The Alaska daily empire., 1918-10-29
Simply Taken as a Precau- tionary Measure Against the Spread of the
 Epidemic.
ORDERS ARE ISSUED
People Are Requested to Keep from Congregating in Any Public Place
 in the City.

With three cases of Spanish in fluenza developing yesterday in Ju neau, the town has been ordered quarantined by Mayor E. Valentine chairman of the Health Board J. H Montgomery and City Health Officer Dr. L. O. Sloane.
 The germs carrying the epidemic crept into Ketchikan and is spread ing rapidly. Ketchikan has been carefully quarantined, all boats land ing there have been inspected. It is feared by the health officers that as carefully as Juneau is being watched, an epidemic of Spanish in fluenza will eventually spread here. As means of aiding in the proven tion of the spread of this disease, the order was made today by the mayor, board of health and city health officeE q -ss.
 The proclamation issued is as fol lows:
 Fully realizing that feeling of fear and anxiety is prevalent through out the city, in regard to the expect ed spread of the disease known as the Spanish influenza and further in state of nervous strain owing to the great disaster that has taken place within the last few days, and further with a view of allaying the fear now prevailing, and after due consultation with the medical au- thorities the following instructions and order is hereby issued:
 "First-Avoid contact with other persons, keep to yourself as much as possible, act as though the city was being visited by an epidemic of smallpox, and avoid all suspects and report the same to this office i'm mediately, and all such persons shall be cared for.
 "Second-Keep away from the docks when a steamship is landing There are very few cases in the city and those are isolated and are being cared for, and any other cases which may develop will surely come on the steamships and therefore, the docks must be avoided
 "Third-All social and public func ions, including churches, schools 'heatres and pool halls (buy your cigars or tobacco and leave the pool halls), are forbidden, all persons sus pected of having been in contact with or exposed to the disease are forbidden to visit or call upon any one. Public funerals are prohibited "Fourth-That all citizens trans act their public business and duties with dispatch and spend no time in street and store visits and that nc lettering or loafing be indulged in lntil this order is annulled.
 "Fifth-It is requested and expect ed that each and every citizen will ;heerfully conform to these orders and requirements and do any and Ill things which will prevent the in reduction and spread of this awful disease which is now decimating the 'NfN"eAch VI iiduy pdito oi thC CDit ed States.
 Sixth-Parents are especially re 1uested to keep their children al home and off the public streets as much as possible and keep them from mingling with other children and wis ting other homes, thereby protecting themselves as well as the genera public.
 "E. VALENTINE,
 Mayor City of Juneau
 "J. H. MONTGOMERY.
 Chairman Health Board
 "L. o. SLOANE.
 "City Health Officer.
 Besides Steve Ragan. Assistant District Attorney at Ketchikan, wh' Is i'll with Spanish influenza, ac cording to word received in Juneal on the Spokane, there are fourteeI