Jesse A. Ballou, M. D. Biography


	This biography appears on pages 872-875 in "History of Dakota 
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				JESSE A. BALLOU, M. D. 

	The medical fraternity has always been held in high esteem and 
its great work of curing disease and instructing the public in regard 
to the laws of health is of vital importance. Dr. Jesse A. Ballou, of 
Lead, is a worthy representative of his profession and has gained the 
confidence and regard of his fellow townsmen. He was born in Schuyler 
county, Illinois, July 4, 1878, a son of J. A. and Mary (Malcomson) 
Ballou. The father was born in Tennessee but removed to Illinois at an 
early day in the history of that commonwealth. He and his wife are now 
residents of Rushville, Illinois. 

	Dr. Jesse A. Ballou is the second in order of birth in a family 
of four children and was reared under the parental roof. He attended 
the common and high schools of Rushville and also Knox College at 
Galesburg, Illinois, where he was a student for four years. In 1901 he 
went to Chicago, where he matriculated in the medical department of the 
University of Illinois, and in 1905 was graduated from that institution 
with the degree of M. D. Immediately thereafter he removed to Lead, 
South Dakota, and entered the Homestake Hospital as a staff physician, 
where he remained for five years, but in 1910 began a general practice 
of medicine and surgery in Lead. In the intervening years he has gained 
a large practice which is constantly growing as his skill and 
conscientiousness become more widely known. He is still an earnest 
student of the profession, keeping abreast of the advancement that is 
constantly being made in medical knowledge by means of attendance at 
clinics and broad reading of medical and surgical literature. He also 
finds his membership in the Black Hills Medical Society, the South 
Dakota State Medical Society and the American Medical Association of 
great value to him in enabling him to familiarize himself with the 
discoveries made by other practitioners. In 1912 he was elected coroner 
of Lawrence county and was reelected to that office in 1914 for another 
two year term. 

	On the 11th of January, 1906, Dr. Ballou was married to Miss 
Elizabeth Barnette, of Rushville, Illinois. The Doctor is an adherent 
of the republican party but has confined his political activity to the 
exercise of his right of franchise. Fraternally he belongs to Lead 
Lodge, No. 747, B. P. O. E.; Golden Star Lodge, No. 9, A. F. & A. M.; 
Golden Belt Chapter, No. 35, R. A. M.; Lead Commandery, No. 18, K. T.; 
and Naja Temple, A. A. O. N. M. S., of Deadwood. His professional 
ability has gained him a leading place among the physicians and 
surgeons of Lead, and his attractive personality has won for him many 
warm friends who greatly enjoy his company.