The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-01-17
SMALLPOX.

Lewis HE Texas. Jlnuary IA ne
gro living three miles north OF here has
smallpox.
Mckinney. Texas. January 15-one
rev c.sa Of smallpox was announced
tere tsdiy by ne county pays clan, Is
the ony change in the situation
Mangum. Texas. January I4-Mangum
has TWO cases Of smallpox, but hey are
thoroughly isolated. and all the persons
who have been exposed are under quar-
anime.
Palmer Texas. January ii.-Dr. Du-
bose reported a we'll developed case Of
smallpox one ana 0re-haIf miles esst
Of Pa mer. He also says there are about
twenty-five other negroes exposed to it.
Victoria. Texas, January l6-0wlng TO
the eX.s -euce Of several cises of small
pox, though Of very mild form the
board Of trustees have docreed that all
pupils Of tie pubic SCHOOLS shall be vac
cinated.
MineOla Texas JsnUary 1.-the small
pox situation here IS becoming serious.
There are now four cases. each OF which
or ginted in different part Of town.
All are negroes. Many more have been
exposed
Ga;esville Texas January i5.-Tne
smallpox situation Ia Coryell county is
becoming more serious every day rha
superintendent Of State reformstory near
here has ordered all the minutes to be
Yaeclnated today.
Esiell, Texas. January 14-Llzzie
Waseham. aged 10 years died Saturday
light a the residence of W. Il. Haley,
one mile east Of this place sac was the
daughter o. IF. J Wakeham OF Oak Clln.
Death resulted from smallpox.
niEh; a white man was found Ia the Cot
'on Belt depot with fully developed
case OF sma lpoX. and was at once hur
RED to the pest house by the health OF.
oeers. Il is sad te had come III the
way from Memphis unmoles;ed on reg
u'Hr Cotton Belt passenger train.
S.ephenville Texas, January 15.-smau-
p7X mas broken out and guarantees are
IS aoiished now a. four places in this
county. case was discovered sunday at
u residence on Main street, in this place
wo residences are quar- ntined and ali
nose wfo have been exposed are to be
sent 10 the county pest house
Denlson, Texas. January 16.-The
sm%l poX situation in the Indian Terri
tory is very serious. The scourge Is on
iue increase. Whole neigaborhocds are
down with the d!secse AZ Muskoeee
'~NNAAaNAuA ds q preventive
me4sure is 10 be used. Probably overy
infected
Bonham, Texas, January gs-Ed Kin.
card young man living near Gobcr. nv,
ml!es south Of here, died yesterday Of
smallpox Several were exposed and are
under quarantine, The Commissioners
eourl met today and contracted for the
etee-!on Oh pest house to be built a
he county farm near the city, where ali
Eases VIII be treated aud all exDoseG
Psls-ns kept n quarantine.
Austin. Texas, January is.-News ra.
seaeeea here 10 the effect that negro
Sieu Oh smallpox in house on the old
2teNeHsoh place, near Muda. abort sin
ago, ana that his remains are am
n,,s muse, Two other negro men are
eonnned in the house with tho disoo,.
ana that they are dying from neglecf ana
sNtVailon, The neighhorhood is s,es,-
y excited and no one viii 20 ne5r ~
committee has been sent ~
""iros 10 JOCK into the affair.
waco, Texas January ts.-The citv
OF nealth had a meeting yester-
ana the situation Of smailpnx INA
$50, tsFer wss gone over very thor
SMsh'y. llere being several cases in ~
:. ~ netn diseases but well In bsna
vas aeclued by the health hoard ~
stroa .ne announcement to have Frankltn
IN 80 senool closed the rest OF tho wnet
ousb ,,,n et the building could be thor
was 49, IsAten oy next Mondly. Tsis
hs eole ~ view of the fact that ~ ~.
gsen reported that one Of ths n,,e,in mas
Yen IN school with a fever ana ai ss
~ aSyouht OF the ulhealthy lnra,i,,, %
fsvs pu'lu!hg, and he fact thai scir,o,
vac IN taat neighhorhood