The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-05-19
BUTTE NEWS.
LISTENED TO ADDRESSES
State Medical Association Put In
Busy Day.
PROBLEMS IN PRACTICE
Interesting Topics Discussed at the
Morning Session-Will Meet in
Butte Again in 1eOo-Dr. J.
W. Gum President.

The medical men of the state put in
a busy and, as unanimously agreed,
profitable day in the two sessions of
the annual meeting of the State Medi-
cal association that were held yester-
day. Sessions were held both in the
forenoon and afternoon, at which pa
pers on various topics were read and
discussed, and much other business
pertaining to the work of the associa-
ton was transacted. By action in the
afternoon Butte was decided upon as
THE place of meeting of the next con-
vention, the third Wednesday in May,
1900, being set as the day for conven-
ing. In the election Of officers the pres
idency and first yice-preSidency came
to Butte. DR.. ]. W. Gum and DR.. T. A.
Grigg being the ones to be thus hon
ored. A banquet at the McDermott in
the evening gave the meeting fitting
finale.
In the regular proceedings Of the day
DR.. Z. A. Grigg presented case for
discussion called nasal polypi." DR..
G. w. King of Helena read an Inter-
esting paper on Problems in Prac-
tice." The discussion on these topics
consumed the time of the morning ses-
sion. ...
Upon converting In the afternoon the
names of Drs. T. G. Heine and Rudolph
SEWERS of Butte and George H. Put
ney of Missoula were presented as can
didates for membership, and they were
elected. DR.. G. W. King presented
new surgical instrument invented by
himself which he called a cystoscope,
which was inspected with interest.
DR.. T. A. Grigg read paper on Ma
lignant Tumors of the Eye, With Their
Sequalae," and DR.. T. H. Peasants
30 T,fa rod
Corneal Lessons" which was very faV-
orbly commented upon. DR.. w. A.
Davidson of Twin Bridges submitted
few remarks on the manner in which
medical men educated in this country
are received in Europe He said he did
not think American educated physi-
clans received the recognition abroad
that they are entitled to.
Delegates to the American Medical
association which meets at Columbus,
| Ohio, were given credentials as fol-
| lows: Drs G. T. Mccullough, Missou-
| la; T. J. Murray Butte: Donald Camp
bell Butte; c. X Cole, Helena; William
A. Davidson, Twin Bridges.
The election of officers resulted as fol-
flows: President, j. w. Gum, Butte;
first vice-presdent, T. A. Grigg, Butte;
second vice-president, w. c. Riddell
| Helena; secretary, B. c. Brooke, Hell
|
ena; corresponding secretary and his
| torian, j. F. Spelman, Anaconda; judic-
| larry committee. T. ]. Murray, Butte;
j. H. Miller, Sheridan; G. T. McCul-
Tough, Missoula.
The Denver Medical Times was made
the official organ for the association for
the ensuing year.
| A committee on neurology was ap-
pointed as follows: Dr. w. l.. Renick,
Butte T. H: Peasants. Helena: I.
Freund, Butte.
After the selection of Butte as the
next place of meeting and the fixing OF
i a date for converting, resolutions thank
ing those to whom the association was
indebted for courtesies, the convention
| adjourned.
The following named are the men,
bers of the association who were in at
tendance: Drs. w. A. Davidson, Twin
Bridges: B. C. Brooke, Helena; c. X
Cole, Helena; J. c. Hunter, Boulder
Hot Springs: George w. King, Helena;
T. H Peasants, Helena; G. T. McCul.
Tough, Missoula; Carl Schulin, Helena;
j. F. Spelman, Anaconda; William c
Riddell, Helena; T. J. Sullivan, c. Tur.
ner ]. A Donavan, A. c. Leggat, w. l.
Renick. S. e. Schwartz II. B. Moore
DR.. Heine, Donald Campbell, I. A
Grigg, j. w. Gum, J. H. Miller, NJ.
MacNevin. L. E. Holmes, Louis Bern
helm, 7. J, Murray l. Freund, Butte.
At the banquet at the McDermott no
tel in the evening. DR.. T. A. Grigg pre-
sided as POSTMASTER and filled the posi-
ton capitally. Toasts were Responded
to as follows: DIR. King. Social Feat
ures of Society Meetings." DR.. L. E
Holmes, Medical Deontology;" DR.
Miller, 1.-The Surgeons of the Navy
A. B. Keith, 1.-The Relations of tn
Medical Men to the Newspaper" E. w
Bacorn, 1.-The Relations of the PROBES
sions as to Medical Jurisprudence"
Several other speeches were mad
and stories were told, but for the SAX
of the dignity of the medicos they. ar
suppressed Suffice to say that ban
uuet was never given in Butte at whicl