"No little excitement has been created throughout the county by the discovery of small pox near Acton. The plain facts are these: Will Davis left El Paso on October 13th and arrived at the house of Uncle Peter James about 10 days later, where he was taken sick. In a few days he seemed to be developing a case of measles. (Just here we will say that small pox and measles are almost identical in their earliest stages and often fool the most famous experts). However, on last Saturday some blisters developed which proved it to be small pox. On Sunday a consultation of physicians was held and all agreed as to the nature of the disease.

Tuesday morning the commissioner's court met and employed Dr. Lancaster to take charge of the case and act as health officer, giving him the usual authority in such cases. Experienced nurses were employed and the sick man put in their charge. A quarantine station has been established at the home of Jim Rogers and every person who was exposed to the disease has been placed in quarantine as a precautionary measure. Every effort will be made to prevent the spread of the disease, and all believe it can be done. Dr. Lancaster's long experience in dealing with small pox is a warrant that the case will be well handled. He has never yet allowed the disease to spread, and the public can rest assured it will not in this instance. He requests us to say that only those who were actually exposed are in the least danger, and that there is no danger in passing through the Acton community, or in the people who have not been exposed going where they please".

"Mr. W.B. Davis, a nephew of Uncle Peter James, who came here on a visit from El Paso a short time ago, took sick last Monday a week ago with a high fever. Later he was found to have an eruptive disease, and when it was sufficiently developed to make a differential diagnosis of the case it was found to be small pox. A number of people who visited him were exposed with more or less risk, and are now under strick quarantine. Everything possible is being done to confine the malady with-in its present limits, and there is no danger of its spreading beyond the quarantine. There was necessarily a little excitement at first, but everything is quiet now, and there is no more risk in coming to Acton than to any other town in the county".

"Mrs. Glenn, of this place, who is a daughter of Uncle Peter James, was taken into the quarantine lines last week. She was exposed while on a visit to her father before the quarantine was established. She has been vaccinated and we do not think she is in any great danger".

"Mr. W.H. Davis, the small pox victim, died last Friday night and was buried in the Acton graveyard on Saturday. It was a sad affair and the family and friends have our profound sympathy. The story that "Billie" Davis knowingly brought the dreaded disease into the community and into the family of the good old people who raised him is not believed by any one who knew him. He made a statement to that effect on his death bed, and surely no one who is willing to give him justice will slander him in that way. Besides Dr. Lancaster says his statement is not only possible, but probable, as he had the same experience himself. There are no new cases to date (Tuesday), and everything is being done that is possible to keep the disease from spreading".

"Mrs. Glenn has been released from the quarantine station".

"Uncle Peter James of Acton died on Tuesday night, after intense suffering from kidney disease. Thus passes away one of the oldest and best-known citizens of the county. No man had more warm friends among all classes of people than had Uncle Peter. He was honest, conscientious and patriotic - the qualities needed to make a good citizen".

"Uncle Peter James whose death was reported in The News last week was one of the pioneers of this section, having come here in the fifties".

"Uncle Billie Rodgers preached the funeral of Uncle Peter James to a crowded house last Sunday".

"Mrs. W.H. Davis, wife of the small pox victim who died here last fall, is in from El Paso".