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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
w. l.. BARKER, NJ. d.

Doctor Barker is a Texan, and
was born in Upshur county, this
state, July 2, 1852. He was edu-
Gated at Morgan III. Looney's
school, at Gilmer, school that
has turned out men who have
adorned the pages of Texas history
and have occupied positions of
trust in the great Lone Star state.
In 1871 he left this Institution and
began the study of medicine at the
University of Louisiana, from
which he graduated in March,
1874.
He returned to Upshur county
and practiced there for four years,
when he removed to Longview.
He moved to Waco in 1882, where
he enjoyed a lucrative practice.
For a period of six years he was
city health officer of that city. In
1891 he was appointed by Governor
Hogg as superintendent of the
Southwestern Insane Asylum at
San Antonio. He held that posi-
ton with due credit until Febru-
airy last.
The Doctor is a member of the
American Medical association,
State Medical association, Central
Texas, and also Southwest Texas
Medical organizations. He is a
member of the Knights of Pythias,
and has always taken very ac-
tive part in Masonic affairs, hay-
ing been master of the Masonic
lodge several times and also dis
trict denutv, grand master, Both
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
ADOLPH HERFF. NJ. ID.

A prominent member of the medi-
cal fraternity of our city, was born
in San Antonio about thirty-siX
years ago, and is the son of Doctor
Ferdinand Herff, one Of our old
and highly respected citizens.
Doctor Adolph Herff received his
literary education at the univer-
sity of Virginia. He studied med
icine in the Jefferson Medical Col
lege, of Philadelphia, and has been
practicing his chosen profession in
our midst for the past fifteen years.
Doctor Herff devotes a great deal
of attention to Surgery, and has
performed a number of operations
in this section that has placed him
in the front ranks of the leading
surgeons of the country. He is one
of our most progressive citizens,
and has the welfare of the grand
old Alamo City at heart. The Doc
tor has an office at his home and at
Kalteyer & Schuchard's drug store.
This unsought for sketch is ten
dered by the Doctors friends, who
are legion.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
rgAScIYMARIoN.H HICKS, NJ. D.

Eminence in any profession is
only attained by the merit and
skill of the individual, and this is
particularly true in regard to the
medical profession. An eminent
member of this profession is DIR.
Francis Marion Hicks, who comes
from an old and distinguished.
Southern family.
He was born at Rusk, Cherokee
county, this state. December 10Th,
1856. EsIIferary education was
obt51ned at Thatcher's Institute,
Shreveport, La. He left this in
stitution in 1876. Subsequently he
studied medicine, and in 1880 grad
uated from the Bellevue Hospital
Medical College. In 1882 he took
a postgraduate course at the Uni
yersity of Pennsylvania. In 1885
he took a postgraduate course at
the New York Polytechnic.
During the years from 1881 tC
1889 he was chief and consulting
surgeon of the Cotton Belt Rail
road at Tyler. Owing to i'll health
he resigned the position the latter
wear and went to California, where
he remained until 1890, and ther
came to San Antonio.
The doctor is local surgeon Of tn,
international and Great Northern
Railway, and also of the Gul
Shore road. He was first vice
president of the Southwestern
Texas Medical Association.
DIR. Hicks is member of the EX
aiming Board of this district, ant
stands high the community bot
socially and professionally.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
ID. BERREY NJ. ID.

This well known member of the
Medical Fraternity of San Antonio
was born in Marietta, Georgia,
August 10Th, 1860. He received his
literary education at Barton Acad-
envy, Mobile, Alabama. He grad
uated in medicine from the Medi-
cal College of Alabama in 1881, and
from the medical department of the
University of Louisiana.
The Doctor moved to San Anton
10 in 1882 and has resided here al
most constantly since. He is wide
awake, progressive citizen and
thoroughly believes in building up
the city of his adoption. He was
recently elected county physician Of
BeXar county and the LIGHT in
connection with his many friends
wishes him a pleasant career in his
new office.
The Doctor is Chief Examiner of
the New York Life Insurance COM
pany; medical examiner for the
Knights of Pythias and Order of
Chosen Friends.
He is EX-President of the West
Texas Medical Association and for
many years Secretary of the same
body. In the conclusion of the
sketch of this estimable gentleman
and worthy physician the LIGHT
would say that it is pleased at his
appointment as County Physician.
All men have marked Characters
tics, and chief among those pos
sessed by this gentleman is his gen.
iality and goOd-fellOwship,
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
G. W, JOHNSON. NJ. D..

A prominent member of the medi-
cal profession of San Antonio, was
born in Hickory Plains, Arkansas,
March 81, 1861. He received his
literary education in the Logan
County Institution, from which
place he graduated in 1878. In the
fall of 1878 he took literary course
at Holbrook's school. He gradu-
ated from the Eclectic Medical In
stitution in Cincinnati, o., in 1888
and in the fall of 1888 graduated
in a special course on the eye and
ear in the Pulte Medical College in
Cincinnati, Ohio. Then he began
active practice in Weber's Falls,
Cherokee Nation, and was there
for some time, until he went to
New York City, where he took a
course at the Post Graduate School
and Hospital in that city. Then
he removed to Fort Smith, Arkan-
sas, AID then went to the Wander,
rbfTt University at Nashville. Ten
nessee, and took a special course
of one year in chemistry. In 1885
he located in San Antonio and be-
gan practicing here. The doctor
is first vice-president of the Ma
tional Eclectic Medical association
and ex-president of the State Eclec.
tic Medical association.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
GEORGE GRAHAM WATTS, NJ. d.

GEORGE GRAHAM WATTS, NJ. d.
A cultured gentleman, a learned
physician and a progressive citi-
Zen-there you have the character
istics of DIR. George Graham
Watts.
A native of England, hewas born
in Cheltenham, Glouchester, in
1917. He received a liberal educa-
ton at Hampstead and Chelton
Colleges.
His medical education was OBJ
tanned at st. Georges Hospital,
London, and the University of
Edinburgh, Scotland, graduating
from the latter Institution in 1869
In 1870 he went to Germany, at
tended the University of Bonn and
graduated from that well-known
school in 1877, and then turned his
attention to the practice of his pro-
fession at Nice, in the Southern
part of France. He returned to
London in 1880, and the following
year came to America; locating in
San Antonio, where he has since
resided and practiced his profess
sion. The doctor is medical exam
liner of the Mutual Life and Ger
mania Insurance Companies. He
is a member of the Masonic Fra
ternity, Elks and Knights of Pyth-
las. He is engaged in the general
practice of medicine, and has an
Office ON Avenue c.. near Houston
street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
j. S. CAMERON, NJ. D.,

Member of the medical fraternity
of San Antonio, was born in ia,
maica, West Indies, in 1864. In 1866
he made his first trip to the United
States. He received his primary
education in the West Indies, and
finished at Mary Williams Semi,
nary, Salem, Mass. He began the
study of medicine in 1880, under
DR.. Parker at Gainesville, Florida,
and in 1889 graduated from the
Meharry Medical College at Nash
vile, Tenn. The doctor at once
began active practice at Corsicana,
Texas, and remained there until
1891, when he moved to the state
of Chihuahua, Mexico. He came
to San Antonio in the latter part
of 1898, and has since remained in
our midst, with an office at Kali
teyer's drug store, 81 West Com
merce street.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
GEORGE MOECKEL, NJ. D.,

A well known member of the med
ical fraternity of San Antonio, was
born in Wiesbaden, Germany, in
1864. He was educated in the
Gymnasium of his native city.
He graduated from the Tuebingen
university, having also attended
the University of Berlin, ana for
two years and a half practiced in
Wuertemberg. He came to Amer
lea in 1892, being assistant of DR..
Knapp, of New York, and from
there came to San Antonio. He
practices on the eye and ear. His
office is at 203 Alamo Plaza.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
G. T.. II. KING, NJ, ID.

When age has silvered the locks.
tits not surprising to find that time
in its flight has also wrought to
such one the need of fame and that
here is merit of the highest tyne.
Doctor G. f. r. King, physician
surgeon and soldier in the "Lost.v
though glorious cause, Ex-presi-
dent w. T. NJ. A., Ex-examining
Surgeon X. G. r., A. l.. of H., and /.
o. F. is one of the oldest practicing
physicians in San Antonio. He
was born Backbone, Oxford
shire, England in 1889. He received
his earlier literary education at
Oxford, and in 1858 came to the
United States. He began the study
of medicine at the Columbian Uni
versity at Washington ID. c., grad
ating with the class of 1859. The
Doctor commenced the active prac-
tice of his chosen profession at the
capitol of the United States. March
1861 he left Washington, came
South and threw his fortunes with
the Confederacy, serving in the ca
pacity of Surgeon in the Confeder-
ate army for four years. At the
close of the struggle he located in
Louisiana where he remained I'M
til 1880 when he came to San An
tonic, and has since resided here.
He is member of the Alumni So
ciety of the Columbian University
and a member of the West Texas
Medical Society. DR.. King is one
of our most liberal and progressive
citizens.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
LUCIEN V. wEATHERs, NJ. d.

A Kentuckian by birth, first
saw the light of day at Elkton,
Todd county, that state, February
9TH, 1916. He obtained the rudi-
ments of an education at the
schools of his natal town, and fin
ished at the Cave Spring Academy
at Russellville, Kentucky. DR..
Weathers' early life was spent on
his fathers farm.
He began the study of medicine
in 1864 under the tutOrship of DR..
Lawson b. Hickman, one of the
leading physicians of Kentucky
Subsequently he attended the JEFF
ferson Medical College of Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania, graduating
in 1866. Doctor Weathers was a
colleague of the late DR.. S. L.
Lowry, of this city. Going to Kir-
Evansville, a town near the city of
his birth, he entered into the active
practice of medicine, and remained
there an honored and respected
citizen until 1888, when he made
his advent into San Antonio,
where he has since resided, active
ly engaged in practicing his pro-
fession. In addition to general
practice the doctor devOtes special
attention to the diseases of women
and children. He is member of
the West Texas Medical Associa-
ton and a Mason. He is married,
has three children and enjoys the
comforts of happy home at All
Elmira street. His office is at
Booker's drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
sIGMUND $. BURG, NJ. D. f

In our sketches Of the prominent
physicians of our city, should we
fail to mention DIR. Burg, our ar
ticle would be necessarily incom-
plete. DR.. Burg was born in Brody,
Austria, April Is, 1860, educated
in the Latin schools Of that state
for a period of eight years. Doctor
Burg began the study Of medicine
in the University of Vienna, in
which school he remained five
years, graduating in 1887. He
then spent two years as imperial
physician in the Imperial hospital
Wieden, in Vienna. In 1889 he
came to America and located in
San Antonio, where he has since
been practicing. The Doctors Of
flee is situated over Dreiss drug
store, where he does a general
practice, making special features
of surgery and the diseases of
women. He is physician to the
Deutscher Krieger Verein, Knights
and Ladies of Honor and the Her
mann Sons.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
MIGUEL S. vILLARREAL, NJ. D.,

A prominent young physician of
San. Antonio, was born July 9th,
1870, at Monterey, Mexico. He
was educated at the CollegiO Civile,
at Monterey, and for three years
attended the University of Nuerro
Leon, where he studied medicine.
He then attended the medical de-
partment of the University at the
City of Mexico, and graduated in
Monterey September 18th, 1894.
The doctor practiced in the Mill
tary Hospital, and also the Civil
Hospital of DR.. Gonzales. He has
also practiced in Monterey and
Tampico, Mexico. DR.. Villarreal
is the only real Mexican physician
in the city, and stands high both
socially and professionally. His
office is at Cohen & Co.'S drug
store, where he may be found dur
ing office hours.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
II. j. TRoLINGER, NJ. d.

a mention of one of our most
successful practitioners would not
be amiss in these columns. DIR.
Trolinger was born in Missouri in
1850, and received his literary
education at Baylor University of
Waco, Texas, graduating in 1879.
He then studied medicine in the
St Louis Medical College. receiv-
ing n.s diploma in 1875, beginniny
The practice Or modicine 10 G..-e
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
JNo. T. FITzs1MoN, PHI. G. NJ. D.,

JNo. T. FITzsIMON, PHI. G. NJ. d.,
One of our progressive physicians,
was born in Dublin, Ireland, in
1862. He was educated at the
schools of that city. At the age of
eighteen he came to America and
settled in Chicago. In 1885 he
graduated from the Chicago Col
lege of Pharmacy, and then began
the study of medicine. He came
to San Antonio in 1889, and in 1892
he graduated in medicine from the
Memphis Medical college, Mem
phis, Tennessee. Returning to
San Antonio he entered upon the
duties of his profession. When the
city hospital re-opened Doctor
FitzSimon had charge Of the insti-
tuition. He is a member of the
West Texas Medical society and
has been its secretary for the past
three years. He also occupies the
position of secretary of the Board
of Medical Examiners for the
Forty-fifth judicial district.
The Doctor is local examiner for
the Catholic knights Of America,
eX-president of the Ancient Order
of Hibernians and has always
taken an active part in the up
building of his adopted city. His
office is at Kalteyer's drug store.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
FREDERICK TERRELL,

Born in Indiana, and graduated A.
B., De Paw University, 1876. M.
D., Harvard, 1881. House Surgeon,
r. Island Hospital, 1SS0-1SSl.
Act'g. Asst. Surgeon U. S. Army,
1881. Medical Examiner for Neder-
land Life ms. Co., of Holland, and
for the Knights Of Pythias, Ameri-
can Legion of Honor, and Manhat-
tan.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
Continued in Part I.)
MEAT MARKET.
SAN ANTONIO COLD STORAGE
MEAT MARKET,

SAN ANTONIO COLD STORAGE
- MEAT MARKET,
CORNER MAIN AVENUE ROMANO STREETS.
There are few who will not rec
ognize the fact that to be success
full it sometimes becomes necessary
to eat. Meat is one of the princi-
pal articles of diet, and good whole
some meat is essential to good
health. The San Antonio Cold
Storage Meat Market is one of our
most representative establish
ments and is conducted by that
king of meat dealers, Mr.. w.
Lemke, one of our representative
citizens. No similar establish
ment in the city holds a higher
position in the estimation of our
public. The market is equipped
with the latest and most approved
appliances and refrigerators neees-
sary for the preservation of meats.
Here you obtain the finest beef.
veal and all J kinds of sausage,
smoked and Cried meats, the choic-
est lard, the best corned beef, and
poultry in alllf1vles. Low prices,
fine meats ~ dealing he'~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
+. f. YOUNG, NJ. H.,

Was born in Fayette county, Tex
as, November 25th, 1854. He re-
ceived his literary education at the
Texas Military Institute, and COM
pleted the same in Tennessee.
Returning to Texas in 1872 he
took up IA commercial course at
Galveston. In 1874 he studied
medicind at LAGRANGE, and at the
same time was engaged in the drug
business, subsequently he at
tended the Bellevue Hospital Med
ical Collage in New YCtk,s-and
erra<t,,o = ~ .&fro,,a thot f,,ceif ~
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
KATE HUDsPETH, NJ. d.

The subject of this sketch is a
natural born physician, and to de-
velop that which was innate she
studied medicine under the tutor
ship of her husband and is today
looked upon as one of the repro
sentative women Of the "New
South" Doctor HUdspeth was
born in Washington county, near
Brennan, this STAFF, 1871. She
received an excellent education,
graduating from Gonzales
iR-T55S. November of
that year she married Doctor
Leenidas Hudspeth and Awas close
ly aNnciated with h p in the
pract ~ his protest. p during
- 0n.zRrls.sas..y,n1s. g., = his
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

moved to San Antonio. The doc
tor was United States medical ex-
aminer in the northern part of
Texas, and is now a member of the
examining board of the Thirty-sev-
enth district.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24
ROBERT LEE wITHERs, A. NJ. NJ. d

The medical fraternity of
San Antonio has in its midst
some of the brightest and
most talented young men in
the state and among these gentle
men we mention Doctor Robert l..
w. Withers, one of our brilliant
young physicians.
DIR. Withers is a San Antonio
boy, having been born here, July
20, 1869. He received his primary
education at st. Mary's college, in
this city, and for period of one
year attended st. Mary's school, a
Jesuit college of Kansas. His
was concluded at
Spring Hill college, of Mobile, Ala
bama, graduating with, the class of
1883. taking tnf degree of A. b.
y e,t,,rnisifr to San Afiv'e, "A he stud
NC .', -. nc for a yenf q
s ssS y i: s'ssss q s. :; -
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-12-24

asylum the Doctor has devoted
himself to the practice of his pro-
fession and has an office at lO7
Avenue c.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-04
BAYONET POINTS.

ONLY four Of the survivors of Ma.
po.son'sgreat army are still alive: jean
jacques Sabatier, lO3; Victor Baillod
and jean Bousset, l0i, and Joseph
Rose, 100
ENGINEER In CHIEF MELVILLE says
that in the Olympia, Minneapolis, Co.
lumbia and New York, we have four
cruisers that for speed beat any thing
in the world.
ALUMlNIuA is now used irstead OF
steel for the nails and heel plates OF
$hc German soldiers boots. The re-
suits expected are quicker and better
marching, with less fatigue to the men.
FIFTEEN years after they were lost in
the disaster at Isandhlwana, in Zulu
land, the colors Of the Twenty-fourth
regiment, the South Wales Bortlercrs,
have been recovered. They came some
way into the hands Of French noble
man, who has just transferred them TO
the British military attache at Paris.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-04

The now county movement appears to
be the cause Of lot Of unnecessary
haste on the part OF the county commits
Sioners. They have accepted the plans
of Architect Myers, OF Detroit. for a
new courthouse to cost in the neighbor-
hood of 100000. and the architects
commission, ) per cent, will amount to
5000 more. This is sum Of money
for which the people should expect to
receive something that will last for
many years, but the question is. is
such costly building necessary" The
TRIBUNE believes that the present court
house is out Of date, inconvenient and
not in any way ornamental, and was
among the first to advocate a new one,
but we fail to see the necessity of ex-
pending the amount of money contcm-
plated by tho commissioners.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-04
NOTES OF THE RAIL.

TIE name of the Baltimore & Lehigh
has been changed TO the York & South
ern
THE Wagner company has reduced
the price OF berths on its cars between
indianapolis and st. Louis to s1.5o
A BIG scheme is on foot to dispossess
the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Of nearly
100000 acres OF land held as right-of-
way through the Choctaw nation.
THE Southern railway has just given
IN order for 20 locomotives, and In pur-
suance to Its stated policy to enccur-
age local Industries part OF the order
goes to Richmond concern.
IT is stated on the highest authority
that movement has been started
among the southern lines for the arm
ing of passenger train crews with fire.
arms to repel attacks Of train robbers
IT is said that the pay of locomotive
engineers is sometimes so much above
that of minor administrative officers
technically their superiors that the
amount is not permitted TO appear
npon the pay roll.
FEW passenger trains have the splen-
did record of the Empire State ex-
press in the matter of always being on
time. An examination has shown that
1t was not late single day from June
3 to October 10 inclusive, a period Of 4
months and IL days.
Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1895-03-04

brought the horse to the king in hopes
to sell him. They tried to show him
off to advantage, but he wns so wild
and unmanagcable that, although he
was magnificent looking animal, the
king was disgustcd with his conduct
and ordered him to be taken away.
Alexander had taken great fancy 10
the horse, so he objected to this.
Finally his father offered to buy Du-
ccphalus if Alexander could ride him.
So Alexander, who was not afraid OF
anything and was used to having his
own way, managed to get onto the rear
ing, kicking horse, and found that he
could manage him. lie suited Blu
cephalus as we'll as Bucephalus suited
him, and from that time the two wore
inseparablc. Bucephalus would allow
no one but Alexander to mount him.
He went with him in all his campaigns.
and what number of things and places
that horse saw in Persia and India,
lie was obliged to endure the blazing
sun, and often he had to 20 without
water, and he had to climb steep noun
tains and drag through long, weary
marches, and he was wounded in bat
tie, and perhaps he wished himself back
sometimes in peaceful Thessaly, where
he was from.
Still, he was taken good care Of, for
you may be sure that Alexauder's ia
voritc horse was not neglected He had
plenty OF Rrooms to rub him down at
night mud to wait upon him, and Alex
ander no doubt often fed him with his
ewn hands. There are different &C.
counts of his death. Plutarch saws that
In great battle with Porus, king If a
part of northern India, he received the
wounds of which he died. Others .av
that he died not long after of fatigue.
worn out by the cruel marches and
hard work, and that at his death he
was thirty years old That is very old
for horse. At any rate, he died in
that region, for Alexander built q city
near the river Hydaspes, which he
called Buccphala in honor of his faith
ful horSe.
The city was IN ruins long ago, but
RucerlialuS is still remembered. and al
ways viii be as long as history lasts.--
N. Y. World.