The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-11-15
ONE QUARANTINE
MADE EFFECTIVE

now the citizens of that locality de-
termined 10 make an effective quar-
antine against infiuneza, "a follows:
The court and the county board OF
health and council OF defense have
clashed In the Challis or Salmon
river watershed section of Custer
county over Spanish influenza quar-
antine. To prevent carriers taking
the disease into the Challis section.
all roads and highways leading
thereto were picketed. In the night,
however. parties passed the pickets,
and when discovered. were placed Ia
Quarantine. They applied to the
courts for help. and Judge r. u
Cowen issued writ for the release
OF the parties so detained and cited
Sheriff Huntington and DR.. c. L.
Kirtley, chairman of the Custer
county board of health, to appear be.
fore him at Arco on November IL,
to show cause why they should nof'
be punished for contempt of court
for refusing to release them.
Resolution Explains Situation
The Custer county council OF de-
tense met and passed the following
resolution. which was forwarded to
Governor Alexander, the state board
Iof health, the state council OF de-
fense and Judge Cowen:
Whereas, a. dangerous and infec-
tons disease known as the Spanish
influenza has become epidemic
Through the United States, and has
infected many places within the
state of Idaho, and the affliction Of
ten causing death, and the Custer
county board of health under the au-
thority and rules and regulations OF
the state board of health. have quar-
antined the Salmon river watershed
in Custer county against infected dis
trict, said Salmon river watershed
being free from said epidemic by
reason of such quarantine, and prop
er stations and guards having been
placed cn roads and ways of ingress
To this section, and one of them be-
ing placed on the public road be-
tween Mackay and Challis at Willow
creek summit, the Lost river and
Salmon river divide, and
Run the Blockade
Whereas, Persons from an affect
ed district did wilfully and unlaw-
fully in the night time and after be-
ling instructed by DIR. c. l.. Kirtley,
chairman of the county board of
Health, not to do so. steal by sucn
guard and quarantine station and ex-
pose people ip this district to said
ldisease, and under the direction of
said board OF health, such persons
were arrested and detained under
Quarantine by w. X. Huntington.
sheriff of Custer county, until time
for the development of the disease
and danger of the infection had pass
ed, and
Court Steps In.
Whereas, a. J. Cowen, judge OF
the Sixth judicial district court, did,
on the fifth day of November. 1918,
issue writ directing the sheriff and
Health board to Immediately release
said persons so quarantised and also
make an order appointing T. X.
Jones TO serve said writ and for
Chase A. Clark to accompany him.
both of said persons being from an
infected district, armed with such or
der and writ, wilfulIy passed said
quarantine station and guard and
came to ChaIlis and served said pa.
pers. said judge directing that they
be not interfered with in making
such service: that said judge had is
sue an order directing w. X. Hun
, tington. sheriff. and Dr. c. l. kirt'
/ ley, chairman OF the Custer county
board of health. TO appear before
him at Arco. Idaho, on the 11th day
of November and show cause why
they should not be punished for con
tempt of court for refusing to re-
, lease parties from quarantine: tha'
we are reliably informed that said
Judge F. ]. Cowen has issued furth
er orders TO permit other persons
from affected district to pass qraran
tine station and guard and thereby