Omaha daily bee., 1910-07-26
AFFAIRS Ar SOUTH OMAHA
DR.. Niles of Ames Conducting Hog
Cholera Experiments.
MAY PROVE BOON TO FARMERS
ROumanian Societies Hold All-Day
Celebration iR Honor of DedicR-
tiOn of Banners-InspectOr
McCann Dead.

DR.. Niles of Ames. Ia, has arrived in
South Omaha and is conducting the long
promised experiments to test the efficacy
Of new serum as an antl-toxine for hog
cholera. Friday and Saturday a number OF
hogs were inoculated with the genuine
cholera germs and placed in the quarantine
division OF the Union Stock yards. They
will be cared for there and when the cases
Of cholera are we'll developed, several other
animals will be inoculated with the hog
cholera serum, and these will be placed in
the pens with the sick hogs. the object is
to see how much better the latter animals
resist the infection than hogs which are
not treated in this manner. Should the
serum prove adequate it is likely that the
government will aid in stamping out the
disease of cholera effectually by this means
The Union Stock Yards company OF South
Omaha is bearing the expense OF the en-
tire experiment. 1t will require the better
part OF two weeks to complete the expert
ments after the cases Of cholera are we'll
developed.
Bulletins Of the progress Of the expert
ment will be published daily. The breed
ers of hogs are invited TO be present and
watch tho progress of the experiments.
1t is likely that the industry of furnishing
be a thrifty industry should the experiment
prove a success.
ROumaninns Celebrate.
The Roumanian societies held an all-day
celebration yesterday in honor of the dedl-
cation of two banners A Roumanian ban
ner and an American emblem were ded-
Gated to stand in the lodge rooms of the
Roumanian National society at Twenty
marched to their hall at $3.50 a. m, where
the religious ceremony was held. At noon
the society, led by Franek's band. paraded
the streets, marching to Thirteth and Q
streets and back by way OF Twenty fourth
to Rushing's hall. They were Joined at
Twenty sixth and Q streets by a delegation
OF the servian societies. which also bore
two elegant banners. At Rushing's hall a
| fine banquet was spread and afterward, a
| long musical program was carried out dur
ing the afternoon. Mayor p. j. Traino1
ard P c. Caldwell were present and made
addresses. The mayor expressed some sur.
prise at the strength of the Roumaniar
| society and said he liked the combination
as illustrated by the dedication of the two
| banners The exercises continued in the
| Rounanian language all the afternoon.
! In the evening the day was given ovel
to the younger people and dancing ant
merry making continued nearly all night
Inspector John Mccain Dead.
John Mccain, one OF the Oldest inspectors
in the point of service in the South Omaha
branch of the bureau of animal industry
died Sunday afternoon after very long
and painful illness.
He was suffering from a complaint o.
the liver and a complication of dropsy
For days his life had chung by the meres
thread and might have ended at any mo
ment He had been a resident of Soutl
Omaha for twenty-five years and during
the greater part of the time, had served IL
the capacity of inspector. The deceased il
survived by his wife. There are no chill
dren The funeral. win be- held from tn