Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1901-04-03


Never knew typhoid to come this way
in winter before, but all the streams
are poisoned. Jim Binney is going
with 1t. Sanders two girls are down
with it. Cornishtown is likely to be
swept with it. can't make these peo-
pie obey my directions about the drain
age. l find they've been drinking
poisoned water all the fall. The mines
ought to furnish the doctor with a
company of militia with orders to
stand guard over these obstinate, stu
pid old"-
The doctor choked Off the next word
and went on: "And If they didn't obey,
shoot 'em on the spot and save .ex-
pehses Of medical attendance. Tell
you, Stuart, I'll run up bill against
the company for all this work I've put
in lately without pay. I'm tired of It.
Been out on Davis hill every day now
for month. Tipped over this after
noon coming down the Iron Cliff road
and >got two bushels of snow up my
sleeves. II there is anything hate,
it's snow up my sleeve. I'm going to
quit running my head into avalanches
for these ungrateful, thapkless''-
Just then loud knock at the door
interrupted the. doctor, who all the
time he was speaking was shaking the
snow off his coat upon the stove, which
Missed and sputtered with the Doctors
vigorous growl
'1s the doctor hereT said voice us
Eric went to the door and opened It
Eyes. What do you want?"
Lew Trethven has broken his leg.
Fell into prospecting hole near upper
trail Of Cornishtown. He wants doc
tor to come right up"
Yes. Hear that, will your said the
doctor. who was listening hard to catch
every word. "Trethven has broken ev-
cry leg OF his body three separate
times since I've been here. If he had
six legs, he'd break every one Of 'em.
He always falls into hole at the
close Of day, when I'm the farthest off
and feel the least like going to see him.
I've mended him SO often that he looks
like bamboo fish rod
"Say, doctor, can you come right
up?" asked the man outside MS he
caught glimpse Of him through the
opening.
mo; haven't had anything to eat
all day since breakfast Tell Trethyen
to. wait until morning. He's used to
breaking his legs by this time. Tell
him to set the fracture himself. Tell
v,t,,, Yy,,, CT uNnl1
( Eric slut the door, and the man out
side walked slowly away. The doctor
saw him SO by the window.
Excuse me-" he muttered. II for
got to blanket Ajax" Ho darted out
of the room, and Stuart saw him go
around tho corner and overtake the
man. Ajax was standing out near the
street where the doctor had left him.
Stuart saw Saxon rush the messenger
from Trethven into the cutter, climb in
himself, leaving one foot out as usual,
turn Ajax around with such haste that
for q moment 1t was matter of doubt
whether the miner would remain In
side or outside the Keeling, swaying
cutter, and then they disappeared te-
hind a great drift by. the side of the
street.
When Stuart went home that after
noon, he carried with him burden
that grew heavier as the twilight deep.
ened. There were more questions to
settle than few about the expenditure
of 81, 100000. Humanity was full Of re-
fusals to be helped. 1t was the same
cry that Jesus made. "They will not
come unto me that they might have
eternal life" And these saloons! He
walked past dozen on the main street.
They never had thrust themselves 50
'conspicuously into his senses before
And as he was going by one Of them, a
crowd Of miners noisily burst out and
scattered over the sidewalk. Ono OF
two of them noticed Stuart and seemed
ashamed as they skunk by. He went on
past the Salvation Army hall and could
not help thinking of Rhena, living her
daily life in such surroundings, work.
ing with this rough, turbulent element
although the large part of the miners
had SO far kept away from the saloon.
He fingered a little MS he walked by,
hoping to get glimpse of Rhena, but
did not see her and went on home.
The next few days were days OF
great anxiety to Stuart. The doctors
predictions MS to the typhoid fever
proved correct. 1t broke out and swept
over Cornishtown with great fury. Nc
one could remember when such an cpl
demic had ragged there. Stuart sent
down to Chicago and had several train.
ed nurses come up and begin duty al
his expense. He blessed God for the
things that money could do in cases
like this. lie also relieved DR.. Saxon
by hiring two assistants and Of course
made the doctor himself understand
that ail tie work lie did while the
mines were shut down would be reck