The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1911-03-30

ability, a dashing manner, and had a
very large and successful practice.
DR.. Simon died in 1905, holding the re-
cord of the longest continuous practice
OF any physician in our county, viz, 81
years.
The next to locate in Two Rivers
was DR.. John Oswald coming from
Pennsylvania in 1852. Born in Goet-
tingen, Hanover, in lSl3 graduated at
the University in his native town, at
tended the Medical School of Berlin.
He played an important part in the
history of his adopted city, being five
times honored with the Office of village
president. He continued in active
practice until his death in 1878. His
aged widow died last December. His
son, Charles II. Oswald, a graduate of
Rush Medical College in 1880, also
practiced in.Two Rivers until his early
death in 1884.
The large German immi igraVion about
1854 attracted three well known Ger
man doctors to the growing city Of
Manitowoc, Drs. Muenter, Charles
Mueller, and Charles Schenck DR..
Muenter, a man of ability, Il West
phalian, remained but two years, as he
considered the settlers too poor and
the prospects for the future not very
encouraging.
DR.. Charles Mueller Immediately be-
came very popular among the better
class Germans and deservedly so. He
was considered the leading physician
at that time. Was a charter member
and one of the most enthusiastic spirits
of the Freier Sangerbund in 1913, but
he too in 1859 removed to a larger and
more rcmunerative field, Milwaukee.
DIR. Charles Schcnck, although no
graduate, enjoyed an extensive prac-
tice, his services being particularly de-
manded as a bone-setter., He was with
Gen. Bmecher's Prussian army as a
surgical nurse on its famous march to
Paris III 1915 He died in 1877, aged
50 years.
In 1851 came DR.. d. j. Easton, who
although without any medical training
became in time one of the best known
and prominent of local practitioners
He was tailor by trade at Saratoga
Springs in York state, and even con-
tinued tailoring for some time after To-
eating here. In the last year or two
Of his life he conducted a hydropaJhic
establishment on the spot whore the
Carnegie Library now stands. He
died in 1880. As
Other doctors of ante bcllum days
were J. Steger of Two Rivers, II. $.
Colbourn, J. G. Saltzmann, James
Lewis, Joseph Chladek and II. S. Bal
com of Manitowoc.
Jos. Chladek, the first bohemian
doctor to locate, came in 1889, remain
ing here and at Two Rivers until 1863
when he removed to Chicago.
DR., James Lewis appeared in 1859.
His advertisement proclaimed him rs
'occulist and aurist, whose unpreced-
ented success in the treatment of the
Eye and Ears" etc, etc, and wound up
by giving the advise that "you had
better go and call at once and be re
stored to sight and hearing" etc. This
was our first specialist, but he soon
migrated.
DR.. II. $. Balcom, graduate OF the
Harvard Medical School. was another
man of prominence, noted particularly
for his surgical skill. Became Isl As
sistant Surgeon, 3lst Regiment, resign
ing in 1863 to resume his practice in
Manitowuc, in which he continued to
his death in 1872. He was found one
morning dead from exposure a short
distance North of the city, having
wandered from home when out of his
mind.
As the county developed westward
of the Lake and when the growing
population warranted it, physicians
settled down at prominent centers and
cross roads, such as Cato Corners
where DR.. +. S. Kellogg tried his for
tune in 1850, remaining until 1863, re-
moved elsewhere and again returned
later for futher two years stay, when
he removed to Wrightstown, Brown
county, where he died many year,
later.
A DIR. Balcom came in 1888, remain
ing but a short time. This is not the
Dr. Balcom of Manitowoc already men
toned.
DR.. H. w. Tucker of st. Lawrence
County, New York, lost his helpmeet
in 1853. In 1858 he visited his two
daughters at Clarks Mills at theil
urgent solicitation. In that neighbor
hood and all over the county were
many old neighbors and acquaintance,
who had known him we'll and favor
ably in the East and these induced hin
to locate. He died in 1878, leaving
four daughters, who with their de
scendant's represent the highest type
of citizenship,
In 1851 unique character appeared
in the. person Of the Rev. Ambrose
Oschwald, native of Freiburg, Baden
who dissatisfied with the conditions il
Germany after the Revolution Of 4,
led u colony Of IL emigrapts to Ameri