Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1883-07-19
DIR. EDISON VS.. BUNDY.

E0tt0FS reporter In reply to al
article published in your last issue by
request of Local Physician, which
am well aware you refused to stoop to
publish until urgently requested so to
do by said Local Physician. His
object in desiring thus to malign me
leave to an Intelligent public. who have
frequently heard the oft repeated
boasts of some of my fellow prac-
tltloners made ten months ago That
they would run me out of Wood
County in six months, but [ am still
here and propose to remain, notwith-
standing [ have in my possession an
offer from the proprietors of the
Miners Hospital in NJ. I. to take
charge of that institution, a position
worth $4,000 per year net cash. I
wish to state that [ had 3 years ex-
perience in military hospitals during
the late war, besides what [ have had
since 1880 My father is and has
been prominent practitioner of medi-
cine for the past 80 years III n. Y.
In 1856 [ entered his laboratory and
began my studies, remaining there
until 1861 when 7 enlisted and served
oUey fo2r gea1s as private soldier
and surgeons assistant Returning
from the war I was unable to further
pursue my studies owing to injury
from gun shot wound received on
the battle field, passing near my eye
and through my head. In 1868 nay
eve sight improving [ entered the
office Of 2. c. Armstrong NJ. D. Of
Leavenworth, ks, to complete my
studies In 1869 | began the practice
Of medicine or my own responsibility
remaining in KS until 1872 when [
removed to III. having practiced medi-
ciue in that state until 1882 when |
located in this city. In 1876 the
Legislature Of Illinois passed law
prohibiting any man from practising
medicine in that state without a
diploma | then purchased a scholar
ship in Bennett Medical College and
attended 3 years, graduating in 1880,
having then been in practice eleven
years.
1t may be interesting to your
readers to know who this DR.. Bundy
is. He graduated in 1881, never hav-
ing practiced medicine previous to
that time, from then until the present
season he was dependent upon a
political appointment, under the n O.
torious Carter Harrison for his bread
aud butter, being an emigrant small
poX inspector one year ago the
present month he was arrested and
prosecuted in the courts Of Chicago
by the people Of the state of Illinois
for SANDER and criminal libel, he Is to
day Chicago advertising specialist.
And what is lower or more degraded
or more doubly stepped in corruption
and ignominy than Chicago ADDER
tising specialist. Thank heaven /
never yet stopped SO low as that. |
have in my possession and can show
positive and absolute. proof Of the
above charge against this guack
specialist Bmdy His charge that |
am vending secret nostrums or playing
the role of quack, is an absolute IN
oayntshed lie as [ can easily prove,
and l will wager $500 with DIR.
Bundy's informant that the charge is
Joo0 contemplate and absolute zie,
and Will forfeit that amount if he will
prove it. Put up or shut up is the
motto. The action Of the Chicago
Eclectic Society Every appropriately
dubbed by the Chicago Daily News as
The Limekiln Club referred to by
this fellow Bundy was taken June
14th 1882, three months after [ had
voluntarily left that Institution. The
job was put up by this same Bundy,
and engineered through by him, when
there was but five members present,
and without judge, jury or trial and
in direct violation of their own laws
as we'll as all other parliamentary laws
and without my knowledge, just
think of it, expelled from society of
which [ was not a member, for the