The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1900-02-15
NO. 40.

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Humorously Diagnosed BY . Plain
dealer Correspondent.
Wahpeton, Feb. 13.-Plain-
dealer Correspondence.-Sma
pox has found a hold in Wah-s
peton. University, schools and
churches closed and the dis
trict court adjourned on ac-
count of smallpox. Brecken-
ridge has the bridge. barred
and to big burly policemen to
turn the weary pedestrians
seeking retreat from the
scourge, away from the Village
that that town may be protect
ed from the coh'tagion. News
papers all over the land herald
ing the tidings, *"Smallpox in
Wahpeton." It is not smallpox
we have, but dose of chicken
pox, that is all. The first patient
of the chicken pox was Jake
Rickert, law student home
from the Minnesota university.
He returned to school we'll, but
all his family took it. His
younger sisters took it to the
public school, and Jake himself
gave it to barber who cut his
hair. In Minneapolis, where
Jake caught it, there was some
dispute whether the disease
there prevalent was small pox
or chicken pox, but thereewas.
but few dissenting voices to
the opinion that it was chicken
pox,and it has been so officially
established. All of our small
pox came from there. A color
ed man named Meade showed
signs of eruptions on his body.
He was janitor of the Citizens
National Bank building, and
had been afflicted with some
thing for several days, but kept
on at his duties and was around
on the street. as usual. until an
opportune moment came for a
lesser light to show his shall
low-headedness and official i'm.
portance.
A few years ago DR.. ]. v.
Quick was connected with the
board of health. A number of
children became ill. Certain
physicians tried to start boom
in the medical business in
creating pa1liceand calling the
disease .diptheria; but Quick
was took quick for them then,
people now say this is con-
tinuation of the old fight on
Quick and beside making what
money would naturally follow
a scare.
The barber, Henry Motifs, who
took the chicken pox from Jake
Rickert,is quarantined; and his
house is guarded day and night.
DIR. Devine, brother of the
governor, has his Office in the
Pierce block in this city. In
the same building is situated
the law Office of Doc. Purcell.
In this city is a new studaa4vd
nephew of Purcell's; his name
is Joe Slattery-the same Lieut..
Slattery of Philippine record
and the only American officer
shot with a Filipino arrow. Joe
is man of absolute veracity.
For several days Joe has heard
great deal of uproarious
daughter, as though somebody
in the DOCTORS office were get
ting his false ribs prodded. Jeo
followed it up until he was
sure it emanated from the office
of DIR. Devine, and upon Judici-
Gus watching, and by reason of
the loud exclamations, he found
the doctor was laughing at the
small pox scare. The doctor is
reticent and on being approach
ed sas to his opinion regarding
the disease, but little can be
gotten out of him.
DIR. Quick has been doctoring
the barber, Henry Motifs, for
chicken pox, and continues SO
to doctor him. The health ply
sician warmed up at DR.. Quick
because he would not agree to
call Henry Motifs case small
pox. DIR. Quick says he will
never agree to.call white black.
This health physician is
Louie Meckstroth. He has
been in Wahpeton but a short
time,and was a dentist prior to
his coming here. DR.. Quick is
an old timer so far as human
llments go, and is one of the
best physicians.
The people of Wahpeton are
now congratulating themselves
that the small pox scare is
over.
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