Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-14
A Race For Two Lives.

Every little once in while we read
in the paper Of some doctor who makes
a mad dash from one part Of the
country to another to save u lie.
Every little once in while + find
myself doing something Of that kind.
but somehow the feature side of such
trips has never appealed &c nc, and
don't believe these two would have
had it not been for Mrs. DR.. Edwards
making the suggestion while laying
over between trips at Omaha the other
day.
Inasmuch az It appealed to her. per-
haps the same view will appeal to you,
AS every fact Is pungent of a mad race
for not only one but two lives here
with give them to you.
A Hurry-up Call.
On Tuesday afternoon. July S1st, ev-
erything was running smoothly In our
office. A telegram arrived. Nothing
unusual about that, because we receive
from ten to fifty day. But this tele-
gram got us into immediate action. It
read:
Arnold, Neb.. July 81, 1917.
DR.. B. J. Palmer, Davenport. Iowa:
Come at once. Have patient in crit
ical condition. Subluxation Of lower
cervical caused by injury. Patient
generally paralyzed below injury. In
able to adjust it. VIII you leave Da-
venport at once? No expense will be
spared. Your terms satisfactory. Come
to Gothenburg, Neb.. via Union Pacific
from Omaha. Will meet you At 1880
train in a. m. and drive you across to
Arnold. Send answer quick to me here
at Arnold.-H. L. Slingluff, D. G.
Knowing that the only train could
make this on was via Clinton and then
on the Overland Limited, which would
make a special stop. called UP DR..
Edwards on long distance telephone at
Omaha, and asked him to ask w. II.
Murray (the G.. P. A. OF the Union Pa
cific) to have the Overland Limited
stop at Gothenburg.
DR.. Edwards reply. which came
within Is minutes, was az follows:
Omaha, Neb., July 81, 1917.
DR.. B. J. Palmer, D. C.s
The Overland Limited will stop at
Gothenburg tomorrow to let you off.
Will see you at the depot. Better come
Northwestern.-Lee w. Edwards D. c.
Knowing that the Overland Limited
would stop, telegraphed DR.. Slinghuff
as follows:
II. w. Slingluff, D. c.. Arnold, Neb.
Terms two hundred dollars and ex-
penses per day. Want 1t clearly un-
derstood. Could not leave before mid
night at best. viii come on Overland
Limited, which will make special stoI
for me at Gothenburg. If terms and
time are satisfactory. will come. Wire
mmediately.-B. ]. Palmer.
A Vital Case.
It had dawned upon me that this was
a serious case and probably might need
something more than chiropractic ad-
justments. so l telegraphed DR.. Ed
wards, as follows:
L. w. Edwards, NJ. D., D. c.,
Omaha, Neb.
On second thought, knowing case Ii
serious and expense no item, want 70,
with me on this trip. Be prepared
B. J. Palmer.
There was nothing more to be done
but for me to get to Clinton to catcl
the Overland Limited on it's way ou
OF Chicago. We got out the tastes
benzlne buggy we had in our Faculty
Community Garage and we drove fol
dear life to Clinton, forty miles away
We arrived with fifteen minutes t.
spare.
Just before embracing, the tickle
agent at Clinton handed me the follow
ing message:
Gothenburg. Neb. July 81, 1917
b. ]. Palmer:
OWN be called for at Northwestern
depot Clinton. Iowa.) Your terms ar
satisfactory. Come to Gothenburg a
once. Wire me Gothenburg when t
meet you'll. w. Slingluff, d. C.
At this juncture, bit OF added in
formation is necessary.
A Crack Train Stops.
The Overland Limited is the tastes
and best train that crosses the Amer
lean continent. barring none. / know
because hit" them all. Ihave cross
ed from Chicago to New York on ever,
continental train, have Jumped
from Chicago to Florida on every roa'
which runs through train. hav
also crossed the continent from 81
Paul, Chicago Omaha and Kansas City
as well as st. Louis. Il have been OF
the Canadian Northern. Canadian Pa
cific. c. M. & 8: ST. Paul, Northern Pa
cific. Great Northern, Rock Island. bot