The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-01-21
/ IS IN OUTRAGE
Thus Does Kay County Brand
the Kansas Quarantine.
BLACKWELL FILES PROOF
Only Six Deaths in Sixty Days
Other Protests.
BLACKWELL FILES PROOF

Blackwell. o. T, Jan. 2O-Great mis-
representation has been made throughout
Kansas I'D other territory adjoining Ok
Iahoma and Kay county as to the health
condition prevailing in our city, it hav-
ing been reported that hotels were quar-
antined and funerals taking place hour
Iy in the city. Following is an original
statement signed by DR.. c. G. Elliott. the
county and territorial health officer for
this city, together with an aaffidavit of
John R. Tate, mayor, and P. NJ. Kiger
and J. H Seig, the only funeral directors
Of this city:
''Izhe number Of deaths in the past
sixty days has been less than in any other
sixty days for the past two years. The
citizens of Blackwell are at a Joss to
know Wha team cause any person or per-
sons to circulate the wilfully and mali
ciously false statements regarding the
health conditions of said town, and the
citizens Of Blackwell vigorously and ear
nestIy protest against the Infamous quar-
antine of the state Of Kansas against
said county. when many towns of Kansas
have smallpox"
Following are the affidav1ts Of DR.. e.
lott and others best situated to know
the facts in the case:
Territory Of Oklahoma Kay county.
DR. c G. Elliott being duly sworn,
says he is the county and territorial
health officer Of the city Of Blackwell.
We have an eruptive contagious disease
here. and have had about 800 cases, and
only one death. and that was caused by
complications of other diseases. Every
case inthes city is strictly quarantined,
and there is absolutely no danger Of ony
one contracting the disease by coming to
Blackwell The fatality attending this
disease is.Iess than any epidemic of con
ia ef6lEs disease known in the United
ststet
Csieped) &C. G. ELLIOTT,
"County aterritorial health officer for
the city Of Blackwell
Sworn ana subscribed to before me
this goth dfy' of January. 1900.
Signed. JOHN R. MAY,
Notary Public
Territory of Oklahoma. Kay County
'P. NJ Kiger, being duly sworn. says
that he is a funeral director in the city
Of Blackwell, said county and territory, /
and that within the past sixty days he /
has conducted but six funerals in the city /
sof Blackwell, and in four of said cases /
the deaths were infants less than two |
weeks old.
(Signed) P. VI. KIGER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this |
goth day Of January, 1890.
Csigned) John R. MAY"
Territory of Oklahoma, Kay county
y. H. Sieg, being duly sworn. says that !
he is one Of the members of the firm Of /
Sieg Bros. funeral directors and under /
takers in the city of Blackwell. in said |
county and territory; that within the
past sixty days said firm has conducted |
the funeral Of but one person in the city
Of Blackwell
esigEea) a. H. SIEG"
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 20th day of January. 1900.
Csigned,j JOHN R. MAY,
Notary Public"
TERRITORY of Oklahoma, Kay county
John R. Tate. being duly sworn, says
that he is mayor fthe city of Blackwell
said county and territory, and that he
personally knows DR.. c. G. Elliott. health
officer, and p. NJ. Kiger and J. H Sieg.
the funeral directors above named. That
there are no other funeral directors or
undertakes in the city Of Blackwell but
p. N. Kiger and ]. II. Sieg. and that
there have been no deaths IN the city of
Blackwell within the past sixty days ex-
cept those above named
CSigned) JOHN r. TATE,
Mayor"
Sworn and subscribed to before me
this goth day of January, 1900
tSigned JOHN r. MAY.
Notary Public"