Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-29 | Page 4 | Coalville Adopts Stringent Rules

COALVILLE ADOPTS STRINGENT RULES City Is Free -From Influenza and Efforts Ef-forts Are Being Made to Prevent Pre-vent Recurrence. Special to The Tribune. COALYILT.K. Nov. 28. Several more victims of the dreaded "flu" have been claimed in surrounding towns, and it ia feared that it will be some time yet before be-fore the disease abates. At present Coalville Coal-ville is practically free from the malady, and has been for several weeks, but with people coming and going from towns where the disease prevails, the city Is likely- to be afflicted again, and the strictest rules possible will he rigidly enforced en-forced by the city board of health. It was the intention of the school board to reopen the schools here next Monday, but even this may be changed and the schools remain closed until the first of the year, However, at this writing nothing noth-ing definite can hf given out. Rules are being drawn by the health board today which will govern the coming and going of people to and from the city, and an effort will bp made to have the pal i-ons of the various stores do their shopping as much as possible over the telephone. Where this Is impossible. they will be requested to do their shopping quickly and avoid crowds in the various stores. Masks will hp. worn by customers and employees of the stores. William Hopkin, the 20-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hopkin of this city, died ft'-nu influenza and pneumonia at Oranlsville Tuesday afternoon. He was stricken about a week ago and his father fa-ther and sister, Mrs. Cora Hansen, went to his bedside. His sister also fell prey to the disease while nursing him. but is improving. The body of Mr. Hopkin was brought here tonight. Funeral services will be held Friday at the cemetery. The body of Miss Mabel Sargent, who died at a Salt Lake hospital Monday fnm influenza-pneumonia, was taken to her home in Hoytsville and the funeral was held today from the residence of her parents. Mr. and Mrs. N'ephl Sargent. Miss Sargent was prominent among 1 he young people of that community and her death was a severe shock to the parents and neighbors. The 17-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Wright died at their ranch on Vel'i w creek, n ear Eva nslon. yesterday from the prevalent disease, and the body was hroiuj-ht here today for burial, the service? bing held at the grave and conducted con-ducted by the bishopric of the Clu'f ward. A yningcr sister of the young man is critically lil with the same disease.