Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-04-24
OVERSEER OF POOR AND CITY
HUMANE OFFICER PASSES
AWAY At HER HOME.
ONLY WOMAN OVERSEER
OF POOR IN THE STATE
First Woman Member Of Iowa State
Medical Socisty, and First Woman
Pharmacist Registered in iowa-Was
Among Older Practitioners in the
City-leader in Humane Work.

! Death, at o'clock this morning,
the poor of Marshall county, city
humane officer. one of the older medi-
cal practitioners Of the city. and a
leader for many years in patriotic and
humane society work DIR. Liebig
passed away at her home, 400 West
Main street, following an illness of
two weeks The cause of her death
was blood poisoning. with which she
was stricken last Sunday.
Or. Lehig became i'll on April 10.
when she collapsed in nervous break
down. She had contracte a severe
cold, and light case OF pneumonia
developed. She passed thru this With
out much fear being entertained for her
1 recovery. and had reached the point
where the fever was broken. Sunday,
( however. a swelling Of the glands Of
the neck became apparent. and blood
poisoning. developed rapidly. The sep
ticemia spread turnout the system and
since Tuesday night the patient had
not been conscious only at intervals.
I Has Had Busy Career.
Dr.. I.iebig has had one of the busiest
careers ina gina Bile. and that she has
been able 10 withstand the strain of
sucn an active life, especially during
( later years was due only to the wiri-
! ness OF her constitution
! Beginning the study of medicine when
a young woman, following her first
marriage, and being graduated at the
age of -. DR.. Liebig has led a most
active life During recent years she
/ has not been in the active practice of
her profession. but having settled in
practice here directly after her gradu-
alton in 1881 makes her one Of the
/ pioneers in the profession in Marshall
/ town.
! DR.. Liebig was not only a graduate in
medicine but in pharmacy. She was
! the first woman to be admitted to
membership in the Iowa State Medical
Society, and was the first woman in
: the state to he registered in pharmacy
/ upon eXamina ton.
! Was Native Of Michigan
I DR.. Liebig was native of Spring
/ vile. Lenawee county. Michigan. where
she was born Sept. ). 1S45. the elder
/ daughter of John Michel and Hannah
Powers Klein. The family moved to
Pecatonica. ILL.,, when the daughter
Rosa was young girl and there grew
to wonlsnhood
, Following the finishing OF her early
education in the village school Of Pee
atonica Miss Klein taught school for
a few years in the rural districts Of
/ Winnebago county. and al the age Of
/ Is became the wife of Perry Martin. of
| Kalamazoo. a daughter now Mrs
/ Helen Brock, of this city, was born to
! the couple, and the father died when
4 MS daughter was 20 months old.
| Having determined on a career in
! medicine. Mrs. Martin started her
! study at Pecatonica. and then went
| 20 Ann Arbor. where she entered the
/ University Of Michigan. She also stud
led pharmacy, and was graduated in
/. both in 1881.
Comes to City Same Year.
The same year Of her graduation DR..
! Martin came TO Marshalltown where
her brother. Charles Klein. had pre-
, coded her and was already established
in business. The two occupied what
was then the Calhoun building at "a
West Main street. where DR.. Martin
| conducted her drug store and had her
( office. and Mr.. Klein operated a news
and cigar stand.
on Jan. -. 1889. DR.. Martin became
the wife Of Earl T. Epson. and the Up
son drug store became one of the we'll
known drug businesses of the city. 1t
was moved to les East Main street in
about 1885 and was situated there I'M
til shortly after the death of Mr.. Up
son on Sept. IA. 1894.
| Shortly before her second husband S
death DR.. Epson had given up her
practice here and gone 70 Milwaukee,
where she had entered practice. She
practiced for a time at Portage, Wis,
where she was also in the drug bus
1 mess. At Milwaukee. on March IA,
4 1895, DR.. Epson became the wife OF
Victor E. Liebig. Mr.. and Mrs. Liebis
came TO MarshaIltown in 1898, and MI.
Liebig died here Jan. II last.
Aside from her only daughter Dr.
Liebig is survived by two brothers,
Charles Klein. Of Rockford, nj. tray
cling auditor OF the Rockford and In
terurban Railway Company. and Isaac
Klein. of Chicago, assistant immigra
ton agent of the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railway. The latter left MS
sickbed to coma TO the city owing te
his sister death. arriving w euIesudI
evening. accompanied by his wife. Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Klein have been here
for ten days. Helen Klein, an only sis
ter of DR.. Liebig. died in 1871.
Becomes Humane Officer.
BY reason of her activities in hui
name work DR.. Liebis was made cit.
humane officer on Jan. II, 1904. the ap-
pointment being made by Mayor L.
Jones. and ratified by the council. She
had regulation police power and uset
that power without fear or favor II
cases where she deemed action neces
sary. She has continued in this office
since her original appointment. DR.. Lie
big was also truant officer for the in
dependent school district.
Overseer Of Poor in 1909.
On Jan. /. 1909, Dr. Liebig became
overseer of the poor, thru appointment
by the board of supervisors on Nov
II. 1908. DR.. Liebig succeeded the lat
Harmon Pemberton. An immense petf
ton. circulated and signed by thu
members of the Marshalltown Woman
Club. had weight with the board il
| making the appointment.
Does Work For Government.
Under appointment by the depart
ment Of commerce and labor DR.. Liebii
was in the governments employ TO
I several months just prior to her ap