The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-02-26

with this form Of disease amona
cattle. State Commissioner OF
Agriculture n. E. Williams was
notified, and ordered Or. Refer
In charge TO quarantine absolute.
ly within a radius Of five miles Of e.
the infected premises.
Commissioner Williams, OF
Charleston, and Or. G. {. Tottin,
In charge OF this district, (of
Pittsburgh, will both arrive in
the city tomorrow morning and
will confer as to the best meth
DDS, possible. Of holding the dread
disease In check and save further
spread Of the trouble and the
means to be used In doing so.
Today deputy sherifs will be
dispatched to all farmers Iivinu
within this five mile radius who
will be warned not to allow any
livestock to be moved for any
purpose whatsoever.
To offset any fears that may
arise, the movement Of livestock,
such as cattle, hogs, sheep, swine
and other ruminants will not be
prohibited, but such movement
will be permitted only by permits
sion from the commissioner Of 40.
rieulture.
Cause Not Known.
To use a popular phrase, the
local authorities are decidedly "up
IN the air" as to the probable orr.
gin Of the disease, and how IL be.
came prevalent here. No new
cattle have been received on this
farm recently. No cattle have
been allowed to come into the dis
triet, In fact, without being
thoroughly inspected by the au.
thorities.
After investigating every ave.
nue. known to them, the doctors
decided that the disease was prob.
ably transported here by the
common American crow, that has
been migrating throughout this
section for the past few weeks
and great hoeks Of which have
been seen In the vicinity Of this
farm.
Professor Atwood. last night sal.
that in his opinion the farmers woul
be doing a great deal towards stot
ping the spread OF the disease. b
spreading corn soaked in s~trycbnin
over their farms. out q
their cattle. in this way killing IN
crows.
The presence OF the disease wa
noted. as aforesaid. Wednesday. I
showed itself on an imported Guern
sey heller. which refused TO eat. Dr
was called. in the morning
and was Of the opinion that the trou
was aphthous fever. but did no
feel secure enough In his belief G,
say so ~ that time
Two Cases Discovered.
He called Dr Hall in the afternoon
the same day. and by that time. ii
less than three hours. another heife
the same herd had developed N,
disease. and In another hour or twt
D registered Guernsey COW Gay Lass.
showed very clearly the legiOns.
Not 10 become excited. and act unit
they were positively sure. Dr. WriRh
was called into conference and the Dc
reached. Immediately the farm
Guaranteed. Not n living thin
or person will be- allowed To leave m,
farm. Persons going there will be de
and prowling animals viii b.
destroyed.
This quarantine is considered ever
more binding than the quarantine 10
smallpox All doEs. cats. pIEeoue etc
must either be- shut up or DESTROYED
animals or poultry Of this characio.
will b. allowed 10 be- moved ON fb,
public highways or across the high
ways within this FIVE mile radius. IAN,
10 they sre moved the persons doing =,
viii be- liable 10 fine and imprisor
mcnf
4 closed area. aa tho Federal GOV
eminent has decided. Do Those Dor
lions NJ the quarantInpd area init
the Interstate movement o
cattle. sheep. other uminanfa an,
wine Del permitted. FOR immediat,
slaughter only. and from which ~
interstate and foreign movement %
surh animals is absolutely prohibIfr.
and The movement 81 dressed car
casses a. uUl animals. The hides
skins wool Ia.r. horns or IUuf. 1
'Irh animals. and Of hey. straw aimI
.aI fodder. manure litter. or BAGS o.
Imilsr containers used for stock fae,
restricted
Tho above HurIHrH ID. the -F.r.