The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1912-09-26
HORSE EPIDEMIC GAINS
FOOTHOLD ALONG BORDER

FOOTH0LD ALONG BORDER
Pierre, S. D., Sept. 23.-The develop
ment at Tyndall of cases OF the dread
horse disease, which has been COM
ing north from Texas during the past
summer, has led to lalk of a quaran-
tine, but it seems that such Will not
he established, for State Veterinarian
Hicks says that it is not contagious
and hence a quarantine would not pre-
vent it's spread. Mr.. Hicks and the
government inspectors from Rapid City
and Mitchell have gone to Tyndall to
endeavor TO stop the plague before It
| gets a foothold in South Dakota. 1t
appears that there is no effective med
ical aid, and the best remedy Is pre-
vention. 1t is sal that those animals
which have been fed third cutting al
falfa are especially susceptible. Ami
mails running loose in pasture or in
the range are most susceptible. and Mr.,
| Hicks advises that all such be taken
| up and cared for in barns and fed
only last years or first cutting hay
and grain. They should be watered in
dividually from clean pals o. the
troughs should be carefully secured
whitewashed. Dead horses should
be burned or buried deeply with lime.
Yankton, S. D., Sept. 21.-Dr. S. NJ.
Smith, of Mitchell, U. S. veterinary.
called to this county to investigate the
horse disease breakout. ~onoun it
cerebro meningitis, the same nervous
malady that is prevalent over the whole
south part of the tate. Bon Homme
county alone has lost 200 head, while
from Gregory to Vermillion the losses
have been heavy. The total for the river
counties is very large. The disease is
found on upland and lowland, inVari-
ably in pastures n horses fed on dry
feed in town are free from the disease.
Fifteen cases have now been reported
from this county and nave developed
In all parts of the county. 1t is thought
that frost or heavy rain win destroy
the fungus that is believed to be re-
sponsible for the epidemic.
FARMERS STACK THIsTLEs
FOR A WINTERS FORAGE
Philip, S, p, Sept. 2S.-visitors in
thistles, or tumble weeds which are
being put up by ranchers and dairy
men. Last fall, after one of the driest
seasons on record, cattle owners found
themselves very short of roughage on
which to carry their stock through the
winter. So they tried Russian thistles,
which were quite plentiful, and as one
oldtimer expressed it, "The thistles
kept the cows ribs from Gavin in"
This fall, although there is consider
able fodder in the country, nearly
every farm has several stacks OF
measure more than 100 feet in length
Alocal dairyman remarked that foul
or five years 6 he removed nine
loads of Russian th1stles from a neg
lected piece of plowed ground and
and to get rid of them had them
dumped in the river. This year he
hauled Is loads of thistles from the
same piece of ground and a them
placed beside his straw stack, to be
used as roughage for his Holstein
herd.
SIOUX CITY LUNATlC
SEEKS TO JOIN NAVY
Aberdeen, s. D., Sept. 2S.-F. c.. Biz
rer. a sergeant in charge of the re
cruiting station for the United State!
marine corps at the federal building
here, passed a very busy, and at times
exciting 40 minutes, when an insan
man appeared at his Office and sough'
to enlist as one of Uncle Sans police
men of the seas. The man was Chris
Framer, Of Sioux City, Ia. He TOLD
Birrer he had been in the United State:
army, and had been out of the ranks
for less han a ear, having been dis
charged for heavy brain work." Bir-
rer suspected by the mans demeanol
that he was unbalanced and asked him
to call again. Meantime he wired the
authorities at Washington n received
an answer that Framer had been dis.
charged because he was mentally off
When Framer appeared at the recruit.
ing office later he was under the in
luence of liquor, and when Birrer told
him he could not accept him, the mar
became angry, and threatened tt
a%nnihilate him and it was some time
before he could be pacified. Framel
said he was a member of the Thirteenth
United States infantry from February
Is, 1911, until February 5, 1912. wheI
he was discharged for heavy brai1
work.
TREE OF FIRST GOVERNOR
MARKED BY BRONZE TABLET
Pierre, S. D., Sept. 23.-The bronze
tablet has been received here which is
to mark the Mellette tree. This tree
Is an ash about 10 inche in diameter
and at present is growing in a flourish,
ing condition near the state house
power plant. The tree vas planted as
a sapling by Arthur c. Mellette, first
governor of the state, neal the ole
capitol building, on May L, 1890. Fol.
lowing this precedent, many of the
later governors have planted trees
which will live long years after they
nave gone, in memor of their admin
istrations.
The memorial plate bears the words;
"Mellette tree. Planted near the OLE
capitol building by Arthur c. Mellette
first governor, on May 1, 1890. Capito
commission gave custody of tree tc
Pierre Women's club, 1911, and it was
removed here. Marker presented by
club with public ceremony September
"a, 1912"
SCHOOL CHILDREN UNDERGO
A PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
WATERFOWL, S. D., Sept. 23.-The
WATERFOWL independent school district
has inaugurated a system whereby II
plans to keep all school children II
this city in as nearly perfect physical
condition as possible. To this end, 1856
children were today inspected by ply.
sicians and scientists, and a record
kept, by lard system, of all physica
defects. A trained nurse has been m
ployed by the school board who wi
not only keep tab on the health of the
school children, but will confer with
parents on the records made today tt
urge medical attention for all pupil.
found to be in need Of it. Thirteer
doctors and IL dentists gave their serv.
ices today for the initial inspection ane
Is.