The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1918-12-05
CLOSED AGAIN.
Health Authorities Put Ban On Public
Gatherings Account Flu.

Almost over night the Spa nish ip
llueuza iucr.g -,d 10 epidemic proper
lions here again during the ueek-eirl
and health auihorltie>. after "a hurry
up consultation Monday morning. r..
established the ban "a public gather
ings Prof Calvin. - the HicSman
public schools. received orders after
school had taken up 10 dismiss aid
end the childrcn home. The Ham
Ramsay folks were also told that the
meeting would have o. close until cpi-
difiauS iuliirogs-l The evnngeii~fis'
uarfy have labored under many difH
ruities since coming 10 Hickman Sei
crab weeks aeo-aud had just guftei
utier way So fo speak. when the sec
aud ban came u was therefore dc
ided to bring the revival % per
ar,.nt end The picture show wa
ii-.s notified o. suspend until further
notice. Churches ni course. auioiiiaf-
ic.lly came under the ban The four
rhoolS. shows. rcviVals. church gath
criue~- really offered the greatest OPP
nrri unity Tor spreading the discs 81.
isuf tine present quarantine is to he
far more rigid than the first.
The Board OF Health order is as
follows
7
met December 2ud. and action was
taken 10 close al picture shows. pool
rooms. schools and churches indefi-
aifely
BE it further understood that your
county and state board requires every
f-sSe of communicable disease. infii-
cnza. ETC. be- reported within - hour
after each physician seeing such ease.
To the city or county health officers =.
we warn every doctor against fail
ure 10 report such clsc or cases. beN
cause we will be forced 10 prosecute
any person failing 90 do So We beg
affiliative cooperation of every one
in charge. and further warn hotel lob
bies and all places of puilic assembly
rgainSt any congregation ia any way
more than possible.
We communicated with DIR McCOr-
mick. who regretted our necessity OF
closing. Of course. as we all do. Now
it i the dury of every citizen TO assist
Ia this cooperation. We beg harmony
and cooperation instead Of criticism
All ~Flu" sufferers shall not go out
for ten days after considered we'll
Homes infected by same should not
have anyone only nurses and doctors
thorough ventilation continually.
Nj AfNl~AlIt-~~ fiflANNrN IL NAE wa A'a
mo. % allow any ccngrcgafing in thei-
stores and urge that their customers
transact their business and get out.
otherwise viii have 10 close banks and
stores on Saturdays. which We hope
10 not have 90 do"
tSigmedl Fulton County Board OF
Health. r. J. Stahr. Chairman. j. \
Phelps. Go Health officer. DIR. J. NJ
Hubbard. City Health officer. \ O.
Caruthcrs Mayor.
Local physicians estimated the mum
Der of cases Monday. I'm and around
Hickman. at one hundrcd-and this has
been considerably enlarged I'm the past
three days
Both from public and private
standpoint. every precaution possible
should be taken 10 prevent the con
tracting and spreading Of the disease
Many of our meighhOring cities. where
"A second epidemic has broken out re-
port the disease rag ging worse now
and with more fatalities-than ia the
initial outbreak From nOw ON. -
physicians say the weather VIII be
against them in stamping ont the
trouble: besides IL is next % impos'
sible for the limited number OF doc
tors now available 90 give all eases
necessary attention. II Is obvious tha'
we must cooperate with them IN th'
present crisis