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In seeking for the causes which have con- tributed to Dr. Stoeckley's success, we find them in their rarity as in their harmonious union, and they may be summed up by say- ing that he has the manners of a gentleman. the habits of a man of business, and the scientific ability so necessary in the practice of his profession, a combination of qualities . that are bound to produce the highest re- sults. He is yet a young man, but has at- tained success which many an older practi- tioner might well envy. His laudable ambi- tion to rise in his profession. his close appli- cation, and his conformity to the strictest professional ethics have combined to win him advancement in a profession where success depends on individual merit.
W. F. MILLS. M. D. Among those who have attained distinctive prestige in the prac- tice of medicine in the city of South Bend and whose success has come as the logical sequence of thorough technical information and skill stands Dr. Mills, who is a man of scholarly
attainments and who has made deep and care- ful research into the science to which he is devoting his life. He was born in Joliet, Illi- nois, February 22, 1856, a son of Andrew and Sarah E. (Whitemore) Mills, the latter a native of Pennsylvania. The father was also a member of the medical profession, having practiced in Joliet for a number of years.
W. F. Mills received his early literary edu- cation in Bloomington, Illinois, in the Normal University, pursuing the teacher's course there, and then began teaching in 1875, con- tinning in that profession in Will county for six years. In 1881 he became a student in Rush Medical College of Chicago, but the same year took the state examination and received a di- ploma to practice medicine from the State Board of Medical Examiners. In 1887 he grad- uated from Rush Medical College, and im- mediately began the practice of medicine in Chicago. In a short time, however, he returned to his old home in Joliet, but hearing such fav- orable reports concerning the city of South Bend he decided to locate here, and did so in 1899, having never had occasion to regret his change of residence. Dr. Mills has gained dis- tinetion in the line of his chosen calling, has ever been an earnest and discriminating student, and holds a position of due relative precedence among medical prac- titioners of northern Indiana. After a residence of only six months in this city he was appointed physician for both the township and county, and these of- fices he still continues to fill with ability and wisdom. He is also examining physician for the Knights of the Maccabees, the Ladies of the Maccabees. the Tribe of Ben Hur, and holds membership relations with the Masons Lodge, No. 294, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and other orders.
In 1883, in Chicago, Dr. Mills was married to Miss Agnes MeDonough, a daughter of T. McDonough. a prominent early pioneer of that city, having resided there as early as 1838. By this union was born, May 17, 1885. one daughter. Alice Elda. Dr. Mills is deeply interested in the affairs of the city which has been his home for a number of years, and in private life has gained that warm personal regard which arises from true nobility of character, deference for the opinion of others. kindliness and geniality.
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that he is a scion of a family whose associa- tion with the annals of American history has been intimate and honorable from the early colonial epoch. Such men and such ancestral prestige fully justify the compilation of works of this nature, that a worthy record may be perpetuated for future generations. The Lockwood family is a very old English one, and the first of the name to come to America was Robert Lockwood, who was a member of the Winthrop fleet and settled near what is now Norwalk, Connecticut. From that time to the present the representatives of the family have been prominent in the history of the country, and it has given many distinguished men to the various professions, while in both the Revolutionary and Civil wars there are recorded two hundred and eighty-nine Lock- woods who valiantly fought for the flag. Among its many distinguished members may be mentioned a few-Major James Lockwood, a gallant soldier in the Revolutionary war; James Lockwood, one of the founders of the famous firm of Case, Lockwood & Brainard, of Hartford, Connecticut; Brigadier General Henry Hayes Lockwood, a soldier of the Civil war and a well known writer on many sub- jects ; J. Booth Lockwood, the Arctic explorer ; Rev. James Lockwood, pastor of the first church in Weathersfield ; Commodore Samuel Lockwood, of the United States Navy and others. The parents of Francis W. . were Cor- nelius Gray and Mary Catherine (Barrett) Lockwood, both natives of Port Jervis, New York. The father was a jeweler and optician in that city, as was also his father, while on the maternal side there were also many pro- fessional men, physicians and dentists, the maternal grandfather, S. T. Barrett, having won a wide reputation as a dentist of Port Jervis, and he is still a resident of that city, having reached the age of ninety years. Cor- nelius G. Lockwood was called to the home beyond in 1894, when fifty-four years of age, but his widow survived until 1906, dying at the age of fifty-five years.
Dr. Francis W. Lockwood was born in Port Jervis, New York, on the 11th of June, 1878, and in the schools of his native city he received his early educational training, gradu- ating from its high school in 1897. He then began the study of pharmacy, but before leay- ing school he had taken a special interest in the study of chemistry, so consequently his knowledge of the drug business was very com- plete when he entered upon the study of phar-
macy. Hle graduated in the medical depart- ment of the University of Michigan in 1902, and immediately came to South Bend and engaged in the practice of medicine and sur- gery. Although he has but practically just entered upon his life work, yet he is an earnest and discriminating student and has already gained a large practice.
In 1903. Dr. Lockwood was united in mar- riage to Miss Florence Jenkins, a daughter of John Fletcher and Susan E. (McQueen) Jenkins, the mother being a member of the well known McQueen family of Canada. The Doctor's professional work connects him with the County, State and Tri-State Medical So- cieties, and in his fraternal relations he is a member of the Woodmen of the World. His religious affiliations are with the Presbyterian church.
OSCAR VON BARANDY, M. D. Dr. Oscar Von Barandy, who is rapidly winning for himself a name and place among the leading physicians and surgeons of South Bend, was born in Hungary, October 22, 1876. He grad- uated from the public schools of his native country in 1886, and going thence to Kalocsa, one of the great educational places of Hun- gary, was graduated in the classic schools of that city in 1894. In the same year he entered the University of Budapest, and after five years in that high institution of learning, graduated in 1899. During the year and a half following this eventful period in his life he was engaged in hospital work in Hungary, while in March, 1900, he bade farewell to the home and friends of his native land and came to America, at once coming to South Bend. It was not until 1903, however, that he was able to pass the examination before the state board, for he had some difficulty in mastering the intricacies of the English language, but in that year he engaged actively in the prae- tice of medicine and surgery, working princi- pally among his countrymen. He is a mem- ber of the St. Joseph County Medical Associa- tion and also of the Indiana State and the American Medical Associations, thus being enabled to keep fully informed concerning the many improvements in the two sciences to which he is devoting his life with such eminent success. He is serving as the examining phy- sician for many Hungarian societies of South Bend, and is very deeply interested in the wel- fare of his native countrymen. Sinee coming to this city, Dr. Von Barandy has been instru-
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mental in having over two thousand Hungar- ians become citizens of America.
On the 16th of September, 1906, there was erected a statue of Washington at Budapest, Dr. Von Barandy serving as one of the directors of the monumental association, and represented over fifty thousand Hungarian born Americans at the dedi- catory festival. At the services there were fifty thousand people present, with about two thousand delegates from dif- ferent places in Hungary, and was one of the most noted historical events of that nation. Since his arrival in America the Hungarian citizens here have been organized into about twelve fraternal societies, three federations and two political clubs. Since coming to America to cast his lot with this free country he has been actively interested in its institutions, and is rapidly winning for himself a prominent place among the leading citizens of South Bend.
H. A. FINK, M. D. For a period of over seventeen years, Dr. Fink has been engaged in the practice of medicine in South Bend. and his name is a household word in many of the homes of this community. His long identifica- tion with the place and his prominence here entitle him to more than a passing notice in a work of this character. devoted as it is to the portrayal of the lives of representative men of the county. The Doctor was born in Elk- hart county, Indiana, on the 26th of Decem- ber, 1854. His father, Peter Fink. was a native of Pennsylvania, but removed to Elk- hart county in the '30s, where he engaged in his life occupation of farming. Ile bore an important part in the early settlement of Elk- hart county. and when the Civil war was in- angurated he enlisted for service in July. 1862, remaining a faithful soldier until the war had ended. He participated in many of the historical battles, took part in the Grand Review at Washington, where the victorious armies were welcomed by the president and many eminent men of the nation, and was active in the organization of the Grand Army of the Republic. After his removal to Indi- ana, Mr. Fink married Mary Clonse. a native daughter of Ohio, but who had removed to the Hoosier state about 1838. her parents having been among the early pioneers of Elkhart connty. 'She has now reached the age of sev- enty years. and resides in Wakarusa, Elkhart county. In the family of this worthy pioneer
couple were nine children, five sons and four daughters.
Dr. Fink, the eldest of the nine children, entered the high school of Goshen during his boyhood days, later spending two years at the Northern Indiana Normal College of Valpa- raiso, Indiana, while his medical training was received in the Northwestern University of Chicago, in which he was graduated in 1888. He immediately opened an office and engaged in the practice of his chosen profession in Woodland, St. Joseph county, but soon sought a larger field of endeavor and in 1890 came to South Bend, where he has won distinctive prestige in his special line. His long profes- sional career has been attended with success, and those who have known him longest esteem him most highly. He keeps in touch with the progress made in the medical world by his membership in the St. Joseph County, the State and American Medical Associations.
In 1880, Dr. Fink was married to Martha J. Moore, a daughter of John and Julia Moore. of Elkhart county, Indiana, and they have a son and a daughter. The son, Ralph A. is a graduate from the high school of South Bend and spent two years at Ann Arbor. University of Michigan, returning thence to South Bend. Being of a mechani- cal turn of mind, he bought a one-half in- terest in the Mecklenberg Gas and Gasoline Engine works, one of the important manu- facturing concerns of South Bend. The daughter. Grace M .. is a musician of marked talent in both vocal and instrumental music. The Doctor takes an active interest in politi- cal matters, voting with the Democratic party, and for three years was chosen for the posi- tion of health officer of South Bend. His fraternal relations are with the Masonic order and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.
W. A. HAGER, M. D., one of the lead- ing physicians and surgeons of South Bend, has made a specialty of the dis- eases of the ear, nose and throat. He is a great student and endeavors to keep abreast of the times in everything relating to the dis- coveries in medical science. His birth occurred in Ontario, Canada, on the 23d of August, 1863. his parents being Addison and Maria (Smith) Hager, both also natives of Canada. During his active business career the father was extensively engaged in farming and the grain business, but he is now living in quiet
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retirement. The wife and mother died at the comparatively early age of forty-four years.
Dr. Hager is the older of their two chil- dren, his sister being Ada J., the wife of Richard S. Babb, of Hamilton, Ontario. After completing his literary education in the com- mon schools of his native city the Doctor entered the Ontario College of Pharmacy in Toronto, in which he was graduated in 1883. He then became a student in the Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia, graduating there with the class of 1891, and for the fol- lowing two years was interne in the Jefferson College Hospital. Coming thence to South Bend in 1893. he opened an office for the gen- eral practice of medicine, but during the years of 1899 and 1900 he pursued post graduate work in Germany, England and Austria as a specialist in the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. During the period of his profes- sional career Dr. Hager has met with a marked and gratifying success, and has won the good will and patronage of many of the residents of South Bend and vicinity, both in a general practice and in his special line. He is a member of the St. Joseph County Medical' Society, the Indiana State Medical Society, the American Medical Association and the American Ophthalmological and Otological Society, which enables him to keep well informed concerning the advancement made in the medical world.
The marriage of Dr. Hager was celebrated in 1904 when Harriet B. Campbell, the daughter of Hon. Marvin Campbell, became his wife, and their two sons are Walter A. and Donald C.
DR. CHARLES STOLTZ, whose skill in surgery has given him more than local prominence in addition to his high rank in the general field of medicine, began practicing in South Bend in 1893. A graduate of the College of Phy- sicians and Surgeons of Chicago, he entered upon his profession not only with excellent class-room and clinical training, but also with unusual natural talent. His family for sev- eral generations have been noted for a certain manual dexterity, which has been very useful to its possesors whether employed in the me- chanical trades or in the skilled professions. Among Dr. Stoltz's relatives now living in Europe are several well known physicians and surgeons, while in his immediate family both his grandfather and father were skilled cab- inet-makers and several uncles were successful bridge builders. The inventive and construc- tive genins is an inheritance of the family,
and this faculty has proved very valuable to Dr. Stoltz in his profession. A high degree of manual dexterity is a pre-requisite in sur- gery, and all the great surgeons have been noted in this respect.
In addition to this natural fitness, deep research and study have also been character- istics of his career in medicine. A number of years of youth and early manhood were spent in those studious pursuits and occupa- tions which are the best preparation for a professional career. Having received his higher literary education in the Northern Indiana Normal College at Valparaiso and in the scientific department of the University of Indiana, he then taught school in St. Joseph and Laporte counties for five years, serving as principal of the Union Mills high school in Laporte county during the last year of that occupation. His broad intelligence, scholarly attainments and his full apprecia- tion of the value of knowledge as a prepara- tion for life's responsibilities made him an able educator, and he will be long remem- bered for his effective work in the schools with which he was connected. He had al- ready planned a career in medicine, and in the final stage of preparation entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Chi- cago, where he was graduated in 1893. Lo- cating at South Bend, almost from the start he acquired an extensive practice. To sur- gery he has given much time, observation and research, and the local medical fraternity acknowledge his ability in this department. He is the author of many technical papers on surgical and medical subjects, and is a mem- ber of the Northern Tri-State, the Mississippi Valley and several other medical societies. During four of the early years of his practice he was health officer for South Bend, an honor that came without his seeking, but he served with credit to himself and with much benefit to the city. Though always interested in pub- lic affairs, he has never held any other public office.
A native of St. Joseph county, Dr. Stoltz was born on Sumption Prairie January 17, 1864. His parents, Charles and Margaret (Popp) Stoltz, were born in Germany, the former in Alsace and the latter in Bavaria. The father came to America when a young man, living awhile with his parents in Can- ton, Ohio, and then moving to St. Joseph county, where the family have been well known since almost pioneer days. On June 5, 1895, Dr. Stoltz married Miss Lillian Dun-
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nahoo of South Bend. Their one son, Charles, was born June 13, 1897.
H. F. MITCHELL, M. D. For a number of years past, Dr. Mitchell has been engaged in the practice of medicine in South Bend, and during these years has not only maintained his position among the leaders of the medical fraternity, but has taken part in much of the public and social life of the city, so that he is accounted one of her honored citizens. His birth occurred in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the 10th of July, 1866, being a son of Peter Mitchell, a native of Scotland and a ship builder by occupation. When a young man he left his Scotland home for Canada. the year of his emigration being 1846, and for the long period of twenty-four years was proprie- tor of the Portsmouth Marine Railway. His busy and useful life was ended at the age of sixty-five years. He married Victoria G. Wycott, a native of Canada, but of English parentage, and four children were born of their union : C. F., a practicing physician of Cleveland, Ohio; Beatrice F., a graduate of the Epworth Hospital Training School of South Bend : and Florence, who died at the age of five years.
. H. F. Mitchell, the second child and second son in the family, was graduated at Queens University in 1889, and the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. after which he was engaged in the practice of medicine in On- tario, New York, for one year. Removing thence to Indiana, he practiced in Lakeville, St. Joseph county, for the following three and a half years, since which time he has been numbered among the practitioners of general medicine in South Bend. During these years he has fully demonstrated the fact that he is well informed concerning the science to which he is devoting his life. and has therefore been accorded a liberal patronage.
In 1892. Dr. Mitchell was united in mar- riage to Lillie M. Woodburn. a daughter of the late Thomas M. Woodburn, of Ottawa, Canada, in which city Mrs. Mitchell was born. By her marriage she has become the mother of two sons, Weir W .. aged twelve years, and Grant F., a little lad of five years. The Doc- tor is now serving as President of the St. Joseph County Medical Society, and also has membership relations with the Indiana State Medical Association. the American Medical Association and the Tri State Medical Asso- ciation. His fraternal relations connect him with the Masonic order, Lodge No. 294, of
South Bend. and with the Maccabees, in which he is now serving as surgeon general of the Uniformed Rank.
L. V. STRANZ. In connection with the science of medicine, Dr. Stranz has gained an enviable prestige as one of the most able of the younger practitioners in the city of South Bend. He was born in Germany, May 24, 1868, and ere his removal from his native land received an excellent education in its high schools. In 1890, he sailed for America, and after his arrival stopped for a time in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York, subse- quently making his way to Detroit, Michigan, where he taught Latin and Greek in the Po- lish seminary for one year. On the expira- tion of that period he began the study of medi- cine in the Detroit Medical College, but later went to Cleveland, Ohio, and continued his studies in Wooster University, thence enter- ing the Dunham Medical College of Chicago, in which he was graduated in May, 1896. Thus with an excellent training to serve as the foundation on which to erect the super- structure of his future life work he went to South Chicago. Illinois, but three months later removed to La Salle, Illinois, where he remained three years. He then joined the hospital corps in the Spanish-American war where he served four months, enlisting in the First Division. Third Army Corps, and was stationed at Chickamauga Park, receiving his honorable discharge at Anniston, Alabama. Dr. Stranz then came to Hanover township, Lake county, Indiana, where he was engaged in practice until 1904, and in that year came to South Bend. Although he is one of the younger representatives in practice in point of years of continuous service in this city, vet he has demonstrated the fact that he is well informed in its principles and their correct application, and is therefore building up a lib- eral patronage.
In 1894 Dr. Stranz was united in marriage to Magdalena Missal, and their union has been blessed with three children. Isabel, Edmund and Martin.
A. E. BARBER, M. D. One of the most earnest workers in the medical profession is A. E. Barber, and to his own energy and per- severance he owes the success which he has achieved thus far in life. He was born in Leeds county, Canada, on the 24th of Decem- ber. 1868, a son of Charles Earl and Mary E. (Davis) Barber, the former a native of Can- ada and the latter of Belfast, Ireland. The
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father, however, was of Irish descent, and during his early life followed agricultural pursuits, but in 1890 abandoned that oceupa- tion and engaged in the banking and invest- ment business. In 1893 he retired from an active business life and thus continued up to the time of his death which occurred in April, 1895. Dr. Barber's mother was an exceedingly cultured lady, and for a number of years had been a member of the teacher's profession.
The public and high schools of Ontario, Canada, furnished their son, A. E., with his early educational training, while later he be- came a student at the Queen's Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Kingston, On- tario, graduating therein in 1892 with the de- grees of M. D. and C. M. Coming thence to St. Joseph county in 1892 he established him- self in practice in Mishawaka, but that town soon proving too small for his capabilities he came to South Bend in 1898, where he has succeeded in building up an enviable reputa- tion for skill in his chosen line of endeavor. He has made a specialty of the diseases of the eve, ear, nose and throat, and in this special branch he has achieved remarkable success for a young man. His membership with the County and State Medical Society enables him to keep abreast with all the progressive movements in the medical profession, and he has proved himself worthy of the patronage and confidence of the public. He is a mem- ber of the Epworth Hospital staff of phy- sicians and surgeons, as a specialist in diseases of the eye. ear. nose and throat, and he has held the position of medical expert in the Bureau of Pensions of the United States gov- ernment since 1899.
In 1895, Dr. Barber was united in marriage to Grace M. Greene, a daughter of Dr. J. D. Greene, of Mishawaka, whose death occurred on the 26th of March, 1903. One daughter has blessed this union, Grace Margaret, whose birth occurred on the 18th of August, 1898. Mrs. Barber was a graduate of the Mishawaka high school. She was a cultured lady and social leader, both in Mishawaka and South Bend. Her denise was deeply regretted throughout the county. Dr. Barber holds fraternal relations with the Masonic order, Lodge No. 294. also with the Chapter, Council and Commandery, with the Knights of the Maceabees and the Elks. He is also a member of the Commercial Athletic club.
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