Cattle Anthrax Breakout in DeKalb County in 1917

From the November 15, 2017, MidWeek (DeKalb County, Illinois)  "Looking Back."

1917, 100 Years Ago.

"DeKalb farmers will hear with apprehension that the deadly cattle anthrax has broken out in this county.

"Dr. F.N. Rowan, of the state veterinarian office placed a quarantine on the farm of Walter Hammett of Elva where it was found that several cattle of a herd recently imported from North Dakota were affected by the disease."

Something You Don't Much Hear Anymore.  --Cooter