Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1913-06-07
PHYSICIANS ARE
CONVEYING TODAY
DIES MONIES VALLEY MEDICAL
SOCIETY HOLDING FORTY.
SECOND ANNUAL MEETING.
MANY DOCTORS HERE.
Seventy-three Members Present ut
Sessions In Court House; Ladies
Entertained This Afternoon;
Dinner In Church.
(From Thursdav's Daily. )

(Erom thursdays Dally.)
With registered attendance OF
seventy three physicians. the forty.
second annual convention Of the Des
Moines Valley Medical society is hold.
ing forth in Ottumwa today. Several
instructive and valuable papers have
featured the program, which many of
the doctors declare to be the best yet
given. The large courtroom In the
| court house Ia being used for the con-
vention, and many ladies are among
those present. A dinner was served
the doctors and their wives at noon in
the First Congregational church by the
ladies Of the church. The ladies
present at the convention were enter
tanned by auto rides during the after.
noon, and at a reception at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. D. G. Brockman from
2 until o'clock.
The morning session opened with an
invocation by DR.. r. Ames Mont
gomery, pastor of the First Presby-
terrain church. Committees appointed
by the chair were:
Presidents message-Drs. G. B.
Taylor, What Cheer; A. o. Williams,
Ottumwa, and L. w. Littig, Davenport.
Eddyville, L. D. James, Fairfield, e. T..
Edgerly, Ottumwa.
The election of officers and the
balance Of the business session will
be handled this afternoon following
the close Of. the program Of papers.
Among the papers presented before
the convention this morning was one,
"A Plea for the Old Man." by DR.. D.
C. Brockman.
DR.. M. F. Moore Of Martinsburg
read paper on Kinks and Bands In
lilo Coecal Region"
DR.. J. w. Osborn Of Des Moines,
president Of the society, in his adj
dress reviewed the accomplishment of
the organization during the past year
and referred to many things for the
good of the society which he urged
upon his hearers. His remarks we're
received with favor and appreciation.
Claims Against Physicians for NAL
practice" was the subject of a paper
by DR.. D. S. Fairchild of Clinton. Three
of the numbers on the program were
for various reasons unable to be
present.
All Of the papers were given a dis
cussion by committees appointed by
the chair. hi: 80,
DR.. L. D. James of Fairfield, invited
the physicians present to. attend the
meeting of the Jefferson County. Medi-
cal society which will be held In Fair
field June 81.
Many Physicians Here.
The following physicians, many of
them accompanied by their wives, are
registered at the convention:
e. A. Hunt, Burlington.
]. v. Bean, Fairfield. L
j. w. Osborn, Des Moines.
l.. D. James, Fairfield.
F. NJ. McCrea, Eddyville.
J. Lea Taylor, Monroe.
T. M. Throckmorton, Charlton.
r. 3. Jennings, Drakeville.
w. s. Downey, Moulton.
G. L. Cronk. Bloomfield.
F. c. Mehler, New London.
D. &c. Brockman, Ottumwa.
J. F. Herrick, Ottumwa.
j. H. Peck, Des Moines.
G. M. Van >Ausdale, New London.
e. H. Howell, Ottumwa.
E. B. Wilcox, Oskaloosa.
r. T. Shahan, Eddyville.
e. T. Edgerly, Ottumwa.
E. ]. Lambert, Ottumwa.
Fred Bowles, Ottumwa.
l.. Terrence, Blakesburg.
L. W. Littig, Davenport.
P. Sherlock, La Plata, Mo.
j. w. Elerick, Ottumwa.
F. w. Newell, Ottumwa.
A. o. Williams, Ottumwa. IS
w. C. Newell, Ottumwa.
c. o. Henry, Farson. |
M. o. Baldridge, Batavia.
H. W. Roberts, Ottumwa.
D. l.. Rambo, Chillicothe.
H. w. Vinson, Ottumwa.
C. B. Taylor, What Cheer.
Rex Henry, Hedrick.
C. A. Boise, Washington.
L. A. Cowle, Fremont.
D. S. Fairchild, Clinton.
w. E. Dodds, Richland.
G.. F. Niblock, Derby. ,..-
Z. H. King, Batavia.
F. M. Fuller, Keokuk.
E. A. Sheafe. Ottumwa.
E. Mcclure, Bussey
C. H. Cronk, Bloomfield.
J. E. Paige, Richland.
C. R. Armentrout, Keokuk.
F. w. Mills, Ottumwa.
F.. j. Jarvis. Oskaloosa.
A. G. Spurgin, Oskaloosa.
H. M. Baker. Floris
H. c. Young, Bloomfield.
J.. NJ Howe, Hillsboro.
w. R. Day, Moravia.
c. T. Slavin, Blakesburg.
A. M. TAFT, Blakesburg.
M. F.. Moore, Martinsburg.
Alvah vegus, Keswick.
Ut. Stafford, Lovilia.
J. C. Kepler, Kirkville.
J. A. Dulin, Sigourney.
F. G.. Dulin, Sigourney. =
S. T. Gray, Abba.
E. D. MCLEAN, Oskaloosa.
F. B. Dorsey, Jr., Keokuk. i
w. ]. Herrick, Ottumwa. H..
S. X. Davis, Libertyville.
R. P. Miller, Abba.
j. H. Rambo, Glenwood, Mo.
F. F. Percy, Delta. n
R. N. Cresap, Bonaparte
B o. Ferrel, Oskaloosa.
Murdoch Bannister, Ottumwa.
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