Rat Bounty, 1921-1922
Wright Township, Ottawa County, Michigan

Rats were a pest and the bounty for them was $ .10 per head.

NAME

NUMBER

AMOUNT

DATE

Baker, William

5

$.50

10/31/1921

Bliss, Elmer

10

$1.00

4/06/1922

Brown, B.

37

$3.70

2/27/1922

Brown, Charles

15

$1.50

12/10/1921

Brown, Fred

16

$1.60

3/27/1922

Brown, Fred

15

$1.50

1/21/1922

Brown, Fred

36

$3.60

11/23/1921

Brown, Fred

30

$3.00

10/31/1921

Brown, Robert

21

$2.10

2/07/1922

Brown, Wendelin

47

$4.70

2/11/1922

Bushnell, E.

5

$.50

12/10/1921

Clark, Floyd

12

$1.20

11/09/1921

Cole, Earl

5

$.50

2/27/1922

Cole, Ed

5

$.50

2/25/1922

Cole, Edward

6

$.60

11/17/1921

Cole, Fraank

9

$.90

4/10/1922

Cole, Frank

8

$.80

2/25/1922

Cole, Frank

6

$.60

12/15/1921

Cole, Frank

5

$.50

3/02/1922

Cole, Frank

6

$.60

3/06/1922

Cole, Frank

11

$1.10

11/14/1921

Cole, Frank

7

$.70

11/08/1921

Collar, James

24

$2.40

10/21/1921

Collar, James

23

$2.30

1/09/1922

Collar, James

6

$.60

2/27/1922

Diedtrick, Fred

10

$1.00

3/24/1922

Diedtrick, Fred

7

$.70

4/07/1922

Dietrick, Fred

11

$1.10

3/10/1922

Doty, Cyril

7

$.70

2/18/1922

Doty, Cyrile

44

$.4040

2/09/1922

Dressander, A.

14

$1.40

11/21/1921

Duldos, James

20

$.200

3/28/1922

Eickhoff, E.

27

$2.70

2/21/1922

Essner, H. H.

5

$.50

3/02/1922

Essner, H. H.

17

$1.70

11/30/1921

Essner, H. H.

12

$1.20

12/21/1921

Evens, Max

5

$.50

12/21/1921

Finkler, Charlie

16

$1.60

12/14/1921

Finkler, Lenard

21

$2.10

3/22/1922

Finkler, Lenard

7

$.70

12/02/1921

Finkler, Lenard

16

$1.60

1/24/1922

Finkler, Lenard

12

$1.20

2/10/1922

Fritz, Frederick

20

$2.00

2/10/1922

Gross, I.

15

$1.50

11/03/1921

Gross, Isador

33

$3.30

12/12/1921

Hearn, L. O.

28

$2.80

10/25/1921

Hoban, Francis

8

$.80

2/10/1922

Holleman, T.

11

$1.10

10/22/1921

Horter, Ed

15

$1.50

3/06/1922

Horter, Ed

6

$.60

3/24/1922

Horter, Ed

13

$1.30

2/17/1922

Horter, Ed

32

$3.20

12/16/1921

Kluting, Joe

6

$.60

2/01/1922

Lillibridge, C.

5

$.50

12/20/1921

Lillibridge, Clar.

6

$.60

4/10/1922

Lillibridge, Cly.

15

$1.50

4/08/1922

Luther, G.

6

$.60

10/22/1921

Luther, Glen

35

$3.50

11/19/1921

McCarthy, Chas

7

$.70

10/22/1921

McCarthy, Thomas

6

$.60

4/07/1922

McCarthy, Thomas

7

$.70

2/25/1922

McCarthy, Thomas

7

$.70

3/25/1922

McCarthy, Thomas

5

$.50

11/19/1921

McCarthy, Tom

7

$.70

2/06/1922

McClure, Harry

9

$.90

11/19/1921

Mohns, Fred

29

$2.90

1/07/1922

Mohns, Fred

16

$.160

1/31/1922

Mohns, Fred

15

$1.50

4/10/1922

Mohns, L.

18

$.180

10/22/1921

Moorhead, Wm

5

$.50

2/28/1922

Peck, John

7

$.70

1/30/1922

Rasch, Bernard

12

$1.20

2/09/1922

Rasch, Vernard

35

$3.50

11/23/1921

Rasch, Vernard

6

$.60

11/26/1921

Reed, Wallin

18

$1.80

11/08/1921

Riemersma, Ed

63

$6.30

2/18/1922

Riemersma, John

29

$2.90

12/03/1921

Robuck, Joseph

29

$2.90

12/30/1921

Root, R. C.

27

$2.70

12/14/1921

Schoenborn, Aug.

5

$.50

1/28/1922

Schoenborn, Ed

6

$.60

12/27/1921

Schoenborn, Ed

11

$1.10

10/30/1921

Schoenborn, J.

20

$2.00

3/16/1922

Schoenborn, Leo

9

$.90

2/18/1922

Schoenborn, Otto

23

$2.30

12/16/1921

Schoenborn, Otto

32

$3.20

3/31/1922

Schoenborn, P.

73

$7.30

11/18/1921

Schwallier, Wm

51

$5.10

12/01/1921

Schwallier, Wm

41

$4.10

10/31/1921

Seekman, Glenn

10

$1.00

2/18/1922

Starks, Albert

6

$.60

3/12/1922

Stephens, Ford

11

$1.10

3/25/1922

Stephens, Ford

6

$.60

4/04/1922

Stephens, Ford

7

$.70

4/10/1922

Stephens, Ford

5

$.50

4/05/1922

Stephens, Fred

5

$.50

3/12/1922

Stephens, Fred

14

$1.40

3/06/1922

Straatsma, A.

15

$1.50

3/10/1922

Straatsma, A.

29

$.290

1/30/1922

Umlor, Frederick

10

$1.00

4/08/1922

Umlor, Robert

10

$1.00

3/14/1922

Umlor, Robert

17

$.170

2/20/1922

Walker, Joe

15

$1.50

12/03/1921

Wasser, Joseph

6

$.60

2/16/1922

Wasses, J.

5

$.50

3/24/1922

Wasses?, Joseph

5

$.50

12/31/1921

Wassis?, Joseph

5

$.50

3/01/1922

Weis, William

7

$.70

12/30/1921

Welling, Jacob

30

$3.00

1/10/1922

Welling, Jacob

30

$3.30

12/14/1921

Wells, Lester

10

$1.00

3/06/1922

Wells, R. G.

12

$1.20

4/13/1922

Wolverton, Del.

6

$.60

12/03/1921

Wolverton, Nettie

6

$.60

10/31/1921

Zahm, George

10

$1.00

12/12/1921

Zimmer, Harold

77

$7.70

12/01/1921

Zimmer, Joseph

7

$.70

4/04/1922

Zimmer, Joseph

29

$2.90

1/10/1922

Zimmer, Lewis

5

$.50

12/19/1921

From the Wright Township Records transcribed by Loekie Boersma
Location: Grand Rapids Public Library
Created: 11 September 2003