The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-24
WILL SHOOT THEM
FARMERS At EUREKA UP IN ARR
TO DEFEND HEIR HERDS

Threaten War II They are Turned Or,
in That Country--Point TO the Ticks q,
Evidence That They are Southern Cattle
--Whi Hold AR. Crssd aud the Railroad
Company lespoaslb,c.
There Is blood on the moon over II
Eureka. There is war and Tumors os
war and the farmers are up in arms.
il IS all about a train load Of cattle
shipped in there by the Santa Fe rass-
road.
I. ". Robinson, a prominent stock
man O. Towanda, was in the city yes
telday and he had Just come from
Eureka. and reported great excitement
there about the train load OF southern
cattle.
Mr.. Robinson says the cattle were
shipped into Eureka by siockman by
the name CT Craig. and that the farns-
ers in that section claim that the cattle
were not only shipped from south OF the
dead-liae, bat that they are from OLD
Mexico.
The people in that section have good
deal Of their capital Interested in cattle
and they dread The spanish fever. Mr..
Robinson says one Who has not been
on the grounds can not begin 10 in
agine the feeling among the cattle men
and farmers around Eureka.
There are good grazing grounds
around Eureka, and for a man to ship
in whole train load of~southern cattle
and Kill OF the short horns while these
same southern cattle grow fat. is more
than the owners OF these tine herds can
stand A
Mr.. Robinson says every farmer IN
the section Of country around Eureka
has secured some ticks IN a battle
while he IS busily engaged in cleaning
out his sot gun and getting ready for
more grim. yisage war. They threaten
10 shoot the cattle II they are taken out
Of the quarantine pens; sue the railroad
and several other dire things.
IL is considered dead sure thing
that no cattle north OF the dead-line
have ticks on them at this season OF the
year. and the fac; that the cattle ship
ped into Eureka have ticks on them Is
considered proof positive that they
came from pretty near the coast IL not
from Old Mexico. The farmers are call
ing attention 10 the ticks In order 20
gain evidence In a damage suit. IN case
their cattle get the Spanish fever.
The train load OF cattle were pulled
into Eureka on Monday. and Mr.. Robin
son says they were compelled to put
VIII certainly be trouble II there is aR
effort 20 take them out and put them on
the range. The farmers claim that this
thing has been tested in the courts and
that the railroad as well as AIR. Craig
viii be responsible for all damage 60
native herds by these southern cattle.
The farmers Of southern Kansas be-
lieve that there has never been any
disease among either cattle Or hogs In
this sec ton unless II was shipped Ia
from some other state. and they have
their eyes peeled for southern cattle.
Only a few weeks ago car laod or
cattle was quarantined here In Wichita
for nearly a week until positive evil
dence was secured that they were not
from south of the dead line. The Santa
Re would not take chances In shipping
them into KingInan or Pratt county
until 70 was satisfied that they had -
legal right to do 50.
knowing the precaution OF the Santa
Fe in this case the stock men at the
stock yards today were at loss To un-
derstand this Eureka trouble. and the
prevailing opinion was that the rail-
road was not aware OF the fact that
these cattle We're intended for the graz
ing grounds at Eureka.
The railroad men here were asked In
regard % this train load OF cattle al
know anything about them. They were
,... 49, to te44 where the cattle were
loaded ard even denied that they had
not heard Of the cattle being quaran'
tined at Eureka.