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Newspaper
Vernal Express
Location
Vernal, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
5
Roosevelt residents report travel and visits including Dr Tanner and Dr Lloyd in town. Vaccination lists and illnesses touch many families while a quarantine flag signals Clausen residence. Frank Peters receives a France letter about his son George and a two year old ingests caramel pills.
News brief recounts service details of Maeser cadet Caldwell's son Francis in Metz France and his sergeant rank. Reports Mrs Bodily's illness improving after severe winter health issues. Influenza claims William Namsey at S J Mark's hospital Salt Lake City after a work injury at Bingham. Oaks wins cross country service race near Pensacola while awaiting discharge. Flu rumors about LeRoy Nichens family proved false. Mark Hislop and Nelile Hacking recover from pneumonia. Carroll leaves Virginia furlough after three weeks home. he is a teacher in Vernal.
The flu situation in Lapoint shows improvement with no new cases and recovering patients doing well. A. Hales learns of his mother’s January 2 death from cancer and travels to Junction Utah to assist with property. Local residents report ongoing ice making and skating as Alfred Harrison and Psy visit Rooas elt. Mrs Jessie Brough remains ill with tonsillitis but shows better air. A C Hales quarantined briefly but influenza ruled out. The Lapoint Mercantile store welcomes Thelma Sprouse as assignee and Mr Abner Owain visits Vernal.
The quarantine ended Saturday at the home of Bishop Horace Morrill and Parley Goodrich with no influenza cases in the Morrill family. Teachers meet daily with students for individual instruction and assign home work with family shift hours twice weekly. LeRoy Morrill planned to Vernal Saturday morning for supplies. Morrill family members will return with her husband. An auto party including Bart Merkley, Golden Merkley, and Maggie Ross toured Roosevelt last week and came home.
Obituary note for Marvin Curtis Slaugh born July 27 1916 who died January 14 from pneumonia after influenza. Funeral held on lawn with Bishop Alfred Simper officiating and several church members performing solos. Family illnesses from flu crowded area with remarks of healing and convalescence among relatives and neighbors.
Through Moffat the party stopped for a visit with Mr and Mrs Hank Merkley. Citizens have sought vaccination as supplies run low. LeVaur Mullins daughter ill around, health officer Claire Hacking urges quarantine to keep the ward free from exposure. Local residents Earl Mullins and family visited Liberty. Glatra Hacking and Gilbert Anderson made official trips.
Aunt Mary Kolb visits with her son Donald and family who live at Whiterocks while Misa Sortha Duifritz works in the boarding house at Qray's coal mine.
Othel Hatch visits Archi Gregory's home. Elva joins her mother. Mrs Geneva Hosata suffers heart trouble. Frank and Thomas Jenkins visit the saw mill. Lee Pletcher recovers from a bruised leg. Archie Jenkins visits from Roosevelt for coal. Sophia Jacobson ill with flu. five children also affected. Frank Bigelow and son Raymond to LaPoint. George Jenkins welcomes a baby boy born December 21. Jerry Harrison’s missionary friend Elder Archebald dies in Alberta. Archepald also contracts influenza. A sheep wagon owned by Joseph Jenking destroyed near here. Robert McCurdy brings freight from Price. Mrs Sarah Rogs very ill. DeVera Carroll reports a good trip. roads in good condition. Alice McKee reports han broke again and worsening flu crisis in California mission. Continued on page two.
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