Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-04-12
CATTLEMEN MEET.
Shorty West Re Elected Inspector-A
Good Gathering.

Cattlemen from every part of the
county, about so in number, met at
the court house Saturday afternoon
i'm response to the call sent out by
Auditor Parks announcing meeting
to elect cattle Inspector for this year.
Mr. Parks called the meeting to
order, stated its object to be the cleo
tion of Shorty West for cattle inspector
and asked for the nomination of
chairman. Clark Forney was elected
by acclamation and had the pleasure
of announcing the election of g. B.
West by acclamation to the office of
cattle Inspector of Fall River county
for one year-succeeding himself for
the third time.
In response to an earnest request
for speech, 'Shorty" said in part:
Gas | understand it, the office of
cattle inspector was created to rid our
county of the itch among its numerous
herds of cattle. [ have been inspector
for two years now and must confess
that the itch exists just as badly or
worse now than it did before. Because
Why? We have used oils and emulsions
of oil and cold lime and sulphur dip
in good faith admit, and then neglect
ed to disinfect our corralls, pens, ma
nure heaps and barns, when we should
have used hot lime and sulphur dip at
a temperature of not less than 100
degrees up to ITO degrees and then
sprinkled or sprayed everything
around the cattle with the dip left.
''Then too we are exposed ON the
Nebraska line and in one case an animal
was taken from shipment from this
county and killed before ever reaching
market because of the scab, but it was
traced as Nebraska COW, undipped,
secured on trade and shipped with
dipped stock.
"The only other records of held up
stock was two carloads of Brindley's
shipment, compelled to dip in the yards
at Omaha. Otherwise shipped stock
has been clean but much that is at
home is far from it.
"The state requires each vat in the
county to be numbered and located
There are nine or ten watts in the
county from Cottonwood, west of Edge
mont to " G Flat Oh the east. When
properly dipped in these watts, owners
of the dipped cattle receiyea statement
from me giving the age, sex and number
dipped and the date, a copy of which
is sent in to the state live stock board,
of whom II. M. Stewart is president,
and filed for future reference.
"Dry dipping is good temporarily
but no better than oil dipping Cor in
fected stock as compared to hot lime
and sulphur dipping"
Voice from the AUDIENCE: II meyer
heard you tell the truth so straight
BEFORE" Great applause and laughter J
Auditor Parks here read a letter
from the state board saying, s'where
local men do not enforce the dipping
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will be appointed by the state.'
When 'Shorty" was asked why he
dipped his own cattle in oil last fall he
said he was short on coal and wood
and wanted honestly to test the oil to
see if it would not work all right and
obviate the second dipping required
in the hot lime and sulphur. He didn't
dip for fun either but he had more
itch right now than ever before, having
broken out badly on the cattle during
the winter.
In a talk with the secretary of the
state board, the latter told Shorty
that in casea where oil was used fol
, the dip with a two percent solution OF
sulphur thoroughly mixed, inspectors
could issue inspection certificates but
not otherwise. Shorty said he had
been busy ever since dipping his cattle
in oil last fall, doping them for the
itch and he wanted no more oil dipping
for his part but would hereafter use
the hot lime and sulphur dip even if
he was short of fuel. This dip comes
in liquid form ready for use and costs
about Is cents for each animal dipped
properly in it. 1t was the sense of the
meeting that every stock owner should
be compelled to dip all stock running
at large and thoroughly disinfect the
ranch premises.
The meeting adjourned with the
express determination to do tn.
dipping act thoroughly this year ano
stamp out all itch and kindred deases
from our country this year if it il
possible to do SO.
Paid Insurance in Full.
The heirs of Mrs. Aaberg receive,
the full amount of her insurance, 5000
10 ID A Il