The Holt County sentinel., 1920-09-17

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~. 'siciar. Of Holt county, despite the
admoritiUn. Physician, heal thyseif,'
surrendercl 10 the inevitable at his
hone in No nd Citv. on Sunday latt
Sept II, 1920, in the SD year ~ his
age, 81 years. . months and days
He was n the trte sense the ply
stefan. going where duty called, never
questioning the ability Of the sufferer
to pay fcIev" the suffering crca; SO
was eve urpcrmos, IN his mind. prt
the old friends all over our county
will learn with sorrow of his death
He was polished, refined. dignified and
symnathetic--al the qualities to make
the ideal physician.
The Doctor was born in indianapolis
Indiana, December 8. 1887. He spent
his younger days in Marion county,
Indiana. and lived there ill seventeen
years ~ age. The rudimentary part
Of his education was obtained in the
common schools Of Marion county. He
removed 10 Illinois in 1854, and after
that date he was a student at the
Hedding Seminary nj Abingdon, and
in that institution had better facilities
for securing the acquaintance Of the
necessary branches Of q substantial
English education. He came to Mis-
sour in the year 1858, and located in
Bates county. lie taught school, and
at the same time prosecuted the study
Of medicine. a profession which he had
early resolved TO adopt, under Dr..
Rockwell. Of West Point, Bates coun-
~, Missouri. After residing there for
about three years, that part Of Mis-
sour becoming depopulated and unsafe
for residence by reason Of the progress
OF The War Of the Rebellion. which
commenced In 1861. he went to Colo
RADIO, and was there engaged in sew
eral speculative enterprises. In 1864
he began in Colorado the practice of
medicine. and followed his profession
there FOR a brief time.
The Doctor believed in the medical
schools Of his day. and graduated
from the old Ellsworth College, Of st.
Joseph; also the old Cincinnati. OHIO.
Mcd,,a College, and from the Medi-
cal Department of New lOiks hos
pital. and the old Bellevue hospital,
OF N,w lOrg. lie also studied the
eye and it, diseases, and graduated
fiom an eye intirmary of New York,
taking post graduate courses IN the
best hospitals Of New York.
He came to Holt county in 1860, the
posse ,or at u mighty small amount Of
this worlds goOds, and to the han
through the winter. he taught the
OF iIv.yu school. and when the school
closed m the spring Of 1866. he went
to Mound City, hung out his single
and began the practice of his ploies-
sion, Nncrc he has remained all these
years, an honorrd and greatly cs-
tecncd citizen.
In addition to the time consumed in
his studies and medical research, he
managed Ia find time to become 4
Master and Royal Arch Mason AMI a
Knight OF phythias, and IL u member
of the National Geographic Society,
OF Washington, ID. &.
lie has lived the life Of widower
for many years, occupying his own
property. and has been carefully cared
Tor By his son, DIR. Jas. Z. Tracy, and
his tenants, Mr.. and Mrs. james
Bishop.
His second wife, who has been dead
many years, was formerly Mnry D.,
daughter of John Collins, Of Oregon,
one Of the early pioneers Of Holt coun-
~. Dr. Tracy had been married three
times,
/ The Doctor knew well Of his condi-
ton, and he quietly awaited for that
summons that sooner or later must
come to US all.
lie is survived by his son, DIR. Jas.
c. Tracy, of Mound City, and daugh'
ter, Mrs. Emma Wait OF Comp
ton, California, and her two
children, Maud and Tracy Wait, " no
arrived this Thursday morning to be
present at the funeral.
1 The funeral services were held on
Thursday afternoon Of this week iron,
the Presbyterian church, the funeral
/ discourse being delivered by the Rev
l.. =. Parker, Of the Craig Presby.
terrain church, after which he was laid
away with the honors Of the Masonic
order.
The will Of God is accomplished; so
mote IL be, Amen.