anaheim-gazette 1945-12-06

Medical History of Orange County Rich Colony’s Early Doctors Were A Hardy, Adventurous Group The following information is taken largely from the Orange County Medical History by C. D. Ball, M.D. "Anaheim’s first physician, the pioneer doctor of the district, was John A. F. Heyermann. He was a typical adventurer. Forty-nine found him a druggist in San Francisco, but not for long. In the early fifties he drifted to Guaymas, Mexico, where he remained several years. In 1862 he determined to return to San Francisco, but on his way, his wagon train was looted by the Apaches. A train that preceded him fared much worse, for all were killed. He reached the little German colony of Anaheim, considerably discouraged, but it cheered him greatly to mingle with his countrymen. In fact he needed Anaheim and Anaheim needed him, so he located there and opened a drug store. There he remained for eleven years." The State records show that after an examiner in seeing his. They shout to him and wave their hands. A shell bursting in front of him for a moment hides him from view. It seems to have struck every man in the fort. Their faces are blanched with pain and a cry of mortal agony breaks from every lip, have they killed him? No. God be thanked. He has not been touched. He seems to bear a charmed life. Still clasping his roll of bandages and running with all his might, he emerges from the smoke and is soon nearing the fort. The soldiers stretch their hands to him as the starving do for bread. They run to meet him. They clutch him in their arms. They wring his hands. They shout and laugh and weep by turns, and dance around him in their excess of joy." James Hovey Bullard was born in Massachusetts, March 1, 1856. Education: Phillips Andover him much: "As I knew him he was quite a remarkable man, hawk nosed and eagle eyed, and of great natural ability, a descendant of some good old Virginia family. He had, as was always known, a great desire for liquor, and seldom, if ever, went to bed, year in and year out, except in a maudlin condition. How he stood it God only knows. He once told me he thought he had drunk enough whiskey in his day to fill all the ditches in Anaheim fall-Sir." Another and lifelong friend wrote: "He may have had some faults, but he certainly was one of God’s noblemen." Doctor Hardin’s fault was the vice of the time in which he lived—and "there were others." He was a Mason. D. Winslow Hunt. Born in New Hampshire; died in Glendale, Calif., June 25, 1922, aged 76. Medical education: University of Michigan, M.D., 1871. Later did post graduate work in Rush and in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago. He served as a hospital surgeon during the Civil war. Came to Anaheim in 1887. For a time he was a memoirer. Our Tribute To Anaheim. Utopia of the land, Founded by men of strong will; Teach us to live, that we ever stand Faithful heritors of the land and skill. The Ploneers who made rious past Have long passed on and glory gone. Those living now in seeming vast Can never equal that while have done. Kneeling, thy subjects, deeply bow; Thy favor ask, and beg thou wilt show The path our feet must and how Merit the land they made a ward go. All hail to Thee, thou great nial Queen: All hail to Thee, thou great nial Queen: A train that preceded him fared much worse, for all were killed. He reached the little German colony of Anaheim, considerably discouraged, but it cheered him greatly to mingle with his countrymen. In fact he needed Anaheim and Anaheim needed him, so he located there and opened a drug store. There he remained for eleven years. The State records show that after an examination by the State Medical Board he was granted a license to practice medicine on Dec. 30, 1876. His wife's malden name was Sophie Dorothea Smeldel. There were six children. Some of his descendants are humbered among the most prominent citizens of Anaheim." One of the daughters was Mrs. Joe Backs, Sr. George Henry Bailey, born in Augusta, Georgia, in 1837 of English ancestry. His father dying when George was a mere child, his mother moved with him to Texas. Here he grew to manhood. Education, common schools of Waller County Texas; medical: University of Louisiana (now Tulane University). M.D. March 30, 1861. California license 1876 (No. 371). On account of ill health he came to California and located at Julian in 1872, and removed to Anaheim in 1875. His death occurred in Anaheim August 4, 1909. He was the father of Mrs. Henry Kuchel. The following most interesting narrative is taken from Dr. Ball's History. "There is not a school boy in Texas who does not know how Dick Dowling and his forty-two Texans licked a Yankee army of 15,000 at Sabine Pass. And there is not a school boy in all New England who ever heard of Dick Dowling or the Sabine Pass. But, it is quite a long way from Houston to Boston and news may have travelled slowly in 1883." "The fact remains that Dick Dowling, an engineer, a doctor, and forty-two men defended Sabine Pass so energetically that the North American soldiers stretch their hands to him as the starving do for bread. They run to meet him. They clutch him in their arms. They wring his hands. They shout and laugh and weep by turns, and dance around him in their excess of Joy." James Hovey Bullard was born in Massachusetts, March 1, 1856. Education: Phillips Andover Academy; Harvard College, both academic and medical. Postgraduate work in Germany and the British Isles for three years before coming to Anaheim in 1884. Practiced medicine in Anaheim eleven years. Married to Frances Emily Schmidt in 1896. Miss Schmidt's father is the original colonist who suggested the name "Anaheim" for the name of the Colony. The Doctors Ellis: James Ellis-Percy, Ellis. Dr. James Ellis came to Anaheim in 1873. He was a graduate of Kings & Queens College, Ireland, 1866; California Certificate No. 459. In 1875 his professional card announcing himself as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons appeared in the Anaheim Gazette. About this time he was joined by his brother, Dr. Percy Ellis. There is no record of Dr. Percy having a California license. Tradition says that one license was sufficient for the two brothers. In many other respects they were not so congenial for they often notoriously disagreed. "James Smith Gardiner, born in Scotland, 1840. In 1849 his parents emigrated to America. Graduated from the Maryville college before the Civil war. Served in the Confederate Army during the war. After the war studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania. Was a lifelong Democrat and an enthusiastic American, accepting without a murmur the defeat of the South. Well educated and of fine personal appearance, he had many friends. With his brother Alex, he came to Anaheim in 1870, where he soon established a large Mason. D. Winslow Hunt. Born in New Hampshire; died in Glendale, Calif., June 25, 1922, aged 76. Medical education: University of Michigan, M.D., 1871. Later did postgraduate work in Rusb and in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Chicago. He served as a hospital surgeon during the Civil war. Came to Anaheim in 1887. For a time he was a member of the U.S. Pension Examining Board at Santa Ana. About 1900 he removed to Glendale where at once he became very prominent, not only as a physician, but as a business leader. Alice Boyle Higgins was born in Worcester, Mass., Feb. 26, 1836, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. Education: Common schools. M.D. from the Medical College of the Pacific (later Cooper's Medical College), in 1877. She was the first woman to graduate in medicine from that institution, and it may be that she was the first woman to receive a medical diploma from any California school or college. She came to California in 1852. Married William Morris Higgins, June 26, 1858. Dr. W.M.Higgins was an academic graduate of Princeton University, a medical graduate of Jefferson College and a registered pharmacist: Dr. Higgins came to San Francisco by way of the Horn. In San Francisco for a number of years, he was Assistant Superintendent of the City and County Hospital. With his family he came to Anaheim in 1869. Alice Higgins died in Anaheim Nov. 23, 1890. John Jacob Pfeninger, born Aug. 23, 1841, Zurich, Switzerland. Came to America in 1860. M.D. Medical College of Ohio (Cincinnati), 1866. Post Graduate work in Belleview, 1886. California Certificate No. 1665. He came to Anaheim in 1883, his family following him in 1884. During the later years of his life he was not engaged in active practice, but devoted his time to his ranch near Anaheim. He married Philipena Ritter in Edwardsville, Illinois, Oct. 27, 1867. Kneeling, thy subjects, deeply bow; Thy favor ask, and beg thyswalt show The path our feet mustand how Merit the land they made award go. All hail to Thee, thou greatnial Queen: All hail to those who workbuilt thy throne. All hail to those who maUtopian dream Come true, and made theColony, our home. Amsterdam telephone saved and hid 75,000 outcity's 77,000 telephonements to prevent them froming into German hands while Nazis ordered their confiscation late days of the Eurowar. The S.Q.R.S To 1883 Am Dating back to 1883 whereinuel Federman came to Anad conducted a store by Kroeger building in the centerthe first block on West street,the S.Q.R.State grown with the city of Anadand today cherishes the reation of being one of the merchandising establishmenOrange county. In 1888 Mr.Federman ehis own building at the nor corner of Center and Los A streets,the present locatWhip's Grill and the officeDr.J.W.Truxaw on the floor,and conducted his bui at that location until he se two young men who had dto embark upon a businessture for themselves. Back in 1907 these two "The fact remains that Dick Dowling, an engineer, a doctor, and forty-two men defended Sabine Pass so energetically that the Northern army, outnumbering them 300 to 1, was repulsed with considerable loss. The medical officer with Dick Dowling, that glorious day of Southern chivalry, was George H. Bailey, who so distinguished himself that he was personally decorated by the rebel chieftain, General Magruder. "Bailey's daring entrance into the beleaguered fortress is graphically described in a monograph of this battle written many years ago, as follows: "And now for the fort. Gathering an armful of bandages and other things necessary for 'first help' the Doctor started on a run down the seemingly doomed road. The fire from the ships had now become incessant. Shot and shell were rained upon the road. Here and there great gaps of earth were torn out by bursting shells. The air was thick with dust and smoke. No man could hope to pass through this leaden storm with his life. But, unmindful of danger, he hurried on." "His comrades in the fort see him come. With breathless anxiety they watch his every footstep, and forget their own dan-" Served in the Confederate Army during the war. After the war studied medicine in the University of Pennsylvania. Was a lifelong Democrat and an enthusiastic American, accepting without a murmur the defeat of the South. Well educated and of fine personal appearance, he had many friends. With his brother Alex, he came to Anaheim in 1870, where he soon established a large practice. Dr. Gardiner performed the first Caesarian operation in the Orange County district. Served as post master of Anaheim during President Cleveland's first administration. Married Mrs. Marcia J. Tarver in 1876. Two daughters were born to the union, one of whom, Mrs. Ella Coons, is living." Dr. Gardiner died Nov. 9, 1905. "William N. Hardin was born in Nelson County, Virginia, Sept. 10, 1828. Education: Classical State University of Virginia, class of 1847. Medical: Jefferson Medical College M.D. 1849; New York Opthalmic Hospital and Chemical Laboratory of New York. This institution conferred upon him a Certificate of Honor. California Certificate No. 805 in 1876. Doctor Hardin practiced his profession in Rockbridge, Va., for more than twenty years, when he removed to Gilroy, Cal. A few months later he located in Anaheim. (Anaheim's second physician). He died Nov. 11, 1897. Doctor Hardin was a brilliant, highly educated man, but he had a fault well described by one who knew him well and loved M.D. Medical College of Ohio (Cincinnati), 1868. Post Graduate work in Belleview, 1888. California Certificate No. 1565. He came to Anaheim in 1883, his family following him in 1884. During the later years of his life he was not engaged in active practice, but devoted his time to his ranch near Anaheim. He married Phillipena Ritter in Edwardsville, Illinois, Oct. 27, 1867. There were four children. His wife died Dec. 24, 1913; he, July 24, 1920. Among the pioneer physicians, no life was more picturesque or romantic than that of Dr. David Taylor. Born in Winston, New Jersey, July 4, 1810, probably of Dutch ancestry. A protestant; a surgeon in the American Army during the Mexican war; a prisoner in a Mexican prison; life saved by the Catholic Sisters, a convert to Catholicism; owner of a plantation and slaves in Arkansas; a pioneer of California, crossing the plains with a wagon train in 1869; an early settler of Anaheim, 1889; a surgeon of ability. Shortly after his arrival in Anaheim he performed a tracheotomy, probably the first ever attempted in this district. Died of pneumonia March 1, 1875. John Hanna Yocum, born May 1, 1832, on a farm in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Education, County schools, alced by a very highly educated stepmother. Medical Department, University of Pennsylvania, M.D. Came to Anaheim June 1880. Back in 1907, these two men who had grown to manhood in Anaheim, hands in their greatest veil purchasing the clothing store Mr. Federman that year. Two young men were August Schumacher and Oscar H. ner, present owners of the R. store, doing business asners all these years, growing the city each year. Renher self had been employed by K man in 1892 and remained the concern until he and his ner purchased the business. And now, after 38 years S. Q.R. Store still enjoys perity and the reputation of one of the finest stores in sern California. In 1913, the S.Q.R. moved to larger quarters at southwest corner of Center Los Angeles streets where M.Cut Rate Drug company is present, and brought to the b public,a large stock of mer dise.In the earlier days were purchased twice a year buyer going to market for two season's stock thus care of the four seasons o year,a decided contrast t ANNIVERSARY County Rich in Tradition Our Tribute To Anaheim. Utopia of this fair land, Founded by men of wisdom, strong of will; Teach us to live, that we may ever stand Faithful heritors of their work and skill. The Ploneers who made thy glorious past Have long passed on and have to glory gone. Those living now in numbers seeming vast Can never equal that which they have done. Kneeling, thy subjects, to thee deeply bow; Thy favor ask, and beg that thou wilt show The path our feet must tread, and how Merit the land they made and forward go. All hail to Thee, thou great Colonial Queen: 'Doc' Barnes First Twenty-Thirty Club Speaker The service organization for young men, the 20-30 club, was organized in Anaheim on March 4, 1930, with 21 charter members. The first meeting was held at the Elks clubhouse, with H. E. W. Barnes, Anaheim businessman, as speaker, his subject being, "What a service club can mean to its members." The charter members of the Anaheim 20-30 club were Jack Gledhill, Clint Griggs, Tommy Kemp, Wayne Lauderbach, Bill Campbell, Arch Henry, M. F. Spencer, Louis Hennig, John Henry, Art Jensen, Earle Jackson, Ray LaFont, Francis Elliott, Ted Clausen, Gene Toelle, Marion Forte, Dr. H. F. Stahler, David Wagner, Arthur Wilmsen, Carol Wollenman and Vance Ford. Two weeks after the first meeting, the group elected its first officers, with Gledhill being chosen as president. The charter was presented to the Anaheim club facade above the arches will be depicted scenes showing the efforts of the early settlers to reclaim the desert, and replace the cacti and sage which they found growing here with vineyards and other profitable crops. The scenes will be graduated upward until the triumphal figure is reached showing how, indeed, they made the desert to rejoice and blossom as the rose. "These Ploneers were the first to introduce irrigation into southern California, and one of the pictures will show how they began the wonderful system that turned the arid waste into fertile fields, orchards and vineyards. Names of Ploneers "On a marble slab set in a pillar of the arch will be written in letters of gold the names of the 50 Ploneers, or original Colonists, and on the opposite side of the road another slab will emblazon the names of the near Ploneers, or those who followed in their footsteps shortly afterward and helped them reclaim the land and make it fruitful. "The Franciscan fathers who came through Anaheim almost a century before the colony was established practiced irrigation to a limited extent. They did not attempt to carry the water far from the stream, contenting themselves with cultivating the soil." The S.Q.R. Store Dates Back To 1883 Anaheim History Dating back to 1883 when Samuel Federman came to Anaheim and conducted a store in the Kroeger building in the center of the first block on West Center street, the S. Q. R. Store has grown with the city of Anaheim and today cherishes the reputation of being one of the finest merchandising establishments in Orange county. In 1888, Mr. Federman erected his own building at the northeast corner of Center and Los Angeles streets, the present location of Whip's Grill and the offices of Dr. J. W. Truxaw on the second floor, and conducted his business at that location until he sold to two young men who had decided to embark upon a business venture for themselves. Back in 1907, these two young buying methods of the present time. Large shipments came by freight twice a year from eastern markets, Chicago and St. Louis, the buyers going to the markets and selecting the merchandise for their clientele. German and Spanish languages were a required necessity of the young merchant in the early days in this city in order to accommodate the patrons of the store and both Mr. Schumacher and Mr. Renner became very proficient in these tongues. Mr. Schumacher came to Anaheim in 1887 with his family from Texas and started working in a store when he was fourteen years of age. Mr. Renner also came to Anaheim in 1887 with his family from Michigan and began his career as a salesman at the tender age of fourteen years. 1870-1945 CONGRATULATIONS ON THIS... YOUR DIAMOND JUBILEE AND... Continued Success TO... The Kind of People Who Build Fabian's 148 EAST CENTER ST... ANAHEIM PHONE 2713 NOTED POETESS PENS POEM TO LOCAL MAN Ella Wheeler Wilcox, noted poetess, during a visit nearly 40 years ago to her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Wilcox, at the Del Sur ranch, southwest of this city, penned a poem as a souvenir for T. H. Hollingworth who was at that time mail carrier for route No. 4. Mr. Hollingworth copied the poem and Henry Kuchel published it in the Gazette of Jan. 2, 1908. THE COMING OF THE POSTMAN The ponies of the postman are trotting up the street, Our hearts are beating measure to the music of their feet; For nothing else can happen that brings the sure delight, As the coming of the postman to folks suburbanite. In spite of wind or weather, in seasons dry or wet, We count upon his coming, and he never failed us yet; A friend to be relied on, in confidence we wait, This bringer of the tidings. This messenger of fate. And nothing else can happen that brings the same delight As the coming of the postman to IT PAYS TO BUY—BY REPUTATION Rembrandt's signature on a canvas is your guarantee of artistic quality. No matter the subject—the NAME is the mark of merit. So too, in jewelry. Despite war time shortages, substitution and general relaxation of pre-war values, we've insisted on an established standard comparable to our name and reputation. That's worth remembering. Throughout the turmoil of war, your newspaper has stayed clear of foreign affairs. Franciscan fathers who brought Anaheim almost before the colony was practiced irrigation to extent. They did not carry the water far stream, contenting them with cultivating the soil close proximity to the rivals the Pioneers of Anaheim introduced an effectual irrigation and began reclaiming southern California from the desert." Worth of irrigation will be the principal figures emanating from the facades. These all cost about $5000 each. Have promised to subrally to the fund, and is becoming so popular difficulty is expected in the entire amount. It is these gates will become known as the gates of will proclaim to the here was born the sys-made southern California spot of the world. Diverted from the Santa Ana river for a distance of nine miles, and used for irrigation as well as domestic purposes. "The Colony was first named, 'The Los Angeles Vineyard Society', but at a meeting which took place in February, 1858, at Leutgen's hall, Montgomery street, San Francisco, the name Anaheim was adopted, meaning a home (heim) by the Santa Ana river. Colony Great Success "Although great hardships were endured by the Pioneers, the colony proved a great success. The founding of the Mother Colony marked another epoch in the history of California." Throughout the turmoil of war, your newspaper has stayed clear of foreign affairs. You have kept your columns and editorial policy purely local. Always honest, specific and realistic, and as clean as the air we breathe, and so the Anaheim Gazette has been a beacon light to Orange county. MAY YOU CONSTANTLY MAINTAIN THE IDEALS YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED KENDRICK JEWELRY CO. 155 WEST CENTER ST. PHONE 4403 Al's Cafe 213 EAST CENTER STREET ... ANAHEIM TAKES THIS OPPORTUNITY ... TO ... CONGRATULATE Mrs. Henry Kuchel and "Ted" Kuchel EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS OF ...TO... CONGRATULATE Mrs. Henry Kuchel and "Ted" Kuchel EDITORS AND PUBLISHERS OF THE ANAHEIM GAZETTE ON ITS 75TH ANNIVERSARY Al's Liquor Store 327 SOUTH LEMON ST....ANAHEIM ITS OWNER AND STAFF ALSO JOIN IN THIS CONGRATULATION "HERE'S WISHING YOU THE SUCCESS YOU SO RICHLY DESERVE