The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-01-06
WHEN KEOKUKW WAS
UNDER QUARANTINE.
Thlrty-five Years Ago City Council
Shut up Schools and Theatees
Because Of Small
Pox.
OVER IN FEW WEEKS
BY Last Of Month Newspapers An
nounced That Epidemic Had Been
Stopped-LIst Of
Cases.
OVER IN FEW WEEKS

Keokuk was in quarantine on account
of small pox. The Gate City Of JAN
uary 3, 1882 says THUS far ten cases
have been reported, two Of which re-
suited fatally" A report was made
the night previous to the city council
by DR.. Hills. chairman Of the board
Of health, and by order Of the board
of health, and by order Of the board
been closed" The medical college was
ordered closed to January Is and the
theatres were closed on the order OF
the board. 1t Was suggested then that
the churches should be closed.
According to the report in The Gate
City of the council meeting, Alderman
Ayres asked II vaccination would be
a good sanitary measure. He was as
would, and that he would not oppose
an order made in proper form.
| The Cases Reported.
! On January 81. The Gate City an
nounced that the epidemic was prac-
tically ended. and printed the follow
ing list of cases:
Harvey HUFFMAN, student Estes
house. Taken December %. Died
January 8. No vaccination.
George Harvey, student, Twelfth and
franklin. Taken December %; died
January s. No vaccination.
o. Harris, student, Fifth and Elk
change. Taken December 25, 1881.
tVsccinated II years ago. Gonzales
cent Jan. %.
Mrs. Harris, wife OF o. Harris and
two children. varioloid. Convalescing.
| Mrs. Gooding. corner Fifth and Ex-
change. Taken January IS. Vaccin-
Iated when a child. Convalescent.
J. e. Cox. student at Mrs. Pools be-
tween Eleventh and Twelfth ON Elk
change: taken December %, died De-
cember 81. Vaccinated several years
ago.
George Enlow, student. Ninth and
Morgan streets. Taken December rs.
convalescent; vaccinated when child.
L. Dowell, student at Green Vermil-
lions between Eleventh and Twelfth
on Blondeau. Taken December 81;
taken to pest house January l; died
January 9. Vaccinated hve years ago.
James P. Butler at Mrs. Shaw's.
Fourth and Timea Taken December
80: to pest house January Q; died Jan
uary 7: vaccinated II years before.
Two Students Die.
William T. Littlejohn, Fourteenth
and Palean. Taken to pest house De-
cember 81: died January s. Not vac
cinated.
p. O. Sheppard, student, Fourteenth
and Palean, taken to pest house De-
cember 81, died January 4. Not vac
cinated.
J P. Dill, student at Chapman's.
Tenth and Orleans; taken to pest
house December 81. Convalescent;
Ivaccinated when a child.
Nellie Pool, aged 6, erupted January
10, died January IS. Vaccinated short
time before stricken but no evidence
of virus having taken.
A son OF Mr.. Nelson. Twelfth and
Franklin streets. taken January 10,
died January Is. Vaccinated twice
without result.
Mrs. Nelson's brother. Twelfth and
Franklin, taken January 10, still liv-
ing; vaccinated.
Mr.. Nelson's son, IA, Twelfth and
Franklin. Taken January 16, vaccin-
ated ON the 5th. Still living.
Mary Proctor. between Seventh and
Eighth on Concert. Taken January
IA; vaccinated January Z, not good
take Doing well.
Charley Ross, at Brumbaugh's, Fiji
tc6nIQ ana fdlcdu anvil ~.
vaocinated in infancy and again with
in few weeks.
A son of Mr. Brumbaugh's taken Jan
uary IT, doing we'll. Vaccinated jan
uary I and g.
Miss Wooster taken January 16:
vacc;nated in infancy; revaccfnated
January 5.
Daughter of Mr. Wooster taken Jan.
II, vaccinated January 5, doing well.
The cases in Brumbaugh's family and
those in Woosters are supposed to
have been contracted from a man who
visited the studentsNsick with disease.
Mrs. Alkaline Dyson, vaccfnated for
first time January Is. about which
time she was taken with what looked
like 1t might be a severe case OF con-
fluent small pox but which has been
modified by vaccination She was
taken to the pest house January 25.
Following this list of names, The
Gate City of January 81 says: This
will set at rest all the wild rumors
that have prevailed throughout the
country and our neighboring friends
can again come to Keokuk as of yore."