The silver blade. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1895-1903, 1900-10-06

ESCAPED DEATH.
THE UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE
GRANTED LIZ ROY BOWEN.
Given Up - Die by -Four Doctors Dseauss
~ . Serious Complication Of Diseases
How He Saved Himself
BssH tAs EnterpriaA. Maplston. MINI.
To escape death after being given up
BY four doctors, and hidden goodbye
70 family and friends 10 an experience
not granted every man. Yet II hap
pened TO Mr.. L. Roy Bowen. Of Dc.
coria townahip, Blue Earth county,
MINI.
Mr.. Bowen 10 farmer, but formerly
resided In Mapleton. where he was
clerk and cisy marshal for number
Of years. He 10 well.known member
Of the Masonic fraternity and enjoys
an enviabls reputation for his sterling
honesty and uprightness Of character.
He told his story OF miraculous ~.
lief and cure to reporter recently and
It 10 story ef the greatest interest.
i He saids
II was suddenly taken aek in the
! spring Of 1895. The pain was intense.
The dsctae wAs hastily summoned.
He pronounead my case one Of gravel
and said that the pain was caused BY
the passage Of stone from the kidneys
to the bladder. doctored with him
!, for thles months, but was not benefited.
! frequently, once week. would
have bad spell OF two or three days
duration, during wh,oh suffered nm.
| told agony.
E Finally I went to Mankatc and
t consulted specialist. He stated that
}, l did not have gravel. but thought 10
$ was rheumatism OF the stomach. I
r. continued to visit him until the end OF
r August. Then / became completely
!. bsdridden and sent for another doctor.
n He called my complaint inflammation
Of the bowels and treated me for that.
n became better, but In ono week my
J logs swelled up and was worse than
e ever.
''Ths doctor laid my case before the
: faculty of Rush Medical College, Chi
i cago. and it was decided that l had
neuralgia OF the stomach. was treat
ed for that until December, but c0ntin-
ued to grow worse. Then the doctor
u said, Il can't do you any good. All
+ tho help know for You is an opera
3, tion.' very WE'LL replied, go on
y and operate II that is left for me-
IN This was on Sunday. The time OF the
operation was set for Tuesday. MY
children were sent for, and prepared
as for the worst.
in "The appointed time came; the foul
a. doctors present examined me for two
IA, hours, then they retired and consulted
at for the same length Of time. They
concluded that they did not know what
he allied me. The head physician asked
he permission to cut as he expressed is,
atI and find OUT asked how big
tn place he wanted to cut. He said M
thought four inches far enough
know enough not to allow any sucf
hide.snd- seek game to be played witt
=, me, 20 the operation did not occur.
"a continued under the DOCTORS care. bu
10 NV case was considered hopeless.
~ ~ made my will, balanced my accounts
~ and made every preparation ior deatn
=" ~ continued to grow steadily worse
w. Day after. day was passed In intens
ee agony. Az q last resort told m.
ON hired man to bring me, the next tim
oai he went to town, box OF DR.. VII
RED liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
had read considerable about them ant
thought would try them. lmmed
lately after beginning the use OF thes
ort bills I commenced to feel better. A
,ral first. took one pill three times day
lne but increased the dose to three pill
led, three times q day. In two weeks
age was out of bed and around.
ary "In five weeks ! took trip to Man
en- kato, but this trip was little beyon
lor- nv strength and came homo and ha
'ns, to 70 to bed. again began the use 9
ver the pills. The effect was as before;
ing four DAYS was on my feet, and hav
been there ever since, thanks TO D1
Willisms' Pink Pills for Pale People.
| hereby certify the above statemer
A. IL true. to the best of my knowledg
and belief. LIE ROY BOW EN-.
sui Witnesses: ]. A. Biddeson, MT
nix LIE Roy Bowen.
VS. Mr.. Bowen's postoffice address
gh- Beauford, Mimi. He will gladly az
tn swer any inquiries to those enolosin
stamp for reply.
Il was natures own remedy tins
rial accomplished this cure cause6 BY I'M
70 pure blood, for DR.. Williams' Pin
roo pills for Pale People are composed {
has vegetable remedies that exert powe,
II full influence in purifying and enricf
ing the blood. Many diseases Ion
supposed by the medical profession
10, be incurable have succumbed TO the ps
ast- tent innuence Va sn..e P ,.s.A.