Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-11-19
CATTLE DISEASE IN IOWA cOUN-
~ BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN
CHECKED.
coNoREssMAN-ELEcr HULL
TELLS OF CONDITIONS THERE
Hundred Head Of Cattle to BE Killed
This Week-SeveraI Herds Already
siauohterea ard Paid For by Nation
al and State Governments-Huil Be-
Ieves Stu alton Well Handled.

Cedar Rapids. Nov. 1e-Harry E.
Hull. OF WILLIAMSBURG. the recently
elected congressman from the second
district. was in Cedar Rapids Wednes-
day and. in an interview stated there
was grea, excitement among the stock
men by reason OF the outbreak OF the
foot and mouth disease there. but that
every possible precaution evidently
was being taken, both by the govern
nenr authorities and BY the farmers
them selves and that il was believed
the disease soon would be stamped
out and that it would be possible to
lifs the quarantine in a sho0 time
The foot and mouth disease" said
Mr. Hull. came into Iowa county
thru TWO carloads OF cattle from Chica-
go. One Of these cars came 10 W IL
liansburg and was unloaded al the g.
+. Gallagher farm. The other car went
to Parnen and was unlosded al the J.
T. Gallagher farm. The cattle IN the
car taken TO Parnsii, however. nave
never shown any evidence OF being m
fected with the dread disease. The
cattle in the car brought 20 Williams
purg, however. developed the disease,
but before 1t was detected part OF the
cattle had been taken to the Seaman
farm near Holbrook. These cattle were
killed and buried ten days after the
disease was discovered and in that VI
cinity there have been no other out
breaks.
The G. F. Gallagher farm is just
west of Williamsburg and before It
was discovered the cattle brought
there were infected, some cattle and
hogs belonging to Menary & Evans
were removed from this farm 10 their
own farm just south of WILLIAMSBURG
But this was not done until after they
had been in direct contact with the
cattle brought from Chicago. II was
the next day after this removal that
the cattle brought from Chicago TO
the Gallagher farm were fround 10 be
infected with the foot and mouth d.
eease. They We're killed ten days there
after and were properly buried. The
pasture they were in drains off In a
small creek that empties into Old
Mans creek, which IN turn passes thru
the W. E. Evans farm. on which ]. F.
Stevens had = large herd Of cattle.
The Menary 4 Evans farm. however.
is just across the road from this farm.
Last Saturday the cattle on the
Menary & Evans farm and the j. F.
Stevens farm developed the disease.
These cattle, about 100 altogether. are
to be killed soon. probably Thursday.
In fact the inspectors have stated they
were ready to do the killing at once
and are only waiting until the proper
trenches can be dug in which to bury
them.
Nd ny Do fny ho
national government and DR.. Title and
DR.. Edwards for the state govern
ment are on the ground and are ener-
geticaily handling the cases as they are
found.
Whereas there has been some
criticism of the method Of leaving the
first lot OF cattle ten days after the
disease was discovered before dispos-
ing Of them, Yet there is TO evidence
that the quarantine was not effective,
as the cattle OF Menary & Evans were
in direct contact with these cattle be-
fore they were removed and as they
were driven along the road and were
very close TO the cattle on the Stevens
farm. and ii is possible the disease
was communicated to these two farms
IL this manner. 1t is generally believed
however. that the disease has now
run its course and that there will be
no other developments in Iowa county
and that it will be possible to raise
the quarantine II short time. Appar-
entity every possible precaution against
further spread Of the disease has
been taken and 1t would seem there
was no further cause for alarm.
The cattle already killed were ap-
praised and they have been paid for
the national government paying hall
and the state government paying half
II is understood that all ether cattle
that have since developed the disease
and which have been ordered destroyed
will also be appraised and paid for ii
the same manner. The report that moi
over 5000 damages would be paid Il
any one stockman. no matter how
many cattle ordered killed, is evidently
erroneous. altho there Is yet some
question as to the basis upon which
the value Of destroyed animals i.
fixed