Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-10-09
GRAND FORKS, CLOSED up ON
ACCOUNT 0FSPANlSHD DISEASE
OBEYSHIEAL,TH ORDERS STRICTLY
placed the number at an offhand
guess, at between 100 and 200.
h, 1000 Cases at Fargo.

placed q NUMBER at an Onnand
guess, at between 100 and 200.
Il, 1000 Cases at Fargo.
DR.. McGurren, secretary Of the
state board OF health,l today said that
reports + coming in very slowly to
his Office at Devils Lake; report,
further borne out in a dispatch
reaching The Herald this afternoon,
has it hat two thousand cases are
known in Fargo. The dispatch adds
that health officers have lost all count
with reports of new cases coming SO
maintain any system Of tabulation.
Zone more death was recorded in Far
go this morning.
At Crookston, Mimi, So cases were
reported early today. From Mandan
comes a report that all theaters,
schools and churches have been
closed, and the only encouraging
word coming from the northwest is
la report from jamestown to the eff
terially decreased. and that fewer
new cases are being reported to the
officials.
Public Library Closes.
The city board of health today or
dered the Grand Forks public library
closed. Lillian Cook, librarian. an
nounced that patrons having books
out are asked to hold these in their
homes until the reopening Of the Ii
brary. No fines will be demanded
for over time due to the closing order.
Public sentiment appears to be
calm. No great fear seems t O exist,
and many people are inclined to
think that the disease reports often
are slightly exaggerated. One ply
sician said today hat it has come
to a point where some people think
they have a cas- Of Spanish influenza
to combat a. oon az they develop an
ordinary, ld-fashioned cold. Never
theless, the medical fraternity con-
tinues to urge that extreme precau-
tionary and preventive measures be
taken.
The federation. Of woman's clubs
in this state that the con-
vention scheduled for next week has
not been definitely postponed. Fur
Their action in this respect will be
contingent upon the situation as it
has developed here at the end Of the
present week.
Tighter Than Drum at co."
Quarantine continues at the uni
versity post this morning, Every
thing, to put in the military vernacu-
lar, is tighter than a drum out
there. No civilian can get in or out
without his official pass from head
quarters. Guards are walking past
at every entrance to the grounds,
challenging pedestrians, faculty
members, drivers of delivery wagons.
and requiring them to present their
pass before the strictly military COM
mand is given, pass on"
Those members of the university
faculty who neglected to secure a
pass before leaYing last evening
found themselves in rather bad way
this morning. NThey were halted at
the point of the bayonet and escorted
to headquarters under armed guard
to obtain their official pass Delivery
wagons on seemingly necessary bust
ness are stopped at the Woodwork
crossing, while the driver is escort
ed to headquarters to explain his
business on the grounds. Everything
is being carried on in a strictly mill
tary way.
Military Aspects Of "U' Life.
One of the features of the quaran-
tine, or interior guard. which is the
correct military term for the quar-
! antine, is the calling out Of the guard