Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 241, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 October 1918 — TO RID CITY OF MOSQUITOES [ARTICLE]

TO RID CITY OF MOSQUITOES

Oil Man Takes Contract to Eliminate Pests From Oklahoma Town. Claremore, Okla.—Bert Sprangle, a well-known oil man, has the biggest job in the gift .of the city of Claremore. He has been awarded the contract of eliminating mosquitoes from the city. He is burying oil barrels in the city sewers, and plans to keep a steady but slow stream of oil flowing through them. All pools also will be oiled. The oil is donated by local oil companies.