The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-10-11

DR.. Robert S. Willard city super
intendent OF health, this morning
determined that it would be best to
close the public schools during the
epidemic OF Spanish influenza now
prevalent in the city. He at once no.
titled the board of education aud
X. a. Hefner, president, called a
meeting OF the board which was held
at his office this morning at 1880
o'clock and it was, after the subject
had been fully discussed, declared
that the schools would close at noon
today and remain closed until such
time as the city superintendent OF
health declare the necessity for their
being closed no longer existed.
Federal Judge and Mayor Confer.
Judge Frank A. Youmans, Of the
Western District of Arkansas, now
holding the term OF federal court
here, last night sent for the mayor
and asked him about conditions in
the city. The judge had been re-
ceiving so many reports from lur-
ors, witnesses and litigants to the
effect that they were unable to at
tend court owing to the prevalence
OF the malady, that he did not deem
it well to continue the session and
said, at noon today, that the court
would be adjourned for the term
at the close of the afternoon session.
This means the passing and aband-
onment of the term of court Tor
Ardmore for this year and there will
be no court held until next October
unless a special term should later
be ordered.
Judge W. +. Freeman, of the dis
trict court. said Doctor Willard,
city superintendent of health, called
on him this morning and said 1t
would be well to adjourn court and
he said he would do so, and be glad
to cooperate with the authorities
that is. he would suspend the trial
of the civil docket and discharge
the Jury, but il conditions warrant
ed, at an early date, he would re-
sumo the trial of these cases. lie
added that the criminal docket in his
court is set to begin for trial OF cases
Oct. Fl and il there is no change
for the worse he expects to take up
the criminal docket at that time.
In the county court Judge Thomas
B. Champion has been hearing final
reports of guardians and admins
traitors at the rate of twenty each
day but he suspended this at noon
today and announced that his court
was adjourned until further notice.
William Hutchinson. United
States commissioner has no cases
for hearing at present and the COM
missions court will also conform
with the action of other local courts.
Doctor Willard has prohibited ev-
erv form Of public gathering. This
includes church meetings, prayer
meetings and Sunday Schools, all OF
which will be suspended until fur
ther notice.
Labor organizations, lodges OF all
kinds and other bodies will be in
structed to forego all meetings un-
til advised that they may resume
the same.
Doctor Willard said today he did
not expect any violation OF these or
ders. because the people eXpressed.a a
willingness to cooperate with the
officers in carrying them out. but he
insisted they would, if necessary, be
enforced strictly.
Because of the fact that the COM
panies assemble and drill in the open
air it was not deemed necessary to
include in the order the meetings
of the various military and semi
military organizations and f Com
pany. Second Regiment; Machine
Gun Company, Third Regiment;
Ardmore Platoon, HomN Guard of
Carter county and Ardmore Unit