1890. In 1892 he built a house and office at the corner of First and Central Streets. He sold his practice to Dr. Frederick Langhorst on December 3, 1901.

ROBERT EARL GORDON came to El Paso in December 1894 from Benson. He was graduated from the Missouri Medical College at St. Louis in 1893 and practiced here until he died November 16, 1951. (See the Name and Fame Chapter for a more complete biography of Dr. Gordon.)

M. V. GUNN, a native of Olney, Illinois, graduated in March, 1885 from the Medical College of Ohio. He opened his practice in El Paso on January 1, 1895 and on May 1, 1901 moved to Chatsworth, Illinois.

WILLIAM R. VAN HOOK, a native of Kentucky, entered the Union Army as a surgeon and served throughout the war. After a winter in New York City hospitals and two winters in study in Chicago hospitals, he came to El Paso and began practice in March, 1895. We cannot name previous locations. He purchased the residence now the Wilkey Nursing Home, but closed his El Paso practice in 1898.

CLYDE F. HORNER, a native of Woodford County, graduated from Northwestern Medical College and bought the practice of Dr. Julian A. Smith. He moved to Tiskilwa.

J. C. AIKEN was located April 6, 1901 in Secor.

FREDERICK LANGHORST purchased the office and practice of Dr. Frank Stubblefield December 3, 1901 and practiced here until he moved to Elgin in 1908.

EUGENE PITTS graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathy and Surgery and came two days each week from Bloomington to practice in El Paso from July, 1902 to August, 1903.

J. MELVIN MULLINS, a D. O. and M. D., established an office over F. J. Valentine's store, date unlocated.

FREDERICK C. NICHOLS, M. D., was educated in St. Louis and came to El Paso to practice in 1905, building the home and office at 103 North Elm Street. He became associated with the Belt Automobile Indemnity Association and sold his practice.

FRANK H. HENDERSON graduated from Northwestern Medical College and located first in Secor. He purchased the practice and home of Dr. Frederick Langhorst in 1908. He moved to Bloomington.

HOMER CLARK, D. O., established an osteopathic office in El Paso in July, 1911, afterward buying the practice of Dr. A. E. McReynolds. Dr. Clark also received his M. D. degree in 1923. He died in March, 1925.

A. E. McREYNOLDS was the first resident osteopathic physician and surgeon in El Paso, opening his office here about 1908. After some years in El Paso he sold his practice to Homer Clark, D. O., and attended the Johns Hopkins Medical College, finally returning to El Paso where he practiced medicine until his death in March, 1946.

F. E. NAGEL, M. D., was located and practiced in Secor from 1911 to 1933.

L. E. STAFF, D. O., became associated with Dr. McReynolds in 1913 and later with Dr. Homer Clark. He moved to Jacksonville in 1916.

ALFRED CLARK, D. O., became associated with his brother, Dr. Homer Clark in 1917, after graduating from the Chicago College of Osteopathy and Surgery in 1915. He practiced in Minonk for a time before coming to El Paso, where he died in November, 1928.

DR. CARROLL was located in Panola for a few months in 1912.

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