Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1915-09-11
WILL FIGHT HOG CHOLERA
State to Establish Experimental
Plants in CowIey and Saline Coun-
ties-To Follow Federal Plan.

The 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 experimental 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
Queer Light in Sky,-Excited tele-
phone inquiries from g radius of fifty
miles were received at Junction City
recently. demanding to know the
source of the strangeLight 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 aeroplane at the
post, however, and the strange light
which appeared to be in constant mo-
ton over a limited radius is mystery
Bugs Held Up a Train.-Millions of
tiny bugs caused great inconvenience
the other night and became a pest in
number of places. They were so
small they went through screen wire
with ease. A Missouri Pacific train
from Wichita ran into a drove near
Salina and was compelled to slow
down for several miles,
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Stole Hogs From Train.-Charles B.
Fink, who says his home is at Ottawa,
was arrested at Manhattan recently
on charge of stealing hogs from a
freight train. He confessed.
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Lightning Killed Farmer-James
Whitford, living about two miles west
OF Garrett, was struck by lightning
and killed the other afternoon He was
"a years old. He was working in the
field at the time the bolt struck him.
Boys Foot Shot Off.-The right leg
and foot of Willard Boyer of Niles.
aged Ia was entirely shot away at
Salina recently. Vernon Gallon,
aged Is. was out hunting with Boyer
when the gun went of accidentally.
Big Pasture Soda real estate deal
involving one of the largest tracts of
pasture land to exchange hands in
Chase county recently has been closed
in the sale of fifteen hundred acres to
William Mercer of Clements The
land. which lies three miles south OF
Clements. was owned by W. T Smith
The consideration was $4,000.
Stole Forty Satisfactory suits OF
clothing were stolen from the Hughes
store at Pratt the other night Tween
ty-five dollars reward is offered for
the thieves