The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1911-02-16

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his, skin as surgeon. and great was
his reward. for he often detailed the
wonderful cases of mutilatlon that he
successfully treated and saved the
lives of many. many brave men, who,
without his skill. would have been
numbered with the dead. After dis
tinguishing himself as an army sur
geon he received a dangerous gun.
shot wound and was compelled to
resign and return to his home, family
and friends, and soon re-entered the
practice he had abandoned to others
to enlist in the cause of liberty.
After the war he moved with his
family to osceola, Clark county, Iowa
where his daughter, Anna, was born,
and here again he took rank as a
leading citizen and distinguished him
self as a physician and surgeon, a
financier and leading public spirit.
In 1876 he came to Oskaloosa, In
the prime and vigor of mature man
hood, ripe in experience and know
ledge, and at once established q
large business. and practice and took
a high place in the community at once
in it's business, professional and so,
cial circles. He soon was appointed
general surgeon of the Iowa Central
railway, and there, as In all other
things, distinguished himself as a
most skillful surgeon and physician,
which position he. held up to his de-
parture for Chicago, when, to the
regret of the railroad employees, he
resigned his commission as surgeon
and took up his residence in Chicago,
which offered a larger field for his
ambition, where he spent the remain
der of his days in lecturing before
the medical institutions and writing
for medical journals. Many were the
degrees conferred upon him of uni
versities and colleges in recognition
of his intellectual attainments and
the impetus he had given the profes.
sion in lecturing and writing.
DR.. Nugent was finished product
himself, domestic in his instincts,
which was prominent under all cir,
cumstances, a great student OF
science, history and philosophy, a
most devout reader and profound
thinker, of high class literature and
at the head of the profession in al.
most all things literary and profes.
sional. Politically he was demo
crat, pronounced in his conviction,
emphatic in his utterances, but not
offensive, a man of magnificent pres.
ence and manners, full OF, Kindness,
generous and loyal to his friends and
just to his enemies and patriotic to
his state and country, a devoted hus-
band and father, a charming gentle
man.
One of natures noblemen has fall
len, whose great variety of accom-.
plishments will be the subject of con,
versation for a great many years to
come. DIR. Nugent took great pride
in his children, and they all deyel-
oped into ripe scholars and men OF
affairs whose business integrity was
proverbial, and sterling qualities plac-
ed them in the front rank of the sue
cessful. His daughter, Anna, who
married a Mr.. Richard w. Gray.
leading business man of Chicago,
was distinguished as brilliant schol-
ar, having graduated at the high
class female seminaries Of the coun.
try with high honors.
On February 3, 1911, at his beauti.
full home in Chicago, with his sons,
E. D. Nugent and w. o. Nugent at his
bedside, he closed his earthly career.
His daughter, Mrs. Gray, was spend
ing the winter in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia and could not be present, and
H. d. Nugent had proceeded his faith
er to the beyond some two years ago.
He was buried in the family home for
the dead in Forest cemetery, Oska-
loosa, Iowa, on Sunday, February 6,
1911, while the elements were at war
and all nature seemed enraged. He
left a varied fortune, kindly, generous
good works and acts, large accumula-
ton of property, and above all and
over all, he leaves to his children,
that of having been a success in all
his relations in life. This will be
the attractive inscription chiseled on
his obelisk, Loved, honored and re-
spected in life.
o. C. G. PHILLIPS
February 10, 1911.