Uncle Dick and Lisa's Old Time Animal Tales

     ‘Fox” Boyes, a small white fox terrier, made a rat killing record for himself at the Insull farm recently where the firm of Boves & Sanborn are building a new barn. The old barn on what was formerly known as the Davison  farm was being torn down to be replaced by a new one and as the work of wrecking began the men soon discovered that the place was inhabited by a colony of rats. Great grey whiskered rodents with large families of various sizes and ages soon began to scamper about. “Fox” was on the job and they turned him loose. Vigilant and quick he waited anxiously at each new opening and made short work of his prey. In about four hours and a half, 87 rats were killed.