Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1910-12-23
United DR..
SkIPS OUT
HIS SURPLUS CUT IN TWO BY A
HURRIED DEPARTURE FROM
DEVILS LAKE.

Coming and going. The. United
Doctors were advertised for weeks.
They were coming to Devils Lake.
They came, or rather singular per-
son, DR.. Smith came, but he went and
the vacant chair is filing the balance
of his engagement in this city.
The "bloodless surgeon" with the
big NIT got wind of something just
as he was at the heighth of taking in
several hundred dollars Of hard earned
Ramsey county cash, but travelling
looked better to him than hard work
on a stone pile, so he left Devils Lake
thanks to Sheriff Bedford and Chief o&
Police Barnes. He probably has feel.
ing Of regret that will not enable him
to- speak a good word for this city
for some time to come.
Everybody in Ramsey county, yea
even in Nelson and Benson county was
to be cured of all the various chronic
diseases for all time to come. Medical
examination WAS made free, but oh
the medicine, that cost in proportion
to the pocket-book of the person whom
the United Doctor saw coming. The
medicine was apporhoned according to
the, disease and while it would be hard
to speak knowingly still It Is very pro-
bable that the same medicine would
be prescribed for every ailment, for
the United Doctor could not prescribe
salve for the hives.
The whole thing was fake pure and
simnDe, the newspapers of Ramsey
county with the 1nter-Ocean bit ON
the fake and advertised the fatirs,
but not knowingly. The Inter-Ocean
advised its eastern advertising repre-
sentative early in the game that the
United Doctors did not look good, but
they got in on us and we had to go
through with it, however our eastern
man promises to cut out any similar
advertising continuance in the future.
The five days stay Of the doctor
came to such an abrupt halt that the
Ineer- Ocean did not miss Its guess for
the United Doctor probably decided
that United we stand and divided we
stand it better" and was content to
divide himself from the hospitality OF
Devils Lake after onie day.
The guarantee demanded by one
man with deposit big enough to back
up the demand, did not take well with
the doctor and it is probably this pro-
cedure that brought him to his senses
and caused his hurried departure. +
Deliver us from the fakir. Institute
such rigid laws that win keep them
out. Let the newspapers refrain from
publishing fake advertisements II pos.
sible and above all things give your
home professional man the preference,
the same as you would give the mer-
chant over the catalogue house. In
this particular instance the physician
and surgeon can help. for the newspa.
per man knows little about the medi.
cal profession. Things like the United
4 :
Doctors slip In, but the local doctor
know how and when and can help In
keeping this sort Of stun out, II he on.
" throws the hint, which win act like
a life line and help us pun for the
shore for better things and sticking to
our own dear Folks at nome. '> ., AZ
The sign on the door al The United
Doctors room at the hotel aays s'Will
be back Wednesday at 50 O'Clock,
Somebody win spend . long eame in
the waiting room. "
Miss Pearl Harvey who has been
attending the acssaeIny visited yath
Miss Lillian Burnhan few days be-
fore returning 70 her home at Nsllss.
ton.
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