Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1902-12-18

ing out the foot and mouth disease
which mas made its appearance
among the cattle and horses of New
England. The disease is a terrible
one and excessively contagious. 1t
first appears as blisters in the mouth,
upon the heels or between the toes
of the animals. The death rate is low
but 1t practically ruins an animal and
leads to complications. 1t is almost
impossible to cure the disease. Euro
pean cattle owners have learned from
bitter experience that it is the source
of discouraging and ruinous losses. 1t
is not uncommon for the stock own
ers of England, France and Germany
to be injured by the disease in sim
gle year to the extent of $4,000 900.
The allment no doubt comes to the
United States from Europe and Sec
rotary Wilson is determined to stamp
1t out before it makes it's way to the
big herds of cattle and droves of hogs
in Iowa and other western states. All
animals affected are to be killed and
the government will pay the owner 20
per cent of their value. 1t is estimated
that each animal killed will cost the
government about $33 and Secretary
Wilson hopes to keep the entire cost
of eradicating the disease down to
100000.
Prohibition in the House.
1t is not unlikely that the sale of
| liquors may be prohibited in the
house of representatives Every once
in while the house lacks an amend
ment onto some bill prohibiting the
sale of liquors in the capitol and pass
es it and sends it over to the senate.
| The house members who want liquor
sold have rested easy in the knowl-
edge that the senate would be quite
sure to knock out the amendment.
OF course the senate then had to take
| the blame of the matter and the mem
.bers of the house could pose as saints
Such an amendment was put into the
| immigration bill the other day. 1t
had nothing whatever to do with the
immigration bill but the senate finally
took the bluff and left the amendment
/ in the bill. 1t is considered good
| joke on the house but some members
therein who enjoy their regular nip
don't see it. This sale of liquor was
one of the points which it was said
was to be used against Speaker Hen
benson had he made the race. If the
immigration bill passes the matter is
settled
Presidents Western Trip.
The President has practically
agreed to try and arrange his western
trip next spring so as to be on hand
and open the st. Louis exposition on
April 80. The President is looking
forward to a long and healthy recrea
4 tive season in the west during the
spring and early summer. One thing
he is pretty sure to do is to make an
other attempt to hunt bears-that is
to find some. Since the barren Mis-
sissippi hunt every man from the west
who has seen the President has tolt
him glowing stories of the plentitude
of bears out that way. One would
think that all he had to do was tt
walk outside the city limits and there
meet a pack of fine bears waiting witt
beating hearts to be shot. Wyoming
and Colorado have SO far made the
biggest promises and the Presiden
will hunt a while in Colorado ant
then go on to Wyoming so as to ties
the story telling ability of the gentle
/, men from both states. Mr.. Roosevelt
,, hopes to take real long hunt this
time. He may rough it for seyera
weeks.