Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-06-30
DR.. M. L. Wards Reply to Dir. A. T
Still.

Otlll.
1t is painful to me to be abused
and it is also more humiliatipg tc
be forced to defend myself. but as
L have not said a word privately
now feel | must defend myself
against the vile abuse that is be-
ing hurled at me not only private.
ly but publicly. | ask all to read
the following and draw their OWE
conclusions. l haye not said 8
word to DR.. Stills back about him
and therefore publish this.
In January 'a9 l went to Neva.
de to see Or. Still as | was sick
and l asked him if he had part
ner, and he said LIE would let me
know in two weeks. He returned
to Kirksville and his advisers told
him | was the man to help devel.
op this science. We talked the
matter overland began after an
agreement to work together. He
charged me $500 for curing me.
paid it and consequently l WAS
under no obligation there. We
worked together hand in hand
counseled and investigated and in
May '92 the American School of
Osteopathy was chartered. DR.
Still President and myself as Vice
President. /, cut Of SO shares, put
IN S shares, so the charter could
be secured and for evidence see
Lawyer Wn. Porter of Kirksville,
as he made the transfer. In No
yember '92 he said he could run
the business alone with his boys,
and III March 90 he said 1t again,
and as l had devoted 4 years TO
build up business | felt mis-
treated so | went to Kansas City.
and he sent this word to me. II
have advertised Missouri, Iowa
and Kansas and if any of my stu
dents practice in either of these
states they must pay me 20 per
cent of all they make" This was
sent to me through Mr.. S. Jones
in April '95. Seeing u diploma
from this echool was worthless
aud that the other students he
had made arrangement for some
III. ID. physician to go and be with
them to protect tn EN- under the
law and as | had received dirt
once [ thought possibly it was a
trick to get me argested, aud By it
[ would advertise the school and
f | won it would be best for him
as the Legislature would be fore
ed to recognize the school. and
furthermore | was white and free,
therefore as he had been paid for
all l had received | would not pay
him royalty to live in Missouri,
Iowa or Kansas, consequently l
came here and am doing all | can
to help the sick as it is my reli-
glon. Use my best information
and yet l dropped the word Osteo.
pathy. In the first place osteo-
pathy is curing a great many peo-
pie, but it is limited, consequent
ly can not cure all and as | read
and study | see chsnces for i'm
provement therefore will not con-
fine myself to ride in cart with
one wheel. | went to Cincinnati,
Ohio, in April to get all tho ad-
yantages possible and what I re-
celved will assist any system of
practice. quietly went to work
here attending to nv own busi-
ness and soon Still began to fuss
and abuse me and on the 22nd
inst in the Opera House he said
all he could against me not to aalI
my name, and on the Esd inst in
the Park he continued to abuse
me, calling my name [ was at
home on both occasions attending
20 my own business. The reason
why he did not like me WAS be-
cause most of the patients prefer
red me instead of him OF his boys
as | did not give them pain and
he grew jealous on this ground.
Still says | am 4th class opera
tor and if l am why should l effect
him? If l am only e fourth class
operator why was [ Vice Presi-
dent of this school of osteopathy?
Why should this school turn out
or give any one papers il they are
not posted2 II I am fourth class
operator why should Still give NE
this, signed by himself. II have
proven N. L. Wards skill to be
good in diseases named in card
above given. A. I. Still, Jan. 9Th,
81" The diseases are all he has
copyrighted. "Klrksville, Mo-,
Jan. 5th, 1891. The school of os-
teopathy has carefully examined
NJ. L. Ward and finds him fully
acquainted with the bones in all
their normal and abnormal articu-
lations and find him correct in
diagnosis, prognosis and treat
ment of diseases by adjusting ar
n IN atiopc opI raoonn,on1 b;u