Jasper County Democrat, Volume 18, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1915 — Diphtheria Epidemic At Goodland Now Under Control. [ARTICLE]

Diphtheria Epidemic At Goodland Now Under Control.

Last Friday evening the members of the school board, the ministers, township trustee and Supt. Porter met with the city physicians and decided that the holding of all public meetings should be discontinued for a period of ten days, which terminates next Monday. No church services were held Sunday, school was dismissed in town and in the seven township schools for one week. Saturday five children in the family of Mr. and Mrs. VVilham, residing on West Prairie avenue, were taken down, but are better at this time. The little Moran boy, of south of town, is now out. The little son of Rev. and Mrs. B. H. Truman is as lively as ever. Tuesday morning it was discovered that Mrs. A. P. Hawn was a diphtheria patient, but is not in danger. Sunday every school child was given anti-toxin as a preventive and by this means it is hoped to keep the epidemic in check. Many cases of sore throat have been discovered, but have been cured without any other infection setting in. If no other cases set in the physicians hope to have the epidemic wiped out soon, for which all Goodland

citizens will be thankful.—Goodland Herald.