The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1914-12-07
NINNEKAH
FIRST TO
ORGANIZE.
Anti-Hog Cholera Movement Starts
There With Membership Of
Fifty Enthusiasm
Shown
OTHER TOWNS
TO ORGANIZE
Amber to Get Together This Week
Petition Agricultural board
to Designate Grady
County

The Ninnekah (Oklal hog breeders
and dealers have organized an anti
hog cholera association with an initial
membership of nearly fifty. o. C.
Cooper is assisting in the work of or
ganization. Amber, Okla, it is learn
ed, will organize next Wednesday, the
5th, with the same object in view.
r. c.. Scoggins of Minco, it is said
lost about go out of So hogs within the
last two weeks. A neighbor of his
who vaccinated his herd last year had
no trace of the disease among his
porlSers. Minco is now seriously con-
templating an organization to immedi-
ately secure protection and prompt
warning against this insidious and ia
tai disease. With Grady county thor
oughly on the watch through these as
sociations immunity from hog cholera
may be expected.
The following petition is being cir
cularized through the county: To the
board of agriculture of the state of
Oklahoma; 1--WE, the undersigned cit
izens of Grady county, Oklahoma,
hereby petition you to designate this
GRADY county. as the county in Ok
lahoma in which the U. S. government
demonstrate the eradication of hog
cholera. This county is one of the
largest in the production of hogs in
the state. The people here are inter
ested in this matter Two trunk lines
of railroad cross the county in all di-
rections, making every part easy Of
access"
1t shall be the duty of the inspec-
tor to promptly visit and inspect the
herd or premises of any farmer or
hog owner when requested so to do by
any member of this club. If he finds
cholera present he shall request the
owner to post required warnings and
to order vaccination. He shall make
no charge for such inspection except
it be for money actually expended by
him in the discharge of his duties All
charges, if any are made, shall be
paid from the club funds when prop
erly allowed by majority vote OF
members present at a meeting called
for the allowance of bills. The inspec-
tor shall in all instances be member
of this club, who is competent to dis
charge the duties expected of him.
Any person who is interested in the |
success of the swine industry is eligi-
BILE to membership in the club on pay
ment of the membership fee.
The membership fee shall be TWEEN |
Iy-five cents, and is due and payable |
at the time of enrolment
The dues shall be twenty-five cents
per year thereafter and are due and
payable January of each year.
Regular meetings of the club shall
De held at Ninnekah on the first Sat
irday of each month. Special meet
ngs shall be called by the president
when so requested by three or more
MEMBERS
The objects of such organization
hall be as follows: The prevention
# the spread of hog cholera infection.
he maintenance of good sanitary con-
itions for hogs Safeguarding our
remises against introduction of chol-
ra germs through careless neighbors
nd safeguarding our neighbors
gainst the spread of infection through II
ur own negligence. Preventing un- {
ecessary loss by timely vaccination
our herds before the disease is g
resent. Encouraging others to vac I
nate when danger of infection pre- G
ails. Induce the U. S. government to il