Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1916 — More Smallpox Cases Reported; Many Are Being Vaccinated. [ARTICLE]

More Smallpox Cases Reported; Many Are Being Vaccinated.

Two new cases of smallpox developed over Sunday, both in the family of Victor Moore, of Barkley township. The girls were both attending Rensselaer high school and presumably contracted it here from some undetected mild case. Mr. Moore, father of the girls, brought one of them to town to be examined by the family physician, not knownig the nature of her sickness. It is not improbable that other cases will result as many have probably been exposed. Parents should not let a day elapse until their children are vaccinated. It not only will give them immunity but will be a benefit to the public health.