Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1915-05-27
NORTH DAKOTAN
WINS HIS CASE
WISCONSIN LIVESTOCK SAM.
TARY OFFICIALS LET SOME
THING GO BY

DISLl6TCAS 4Ns ~ &AAssJ 80 ~
F. Crewe, state veterinarian, has just
returned from Madison, Wis.,, whore
he was summoned as witness in the
case of Welsh v. Dunning, wherein
the plaintiff sought to recover dam
ages for cattle sold to him by the
Wisconsin man, which proved to be
tuberculous after arriving IN this
state.
This was q very important case and
livestock men of Dakota are all inter-
ested in the outcome. DR.. Crewe yes
terday commented on this case as fol-
=. A. Welsh of Grafton, with the
best Of intentions, after reading Mr..
Dunning's advertisement in the
Hoard's Dairyman proceeded to Cen
GA Junction, Wis, and purchased two
carloads of dairy cattle from Mr.. Dun
ming. :,
In the shipment was q pure-bred
GUERNSEY bull. Mr.. Welsh asked per-
mission to sell the bull on the Wis
consin test, which was refused by the
livestock sanitary board. The bull
was tuberculin tested by an agent Of
the board and reacted, was destroyed
and proved extensively infected with
tuberculosis. ;,
This led the board to believe that
there might be something wrong with
some more cattle in the shipment and
Mr.. Welsh was advised that he would
not be permitted to sell any OF them
until tested under the direction OF
the livestock sanitary board.
U:.~n,,o:nsu Toat
These cattle were accompanied by
| a tuberculin test chart health certln-
cate. endorsed by the Wisconsin state
veterinarian and indicated that the
animals were tuberculin tested at the
time the purchase was made and were
free from tuberculosis. 1t was after
ward determined that none of the ami.
mails were tested at this time and
MANY of them were not tested within
/ 80 days of the shipment, as required
, by the North Dakota law.
Seven head were tuberculin tested
! and six reacted. The eight head
were tested and two reacted. The
, eight "reactors" were destroyed and
post mortem examination revealed
extensive tuberculous LESSONS of a
| chronic nature in all of them.
AS these animals were total loss
to Mr.. Welsh, he decided to ship the
/, balance of the cattle to South st. Paul
and get what he could out Of them.
Mr.. Welsh acted honestly and in
good faith in the deal and expressed
every desire to comply with the North
Dakota laws in the protection OF this
| industry. His experience cost him a
, loss of over 81, 300 and also jeopardiz-
ed his business to quite an extent.
Careless Officials
The evidence in the trial showed
! that the Wisconsin livestock sanitary
authority was extremely lax in his
method of handling the inspections
of dairy cattle that we're sold to go
| to other states from Wisconsin. While
the jury has rendered verdict IN
Mr.. Welsh's favor it does not begin
to compensate him for his loss.
AS many citizens of this state have
purchased cattle in Wisconsin and nc
/ doubt more cattle will be purchased
there, this case should be warning
and indicate the precautions that
should be taken to avoid being salt
ed' with tubercular animals. The
/ livestock sanitary authorities desire
to make it just as difficult as posi-
! BILE for our citizens to purchase tuber-
! culous cattle.
Must Be U. S. Tested
! It being demonstrated that the Wis.
consin tests could not be relied upon
the livestock sanitary board Of North
Dakota has promulgated regulations
providing that cattle from Wisconsin
! must be tuberculin tested by and be
accompanied by a health certificate
issued by a veterinary inspector Of
the United States department OF ami
NAL industry.
1t might be stated that this tria
was bitterly fought. Messrs. Gilbert
and Ella of Madison, Wis, very ably
prosecuted Mr.. Welsh's side of the
case, while the defendant was repre-
! sented by three able lawyers. Three
! veterinarians from North Dakota tes'
titled for Mr.. Welsh, while the defend.
ant had five veterinary experts.
Jury Answers Questions
! The trial lasted six days in all. The
jury answered the II questions put
to it in the special verdict, in Mr.
| Walsh's favor in every instance
measuring his damage in the sum OF
! $1,851.
WILL VOTE ON THE
! LIQUOR QUESTION