THE WAUPACA COUNTY POST

February 12, 1891

 

 

            Del Penney says he enjoys entertaining his friends but he doesn’t fancy having as a guest a physician whose services are liable to be called for at any time of the night.  Dr. Nivin, of Ironwood, was Mr. Penney’s guest last Friday, and at about eleven o’clock in the evening, Dr. Pelton called for him to assist him in a surgical case.  The next morning Del was heard objecting to being aroused from his slumbers at that time of night.  Dr. Nivin went away on Saturday, but Saturday evening at eleven o’clock Dr. Pelton’s driver called at Penney’s for Dr. Nivin, and seemed surprised when told that he was not there.  Del got nicely asleep again, when at 12 o’clock John Vosburg drove up with a message for Dr. Nivin.  Again Del got up, dressed himself and gave the information that the doctor had gone.  At 2:30 a.m. Policeman Holmes called Dr. Nivin up to take the three o’clock train, and again were Del’s slumbers disturbed.  At 6 in the morning the Scoville house bus drove up for Dr. Nivin, and after Penney had told him that he was not there, he placed a card on his front door, reading:  “Dr. Nivin left yesterday.  No questions answered.”