People's Pilot, Volume 4, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 June 1895 — Grasshoppers Cover the Track. [ARTICLE]

Grasshoppers Cover the Track.

McCook, Neb., June 19.—Grasshoppers have appeared in such quantities between Eckley and Otis, a distance of twenty-five miles, as to cover the Burlington railroad track and cause much trouble. The engines have been provided with steel brushes with, which to clear the track. At luma, Col., they have invaded the grain fields, doing much damage. They seem to be working their way southeast.