The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-09-04
WILL. FIGHT HOG CHOLERA
State to Establish Experimental
Plants in CowIeY and Saline Coun-
ties-To Follow Federal Plan.

Fhe state of Kansas is going to do
hog cholera experimental work in
Cowley and Saline counties. For some
time the government has been main
tanning an experiments plant in Mar
shall county. J. H. Mercer, state live
stock sanitary commissioner, went to
Marysville recently to inspect the plan
of operation and will go to Saline and
Cowley counties and organize similar
associations as quickly as possible.
The farmers in Marshall county are or
ganized into a hog cholera eradication
association. They handle their hogs
under the direction of a government
veterinarian, who sees to the inOcula-
ton of each animal and the condition
of the pens. Similar organizations will
be offered to the farmers in the two
counties under the supervision of state
veterinarians. If the plan is success
full the work will be extended to the
entire state. 1t has been estimated
that not less than two million dollars
worth of hogs die in Kansas each year
from the cholera. The cholera serum
has greatly reduced the losses of for
mer years and it is believed that pre-
Ventive measures properly followed by
the farmers will entirely eradicate the
disease from the state.
Towns to Light Up.-Attica, Ar
gonna, Milan and Mayfeld, small
towns along the Panhandle division
of the Santa Fe, west of Wellington,
are going to have electric lights. At
tica voted $4,000 bonds for a NUM-
cipal light and water plant recently,
and Argonia, Milan and Mayfeld city
councils accepted a proposition from
the Wellington Light Plant to take
electricity from it for their white
Ways"
Queer Light in Sky.-Excited tele-
phone inquiries from radius of fifty
miles were received at Junction City
recently, demanding to know the
source of the strange light that was
visible in the eastern sky. Queries
from Abilene and numerous smaller
towns nearby wished to know if the
light was caused by military aero
plane from Fort Riley on night man
euver. There is no aeroplape at the
post. however, and the strange light
which appeared to be in constant mo.
ton over limited radius is mystery.
Olathe Voted Bond Issue.-By a vote
of five to one bond issue of $4,000
was authorized at a special election
at Olathe the other day. The proceeds
of the bond sale will be devoted to
the erection of building to replace
a ward school structure which has
become unfit for use.
Stole Hogs From Train.-Charles B
Fink, who says his home is at Ottawa
was arrested at Manhattan recently
on a charge of stealing hogs from a
freight train. He confessed.
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Child Drowned in Ditch.-Agnes
the three-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Theodore SchaubIe. was drowned
near her home in Manhattan when she
fell into ditch. Rain had filled the
ditch with four feet of water. A pull
motor failed to restore her.
Found Bodies of Drowned Boys
The body of OrVille MatherIey. who
with Cecil Boyer, was drowned II
the Marais des Cygnes River at Osa
watomie, was found after searchers
had been dragging and dynamiting the
river all night.
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Bugs Held Up a Train--Millions o
tiny bugs caused great Inconvenience
the other night and became a pest il
q number of places. They were 81
small they went through screen wire
with ease A Missouri Pacific traiI
from Wichita ran into a drove neal
Salina and was compelled to SLOW
down for several miles
Stole Forty Suits.-Forty suits o
clothing we're stolen from the Hughe
store at Pratt the other night. TWEEN
ty-hve dollars reward is offered 70
the thieves.