Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-10-18
FOOD STORE Is
CUANTEDLATER
CLOSING ORDER
CT Vour at $3.50 Affecting Grocery
establishments in Rock Island,
NeIine and East Moline
SOFT DRINK PARLORS OPEN
Permit Sales of Ice Cream Until >
O'Clock Children Confined
To own Yards.

Grocery and food stores of Rock
leland have been exempted from THE
to'clock closing order, they being
,ox permitted TO remain open until
SEQ All other places of business
viii close at > o'clock with the eX-
ception Of drug stores, hotels and
restaurants
Drug stores. under orders. can
seIl nothing but drugs after 5
o'clock. Soft drink and ice cream
rs-Iprs are allowed more Ieeway
Under the revised closing orders is
sred Yesterday as a result of a SEES,
son held in the city hall by Moline
srd Rock Island city commissions
ers and health authorities. Major
q H. Clark. stationed al Rock Is
land arsenal. was also present
soft drinks may now be dispens-
81 during the day whereas before
ali sales were ordered stopped dur
ing the time that the city was plac-
e5 under quarantine
Barber shops have also been
granted the privilege of remaining
cpen until their regular time for
closing. according TO Dr.. c. T. Eos
Ter. city health physician. How
ever. a list of rules governing the
methods TO be employed by the
BARRIERS has been issued TO each
shop. Every article in each of the
places Is to be thoroughly steril-
lied before being used the second
time. in some Of the shops masks
are to be worn in order to prevent
,r ~, frr1v-v,
Children are affected by the lat,
est ruling. they being ordered to
remain in their own yards until
further notice.
Saturday night shopping is taboo.
the rules applying TO every day in
the week.
Issue New Orders.
A revision of the first closing or
ders has been issued by health Of
fcials of Rock Island, Moline. East
Moline and Silvis in which cities
the same regulations will apply and
are TO be enforced by federal and
state authorities. It is as follows d:
Owing 10 a nation wide epidemic
OF influenza, the United States
public health service and state OF
Illinois public health service. or
der the closing of all public meet
ing places.
Therefore. the following reguIa-
tons shall be in full force and eff
feet Immediately:
All public schools, all paroChia!
schools, business colleges and other
educational classes, moving pic
lures. vaudeville and theatres OF
all kinds. pool rooms and bowling
alleys. gymnasium classes and
lodge meetings shall be closed.
All indoor church services and
assemblies. public and private
Jarties. dinners, socials and all
other indoor meetings, public wed
dings and funerals, lectures and all
forms Of entertainments and
dances. sewing circles. ladies' aid
societies. mothers clubs and all
card parties are prohibited.
Close at ).
All banks and stores, otheS
than food stores and drug stores
shall not remain open on any day
of the week later than 5 p. m.
Drug stores may remain open
after ; p. m. as usual for the sale
Of drugs only.
All food stores shall not remain
open on any day Of the week later
than $50 P. N.
Children must remain in their
own yards.
Pool rooms may remain open
for the purpose of selling merchan-
disc until ) D. N.
mo congrega1ing Of persons
shall be permitted in any place OF
business at any time.
Any person violating any OF
these orders will be punished by
federal and state officials.
These orders will be in full
force and effect until further no
tee.
DIR c. T FOSTER,
City Physician, Rock Island.
DR., ". T. HINMAN.
City Physician, Moline.
"DR. WALTER TACKETT.
city Physician, East Moline.
FRED 0. maritime,
President Health Board, Silvis.