County Commissioner Paul White died at his home at Octavia last Friday from small pox contracted thru a visit to the jail here when the disease first broke out. He attended the last meeting of the commissioners, but was not feeling well at the time and went home earlier on that account. He was in this office a few days before he left and was greatly concerned over the condition of the men confined at the jail, saying that he wished he had some way of helping them. Paul was elected commissioner at the last election and was regarded as a first rate official by everyone with whom he came in contact. He was a real good citizen, and the people of this district will miss him.

Poteau News
LeFlore Co. OK 

Poteau Weekly 
Jan. 19th, 1922

Small Pox Situation Here 

The small pox situation here is in just as nice condition as it's possible for it to be. There are no new cases since the first big outbreak and there is very little fear entertained over the outlook at present. up to date there have been thirty-one cases in Poteau.

Three people who contracted the disease here, Paul WHITE of Octavia, a man at Wilburton and a man in Tarby Prairie, all died. Of those outside of the jail cases, all of them died with no exception. This Makes the total deaths outside the jail thirteen, and eight in the jail, giving us a total of twenty-one deaths, out of the thirty-one cases. At the jail six of the first cases are up and said to be out of danger, while the rest of the twelve are getting along nicely with chances of recovery, notwithstanding the fact that conditions are not so favorable there as at private homes. The authorities are well pleased with the outlook at present and believe that if the people will back them up adhering to rules laid down in the two proclamations we will be free of the disease in a very short time.

If you have not been vaccinated do it immediately and if you have any suspicion that you have been exposed stay inside till some physician passed on your case and tells you its for you to get out. The state health officials say we have situation well in hand and say its up to us to how we come out of this. if we do not relax our vigilance we are out of the woods. If not we are in for another spell. 

"Following Is The List Of Victims To Date"
E.L. JENKINS
Mrs. John HUNT 
Ed MCCLURE
MRS. ED MCCLURE
Arnold MCCLURE
Richard MCCLURE
Lander QUALLS
J.B. PETERS
Ben TAYLOR
M.I. GIBSON
Robert HARRISON
Jewel COLLIER
D.M. KYLE
G.M. JONES, Tarby Prairie 

Following Are The Prisoners Who Have Died In The County
Jail: Whites:
Fielder JOHNSON
Ed CUMMINS
W.R. ROWTON
Willis R. WALTERS
Frank BACUM
Colored:
Ben JOHNSON
Ben FISHER
Claud GRAVELY

Source: OKBits