The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1915-05-06
SPRINGH|LL.'
n - =
Richards New Drug Store Made
the Town a Busy and Pros
porous One.
BY LAWRENCE ALFRED CLAY.

opriuBnhA auceo EtOck oil drugs 10
that Of his hardware folks said the
town Was looking nn. bat AZ the end
of two years nobody had been sick
and the sales had not amounted to
IS. For the next 1--WE years Spring
hill was known as being such q
healthy place that a doctor could not
earn enough to pay for oats for his
horse- There was no further call for
drug store and none was established.
One night, to the amnzement of
SpringhilI and the surrounding coun-
tries. Jonas Bebee. a farmer. living
about two miles out OF town. was
taken with serious case OF bilious
collie and had to send seven miles for
a remedy.
~Begosh, but this won't happen
ngain." exclaimed Jonas when he was
able to get out
Two weeks later he had sold his
| farm and had blossomed out as
druggist in Sprlnghill. He didn't
know anything about prescriptions.
but he didn't realize this necessity.
The novelty OF farmer, fresh from
the plow. turning druggist. brought
considerable trade for year or two.
Then several citizens had narrow
escape for their lives. trade began TO
slacken up. and for several years Il
was confined mostly 20 the sales OF
coppeTas and hair dyes.
uebee's drug store become the
idiing place OF farmers and villagers.
And every evening except Sundays
Z there was crowd OF q dozen or
twenty men talking politics or play
log checkers. Jonas was not selling
hfiy cents worth of drugs a week
Jonas asked farmer one night
- he entered the store. have you 20.
>any porous pIasters7 fell OF tho
fence today and wrcnched my old
back
Why. yes said Jonas. ~I've got
three OF them. but they are on my
own back' A fciier cant bend over
checker board as much as do with
ont some support for his spine
Why don't you give up your goah-
hanged brsiness," asked the farmer
as be turned away.
Can't do q. Jepthn. can't do H.
I'd have 10 20 back to farn work II
did"
stranEer--a young man-hnd ar
rived In town about two hours bafore.
and he entered tho drug store at the
e same time as the man in search OF
porous plasteru and heard what Was
said He took Ecucrnl look nrnund
and then went out without saying
anything to anybody.
At ten o'clock the next morning the
= stranger called and found Jonas sit-
ting on the steps OF the store lnxily
whiting at a pine shingle
-Are you the owner OF this drug
storey''
-Ths sole and only owner" Jonas
replied
your stock seems to have got pret-
~ low"
well. believe I have got some
lpExood left. and I don't know but
what could scare up bottle Of vas
cline"
stranger.
Il dunno whether do or not. Some
times rye thought ! would accept a
fair offer and then again thought
how lonesome would be without this
place"
do you al prescriptionsy"
Not for my doctor. but when any
one tells me what aiis him give him
whatever think viii cure him"
The young man turned away TO
smile
-supposins you wanted 10 sell;
What would be your price7"
"A regular druggist. eh,"
-Yes. am looking for a location.
want to buy the building itself"
-weii young man, will be honest
enough to tell you that II you are
thinking Of starting out OF here as a
regular druggist you win last about
two weeks. This n the healthiest
town for a hundred miles around.
There has been only ono case OF sick
ness In the last fiye years. and they
cured that with hot vinegar aud red
pcppcr without coming to me-
aof course. will take my chances"
repIied the young man. give me
YOUR lowest cash price,
y Ionaa got up and walked mp and
dovrn the sidewalk for ave minutes,
Al last he stopped "will you let tho
crowd continue TO como here eve
n,ngs7
mo sir" was the prompt reply
Then will have TO charge you
s5a moro than 1 Otherwise would. Tor
the boys will have no meeting place
!, unless they go down to the sawmill.'
: ITS price. MS he named It, was at
,nce accepted. and the young man,
,shose name was Frank Rickard. was
tbc owner OF the place before night.
Tho next two weeks were full OF bust
. ness around there: The paintera and