Mesa free press., 1900-10-05
ESCAPED DEATH.
The Unusual Experience Granted Le Roy
Bowen.
Given Up to Die by Four Doctors Be-
cause of Serious Complication Of
Diseases, How He Saved Himself.


From the Enterprise, Mapleton, MINI.
To escape death after being given up
by four doctors, and hidden goodbye
to family and friends, is an experience
not granted every man. Yet it hap
pened to Mr.. LIE Roy Bowen, of Deco
ria township, Blue Earth County,
Mimi
Mr.. Bowen is farmer, but formerly
resided in Mapleton, where he was
clerk and city marshal for a number
of years. He is well-known member
of the Masonic fraternity and enjoys
an enviable reputation for his sterling
honesty and uprightness of character
He told his story of miraculous relief
and cure to reporter recently, and
it is a story of the greatest interest.
He said:
81 was suddenly taken sick in the
spring of 1895. The pain was intense.
The doctor was hastily summoned. He
pronounced my case one or gravel and
said that the pain was caused by the
passage of stone from the kidneys
to the bladder. l doctored with him
for three months, but was not bene-
fitted. Frequently, once week, I would
have bad spell or two or three days
duration, during which 1 suffered un-
told agony.
Finally, I went to Mankato and
consulted specialist. He stated that
/ did not have gravel, but thought it
was rheumatism of the stomach. 1
continued to visit him until the end of
August. Then / became completely
bedridden and sent for another doctor.
He called my complaint Inflammation
of the bowels and treated me for that.
became better, but in one week my
legs swelled up and I was worse than
ever.
faculty of Rush Medical College, Chi
cago, and it was decided that I had
neuralgia of the stomach. was treated
for that until December, but continued
to grow worse. Then the doctor said,
L can't do you any good. All the help
I know for you is an operation Very
WELL I replied, go on anG operate, if
that is left for me- This was on Sun
day. The time of the operation was
set for Tuesday. My children were
sent for, and prepared for the worst.
"The appointed time came; the four
doctors present examined me for two
hours, then they retired and consulted
for the same length of time. They
concluded that they did not know what
allied me. The head physician asked
permission to cut, as he expressed 1t,
and find out I asked how big a place
he wanted to cut. He said he thought
four inches far enough knew enough
not to allow any such hide and seek
game to be played with me, SO the
operation did not occur. I continued
under the doctors care, but my case
was considered hopeless. I made my
will, balanced my accounts and made
every preparation for death.
81 continued to grow steadily worse.
Day after day was passed in intense
agony. AS last resort told my
hired man to bring me, the next time
he went to town, box OF DR.. Will
Jams Pink Pills for Pale People.
had read considerable about them and
thought would try them. Immediate
ly after beginning the use of these
pills I commenced to feel better. At
first took one pill three times a
day, but increased the dose to three
pills three times day. In two weeks
l was out of bed and around.
"In five weeks I took a trip to Man
kato, but this trip was little beyond
my strength and I came nome and
had to go to bed. I again began the
use of the pills. The effect was as
before; in four days I was on my
feet, and have been there ever since,
thanks to DR.. Williams Pink Pills for
Pale People"
I hereby certify the above statement
is true, to the best of my knowledge
and belief.
LIE ROY BOWEN.
Witnesses: ]. A. Biddeson, Mrs. LIE
Roy Bowen.
Mr.. Bowen's postoffice address is
Beauford, Mimi He will gladly answer
any inquiries to those enclosing stamp
for reply.
1t was natures own remedy that ac-
complished this cure, caused by i'm
pure blood, for DR.. Williams Pink
Pills for Pale People are composed of
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ing the blood. Many diseases long
supposed by the medical profession to
be incurable have succumbed to the
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