South Dakota Woman Sells Prairie Dogs to English Lords
A South Dakota woman contracted to supply several English lords with 2000 prairie dogs to help control rabbits on English game preserves.
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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
3
A South Dakota woman contracted to supply several English lords with 2000 prairie dogs to help control rabbits on English game preserves.
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