Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-11-07
EPIDEMIC, HOWEVER, BELIEVED
TO HAVE BEEN DEFINITELY
CHECKED
NEW CASES DEVELOPING
Contagion Spreaks to Cottonwood-rwo
Deaths In Squibb Family Within
Seven Days

V and vicinity during the week, and sex
Il eral cases remain serious, it is believe
s the epidemic has been definitely check
: ed, and within a short time will be en-
tirely eliminated from the east side o
t Camas Prairie. AT the same time, tn
disease has spread to Cottonwood, whicl
heretofore had been free from thu
! malady.
Few new cases are reported. Some
however have developed in homes in
which one or more members previously
had been afflicted.
Those who have died during the week
are:
MRS. FRED MOVES, Grangeville.
MRS. SOPHIA GRAFTON, Grange
vile.
AIRS. WILLIAM SQUlBB JR.,
Grangeville.
BERNICE MILLER, Winona.
Berniee Miller, who was the 14-year-
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Mil
Ter of WinOna, died last week in the
home of her parents.
Mrs. William Squibb Jr.
In the death of Mrs. William Spuibb
jr., the influenza epidemic claimed the
second member of the Squibb family
within a week, her husband having died
on November 81, just week previous
to her demise.
Mrs. Squibb, whose maiden name was
Myrtle l. Wann, was born on Jan. 7,
1895, in Benton county, Ark. In
August, 1898, she came to Idaho with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs E. E. Wann.
On July 2, 1914 she was married to
William C. Squibb jr.
Surviving Mrs. Squibb are her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Wann, of
her 2-pear-old daughter,
and two brothers, Leo, in the
army, and Glenn, at home
Funeral services were conducted at
-he grave in Prairie View cemetery,
afternoon, the Rev. H. J.
Wood officiating. Music was rendered
~ the Federated church choir. A. J.
Iaugg was in charge of the funeral.
Mrs Emma Noyes.
Mrs Emma N0yes was born at Pom
roy. Wash. August 4. 1878 At the !
70 Of five years she came TO Camas
.rairie. where she has resided until
er death, Last Saturday. November 2, n
)iS. Her death resulted from pneu- /
a.4ia- following the Influenza.
She was married in 1894, at the age
sixteen to Edgar II. Parks who died
1906 ieaVne her WIN three Young
lildren Hazel c., Archie p. and
udria T.. for whom she bravely set F
rth ~ mako Hvinr nod 70 nrOvido
good education for them. In 1909
e was married 10 Fred NJ Noyes, to
hon she was ever a faithful and low
& Wife. Beside her three children
e leaves to mourn her loss, her
)ther. Mrs. John r. Snively, of Spo- /
ne. who came over to attend the
neral, one sister, Mrs. Joe Dysard,
10 no doubt feels most bitterly her /
:. as they were ever inseperable.
d unusually devoted to each other.
ere is also Il stepmOther, and half
others and sisters who deeply mourn
+ loss. They are Mrs. Joel Shearer.
:. Frank Raugh Mrs. Nora Cash.
la. Georgia, Claude and Dale. of
melville, Mrs Louis Milot of Kellogg
Mrs. Lloyd ROup of Harpster.
la Shearer is in England in the ser
e Of his country. Archie Parks is
o in the service, being placed at
sent on the q. S. S. Western Comet.
New York. The young stepdaughter.
tn Moves. who is away from home
$ unable to return to the funeral on
cunt of the influenza Mrs. Moves
5 member of the Christian church.
was sincere christian. living her
lgion daily, in her intercourse with
relatives and friends. She was ever
ritable in her judgment of others.
+ ready to respond to the call of
needy, and to labor earnestly for
helpless. Though often weary from
labors, no one ever heard her com
in Now she is at rest, and those
mourn her, have these pleasing
nories of her to soften their grief
Mrs. Sophia Grafton.
Irs. Sophia Hannah Grattan. aged
ears, died at her home in this CITY
lday, November 4th, from pneu-
ia Following influenza and will
ala away in Prairie View cemeteryi
lay morning at 80, with Rev. ].
Pine conducting the services at the
etery ana Undertaken Maugg in
'ge of the funeral.
'phia Hanna Davis was born in
res county, Nebraska, on March IL
!. She came to Idaho with her par
at the age of II years, and settled
Aamiah until the following spring.
n she came to this city. She was
ed in marriage to Ernest Grattan
II. 1898, and to this union
2 children were born, a baby
n I'll