Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 267, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1914 — LOGAN CATTLE HAVE H. AND M. DISEASE [ARTICLE]

LOGAN CATTLE HAVE H. AND M. DISEASE

Inspectors Find That Shipment .. From Chicago Yards Has Infection—Will Be Killed.

Dr. H. J. Kannal and the government inspector, B, H. Priest, visited the Tom Logan farm in Gtllam township Tuesday and found that a car load of cattle he recently shipped from Chicago was infected with the hoof and mouth, disease. The cattle will beJtilled after their appraisement. The inspectors' visited several farms in Jasper county Tuesday and are continuing their investigation today. They found no other ease of infection It is quite able, that there are no other* cases in this county, which will be gratifying news to all. J." J. Lawler, of the union stock yards, stated to their;writer today that Jie believes the plan taken by the government to stamp out the disease is the proper one. He spoke of the thorough disinfection at the stock yards, of the fact that- the closets, offices and everything was .being thoroughly renovated and fumigated. The yards will be opened Sunday night. He says that there is no infection among any of his cattle on his various farms. The Brown farm in Newton county is some four miles northeast from Roselawn, or a mile east of Shelby. S. M. Laßue, the merchant, came down from that town last evening and stated that he understood the killing of the cattle was to have be gun Tuesday but he did not learn definitely whether or not it had. The number of cattle ordered killed on the Brown farm was 149. A tele phone message from there today states that /quick lime is being hauled and the slaughter will be gin Thursday morning. White county is greatly agitated by the threat of the malady and stockmen held a meeting at Monticello to discuss means of combating the disease.