Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1902-04-09
THE CASE OF Or. sToLL.

FlOIn lut lulul HidllOu HON III our
possession 1t would seem that DR.. Z.
II. Stoll, who went to Helena last
week to take the prescribed examina-
ton before the state board of med
ical examiners, was given unjust If
not s%candalous treatment. If the
facts are as we have them the board
as now constituted is a disgrace to
the state and the medical fraternity.
But, of course, this charge we would
not make on an ex parte statement.
The board is to be heard from. II is
in duty bound to place itself right in
its treatment Of DR.. Stoll or stand
condemned of favoritism and the ex-
ercise of an arbitrary power not con.
ferred upon it by the law creating
the commission.
If DR.. Stoll passed the examination
for which he Is given credit the board
had no right to withhold a certificate
from him simply because something
occurred that may not have reached
their exalted idea of propriety. The
board is clothed with no such pow.
er. This partakes too much OF the
inquisition and is not in keeping with
our free institutions.
We are glad the doctor has employ
ed an able attorney and that he is
going to fight the case to a finish.
Nearly every case that has been
brought against the board has been
won by the contestants, which is an
other proof that it is fearfully and
wonderfully composed. IL is not i'm
probable. also that there was a pre-
JUDGE against DIR. Stoll owing to the
school to which he belongs. the doc.
tor being a homeopathic.
The chief object of the law Great.
ing a state medical board was for
the purpose of protecting the people
from quacks and faikers, yet the state
has not been free from such visitors
who have hawked their vile nostroms
in public places in nearly every town.
We understand such parties have al
so passed a highly creditable exami-
nation before the state board.
DIR. Stoll is a graduate of the Han
naman Medical College of Philadel-
phia. n of the best homeopathic in
situations in the United States. He
has had nine years of experience ann
since his arrival in Lewistown, near
ly a year ago, he has been very sue.
cessful in his profession and the great
majority Of those who have employed
him will not hesitate to give him the
highest recommend.
His failure to take the examination
before this spring has occasioned
some irritation among his profession.
al brethren. and we believe. some
mud throwing in one or two instances,
Yet good and sufficient reasons are
given for his failure to appear at Hell
ena, whatever may be the outcome
We have no more interest in DR.
Stoll than we have in any other young
professional man who has come
among us to establish a home and
build up an honorable practice. He
came to make Lewistown his perma
nent residing place: ne has a wife
and two children dependent upon him
and to bar him from practice would
inflict a severe hardship.
All that he and his friends demand
is a fair deal. If this is given him
and he fails he will take his 'medi
cine" and make the best of the situa
ton. Every mar should be given q
fair chance to make a living. and II
the facts are as DR.. Stoll states he has
been denied that privilege by the
state medical board of Montana.