Arizona republican., 1898-04-14
ONLY A SCARE.
A Case of Measles Startles the Inhabi-
 tants of Williams

pondence of The Republican. .)-Tbe
 ondary consideration here yesterday
 when the report was circulated that small pox had baff1ed the quarantine
 at Bellemont and invaded Williams.
 Shortly before noon Charles Kurtz,
 an employe of A. M. .Conard's bottling
 works, walked into Dr. Rounssville's office and said he didn't feel well. His face was covered with eruptions and
 his pulse was suspiciOusly high The doctor consulted his dream book, said the symptoms resembled those of the dreaded disease and advised the pa- t1ent's removal to an isolated place.
 kurtz was taken to deserted
 shack remote from the residence part of town, the place was boarded up to prevent the escape of germs, an old fellow who-claims to have had all kinds of small pox was engaged as nurse and an armed guard was placed on duty to prevent the base ball play CTS from catching it. All the medical talent in town visited the patient. They were divided in their diagnoses. It was too early, they said, to deter mine definitely what the disease was. Inc signs, though, were ominous, es- peclally since the small pox existed at Bellemont. Several men fled from there just before the quarantine was established, and it was possible that the contagion had begun to manifest ltself- Drs Melick and Tyro1er were almost satisfied that Kurtz had noth- ing more serious than the measles. lhough the symptoms were little peculiar. MT. Conard. K1rtz's en- ployer, wishing to obtain all the ex- pert medical opinion available, tele- graphed for Dr. D. J. Brannen. the territorial health officer who has had more than passing acquaintance with small pox, having been on speaking terms with it off and on during many years Of practice. The doctor came down from Flagstaff on a late train and this morning he donned an old suit or clothes and went to the lately es- tabilshed pest house, to which, in the meantime, James Garfield, another young man who had been taken ill
 With the same symptoms as Kurtz. had been removed Dr. Brannen pro- nounced the disease measles. He said i It was well, however, to take precau- tlonary masures and advised the re- tention Of the patients at their present
 quarters, as measles itself is not the
 most desirable thing to have around. i Meanwhile two more cases have de- i veloped and are being cared for in the pest house. The pecuIiarity of the
 disease is still puzzling the local doc
 tors. While they know now that it
 is not small pox the symptoms are noi altogether "measly." The eruptions | are not of the usual kind in measles and the patients are only mildly sick
 The rash gives them little annoyance
 and they are all eating regularly an6 well.
 The scare resulted in another va-ci
 nation boom. Those people who hat
 not been inoculated when the Belle
 mont outbreak occurred hurried to tht doctors offices and had their arm:
 eprformed upon. Vaccination has be come quite taking" fad in Will Hams. In some cases 1t has incapaci
 tated people for duty and made then Ill enough to remain indoors for a da,
 or two.
 The outside world is assured throug'
 The Republican that there is no small pox in Williams, nor is there likel, to be. The few mild cases at Belle mont are being carefully guarded, an, the quarantine at that place is rigi, and thorough. The guards who wer on duty here, to prevent the entranc Of foot travellers from the east. wer , paid off and released today. The ex pense of hiring them amounted |, : $50, which was paid Dy popular sub ! scription
 Williams vii have a base ball tean foo upon yesterday when unexpected tai ent developed in game between tn Saginaw Sawyers and the Hungr,
 Howlers. James Girand, an ex-profes
 sional. appeared in the box for tn
 Howlers, and though he is out o
 form, he made an excellent showine Harrie Hardness, who had until yes
 terday distinguished himself only as
 rooter, was substituted for an absen member of the Howlers and playe, several positions brilliantly. Tn game was close and exciting enough t convince the spectators that good ma terial can be selected from the tw, hines to make team strong enough t. cope with Flagstaff and other ambi tious towns, including Phoenix. 4 meeting for the purpose of organiza ton will be held Thursday night o , this week.
 What has been announced as al Easter Monday dance" is being hel,
 at the opera house tonight. Easte ) hats and gowns of dazzling design ant
 sweet scented carnations and violet from California are much in evidence and all Williams seems to be rejoic
 ing over the Lenten relaxation. Tn
 cry "To armsi" would not interfer
 with that dance.
 Mrs. George G. Wharton and daugh , ter, Miss Lulu Wharton, arrived iron , Los Angeles yesterday morning an, will pass the summer in the noun
 tains.
 J. c. Brown, manager of the Saginay |, Lumber company, returned from Phoe , nix this morning.
 l This is the period of the year whel the young mans fancy lightly turns t ; thoughts of loaf, and many plans ar . being made for summer outings. Tn : Grand and Cataract canyons will q