Devils Lake weekly world., 1911-08-04
N. R. FREHLOW WILL HEAD THE
STATE ORGANIZATION FOR
COMING YEAR,
A. G. FERGUSON, VALLEY CITY,
AND SIDNEY CREAsER, WILL
LISTON, VICE PRESIDENTS.
The Place of Meeting for Next Year
Not Yet Selected-A. H. Bell of Dew
lis Lake Made Big Hit Yesterday
According to Account in the Grand
Forks Papers.

Grand Forks, N. D., Aug. 2-The
North Dakota druggists in session here
today elected the following officers:
President-N. X. Frehlow, Casselton.
First Vice Pres.-A. G. Ferguson,
Valley City.
Second Vice Pres.-sidney Creaser,
Williston.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. S. Par
ker, Lisbon.
Executive Committee-Harry liver
son, Egeland; A. N. Reite, Portal and
Lee G. Darling, Ambrose. The place Of
ed.
The Grand Forks Times has the fol-
lowing to say relative to the address
of A. II. Bell of this city:
The address of President A. II. Bell
came as one Of the early features of
the gathering also.
Organized Quarter Century.
Pointing to the fact that it is twen-
ty-five years ago since the State Phar-
maceutical association was organized,
North Dakota then being merely ter
ritory with the drug stores few and
far between, President A. Fl. Bell op-
ened his annual address this morning
by expressing his pleasure at the plans
that had been laid for the silver ami
versary gathering.
Discussing the legislative work of
the past year, President Bell declares
himself disappointed at the repeal OF
the nostrum medicine peddlers' bill.
against which there came big protest
from the farmers in several sections
OF the state.
cit is well known fact that
throughout our state, in common with
many others, there are unscrupulous
persons engaged in dispensing, prepar-
ing, vending and Offering for sale med
icines and toilet preparations, several
of which are dangerous to public
health, or, at the best, absolutely
worthless. There are many of them
that contain poisons or excessive
amounts of narcotics.
After Manufacturers Too.
''There are also number of pro-
prletarv medicine manufacturers who
are selling directly to the consumer
through their travelling agents. The
objection to these concerns is the fact
that they employ non-rcg gsterel and in
some eases incompetent persons to COM
pound and prepare their remedies.
While we We're not successful in Sc
surng the passage Of the bill at the
last season, we should not give up
the attempt, but by educating the peo-
PIE, should endeavor to impress them
with the harm that may result from
purchasing drugs from these ped
dlers''
President Bell urges that all mem
bers Of the association take an active
interest i'll the legislative work and
confer with the legislators from their
districts with reference to such mat
ters as may be Of vital import to the
profession.
Interest in Legislation.
He also urges that the association
members interest themselves in the
work of the North Dakota Medical as
soe'atlon, believing that helpful sug-
gestions can be received in that man
ner. lie renews the suggestion that
delegates representing the pharmaccuti-
cal association attend the medical as
soclation meetings. He also warns the
druggists against bein. over Jealous
IN the matter of counter prescribing.
at the same time expressing the belief
that the practice was not widespread
in this state.
lie further believes that the assoca-
ton should put itself on record against
the fll Shirley bill, now before congress.
His bill provides that Il stamp should
he put on proprietary medicines.
Appointment Of all active member
snip committee is another point touch
rI on by President Bell There are
6as registered pharmacists in the state
with a membership in the state associa-
ton of little over 400. and he be-
l'eves that those druggists not enroll
rd as members should be brought into
the fold.