The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-02-04
FEWER NUMBER OF
INFLUENZA CESES
ONLY FIFTEEN NEW CASES RE-,
PORTED TUESDAY, LOWEST
NUMBER TO DATE

| The decrease in number of new in
| fluenza cases in Moscow continues
with gratifying regularity. Only Is
new cases were reported Tuesday as
compared with 10 Monday, 27 Sun
day, % Saturday, and 4S per day for
the five days preceding last Saturday.
Many more were released from quar-
antine and the work of taking down
influenza cards posted on Moscow
homes is going forward rapidly.
There have been no deaths since
Monday evening and the cases that
were regarded as serious are report
ed better today. The outlook is in
deed encouraging and there is a
opened in Moscow Monday as it will
be in Lewiston. All reports from Mos
COW and surrounding territory shows
that conditions are rapidly getting bet
ter and there is every reason to be-
lieve the crest of the wave has past
and conditions will continue to i'm
prove.
Better at Lewiston Today.
Lewiston reports conditions much
better than they have been for sever
al days. While Lewiston has a num-
ber of severe cases and is expecting
more deaths the prediction is made
that within 10 days normal conditions
will prevail. Lewiston schools will re-
open Monday after having been closed
for several weeks.
Another Death at GrangeyiIIe.
GRANGEVILLE.-Ge d. Stans-
bury, retired farmer OF the Winona
section, who has been making his
home in Grangeville, passed away
early yesterday morning, victim of
influenza that developed into pneu-
monia. He leaves wife and five chill
dren. Mr.. Stansbury's death is the
fourth due to the epidemic
Elmer Kennedy, a carpenter, i'll
with the disease, has received a set
back after entering upon GONZALES
cent stage and while his condition is
unsatisfactory it is not serious. The
general situation is much improved.
Death at Charleston.
CLARKSTON.-Mrs. T. H. Seay of
Grangeville died here last night. She
had been in the city but short time,
the cause of death being pneumonia.
The remains will be taken to Grange
vile for interment.
Marked Increase at Spokane.
OkANE.-Influenza continued on
the increase in Spokane yesterday,
257 new cases being reported for the
day There are a total of 1854 cases
in the city. No deaths had been re-
ported up to late last night.
225 Cases at Sunnyside.
YAKIMA, Wash. = Message from
Sunyside yesterday stated that 225
cases of influenza were under care Of
two doctors and that Mrs. R. c. Nc
Credie, president of the state board
Of health, had asked that the entire
city be quarantined and all places of
public assemblage closed.
Decrease at Chicago.
CHICAGO-Deaths from influenza
IN the last "a hours totaled 109 and
1872 new cases were reported. Pneu-
nonia cases numbered $50 with rs
1eathS.
Severe in Kansas.
TOPEKA, Kan. - New influenza
cases reported in Kansas yesterday
.otaled 3619 with 81 deaths.
67 Deaths in California.
SACRAMENTO, Cal. = Sixty-seven
1eaths in California from influenza
we're reported the last 4S hours. This
established a high record, it was said.
New influenza cases reported number
I'd 1903.
1000 Day in Illinois.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.-New cases of
influenza in Illinois are developing
1T the rate of 1000 day, it was an
1000 Cases in Copenhagen.
COPENHAGEN. = Seven thousand
new cases of influenza have been re-
ported in this city the past week.
Epidemic in Mexico.
MEXICO CITY.-Influenza has re-
appeared in epidemic form in Mexico.
Many cases have been reported IN
his city and so soldiers have been
'ound i'll with the malady. Reports
state influenza has appeared in the
states along the United States 'front.'
er.
$4,000 Reward For Cure.
DENVER, Col.-The Denver Post
announced it would pay
;25, 900 to the physician finding cure
or influenza. The money is to be
,aid after the cure has been approved
W the Rockefeller foundation and
Johns Hopkins university, Baltimore