Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-10-24
OTTAWA MAN HOME SAW
GRAVE DUG WITH
STEAM SHOVEL
JOLIET Loss LARGE
NO NEW CASES IN OTTAWA TO.
DAY-BullETiN SAYS, KEEP
YOoR FEET ORY"-CHURCHE
MAY OPEN SUNDAY.

Influenza Is reaping heavy toll in
the eastern states, according to Marx
Bennett. VINO has just returned from
Philadelphia.
Since the epidemic struck that town
there has been nearly 1000 deaths
and the work Of burial has been more
than the undertakers could attend to
Public funerals are forbidden, and so
fearful are people OF the contagion i
is impossible to get paEbearers with
out pay, 80 it became necessary for
the undertakers to provide the pail
haerers at each funeral
Help is SO scarce the digging of
graves is let by contract and trenches
are being opened with steam shoves
In many cases It is impossible to
secure caskets and improvised boxes
are used.
The greatest mortality is in the for
eign sections of the cities.
Joliet Hard Hit
Joliet is in the midst OF the epi
dendc, and the deaths there have
amounted to over $50 since the start
OF the epidemic. Several emergency
hospitals have been provided.
No New Cases.
Health Officer Dr. w. A. Pike re
ports that influenza Is on the wane in
this city and that no new cases have
been reported today.
The following bulletin was issued
by DR.. Pike:
"On account of the cold, wet weather
1t Is highly essential that people in
general, and convalescents in partic-
ular. use extraordinary precautions to
avoid getting wet. IF you do get wet
and more particularly your feet, you
should go home at once and change
to dry clothing"
Churches May Open.
1t Is possible that arrangements
will be made for brief services in the
churches on Sunday and that The
schools will be permitted to open on
Monday. This matter is up to the
health department, and within the
next twentyfour hours II will be
known what will be done.
Mrs. Or. J. II. Fowle
Mrs. Josephine Crawford Fowlie
wife OF DR.. J. H. Fowlie. died last
evening at $50 o'clock at the family
home, 1903 Norris street, after d
weeks illness of influenza, which de
veloped into pneumonia. Mrs. Fow
lie was we'll known in Ottawa having
resided here for he past twenty five
years. and her scores Of friends were
greatly grieved to learn of her death
She was the daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. Martin Crawford and was borl
In Ophir township, 80 years ago Tel
years ago she was married to DR.
Fowlie. To this union were borl
three children.
Besides here husband and he
three children, Ben, John and Elean
or she Is survived by her parents
Mr.. and Mrs Martin Crawford an
the 4 ollowing sisters and brothers
Mrs. Emma Fitzsimmons of l.
Sale, Mrs. Mary Dunno. Mrs. Jane
Cruise, Mrs. John Courland, Mlsse
Ida and Louise Crawford and p.
Frank and Martin Crawford all r,
siding in Ottawa.
The funeral services will be hel
tomorrow morning from st. Columb
Catholic church and burial will b
made in st. Columbia cemetery.
Dr. Fowlie and the three littl
Fowlie children who have also bee
seriously III are recovering nicely.
Martin o. Rysg.
Martin O. Rygg, aged about
years, who had been working as
farm hand near Ottawa for the pa
several years. died last evening
1145 o'clock at the emergency he
pital after an Illness OF one week
influenza and pneumonia.
The body was removed to the Gla
felter undertaking establishment, al
the deceased mans brother Mart
q. Rygg, of Joliet, arrived here N
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