The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-08

means it leaked out in Ludington. creating
no little talk. The doctors were in high
glee over the prospect OF a good patronage
from the heights IL the camping doctors
could be suppressed, while some people
commended h the doctors were not the
whole thing.
far until IL developed that several doctors
were equally liable TO arrest and punish
ment. For instance. one OF the men who
faeresa meame the Ssa Beach mp ~ the snc co a | Was
a doctor. As soon as the boy was laid
down he ordered brisk chatting OF the limbs
while he prepared and administered appro-
pirate stimulants, all to the immediate re-
lief OF the boy, who In a few hours seemed
as we'll as ever. The impression prevails
that if we had had to send to Ludington
for a licensed doctor IL would have gone
hard with the boy. and other doctors at the
heights had been called 10 emergency
to our own cottage. The other day the lit
tie boy Of DR.. Bacon, OF Roberts Park, In
dianapOlis, was taken with a severe diar-
rhea. Naturally enough, they reported TO
us the condition OF affairs. and quite as
naturally my wife went 10 see the sick boy
Now, though she never takes any medicine
herself, she thinks IL a good thing I'm
emergencies. and she always goes prepared
10 give If not TO take. She took her stock
with her. and, sure enough. the case was
one that Just fitted her medicine and she
administered freely. TO the Immediate re-
lief OF the patient, little dreaming that she
was violating one OF the penal laws or
AllCnl2an. vi COURSE. we III lett lnG kTaN-
ity of the situation. She would have TO 20
to court. too. and that would be worse than
going in a-bathing, and IL was In this state
of mind the village spent the day. awaiting
the return of the sheriff with his writ OF
arrest OF the only one OF the many who had
been detected In the grave onense; for
night, If anything, would bring the cul-
The distressing suspense was. however.
broken about shutdown. We had been Won
dering why the sheriff did not show up.
when the news came that the case was in
I definitely postponed. The Ludington doc
tors had talked too much. In their appar-
ent triumph they had not kept quiet, they
told how they were going TO squelch these
transient doctors at the heights. and what
a bonanza the c%ottager practice would be
the next six weeks. They were about 20
share with the grOcers and merchants or
the city. who find it a good thing 10 have a
few hundred new customers for two or
three months, but these did not relish the
probable result. When the news of the
movement reached the man who employs a
thoIsand men In his railroad and other en-
terprlSes he went personally 10 the doctor
who had charge of the case and had an in
terView the doctor Will never forget, wind
ing up with: IF that writ is served, or any
writ like il, l will have a doctor In Luding-
ton in less than ninety days who does not
belong TO the combine, and who shall be
my family doctor. and. as far as l can In
fuence. the doctor of all OF my employees"
They heard like thunder from other quar-
tiers, and there was soon a hunt for the
sheriff who had the writ and a suspension
81 ulriilrcdl VI II WuOl DIOCtcllIks
hearing this We slept sweetly at our cot
Ia &c. not dreading the sheriff.
Or. Quayle was at his best Sunday IN HIS
sermon to a thousand or more. Several
carloads came from L~udington. and the
vesper services were held on the beach. ac-
cording 10 programme, the lake being in q
consenting mood.
The latest arrivals from Indianapolis are
Mrs. V. ". Woodland and daughter. at
the hotel; Miss Mamie Cox. teacher IN
school No. /. Washington township. and
Miss Myrtle II. Bundy. OF school No. 8, In
d~ianapolis. at the Bacon cottage. They
are all behaving reasonably well for new
corners. Others are TO follow. Let them
bring plenty Of wraps. My overcoat was
comfortable till 10 o'clock this morning. OF
course. l am catching fish, and they are
not all dog fish. either. 1t was five and a
half pounds of pickerel on Saturday IN
about an hour. which makes some Of the
unskilled envious. Il. L. SEE.