The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1875-10-01
TO THE PUBLIC.

I hereby inform the public thai have
never killed, and never shall kill and
put on sale in my market, any unsound
or diseased stock, and none bnt the best
the country can supply.
GEORGE KULLMAN.
STATE OF OHIO, Perry County, ss:-
Before me, T. Spencer Stillman. a Nota-
~ Public of the State of Ohio. in and
for said County, personally came JOHN
McCartv, a resident of the Town of Som
erset in the County and State aforesaid,
who being by me duly sworn, on his
oath says that, on the 18th day of Sep
tember, 1875, he was the owner of and
had two Young fat hogs in a pen. On
the morning of the said day there We're
two large hogs, strangers TO those in the
pen, pat in the same enclosure. Some
lime during the said day, one Of the
vnung fat hogs was injured about the
hind uar,s. whore injured, to the afiiant
unknown; whether leg was broken or
sprained, or what WIS the hurt. AfiiInt
had the hog turned ont of the pen into a
field the same evening, where il was fed
regularly from the next morning, by the
son of affiant, until it was sold. AfIiant
enauired every dav of his son how the
hog was getting along. and was Infnrm-
ed that it ate as well as it ever did, and
did not seem to be sick. On the 23h
dav of September, affiant sold the said
hog TO Lnuis Kullman, who took it
away in the afternoon. Kullman said
to affiant that if the hog WAS injured
about the back he would have to render
it into grease. Affiant further saws that
al the time he sold the hog he believed
the injury To the same to be local in na-
ture aud character, and not Affecting
anv other part of the animal deleterious-
ly than that injured A liant further saws
on his oath that he did not offer to sell
the said hog To any other persons than
Louis Kullman, and Thomas Smith.
JOHN McCARTY.
Sworn to and subscribed before me
this 2Sth day Of September. A. D. 1879
In testimony whereof l have hereunto
subscribed my name and af-
fixed my Notarial Seal Off
SEAL cially, on the day and year
- above written.
t. SPENCER SULLIVAN,
Notary Public.
STATE OF OHIO, Perry County, ss:-
Before me, L Spencer StilInan, a No
tary Public of the State of ONO, IN and
for said County, personally came John
w. Kullman, Il resident OF the town of
Somerset in the County and Stale afore-
said, who being by me duly sworn. On
his oath says, that on the afternoon of
the 23d day of Septen Der SO, he help
ed unload from "A wagon hog that WIS
bought by Louis Kullman from John
McCarty; that after the hog was taken
ont of the wagon and put upon the
ground it Immediately got up, stood up
on its four feet, and walked on all its
feet into the ward of the slaughter house.
Soon after, affiant killed and dressed the
SAID hog. splitting the same down and
through the back bone, and found no in
jury to the back whatever. On the
1 morning of the 24th, took the hog into
| the shop and cut it mp, and found the
/ same perfectly sound in all its parts, nm
/ til affiant came to cutting one of the
| hind legs, when he found il fracture OF
| the bone between the stihe and hook
/ Joints; there was no swelling of the flesh
or parts adjacent to the fracture: there
was very little extravasated blood
about the fracture, and no. appearance
or indications of there having been any
fever in the parts This part of the hog
was by affiant cut off and thrown away
Affidnt further says on his oath that the
appearance of the fracture was that OF
| having been very recent made, and
thinks bv reason of there being no swell.
ing or inflammation, and there being sc
little extravasated blood about the same
that the fracture may have been made
in the process of slanghtering and dress
ing the hog, and that the injury TO the
hog before killing was a sprain of the
stiffe joint. JOHN w. KULLMAN.
Sworn to and subscribed before m,
this 28th day of September, A D. 1875
In testimony whereof | have hereunt,
subscribed nv name and af
fixed nv NotariaI Seal, off
cially. on the day and yea
T. SPENCER STILLMAN,
Notary Public
STATE OF OHIO, Perry County, ss:-
Before me, I. Spencer StiIlman, a Notarl
Public of the State of OHIO in and 20
said County, personally came Charles (
/ Smith. Il resident of the town of Somer
set, in the county and State aforesaid
who being by me duly sworn on his oatI
saws that on the 23d day of September
1875. he helped John w. Knllman an,
Louis kntlman unload from "A wagon
hog purchased by Louis Kullman from
John McCarty, that when thev placet
the hog on the ground it got up upon it
four feet and walked on its four feet fron
the alley into the yard Of the slanghte
house, the hog limped az if it had beel
sprained in one Of the hind legs bnt no
as if it had a broken leg on which
could not have stood or walked
/ CHARLES +. SMITH
Sworn to and subscribed before m
t this 2Sth day of September A. d. 1875
In testimony whereof ! have herennt
subscribed nv name and al
| fixed my NotarIal Seal. off
cIallv, on the day and yea
} 49, above written.
T. SPENCER STILLMAN,.
Notary Public