own body, gave a final wriggle and turned over stone dead. . ... u