Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-06-20
NEW MEMBERS,


following named gentlemen qualified for men,
election upon payment OF the required fee,
viz:
James H. Dunken: Osakis.
Mitchell Mikelson, Delavan.
Henry M. Wheeler, Northfeld.
Charles E. Dampier, Northfeld.
Kee Wakefield, Hutchinson.
Henry R. Wedel, Winona.
William w. Barber. Hastings.
Albert P. Townsville, Minneapolis.
B. B. Graham, Minneapolis:
Clarence E. Persons, Marshall.
z. G. Catlin, Delano.
Fred W. Cram, Belle PLANE.
D. s. Cummings Pennington.
Joseph c. Mcmahon, GAINESVILLE.
Charles w. Bunker, WabasAaw.
J.. w. Houston, Marshall.
Geo. T. Merritt, st. Peter.
John H. James, st. Peter.
Daniel B. Col ms, Cleveland.
D. Leasure, Cleveland.
j. Davenport, Cleveland.
o. 81. McMicheal, Vernon Centre.
A. P. Gilmore, Winona.
Ira Bishop, Mapleton.
Only two members have died during the year.
viz: DR.. Mcmahon and DR.. Goodhue.
On motion, all members who have been
stricken from the roll can be reiastated by pay
ing all back dues to date.
DR.. Murphy. of st. Paul, gave pleasing and
vention of the National Medical society at Buff
falo, N. Y. He stated that they were kindly
ceived by the citizens of Buffalo, and he men,
toned paper that was read before the society,
showing that contraction is natural result Of
fractures Of long bones. After the paper
read vote was taken, and only one doctor
PRESENT voted against the theory Of contraction.
The convention after hearing the reports of
several Of the standing committees, adjourned
till 8 clock.
EVENING SESSION.
The following additional members put in an
appearance at the evening session;
J. B. Baldwin, Minneapolis.
J. E. Finch, Hastings.
Francis Atwood, st. Paul.
James D. Flagg,
A. Wheaton,,
A. j. Stone,
J. C. Fitch, Hastings.
Mitchell Mikelson, Delavan.
E. c. Cross, Rochester.
G.. Weston Wood, Faribault.
J. O. Brubaker, Waseca.
q. s. Coon, Northfeld.
A. W. Stinchfeld, Eyota.
N. T. Tefft. Plainview.
M. w. Scott, Henderson.
D. A. Stewart, Winona.
j. Bedient Kasson.
J. W. Andrews, N arshall.
The session opened by the reading of a
very valuable paper The Medical Witness, by
DR.. E. Fl. Boardman, of ST. Paul, and was fol-
lowed by the reports of the committees on
finance and practical medicine. Several papers
on notable cases in medicine and surgery were
here read, they having been contributed by
several of the most prominent practitioners in
the State. Report Of committee Synaecol-
ogy read by DR.. G. H. Boardman. Paper on
Opthalmology read by Francis Atwood, NJ. D.,
of st. Paul.
DR.. Blood gave his views on the
subject Of Phrenology, maintaining that
the shape of the feet showed character
as we'll as the bumps Of the head
and much applause was elected by the ingen
iousness of his arguments.
DR.. Staples. of Winona, read a very able ar
ticle on fracture of the feaur, illustrating
with an elaborate apparatus. He was listened
to with great interest throughout by the mem
beers of the convention.
member here made q motion to adjourn
;. and it beng half-past 10 o'clock, the conven
tion adjourned until tits morning at half-pas
o'clock.
The convention has caused quite stir here
the Nicollet House being crowded to it's ut
most capacity, notwithstanding several M. D.
are stopping at the houses Of friends in tn
city. 1t is scarcely necessary to add that tn
GLOBE is the only State paper that has re
porter in attendance upon the convention.
The number in attendance is much large
shan at any other previous meeting Of the city