Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1900-02-23
SCARLET FEVER RACES
Schools, Churches and Opera House Are
Closed and All Public Gather
ings Denied.
"A RIGID QUARANTINE
Twenty-Five Gases and Two Deaths.
City Board Of Health Acts
Promptly.

This city is now in the throes OF
scarlet fever epidemic that has as
sumed alarming proportions. Dur
ing the past week the contagion has
spread all over town and the city
board Of health, called into existence
on account Of the terrible scourge,
has found it necessary to adopt heroic
measures and rigid quarantine regn-
lations in dealing with the disease.
Following the action taken last week
in ordering the schools closed, the
board this week decided to prevent
people from assembling at places OF
public gatherings. In furtherance OF
this decision, the Catholic fair, adver-
tised to be held last Tuesday and
Wednesday, was indefinitely post
poned, as have also the various public
dances. The board Of health even
went further and requested the pas
tors Of the various churches to do
away with church services and Sun
day schools until the epidemic had
been stamped out. The ministers
agreed to observe the request and
consequently all places of public wor-
ship will be closed next Sunday and
each Sabbath thereafter as long
as the scourge continues. In
agreeing to do this, however, the
clergymen informed the health board
that all saloons ought also tobe closed
and presented petition tothis effect,
but as yet the proprietors OF the
saloons have not been presented with
any official notice to close their places
Of business.
At first the health officers expert
enced considerable trouble in i'm
pressing upon the heads Of families,
III whose households the disease had
made its appearance, the Importance
Of observing quarantine regulations.
In several cases the quarantine was
broken and parents not only mingled
with the people on the streets, but
also permitted their children to run
around the same as ever. One man,
Finlander. whose house had been
quarantined. persisted in coming
down town and it was found neces-
sary to arrest him. The recalcitrant
individual was taken before the po.
lice magistrate and placed under
bonds to observe the quarantine, since
which time he has stuck mighty close
to home. 1t has been found pretty
hard by the officers to convince tn
people that the board Of health is in
vested with authority OF law to com
pei exposed persons to live up to tn
quarantine regulations, but by din
of perseverance, and the distribution
of printed rules it is DOW quite gen
erallv understood that the quarantip
law was made to be obeyed and tha
infractions thereof will be punished
regardless of age, sex, color or station
In this connection, the authorities Gle
sire to impress upon all parents tn
importance of keeping their childre
off the streets. 1t is the wish Of thos
who are engaged in the task OF check
ing the spread Of the contagion tha
parents should keep their children a
close at home as possible.
= Up to last night total Of twenty
two eases Of scarlet fever had bee
officially reported TO city physician [
T. Lutz. These cases are distribute
among fourteen different families, j
some of which two and three childre
are down with the disease. The a
. hicted households are those Of Pro
= = j. NJ. Kay, County Treasurer r. !
= Divis, Mr.. Struble, Jerry Reardo1
y John Koski, Andrew Johnson. NJ
Lindgreen, Louis Cruel, Robert Ra
al G. f. Rebalt, /. n. Ross, E. Stewar
Sacro Polvi and A. L. Schlosser.
nd Thus far there have been tv
=. :. deaths from the disease, both Of whit
were in the family Of Sacro Polvi,
miner, who Wednesday buried in O
grave his son and infant daughte
His remaining child was almost
deaths door the day Of the funer
II III but she is now considered out
ng. danger.
To reporter last evening DIR. LII
stated that he thought the worst h
Gr passed and that he looked for