The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1868-09-12

County.
In pursuance of the call published in these
columns for several weeks previously, quite a
large number of the stock raisers and cattle
dealers of this county met at the Court House
in Ottawa on Saturday last, to devise means
and take steps to safe La Sale county from
the ravages Of the cattle disease, which now
SO severely afflicts some neighboring counties.
joel W. Armstrong, Esq. was called to the
chair, and c. J. Finley appointed Secretary.
After some desultory conversation, the fol-
lowing resolutions, which, it will be noted,
embody substantially the Recommendations Of
the letter of Mr.. Strawn, published in our
last, were submitted and reunanimously
adopted.
Whereas, The cattle disease known as the
Spanish fever is supposed to originate from Tex.
as or Cherokee cattle, in the state of 1lliuois.
and,
Whereas, There have been cattle sent from al.
most every section of land in La Sale county "a
the counties OF Livingston, Iroquois, and Ford,
70 pasture on the open prairies; and, in some OF
the herds that have gone from this county, that
have been exposed to the range of cattle shipped
TINS year from Texas, native cattle have sick
ened and died at fearful rate and for the pro-
lection OF our native stock and the return of the
cattle OF La Sale county, which are about all
agreed to be returned about the 1st Of October
next;
Hesoteed, That this meeting appoint commit
tee OF five men-three from La Sale county and
TWO from Livingston county-as an examining
committee Of all herds of cattle that have gone
from La Sale county TO the counties of Living.
:ton, Iroquois, and Ford and that no cattle, or
herd OF cattle, shall be allowed to be driven
away from their herding ground until said com.
Iittee shall have an opportunity of examining
said herds Of cattle, and shall give written per-
NIT to the owners herders Of said cattle, stat
ing their opinion Of the health and safety of re-
moving said cattle. A majority Of said commit
tee shall constitute quorum to transact bust
ness.
Resolred, also, That the chairman and secretary
OF this meeting present memorial TO the new
board of supervisors of La Sale county, to ask
said board to pass an order to pay reasonable
compensation to and the expenses of the above
named committee while engaged in their duty
as an examining committee. We also recon-
mend all owners Of cattle that may be returned
to or pass through La Sale county, to imme-
diately advise said cattle committee as to whose
AStu lHcit CdIllc III, auU where tQey are.
h1s0'red, tur1,er, That, inasmuch a. Texas and
Cherokee cattle have been allowed to be sent for
ward TO the Chicago Market the ears and cattle.
yards at Chicago have become infected with dis
ease, and many of our native cattle have died at
Chicago, and in the cars on being shipped to the
eastern market, which has paralyzed the market
for our native cattle. The Legislature of the
state OF Illinois passed stringent law at the ses-
sion OF ls66-61 against the importation of Texas
and Cherokee cattle. The law having been viola
ted.-while the violators have. no doubt, been ig.
norant Of the damage that might result, and has
resulted, from such shipments,-ws now ask the
governor of the state of Illinois to immedistely
issue proclamation to prohibit all further ship
ments or removals Of Texas or Cherokee cattle in
this state until after the 1st day of November
next.
The chair appointed the following named per-
sons as the cattle committee above mentioned
c. J. Curyea (chairman,l Lafayette Holdrldge,
and David Strawn, of La Sale county II. D.
Marsh, and Bennett Humiston, of Livingston
county.
1t was resolved that the above named commit.
tee shall be constituted the La Sale county cattle
committee, by which name they will receive all
through the Ottawa post Office
They resolved, also, that copies of the proceed.
ings of this meeting be sent to the Ottawa, Pom.
tac, and one of the leading Chicago papers and
that other Chicago, Iroquois. and Ford county
papers please copy.
J. w. Armstrong, Chairman.
Gu. FINLEY, Secretary.