The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1900-10-05
ESCAPED DEATH.
THE UNUSUAL EXPERIENCE
GRANTED LIE ROY BOWEN.
Given Up to Die by Four Doctors ecauss
OF Serious Complication of Diseases
How He Saved Himself
From the Enterprise. Mapleton. Mimi.

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 De-
coria township, Blue Earth county,
Mimi.
Mr.. Bowen is farmer, but formerly
resided in Mapleton, where he was
clerk and city marshal for number
of years. He is a 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 re-
lief and cure to reporter recently and
1T is story OF the greatest interest.
He said:
Il WAS suddenly taken sick in the
spring of 1895. The pain was intense.
The doctor was hastily summoned.
He pronounced my case one of gravel
and said that the pain was caused by
the passage of a stone from the kidneys
to the bladder. | doctored with him
for TIN ee months, but was not benefited.
Frequently, once a week, | would
have bad spell of two or three days
duration, during which l suffered I'M
told agony.
FINALLY / went to Mankato and
consulted a specialist. He stated that
| did not have gravel. but thought it
was rheumatism of the stomach.
continued to visit him until the end of
August. Then l became completely
i g.. 4l.A 4 D$r
He called my complaint Inflammation
of the bowels and treated me for that.
] became better. but in one week my
legs swelled up and / was worse than
ever.
''The doctor laid my case before the
faculty of Rush Medical College, Chi
cago, and it was decided that l had
neuralgia OF the stomach. | was treat
ed for that until December, but contin-
ued to grow worse. Then the doctor
said, 4 can't do you any good. All
the help know for you is an opera
tion.' Very WE'LL l replied, go on
and operate if that is left for me.
This was ON Sunday. The time of the
operation was set for Tuesday. My
children were sent for, and prepared
for the worst.
s'The appointed time came; the foul
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 it,
'and find out | asked how big 6
place he wanted to cut. He said Che
though. four inches far enough
know enough not to allow any sucf
hide-and-seek game to be played with
me, so the operation did not occur.
continued under the DOCTORS care, bu
my case was considered hopeless.
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 l told my
hired man to bring me, the next time
he went to town, a box OF DIR. vii
liams' Pink Pills for Pale People.
had read considerable about them and
thought l would try them. Immed
lately after beginning the use of these
pills commenced to feel better. A
first, took one pill three times day
but increased the dose to three pill
three times day. In two weeks
was out of bed and around.
"In five weeks / took trip to Man
kato, but this trip was a little beyont
my strength and | came home and hat
to go to bed. again began the use o
the pills. The effect was as before; il
four days | YVES on my feet, and hav
been there ever since, thanks to DIR
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
I hereby certify the above ststsmen
is true, to the best of my knowledg
and belief. LIE ROY BOWEN.
Witnesses: ]. A. Biddeson, Mrs
LIE Roy Bowen.
Mr.. Bowen's postoffice address l
Beaufort, MINI. He will gladly an
swer any inquiries TO those enclosing
stamp for reply.
1t was natures own remedy tina
accomplished this cure caused by i'm
pure blood, for DR.. Williams Pin
Pills for Pale People are composed O
vegetable remedies that exert q power
full influence in purifying and enrich
ing the blood. Many diseases Ion
supposed by the medical profession
be incurable have succumbed to the pc
tent influence of these pills. This uni
versal remedy is sold by all druggists