Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-10-18
LOCAL. BRIEFS

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Born-To Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth
Macfarlane Tuesday, girl. All doing
nicely.
Mrs. Bert Cover was operated Oh
last Monday at the Macfarlane Hos
pital for appendicitis.
/ FOR SALE.-Corry Hotel, equipped
and furnished. Can be bought on the
/ installment plan. - Andrew Cory,
! City.-6w- 11-22.
Two four-horse teams were in &C.
dar last evening loading with coal for
the schools at st. George.
The weather has turned very cold
and storm is threatened. II makes
us think of heating stoves and win
ter's fuel.
DIR. Middleton passed through yes
terday en- route to Hurricane to OPP
crate on a number of patients, in as
ISOLATION with DIR. II. II. Wilkinson.
Mr.. J. A. Kopp is convalescing from
siege Of influenza, probably con-
tracted from Miss Nell Corlett, who
was sick in another part Of the house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Don Coppin, who were
among the first to develop influenza
here, are now better and Mr.. Coppin
is able to attend to his work at the
garage.
Pool halls, picture shows, religious
gatherings and all other public meet
ings have been prohibited by the board
of health, and congregating on the
streets and elsewhere is being discour-
aged as for as possible. As a con-
sequence Cedar City is a quiet town
these days.
Mrs. Beatrice Hunter is in very
serious condition as result of pneu-
monia of the broncho type, developing
as a complication with Influenza. The
patient is reported to have heart
lesion which also initiates against
her chances of recovery. However,
she is reported to have spent better
night last night and to be some better
today.
Mrs. John p. Fuller Of this place
and Mrs. Lawrence Adams Of Paro-
wan, who went to Denver a week or
two ago to pursue six weeks course
in "home service" work, found every
thing closed down there on account Of
influenza, with no prospect of enter
ing upon the work for three weeks,
and so were obliged to cancel their
engagements and return home.
DR.. Macfarlane was called to Mo
dena Wednesday to attend Mrs. Ar
chic Bond, who was suffering from in
fuenza complicated with pneumonia.
The patient was dying when the Doc
tor arrived and nothing could be done
for her Mrs. Bond, so far as known,
was the first person i thnis county to
contract the disease. She leaves
husband and children to mourn her
departure.
+. M. Colvin, agent in this county
for the popular automatic oiling aer-
omoter, reports the sale of a l0-foot
mill to Mr.. j. II. Arthur of this city,
which will be erected on his farm down
in the valley. The mill purchased
short time since by ID. Claud Uric,
and which was mentioned in these col
umns, has been set up and is behaving
admirably. The more that is seen of
this type of windmill the better it is
liked, as it is powerful, substantial
and practically no trouble to main
tain.
The Home Economic Club, through
its Child Welfare committee, desires
to accomplish two things this winter.
First, we aim to raise sufficient funds
to adopt three French orphans. Sec
ond we want to start the ball rolling
for an organized play ground, by buy
ing some apparatus for the develop
ment of our Riddles at home.
Anyone desiring to assist in either
cause may do so by contributing cash
or articles for sale. Child's saving
banks are placed for cash deposits at
the Sheep Store, Mercantile, Drug
Store. Cedars Hotel and at both banks.
Contributions offered for sale to
date are:
Infants tatted bonnet-Mary Pal
mer.
Infants dress, gown, princess slip,
wool slip. wool shirt, band, hose, baby
pillow-Ann, Corris, Iona Lunt, Any
Ryan.
Child's silk dress and crochet bon
net--Mrs. Ryan.
Cashmere pieces for quift-Mes-
danes Homer, Woodbury., Ryan.
Piecing and quilting quilt-Mrs,
Sarah Leigh.
Material for children clothes-Mrs'
Amy Brown.
Doll beds, mattresses, pillows, hian-
kets and quilts-District School child
rem.
Old waists, dresses or underwear
of georgette crepe, crepe de chine oil
wash silk can be used by the child''
welfare committee.
Send articles To Mrs. RYAN or Mis-