Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 271, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 November 1914 — FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE WELL UNDER CONTROL [ARTICLE]

FOOT AND MOUTH DISEASE WELL UNDER CONTROL

County Council Upon Advice of Health Officer, Makes No Further Appropriations. The county council met Saturday to make certain appropriations anc to. consider the matter of appropriations for the foot and mouth disease. The county commissioners also met for the purpose of taking any action deemed necessary to stamp out the disease. Upon the statement that the S4OO already appropriated for health purposes was sufficient for the present, to meet any bills incurred in the fight to stamp out the disease, no ap propriation was made for this purpose at this but Jf necessary the council will again be called and whatever sum deemed necessary will be appropriated. The commissioners also expressed themelves that they would take care of any bills incurred in stamping out the disease.

Dr. Kannal states that Jhe has the matter well in hand And that with the co-operation of the people he hopes soon to raise the tine.The road supervisors have been made special officers to enforce the quarantine and with their help- it is thought that the spread of the disease Will be easily kept under control. ■. In the meantime no stock can be shipped or driven along or across the highway®. Poultry cannot’ be shipped and* the local 'dealers are not now buying it. Poultry, however, dan be dressed by the owner and shipped. It must be pocked in wooden containers and covered with new, clean cheesecloth. The work of killing the Brown cattle Was resumed Sunday and it was expected to have the slaughtering finished today, Monday.