Bisbee daily review., 1912-09-28
T|CkY CATTLE
CAUSE TROUBLE
State Officials Establish
Quarantine Near Doug
las; District viii Be
Fenced and Guarded
BOND For EXPENSE

;. p. BradneR. clerk OF the state
livestock sanitary board, was in Bis
bee yesterday morning. returning 20
I Phoenix from Douglas. where he had
been for several days with DR.. Sew,
eTn, state veterinary. establishing a
small quarantine district west OF
Douglas along ybe, border. This ac-
ton was made necessary by the man
Hester. who is alleged to have
! brought 1900 head Of cattle from
Mexico after they had been refused
admission when fever ticks we're
found on them.
Hester claimed that the cattle
I across the border line. but this claim
was not seriously regarded by the
government officials, and he was
promptly arrested on a charge OF
smuggling and held by a $500 bond
for his appearance when the United
States grand jury should consider his
case. II is now reported that Hester
has fed to parts unknown. The real
owners of the cattle came on from
California and have done all they
could 10 make amends for the dam
age done by Hester, who was their
agent
A bond OF $1,000 to settle all dam
ages which may arise as a result OF
the quarantine, and a check for sew
eral hundred dollars TO pay the OK.
penses Of holding 1900 head of cat.
tie, dipping them and shipping them.
were placed in the hands Of Mr.
Bradner yesterday by the owncTs Of
the cattle. This ended MT RTadner's
business in Douglas. DR.. Severn.
state veterinarian, remand in Doug.
las to attend to tie details Of declar-
ing a quarantine. 10 supeTinteEd the
shipping OF the cattle in question and
TO define the limits of the district to
be included under the quarantine.
The district was described as ap.
proximating the following territory by
DR.. Severn:
It will extend approximately 70
miles west Of Douglas, running back
north and east s miles; east and
north from the c. and A smelter for
a distance Of between six and eight
miles. It will include the land lyine
between the Z. and A. and Copper
Queen smelters, and south to the in
ternational boundary. thence west to
the llHH OF lue ECHDo2 SOULFUL II dt-D
includes the land surrounding the
cattle pens and dipping vat Of the Z
p. and s. W. Dr Severn stated he
was uncertain as 70 what action would
be taken about closing roads and
LANES in the described district. He
believes that there will he no din
Guilty in obtaining permission from the
department Of the interior for estab-
fishing such fences as viii be neces-
sary to enclose the affected area.
He proposed 10 put gates in the lanes.
He anticipates the active cooperation
OF most 81 the farmers in the valley
IN this matter
The z. P. and $. W. cattle pens
were disiBfected yesterday under the
supervision Of DR.. Severn. All cattle
in the area under quarantine win be
considered as exposed. They will
be dipped once and then put on clean
country to range Notices Of the
quarantine wiz be posted al various
points along the quarantine fences.
and viii be published in the leading
stock journals. The exact lines of the
area will be announced by township
and section as soon as DIR. Severn
can return to Phoenix.
Mr.. BTadner stated Yesterday that
be would get the governor 70 apply
10 the secretary OF the interior FOR
permission to fence the injected area