About this location
A few stories people tell about this place
1. It was an unusually quiet morning in Junction City when a delivery driver pulled up outside Dr. Selig’s dental practice. The sun was just rising over Main Street, casting long shadows across the empty parking lot. As he unloaded boxes from his truck, he noticed something odd—an old coin lying on the ground near the entrance. Curious, he picked it up and saw that it was an ancient Russian kopeck, its edges worn smooth from time. Smiling, he pocketed it and continued with his work. Later that day, while drilling a cavity, he joked to one of the patients, ‘This reminds me of my first paycheck here.’ Everyone laughed, including the patient, who later confessed, ‘I thought you were going to say it reminded you of my last filling!’
2. While waiting for her appointment, a regular noticed something odd on the wall of J. Selig Cooper’s office. ‘Doc,’ she asked curiously, ‘why does your dental practice display so many pictures of cows?’ ‘Oh,’ Doc grinned, ‘those are my family photos from Texas. Cows and all.’ The regular laughed, realizing it was just another quirky dentist joke—except maybe not.
3. In a small town in Texas, a little boy named Max visited J. Selig Cooper’s dental practice with his mom. As he sat in the waiting room, something caught his eye—a strange shadow moving behind the receptionist’s desk. Curious, Max leaned forward and whispered, ‘Mom, did you see that?’ Max peered closer, but just as quickly as it appeared, the shadow vanished. His mom shook her head and smiled, saying, 'Just your imagination, sweetie.' But when they finally saw Dr. Cooper, he was reading an old book on dentistry—with a big smile on his face—and Max realized it must’ve been his reflection playing tricks.
4. At dawn, when most dentists were still dreaming, a delivery driver arrived with a mysterious package. The package contained an old, rusty key wrapped in dusty tissue paper. Curious, Dr. Cooper placed it on his desk and noticed that it fit perfectly into the lock of his office door. Later that day, while treating a regular patient, he casually mentioned the discovery. Smiling, he said, ‘I wonder whose key this is…’