Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-08-11

10 come on their farms or property
but there are several men who make
business Of hunting gophers.
Bert Smith of Bloomfield township
is one Of the most successful Of these
trappers and hunters and each week
turns In hundreds Of the little claws.
There are also young men who are
going to school and during their
spare moments go to the farms and
catch gophers.
Some Of the more prosperous farm
ers of the county who are bothered
by gophers pay men 10 cents for
every gopher killed on their property.
which. coupled with the bounty of 8
cents paid by the county, makes the
business profitable.
The last two months have been rec.
ord breakers in the county auditors
Office. During the month Of June the
total amount Of money paid out for
gopher claws amounted to $s0O.90.
while during the month of May the
total reached $597.50.
The amount paid out each month
beginning with July. 1907, is as fol-
lows: July. $44.90; August. $109.70: 4
September, 3134.40; October, 311.l0;
November. $21S.30; December, $167;
January, none; February. 1910;
March. none: April. s134.3O; May,
$59750: Ju-e 10000.
After Tubercular Cattle.
Interest in the detection OF tuber-
culosis in cattle. especially in dairy
herds. Is growing rapidly. and the
intensity Of 1t Is indicated in cores
pondence between the authorities of
Sioux City and State Veterinarian Koto.
4 milk inspector Of Sioux City re-
ported suspicion Of tuberculosis In
dairy herds there. The council At
once asked DR.. Koto to make a test.
DR.. Koto has been 30 rushed with the
work OF making tests OF the dairy
herds at the state institutions and
elsewhere, formerly arranged for. that
he is unable to go to Sioux City be.
fore the interstate fair, Sept. 8. This
has aroused the indignation Of the
Sioux City authorities and they have
been inclined to criticise him for not
Fastening to that city
1t has been disclosed that the re-
port concerning the infection of state
institution herds with tuberculosis at
Mttchellville and other places was
grossly exaggerated as to Mitchell
Vile and some of the other institu.
tons. The state board Of control re-
Gently bought about nifty cattle to
take the places of ali that could be
found which had been affected. This
did not include some Of the northern
Iowa institutions which, had not yet
besn testsd. The exaggerated reports
as printed in Des Moines were taken
6rom Davnport paper.
Brandt Declines Place.
Captain Amos Brandt who is sur
prised to find himself prohibition
candidate for sheriff Of Polk county.
has issued q statement absolutely
refusing to run Captain Brandt
says he Is out Of politics for good.
Mr.. Brandt was candidate for the
republican nomination for sheriff, but
he was defeated by large majority
by Ben Ness.
But 1t seems that u the primary
election SIX Of Captain Brandt's pro-
hibition friends pasted his name over
that Of o. A. Stubs. the regular pro
hibition candidate for the sheriff
nomination. When the election re-
turns were made up It was diseovsrsd
hat a..
the nomination. each having ak votes,
and when the tie was decided Mr..
Brandt was made the nominee for
Mr.. Stubbs has removed from the
county.
Allison Majority 1o,ess.
Dallas county's returns being fled
and the executive council SO being
able to complete the official canvas OF
the vote cast at the June primary, It
u disclosed that Senator Allison had
10.6SS majority over Governor Cxn-
Minis for senator. Following are the
o&cial figures showing the total vote
and majority: Allison 106.ss1; Cum.
Minis. $3.50.
Hayward Gives Certificates.
Secretary Of State w. c. Hayward
has just issued the certificates an
noupctng who the candidates on the
various party tickets will be at the
November election. The oertiHcatIoo
covers not only the oflaces Of state but
also congressional nominations, and
nominations dor membership In eithsr
Mouse Of the legislature. There Is
not single vacancy on the republi-
can ticket save In one instance and
that IL for the members Of the gen
erA assembly from Scot county.
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