Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 41, Number 93, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 August 1909 — A Ruling That Wel Be Hard On Small Draggists. [ARTICLE]

A Ruling That Wel Be Hard On Small Draggists.

An inspector from the state pure drug and food department is alleged to have started something the other day when he dropped unexpectedly into the little town of Laurel. The story goes that the inspector walked into a drug store and asked thfe proprietor for his license, stating that he wanted to see and examine it. The druggist stated that he did not have any, whereupon the inspector is alleged to have discovered that there was no commissioned or registered pharmacist in the store. Calling at another drug store the same condition is said to have been found existing. There the inspector made a talk. He told the "druggists” that he was going to be lenient with them and no prosecutions would be started at that time, but that he would give them ten days in which to get registered pharmacists in charge of their prescription business. The* proprietors are said to have lost no time in complying with the “manifesto" of the inspector, and went to In'dianapolis and employed registered men. These men are said to have demanded salaries in the neighborhood of S2O each per week and the proprietors are wondering if it is going to pay them to stay in business under the circumstances.