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This week in history as reported by the Summit County Journal the week of January 31, 1920.
DISEASE CONTRACTED AT THE DENVER STOCK
SHOW KILLS ONE; 53 FLU VICTIMS, 4 PNEUMONIA
Breckenridge
is suffering from an epidemic of Spanish influenza and other points report a number
of patients from the disease contracted in Denver during the stock show week.
One death has resulted from the disease or following complications, four cases
of pneumonia are officially on record and 40 cases of influenza have been
reported to the city and county health physicians.
BACK BROKEN AT KOKOMO BY FALLING STONE
Peter Welch, a
miner in the Gold King mine at Kokomo, was probably fatally injured yesterday
(Wednesday afternoon when he was struck upon the back by a large rock which
fell upon him from the roof of the stope in which he was working.
CONTACT WITH 13,000-V WIRE SNAPS OFF
LIFE
J.L. Kirby, an
employee of the Tonopah Placers company was killed probably instantly at the
No. 1 dredge of that company last Thursday, when he came in contact with a
13,000-volt current of electricity while trying to repair a transformer near
the boat.
EMERGENCY NURSE HERE SOON – 12,000 FLU
VICTIMS IN DENVER
The Leadville
community Red Cross nurse will arrive in Breckenridge on Sunday morning to care
for the sick in local homes, working with the physicians of the town. This
announcement follows a meeting last night of the executive members and the
board of directors of the Summit county Red Cross.
WELLINGTON LOADS 50 TONS OF CONCENTRATES
DAILY
The Wellington
Mines company is taking full advantage of present good price gold for spelter
and is loading fifty tons of high grade concentrates per day. The ore leaves
Breckenridge in a train load at a time.