Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-02-19
Some Of the Citizens Wanted to cele-
brate the Lifting Of the ouaran-
tine by a Dance.
WE'RE COMING TO LEWIsToWN
But Were Stopped by News That a
Quarantine Had Been Estab.
Iished Against Them.

Gilt Edge, Feb. 17.-Health Officer
Dr.. II. II. Wilson was up Saturday,
and after a conference with some OF
the business men Of this place, who
assured him that they would cooper.
ate with the health officers here In
helping to maintain a strict quaran.
tine on the pest house and private
houses where smallpox cases exist.
declared the quarantine upon the town
tc be raised.
There are twenty-five cases of small.
pox in town al present, being distrib-
uted as follows:
Eleven in the pest house, six at E.
j. Berry's, three at Morris, two at
Geo. c. Berry's. one at Herbert
knapp's and two at d. ]. Limberger's.
None of the cases now remaining
under quarantine have been severe,
and with the exception of Thos. Pep.
pard, all have originated from the
houses in which the disease first broke
out. 1t was doubtless this fact. togeth.
er with the assurance received from
the citizens here, that caused the
health officer to raise the quarantine.
The item of expense might also come
in for a share in the doctors decision,
as the cost of maintaining the quaran.
tine on the town was nearly two hun.
dred dollars a day and increasing with
an alarming rapidity.
Quite a number of our citizens were
very jubilant over the raising of the
quarantine and some of those. whose
desire for pleasure out-weighed Their
discretion, started to get up a free
dance to celebrate the occasion. but
the business men took the matter in
hand and secured an order from DR..
Wilson stopping ii. It is the under
taking now among the citizens that
all gatherings of all kinds will be pro-
hibited until such a time as the con.
dition of the smallpox may justify.
We believe that the disease is under
control and by enforcing strict quar-
antine of the infected houses that it
will soon be stamped out completely.
The mail on the Junction route will
&C and come regularly hereafter.
That service was shut off completely
during the quarantine. there being on.
ly one mail received and dispatched
during the entire time the quaran.
tine was in force. The mails will all
be fumigated as usual, and the Lewis.
town mail will be taken to the Lewis
town line. where a transfer of mail
and express matter win be effected.
For the last three days Messrs. Went.
worth and Decker have very kindly
carried our mail gratis.
As soon as word was received in
Lewistown of the raising of the quar-.
antine at Gilt Edge. steps were taken
to enforce a rigid quarantine against
this place, the other camps had al
ready taken the same steps and the
camp finds itself in nearly the same
position as it was before. The only
difference being. that before we were
kept in. while now we are kept out.
We are at liberty to go, but alas.
alack. there is no place to go. but
out: no place to come. but back.
There is one thing accomplished. how.
ever. and that is the stopping Of a
great deal of expense.
AS long as the people were held in
here the county was obliged to feed
all out of money and employment.
while under the present conditions.
the county is under no obligations OF
such a nature.