Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-26
Diphtheria Claims Another Vic
tim, Fourth in a Little Over
Two Weeks
PUBLIC IN GENERAL EXPOSED
Difficulty in Getting the Disease Under
Control Due to Fact That No Quar-
antine Was Imposed During the First
cases-sckness Or Death in Nearly
Every Home.

Special to imes-Repubican.
still another victim, Wednesday even
ing, and took from our midst one of
girls. Mamie Dunlavey, who died
Wednesday evening at 500, at the
home of her grandparents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Isaac White, in south Traer. Sew
eral weeks ago, her sister, Pearl. was
taken sick. with a very sore throat, al
tho it was not known at the time that
she had diphtheria. The physician
stated that ii might be conta gious, and
Mamie then went to the home of her
grandparents, in order to continue her
school work Two weeks ago yesterday.
she was taken sick with diphtheria,
and it was a hard struggle from the
first. Several days ago her throat
cleared. and considerable encourage
ment was felt, but the disease had left
the heart in such weakened condi-
ton that medical skill awaited moth
ing.
Miss Dunlavey was born ten miles
north of Traer, In Geneseo township,
on June %, 1892 During her early
childhood she lived on the farm with
her parents. A number OF years ago
they moved to town, and Miss Mamie
entered our public schools. She was a
member of our graduating class. and
would have graduated in June of this
year with high honors. She enjoyed the
advantages of the best home training
that intelligent and devoted parents
could give united in early life with the
Methodist church, and was an active
member thereof. Besides the Borrowing
mother, she leaves two sisters and two
brothers. On account of the nature of
the disease, the body Will be taken to
Buckingham cemetery, where short
funeral services will be held at the
grave by her pastor, Rev Gilman
Smith.
A little grandson of Mr.. and Mrs.
White is also very III with the disease
at their home, and anti-toxin is being
administered.
Two Dread Diseases.
According to reports of physicians,
and death in Traer for many years.
AL the doctors are busy night and
day, and there is scarcely home in
our little city which sickness or death
has not entered the past month or
six weeks. Grip is very prevalent, and
in some cases is quite severe, with
tendency towards pneumonia. There
have been fourth deaths from diph-
liberia in the past two weeks and a
half, and there are at the present time
three critical cases. Nearly three weeks
ago Mrs. d. E. Conner, wife Of a
business man, died, and 1t was sup
posed at that time that the trouble
was quinsy. Shortly after that, an
infant of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Wood
had a very sore throat and died. "A
few days later Mr.. Wood was taken
sick of sore throat and physicians
pronounced his a clear case OF diph-
liberia. Mrs. Carroll Parsons, of Oel-
vein, who came to attend the funeral
of her sister law. Mrs. d. e. Con-
ner, was taken very i'll of what proved
to be diphtheria, and died at the Con-
ner home. At the time Mr. Wood was
taken sick, Miss Pearl Dunlavey was
taken SICK W1tn sore NlnIosit' d'So "e etts'
Wood home, where she was staying,
and is still sick. Her sister Mamie
contracted the disease from her. There
is considerable disagreement between
the physicians here as to whether the
first cases, those of Pearl Dunlavey,
the Wood baby and Mrs. D, r. Con-
ner, were diphtheria or not. The first
case to be diagnosed as diphtheria
was at the Wood home, after the baby
had died, when Mr. Wood was taken
sick.
The difficulty in getting the disease