Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-06-30
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Baking
Powder
Perfect In quality.
Moderate In prioo.
QUAKER DOCTORS" TO SUE CITY.
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Perfect In quality.
Moderate In prloo.

Case III pOlnU. lie c1dlmS tIldU tile
Quaker doctors secured S. from him
on the promise that they would cure
his daughter of deafness. He went to
the doctors soon after and asked
them when they were going to COM
mence their treatment. They in
formed him that they would effect a
positive and permanent cure as soon
as SIS more had been paid. Mr.. Mar
zowki then looked up lawyer and
was told that he would do wiser in
charging up the S. as the cost of newly
acquired experience with takers than
to bring a suit against them.
The case of Herman Scheffelbein, OF
Seneca, is also illustrative of the
doctors work here. His son and
daughter were suffering from nervous
disorders. He alleges that the
doctors promised a cure if he would
deposit $40 for the daughter and ST.
for the son. Mr.. Scheffelbein went tt
the bank, secured the money and
then handed the sum to the doctors, .
according to his own statement
Saturday the farmer came to town tC
look for the doctor who had guar
anteed the cures, but learned that he
had betaken himself to parts unknown.
Mr.. Scheffelbein placed the matter in
the hands CT an attorney.
A we'll known man went to the
doctors" to be examined. They tried
to prove to him that he had Bright's
disease, and wanted a $50 deposit.
Not being quite convinced, he went
to one OF the leading physicians and
the examination showed that he had
neither Bright's nor. any other kidney
trouble.
A sad case of deaf and dumb child
came to light yesterday. The parents
had consulted prominent physicians
in this state, but none could do any
thing for the child. In their diSpair
they went to the Quaker ''doctors;''
these diagnosed the case as brain
trouble and said they would take the
case if the parents would deposit s25
and give S25 more when the cure had
been effected.
Mayor Wheelan Speaks to the Point
"We will be able to take care of the
city's interests, said Mayor Wheelan
Saturday when shown the letter to
the REPORTER. "The doctors can
bring their suit whenever they please.
The letter sounds too much like the
bluffs they use in their business.
"IN THE FUTURE NO TRANSIENT
MEDICINE MEN, OR OTHER TAKERS,
WILL BE GRANTED LICENSES, NC
| MATTER HOW MUCH MONEY THEY MAY
OFFER
son or about February 1. this year,
one Of the doctors came here from
Sparta and told me that he was
showing in that city without being
obliged to pay any license. l knew
that Mayor Gross, of Sparta, was in
the drug business. l asked the
doctor if Mayor Gross Gid not object
to their medical shows and was in
formed that the mayor was glad to have
them there. | then told him that he
could come here for S. week and
introduced him to Dean Philleo from
whom he rented a lot. At this time
we had no ordinance effecting the
doctor. AT the first regular session
of the council in May, an ordinance
was passed effecting transient mer-
chants, and in particular those who
attracted crowds and then sold
medicines. The license fee was placed
at S25 per day. When the doctor
returned | forgot that this ordinance
had been passed. He referred to the
conversation we had had in February
and paid me twenty dollars for four
weeks. The day after the doctors
had commenced showing my attention
was called to the new ordinance, and
L then Informed the doctors that
they would have to stop selling or pay
the required s25 day as license fees.
They grumbled and complained,
claiming that / had miSled them and
that they had gone to considerable
expense in fitting up their stand here.
L told them that they might run that
day and Saturday but after that they
would have to take their chances or
pay the required amount. They sold
medicines six nights and paid in all
$3.50 to the city treasurer"