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Show four members of one family TSfjXh mi With tho death of Vesta, 8 years old, following upon the death of the father, Charles Goates, last night at 9 o'clock, four fatalities have occurred in that family from the influenza epidemic epi-demic within three days. Mr. Goates was 35 years of age and had been in charge of tho Industrial school farm for about two years. It is expected that the bodies of the deceased will be convoyed to Lehi, Utah, foV burial. Kenneth Goates, the 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Goates, died Saturday. Satur-day. The body was taken to Lehi Sunday Sun-day by relatives and tho child was laid to rest in tho Lehi cemetery. Sunday, Sun-day, Elaine Goates, aged 6 years, died from the same disease. Her body was taken to Lehi yesterday afternoon and buried' by the side of her brother. Inspector Shorten of the city board of health, Interviewed today at 2 o'clock, was of the opinion that Spanish Span-ish influenza Is on tho decline. During Dur-ing the last twenty-four hours four deaths have been reported to the office, of-fice, but tho local hospitals are full to edacity. The Red Cross society will probably open a' receiving station for trnnsient cases. Since the beginning of the epidemic there have been some 2289 cases re ported to the local authorities but not all of these are cases of Spanish influenza, influ-enza, says Mr. Shorten. Local doctors doc-tors have reported all cases of colds, bad colds, grippe, as well as influenza, and this number includes a great number num-ber of people who are recovered and going about their daily dutv In good health. |