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Show ATTEMPTS TRICK ON HEALTH BOARD A glaring casa of stupidity union brings In a qlrcct violation of the Hkarantlno-in v l the Statu or I iPh wt,s brought to tt.ii attention ot me Ity, health-board last Sunday. According Ac-cording Jo Quarantine officer McCul-kck McCul-kck the (acta nre as follows: -A family by tho' name ot Hanson living In the West Fields has been and Is now Buffering from chicken pox. Children of tlu family havo been allowed al-lowed to attend school and public gatherings, wlillo the parents have tried in various ways to conceal the faet thul the dlsoaso was In their home. Even after neighbors repot, cl tho cases, at least ono child from the pest was 'tent to tho home ot a friend in order to avoid being s5oa by the quarantine officer. Ab a result re-sult of the Hansen's carelessness t'vo other families are now quarantined and the extent -of cxposuro Is, ot course unknown. It Is understood that following the release of tho offenders an example will, be made of them, by the health board of the city. as ho answered tho description given, In tho morning papers. Tho pollco department agreed with tho youth, and sent tho greyhound with a forco of men to tho scene. Foster was found within a short distance from tho houso and was taken ta-ken to headquarters at once. Ho Bald In nnswer to questions from tho policemen po-licemen that ho hnd beaten his way Into tho city last night over tho Denver Den-ver & Itlo Oraude railroad, from Denver. "No, you didn't," said Captain John Hcmpel, "becnuso I snw you In Farmlngton last night." "Ah guess you got tho goods on mo" Foster said, with n grin, and thon, according to tho police, bo mauo a clean breast of the crime. Tho crime for which Foster was arrested was peculiarly brutal. Foster Fos-ter said that ho mot two white men with whom ho planned the burglary of the storo of the Clearfield .Mercantile .Mer-cantile company. Ho Bald that none of the men know that tho watchman carried a revolver. After breaking Into tho storo they wero confronted by tho watchman, James Head, who had seen them ear-ll:r ear-ll:r In tho night and had hidden behind be-hind a countor. When the men Jimmied Jim-mied tho window and crnwled Into tho store. Head stole upon them. Drawing his revolver, ho pointed It at Foster's head and commanded him to hold up his hands. Ono of tho other men It Is said slipped slip-ped behind him In tho darkness and struck him on tho head with a club' dazing him while Foster Is alleged to havo slashed him about the face and throat with' a pocket knlfo In a terrific ter-rific manner. It Is Bald that there wero fully a dozen cuts Inflicted and that he will bo disfigured for life. |