The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1901-07-26
.QUEERED A FARMER.
Physician Travelling Through County Is
Making Good Money Out Of SuS-
ceptible Farmers.
John Blendauer Chased the Physician
to Town Last Week TO Recover
His $500.
Base Ball Season at Madison Ends Sud-
denly for Want Of Patronage
and Games.
UNQUESTl0NABLY A FAKE.
Travelling Doctor is Working Among
the Farmers and is Meeting
With Good Results.

1t does seem that at the present day
it would be impossible for person to
be worked for their cash on some fake
scheme by parties who are unknown.
Yet it is done right along. A case
came to light Thursday afternoon by
VIII ch u farmer living about miles
north Of town was relieved of 800 in
cold cas- ii by the sagacity of travelling
physician.
Recently a travelling ply sician by the
| name of DR.. James Wallen registered
his certificate at the resister of deeds
Office and then started for the country
TO fleece all the people he could. He
treated German, named j. Blendauer,
in the north part OF the county yester-
day. The German said that Wallen
came to his house in the afternoon and
| hourished his diploma and told him
about his business. The German said
he was impresse d by the physician 8
manner and listened to his story.
The physician insisted on making an
examination of his patient and he
found that the man had ! number of
diseases, with particular reference to
the bad condition of his kidneys. He
also used an instrument on him, so the
German stated, which indicated he had
a tapeworm, and the doctor made the
examination so vivid that the patient
thought be could hear it moving. The
upshot OF the whole matter WAS that
the German bought some medicine for
himself and wife and gave the
| physician q check on the Mitchell
National bank for Sl00, which the
doctor accepted and started at once for
town. Alter he had gone the German
and his wife got to comparing notes
and examining the medicine, only to
find that the stuff was the same in both
bottles and was given for entirely
different. ailments. The German made
up his mind at once that he had been
worked. He saio all during the ex'
animation be felt that the doctor had
some power over him that he could no,
resist, and also felt that the scheme
was fake, but he declared he could dc
nothing else than to equiesce in the
plans of the doctor.
The German hitched up his horses
within twenty-five minutes after The
doctor had gone and hoped to reach
Mitchell before he did to stop the pay.
ment OF the check, but 90 arriving here
he found that on going to the bank thai
the doctor had got his money and wal
nowhere to be found.
1t is reported that three or four othel
people living in the same neig h bOrhooi
of the German was also done up in the
same manner.
1t is reported that Wallen has beer
working in number of counties in the
state with as much success as he had il
this county, and it is probable that ar
effort will be made by some Of the par
ties, who have been his patients, to fnt
out il he can do such things legally, ant
TO at least try and get part of thei
money back. 1t is unfortunate for
man that he should have to lose tha
much money but it is safe 10 say tina
the next stranger coming in that neig b
borhood on q mission 10 separate th'
people from their money in scheme o
any kind that he will be turned down a
once and the dog set on him.