Iowa
Old Press
THE FREMONT COUNTY HERALD
June 19, 1924
T.B. ERADICATION PROGRESSES
Reports coming from Fisher and Prairie townships and parts of
Sidney township as well as reports from nearly every part of
Fremont county, indicates that farmers want to see bovine
tuberculosis eradicated in a hurry. In several school districts
in Prairie township 100% of the farmers have declared themselves
in favor of this movement. The same is true of several districts
in Fisher township. According to a statement in the Drovers
Journal, June 2nd, tuberculosis exists among cattle, hogs and
poultry in every state in the Union, but it is much more
prevalent in northern states because many infected cattle
imported from Europe were sold to northern breeders during
earlier years before the tuberculin test was discovered. During
1923 over 8,000,000 cattle were tested of which 3.6% were found
to be tuberculous.
DISEASE NOW DECLINING: The removal of these
tuberculous cattle from the herds of the United States, the
disinfection of the premises, and improved sanitation has already
reduced the prevalence of tuberculosis among cattle, as indicated
by government records.
RELATIONSHIP TO HUMAN FORM: Dr. C. H. Mayo of
Rochester, Minnesota, says: "Bovine tuberculosis is very
common in children from the rural districts. It comes in the form
of tuberculosis of the tonsils, glands of the neck and especially
in the glands of the mesentery of the intestines or ulceration of
the intestines, frequently located in the perit oneum or in the
appendix." Dr. R. M. Olin, commissioner of the Michigan
department of health, in reviewing medical statistics says:
"Seventy-five percent of gland cases in children is bovine.
Sixty-six per cent of generalized tuberculosis in children is
bovine. Eighteen to twenty-six per cent of deaths from
tuberculosis in children is caused by bovine bacillus. By wiping
out the tuberculous cattle throughout the state we can save the
lives and prevent the maiming of thousands of boys and
girls."
Died. Mrs. Harriet M. Sahm.
Harriet Matilda Chandler, daughter of Joseph W. and Matilda
Chandler, was born in Adams county, Illinois, September 23, 1845.
She departed this life June 12, 1924. When she was a small child
the family moved to Grant county, Wisconsin, and from there to
Fremont county, Iowa, by ox team, in 1861, locating on a farm a
short distance east of Hamburg. The deceased was married to
George F. Baker, October 15, 1863. To this union six children
were born, three of whom survive, Edward J. Baker and Chas. W.
Baker of Omaha, and Chesney C. Baker of Hamburg. The first
husband died March 10, 1873, and ten years later, September 23,
1883, the widow was married to T. H. T. Sahm. They were the
parents of one child, now Mrs. Susie Richards, of Sidney
township. Mr. Sahm died fourteen years ago. For the last
twenty-three years of her life, Mrs. Sahm has lived in Sidney
township a few miles south ot Sidney. She was a member of the
Methodist church from childhood and was an active worker as long
as her health permitted and her interest in the best things
continued until her death. Mrs. Sahm had been in poor health for
several years before her death but retained her courage and
cheerfulness. Besides the children already mentioned, many
relatives and friends mourn her loss. Funeral service were
conducted at the Methodist church by Rev. J. A. Howard, Saturday
afternoon and interment was made in Sidney cemetery.
[submitted by W.F., Oct. 2003]