News: Oxford Is Hit Hard By "Flu"

LEWIS, STOVER, FEDDERSON, BORLAND, BOLAND, HUGHES, WAGONMUELLER, SAXTON, WIESNEWSKI, HUMMER, MILLER

Posted By: Melissa Mayhew Grandt (email)
Date: 5/5/2009 at 06:00:09

Iowa City Citizen, Iowa City (Johnson Co.), Iowa, 21 October 1918.

OXFORD IS HIT HARD BY "FLU"
Two Die in One Family, Many Other Deaths result.

Oxford, Oct. 19--Lorenzo Lewis, a well known farmer living west of town, died Wednesday morning after a week's illness of pneumonia, following influenza. Four hours later his only son, Leroy, passed away, also a victim of pneumonia. They leave to mourn their death, the wife and mother and four daughters, Mrs. Clara Stover, of Chicago, Mrs. Hannah Fedderson of Storm Lake, Mrs. Settie Borland of Williamsburg and Mrs. Amber Boland of Wedster City.

Funeral services were held at the home Thursday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Interment was made in the Williamsburg cemetery.

Other deaths from influence occurring during this week near Oxford are:

Cam Hughes, president of the Oxford Mercantile Co.
Jacob Wagonmueller, a young farmer south of Oxford.
Ralph Saxton a young teamster of Oxford.
J.J. Wiesnewski, a young farmer north of Oxford.
Mrs. Verne Hummer, living south of Oxford.

The number of influenza cases in and around Oxford are now thought to be decreasing. The town is under quarantine, and stringent measures are being taken to get the epidemic under control. Thus far 150 cases have been reported to Mayor R.J. Miller.