Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1901-08-06
An Epidemic May Break Out Next
Winter.
DISEASE IS FAR FROM DIFFERENTIATED
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sease is eXterminated before cold
weather sets in Iowa will have more
smallpox to the square inch the COM
ing winter than she has had during
her entire previous history.
Few deaths have been reported DUR
ing the past two months, which indl-
Gates that the severity Of the disease
is not SO marked as in the colder
weather.
Practically every town in Iowa hav-
ing a population of $500 or more has
smallpox at the present time. Cases
have been reported from Boone, Belle
PLANE, Webster City and other towns
where the disease had been prevalent
during the winter.
Within the past week the disease
has been reported from Boyden, Jas
per township, Sioux county; Sulphur
Springs, Grant township Buena Vista
county; Wall Lake township, Sac
county.
The family of the postmaster at Palo
is reported to be down with the d.
sease, but the closing of the postof1ice
has not been necessitated.
In practically none of the towns mas
it been necessary to discontinue church
and other forms of public gatherings.
Schools are now all out so there is
less danger of spreading the disease in
this manner and this perhaps accounts
for the fact that il is less prevalent, to-
gether with the rather peculiar circum-
stance that Iowa smallpox flourishes
best in winter.
A year ago last winter there were
number of cases reported from dill
ferent parts of the state. Last summer
! the disease was practically wiped out.
! Scarcely any cases were to be iound
anywhere in the state during the hot
| weather of year ago. However, as
! soon as winter set in smallpox made
| its appearance. The severity OF the
cases was not increased, but the di-
sease itself spread with remarkable
rapidity until there was scarcely a
county in the state where there were
not cases reported and in some coun-
ties nearly all of the towns We're at
1-ficted. 70
! With the increased number of cases
| this summer the situation next winter
] will be much more alarming than last,
and especial precaution will need to be
preserved to prevent an epidemic.
Pest houses will likely be recon-
mended for all cities and towns as soon
as the disease breaks out, while the
next legislature is likely to make
more stringent laws as to the proper
handling of the disease.
Campbell Gets Speakers.
i j. H. Campbell, state chairman of
the prohibition central committee, has
returned from Chicago and points in
ho hnn fnr
al days arranging for prohibition
speakers to come into Iowa this fall.
The campaign will be opened with a
grand prohibition rally at Wilton juno
ton August 7, at which some of the
speakers will be present.
Oliver w. Stewart, of Chicago, ma
! tional chairman. has consented to
spend fifteen days in the state. He
wiz be at the Wilton rally.
Another speaker of prominence is I
~. Carskadon, of West Virginia. one
of the leading temperance workers OF
,, the south. The third speaker secured
is =. IS. Haugen, of Fergus Falls, MINI.
a scandinavian orator Of more thar
state prominence. Quincy Lee Nor
: row. of Indiana, will also spend some
time in Iowa in tue interest of prohibi
ton.
A Bad Biunder.
Steel G. Robbins, attorneys of Win
S terset, will represent the veterinarian!
in the test to be brought against the
state board O determine the rights o
those surgeons who failed to registe
upon the enactment of the state law
> to carry out the poryision of the Law
: ), at this date and become eligible prac
. titioners. The Winterset attorney
!. called on Major Mackenzie, who vii
! represent the state board, this morn
. ing and made arrangements to file thu
: petition next Monady. Judge Holme
has promised to set date for the hear
ing at once, so it is expected the mat
ter will be disposed of next week.
. A bad blunder is found to have bee
made in the state veterinary law enact
ed at the Twenty-eighth general assem-
,, bly,, which may register with tn
. state board and re-operation and Ell
= forcement of its provisions. Section
d provides that in order to continue tn
5 practice of veterinary surgery thos
who have been actively engaged fiv
i years preceding the enactment of tn
g law may register with the state boar
e and receive a certificate entitlin
them to practice anywhere in Iowa.
Referring to examinations, section
of the statute says: ANY one who
graduate from recognized medic;
IS school with veterinarian departmer
and who has fulfilled the requirement
a of section 2, may become eligible
lie practice upon passing the required e,
10 animation"
s. II will be seen that in fulfilling tn
& requirements of section 2 one mus
h. have practiced five years previous
ID the enactment of the statute" r
i'll auirement that would be utterly impo
il sibie for graduates of veterinal
schools to fulfill for the reason tn;
they could not have had five years
practice" preceding the date of Il
"a statutes enactment.
= Just what will be done in the matt
81 is hard to- determine though it Is e
- pected that question will be include
ES4 In the petition which the Winters
n .attorpagsrwih file next Monday SO tn
: all oBjsctbns 10 the law viii have hss
n finally submitted II is thought, 10;
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