The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1918-12-27
DEATH TOLL Is
STILL GROWING
influenza Epidemic Re-
appears in Salmon
FATALITIES AND NUMEROUS Sc
RiOUS CASES IN THIS CITY.
WHILE DISEASE BREAKS
THROUGH CHALlIS QUARAN-
IlME

The epidemic appeared last week
in the stoutly quarantined commune
ty of Challis, where it was said more
than score of cases in pronounced
form were reported. 1t was said that
town by an enterprising traveller who
forded the river in order to get by
the quarantine guards; who the trav-
eler was not being stated.
The situation in Salmon again be-
came alarming with the breaking out
afresh of the malady last week, wheh
between thirty and forty cases were
reported. These include DR.. Whit
well, who had been active in fight
ing the disease for two months. Un-
til yesterday morning. when he be-
gan to mend, there were anxious
hours spent at the bedside of the be-
loved doctor. All the other cases ex-
cept those of Jack O'Quinn. John Nc
Kinney, Harry Hagen. Mrs. Arthur
Greene. her son Lawrence and two
daughters, Florence and Frances. the
Rhodes family the Gavers and some
others were in mild form. Editor e.
K. Abbott was also numbered among
the afflicted ones, now mending.
however.
There are only two physicians left
in Salmon to look after the sick
with DR.. Hammer away at army ser.
vice and DIR. Whitwell numbered
among the sufferers from the
scourge. DIR: Wright telegraphed fol
the valuable help that DR.. Stratton
might be able to give If he could
come here from Ltchfield, Illinois
and the Salmon physician received
word Wednesday that DIR. Strattor
was not well at all but would come
| if possible by the first of next week
| The only present help that DR.
Wright has is afforded by DR.. Pip
penger, woman osteopatn, who ha!
been exceedingly successful in treat
ing influenza among a large numbe
of sufferers.
Edward Tichner, well know
rancher near Salmon, was CRITICAL.
i'll at the stricken home of tn
Dwight Smiths where he was take
down along with Mr.. Smith and ott
er members of his family all nov
happily on the mend. Dr Pippenge
was their dependence as physician
with the r-i',i-o hel~ of others ~
cluding a neighbor who came at th
homely remedies to help out the o.
teopathic treatment by the phvsicia
and saved the life of Mr. Tichne
according to the report of the phys
clan.
MRS. JULIA KENNEDY OLIVER
The death of Mrs. Julia Kenned
Oliver, wife of George w. Olive
came as a shock for the city la!
Sunday afternoon. She had been
few days only and was staying ;
the Lemhf hotel The death cam
under most distressing circur
stances to take by it's call a fine tyI
of young woman who was highly e
teemed by the community.
Besides her husband she is survi
ed by a young son of seven year
The little fellow was taken from II
room before the end and cared II
at the home of DR.. Wright, not bell
told of the death until the next da
Mrs. Oliver was the victim of inf
enza with complications. Mr.. Oliv
was with her, having been call'
from trip east to her bedside.
She was less than 80 years of ae
She came here from Brooklyn N.
Her family name is Kennedy al
they reside at Yonkers in that sta
where they ares prominent. Re
Father Hynes was called to adml
lister religious sacrament when .
end was found to be at hand. T!
Salmon hcme of the divers was I
well know stock ranch. lntima
friends knew her as Jewel Oliver,
name singulary appropriate for
7 character at once lovely and p'
sonality of grace and charm.
The body has been prepared for
moval to the old eastern home
interment.
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