Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1911-05-22

knew that we'll enough, could not.
He said | could if | wanted to and
there was nothing the matter with
me; that | only wanted to be waited
on; he also said had Mysteries, after
would not let him operate or sub
NIT to the cursed slaughter of his
knife. Those are the results reap
ed afterwards.
They refused to give me care any
more unless l would go and be open
ed up again, so | called in Doctor
Smith of Hoquiam. He took a towel
tied it over my eyes and took com
mon pin and inserted it in my flesh
half way up. | knew nothing of what
he was doing at the time. Afterwards
he told me of it, and said | did not
finch and that | was sure paralyzed
] was suffering with what the doc
tors said was Ovarian trouble at the
same time. ! suffered agony with the
Ovarian trouble and my paralyzed
condition, when another physician
was consulted, who advised me to
undergo another operation, saying my
trouble was caused by a misplaced
nerve or cord from my operation for
appendicitis and unless | submitted
to another operation | would become
and invalid the remainder of my life.
After carefully considering my condi-
ton submitted to this operation. DR..
Smith, then of Hoquiam, and DR.. Wat
Ikins. of Aberdeen, Washington, per-
formed this operation in or about
Jan. q, 1909, in the ST. Joseph's hos
pital. Aberdeen, Washington. Those
doctors claimed my right ovary was
badly affected and they would re-
move it at the time of this operation.
Instead of removing the ovary as
they had agreed to do, they trimed it
and sewed up the incision tight, say
ing ! was too weak at that time to
stand the schOck, but would operate
some time later on. This operation to
relieve the paralyzed condition was
successful
Before | gave my consent to go to
the hospital, DR.. Smith saying | would
never get we'll unless | would go to
the hospital and be operated on, told
him did not want to go for had been
left in such critical condition from
the appendicitis that had no faith
in operations. He then left my resi-
dence, went to HOquiam and talked
with other physicians in regard to
my case unbeknown to me. He talked
with Dr. Wells, who was county doe
tor and DR.. n. G. Watkins, who was
county commissioner at that time.
They hauled me out of my sick bed
like dog and put me on the county
The morning before took me to the
hospital there was a few of the mem
berS of my lodge present. DR.. Smith
called them out in the hall and talk
ed to them and told them they were
going to put me on the county and
that he was going to make my hus-
ing to help me out until we got
little better on our feet, then we could
pay the lodge back, and for them to
tell me that it was all right with the
lodge and my beloved neighborS did
say it was all right. had been
sick a great deal for | had been paral-
lied so long Dr. Smith told me, that
he would bring me back well wo-
man. | am a member of the Women
Of Woodcraft and was in good stand
ing. They hauled me out of my sick
bed like dog and made a pauper
out of me. My husband or | neither
knew anything about it. Thought
my lodge was putting me there as
hey told us. was in the hospital
about two weeks before the operation /
and none of the members came near
me. kept wondering why none of
hem came to see me and they didn't |
come either when I was operated on
BY Drs. Smith of Hoquiam and Wat !
xins of Aberdeen When I went home |
told Smith didn't feel like put |
Ting any more expense on my lodge |
'or they didn't seem to take interest
enough to come near me after they