The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1885-08-14
PRESERVERS OF HEALTH.
Prominent Physicians of Rock Island
County.
Where They Hail from and the Length
of Time They Have Practiced.
INTERESTING STATISTICS.

The family physician is a prominent
person in any community, and his ser
vices are in demand more or less. Some
people who never have had pain or
ache make the doctor an object for much
of their ridicule, but when such people do
get prostrated with illness, they are the
frs. to send for the much abused man of
medicine, and beg of him to
set them on their feet again.
Besides belonging to a noble profession,
the physician, as a general rule, is pol>
lshed member of society, and substan>
tial cit izen. He is also generally of an
enterprising nature. and is ready at all
times to do his share towards building
up the city or town where he resides. 1t
is said that in some eases they help fill
the cemeteries but if an account was
kept of all those they save from death, a
large balance would be found in their ia
vOr.
Taking all these things into considera-
ton, an ARGUS reporter thought it would
be good idea to let the people know
who the practitioners in the county are,
and how long they have been here. Thus
information was secured at the county
clerks Office through the agreeable Don
aldson. 1t will surprise many to know
the number of physicians the county sup
ports. or, in other words, the number it
takes to keep the livers OF the people in
the county in good working order. BY
reference to the appended list it will be
seen that DIR. Patrick Gregg is the oldest
practitioner in the county DIR, J. W.
C0wden seems to have received the most
diplomas, having graduated on three dis>
tinct occasions, probably to ascertain if
art of medicine The law requiring ply
sicians to register was passed in 1871.
The allopathists are registered as regu-
lars, and are predominant In point of
nativity Pennsylvania has the lead The
list is AS follows
George f. Barth, regular; Rock Island;
age 81; born in Illinois; number OF years
in practice Ii; IN Illinois 10; graduated
| from Kentucky school of medicine March,
1869; medical department Iowa state
university March 3, 1870.
Carl Bernhardi regular Rock Island
age IL; bonn in Germany; number years
in practice Is; IN Illinois Il; graduated
from the university Of Berlin, Berlin,
Prussia, August Is, 1867.
E, H. Bowman, regular; Andalusia;
born in Pennsylvania; age 90; number OF
years in practice Al, in Illinois ~; grad
uated trou. Pennsylvania University, Lex
ington, by, March /, 1911.
James CoZad, regular; Edgington. age
40; born i'll Pennsylvania; number of
years in practice 49,. all in this stale;
graduated from the Rush Medical college,
Chicago, Jan. -, 1866.
]. W. Cowde9. regular; Rock Island.
age 81, born in Pennsylvania; number of
years in practice 30; in Illinois IS; gradu
atcd Western Reserve college, Cleveland
Ohio, Feb. ;, 1853; Rush Medical col
lege, Chicago, Feb ), 1863 jefferson
Medical college, Philadelphia, March II
1875.
| George g. Craig, regular; Rock Island
age 40; born irPennsylvania; number OF
years in practice 49,. all in Illinois
graduated Jefferson Medical college, Phil
adelphia, March ~, 1863.
! Charles C. Garter, regular; Rock lsi>
and; age 50; born in California; number
OF years in practice 8, all in Illinois
graduated Bellevue Hospital Medical co.'s
lege, New York city. March l, 1876.
Lewis ID. Dunn. regular; Moline; age
{ 81; born in Illinois, number OF years il
practice %. all in Illinois; graduated
Rush Medical college Chicago, Feb. IS
, 1857.
John 3. DAWSON, regular; Moline; age
60 boru in Pennsylvania; number o.
years in practice "a: in Illinois q; grad
uated Jefferson Medical college, Phila
delphia, March :, 1868.
George L. Eyster, regular; Rock Island
age 80; born in Pennsylvania; number
years in practice 10; in Illinois 10; gradu
ated Diploma University Of Pennsylvania
{ March -, 1874.
Kerzensia Exncr, accoucheur; Rocl
Island; age 65; born in Germany; mum.
Der of years in practice as midwife, 50; il
Illinois, 81.
1 Wilson Fleming, regular; Port Byron
| age Sc; born in Pennsylvania; number o
, years in practive 80; in Illinois, %; grad
uated at Western Reserve university
Madison, Ohio, Feb. u, 1854.
: William r. Freek, regular; Cordova
age 81 born in Illinois; number of year
o in practice, S; in Illinois, 6; graduated a
Rush Medical College, Chicago, Feb. 81
1877.
t Thomas Gait, regular; Rock Island; az
81; born in America; number of years i
practice 90, in Illinois %; graduated
Berkshire Medical college, Pittsiield
Mass. Nov 20, 1865.
: p Gregg, regular; Rock Island; age &c
born in Ireland; number of years in prac
tice 81, in Illinois 40; graduated jefferson
MtulCdl CoileSe, nlldutlpHit, 1000.
J. Hoke, regular; Cordova; age 50; bori
e in Ohio; number of years in practice 4G
e in Illinois 30; graduated Chicago Medica
college, April 10, 1869.
Joseph Huyett, regular; Milan; gradu
1 ated from Jefferson Medical college, Phil
adelphia, March 10, 1913.
r. A. Hawthorne, regular; Drury; az
56; born in Mississippi; number of year
in practice 30, in Illinois, %; graduated
at Louisville, Ky, and Keokuk, Iowa
4 Warren Hunter, regular; Hampton; az
: so; born in Maine; number of years i
practice "a, in Illinois :; graduate,
t Bowdvin Medical college, Aug. /, 1860
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