The Daily Ardmoreite 17 Oct 1918 - Murray County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Nita 13 Oct 2005 Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm ========================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ========================================================================== Originally posted at: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/UaB.2ACI/1340 >From columns in The Daily Ardmoreite Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Thursday Morning, October 17, 1918 Sulphur by MISS MYRTLE MASTERS JOSEPH LANCASTER, an Indian who lived on West Fourteenth St., died Monday of influenza. He was the first victim of the epidemic in this city. Following the order closing all churches, theaters, and lodges last Saturday, an additional order was made Monday at noon, closing the public schools… PROFESSOR DUNLAVY, state high school inspector for the A.&M. College, spend the first of the week inspecting the schools. Four extra policemen have been appointed to duty to enforcing the health proclamation of the mayor in preventing public gatherings and keeping school children off the streets. The special enforcement officers are: W. J. GIVENS, CARL LITTLETON, P. C. HOLDCLAW in addition to the two regular policemen H. T. MARSHALL and T. H. COLLINS. PRIVATE FRANK L. BAUGHMAN, son of Mr. and Mrs. WILLIAM BAUGHMAN of Sulphur, has recently been honorably discharged from Camp Travis on account of physical disabilities. CHARLES PORTER, EARL PORTER, ALVIN WHALIN, CHARLES GLASGOW, and RALPH WEEMS of Sulphur were recent arrivals "overseas." LIEUT. WILLIAM M. TUCKER of the Medical Corps, stationed at Del Rio, Texas and his wife DR. DIXIE TUCKER are here visiting friends. Their son LIEUT. DIXIE TUCKER was drowned accidentally in Lake Michigan a few days ago. MRS. GEORGE BARRIER and MRS. BARBARA WEAVER are in Oklahoma City visiting their parents Mr. and Mrs. CLAUDE WEAVER. MISS LEAH DOUGHERTY came home Monday from Mangum and spent the week with her mother. A. D. ROOT returned Tuesday after a visit at Roosevelt. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Return to Murray County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/murray/murray.htm