Evening Republican, Volume 19, Number 226, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 September 1915 — John Marlatt Has Case Of Smallpox; No Alarm. [ARTICLE]

John Marlatt Has Case Of S mallpox; No Alarm.

John W. Marlatt, proprietor of the Rensselaer Garage, has the smallpox At his home on North Weston street, and the home is under quarantine, while the members of the family and others who had come into contact with him have been vaccinated and it is the opinion of Dr. M. D. Gwin, the health officer, that there will be no spread of the disease and no alarm is felt. There is no knowledge of where Mr. Marlatt contracted the disease and it is possible that it may have broken out without having been exposed to the disease. There are several cases of chkkenpox in town at this time.