The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1885-04-17

vc,son n y - only sabercuiosls or ccnsunp. |
f,on- He urged upon tncm the ncce~s " oi
@ y e vas sssssssry INA. .asy should
know the exact nature o. me eseAss
without any kn nsn STATE ~ kan.
sas would have 20 adopt measures 70 rrosect
her own interests and quarantine against
Missouri. rnis ala m:d inc hansas Ony
CIV nor the state OF Missouri could AFFORD 20
have such acton taken against them On
The following day ssp'e ea1y ! ana :. M LseR
iani. OF Mexico. no, accompanied ~ three
vrterinarians. Doctors Adair, pundas and
Bates Is h11 ssieS one q the animals IN
their presence. and made an examination o.
IL lungS The lung was 20 extensively dts
,s~tst,r Conditions OF pleuro- pneumonia that
All 81 these gentlemen without exception
were compelled 70 acknowledge that true
herd ~ Fulton They returned home aud
IN oliS ned the result OF the examination IN
the daily papers Of kansasC and request
81 that the people OF the state OF Missouri
| take immediate steps for the stamping out
| OF this plague.
| The next man who came 10 Fulton was Dr.
| " n ia ward OF Lexington. NY. VINO Was
| ,e 4 for bv Dr smith. >uperlnt sndent OF the
| asylum, at the request oft Board OF Mana.
rels. - confirm my diagnoses lie arItvsd
1 o the .l-t o. Mar h. and pio .eeded immcdi-
| atelv 20 m axe a examination OF the catt
| o. 1e farm. Un the following day ! kllle1
three head ofc tile LOT esaminasio n All three
ease DIR. Hagyard vas thoroughly con-
ylnced that they were aiEicted with contagi.
Gus d euro pLe .monia. and recommended
n -laug ltcr or tine whole herd
DIR. Holcomh. state Veterinary Sargeon OF
Kansas arrived March ATTN. lie made exam.
nations that satisfied him OF the nature 81
the disease. confirming my prev Gus dia@no-
as. Al m request n remained 20 see what
| action would be taNen AZ a meeting OF '
s;ockmen OF the state, whi-n tooS p.ASse
havs appeared in the Il. Louis, Kansas Cry
and other papers of the state.
The Legislature having gwen the authority
| to the Board OF Managers, the slaughter ~
the infected herd began March -sth- freNi-
Gus 10 the beginning OF the >iaug liter anu De
lore my arrival nine had died. After my At, At,
rival killed twelve for examination, All
having shown plain evidences OF tue disc
ON tine attn We killed twenty seven head, All
but three OF which were diseased IN tnc
18th we killed tnirty-two head. OF thess
twenty 1--WE were likewise Affected IN -
. Slst the rem aiming fiye were killed "a tns ne
these was affected. This made. n total o.
eighty 1--WE head that have diea OF 49,
kil.ed. kighty SIX per cent. u .he ,,,.,,.s
! numDer proved 20 Ue affected Win pieuio
/ pneumonia
KILLING rRrArE HERDS
D The stockmen took such action ~ w
' warrant the k.iLing Of ali iniec,ei 49,
y
! xAlru on April LIST e.gnleea mead % eaAt.e
. belonging 70 A. 4 ovens Oh f1iIeI
J, His cattle mad been N tae ne. .ax ~ =,
/ evidence OF the afIeet.on- hineu
:. them m the presence of uovernof Ma ~
I duke, Hon X biAnu. non non, - .ns ~
J. 4. Young and several olnef persons .l.A
: various portions Of the state ATT. ~
= slau Inter 4 examined the lungs OF 80 ~
. tn1se cattle for the purpose "a snowsns y
a those visiting gentlrincn Inc pasno1o-tS1
D conditions iounu in tnis disease insle =. -.
J. several olher town cows tai utlirse ~ y
q affiscted. al wnen l return 20 fulton e.
d pect 70 make examinations VI ali cattle an
!. nose showing tne least symptoms - aA4T \.
of ton Viii DC SHED ARMY DellcNc Una. ~
q, d.~ea-e can be stamped out before -
% tends beyond tine bo1ndarlcs - 49, Z :,
ie County. 4 most urgently reques. tne pvoP.'
Il | ~ ,s.li.wa AZ COunly and " tNe SsA.c
Missouri 10 maAnlaIn and 70 stand w TIL
wors until the last contaminated aniAAl =
buried ana tne disease eAterininateA .foA
n. tnls state. wigLoIt any question: u uvuoA
o. Am sure that tins can ue done ~ - 49,
ne ,utely necessary that it en-sil ~ none |.
ne sa.rthe great cattle Interests ansoiteu- 80
n ~ nous n euro one amonlA j. ono ~ tue 1is
or eases wl.h which We cAnot ahvfu - s..-e.
ne Am ANXIOUS 70 see tine >tase " Masso.. 7.
the honorable exampo, and sno~ " 49,. !
Df srnr-- wat can u uo4.e Dy the adoplioh
ii nrumpt anu eiIecsivc lneAs~rss in eA.e1.A
Dr natlnx TINS urrad dlsease-
"a HISTORY OF CONTAGIOUS fLEURo- rsEuxoSIA
rs Coma nous pleuro- pneumonia WAS fr-t 10
~ troducrl into tuis county ~ an Anim1
y wnicn Was brought ifoln holland 20 br5ok
II lyn, n. H., in ls4S. 10 tnls AnlinAl We 60
- trace to the present day the infestion u tI
stables In BfookIyn. IA New Jersey, mar,
~ land and IN yiyania- In All ~ tines
- states the disease eAists 70 greater or is
y | extent ~ present. La ls-1 Mr.. llca. dsOn,
N New JeIsy imported number ~ cA.ti
"a from kA-ianu. SOON after she.r ari.s
or peared among them lie recognlLe
~ The disease llIlInedla.e ely and killed ever
e. an maj an lnc Leld. Nalued az Si1,vv 10 ui'
- ease Is Anown ~ nave spread from This pIAc
m nor was he ever reimbursed for the gre.
% sacrlfce he made. In ls1s another COW irol
q. Holland brought the disease 10 brookiSn-
y, NMAssAcHtsETIs.
m. In lSs Mr.. Chenery, Of the Belmont stoe
az farm OF Massachusetts, importer loua nes
| rom Hot and. On tnclr afriN Al ~ Dos.e
three OF u em were sick, uut ne LvnD
ch them 10 has farm, and ~ tne rAAr ~ :.
rss calves 10 some vi MS Eeisnoor-, thc uisSa'
me rradually extended, snd nileen montns 49,
MIC Mas found 10 exist IN l~ensy Inherent ~.
he ties The state authorities tnen TOOK hoiu
ms tne matter and killed ~ neAu ~ eas.ls
ers the course oil nfteen months. 49, tsp 49,, =,
the $500 IN paying Tor siaugntereu cAa . =.
ho crnen e. 81 4 mar anime. IL was peiieNeu ~
on. | snst tl,s. trouDle was AZ An emu, Dut ~
iii and A halt later II again feapPcAIeu -
vas number Of these infected iOeau.es -
Ind ouirrd I'VE years OF active Wis an \
ep- closest system OF inspec1soA -
csc disease IN the state 49, .f,,.
rm aonn. ctirut has been Invaded TOUT t.in'
ely n,,s ~ rrompt measures u MAS imineu 49,
20 stsmned out The close pioAimi.s - 49, -. !
,ns states 10 New York ana ., nieo~'sA
by n, frhe month OF November ieoS, ~. y,
'wo ~. ~ TOY d.. purchased lew ne..
ere Isrsev cattle from the injected uss lI ~
nit Warxiand. He sold two mead from n n.,,.s.
heir Ma., ian w',c,eii. 81 Dayton, Y. MI. Mitcn
the 70 Mi. ss i.-f II We head OF his cattle ~