Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-18
A Reply to the Mt. Pleasant Tribune''
Malicious Item.


The following we clip from the Mt.
Pleasant Tribune:
1--WE respectfully direct the attention
of the the Alma RECORD and its SAM
tarium to the fact that the Agents
Herald denOumceS DR.. \. Is. Spinney.
late of Minneapolis. Mimi. as Il fraud
and medical quack.
Now. in justice to us and the santa
rum we have in charge. we desire all
papers that have published anything
derogatory TO our professional standing
to print this, our reply. Some twelve
years ago we learned that there WAS a
party in the west calling himself ply
stefan, bearing the same name and ini-
tails as our own. More than one hun
bred persons since that time have called
upon us, stating that they had seen our
sign either in Davenport. Minneapolis.
Denver, San Francisco. Washington or
New Orleans, as this party has at diff
ferent times had Offices in all of those
places. Some ten years ago he was
arrested in Nevada for not filing his
diploma with proper authorities. The
fact was published in all of the Detroit
papers, stating that it was supposed to
mean myself. At that time | was at
Alpena trying the mineral water and
giving course of lectures. Before
had time to reply and correct the mis-
take, Col. Deland. of East Saginaw. re-
piled in an able manner. and his state
ment of the facts was published in the
same papers. Some two years ago. or
less, he advertised very extensively in
the Washington press, who, after they
had learned his true character and
merit, exposed him: one paper con-
founded him with myself. Dr. NJ. l..
Holbrook, of New York City. saw the
item and sent it to me. asking what it
meant. | sent him Il reply. and he. be-
ing personal friend of the editor.
wrote to him. The mistake was duly
corrected and several Washington pa
pers were sent to me. with ample repa-
ration for the wrong done me ignorant
ly. In 1889 / wrote and published
short history of my life, thousands of
copies of which | have sent over the
State, to correct and if possible avoid
being COMPOUNDED with a man bearing
my name. but doing business i'm places
where have never been. But having
said enough of said party. | will give
in as few words as possible my history
and where | have lived, every item and
fact of which l can prove:
/ commenced the study of medicine
in 1855 i'll DR.. Cornelius OrmeS' office !
at Panama. Chant Co.. y. Y. | was i'm |
his office some three and half years, |
except two courses of lectures which |
attended at Cleveland. Ohio. gradual |
ing in the spring of 1859. Immediately |
after | located ut East Saginaw i'm part |
nership with DR.. y. FaTnsworth. AZ |
ter few months was obliged TO return |
east on account of malarial fever: was |
in active practice at Clymer for Is |
In the summer of 1861 | re-
turned to East Saginaw at the solcita-
tiOn of DR.. FarnswOrth and went into /
with him again. which con
tinued for some four years. After dis
of the partnership by mutual
remained i'm East Saginaw with |
a large practice some six wears longer.
In the fall of 1871 | sold my practice TO
Drs. Jeffries and Cowell. Spent nearly
eight months in travelling and study.
during the time making trip as far
west as Denver III the spring of 1872
located in Detroit. filing the chairs of
and physiology for two years
in the Detroit Homeopathic Medical
College. Since that time have given
many hundreds of lectures i'm different
parts of the State to the public upon
hygiene, physiology and
the laws of health. having lived in De-
troit all these years. | have never
practiced or lectured outside the State
Of Michigan. except one course of two
weeks at Bloomington, ILL.,. at the close
of which they surprised me with rcso-
luton offered and voted upon unani-
mously:
"The closing lecture, by Prof. Spin
ney, in Washington Hall, was attended
by an intelligent and appreciatiye audi
dience. The Doctor handled his subject
with great force and ability. and held
his audience with earnest attention to
the close. He is an easy, fluent speak
er, i,ld thoroughly understands the sci
ence of medicine. Ills lectures. from
The first, have been exceedingly inter
esting and instructive, and will result