The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1890-12-05
DOCTORS MEET.
Semi-Annual Meeting of the Min
nesOta Valley Medical Society.
Election of Officers---A Doctor
Censured--PaperS Read.

nesota Valley Medical Society.
Election of Officers---A Doctor
Censured--Papers Read.
The semi-annual meeting of the MIN
nesota Valley Medical Association was
held at The Saulpaugh Tuesday
| About thirty physicians were In attend.
ance. The meeting is presided over by
the president, DIR. E. j. Davis, with DR.
E. D. Steel, secretary. The meeting
opened at 1890 a. M, with prayer by
Rev. Jno. Barbour.
The minutes OF the previous meeting
were read and approved.
The following new members were
elected: Dr. G. [. Smart, Blue Earth
City; DIR. J. L. Schoth, New Ulm; DR..
w. P. Pfster, New Ulm; DR.. Roy, OF
ST. Clair.
DR.. Strlckler presented brief obltu-
airy of DIR. Chas. |. Berry, deceased, OF
New Ulm. This obituary was ordered
spread upon the minutes.
DIR. Cummings moved that DR.. j. M
Smith, of st. James, be censured by the
society for attempting to defraud the
widow of the late DIR. Berry, and that a
committee be appointed to see what can
be done and to report to the State Board
recommending the revoking of his IL
cense. The charge is that he purchased
DR.. Berry's library, valued at $l5O, and
will not pay for it. The motion was car
ried, and Drs. Cummings, Andrews and
Stricken were appointed such commit
tee.
DIR. Steel read paper on "Proprie-
| tory Medicine" which was followed by
discussion opened by DR.. Ferro.
| A paper on "SkIn Grating" was read
by DR.. FL. NJ. Workman. A discussion
followed, participated in by Drs. Warn
er, Spratt and James Dunn.
An adjournment was then taken until
1:30 p m.
| Dr. Dunn exhibited some medicated
tablets for preparing medicines in an of
| fee.
DIR. E. j. Davis read report on "Pro-
tracted Labor and Craniatomy." He
made few remarks on the necessity OF
taking proper interest in the society
in responding to invitations to prepare
papers.
DR.. q. G. Harrington opened the dis
cussion on this paper, followed by Drs
Ferro and A. W. Abbott.
The society elected the following of
ticers for the ensuing year:
President-Dr. D B. Collins.
LIST Vice resident-Dr. Stricken.
I'd I" DIR. F. Williams.
3rd A" DIR. ] III Adair.
Treasurer-Dr. Merritt.
| Secretary-Dr. E. ID. Steel.
Executive committee-Drs. Andrews,
Cooley and James.
The following doctors are in attend
ance:
wv Andrews, city; HI Adair, Owa-
tonna; Ira Bishop, Mapleton; D B Col
Inns, ST Peter; D s Cummings, Waseca;
co Cooley, Madelia; w r Cullen, Lake
Crystal; E J Davis, city, Dunn, Min
neapolis: F A Dodge LeSueur; VIM
Frisble. city; G M Ferro, Tracy; 2 6
Harrington, city; J L Harrington, Owa-
tonna; j ID James, st. Peter; W Jacoby,
| Merritt, st. Peter; Garrett Murphy,
Garden City; Chas Spratt. Minneapo-
lis; o B Sireckler, New Ulm; G F Warn
err, city; III NJ Workman. Tracy; F w
Van Sly Ike, ST. Paul; E d Steel, city; A
| w Abbott, Minneapolis; A A Gillette.
st. Paul; A B Sweet, Kasota. d Richard
son, Minnesota Lake.
(From Wednesdays Daily)
| DIR. Hewitt was prevented from be-
ing present at the meeting of the Min
nesota Medical Association. on account
of press of business. However, this
did not interfere with the enjoyment
anu profit of last nights session. The
expert physicians from st. Paul and
Minneapolis filled in the time to good
| aH At thn of ~
the execution committee reported ia
vorabiy the names Of DIR. Richardson,
Minnesota Lake, DIR. S. B. Cole OF
Wateryille, and DIR. Flint of St. Peter,
and they were elected members,
DIR. G. F. Warner read paper on
Treatment of Diptheria by Bromine. -
He has been very successful in the use
of this comparatively new treatment.
The subject was discussed by Drs. Bis
hop, Andrews, Dunn and Abbott.
DR.. Smart, of Blue Earth City, read a
paper on Epidemic Dysentery."
A paper was read by DR.. j. Williams,
on case of multiple fractures.
The discussion that followed was par
ticipated IN by Drs. Davis, Dunn, War
ner and Gillette.
DR.. Jones, of the hospital for the in
sane, at st. Peter, offered a few re-
marks on the subject of the commit
ment of the insane. He held that more
care should be taken in committing sup.
posed insane persons to the asylums.
Sometimes there are cases of persons
being committed when there is not
enough cause. This interesting subject
was exhaustlbly discussed by Drs. An
drews, Spratt and Abbott.
Mankato was selected as the place for
holding the semi-annual meeting,
which will be on May 9Th next.
An adjournment was taken until 80
p. M, when the association again assem-
bled in the Ladies' Ordinary and lis.
tened to paper on "Tumors of the
Eye" read by DR.. SpFatt, of Minneap-
oils. He reported a case of tumor In
which DR.. Dunn had assisted in oper-
atlng.
DR.. W. A. Jones, of Minneapolis, read
an interesting paper on .'Galvanism y
| He held that the renutation of alactr;o.