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The same evening this dog was seen by Mr. Enslow, when he 
had a fight with his (Enslow’s) dog. The next morning, Januaiy 
4th, this “ yellow ” dog was found dead a short distance from Mr. 
Enslow’s house. 
This dog is supposed to have been rabid, and the original 
source of communicating the disease to the other animals. 
As stated, Mr. Macy’s horse was bitten on the nose January 
3d. It was seized with rabies January 15th, and died on the 18th. 
Enslow killed his dog that was bitten in the fight alluded to, 
because he said,he thought he was “ going mad.” 
January 22d, a dog belonging to Mr. Tharpe, living in the 
neighborhood, bit a dog of Mr. Taylor—one of his neighbors. 
Taylor’s dog, so bitten, was seized with rabies February 6th, and 
died February 9tli. January 23d, this same dog of Mr. Tharpe’s 
bit Albert James, a grandson of Mr. Tharpe’s, lacerating his hand, 
which bled freely. The wound has healed—no signs of rabies. 
The same morning (January 23) Tharpe’s dog followed the team 
to the town of Lucas, a thing he was never known to do before. 
On the way they passed through Mr. Robinson’s pasture in which 
was one of his horses. On the way to Lucas the dog had several 
“fights” with other dogs. 
The horse of Mr. Robinson’s that was in the pasture when 
Tharpe’s dog and the team drove through, January 23d, was seized 
with rabies February 12th, and died February 16th; and two of 
the dogs referred to, as having been fighting with Tharpe’s dog, 
died with marked symptoms of rabies. Tharpe’s dog did not 
return home, and as a dog supposed to be “ mad ” was killed by 
the marshal of Lucas that day, it is believed to have been Tharpe’s. 
Mr. Tharpe’s dog went freely among his stock and hence the date 
of their being inoculated is not definitely known. Though, as 
above stated, the first the dog was known to be diseased was Jan¬ 
uary 22d or 23d—the day the boy was bitten, and the dog went 
to town. 
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The next case occurring on Mr. Tharpe’s farm was among the 
hogs. The first one was sick February 8th, and within a week 
four more were taken. All died in from one to three days. 
Tharpe’s cattle sickened as follows: One on the 10th of Feb¬ 
ruary, and one on the 11th, both dying on the 12th. The third 
