The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30
Or, FALGE'S ADDRESS.

|ernity in Manitowoc County" at a
oint meeting of the Medical and His
orical societies of Manitowoc county,
1eld Friday evening at the training
school rooms.
His address in part is as follows:
Manitowoc County with population
| ,f A, 776 now has well appointed gen
eral hospital, an up-to-date eXcellently
managed County Insane Asylum, twelve
lrug-stores, twenty dentists, number
bf graduated nurses and registered
nidwives, as we'll as thirty-siX gradu-
tied licensed physicians to look after
he ills of mortal man. This naturally
the elimination OF a gradual eVolu-
a ion going on for many years. 1t Is
, he object of this paper to trace this
EVOLUTION of the progress of medicine
nd kindred subjects, from the very
beginning among the hardy pioneers
If our county down to our own
line.
At first the influx of settlers was
painfully slow. In 1910, four years
fter the first pioneers penetrated to
his wilderness, the total population OF
he county was 2i0: in 1916, 629. Up
0 this time the nearest medical and
urgical aid continued to be the army
post at the Bay.
a host of irregulars, such as herb
octors, doctor women, bone settlers,
Doth pullers, self constituted mid
wives. sooth sayers and quacks and
|harlatans of every description piled
heir trade then very much as they 90
low, only it was more eXcusable
hen.
DR.. Abram w. Preston had the dis
inction of being the first graduate
Sractitioner to locate in our county.
driving in 1S47 when the population
as l2S6. He was man Of more than
he average Of professional ability, an
Xcellent citizen and much respected
the community. The Whig party
lected him as its candidate for Regis
er of Deeds in ls47 in which capacity
e served one term Of two years, per-
APPS the only example of a doctor
olding any office, other chan in muni-
ipal affairs in the history of our coun-
v, for the functions and duties of
Musician and Office seeker are incom-
atibe. At the next ensuing election
e was defeated for the Assembly by
!. c. Q. Malmros, and again defeated
DR. the State Senate as Republican
" S. II. Thurber in 1858. He was
realty beloved on account of his un-
tring abors during the two disastrous
hoIera epidemics in 1850 and 1854.
In June 18th, 1861 he was commits
ioned First Assistant Surgeon in the
tn Wisconsin Regiment resigntng
uly 1864 on account Of failing health.
lie then removed to his former home
b New Hampshire where he died OF
tuberculosis in the December follow
hg.
The first to locate in Two Rivers
as DR.. b. +. White, a brother OF the
ate Justice Charles W. White, re-
naming there about three years when
e removed to Oregon.
Manitowoc Rapids from its supposedly
lvorable location on the Green Bay
Road was for n time the metropolis
nd county seat, and naturally offered
fine location for aspiring and ambi-
Gus doctors as we'll as lawyers. a
rother of the well known jeweler,
red Ransche, located here in the late
O's. not remaining long and of whom
e know little.
Next came DR.. Fly. E. Zielley, who
ung out his shingle in 1850, at once
bringing into prominence. He was q
raduate of Geneva Medical College,
lass of 1919. His visits were made on
he back of an Indian pony, often when
he trails were impossible on foot, at
ne llulllllttbl ltlt VI ~ NNlIAS lNI
isit, or more if he could get it, and
sually paid in the form of horsefeed
aeon, salt, flour, lumber, shingles OF
ther staple commodity, for money was
carce in those good old days.
DR.. Franz Simon was the next to ap
ear on the scene. He was born il
lainz on the Rhein in 1923, received
is education at the University o
lessen, took part in the revolution
ry movements of lS40 in Germany
nd at its collapse escaped to New Gorl
the same year with his wife, where
g began his medical career under
cry adverse circumstances, but soor
eft for Patterson, N. j. where he wa:
cry successful in acquiring goot
ractce and considerable means. bu
be western fever took hold Of him
lie abruptly took his leave, locating
Two Rivers IN 1851, remaining unit
H5S, when the gold fever again tool
old of him. This time his destination
as Pixies Peak to which eldoradC
Dr. Zielley was also lured at the same
me. Both were soon disenchanted
Pr. Simon now settled down in Manito
oc in 1889. During the war he re
eived his appointment as assistant sur
con, but owing to the pleadings of hi,
ile, and the intercession of man,
rominent men that the county woulC
deprived of adequate medical ser
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