, 1923-08-17
H. R. Lathrop, M. D.

b cn.o,rl,+s Homer R. Lathrop, NJ. D., arrived
at the safe and sane period OF the early lor'es
when a man is at his best. Starting out In me WIN
-. sho.nsl,in of the size and kind Rush Medical
college awards to none other than honor graduates
II is small wonder that he packed tho TOOLS u lib
profession in his carpet sack and boldly 'ourhe!eu
10 the west. He felt himself too big a man to re-
,n.ir IN Illinois and in this diagnosis he was cor
roc+ What he most desired was a chance to prac-
.;ce the things he had learned from the books and
a Inscribed from the distinguished professors. Hav-
ing. in the course of events, grown accustomed u"
,be title of NJ. D. elsewhere, and during the same
time he gained q practical insight into what was GA
pected of a physician and surgeon Inc preihnn
ary chores having been all done up, you AWAKEN
ON a bright sunny morning in June 1907 and ma
n r Iathrop, NJ. D., in charge of the medical
department of the U. S. reclamation service al
Pathfinder dam With office rent pretty cheap
md onnortunities fairly good and a sign writer OF
some skill, it was not long before you noticed a
shinple swinging in the well-known Casper breezes
bearing the legend ii. X. Lathr4p, M. - ILL., aSe
have been many successors to that first modest
single. The Casper breezes have seen to that as
the years rolled along. On an average due to the
wear and tear of breezes, a new single was 70.
CURED once a year. Then the doctor had an lnsplra-
lion. He tried erecting signs In several places at
once. Now they swing from about fiye ditierent
locations, over the entrances to hospitals, on inc
stained glass doors of clinics, at the main portal OF
an important office building and may be In the
form OF a door plate at home. They all pear the
original and modest legend "H. II. Lathrop, Nj. d."
The whole thing indicates just one thing to the
casual observer-H. r. Lathrop, NJ. D., has stepped
right along since hanging out the first shlngie In
the village, now the city of Casper, wyoming.
Some of tho old settlers would fam grow remi,
niscent and in so doing drag forth the skeletons
from the Lathrop closet, and In a raucous voice
proclaim, and point the %scornful finger to the TACT
that the doctor was once the president oil the cham-
Der Of commerce. Other scandal mongers equally
- L. - n 0nnd T1tlZp who n risen
nbove early mistakes in life Will wrongtuly charge
the doctor with having ut one time been the mayor
of the town. The more yiciously inclined Will ST.
lently point to the fact that for a number OF years
the doctor was the chairman of the Republican
county committee. Words are unnecessary. The
crime is too monstrous.
Friends Of the doctor and those who admire his
talents and skill staunchly point out that the doc
tor has served as president of the Natrona County
Medical association and also as president OF the
state medical association, is one OF the three Wyo-
ming members of the American College of Surgery,
that he has a charming wife and two interesting
children and a happy home. They offer these things
in extenuation, and then inquire, what the SANDER
eTs are going to do about it.
All professional gentlemen OF the temperament
of II. r.. Lathrop, NJ. d., must have some way of
letting off surplus steam The doctor is doing this
by improving, stocking up, Identifying and other
wise embellishing a ranch, where he one day hopes
considerable number of idle moments, and II the
city continues to grow and people continue to de-
mand his services, the Lord only knows when those
idle moments will arrive. However the doctor is
entitled TO his own particular method of letting
off steam
1t would be unfair to the doctor TO close this
short and simple annals without reporting to all
newcomers in this fair and thriving city, that in
the older day of the city's history, in his haste to
get about town visiting patients the doctor used but
two wheels of his automobile. We are pleased to
report that he now uses all four of the wheels
which COMFORTS more with the dignity of his pro
fession-