The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-07-11
Crippled for Life, Man
Sues the Modern Dentists
Shocking Condition of Eneas Grandjo Reveals Methods Of
Quack Practitioners Here.

Quack Pract
The seriousness Of allowing the
practice of quack dentistry to exist
anywhere in the country has been re
vealed in Missoula in the shocking
condition Of Eneas Grandjo. Mr..
Grandjo. a resident Of the reservation.
has been crippled for life as Il result
of what he alleges to he the mall
practice of the Modern Dentists in
Missoula.
This firm of dental surgeons" is
owned by a Mrs. Mona Monsch. who is
not herself a dentist. Revelations have
resulted from investigation conducted
for Mr.. Grandjo who is about to sue
the firm for damages. 1t has become
known that the firms operatives are
of that class Of fakes who suddenly
appear from nowhere. stay a little
while until their true character is
known. and then vanish no one knows
whittier,
Jaw Broken by Quacks.
Mr.. Grandjo will probably file his
jaw was badly broken during one of
the operations he underwent by the
quack dentists employed by Mrs.
Monsch AS a result of the injury his
face has become terribly swollen for
several weeks.
Mans Condition Evident
Ocular evidence of the evils of quack
t,t tan ba,- l.a mi, E,-
MI Grandjo's appea rance. Hundreds OF
persons have noted on the street the
condition which has resulted from the
left handad skill" OF the Modern
Dentists AS a result of these observa-
tons considerable comment as to how
il comes about that the state au-
horities permit a dental firm to be
operated by person who is not and
as far as can be learned, never was a
dentist They think this condition even
more strange than it would be to have
a first class blacksmith or grocer oper-
ate bank.
Hasn't Been Able to Eat
Aside from the great pain and suf-
fering which the broken jaw has
caused him. Mr.. Grandjo has paid to
siderable money to repair, so far as
possible. the damages these operators
have caused. Maturation set in short
~ after the injury was done and as a
result, the victim has scarcely been
able to eat anything and has lived on
liquid foods.
But Mr.. Grandjo i, not the only suf-
ferer from the incompetence of these
operators.
Would Sue for 5000.
Thomas Void, who also is from the
reservation where Mr.. Grandjo lives,
already has sued the firm for S. 900
damages as a result Of their modern
methods in dentistry.
Mr.. Void, in his deposition, stated
that the dentists filled several teeth for
him without first properly killing the
nerves and without cleaning the teeth
out before setting the Filings. Several
also We're crowned without being
cleaned properly, he said.
Not only was Mr.. Void made to suf-
fer much and needlessly as a result Of
the operations. but he was compelled
to have the work entirely done over
by n reliable dentist, of which there
are many in Missoula.
Hotel Clerks as "Cappers."
The filing of Mr. Wold's suit and the
preparation for the filing of the suit of
Mr.. Grandjo revealed one of the
methods used by this firm for getting
business" They nad established 4
more or less capper system among the
hotel clerks and baltenders in the city.
Whenever a man would complain of
his teeth and he was overheard in his
remarks by one of these cappers. the
latter would suaVely in jet himself in
to the conversation and say:
Pardon me- sir but | heard you
complaining that your :eeth need at
tention. Now, can tell you of a firm
in this city tha.'n fix YOU up right and
do ii at a reasonable price"
The Victim Ensnared.
Whereupon Mr.. Victim would be
marched over TO the Modern Dentists
headquarters or would be sent over
with note from the hotel clerk or
bartender and the tooth butchers
would get the work
The Modern Dentists are OF the
type of operators who ramble from
place to place because they are too in
competent to establish a good pra ctice
OF their own in one place for any
length of time. This was revealed when
Mr.. Void sought PREPARATION for the
damage the concern had done to him.
Bad Teeth Cause Disease.
At the present time. as a result of
the great advances of medical science
it has become known that serious
diseases originate from bad teeth. Kid
ney and stomach troubles and even
blood poisoning result if the teeth
are not properly attended to.
The demand for men for the army
has also giNan 4Nidnnrn ~ a StriL