Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 245, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1918 — DR. HURTY EXTENDS BAN BEYOND SUNDAY [ARTICLE]

DR. HURTY EXTENDS BAN BEYOND SUNDAY

Indianapolis, Oct. 17.—Dr. J. N. Hurty, secretary of the state board of health, announced this, evening that •the statewide ban on all public gatherings because of the influenza epidemic will be extended beyond Sunday, midnight,, the original date set for the termination of the closing order. Dr. Hurty said the length of the extension period will depend entirely upon the nature of the reports received from county health commissioners over the state up to 10 o’clock Friday. He said that from the present outlook the extension would be at least five days and not more than ten days. . The extension order, like the original closing order, wall take in all “public gatherings,” including schools, churches, theatres and other public meetings, Dr. Hurty said. The total number of new cases reported to the state office today was 2,688, the largest number reported in a single day since the emergency order was sent out October 7.