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provided by the Local Board

provided by the Local Board of
Health.
Duties Of the Mayor, Township Clerk
and Sanitary Police. a
Rule 4. Section 1. 1t shall be the
Clerk, upon receiving notice of the
existence of any case Of Scarlet Fever
(including Scarlatina or Sc ct
Rash), Diphtheria (including Mem
branous Group, Smallpox, Epidemic
Cerebrospinal Meningitis, Asiatic
Cholera, Bubonic Plague or Leprosy,
to forthwith quarantine the premises
as provided for in Rule S of
this Chapter, and to take such other
measures as may be necessary and
proper for the restriction and suppress
sion OF such disease. He shall in
vestigate all the circumstances attend
ant upon the occurrence of the dis
ease, and the persons exposed thereto
and when necessary to protect the
public health, detain such exposed
persons under quarantine or isolation
for the longest period of incubation
He shall make proper provision for
the care of the sick.
Sec. 2. Where the disease Is
Measles, Chicken Pox, Whooping
Cough, or Mumps, the premises shall
be placarded with the danger card
denoting such disease, and all per
sons living upon such premises shall
be prohibited from attending the pub
| lie schools or other public gatherings
Sec. 8. Where the disease is
| Whooping Cough, Mumps, or Chicken
| pox, persons not themselves afflicted
with the disease, need not be isolated
provided that they do not occupy the
same sleeping apartment az the pa
tient. but such persons shall be pro
hibited from attending tbs public
| schools while residing upon such pre-
misses until the same have been prop
erly disinfected under the persona
supervision Of the Health Officer, ant
until they are In possession of writ
ten permit signed by the mayor O
township clerk and ceuntersigned b!
the Health Officer.
Sample Form for Placard.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-10

Sec. Q. No person shall enter or
leave quarantined premises, except
the attending physician, unless in pos
session of written permit signed nv
the mayor or township clerk
Sec. g. Physicians in attendance
upon cases of quarantinabie diseasa
shall cover their clothing with a
proper suit or gown before entering
the premises, and upon leaving shall
disinfect said suit or gown and wash
their hands and face with a disinfect.
ing solution.
Isolation.
Rule s. Section /. Isolation means
the complete separation of the pa.
tient, and those attendant upon him
from all other persons upon the pre-.
misses.
used on or about the patient, or in
the sick room. shall be properly dis
infected by immersion in strong
disinfecting solution. before being re-
moved from the sick room.
Sec, 8. When possible. nurse
should be obtained to care for the
patient, but where from necessity or
choice the parents or other members
of the family assume the duties Of
nurse. the isolation shall apply to
them.
Sec. 4. The discharges from the
patients bowels and bladder shall be
received in a covered vessel contain.
tag an approved disinfectant. and
shall remain therein for at least one
hour. The discharges may then be
buried or turned into a sewer. When
such discharges are to be buried, the
site selected shall not be less than
150 feet from well, and sufficient
amount of unslacked lime shall be
used to insure the complete destruc-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-10

physician as Health Officer; whose
term of Office shall be one year, I'M.
less sooner removed by said Board or
the acts of body having superior
Jurisdiction. In the event of such
removal, or If a vacancy occur from
other causes, the Board shall i'm.
mediately proceed to fill such vacancy.
To be qualified for election as Health
Officer, the person selected must lbs
the legal holder of certificate regularly
issued by the State Board of Medical
Examiners of this state, authorizing
him to practice medicine in the State
OF Iowa, and said certificate must be
recorded in the Office of the County,
Recorder of the county wherein he
resides. The physician selected "a
Health Officer should be the most
competent person available for this
position. The salary of the Health
Ofhcer shall be determined by the
Local Board of Health. and should be
an amount sufficient to compensate
him for the time and ability required
to properly discharge the duties Of
his office.
Duties of the Health officer.
Rule %. The Health Officer shall be
the sanitary advisor of the Local
Board of Health. and In addition there.
to shall personally inspect the schools
and all public buildings. and public
utilities within the jurisdiction of the
Local Board, He shall require the
owners, managers, or superintendent
OF all such institutions to conduct and
maintain the same in a proper SAM.
tary condition, and order persons af.
fected with any transmissible disease
or ailment excluded from the schools
and other places used by the general
public. All orders for the release OF
quarantine In incorporates cities or
towns, must have the approval Of tho
Health Oft1cer before such orders are
valid. In cases of sickness where no
physician is in attendance, the Health
Officer shall investigate as to the
character of such sickness, and repent
to the Mayor or Township Clerk, and
IN like circumstances, when the sick.
ness ts caused by an infectious dis.
ease, determine the fact of recovery.
He shall also attend and represent hia
Local Board at the aanitary eepfep.
shees called by the State Board Of
Health, his actual expenses therefor
being allowed and paid by the Local
Board of Health so represented.
Revocation Of Physicians Certificate.
! Rule 90. II any Physician or Osteo.
path fail or neglect to conform ia
quarantine regulations, or to promptly
report cases Of infectious disease ia
! which he has been called profession.
ally, to the Mayor or Township Clerk,
that official shall make affidavit set.
ting forth the facts and the names of
witnesses thereto, and file same with
the Secretary of the State Board Of
Health. whereupon the offender shalt
be- cited to appear before the State
Board of Medical Examiners and show
cause why his certificate should not
be suspended or revoked.
/ Adopted August %, 1907.
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES.
Definition,

Definition.
Rule l. Section !, An infectious
disease is one caused BY living micro,
organism or germ. Those infectious
diseases which are readily transmits
sible from one person to another or
from man to the lower animals, or
vice versa, are contagious diseases.
Sec. 2. The following diseases, viz:
Scarlet Fever dncluding Scarlatina
and Scarlet Rash), Diphtheria Tin
GLIDING Membranous Group, Small.
pox, Epidemic Cerebrospinal Menin.
gifts, Asiatic Cholera, Bubonic Plague,
Leprosy, Measles. Whooping Cough.
Chickenpox, Mumps. Pnerperal Fever,
Typhoid Fever, tuberculosis unclud-
ing Consnmption). and Pneumonia,
are hereby declared by the Iowa State
Board of Health to be contagious and
infectious diseases, and dangerous to
the public health.
Notification of Contagious and lnfec.
tious Diseases.
Rule 2. 1t is hereby ordered by the
Iowa State Board of Health, that
every physician and every Osteopath
practicing within the State of Iowa.
shall give immediate notice (by tele-
phone If Accessibility, to the mayor
of the city or town, or the clerk of
the township, of every recognized case
of any Of the diseases MENTIONED in
Section 2, Rule 1, of this Chapter,
which he is called upon to attend
professionally, and within twelve (12)
hours after making his diagnosis. he
shall give written notice of the same
to the above named official. In cases
where there Is reasonable doubt as
to the character Of disease, the at
tending physician shall advise inn
mediate isolation of the patient until
a diagnosis is determined. In all cases
unattended by a physician, 1t shall be
the duty of the head of the family
or the person in charge of the pa
tient or premises occupied by the pa.
tient to give notice in like manner to
that required by physicians, and any
school teacher or officer OF a school
who has knowledge of the existence Of
any contagious or infectious disease
lamong persons attending such school,
shall give immediate notice of the
same as herein provided.
Mayor and Township Clerk to Report
to Secretary OF the State
Board Of Health.
Rule 8. It shall be the duty of the
mayor of every city or town, and the
clerk of every township. to report
to the Secretary of the State Board
pf Health, within twenty-four ga
hours after being notified thereof
every case of contagious or infectious
disease reported to him and upon re-
ceiying notice of the subsistence of
such disease, to likewise Immediately
report that fact. together with the
mode of termination. whether by
death or recovery. All reports pro-
vided for in this regulation, shall be
made upon postal cards in accordance
with the following forms adopted by
the State Board of Health.
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OF THE STATE BOARD OF
HEALTH OF IOWA
ADOPTED AND PUBLICATION ORDERED
BY the Incorporated Town Of Cresco
and the Townships of Albion,
Vernon Springs, Howard Center,
New Oregon and Paris.
Incorporated Town of Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa,

April 8, 1908.
Be it resolved by the Board of Health
of the Incorporated Town of Cresco,
Howard County, Iowa, that the follow
ing rules and regulations of the State
Board Of Health, Chapters I and III,
adopted August %, 1907, are hereby
ordered published verbatim in the
Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer Of the
issue of April 10, 1908, newspaper of
general circulation published in Cresco,
Howard County, Iowa. This publica-
ton is to be made jointly with the
townships of Albion, Paris, New
Oregon, Howard Center, and Vernon
Springs, in Howard County, Iowa.
Be it further Resolved, That all rules
and parts of rules conflicting with these
rules are hereby repealed.
E. L. Davenport, Mayor.
P. j. McCullow, Clerk.
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tIon OF sucn dlscnarges. All vessels
used in the sick room must be kept
scrupulously clean and properly dis
infected
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-10

ton is to be made jointly with the
townships of Albion, Paris, Howard
Center, Vernon Springs, and the Incor-
porated Town of Cresco, in Howard
County, Iowa.
Be it further Resolved, That all rules
and parts of rules conflicting with these
rules are hereby repealed.
Jehn Bouska,
w. H. Ferrie,
John Wendl,
Twp. Trustees.
A. ]. Mintey,
Township Clerk.
Paris Township, Howard County, Iowa,
March 16, 1908.
Be it resolved by the Board Of Health
of the Township of Paris, Howard
County, Iowa, that the following rules
and regulations of the State Board of
Health, Chapters and II, adopted
August %, 1907, are hereby ordered
published verbatim in the Twice-a-
Week Plain Dealer of the issue of
April 10, 1908, newspaper of general
circulation published in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa. This publication is to
be made jointly with the townships of
Albion, New Oregon, Howard Center,
and Vernon Springs, and the Inc orp-
GRATED Town of Cresco, in Howard
County, Iowa.
Be it further Resolved, That all rules
and parts of rules conflicting with these
rules are hereby repealed.
J: J. Lydon, Twp. Clerk.
M. j. McCarville, Chairman.
Township Trustees.
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Ed. H. Kruger,
Township Clerk.

Vernon Springs Twp. Howard Co., Iowa,
April 6, 1908.
Be it resolved by the Board of Health
of the Township of Vernon Springs,
Howard County, Iowa, that the follow
ing rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health, Chapters I and II,
adopted August %, 1907, are hereby
ordered published verbatim in the
Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer of the
issue of April 10, 1908, a newspaper of
general circulation published in Cresco,
Howard County, Iowa. This publica-
ton is to be made jointly with the
townships of Albion, Paris, New
Oregon, Howard Center, and the
Incorporated Town of Cresco, in
Howard County, Iowa.
Be it further Resolved, That all rules
and parts of rules conflicting with these
rules are hereby repealed.
c. G. Mintey,
A. w. Isbell,
7. j. Rutherford,
Twp. Trustees.
w. m TiIlsor
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New Oregon Twp, Howard Co., Iowa,
April 6, 1908.
Be it resolved by the Board Of Health
of the Township of New Oregon,
Howard County, Iowa, that the follow
ing rules and regulations of the State
Board of Health, Chapters I aud II,
adopted August %, 1907, are hereby
ordered published verbatim in the
Twice-a-Week Plain Dealer of the
issue of April 10, 1908, newspaper of
general circulation published in Cresco,
Howard County, Iowa. This publica.
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Albion Twp, Howard County, Iowa,


Be it resolved by the Board of Health
of the Township of Albion, Howard
County, Iowa, that the following rules
and regulations of the State Board of
Health, Chapters | and II, adopted
August %, 1907, are hereby ordered
published verbatim in the Twice-a-
Week Plain Dealer of the issue of
April 10, 1908, newspaper of general
circulation published in Cresco, Howard
County, Iowa. This publication is to
be made jointly with the townships of
Paris, New Oregon, Howard Center,
and Vernon Springs, and the Incorp-
grated Town of Cresco, in Howard
County, Iowa.
Belt further Resolved, That all rules
and parts of rules conflicting with
these rules are hereby repealed.
w. B. Wells,
Thos. G. Thomas.
Township Trustees.
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W. n. Tillson,
Township Clerk.

Howard Center Twp, Howard Co., Ia,
April 6, 1903.
Be it resolved by the Board of Health
of the Township of Howard Center,
z Howard County, Iowa, that the follow
ing rules and regulations of the State
Board Of Health, Chapters I and II,
adopted August %, 1907, are hereby
ordered published verbatim in the
Twice-a- Week Plain Dealer of the issue
of April 10, 1908, a newspaper of
general circulation published in Cresco,
Howard County, Iowa. This publica-
ton is to be made jointly with the
townships of Albion, Paris, New
Oregon, Vernon Springs, and the
incorporated Town of Cresco, in Howard
County, Iowa.
Be it further Resolved, That all rules
and parts of rules conflicting with these
rules are hereby repealed.
H. L. Perry,
S. E. Dinger,
j. H. Jones,
Twp. Trustees.
w. S. Stone,
-
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1908-04-10
Is In,
QUARANTINE.
(Name of Disease in
Large Letters)

Notice.
No person shall be permitted
to enter or leave these premises
except as provided by law, while
It is quarantined, under the pen
atty provided by law.
Signed,
Mayor-Township Clerk.
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A Centenarian.
CONTINUED from list Page /

and has since lived with her niece, Mrs.
Bailey Avery. Her religious experience
covers so years and she first joined the
Methodist church in this town. When
she married Mr.. Avery she joined the
Congregational church of Wells River,
and was transferred to the New6ury
Congregational church in 1850. Since
she met with fall few years ago she
has been unable to go to church
Her birthday was fittingly observed,
her neice, Mrs. Avery, giving reception
in her honor, at which large number
paid their respects to the venerable lady,
who is the fourth person in Newbury to
reach her Tooth birthday Many came
from other towns. Among them were
several long past four-score, yet had
known her longer than they could remem-
Der. Her sight and hearing are both i'm
paired, but she remembered every one and
had a smile and pleasant word for each.
1t is rare that one lives so long, and she
has certainly the love of all who know
her
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Church Notes.

The rector of st. Andrews church will
begin a series of sermons Sunday morn.
ing on Stars which lead to Christ" to
continue throughout the Epiphany sea-
son. Jan. 10, THE Star of Science leads
to the Christ" Jan. &c, THE Star of True
Power or Authority leads to the Christi"
Feb. 2, THE Star of Mercy in Mankind
leads to the Christ" Feb. 8, 1.-THE Star
OF Sacrifice Eliminates the Way to
Christ" The services next Sunday will
be 100 a. M, Holy Communion; 1890
a. M, Morning Prayer Pro-Anaphora,
Sermon; II m, Sunday school and Bible
classes; 8 p. M, Evensong and Address.
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Py-
THAN Hall, Sunday morning service
1915. Subject, Life" Children's
Sunday school will follow the
morning service. Wednesday even
ing meeting at 100 The reading
room is located in the Bank block. cor
ner Main street and Eastern avenue. and
is open daily, except Sunday, from 2.3O
to p. m; also Tuesday and Saturday
evenings from 100 to 9 p. m Christian
Science literature can here be read or
purchased if desired.
At the Free Baptist church Sunday
morning there will be preaching by the
pastor upon the theme, IAN Unwelcome
Visitor" In the evening at 7 O'Clock the
subject will be, "The Results OF Faithful
Teaching.
Rev. Father Total of St. Michael's
College, Burlington, celebrated mass at
st Aloysius church, Sunday, owing to
the sudden illness of Rev. T. J. Leonard.
on Saturday. Rev. Father Leonard is
improving.
At the Church of the Messiah next Sun.
day the pastor will preach on the topic.
What shall we do with Christ"
Rev. DR.. G. H. Gutterson of Boston. one
OF the secretaries of the American Mis-
slonarv Association, spoke in the South
church Sunday morning and in the North
church in the evening upon the field work
OF that organization. Dr. Gutterson is a
most interesting speaker and always sure
OF cordial welcome here.
Mrs. Charles T. Ranlet is singing in
the North church quartette choir during
the temporary absence of Mrs. Harry Nj.
Cross.
The Round Table of the South church
will meet i'll the vestry Friday evening.
when Rev. G. w. c. Hill will give an
informal address on the history and
characteristics of St. Peters cathedral at
Rome.
The subject of the sermon at the First
Baptist church Sunday morning will be
Three Wonders of the World"
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1908-01-15
Annual Hospital Meeting.

At the annual meeting of Brightlook
Hospital, held at the office of Dunnett &
Slack, Thursday evening, the following
officers were elected
President, Frank H. Brooks.
Vice President, c. A. Cramton.
Sec. and Treas, Richard c. Baker.
Directors for three years, E. M. Taft,
Harvlin Paddock, p F. Hazen.
The following were added to the list
OF corporators: Edward F. Griswold,
Joseph Fairbanks, w. A. Kicker. Elmore
l. lde, Henry G. Ely, Clark P. Rowland,
E: c. Spaulding, DR.. F E. Farmer, DR..
Willis B. Fitch, S. J. Somerville, David
Williams.
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For the Fans.
Cheer up !.

Cheer up!
Gray's Indians made the last end of
the trip in a badly crippled condition,
leaving Steinberg at Holyoke and play
ing some of the games with three for
wards and one guard, but still they
brought home four scalps.
Ofcourse everyone will be out to greet
the boys in their first game at home since
New Years on Thursday night. There
will probably be new faces in both line
ups and the Fitchburg bunch say they
have surprise or two up their sleeve
tor Company d.
Manager Gray has at last arranged
series with the Brattleboro team. He also
has games with Gloversville and East
Boston A. A. for the near future, which
goes to prove that basket ball isn't quite
dead issue yet, evidence of the anvil
chorus to the contrary notwithstanding.
Pittsfeld has long been basket ball
center, but it remained for the Vermont.
ers to show the best article in that line
that the natives Of that burg ever saw.
In three column story a Berkshire
paper referred to it as The greatest exhi-
hibition in the history Of the game.
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South Congregational Church.

The annual meeting of the South Con
gregatlonal church was held Wednesday
evening and about 200 were present.
Supper was served and the business
meeting followed Greetings were read
from a number of absent members, and
the following officers and committees
elected.
Treasurer, Charles S. Adams.
Receiver of weekly offerings, CLAYTON
R. Bond.
Auditor, Wilbur J. Farr.
Church Committee, Rev. Edward T.
Fairbanks, Rev. c. H. Merrill, {. 2.
Rowland, Mrs. Henry Fairbanks, Mrs.
Rebecca p. Fairbanks. Miss Alice E.
Hall, Mrs Charles G. Braley, Mrs. Ray
mond Hail.
Bushes Commute, Jason NJ. Carpen-
ter, Charles &. Bradley, d. c. Horner.
Supt of Sunday School, Harry NJ.
Nelson
Assistant Superintendents, Henry ].
Park, John M. Perham.
Music Committee, Charles H. Horton,
Rev. Edward T. Fairbanks. Mrs. F. O.
French.
To Assign Seats, Jason NJ. Carpenter,
Henry E. Byron.
Missionary Committee, Rev c. H.
Merrill, Rev. E. T. Fairbanks. Mrs.
Henry Fairbanks, Mrs. J. M. Perham
Welcoming Committee, Charles S.
Adams, Henry r. Albee, Henry E. By
ron, Charles A. Calderwood, Henry G.
Ely, Clark P. Rowland, Rev E. T. Fair.
banks, Miltimore Merrill, Marshall
Montgomery, Crawford Ranney, Robert
B. Shields, John T. Richie, Charles Ross.
Ushers and Ofiertory Staff, Harold :.
Abbott, Clayton X. Bond, Harold A.
Bond, Calvin f. Brown, Alvi P. Calder
wood, Ernest H. Cowles, Wilbur !. Farr,
George |. Green Raymond Hall, Charles
H. Horton, End, Bernard F. Johnson.
Rollie K. Laughlin, Charles Morse, Jr.,
Charles H. Newell, George c. Newell,
Nelson R. Park, Clayton V. Perry, Viii
liam j. Perry, Burton l. Staples, Myron
E. Smith, Vernon B. Ticehurst, Roland
]. Thornton.
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Merchants National Bank.

AT the annual meeting yesterday the
Merchants National Bank stockholders
reelected the following officers:
Directors, ElmoreT Ide, L. K. Quimby,
Harry Blodgett, DR.. T. R. Stiles, Alex
ander Cochran, Edmund M. TAFT, George
H. Cross, W. |. Powers.
The directors organized by electing
these officers:
President, Elmore T. Ide.
Cashier, Charles w Ruiter.
Teller, Edward c. Chandler.
Bookkeeper, Everett B. Chase.
Clerk, Frank H. Philburt.
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Citizens, Savings Bank.

At the annual meeting Tuesday morn
ing the following directors were elected:
A. L. Bailey, James Richie, D. r. Dens-
more of West Burke, Henry NJ Stevens
of North Craftsbury, Horace w. Bailey
ofNewbury, Frank W. Silsby of Lyndon
vile, and Joseph Fairbanks.
The directors elected the following
officers:
President, A. L. Bailey.
Vice Pres, D. r. Densmore.
Treasurer, John T. Richie
Asst Treas, Gilbert E. Woods.
Bookkeepers: Harry Nj. Nelson, Wilbur
]. Farr, Roy N. Howard.
Stenographer, Donald McGregor
During the year George P Blair, vice
president, died and the only new member
of the board of directors is Joseph Fair
banks.