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Show ANTHRAX KILLS THIRTEENANIMALS Herd at Spanish Fork Treated and Quarantined by State Inspector Hog. flan; Prison Hogs Vaccinated Anthrax has already killed 13 head of cattle in a herd of 120 belonging to Richard L. Jex of Spanish Fork, It wes reported recently by Dr. R. AV. Hoggan, like stock Inspector. Dr. Hog-gan Hog-gan has Just returned from Spanish Fork, after having made a l)Htlt mortem and microscopic examination I;i the caso. Dr. Hoggan says that his Investigation Investiga-tion established positively that the outbreak out-break of the Jex herd was tht of anthrax an-thrax and he has treated and placed the living cattle of the group In quarantine quar-antine and taken other necessary precautions pre-cautions to prevent further spread of the dread disease to othr cattle in the district. Fifty head of hogs at the state prison pris-on were also given double treatment by vaccination against hog cholera, the inspector says, to insure the valuable valu-able animals against contracting that malady. The state Inspector requests that tanner and stockralscrs be more prompt in notifying him In case of r.tij thing wrong Im their animals appearing. ap-pearing. Jlc says that early attention to casos which puzzle owners as to their nature will sometimes avert great loss to them and consequently to the Mate generally |