The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-12-07
Medical Men Hold Annual
Meeting Today.
PAPERS ON MANY TOPICS.
Leading Physicians From Twin Cities
Take Part in the Discussion;
BjeIIand President.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily,
The twenty-seventh annual meeting of
the Minnesota Valley Medical associa-
ton was held in this city today, with
an attendance of about fifty physicians.
The sessions were held at Schiller hall,
the meeting opening at about ten o'clock
this forenoon. The president, DR.. M.
Sullivan of Adrian, presided, and the
forenoon session was opened with an in
vocation by Rev. B. V. Black, pastor of
the Christian church.
The business session was held first,
and upon the. recommendation of the
the following officers were
elected for the coming year: DIR. A.
o. Bjelland of Mankato, president; DIR.
L. A. Fritsche of New Ulm, first vice
president; DR.. H. B. Grimes of Lake
Crystal, second vice president; DR.. G. F.
Merritt of st. Peter, treasurer; DR.. A.
G. Liedloff. of Mankato, secretary.
Upon the recommendation of the same
committee the following physicians were
elected to membership: Drs. Carl An
derson of Easton, William F. Coon of
Elysian, w. C. Portman of jackson, L.
S. Reynolds of st. Peter, Emil King of
Fulda, and d. u. Smith of Mankato.
DIR. Van Buren, Mott of Sioux City, La,
read paper on Treatment of Trau-
matte Gengrene of the Extremities," and
DR.. G. E. Riggs of st. Paul read paper
on "Two Cases of Endothelial Sarcoma
of the Brain; Successful Removal and
Subsequent Death" This closed the fore
noon program, after each paper had been
discussed.
This afternoon there was consider
able augmentation in the attendance.
Tne president, DIR. Sullivan, gave his ad-
dress, and the following papers We're read
and discussed.
Higher Educational Qualifications for
the Study of Medicine" by DR.. F. N.
Hunt of Blue Earth; "Aneurysm of the
Aorta,"' by DR.. M. S. Sheldon of Mime
apolis; "Some Signs and Symptoms of
Gallstones with Complications" by DR..
Warren A. Dennis of st. Paul; and "Sig-
nifcance of Delirium in Typhoid Fever;
Report of Case" by DR.. H. A. Tomlin-
son of st. Peter.
In case they arrive on afternoon
trains; DR.. Archibald Maclaren of st.
Paul will read a paper on 'sFibroid Tu-
mors with Special Reference to Their
Interference with Pregnancy" and Dr.
c. H. Mayo of Rochester one ON "The
Surgical treatment of Bunions."
The following physicians registered at
the meeting: Drs. L. F. Schmauss, A.
F. Schmitt, j. H. James, G. F. Warner,
Helen Hughes, A. G. Liedloff, j. w. An
drews, G. f. Holman, G. r. Curran, j.
S. Holbrook and A. o. Bjelland of
Mankato; J. B. Tyrrell of Waterville;
+. j. Bomberger of Mapleton; A. -.
Spalding of Luverne; G. w. Mcintyre
OF st. Peter; C. o. Cooley of Madelia;
F. L. Durgin of Winnebago; Van Buren,
Mott of Sioux City, Iowa; L. o. Glenn
emit of Lamberton; F. d. Gray of Yes
ia; G.. L. Gossler of Wabasso; w. A.
Dennis of st. Paul; w. d. Sheldon of
Minneapolis; E. w. Benham of Amboy;
w. S. Fullerton of st. Paul; H. A.
Tomlinson of st. Peter; c. E. Riggs of
st. Paul; G. H. Luedtke of Fairmont;
w. S. Adair of Owatonna; d. S. Cum
mings of Waseca; C.. Graham of Roches.
ter; HI. B. Aitkens of LIE Sueur Center;
w. H. Powell of Kasota; S. C. Schmitt
of Blue Earth; and j. w. Daniels of
st. Peter.
Several attended the sessions who did
not register.
Applications for membership were re-
teived from Drs. B. H. Haynes and AL
bert Thompson of st. James, and were
referred to the committees, to report at
the next meeting.
Many of the doctors took the late aft
ernoon trains out of the city, and the
balance will go this evening. The ses-
sion of the society closed late this after
noon.
The twentieth semi-annual meeting of
the Minnesota Valley Medical society
will be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in May.