Show cuse diphtheria ala 1 babbits tabbits 1 have taus caused d an epidemic of diphtheria in the eastern part of this county that has spread to dows iowa falls jewell junction pud alden no less lega than a dozen deaths have been reported for the last five years diphtheria has broken out our annually in the immediate vicinity of lutheran church which is used as a school building A large number of rabbits have been making their lome in that building for a long tine time and the physicians s ceans have reached the conclusion that the little animals have planted the germs of the disease which spread among the children the church will be burned st louis republic |