M. C. Felker, M. D. Biography


	This biography appears on pages 1874 in "History of South 
	Dakota" by Doane Robinson, Vol. II (1904) and was scanned, 
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	M. C. FELKER, M. D., residing in Chamberlain, Brule county, is a 
native of Maine. His parents removed thence to Chicago, Illinois, and 
there the Doctor received his early educational training in the common 
schools, after which he entered Wheaton College, in the village of 
Wheaton, Illinois, where he continued his studies for a period of three 
years, later becoming a student in a private school. Having determined 
to prepare himself for the medical profession, Dr. Felker bent himself 
diligently and earnestly to the work of technical preparation. He not 
only completed the prescribed course in Rush Medical College, of 
Chicago, but he was likewise graduated in the Chicago Medical College, 
holding diplomas from each of these institutions. Dr. Felker was sent 
as a volunteer assistant surgeon to Dr. Daniel Brainard, who occupied 
the chair of surgery in Rush College, and served in this capacity 
during the major portion of the war of the Rebellion. After the close 
of the war the subject was actively engaged in the practice of his 
profession in Chicago for three years, at the expiration of which he 
removed to Iowa, where he was engaged in practice about four years, at 
the expiration of which he came to Kimball, Brule county, South Dakota, 
and established himself in practice, being one of the pioneer 
physicians and surgeons in the county. He is now a resident of Lyman 
county, where he is the owner of a large and valuable stock ranch, and 
he has to a large extent retired from the active practice of his 
profession.

	Upon the organization of Lyman county Dr. Felker was chosen as 
its first assessor, and thereafter he served for two years as county 
treasurer. In politics he is an uncompromising Democrat, and he has 
long been an active and zealous worker in the party ranks.