The Red Cloud chief. [volume] (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, 1918-10-31
NEBRASKA CLOSED UP
State Board OF Health Puts Ban On
All Public Meetings In Effort to
Stamp Out "Fiu" Epidemic.

all public gathsrings, INDOORS vi o"'-
doors throughout the entire state, un-
iii November 2. The order closes al
schools, churches, lodges ana theatres
urges that children be kept ut home
as much as possible. and states that
the cause of the large NUMBER vi
deaths from the disease was on "e-
CONT of persons afflicted refusing 10
60, to he'd soon enough and attempting
to got out of bed too soon. THE dis-
case IL In an especially viruieht
,orrn " sovs the order. "and immediate
ont direct methods must be adop'eu
20 combat It's spread II the hearth anu
life uf our people are 10 pe coh.
scrveo." The ruling was issued ponru
members said, following reports that
the disease was spreading rapidiy
over tb@ state.
Nebraska women will not vote AZ
tbe election November 5, according 10
the or,uion handed down by District
Judre l.. A. Flansburg at lhncoih'
Neither will the anti-suffrage REFER
,ndum No submitted to vote OF lhe
people at the same election. Ju'sc
F,ansbnrg held that evidence submit
ted by .suffragists indicated that
the referendum petition did not con-
tain A sufficient number of Nal'n sig
natures and that therefore II shou'd
be withheld from the ballot uh'h u'e
case was finally decided.
Movement of 1000 draft seiects
from Nebraska, the states OCTOBER
quota, to Camp Kearney, CAL anu
Camp Bowie. Texas, was cancelieu py
ths War department, because or the
Influenza epidemic in the state. Inc
order was issued on Governor Ne
yille's recommendation.
Nebraska Is to have no more sugar
for canning purposes. according 10 u
ru,iny by the state food admlnistra-
don. The states allotment Tor NO
yember is 100000 pounds, reduc-
hon of $4,000 from that Of last
month.
More than 100 Nebraska civil war
veterans, whose meaCer ai'otmentS
have been hit by the high cost or Nv
ing, have applied for admission to thr
state soldiers heme at Milford AMI
Grand Island. Both homes are pretty
well filed and each has waiting ISL
The government has sent six army
phys,cians into Nebraska to help com
bat the Influenza epidemic. Severa
doctors have been sent into N"oA
county. where large percentage OF
the populace is I'll with the malady.
The state convention of the Nebras
ka Federation Of Women's CLUBS VII
he held nj Lincoln. Nov. 1922. TIT
convention was to have been heid u
Fairbury but was called OFT on nc
count Of the influenza situation.
Coming Just before the general e'ec
ton the statewide quarantine agains
the "nu" puts ban on nll campaign
tours and speeches and gives Ne
brnska the novelty OF campaign
minus the oratory.
Citizens Of Fremont and viclnit!
are convinced that the heavy ciouu
of smoke which hung over the distrlc
the other evening We're caused by tn
MlnneeOtu Iorest HTS WV 'N ~
north.
The influenza situation has becom
10 serious In the North Bend vicinit
that doctors and nurses have bee
summoned from Omaha to help con
bat the epidemic
G. r. Chapman, superintendent
the Lincoln hoard Of health. predict
That the "nu" epidemic in Nebrask
will not be over until the middle
November.
The postofice department at Wasi
ington has granted the request or ti
citizens of Berlin, Otoe county, an
changed the name Of their town
Otoe.
Unofficial reports on the fourth LII
erty loan campaign In Nebraska IND
Gates that the state went "over II
top" with several million to spare.
The state convention of Congreg
tionalists scheduled at York last Mo
day has been postponed to Novemb
1s, owing TO the influenza epidemic
The government has forbidden f
ley and Virginia to construct conso
dated school buildings until after Il
war.
Edward Kern Of Stanton won FIR
prize In the age boar class and n
row class and senior and grand cha
pion In the Duroc boar class at
National Swine Show Mt Cedar Ra
ids, hi.
While the federal government
trying to Obtain nurses from Nebras
20 care for Influenza victims Mt s
tliers' training camps, the need
nurses In Nebraska is such that lit
or no response can be given to
governments appeal, health ofici
say.
Six sons in Uncle Sans servl
and the seventh and youngest
preparing to enter the navy n