Deseret Evening News | 1903-05-12 | Page 7 | Contagion at Nephi City

CONTAGION Ai AT NEPHI t CITY Advent of Smallpox and nd Scarlet Fever Raises Fear rear cf or Epidemic nod oud Mi AI Cl of Iou Dead Pad Special Correspondence Nephi Ju b county May Mn 11 Tho health ot of tho the people p ople of ot this section has han been be n excellent until a 11 short hort time a ago no When contagious was brought Into our midst now three families ore ant quarantined with smallpox and end about 13 families with scarlet fever The Thu health committee of tho time city council deemed it advisable to prohibit all oil public gatherings This has promo prema prematurely closed our public schools but after att r a weeks weck rest meat the council has imas 11 given given en consent for fot 01 the tIme eighth grade grado and the high Ul h school to have their examinations during this week It If no new cases de cIe develop It ILia la is expected that the tIm quarantine will bo be raised In the course of at u II few tew day days Word Wort hoe has reached here hero of at time the death ot of John on an un old and respected tea res Ident of Mono Mona which occurred May 2 of ot old Ii He was Wo bom born In Fredricks Fredricka be berg ben re Denmark 1 September 18 1823 mar marrIed clod rIed Gertrude Oertrude Christina Lund April 13 1113 baptized Feb Fob 24 1853 1153 and emi emigrated grated d to Utah In ISIS 1655 He lie leaves leae five sons eons and two daughters daughter 46 grandchild grandchildren rca ren r Ind nd 15 great grandchildren Time The machinery m and fixtures of our new electric light arrived Satur Saturday day dllY and will soon poon be placed In position