Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-10

49, A~@HAhbNNSAAa Whp was uhA a NEk~
ular graduate of medicine, pursued
the same business, lie went away
on trips, during which he did not
communicate with his wife. He was
loyal to her, however. despite the
present allegations that when he
married her his first wife, the mother
Of John d. Rockefeller, was still
alive.
In Freeport Or. Levingston was the
same rowing, mysterious person he
had been in Ohio. He was seldom at
home, He would be gone for months
and come back with great roll OF
money, which he would display. He
would go to small towns, put up az
a hotel for week or so. getting out
hand bills. and advertising himself
as the celebrated DR.. Livingston"
He advertised to cure anything, but
made a speciality OF cancer and kid
ney troubles.
DIR. Ievingston's Prescriptions.
Among those who knew DIR. Lew
ingston well In Freeport is @. r.
swartz. druggist
He has yet an old book. yellow
with age, containing prescriptions
he used to all for DR.. Livingston.
II used TO sell him vast qugnt-
ties of pills and patent medicines"
says Mr.. swartz. "He used to take
them with him on his trips. That
description of old Rockefeller by
Ida NJ. Tarbell in McClures Maya
CINE fitted Or. Levlngston 70 r.
He couldn't have been described bet
ter.
1T was the same man. crayRtless
collar, diamond In his shirt front,
coarse language, boAstful, well dres-
sed typical quaok doctor. And he
was no fool. mind you. lie was
sharp as tack. No one could beat
him at a bargain
lie used 10 make lots OF money
peddling his medicines. lie always
had big roll OF money. with a slOO
bill always on the outside He was 4
great hunter. too. He always carried
his guns with him. lie had half
dozen. | guess. and when he was at
home here he was out hunting most
OF the time"
MIR. Bidwell. president OF n bank
In Freeport. tells a story illustrating
Or. Levingston's love Of hunting and
curing ailments.
II knew him well" said Mr.. Bid
well. He used to keep an account
with my bank, and used 20 go hunt
ing with him. He was the best shot
ever saw and he had a fine collee-
ton OF guns. Once | was admins
traitor OF an estate. and In closing up
had a 1900 gun to sell. No one
else around here wished TO buy II,
but DR., LeYingston paid me sl25 for
It,"
once he came to my house to
show me a dog he had just bought.
lie told me he paid $50 for the dog.
Fifty dollars for that dog doctor?
: Did you pay cash p asked No,
he answered I found a man up
In the country who had sore on bis
lip. ! told him he had a cancer and
that / would cure II for $50. The
fellow said he had never had that
much money In all his life. but he
had this fine hunting dog. so took
that In exchange for box of saive.
Or. Levingston thought that was a
great joke.
Miss Tarbell described him ex-
actly in her article. aud the picture
) she printed OF William A. Rockefel-
: Ter was a perfect likeness Of Or. Lew
: ingston. He never wore a necktie
! and a big diamond stud always
= blazed In the bosom OF his white
: shirt"
From Freeport Dr. Livingston
= went upon trips into the frontier
7 country as far as the Canadian Dor
der line In the Red river valley and
; In the country around Devils lake.
/, n. d. This was a country suited 10
: his nature-loying character aud game
was plentiful.
These facts have been canvassed
over and over again by the people OF
/ Freeport and they have never come
, to a definite answer TO the question
whether Dr. William Livingston and
= william Rockefeller were one and
J the same man.