Lafayette County WI Archives History - Books .....Medical Doctors 1976 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/wi/wifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Joy Fisher sdgenweb@yahoo.com January 29, 2008, 7:10 pm Book Title: A History Of Blanchardville, Gem Of The Pecatonica Medical Doctors Dr. G. Eastman Dr. G. Eastman, who came to Blanchardville in 1875, was the first medical doctor to locate here. Succeeding him were Dr. T. F. Johnson, Dr. K. T. Rostad, Dr. MacFarlane, Dr. Hanson, Dr. John Schee, Dr. G. A. Larson, Dr. A. McKellar, Dr. H. B. Moe, Dr. L. C. McDermott, Dr. M. S. Corlett, Dr. Austin Dunn, Dr. L. J. Unterholzner, Dr. M. Stuessy and Dr. Hicks. Dr. John Schee Dr. John Schee came to Blanchardville in 1884. He resided with Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hendrickson until he married Miss Ulla Klerch, who came here after completing her obstetrical training at Oslo State Hospital, Oslo, Norway. Dr. and Mrs. Schee had two sons and three daughters. Dr. Archibald McKellar Dr. McKellar was born in the Province of Ontario, Canada, in 1862. He was educated at the Western University and Collegiate Institute in London, Canada, and was graduated in his medical course in 1888. Immediately after his graduation, he went to New York City, where for six months he pursued a post-graduate course in polyclinics. He began his career as a physician at Belleville, Wisconsin in 1888. The same year, he came to Blanchardville, purchasing the practice of Dr. K. T. Rostad and served the community for thirty-six years. He operated a pharmacy in addition to his practice and employed Patrick Gavigan as his pharmacist. Dr. McKellar was active in the political and business life of the community. He held the position of village president, a member of the village board, a member of the school board, and Public Health Officer. He was president of the Citizen's State Bank of Blanchardville up to the time it merged with the Blanchardville State Bank. (The two thereafter being known as the Union State Bank.) He was instrumental in the organization of, and president of the First National Bank of Blanchardville, located in the new building which he erected in 1917. He built three buildings on Main Street. The first was built in 1902, (Skaife Brothers Store), the second was built in 1910 (the Swingen building), and the third is the present First National Bank building. On June 7, 1897 he was united in marriage with Miss Jessie Monteith of Farmer's Grove, Township of York, in Green County. Four daughters were born to this union: Jessie, Arlene, Alpha and Beatrice. Dr. McKellar passed away in 1924 in Blanchardville at the age of sixty-two. Dr. Harry B. Moe Dr. Harry B. Moe, a native of McFarland, Wisconsin, graduated from Stoughton High School with the class of 1911. He then enrolled in the pre-medical course at the University of Wisconsin, which course he completed two years later. In 1915 he was graduated from Rush Medical College at Chicago and entered Englewood Hospital where he completed his internship a year later. On April 12, 1916 he was married to Mildred Gilbertson of Blanchardville. Four children were born to this union: Helen, Margaret, Ruth and Robert. After practicing in Blanchardville for fourteen years, he sold his practice to Dr. Milton Stuessy and moved to Chicago where he did postgraduate work at the Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat Hospital. After that was completed, he moved to Janesville, Wisconsin and later to Deerfield, Wisconsin, where he was practicing at the time of his death. He passed away at the age of 44 years. Dr. M. S. Corlett Previous to becoming a doctor, M. S. Corlett came to Blanchardville as an educator following his graduation from Platteville Normal School in 1899. He taught here for six years and during that time organized the High School. In 1909, he was married to Miss Alma Olson, daughter of C. C. Olson, one of Blanchardville's prominent pioneers. They had a son, Kenneth, and a daughter, Kathleen. Dr. Corlett graduated from the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Milwaukee with a degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1909. He immediately began to practice at Waterford, Wisconsin where he continued for six years. In 1915 he moved with his family to Westgate, Iowa where he practiced for eight years. While there, World War I broke out, and after our country entered with the Allies, he enlisted as a volunteer in June 1918. He entered the service in October, receiving the commission of First Lieutenant in the Medical Corps and was stationed at Fort Oglethorpe in Georgia. He was later removed to Fort Des Moines, Iowa and while there, received an honorable discharge in January, 1919. It was four years later that he took up the practice in Blanchardville which he continued until receiving an appointment as Deputy State Health Officer in 1926, wherupon he moved with his family to Rhinelander, Wisconsin. In 1928 he was promoted to the office of State Epidemiologist. This career came to an untimely end when he succumbed to a stroke following major surgery. Dr. Milton F. Stuessy Dr. Stuessy obtained a B.A. degree from North Central College, Naperville, Ill. He attended the University of Wisconsin Medical School for two years, where he received a Masters degree. Then he attended Rush Medical College, Chicago, for two years. He served his internship in the Norwegian-American Hospital, Chicago, and in the spring of 1930 purchased the Blanchardville practice of Dr. H. B. Moe. Dr. Stuessy was very civic minded and extended time, money and effort in creating a better Blanchardville. He was a president of the First National Bank and a president of the Quadri-County Community Association, which was organized for the benefit of the village. On Dec. 23, 1927, he was married in Chicago to Susan Willis, Winslow, Ill. Three children were born to this union: Janet, George and Milton. Dr. Stuessy passed away in 1935 as a result of injuries received when he was struck by a car. Dr. E. V. Hicks Dr. Hicks was born October 21, 1902, in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1926; and in 1932, a medical degree. He interned and did his residency at Madison General Hospital and taught physiology at the University to nurses and pre-medics. Dr. Hicks practiced in Blanchardville from 1936 to 1938 and then in New Glarus until his death in 1965. He died in Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, after surgery for a circulatory condition. He was married to the former Ruth Heiden, who passed away in 1963. Dr. and Mrs. Hicks are survived by a son, Charles, of Jefferson City, Mo., and a daughter, Mrs. Randolph Ott, of Boulder, Colo. Dr. H. L Hauge Dr. Hauge was graduated from the University of Wisconsin Medical School in 1932 and served his internship in the Madison General Hospital from 1932-1933. He practiced medicine in Deerfield, Wisconsin from 1933 to 1937 and in Blanchardville from 1937 to 1941. Dr. Hauge served as a Medical Officer during World War II. Most of his service was in the South Pacific War Zone and he remained in the army reserve afterward. He is now retired with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. On October 1, 1945, he joined the medical staff of New York Life Insurance Company and he retired on October 1, 1972 with the title of Medical Director. Since retirement from the New York Life Insurance Company, he and his wife, Alice, have resided at Highland Beach, Florida. They have two grown children, Nedra and Thomas. Dr. L. J. Unterholzner Dr. Lawrence J. Unterholzner, a native of Mineral Point, Wisconsin was a. graduate of the Marquette School of Medicine, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He served his internship in Madison General Hospital and practiced medicine at Platteville, Wisconsin before coming to Blanchardville in 1930. He served as Public Health Officer for thirty years and participated on several medical committees. Dr. Unterholzner was an enthusiastic camera "buff" and enjoyed gardening which was characteristic of his German heritage. On March 23, 1929 he was married to Muriel Ladd of Dodgeville, Wisconsin. Four children were born to this union: Lawrence, Marilyn, Frank and Timothy. After 1941 he was the village's only physician with memories of midnight suicides, of being stuck in snowdrifts, of farmers coming for him in bobsleds, car accidents at night, and arriving at a farmhouse through heavy snow and having to borrow the farmer's skis and "cross country" four miles back to his office. In 1964 Dr. Unterholzner passed away at the age of 62, following a heart attack. And thus passed an era in the village of a dedicated general practitioner. Spanish Influenza A world epidemic of influenza occurred in 1918-1919 and spread throughout Europe and later in America. The number of deaths was very great and was partly due to complications such as pneumonia and bronchitis. At times, entire families were afflicted and it was almost impossible for them to get help. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Grossenbacher who lived in the Schindler Cheese Factory were gravely ill and could get no help until Mrs. Thomas Schindler left her family and went to the factory like a "mother of mercy". Mr. and Mrs. Grossenbacher both died. Bob sleds with the desperately ill were drawn to the factory door and left in the care of Mrs. Schindler who ran a veritable hospital. Isaac Norton, who lived southeast of Hollandale lost his wife and two grown sons. One son died while he was at the graveside service of his wife. Corporal Joseph Leonard and Private Albert Dokken were the only soldiers from this town that laid down their lives in the World War I struggle. They contracted the deadly flu and died like heroes for the cause they had volunteered to fight for. Mothers were frantic to the point of using "fettishes", one of which was the asafetida bag. Asafetida, an herb which had an odor like rotten onions, supposedly warded off the disease. Small pieces of it were placed into a bag which was pinned to the child's undershirt. MRS. NANCY DOBSON'S MUSTARD PLASTER FOR CHEST CONGESTION Take 2 Tbsp. of dry mustard and 6 Tbsp. of flour. Add the white of an egg and a small amount of water. Mix the ingredients together and spread over the chest. Cover with a flannel cloth. Additional Comments: Extracted from A History of Blanchardville, Gem of the Pecatonica File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/wi/lafayette/history/1976/ahistory/medicald276gms.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/wifiles/ File size: 10.9 Kb