, 1873-08-11
THE CATTLE PLAGUE,
1tr E.nvnRos in North.vcRt NlisHo,lri--
Loss In Follr Townships s17 ,00U-.:s3
pcr Cent dH tho Cnttlo Dcntt.

1tr ERnvnRos in .Northyvest Hlisno,,ri--
l.oHs In FoMr Townships S17 ,00U--:s3
I'pr Cent df the Cnttlo Dent.
K1ppsa, Mo-, Aug. 4, is7a
~ e. Kan:c. ny ,onr"s r .t Z co,nf1ee ,"anfI
died, mud, oven but d fow moinonts ago, party
Of MON wont to bury aoluo tint died yesterday.
Tho dnoaae iB coni!nod to ColfA1. Sheridan, and
Ilborty Townships, In Davlesa County, and Kid
Of Tho whole great calamity is thiA !: A drove Of
400 Toxas oattle waa landed from tho Hannibal
4 st. Joseph Railroad Inst apring. They woro
driven north as far as Mr. Cilnhbuck's, in Da-
vioss County, thdneo svcst' md finally roshipped
They would hnye ronninod in This part much
longer Lad not. tho people ordered them away us
number Ind liad, which Ind aroused tho BUS
picion Of tho farmcra: All cattlo that mingtos
with this drove. or that hive fed where tley
ranged; layo einco died. Tho diHoaso aoema to
have been as deadly as q blast from simeon Of
tho desort. Tho farmors OF tho four Townships
above named hnve organized into eoeiety for
their own projections and for Or protecting thoir
arc terribly In entnost. but ask for nothing but
thoir righta and Just tinos. Az yet the railroads
hnve not boon Informed OF tho state Of affairs
horo, but to-day or tomorrow thoy, will recoivo
tivos Of the farmers.
|. 1t is generally believed the railroad will
promptly adjust all claims agniuBt them without
recourse to law; but, should thoy not, they will
strength. Of ovor two hundred farmers. Tho
loHsos to this dato aud thoy aro still dying, will
cxcccd Bevon hundred. Many Of thoso cattlo
wero hloodel animals, and were brought oven
lost la fully s25 por hoal. This would make
total Of $l7, 600 as lonHes to dato by tho farmers
Of Colfax, Sheridan, Liberty. and Kidder town.
slips.
Last Saturday night attended ono Of tho
farmers meetings, and obtained list Of losHos
by those who wero presont 1t reproHontH not
over half Of tho loHsos to tho present tmo and
to show how this disease hna boon working, I
appond na1noH of porsons, thoir losBoB. and Tho
whole number thoy had ut first It tolls its own
story:
A. Y. aurnoy Lost 2, had 2, g. L. rhompaon Lost 10.
aorney io.t t. had Il t. " rayns LOST :. Lad % 6.
+. Gilmore lost !. had James Oret lost 2. had II !;
A. asdp:s r. x Hssss 9ss %a 70 psTS }o : 1a d,
lost John scot lost 81, had 1a3 burgess lost 8,
I, had s; deorss stile lost s, had ID: Conrad
Iean, 1ost :. had 30; 8. Dennison los. 3, had {,
enbnreer iost j, had 10 NJ. j. onson lott i bad ii
nasss e., a1 had n pSa oS - l0s a 4g
te.on lot had q; nss'os Lost hsa r Mont
surface lost I; 4. q. Pritchard Lost :: G. l. Alon
wright lost i, had Q. D. Wood ios ). had 9 81
Hartor lost had Thomas Hancock Lost had Il D
2, had 4; Williams lost I, had 0: J. White.
law loa. had r. 8. Kenny lost a.; A. Alien lost
D. v. Mulvey lott Q, Ind as Q. II. Smith lost 8, hnt
Q; p. Gary lost s, had 20 Charles Willard lost1 hat
!: D. 7. STOKES lost 2, had .; O. W. spaldng loat
2 Mrs. Cole lost !, had 81 hlts Sanders lost hal
/; y. Clark lost 8, and ". Hay loss3.
Others at tho meoting brought tho loss at thai
| single gathering up to 348. A study Of tho above
! shows q loss Of ncarly 83h per cont OF all the
stock Of theBo farmers. Who're tho cnd OF al
| this trouble is to be, no ono can toll or 500. i
is terrible blow on almost every nlnn In thil
section. Yours, L. T. II.