DANIEL LEWIS, physician came to El Paso in 1860. He lived north of the Baptist parsonage, finally moving to Waukegan.

L. B. MARTIN, listed as a botanic physician, practiced in El Paso in the 1860's. His office was in the West Front Street business block.

D. D. ROSS was a native of Indiana and came to Secor in 1865.

R. B. ROBERTS, eclectic physician was practicing in El Paso in 1865.

J. M. PERRY came here from Pontiac in 1865 and had offices two doors east of The El Paso Journal office.

A. S. STONEBRAKER, physician and surgeon, carried his professional card in the El Paso True Patriot on November 25, 1865.

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS, a native of Ohio was graduated in 1847 from the Willoughby, Ohio Medical School. He practiced in Van Wert, Ohio, next in Deer Creek, Illinois, and came to EI Paso in 1865. He and his family lived where Mrs. R. L. Beshers lives, but in the house now owned by John L. Blackmore.

J. McCANN, a native of Indiana, came to Illinois in 1866, and had his office in a drug store on Front Street. His card read: "U. S. examining surgeon of pensions and a general practitioner of medicine. Office practice a specialty for the treatment of chronic and acute diseases."

GUSTAVUS BUTTLER was educated in Dresden and graduated at Leipsic in 1859. He opened an office in Newark, Ohio in 1860 and came to El Paso in 1866, soon moving to Panola where he practiced for forty years.

FREDERICK COLE was active in many civic affairs. He was a member of the council in 1881-2, and was credited with taking the lead in the erection of the east side school in 1869. He sold his practice to Dr. C. E. Davis December 26, 1885 and moved to Garden City, Kansas.

D. W. LAMME, a native of Ohio, came to El Paso in 1867. He was a member of the council in 1878-9 and mayor in 1880.

R. U. CHAPMAN read medicine in the offices of Drs. R. C. Chapman and J. A. S. Goudy of New Comerstown, Ohio, from 1857 to 1861 and attended Starling Medical College in Columbus. After practicing in Bakersfield and New Romley, Ohio, he settled on a farm three miles west of Kappa in 1869 and had a medical office in his home. He was admitted to Illinois practice in January, 1877. He moved to Prescott, Iowa.

R. A. MARTIN bought property in Secor October 17, 1877, and resided there several years.

L. E. BARTON bought property in Secor in 1877 and practiced there many years.

FLOYD O'BRIEN, son of Delos O'Brien, practiced in El Paso about 1880. He removed to Sibley and later to Kansas.

CHARLES E. DAVIS purchased Dr. Frederick Cole's practice December 26, 1885 and resided in the home now owned by Lee Schertz. Dr. Davis sold his practice to Dr. Frank Stubblefield August 7, 1890 and moved to Peoria.

W. R. SHINN was first venerable councilman of the Modem Woodmen of America in February, 1886. He sold his practice December 15, 1887 to Julian Smith and moved to Chenoa.

JULIAN A. SMITH located in El Paso January 1, 1888. He built an office west of the Christian Church and a home west of that office. He sold his practice October 14, 1899 to Dr. Clyde F. Horner.

FRANK A. STUBBLEFIELD was born in New Salem, Illinois. He graduated from the Missouri Medical College in 1882, and came to El Paso in August,

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