Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-01-26
CLOSE ORDER
EXPECTED At
STOCK YARDS

Chicago. III, Jan. 2s-The probabil-
ity of another quarantine at the Union
stock yards here as indicated today
with report that animals shipped
east from supposedly clean districts
in the yards had developed the foot
and mouth disease. There are fire.
quet reports that quarantine has been
established in certain sections Of the
Yards, but the government inspection
bureau denied this Conferences Of
Of officials of the state and federal
live stock bureaus are being held and
the packing houses expected before
the close of the day a closing order
would be issued preventing shipment
OF live stock from the yards.
President Leonard said: mo live
stock is being shipped today from the
Yards Some animals shipped east
are reported to have developed the
foot and mouth disease and the fed
ersl inspector suggested that ship
ments cease temporarily until word is
received from Washington. No order
closing the yards nor prohibiting
shipments has been received"
Aurora, Ill. Jan. 26.-The injunction
granted by Judge Irwin of the Kane
county circuit court restraining the
Staying of stock affected with the foot
and mouth disease does not forbid 4
slaughter of stock which has been af- /
hicted or exposed to the disease, pro 1
viding the law as to the killing of /
stock and remunerattng of owners is
obeyed, Judge Irwin said today. own
ers of stock and the live stock board
are the only ones who have a right to
order slaughter. Irwin said. and they
are in a way restrained by his injunc-
ton. The injunction was granted. IT.
win said, because the complainant
swore the law of the state was not
being obeyed By state agents and it
stood because the attorney general
did not dispute the charges.
Springfield. Ill, Jan. Ex-Governor
Ounne last night issued a proclama-
ion entirely changing the method of
handling the foot and mouth epidemic
n Illinois so as to conform with the
regulations.
As a result of the proclamation, Il
are closed absolutely to live
stock shipments of all sorts, nine are
-eleased from quarantine, and the five
nile limit is applied in 81
The governors action was based
Ipon the recommendation Of State
A. o. Dyson, and the
tate livestock commission.
DR. Dyson based his recommenda-
ion upon the advice of Dr u. c. 1
Iouck of the United States bureau of
.nimal industry and the personal rep
esentative of Secretary Of Agricul-
ure Houston
The counties closed to all shipments {
f livestock are: Carroll, Whiteside
'gle, Bureau Kane, DuPage, Lee. VIII, {
oe Davies, Stephenson, DeKalb La
allie, Mercer, Warren and Menard. {
Rock Island Released. S
The counties released from quaran-
ne are; Winnetago. Rock Island, y
Stark, Peoria. Tazewell t
Iason. Schuyler and Shelby. O
The 30 counties in which the five n
lile limit is made to apply are:
Done. McHenry. Lake Cook, Kendall, h
rundy Putnam, Marshall. Livingston, p
FOodford, Henderson, IrOquois, Ford f
clean. Fulton, McDonough, Hancock, Z
Champaign, Dewitt. Knox, y
SSaAt Nttail4H' ass -""oS44' j iott' -
lngamon. Morgan. Moultrie. Douglas. S
dgar and Coles. n
Governor Dunno placed himself on p
cord as favoring the payment by the
ate of one-half of the fun cash value CT
all stock that has been slaughtered y
may be hereaS r. slaughtered in the II
ate because of the epidemic. His
atement was in the form OF a tele-
am sent to F c. Grannis, of Joliet,
cretary OF the conference o. farmers.
1ckmen. commission and traders
Id at Chicago last Saturday gr
Dss Moines Iowa, Jan. 26.-Declar- Cd
2 loss to the farmers of Iowa from NJ
@ hoof and mouth disease $101.00O, tn
,vernor Clarke, in special message Pl
the legislature today appealed for er