The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1920-01-07
Former Resident Of keokuk and Mem.
Der Of Lecsh Musical Organ
lzation Died Last
Month.
WAS DOCTOR TO INDIANS
He Served for Years az Medical Ad.
visor and Physician on Reser-
vations In This
Country.

| DR.. Frank Wyman. one OF the
| men prominent In Keokuk affairs In
the sos, died In Detroit, Mich,
December 10, 1919, aged seventy-one
years. There are many people living
| in Keokuk today who will remember
! Dr.. Wyman personally, and to the
younger generation the Wyman name
Is moro or less familiar. He was
born IN Bonaparte. Iowa, March IL,
1888.
DR.. Wyman's parents were DR..
Eufus H. and Susan Moore Wyman.
They were old settlers of Keokuk
and prominent in medical and social
circles here. Dr.. Frank Wynlan in
early manhood was noted for his
beautiful tenor voice, and he partici-
pated prominently in musicales and
other entertainments given for chart
ty and fer other benefits. He was a
member Of the famous quartet COM
posed OF DR.. Frank Wyman, first
tenor; Theodore English. baritone;
Harry Cadogan; second tenor. and
Harvey Chatter, OF Quincy, basso.
This quartet sang in Burlington and
Quincy besides appearing in Keokuk.
In 1887 DR.. Wyman left Keokuk
and was given a farewell dinner on
the eve OF his departure for Fort
Amargo, New Mexico. This was on
August Is, 1887. and DR.. Wyman was
to accept appointment by the depart
ment of interior of the United States
as post surgeon. On the occasion Of
this farewell, eulogistic addresses
were made by DIR. w. A. George. the
Hon S. NJ. Clark, Gibson Browne,
Daniel +. Miller, Jr, and Frank Ha.
german.
Served People Faithfully.
For seven years DR.. Wyman
served as post surgeon. Then he
was transferred to Dulce. N. NJ,
where he was the first white physi-
clan that the Apache Indian tribe
ever had. He was transferred one
year later to Leech Lake and White
Earth, Mimi. to care for the Chip
pewa Indians, and from there, in
1897. he was sent to Oklahoma,
where he remained until shortly be-
fore his death, in charge Of the Iowa
and Sac and Fox Indian tribes. In
this latter band he cared for direct
descendants Of Chief Keokuk
His record during this period in
the treatment OF smallpox epidemics,
and In 1915, when the virulent influ-
enza epidemic struck the country, is
remarkable. During the FLU" cpl
demic he had 279 patients under his
direction and cared for them all
without single loss. This record
was so remarkable that he received
a letter OF special commentator
from the department. His record |
also includes many unusual success
full surgical operations, performed |
under the most trying conditions and |
His strong person
ality and professional ability in
variably secured the lasting conf /
dence and friendship Of his many |
Indian associates.
DR.. Wyman was noted as an au- |
thority on Indian tribe dialects and |
universal sign language. His pro |
fessional treatment was extended to I
the poor white people in his terri /
tory and he and his family have re-
ceived many messages of praise and /
thanks from people Of both races |
whom he had helped.
DR.. Wyman is survived by his wife, +
Ida. and his daughters, Mrs. Lulu .
Grim and Mrs. Lee Jerome Howell. /
whose maiden name was Florence /
Wyman; also his sisters, Mrs. David
(Laura) and Mrs. Frances
E. Williams Mary. the latter of
Chicago and the former of San