Dixon County NeArchives History .....Ponca Hit With Black Diptheria Epidemic June 11, 1890 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Debra Crosby http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00010.html#0002467 April 28, 2018, 12:57 pm The Lebo Courier Fri Jun 20, 1890 Black Diptheria Epidemic Ponca, Neb., June 11.--Ponca is suffering with an epidemic of black diptheria. Six or seven cases have been reported to the board of health and two death have already occured. Many families are leaving the city. The mayor has issued a proclamation forbidding the holding of public meetings and confining all children to their home. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dixon/history/other/poncahit5gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 1.0 Kb