Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 May 1903 — ONE ON HURTY. [ARTICLE]

ONE ON HURTY.

An amusing although pathetic instance of Dr. Hnrty’e visit to Rensselaer recently was that of the “cases” of small-pox at Wm. Baker’s, on South Division street. One of the ohildren’s face was chapped some and the Baker’s, liv ing next door to Nate Fendig’s, had heard that perhaps they would also be quarantined. The family are in quite straightened circumstances and did not know what they would do if quarantined eo that nothing in the way of money would be coming in. The old lady has two moles on her fact- that have been with her from ohildhood, and she had just been weeping over the gloomy prospects when Dr. Hurty and a Rensselaer doctor called. Hurty examined her fate end pronounced the niolee the eruptions of smallpox, and the family *ai quarantined and a guard stationed to see that no onegot out or in the bouse. None of the family were sick at all. The old lady protested to Hurty that the marks were moles, but he was bound to have it small-pox, and small-pox it was officially declared.