The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1919-07-31

Attention. Nezperce Prairie
!. Reading some time ago in tn
Nezperce Herald how Martil
Thompson was picked up from til
road on the other side of Russell
with his ribs broken from tn
backbone. and how he had to b,
transported down to Lewiston il
an automobile in order to have Oh.
advantages Of hospital, ant
knowing besides this a number oi
other cases within the last tive
months. when specimens of suffer.
ing humanity in condition of ut.
most pain had to be transported
from the Nezperce Prairie to Lew
|iston for the same purpose, ii
lstruck me that whilst the people
Iof this prairie insist on having
modern Accommodations, that are
not so necessary, they are overlook
ling something which seems a real
necessity. and that is a suitable
hospital in some quite and friend
ily location. | spoke with per-
son, who ought to know, and in
his opinion a six-thousand-dollar
building erected in suitable
place, surrounded by trees and ce-
ment-walks. ETC., would answer
the purpose. Such a building
could contain. he thought, small
office. an operation room, several
private rooms and one dormitory
with several beds for county cas-
es. Let it then be an eight-thous-
and-dollar building.
Such building could be put in
a two-fold way. The first way is,
that the county erect the building
as county hospital. / have seen
indeed very poor and unproduc-
tive counties that had their county |
e. g., Lake county in|
California. Why not Lewis coun-
ty in Idaho? In this case the hos
pital could be erected on the lots
that were donated by the town of
Nezperce to the county for the
erection Of courthouse.
Another way would be to form
! stock company. and let every
business man and farmer on this
,rairie buy some bonds of $40 or
more at 4 per cent interest. The
'enefit Of this investment would
lot be sought in the returning in
crest or dividend. nor in the pros
ect Of rising value Of the stock;
ut in the fact that no one can
eli whether or not he might !
e the first to need the advantage h
nd benefit of such an institution. $
or to such a hospital in Nezperce, i
aving once become an existing t
eality, not only cases Of extreme 7
ccident would be taken, but !
lany cases Of confinement, and
ther cases Of sickness, that must !
ow be treated at home in very
nfavorable surroundings.
/ hope, therefore, that this sug-
estion may not remain dead let
er, but that some one e:se will :
ONE out and let us hear in the
ext issue of The Herald what he
as to say about the matter. N
he first place. the able and effi- !
lent doctors Of this prairie should
how some interest in this matter,
nd some one should invite them
nd others to a meeting, to make
efinite plans, appoint committees !;
or the different sections of the
rairie, ETC.. and put the ball a
olling.
Last Sunday / spoke about this
latter to some farmers in the Rus
ell country, and they showed an .
far greater than | had
And that is the reason
Thy | thought to make a sugges- :
ion to the whole prairie through
he Herald. l think that only a :
ew. if any, will be found who
,ould oppose this plan. And so :,
may come to pass, that after we
ave made this idea an existing
eality. we will all be surprised
0 see how easily it was done.
Father A. w. Rompe.