Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 259, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 October 1919 — Burn Home When Trying to Exterminate Squirrel. [ARTICLE]

Burn Home When Trying to Exterminate Squirrel.

Chico, Cal. —Fully prepared to write a testimonial to the destroying qualities of a squirrel : exterminator, Mr. and Mrs. D. ' Hurspeth here mourn the loss ; of their home today. Here’s how it happened: A squirrel had tunneled under ; their home and the exterminator ; was purchased. It was poured : into the hole, but it was an in- '■ flammable liquid. An oil tank : and smudge pots... caught fire : and the house burned to the ; ground. , It is not known what happened ’ to the squirrel.