Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1905-11-24
iberia quarantine (which prevented
even a written correspondence.

Miss Miles Of Junction Is a diph-
iberia victim at the b. b. b. Y. u.
We have learned 10y telephone this
afternoon, that the case is very mild,
all excitement Is GAINED and things
are moving in their usual order,
Miss Hattie Barraclough OF Beaver
City Is also afflicted with the dread
disease.
In conversing with gentleman last
evening we we're told that he would
be able to give employment to twenty,
wide-awake, straight up and down,
men and boys, in the early spring
months, ''but," he, added "loafers,
smokers, and whisky drinkers need
not apply because they would be in
competent and unreliable for the
business. Now boys is your chance.
Begin now to qualify yourselves for
the best and most profitable employ
ment to be obtained.
Last Friday Sheriff Haycock of
Garfield County, was seen i'm an up
to-date equippage by the side Of two
dusky Indian maidens, who, though
non communicative, wore smiling
countenances as though their ride and
escort we're "the thing" We do not
believe the gallant gentleman was
contemplating a trip to Mexico nor
elopement but having appealed to
the Parowan Iron County Record
correspondent, for mercy, we could
but feel that we would like to know
the why's and wberefore's.
The Beaver diphtheria scare has
caused much anxiety with the parents
of children attending the b. b. b. Y.
u, but so far only one Iron County
Student is subject to the quarantine
regula ions. That is Iva Watson, who
became exposed through calling
on her cousin, Ray Staples, the young
man who died. Professor Anderson
feels assured the case originated right
with Ray, who was subject to sore
throat. Since the noble boys death,
his Parowan relatives have received "A
letter written the day before he was
taken i'll, telling of his happy antici-
pations in spending Thanksgiving
with them, all arrangements having
been made for that purpose No
further spread of the diseae Is antici.
pated, and school work has resumed
at the Fort.
Death Of Ray Staples.
Correspondence Deseret News.
Kanosh, Willard Co., Nov. lS. A
funeral took place here at 8 o'clock
last night. Ray w. Staples, l7-year-
old son of William ii. and Mary Ellie
Saples, student at the b. b. b. Y.
u, was taking part in the sports on
the campus on Saturday last. On
Sunday morning he complained to
room associates Of being i'll. On
Wednesday morning diagnosis
pronounced the trouble diphtheria.
His parents here we're at once notified
by telephone, and they made the trip
to Beaver, 48 miles, in eight and a
half hours, arriving at 1880 p. m.
They found their son scarcely able to
speak, but smiled welcome.
All was done that skill and loving
hands could do, but he died at p.
IN. Thursday. Yesterday, at a. m,
the parents started homeward with
John Black of Beaver, bringing on in
sealed and beautiful casket, the
remains of noble youth. They we're
met at Cove Fort by Elder w. l..
Dorrity and Grandpa Geo. Crane.
Eight miles from home commenced a
series of campfires, surrounded by
sympathetic friends. These continued
at intervals until three miles from
home where large congregation was
encountered around smoulderIng
fires. The cortage was halted, and
the voice of Bishop c. f. Christensen
broke forth from the dark, with words
of comforting welcome from that
large assembly of friends. Continu.
ing onward, led by lanterns aud
torches, the cortage arrived at the
grave yard at 8 p. m. Prayer was
offered by the Bishop and the grave
was dedicated by Elder d. S. Dorrity.
Amidst the flicker of the torchlights
upon the gravestones, a squad of
calvary in the distance, with plaintive
music of choir upon the crisp night
air, the boy was solemnly laid sway.
The exemplary life of Ray Staples
made all his friends. He was