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N appreciation of the liberal patronage we have enjoyed
during the year, we take this opportunity to thank our
many friends and customers for their valued patronage which
has been a contributing factor in our success during the year,
now drawing to a close. We are placing ourselves in a position
to handle your requirements in our line, in a better and more sat
isfactory manner. In extending to you the season's greetings, we
offer at the same time our best wishes for your abundant success
and prosperity during the coming year.
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ENTERPRISE MERCANTILE & MILLING COMPANY
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DOGS
QUARANTINED
FOR THREE MONTHS
STATE VETERINARIAN LYTLE
ISSUES ORDER COVERING ALL
WALLOWA COUNTY.
Wllldani II. Lytle of Feudloton,
Bitat voU.rlnm,riani, spent Thursday
here Investigating iUie avponts about
rabies Jaii dogs, coyotes and other an
imals. He found enough to cau.se
hlim to it; a ue the! following
8tato of Oregon, Department, of
State Veterinarian.
Order No. 4.
Oa and after the date of December
20th, 1910, all domestic dogs and
cats owned and held, within Wallowa
county, Oregon, will be. placed under
quarantine and will not .be permitted
to be moved from the above elatiud
Wallowa county, Oregon, except by
permission, of the, State Veterinarian.
This orilar la not to be construed
as eucb as to prevent 'the use of
doga by owners" of livestock, but
all animal when not being used lin
the herding, driving or handling of
livestock must be either muzzled ar
hcld lav such a manner thai contact
cannot bo had with ottoon dogs or an
imals. Quarantine la hereby placed
against the removal of any domestic
dog, cat or wild animal from Wallow
county, Oregon, to any other county
or action of the State of Oregon;
except by pormteion of tho State
VoUjrlnariau. This quarantine Is to
hold far a period of thnee months
from date unless sooner removed by
order from this office.
Doc-ember 20, 1910.
(Signed) WILLIAM H. LYTLE
Stat Veterinarian, Oregon.
Tho foregoing order of course does
not Include the towns which regu
late the master for themselves. En
terprise couincdl has already Issued
quarantine ordeis. This state order
will htVp make that of tho towns
effective.
Mr. Lytic nilsdwl soelnig Luther
Johnson hore, and ha went to Wal
lowa, Thursday, for that purpose.
Luther Johnson, accompanied' by
R. T. ShlkSMa, tani out from Para
dime Wednesday. Luther Is harder for
Eiwllcott & Cramer on Joseph. Creek,
wlio was blittwi by his. dog, -which
was suspected: of rabies. Tho ac
count of tills was published In our
last issue. Luther consulted the
county heailtih. physician, Dr. B. T.
Anderson, who advised hlim to go to
his home lov Wallowa and remain
for soveral in out lis, whre he would) be
In roach of trowjnont If anything
should result from Hie bite.
Mr. Iytle read the article pub
lished In another column describing
hydrophobia and Its symptoms, etc.,
and gives it hit O. K.
There are a few additions that will
appear In Wednesday's paper next
week.
WHAT HYDROPHOBIA
rmii? m tito 1
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ROSES BLOOMING ON IMNAHA.
W. P. Warnook came out from tola
Imnaha ranch the first or 'the week
to spend a few days with tola family
In their beautiful new home here.
He reports ros.M blooming on. the
imnaha, one bud in. particular toe
noticed for its beauty. It was as
targe as a tolekory nut and Just
ready o burst open.
The fall and so far the winter
have been exceptionally m lid even
for Imnaha, and the winter range U
as fine as over known.
Get The Genuine Always.
A substitute Is a dangerous make,
shift especially lu medicine. Ttoe gtn.
ulue Foley's Honey and Tar cures
coughs and colds quickly and la M
yellow package. Accept no substi
tutes. Buroaugto (t Mayfleld,
IS ANDTREATINT
DESCRIPTION OF SYMPTOMS AND
ADVICE BY ASSISTANT
STATE VETERINARIAN.
Read tit advertUemenU.
Th. following description, of hydro
phobia, how Infection Is carried', symp
toms and treatment, whs prepared
by Dr. E. T. Baker, assistant state
veterinarian of Washington, and ap
peared l,n the Olarkstonl Republic:
What Hydrophobia Is.
DEFINITION: Hydrophobia Is an
sxtremely infectious disease of man
and animals, usually .traiiBuuttea oy
lltes.
Cause: The exa;t cause Is mot
known, but the virus hoe Ibeen oe
niotustratedi to be found In itlhe saliva
principally, as wU as In other se
cretions and exeretiona of aXiectea
animals,
ANIMALS AFFECTED: Man, dogs,
horaeis, cats, cattle, sheep, h,ogs,.poul
tvy a'.l domeatWakd animals; wild
animals, as coyote, skunk, badger,
wolves. Rabbi's are very suscept
ible and are used In making a posi
tive diagnosis, lai this .pairticular out
break dogs and coyotes seem to be
the principal carriers of .the Infec
tion. HOW CARRIED: From one ani
mal to another by biting.
PERIOD OF INCUBATION: May
range from a week to 'ten nvomrhs.
Usual period Is about three and six
weeks. For instance, If a dog is bit
ten by a rabid coyote, Jm from three
to six .weeks the dog goes mad, and
he In turn Inoculates others, If not
promptly restrained and destroyed. ;
SYMPTOMS: Have' three stages
of disease:
(1) Premonitory, or when first
symptoms were noted, as a desire to
lick or eat cold, smooth things, as
stones; there may be an Increased
foiuliiiese for owner (this Is particu
larly dangerous where children are
owaeraqf pet dogs; becoming morose
retiring, sneaking; filially the dog
dlaappaers. If not tied, and may re
turn home lrt a few dnye, wbea the
disease assumes the
(2) Second stage, whi.a may be
either
(a) Furious rable3 moat, common
and most easily irecogmlzed. The
dog froths at the mouth, toaa a
tendency to bite everything; a wild
look in. eye; haggard, emaciated ap
pearance of body, drooling at mooutih
and hoarse, guttural toairk or wfatae.
The affectionate, weli trained ani
mal becomes a wild., maniacal, snarl
ing, biting creature. This form Is
assumed when the brain is first af
fected. Ob) Dumb rabilcs, wtoeni eipinail cord
first affected. Tine lower jaw hangs
paralyzed; toe .tries to move, tout
sinks down on tola side; throat Is
conta-acted; tongue a livid (hue,' and
the animal is a pitiful object, yet
his salliva is as dangerous as In
the furious form.
(3) Third stage: Paralytic or last
period. The animal shows a paral
ysis of hind quarters, sways wtoen
trying to walk; the lower jaw relax
es completely ; the palsy gradually
extends over itihe entire (body, and
finally death ensues In a day or two.
Usually Inside of ten days from the
time the dog is noticed to be acting
"queer" toe ia dead.
Rabid coyotes lose their natural
shyness, enter towna, bite man' or an
imals, and die In an, unconscious,
paralyzed comdltionv unless kWled.
Cats usually disappear and die la a
short time.
siclan. Don't get excited.
PREVENTION: (1) Quarantine all
dogs. Keep 'tied tn a protectod
place (from coyctea) oni ypuir, Own
premises,.
(2) Isolate all animals coming to
contact with rabid aniimals, and de
stroy them, If the3e contact animals
begin, to act suspicious.
(3) Exterminate 'the coyotes.
'News Notes From
Imnaha Reporter
Road Supervisor Tom McCarty Fin
ishing Wagon Road to
Fence Creek.
Imnaha, Dec. 18 Floe weather;
ortUc and shectp oni ttoe. winfer
range are do'unig and looking better
than -usual. Imnaiia Is ceitaindy the
favorel spot of the world.
Newt Downs, the upri'ver ranger,
was in town last week after some
supplies and coyote, traps.
One of Leonard Johnson'o; hierdeirs
killed a large cougar ttoe other day.
It measured H fet in- length.
Imnaha cattle men aire gathering
up stragglers ovter the; country and
around town.
R. T. Youmg. son of C. E. Young,
proven It successful. Dynamite
means death to coyotes. Sheep men
hope that coyotes will soon, 'be a
'thing of the past.
RUFF AND REDDY.
. ( l I .L.IK.
lose appetite, tear stalils to pteoes, ... . . tnP,.rt ta lmnn)vi!II
dyiinig in four or five days after first
symptom noted.
Rabid cattle Jose appetite, show
great excitement, bellow loudly, paw
ttoe ground, hook and -try to bite ev
erything. Death ensues i from four
to seven days.
Rabid sheep and goats present about
same oyimptoms asl cattjle.
Rabid swims show great fear, rest
lessness, hide in litter of etra;w, grunt
hoarsely, glaring eyes, labored breath
ing. POST MORTEM FINDINGS: None.
Stomach may be full oil stones, sticks,
etc.
TREATMENT: Prevention Es
pecially quarantining dogs. If unfor
tunately a person la bittea by a sus
picious acting animal, to mediately
cauterlzs wound with a tot Iron,
carbolic acid, tOiric acid or caustic
potash. If possible, suck 'the wound.
If the bite is oni a Wtab. apply) band-
I korctoiof or stout cord as a tourni
quet above wound. Send for a ptoy-
hot
but
taCi'.ow. He is Improviag
still has to walk oni one
fine,
foot.
E. B. McGarry, employed by C. E.
Young, says he has a browni (bear lo
cated. He wia capture him later
and (report. .
Torn McCarty, aoad supervisor of
Shis d&trict. is completing; the; wagon
road from Frank Kernan's to Fence
Creek. He has to do lots of blast
ing. Tom certainly knows bow , to
use dynamite. ' '
Henry Haas, of lower Imnaha pass
ad through town. He says every
thing Is alright down his way.
Chae and Johnson aire putting in) a
sheep and coyote proof line fence.
Good fe:voes ; good nelgtotoors,
A. P. Wi j-j if has returned from
Joseph wi-sre toe delh-ered a few
beef . -ij." Art says Joseph is a
wet towa judging by ttoe way people
carry on.
An entirely different system of
trapping is that of the Hudson, Bay
boys. Many years of experience has
BIG PANTHER KILLED.
The Joseph Herald says Ed. Mal
lory killed a panitUer 11 fost long.
Our Imnaha reportre confirms the
tale.
But to the isvio of this Chieftain
of March 14, 19&1, to the Imnaha
correspondence there is thle follow
ing Item:
Miss Winnie Rice killed a pan
ther the other day that measured
11 feet, 3 Inches lo length. he
hoardi it in. her chicken house about
daylight and took the gun and
run hlim out and too took to a trse
where she shot film in tihle head and
killed him. How Is that for game
woman,?
The Whit
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