Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1915-05-27
RABIES SITUATION
IN HUMBOLDT co.

The following from the Winnemuc
ca Silver State shows that the rabies
situation is serious in Humboldt coun,
ty:
Mr. Stine killed a coyte that rout,
ed SOW out of her bed and then oc,
cupied the bed himself. There is no
doubt but what the SOW was bitten.
Ed. Weston and Alvin Groth were
fixing fence in the canyon when Mr.
Weston discovered a coyote. He hur.
riedly crawled under the fence and be.
gan throwing stones at the coyot. Be.
tween the two men they stoned him to
death.
Mr.. Groth and c. c. Wheeler killed
two coyotes that were undoubtedly in
the first stages of madness. Mr.. Groth
also killed a rabid dog that had bitten
hog of Basque living above the
Sheep ranch. The hog died, as also
did COW, and later horse died of
rabies.
A mad coyote was killed at McDon-
neps. The coyote rolled their pet dog
over. but on examination il was found
the dog was not hurt, so its life was
spared, but since then another coyote
made its appearance and chewed the
little dog up pretty badly, so in all
probability, If the dog Is not killed
a ca! e of rabies will develop.-.Jordan
Valley Express.
In Owyhee.
Mike Marraffi was in from Flint
Monday. Mike has just lost another
steer from hydrophobia. This makes
two he has lost in a month
A mad heifer was shot near Phil.
pots ranch Friday morning Miss Mae
Sutton. the Flint district teacher, and
some pupils were on their way TO
school when The maddened animal
charged them. They sought refuge in
the willows, but were soon able to
give the alarm, which brought Mr..
Philpot to the scene with rife. The
heifer was fighting the willows fierce
ly when shot.
mad dog hit Howard Birming.
hams dog last Sunday and later in
the day showed up at the Townsend
place when Harry put an end to its
career.
Some people are slow to credit the
reports of rabid animals being so prev.
alent throughout the county, but the
reports in the Deamar news can be
verified. every one of them.
Ed. Chandler and wife were down
from their Birch Creek camp Monday.
They had thrilling mad coyote tale
to tell. Some three or four days be.
fore they came down their neighbors,
Mr. and Mrs. Horton, were planting
potatoes. Mrs. II. was some distance
ahead of her husband dropping the po.
tatoes as Mr.. Fl. followed with the
plow. Suddenly a coyote came trot.
ting past him and making direct for
Mrs. II. He called to her to look
out" When she saw the ugly brute
so close and sill coming. she became
almost paralyzed with fear, as she had
Eothin gto defend herself with and
could not make a move to run. The
dog, lying near, suddenly pounced up,
OH II, thus giving her chance to es.
cape to the wagon. II put up vicious
fight, but was finally shot to death by
Mr.. Chandler, who says II was "a
sure enough mad coyote" 1t bit the
Horton dog. also Il dog belonging to
Mack Sue Undian). Mack shot his
dog NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Avalanche
Coyotes on the Wane.
Sam Watson, of Owyhee. was in
town this week. having just returned
from n trapping expedition to the
Jordan Valley section. He reports q
great scarcity of coyotes and says they
are being cXterminated by rabies, he
having counted as many as 20 dead
ones in one day. However. he man
aged TO catch 80 OF the live varmints
In nine days, which indicates that II
will he some time before the tribe Is
cxtinct.-Nyssa journal.
One of the largest raids on the coy
otcs reported so far this year was
made by Nephi Purcell and Clarence
Johnson. who came into Paeytte lasi
Wednesday with 110 coyote hides
These men had been out just % days
They claim they did not find coyote
that showed any signs of rabies
Ontario Argus.