The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1916-04-20

was put on backwards and when Har.
ry was going about forty-five miles he
looked at his speedometer and il
showed thirty miles. He touched hel
up a little and his speed dropped to
twenty-five miles so he discovered il
was only by opening the throttle wide
that he could keep within the law and
he has been doing his utmost to keep
safe. Anxious residents along the oil
ed road will be relieved to learn that
he had the speedometer reversed
last Tuesday.
Frank Lyons is getting along nicely,
but he will be laid up long time with
his injured knee. AS soon as he is
able, he plans to get Harry Hedington
to take him for ride, for he has heard
that an experience of this kind will
raise the hair on anybody's head.
Last Monday the Finley Red Cross
was called on an emergency case to
administer to the Lewtas cow, who in
needless moment wandered into
green pastures and began nibbling the
tender shoots of alfalfa with great rel
ish. Undaunted by pending explo-
sion, Drs. Ford and Woodward rushed
to her relief armed with hoses, trocars,
butcher knives and various liniments,
curatives and condiments. After sew
eral hours of heroic effort on the part
Of the doctors and their able assistants
the cow was restored to normal shape.
The Finley race is still Nip and
Tuck. At present Nip seems to be a
trifle in the lead.
VIM. Englss is the latest new tele-
phone subscriber among the Changers.
His number is 38x6.
Local dairymen have shown COM
mendable interest in the work of DR..
r. J. Donahue, who has been conduct
ing tests for tuberculosis thru the east
half Of the county. Tuesday two Of
the infected cows were publicly
slaughtered and everyone who attend
ed felt fully repaid for making the
trip to see it. It is safe to say that
there was no one present who was not
greatly impressed with the infectious
and dangerous nature Of the disease,
and everyone left with the feeling that
this community should do its utmost to
eradicate it. DR.. Donahue made 1856
tests insthe Hanford and White Bluffs
country without finding single case.
This was undoubtedly due to the fact
that the department has tested and
condemned in that neighborhood be-
fore and done it thoroly. Out Of 200
cows tested in Kennewick and Rich
land, eight cows were found and the
cows condemned. It is to be regretted
that the dairymen Of the community
did not wake up to the value and inn
portance of the test before the demon
stration for if they had practically
every cow in the valley would have
been tested. When once this is done
this valley can attain the enviable po-
sition Of White Bluffs and Hanford,
which are free from the disease.
No one can detect the disease, ex-
cept in its last stages, by any outward
sign or the general appearance Of the
animal. It is safe to say there were
no finer appearing cows in the coun-
try than the two cows killed Tuesday.
They were both fine big healthy look
ing Holsteins in good flow Of milk and |
perfectly normal. One was /
sold for $125 and the other
for 1927. Both had been in the same |
herd, which indicates to some extent |
what menace an INFESTED herd may
be to a community. Yet when they
were cut open, one was found to be
badly infected in one lung-a condi-
ton just right for rapidly spreading
the contagion and the other was
found to have badly infected liver.
So badly swelled with .puss was this
last gland that it was almost ready to |
break. Should this have happened the
COW would have died soon, but prior
to her death would have been most
prolific source Of infection.
The department has three men In |
the state engaged in making these
tests without cost to the owners. APP
plication must be made on blanks
which may be had by applying to Mr..