Bio of Taber, Dr. M. E. (b.1852) Wabasha Co., MN
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This bio comes from "HISTORY OF WABASHA COUNTY" 1884.
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Taber, Dr. M. E., dentist, Plainview, came here from Springdale, Iowa,
April, 1871. Born in Vermont in 1852, he was taken in his young days, by
the removal of his parents, to Cedar county, Iowa, where he passed through
the high school and spent his vacation with his uncle, Abner Smith, then
residing in the town of the doctor's present business success. Not favored
by being born, as it were, with a silver spoon in his mouth, young Taber
was ready for an opportunity that would enable him to earn an honest
livelihood. This he found for a beginning in the village hotel, where he
hired out for awhile to John Bigham, proprietor, as clerk. Ever on the
lookout for chances of advancement, he invested in and ran on his own
responsibility a barber-shop, which he undertook, not for the love of the
business, but for its returns and leisure time for study and preparation
for the great object of his ambition, the practice of dentistry. It was
not long before he sold out to advantage and was thus enabled to devote
his whole time to the dental art, under the supervision of Dr. S. S.
Sherman, of Eau Claire. For three years he applied himself vigorously with
all the energy his system would permit. Finally, after one full course in
the Missouri Dental, and one in St. Louis Medical College, he graduated in
1882 D.D.S., from the former well-known institute, and immediately settled
down in Plainview to his practice in dentistry, in the science and art of
which he stands second to none. Full of ambition and a lover of music
alike, to gratify the former and improve the latter in his leisure
after-business hours, the doctor immediately took charge of the Methodist
church choir, which laudable position he continues to hold. He is an apt
scholar and accomplished both in vocal and instrumental music, the brass
band and singing-school of the village, numbering over a hundred, being
under his superintendence and leadership. Not the least of Dr. Taber's
qualifications is his marksmanship. No less than four gold medals bear
evidence of his ability as an expert shot and champion in this progressive
art. The medal for the championship of five counties was awarded him in
1881, which, by holding for two years against all comers, became his
permanent personal property. Of the others two in one day, July 4, 1878,
were won by him at Wabasha. Any man that shoots eleven out of twelve
running deer, as his trophies prove, is deserving of no little
commendation. He enjoys the respect and confidence of the community, and
though at present in the full enjoyment of single blessedness, dame rumor
has him full speedily a benedict. A veritable self-made man, to society he
is eminently a useful member in more ways than one.
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