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HARDWARE-Continued. PALO-Wilder, Wm. H. PEWAMO-Long, James J. Pewamo Hardware Co. PORTLAND-Portland Hardware Co. Stocum, W. B. SARANAC-Benson, M. A. Wilkinson & Ogilvie
HARNESS.
IONIA-CHENEY, R. M. See adv. LAKE ODESSA-Mote, D. A.
ORLEANS-Crothers, W. J. PEWAMO-Dean, Fred PORTLAND-Wilhelm, L. SARANAC-Scofield, W. D.
HEATING APPARATUS.
GRAND RAPIDS-DE BRUYN, R. M. See adv.
IONIA-SCHAFER BROS. See adv. LAKE ODESSA-RITTER & SCHEIDT, See adv.
PORTLAND-BLANCHARD BROS. See adv.
SARANAC-PALMER, CHAS. A. See adv.
HOTELS.
BELDING-Belding Hotel LOWRY, S. L. See adv. CLARKSVILLE-Lenhard, Jacob HUBBARDSTON-Fenn, J. W. IONIA-Brown-Williston, The Callow House
LAKE ODESSA-Burke, Mrs. Mary A. Dunham, Mary B. LYONS-Losie, E. A. ORLEANS-Warner, Riley
PEWAMO-Vance, Chauncey E. PORTLAND-Divine, L. M. & C. M. Worden Hotel SARANAC-Haskins, Henry W.
HOUSE FURNISHINGS. PORTLAND-BLANCHARD BROS. See adv.
HYDRAULIC TIRE SETTING. IONIA-SCHEIDT BROS. See adv. INSURANCE.
BELDING-Wagner, George H. IONIA-Branch & Cooper . BURNETT AGENCY, THE. See adv. FARMERS' MUTUAL FIRE INS. Co. See adv.
The People's Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of Ionia, Montcalm and Clinton Counties
OFFICERS President, WESLEY J. STEARNS Vice President, JOSEPH HAUCK Sec .- Treasurer, T. G. STEVENSON
DIRECTORS
Edwin Porter, Douglass Ellis Cook, Lyons
Geo. Peter Johnson, Eureka
James P. Throop, Ferris Chas. F. Dickinson, Bloomer John H. Jenson, Cato
Edgar Burk, St. Johns
Mathias Belen, Westphalia Thomas Hill, Winfield
Anthony Bower, Dallas
Roscoe J. Carl, Bath Geo. Holland, Sidney
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INSURANCE-Continued.
JUNK.
LAKE ODESSA-Willis, Martin
BELDING-Foss, A. B. Tonia City Steam Laundry Kuhtz Steam Laundry Luick, Milo M. Silk City Steam Laundry Thorne, E. A. LAKE ODESSA-McIntyre, Sam R.
LYONS-Sherwood, W. H. PORTLAND-Smith, Henry H.
LEATHER GOODS.
IONIA-CHENEY, R. M .. See adv.
LIGHT AND POWER.
BELDING-Belding Gas Co. Citizens' Light Co. Spencer Electric Light & Power Co.
IONIA-Ionia Gas & Coke Co. Ionia Gas Light & Coke Co. Ionia Water Power Electric Co. Snyder, A. L.
PORTLAND-Portland Light Plant
LIME.
IONIA-PAGE-WIRTZ CO., W. C., THE. See adv.
MUIR-STOTT, MRS. C. M. See adv.
LIVERY.
BELDING-Fales, Elmer E.
MUIR-Anderson, J. D. Branyan, R. W.
HUBBARDSTON-Kelly Dennis
PEWAMO-Fisher, R. N.
PORTLAND-Hixon, Leon E. Webster, John H.
SARANAC-Farrington, M. F. Henry, R. K.
IONIA-Caine, Fred Caine, Wm. G. Christensen & Son Hill Bros. Montgomery, A. T. Montgomery; Frank
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G. W. FRENCH & SON THE OLD AND RELIABLE JEWELERS AND OPTICIANS Pianos, Player-Pianos and Victrolas Both Phones No. 157 IONIA, MICH.
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LAUNDRIES.
IONIA-Faude, G. F. Freeman, A. O. Haight, Wallace H. MONTGOMERY, LAURA A. See adv. Murphy, E. A.
PEOPLE'S MUTUAL FIRE INS. CO., THE. See adv.
Smith, Walter T. SOULE, W. F. See adv. Wardle, Clarence B. Wilson, Gilbert W. SARANAC-Johnson, H. T. WOODLAND-FARMERS' UNION MU- TUAL FIRE INSURANCE CO., THE. See adv.
IRON AND METAL.
BELDING-Webster, Orton
JEWELRY.
BELDING-Waldo, Carl Waldo, R. H. Willoughby, M. L.
CLARKSVILLE-Sharpe, L. J. IONIA-Brandner, Carl CLARK, L. S., 418 W Main St. See adv. FRENCH, G. W., & SON. See adv. KRAINBRICK & FULLER. See adv.
LAKE ODESSA-Everette, M. E. Forster, Theo.
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LIVERY-Continued.
LAKE ODESSA-Cook, Reuben B. Hyatt, A. L., & Co.
LYONS-Bert, Benjamin PEWAMO-Vance, Wilber
PORTLAND-Reed, W. L.
SARANAC-Adgate, William Gamsby, Frank, & Son Metzger, Leonard
LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL.
BELDING-Belding Lumber Co. Kendell, E. L.
CLARKSVILLE-Kinsley, J. A.
HUBBARDSTON-Bennett, C. K., & Son
IONIA-Hearsev, R. IONIA LUMBER CO. See adv. MARSHALL-WRIGHT LUMBER Co. See adv.
LAKE ODESSA-Reiser, Geo. F.
PORTLAND-Builders' Lumber & Supply .Co., The Estep, C. A., & Son. Ramsey, Geo. W.
SARANAC-TALCOTT, H. N., & CO. See adv.
MACHINERY AND MACHINISTS.
BELDING-Belding Foundry Co.
IONIA-Arnold's Son, G. W.
PORTLAND-Jenkins, W. S., & Sons Portland Foundry Co. Witte, Wm. SARANAC-Shaver, C. A.
MARBLE AND GRANITE.
BELDING-CLARKE, WM. J. See adv. IONIA-ANDERSON BROS. MONU- MENTAL WORKS. See adv. SWANSON, E. E. See adv.
LOWELL-LOWELL GRANITE & MARBLE WORKS. See adv. PORTLAND-GOODWIN, E. L. See adv. MEATS.
BELDING-Fish & Young Lewis, J. C. Ward & Schlegel
IONIA-Baker, Frank Central Market Collier & Greenhoe
Cone, Guy A. Howe, Lee
Jones, Lee E.
Longe, G. W., & Son
Payne, Wm.
LAKE ODESSA-Garlinger, O. B. Robinson & Montgomery
LYONS-Shoemaker, John .H. Steele, Frank
MUIR-Danner, E. S. Jones, Casey ORLEANS-Glazier & Son Wilbur, D.
PALO-Spinner, Richard
PEWAMO-Thelen, Anthony
PORTLAND-Central Meat Market Peake & Young Plant, C. P.
SARANAC-Adgate, Earl Dawson, Will
Harwood & Adgate Norton, Herbert
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
See
BELDING-FRISTOE & DIVINE. adv. Rummler, A. J.
GRAND RAPIDS - HERPOLSHEIMER COMPANY. IONIA-WINCHELL & GIDDINGS. See adv.
LAKE ODESSA-Campbell & Gibson
IONIA LUMBER CO. "Everything to Build Anything"
Yard Jackson AND G. T. R. R.
Bell 90
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Citizen's 84
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MILLINERY.
BELDING-Hull & Aseline Minier, Lulu (Mrs. H. D.) Moore, Mrs. Ella Stanton & Sabine
GRAND RAPIDS - HERPOLSHEIMER COMPANY.
HUBBARDSTON-Kennedy, Miss M. Tabor, Mrs. John
IONIA-Caine, Miss Addie F.
Cooper, Harriet L. Hearsey, Mrs. W. H. Humphrey & Kilmartin
LAKE ODESSA-Badger, M. & A. Dann, Mrs. Florence E.
MUIR-Stoddard, Miss C. A.
PALO-Reed, Miss Hazel
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PEWAMO-Fisher, Mrs. Ellen E.
PORTLAND-Mills Millinery Mowers, Mrs. S. A. Winchell, Mrs. G. A.
SARANAC-Snyder, Miss Olive
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NEWSDEALER.
IONIA-Wilkinson, A. E.
NEWSPAPERS.
BELDING-Belding Banner Belding News
CLARKSVILLE-Clarksville Record
IONIA-IONIA DAILY SENTINEL, THE. See adv. Ionia Standard
LAKE ODESSA-Wave-Times, The
LYONS-Lyons Herald
MUIR-Tribune, The
PALO-Palo Post
PEWAMO-Pewamo News
PORTLAND Portland Observer Portland Review SARANAC-Advertiser, The
NICKEL PLATE.
IONIA-Anslow, R. E. Rowe, John W.
NOVELTIES AND VARIETIES.
BELDING-Brickers Bazaar Patterson, Henry
IONIA-Bergy, H. E. Economy Store, The Whitney, Fred J.
MUIR-Banning, Marian F. PORTLAND-Higbee, R. E.
SARANAC-Sims, C. F.
OCULISTS AND OPTICIANS.
BELDING-Thomas, Geo. W.
IONIA-CLARK, L. S., 418 W Main St. See adv. FRENCH, G. W., & SON. See adv. KRAINBRICK & FULLER. See adv. Stamson, Paul PEWAMO-Fisher, R. N. PORTLAND -Bradfield, J. D. Martin, F. W.
OIL.
BELDING-Standard Oil Co.
OSTEOPATHS.
BELDING-Harrison, F. D.
IONIA-BENEDICT, L. D. See adv. Green, Genevera HUNT, D. J. See adv. STRONG, BESS E. See adv.
PHONE CITIZENS 29
OFFICE HOURS MONDAYS, WEDNESDAYS AND SATURDAYS 9 TO 12 A. M., 1:30 TO 5 р. м. EVENINGS AND SUNDAYS BY APPOINTMENT
DR. L. D. BENEDICT OSTEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN
SUITE E MORSE-BABCOCK BUILDING
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PAINTERS AND PAINTS.
BELDING-Brown, Arthur Howard, A. Knapp, E. J., & Co.
IONIA-Foote, S. M. Huggins, W. T. Specklin, Fred H. PORTLAND-Barry, A. R.
SARANAC-Henry, Wm. H.
PAPER BOX MANUFACTURERS. BELDING-Grand Rapids Paper Box Co.
PHOTOGRAPHERS.
BELDING-Dennis, J. N. Kimberly, G. P. Menkee, W. R.
IONIA-KENT, H. R. See adv. ROTH STUDIO, THE. See adv. Wilson, P. J.
LAKE ODESSA-Trowbridge, D. R. PORTLAND VAN HORN, G. J., PHOTO STUDIO. See adv.
PHYSICIANS.
BELDING-Dutt, W. A.
Litle, E. W. Orr, Marjory Penton, A. B. Pinkham, J. F. Stanton, G. A. .
HUBBARDSTON-Cook, Henry
IONIA-Allen, Thomas R. Beckwith, Edwin F. Defendorf, John J. Johns, J.
Kitson, Verner H. Knapp, H. B. McCann, John J. Marsh, F. M.
Maynard, H. M. Robertson, P. C. S. Whitten, R. R.
LAKE ODESSA-Hart, Dr.
LYONS-Grant, W. A. Grant, W. R.
MUIR-Hopkins, F. M. Weston, T. C. ORLEANS-Wilkinson, W. A.
PALO-Gauss, C. B. Hargrave, F. A.
PEWAMO-Flemming, J. C. Strahan, D. H.
PORTLAND-Alton, R. W. Bradfield, J. D. Brown, T. K. Buskirk, T. C. Martin, F. W.
SARANAC-Braley, Frank W. Gesler, A. E. Hay, John R. SHILOH-Whipple, M. F.
PIANO TUNER.
BELDING-Wagner, Chas.
PIANOS AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.
IONIA-Cable Piano Co. FRENCH, G. W., & SON. See adv. KENT, H. R. See adv. Rex Music Co. SARANAC-Post, John
PICKLES.
LAKE ODESSA-Dallman Pickle Co.
PICTURE FRAMES. LAKE ODESSA-Klepper, C.
BE PHOTOGRAPHED WHILE ALIVE LEST YOU FORGET, WE SAY IT YET
Between friends, the gift that conveys the most of personal thoughtfulness- your photograph
G. J. VanHorn Photo Studio PORTLAND, MICHIGAN POSTAL TELEGRAPH IN CONNECTION
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PLUMBERS.
BELDING-Ireland, T. Frank Smith, Guy, & Co. CLARKSVILLE-Evans Bros.
IONIA-Gable, Henry HOLBROOK, J. A. See adv. Ireland, Chas. A. SCHAFER BROS. See adv. Young, Fred, & Co.
LAKE ODESSA-RITTER & SCHEIDT. See adv. Tolles, Howard E.
PORTLAND-Ferguson, R. L.
SARANAC-PALMER, CHAS. A. adv.
See
POTTERY. IONIA-Ionia Pottery Co.
POULTRY.
BELDING-Morse White Leghorn Farm
CLARKSVILLE-NOYES, B. F., & SON, R2. See adv.
IONIA-De Armond, C. F. IONIA EGG & POULTRY CO. See adv.
MORSE, V. A. See adv. Sowers, Harry
LAKE ODESSA-Lake Odessa Poultry Co. LOWELL-SMITH, A. M., & CO. See adv.
MUIR-Bishop, W. R.
PORTLAND-BROWNING, CLARENCE W., R2. See adv. Lakin, C. D. SARANAC-Jepson & Jepson Saranac Egg & Poultry Co. Shaver, Floyd
POULTRY SUPPLIES. IONIA-MORSE, V. A. See adv.
PRINTERS AND PUBLISHERS.
BELDING-Banner Publishing Co. Belding News Herald Publishing Co. Luick, Frank J.
CLARKSVILLE-Dann, A. J.
IONIA-KIDD, FRED. See adv. Standard Publishing Co.
LAKE ODESSA-Dann Printing & Pub- lishing Co. Hart, Guy W.
LYONS-Buchanan, E. W.
MUIR-Wiggins, Wilber S.
PALO-Minier, S. P.
PEWAMO-Keister, Fred D.
PORTLAND-Francis, Arthur L. Mauren, Fred J.
SARANAC-Advertiser Publishing Co. Johnson, Norton Wallington, Walter
REAL ESTATE.
IONIA-Branch & Cooper
Burnett, A. M.
Fleming, G. B.
Freeman, A. O.
Michigan Land Co.
Montgomery, Laura A.
SLYE, E. E. See adv.
SOULE, W. F. See adv. Wardle, Clarence B.
LYONS-O'Neil, L.
MUIR-Stoddard, A. A.
REFRIGERATOR MANUFACTURERS.
BELDING-Belding-Hall Co.
Chas. A. Palmer
Sheet Metal Work Pumps, Pipes, Sinks Plumbing and Heating
SARANAC : MICHIGAN
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RESTAURANTS.
BELDING-Jenks, Elmer Moore, R. R. Unger, H. R.
IONIA-Batson, George C. Baxter, Arthur A. Francis, Frank
Gallagher, J. Gilmore & Jackson Ionia Cafe Metakos & Ferkos Nelson's Restaurant Ross & Hamilton Snyder & Laux Taylor, Wm. R.
SEWER PIPE. IONIA-PAGE-WIRTZ CO., W. C., THE. See adv. REDEMSKY, R. L. See adv.
SEWING MACHINES.
LAKE ODESSA-Riblett, A.
LYONS-Slater, F. A.
PALO-Briggs, J. E.
PORTLAND-Fuller's Restaurant Proudfoot, Clarence M. Ryan & Miller Towner's Restaurant
SHEEP BREEDERS. IONIA-POWELL, HERBERT E. See adv. WELCH, JOHN B., R1. See adv.
SHOE REPAIRING.
BELDING-Lloyd, A. N. Schmidt, Arnold
IONIA-City Shoe Hospital Electric Shoe Shop Hahn & Klenk Schipper & Scheidt LAKE ODESSA-Sherrick, E. S.
LYONS-Mills, Jesse E.
PORTLAND-Clark, Budd
SECONDHAND GOODS.
· BELDING-Vie, T. A.
IONIA-Jack, Chas. B. Schmidt, P. C. STILWELL, C. A. See adv. LAKE ODESSA-Pliny, Russell PORTLAND-Cotton & Cotton
SIGN WRITER.
IONIA-Speckin, Fred H.
SILK MANUFACTURERS. BELDING-Belding Bros. & Co. Richardson Silk Co.
"INGLESIDE FARM"
HERBERT E. POWELL, Prop. BREEDER OF Pure Bred Shropshires Citizens' Phone 125-5R IONIA, MICHIGAN
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SEEDS. GRAND RAPIDS-BROWN, ALFRED J., SEED CO. See adv. IONIA-SMITH, K. R. See adv. . PORTLAND LOCKWOOD, F. S. See adv.
IONIA-Singer Sewing Machine Co. WINCHELL & STONE. See adv.
SARANAC-Conner, Gordon Keller, Ed. Meyers, Homer Stein, Fred Torpy, Lewis
SMYRNA-Mead, Chas.
ROOFER.
MUIR-Chase, Geo. W.
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SILO MANUFACTURERS. COOPERSVILLE COLON, C. LILLIE. See adv. SPARTA-LAUGHRAY SILO CO., NO. III. See adv.
SOAP MANUFACTURERS. PORTLAND-Wolverine Soap Co.
SPRAYING AND SPRAYING MATERIALS. IONIA-CUTLER-LAUSTER DRUG CO. See adv. MUIR-SMITH, WM. S. See Adv.
STUMP PULLING. SARANAC-KINNEY, CHAS. F., See adv.
R2.
TAILORS.
BELDING-Curtis, Bert
Loewe, H. A.
Rummler, A. J. Rummler, E. E. Salzman & Sons IONIA-Curtis, Frank D. Hoar, Frank J. HOWARD, FRED S. See adv.
Kelley, Daniel P.
Lottner, R. H.
Montgomery, Roderick
Peterson, Carl Roy, R. P., & Co.
PEWAMO-Moellar, A. J.
PORTLAND-Hickey, Thomas C.
TEA AND COFFEE. GRAND RAPIDS-FERRIS COFFEE HOUSE. See adv. IONIA-Grand Union Tea Co. . ROBB & REED. See adv. LAKE ODESSA-Van Houten, Henry
TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
BELDING-Bell Telephone Co. Citizens Telephone Co. IONIA-Citizens Telephone Co. Michigan State Telephone Co. Postal Telegraph & Cable Co. Western Union Telegraph Co.
ORLEANS-Easton Independent Tele- phone Co. PORTLAND -- Michigan State Telephone Co. SARANAC-Citizens Telephone Co.
TINNERS. IONIA-Dunham, Wm. H. Presley, Chas.
TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES. GRAND RAPIDS-GRAND RAPIDS TYPEWRITING CO. See adv.
UNDERTAKERS.
BELDING-Foster, Chas. S. Friedly, B. L. MILLER & HARRIS FURNITURE CO. See adv. IONIA-Bradley, Chas. H. WINCHELL & STONE. See adv.
LAKE ODESSA-Weed, G. A.
LYONS-Bradt, A. E.
MUIR-Shaw, G. L. Shaw, G. N., & Son PORTLAND -BANDFIELD & SON., T. J. See adv. BLANCHARD BROS. SARANAC-Densmore, W. A.
FORM LETTERS TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES PUBLIC STENOGRAPHERS
GRAND RAPIDS TYPEWRITING CO. 333 MICHIGAN TRUST BLDG. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN BOTH PHONES 1651
"DIRECT ADVERTISING BRINGS DIRECT RESULTS"
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UPHOLSTERERS.
IONIA-STILWELL, C. A. See adv. Wagner, Nicholas
VETERINARIANS.
IONIA-Culp, J. J. Ferguson, W. H. Wilson, Alfred J.
PORTLAND-Griswold, L. Lathrope, W. E.
SARANAC -- Taylor, Randall . Wilkinson, M. B.
VULCANIZING.
BELDING-Belding Vulcanizing Co. Cowles, Claude
IONIA-Acme Supply Co. Ionia Vulcanizing Co.
WALLPAPER.
BELDING-Connell, H. J. IONIA-SMITH, SMITH & McSWEEN. See adv.
WASHING MACHINES.
PORTLAND-Goodwin, E. L. Terriff Perfect Washer Co., The
WELL DRILLER.
LAKE ODESSA-Healey, T. A. RITTER & SCHEIDT. See adv.
WIRE FENCE. PALO-Heath, D. J.
WOMEN'S WEAR.
GRAND RAPIDS - HERPOLSHEIMER COMPANY. IONIA-FASHION, THE. See adv. QUALITY STORE. See adv. Sorosis Garment Co.
STIL WELL'S FURNITURE HOSPITAL AND SECOND-HAND STORE
Upholstering and General Repairing. Mattresses Repaired and Made to Order. Furniture Crated a Specialty. Refinishing of Furniture. I Buy Old Hair Mattresses, Cotton or Moss, Magazines, Paper, Rags, Rubber and all kinds of Old Furniture C. A. STILWELL Morse-Babcock Building
IONIA
Citizens' Phone 98 MICHIGAN
RITTER & SCHEIDT PLUMBING, HEATING, WELL DRIVING And General Repair Work Hot Air Heating, Steam and Hot Water Heating, Roofing, Spouting, Etc. Gas Engines, Wind Mills, Tanks, Pumps, Pipe, Etc. LAKE ODESSA Both Phones MICHIGAN
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Highest market prices paid for Poultry and Eggs in their Season A. M. SMITH & CO. W. E. ROGERS, Manager Citz. Phone 277 LOWELL, MICH.
OUR MOTTO IS QUALITY FIRST Lowell Granite & Marble Works JOSEPH H. HAMILTON ESTATE, Proprietor Dealers in and Manufacturers of All Kinds of Cemetery Work Citizens' Phone No. 20 Residence Phone No. 167 LOWELL, MICHIGAN
For SHOES of Quality Try Howard & Foster for Men and John Kelley's Master-Made Shoes for Women DOUGLAS SHOE CO. IONIA, MICH.
Now is the Time to Make Money From Your Old Orchards and Stump Lands Stumps Pulled-Root and Branch NONE TOO BIG FOR CHAS. F. KINNEY TO PULL
Citizens' Phone 79-3 SARANAC, MICHIGAN
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Hog Ailments and How to Treat Them
(From the Biggle Swine Book)
More has been spoken and written on the subject of hog cholera than upon any other one subject connected with hogs. It has ever been a fruitful source for discussion at farmers' in- stitutes and an endless theme on which to write. The Government has appro- priated large sums of money and has employed learned men who have la- bored with seeming diligence for years, and yet after all these years of waiting and all this expenditure of money we are forced to admit, whether humili- ating or not, that we know but very little that is of practical benefit about the whole matter.
But two things are absolutely known about the disease. One is that it sweeps unrestrained over vast areas of country, leaving death and destruction in its wake; and the other is that hogs which contract the disease usually die.
We shall not attempt to deal with this subject in a scientific way, but shall deal with it rather from a practical standpoint.
A soniewhat recent means of preventing the disease is the serum or antitoxin cure. It consists in introducing into the system of the animal a serum which enables the body to more successfully combat the disease. The Government officials seem to be highly pleased with the results so far and seem to believe that relief from the dread disease is likely to come through this means. The serum produced last year, wherever used in cholera-infected herds, saved over eighty per cent. of the animals. It is easily applied, and its good effects in sick hogs are seen almost immediately.
Page after page has been written as a means of telling hog cholera, but much of it is difficult of comprehension to the average reader. If you have never had it in your herd you are to be congratu- lated on your good fortune; and if you ever do, when you are done with it you may not have as many hogs as you did before, but rest assured of one thing, and that is you will know hog cholera when you see it again. As a rule hogs do not look well for weeks before an attack. At other times it will come like a bolt of lightning from a clear blue sky. The first thing noticeable is a loss of appetite: the hair will look harsh and dry; sometimes a slight cough will be noticeable, at other times not.
The disease is sometimes of slow devel- opment, at other times quite rapid. In- stead of the sprightly, rapid movement so characteristic of the young and grow- ing hog, he moves slowly and indiffer- ently; he looks gaunt and tired; his back is arched, and he moves his hind legs with a dragging motion; his tem- perature will most likely be high, prob- ably from 104 to 108-the normal tem- perature of the hog is from 100 to 102. His bowels may be costive or the dis- charges may be thin and watery in sub- stance, but usually black or dark in color, emitting an offensive odor peculiar to the disease.
The disease may be of a lingering character and the animals linger for weeks, or they may die in three of four days. Usually the lingering type is less fatal than the more rapid forms of the disease. Hogs which discharge freely in the first stages of the disease are more likely to recover than when the bowels remain constipated. Dark blue spots will often appear under the skin. The bowels will be more or less inflamed inside; in the small intestines and sometimes in the" stomach will be found ulcers; this, how- ever, is not common in the first stages of the disease. The bladder will most likely be full of a dark thick substance, show- ing that the kidneys, and in fact the whole internal organism, are affected.
If we were to say what we thought was the best thing that could possibly be done when cholera appears in a herd, we would unhesitatingly say, take the well hogs to clean new quarters where no hogs have been for years. Then if more of them take sick move them again, and it is our belief based on actual experi- ence that more can be accomplished in this way than by the use of all the medi- cine in the country. For various reasons it is not always possible to move hogs, and in that case treatment may be re- sorted to, sometimes with fairly good re- sults. The treatment should consist in separating the well from the sick hogs, and in dividing the sick hogs according to age and size and severity of the at- tack. Not more than four or five hogs should be in the same pen, and fewer would be still better. Feed but little, and let that be food which is easily digested. Use air-slacked lime and crude carbolic acid freely as a disinfectant. Use it both on the hogs and on the ground, in
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When You Have Grain or Beans to Sell Call
FRANK L. MURRAY
Citizens' 164
Bell 10
BELDING
MICHIGAN
Standard Bred Poland China Hogs AND Registered Short Horn Cattle Green Lake Farm, Belding, Michigan MELVIN SMITH, Superintendent
WM. GUNN, President
W. H. PROCTOR, Vice-President
F. J. GIFFORD, Cashier
Farmers & Merchants Bank GUNN, PROCTOR & GIFFORD WE PAY 4% INTEREST ON DEPOSITS SARANAC MICHIGAN
HYDRAULIC TIRE SETTING Wagon and Carriage Repairing and General Blacksmithing Agents for Nichols & Shepard Thresher Co. Special Attention to Repairing Farm Tools, Sharpening Spring Teeth and Bean Knives and Shoeing Drags
SCHEIDT BROTHERS Citizens' Phone 367
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Cor. Dexter and Front Streets
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the sleeping places, on the fences and in the drinking vessels. As much depends . on a thorough use of disinfectants as upon any other thing. If the bowels are constipated give something to move them. If too loose give something to check them. .In short, use good common horse sense (so to speak) and you will usually suc- ceed very well. There is nothing better than salts or oil to move the bowels, and nothing shows better results in checking them than a few drops of crystal carbolic acid. We know of no food better, if indeed as good, for sick hogs than ship stuff, or middlings as it is sometimes called; it seems to digest easily and is nothing to the bowels.
If the weather is wet and cold keep the hogs dry and warm. In wet weather (if not too warm) keep the hogs in a floored pen, or at least in a pen where no water will lie in sinks or holes, as dirty water is one of the worst things a sick hog can possibly have. If the weather is warm, shelter the hog from heat. In other words, make him as comfortable as possible.
Let it be borne constantly in mind that much depends on good nursing. It would seem natural and reasonable that an animal afflicted as he is would do best if allowed plenty of fresh water to drink, but actual experience demonstrates that a greater number recover when the sup- ply of water is limited than when it is not.
Hogs that are very sick should be kept by themselves, as others seem to disturb them, and often their recovery depends on being perfectly still at the critical pe- riod of the disease. As a rule hogs that are too sick to eat die. All hogs that die of cholera, or of any other disease for the matter of that, should be burned and not buried, as abundant evidence can be produced to prove that the carcasses of hogs dying of cholera have been the cause of an outbreak years afterward. By all means burn all dead hogs as the only absolutely safe way of disposing of them. The burning operation is very simple. Lay the bodies across two logs, sticks or pieces of iron that will keep them up off the ground so that the fire can get under them, and the grease from their own bodies will usually do the work. with a little wood or corn cobs added occasionally,
Experience teaches that the disease more commonly appears in large herds than in small ones. The moral of this, then, is easily understood. Do not keep
hogs in large droves. Not over twenty- five or thirty hogs at most should long remain together, and half the number would be infinitely better and safer-in every way. Hogs of different sizes and ages should not be kept together, except- ing of course sows and suckling pigs. Hogs should not be kept on the same ground from year to year if it can pos- sibly be avoided. Plow up the lots and . pens and cultivate them for a year or two; it will greatly assist in keeping your lots free from the germ. The dis- ease is much more prevalent in the sum- mer -and fall months than in other sea- sons of the year. Then as far as is pos- sible reduce the number of hogs on the farm at this season of the year.
If your neighbor's hogs have the dis- ease, stay away from his pens and be sure he stays away from yours. Shoot a crow, a buzzard, or a stray dog that comes on your place as unhesitatingly as you would kill a mad dog. This trio does more to scatter the disease than all the other causes combined. If your hogs are fit or any way near fit to go to mar- ket when the disease makes its appear- ance in the neighborhood, sell them with- out delay. "A bird in hand is worth two in a bush." If your hogs have chol- era this year, don't get discouraged and quit, but try it again, on fresh ground.
If your brood sows have passed through the cholera. keep them ; they are valuable. They will never again have the disease, and their pigs are not nearly so apt to contract it as pigs from sows that have not had the disease. Look out for streams which come down from some neighbor above you. This has been found a frequent cause of cholera out- breaks. The germs of hog cholera pos- sess great vitality, and will live in the soil, in moist matter and especially in water, for months.
If you feed corn, rake the cobs to- gether often and burn them; pour water on the coals and then put salt on the charcoal thus made and you have an excellent preventive for diseases, with little or no cost. Keep your hogs, ex- cepting brood sows, ready for market. It may come handy some day. Strong, vigorous hogs are less liable to contract the disease than hogs of less strength and vigor. Then breed and feed for both these things. Eternal vigilance in hog breeding, as in other kinds of busi- ness, is the price of success.
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