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country schools of Grundy county, IL
linois. Dissatisfied with his attain
ments and fully realizing the value OF
thorough preliminary training, he
next entered the State University of
Iowa. Here he took the philosophical
course until his junior year, when
tempting offer induced him to accept
a position ir the High School at Shelf
field, Illinois, where he taught Latin
and mathematics for one year. The
following year he was superintendent
of schools of Neponset, Illinois. Re-
fusing an increase in salary, he re-
turned to the State University of Iowa,
completed the philosophical course, re-
ceived the degree of Bachelor of Phil
osophy, and was Immediately elected
by the Board of Trustees to a position
in the faculty of the university as in
structor in Biology, at the age of
twenty-four. This position he held
for three years, was then promoted to
be Assistant Professor of Histology.
and later was elected Professor of
Histology. 1t was while filling the
chair of Histology in the State Univer
sity of Iowa, that Prof. Ably received a
most factoring offer from one of the
leading medical colleges of Chicago.
Having been elected Professor of En-
bryology and Histology in the Chicago
homeopathic Medical College, he re-
signed the chair of Histology at Iowa
City, and removed with his family to
Chicago. Within a month of his ar
rival in Chicago, he was elected Pro-
fessor of Pathology and Bacteriology
in the Chicago Post graduate Medical
School,. After filling these positions
for three years, DR.. Ady resigned, and
accepted position in the University
of Chicago as Assistant in Histology, a
position which he still holds. DR.. Ably
is graduate of both the Regular and
the homeopathic schools of medicine,
receiving the degree of Doctor of Med
icine first from the Chicago HomOeo-
pathic Medical College, and two years
later from the Medical Department of
the Illinois State University. Imme
diately upon going to Chicago. DIR.
Aby opened an Office and engaged in
the practice of medicine and surgery.
During the last three years he has
made several professional visits to
Two Rivers, in consultation with DR..
F. w. Greiner. In March, 1899, DIR.
Ably and DIR. Greiner formed a medical
partnership, under the name, Doctors
Greiner & Ably. In September, 1869,
l.. n.
Greiner withdrawing from the firm, in
order to engage in his specialty-di-
seases of the eye, ear, nose and throat.
DR.. Ably continues to practice in the
building owned by DIR. Greiner. west
of the public square. His Office is
thoroughly equipped with modern ap-
planes for the treatment of disease,
and is particularly rich in its electric
outfit. The armamentarium includes
several expensive electric machines,
among others a large Wimshurst ma
chine, and for use in surgical diagno-
sis complete X-Ray outfit. The eye,
ear, nose and throat department is
also well supplied, A laboratory is
connected with his consultation rooms,
for pathological and archaeological
work, with Bausch & LOmb micro
scope, microtome, apparatus for chem
ical analysis, and all that goes to
make up thoroughly modern, up to-
date, twentieth century physician S
consultation rooms. During his stay
in Two Rivers, DIR. Ably has made a
host of warm friends, has gained the
confidence of the community in re-
markable degree, and has become wide
ly and favorably known throughput
Manitowoc County.