The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20
! FRIEND OF LINCOLN
.xooLLEcTroSs OF Az
80 VETERAN PHYSICIAN
s,,asef. Legislature Early
r.rss~s ssd Voted for I'm
- Csstrd states senator.

- 90 -. .s,s assault Of ninety HiE~
~ xa's< walxe Greet. with fsfTg
- Isl .,~.s.s the corridors Of the
~ 49, Isl avsutslg, relates the 81
tate ~. rss.aa,szf. ana i vas long
80 vs~s-s, before BE retired 20 his
~ dressed isi r7odisEiy cut
80 -. a standing collar 81 ire
VI 80 and A Yeat eEsea cTaFst. ana
80 - derby Of tf3e sl0eE "a IA 9fy
" - s..ss.sxx men TIE ns4n ~ Dr.
~ ~ and despite his advanced axe
tsn.sss-s any.ng the dsy journey OK
-. srs,n his home AZ Lacon- III.
80 q a member OF the is!!nols
.s~orfzstor. which meets IN last
bfss .n6 0ne os It's founders he
5rscssesug physician IN Illinois
- - ..,e years. He WAS 4 man OF
y sss..s ses war ard a warm fs.rSoTial
~ "a sxxoesass Of Abraham Lincoln.
- 80. -. ...r-as.ndea Iaks night ~ a group
$3.50 sxsory rsse Illinois medical pro-
ne doctor ifaAslgad iu reEnsSis-
- - esrs~ DAYS In the Sucker state.
s.,.x fram active practice III Peoria.
= ~ four years ago, and since tnat
-. - made his honra 81 t-acon WITH
. A'.rhssy anA grandson. The latter Is
-. senator Fort OF the Illinois ieziS-
rme 49,. ga ,,,.ts,a
x,..rsx sns eastern Missouri. tEeD took
$500 tour through central Illinois.
s.....rx % locate Ia Illinois. he returned
xfTrrla.at.. ard boarding a boat Win
9. sssi5y cane TO 81. Louis. then went up
=. ,svxr TO r.zeon, ~ that time called
r.x.,.ssx Wishing 10 practice medicine
3 T.en. he secured portion Of log
-. whsss, was ucespl-s Dy another lam
= 80 lei IL be KNOWN that be would treat
= a. xa1cis zffi4et rnaakit1. His brAt
ssxnxy vas Eusy one. Scores OF people
-, afflicted with nIaiarlai complaints,
- a.saf ard day his services wsfe IN
s.ussd Az that time Marshall county. in
~ksst he Ioeatea, Included Putnam, Eu-
- Peoria and MARSHALL counties. while
s.Axv a the smallest county In the
90 There were number of physicians
.r.sssr.ng In the county. hut they were
xxssr ~ sweat doctors Their treat
-, consisted ia administering teas made
,sas ras.ge herbs ard for all complaints
s<nmrs<ssnz .xweafs These were Sc
rsspf ~ covering the patient with boiling
Il rsassns ears and covering them with
"a to- Blankets IN the household. Few OF
a asflsnss xsre strong enough 20 with
ssss the treatment. and as complaints
ses fsasgal the couaty appeared In dam
rHsa being totally depopu!ated.
A Pioneer Doctor.
q, Boai had but three drugs at his com
| szss They we're ca.onlei. tartar smetlc
| sss canine. TO these he added a. tea.
] a3ss from honsset. a heal herb, THE
g29sT Of drugs Was brought from St.
| Ia4s BIZ hos. and aainIae was AZ that
- sagfs luxury as II cost from s. 10
TIA sancs The calls made by the doctor
uxrststed rides of from fifteen 90 elgh-
! n. ms,ss ana frequently ne slept in his
var Or even stole maps while on horse
/ MI With bis limited Supply OF drugs
al bis abandonment OF the sweat dos
81 ns.hods az treatment. Or. Boal met
va great success. ard had more than
b aaaid attend to. AZ that tine the
I assssx for services were not made at
~ msseh per call bat were always fig
I'D u s CENTS per mile travelled IN visit
Ex he pstisnt the physician furnishing
sAs medicines and charging extra for
sasa. Canine being SO expensive was "A
Fsssa. drug only administered 10 the more
ss43Ay settlers The surgical insirli-
r<ass uAieh the doctor brought from
eexsanasi wefe the best proeurabie at
Ia; 5zy. bat his surgical case rcsembl4d
atsrleaies's Ii. Of tools. Prices for am
psl&fsas wers the same as for setting
sFsksn Amts. from 81 TO so depending
- De easiition Of the patient. There
sss astls money In the country and the
sp'w sas paid for his services in truck
-srsn. shsai, oats. beans pork and other
Fvssaaer
~ extremely unhealthy condition OF
- esghsrr resulted In the doctor and his
RnsI Of wife aud two boys being pres.
HtS sah malaria. ard they were
sase 10 spend their first winter N Al
IN III randislonS did not improve for A
s1Aeer OF wars until people began 10
as's ne wooded country in the vicinity
sssnps and ylonghs and venture onto
1s Falsies Shich they summed A. first
Hsflssrs dc uHnavi&atet oceans. In
- shs STATE was nearly hankrupfed by
8 ssss tlaages in@a Internal improve
Sfsis ard shefe WIS lisile or no money IN
s@ss1 "A * consequence rr. rosI
a. - seesHall4tioa AZ provenster la re
~ ~ Els services which he rs,,4s
s.ass ess FOR dispose af IT, The vicinity.
s@sK Eofssy = bug medicines he VS.
2 FeSsss - hesosr na3elIrs-s Ia
s1 ~ PATIENTS THAT she,. yyel,ist haNn
e Titaeat sAelf doctor Tor a connie az
RS hischins his horses &, a vsmc,,
= Asalas !. NJ with wheat. he started
sssfiaad Journey If IS snf,es "a
~ssa He got sufficient money from,
- o BIZ nFaveudeF 90 hay a stoek
ass ana Asys enough ''sbin-nlasteYs'
- ssFa limited -frenlaf}os r,.,gt.,,,,
= esafsafiiT IN Nh<h ~ lived The
t % and from Chicago was through
S.ssif set'iei eossu'ry at,a the forto-
- 'eaasS'fY ehligec - cslap over Nigh.
ssen AIRY hahstaffan
a. 'as tsstor moveA 10 Peoria roy
- ssad ciiy II size ia lllnats lie Ms
sAsHisin< surgeon e9, sac ,,.vo'l-
- 'oaia aad served ia that cafs.e,,v
-. So ,ss var q the Rebellion lfr =,
So sns }'na sesn the uar broke onf
- *ss @acA las lsSss.ss ALONE 80
~ =" ~ bo3s recalls many ~trlttr.r
49,. .s'saAl Incidents ~ Inc slyptrls.
e naoh Aw one 80 rho -.
= sr'is was og she attao,pf %. 49,,
Bob - regulators Ia hs.,s-
- Sesfes notes. horse tsief TNs
- otiy Prevented - Psnf : ss-a--
=. sRsef. who q; tas 5fsk ~ III ~,
49,. e.'vs' Reeves. ara Mfea hi,,, 10
e'''sS re state. "''l ia
"A'K Campaigns.
\ fF7r sAs sisae ~ s.fs 49,. -.-.,-..
: s.s,.. s'sRi ioek 80 active interest
~ -. -''' Sas an sraent IVhs Rls
Z Hsasa y, Va ArraA am Isu-ofn VS.
| sas y ". =. tAt- PaktN ts the county
ass -. Nra county an3 sh.sass twelve
III. =, @ - Efa on shs 5eD..4t..
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