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The command arrived at Mt. Gretna about noon on April 28th and remained in camp there until the 11th of June. In the meantime Lieut. A. T. Scott and Sergeant O'Donnell returned to Butler early in May and enlisted twenty-six recruits and the company was mustered into the United States Volunteer Service along with the other companies of the Fifteenth Regiment on the 10th and 11th of May. At this time the muster roll of the company contained seventy-five enlisted men and three offi- cers, which was later increased to 106 en-
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listed men and three officers. Three of the men who left Butler with the original com- pany were sent home by the examining surgeons because of physical disability, and one on account of sickness in his fam- ily. Two of these men assisted in the or- ganization of the Butler Volunteers, one enlisted in another volunteer command and the fourth enlisted later in the United States regulars and was killed in action in the Philippines.
On June 19th the Fifteenth Regiment proceeded to stations at Sheridan Point, Virginia, and Ft. Washington, Maryland. Regimental headquarters and four com- panies were stationed at Sheridan Point and four companies, including Company E, under Lieut. Col. William T. Mechling, were stationed at Ft. Washington. Com- pany E was assigned the care, preserva- tion and drill of Emplacement C, having two ten-inch guns mounted on disappear- ing carriages. The inspection drill given by the company at Emplacement C was highly commended by Major Crozier and Major Greenough of the regular army, who were the inspecting officers.
The signing of the Protocol August 12th, 1898, destroyed any hope the Fifteenth Regiment had of getting into the field and the service performed thereafter was gar- rison and camp duty. On September 9th the regiment was united and proceeded to Camp George S. Meade at Middletown, Penna., and was assigned to the First Bri- gade, Second Division of the Second Army Corps. The regiment did provost guard duty until October 7th and participated in the Peace Jubilee at Philadelphia October 27th. Company E proceeded with the regi- ment to Camp Haskill, at Athens, Ga., on November 11th, and remained in camp there until mustered out of the volunteer service January 31, 1899.
DEATH OF PRIVATE WATTERS.
During the service of nine months Com- pany E lost but one man-Private Charles
A. Watters, who died from typhoid fever in the hospital at Ft. Washington, August 9th, 1898. Private Watters had the dis- tinction of being the only colored soldier enlisted in the Pennsylvania volunteer regiments. He was born in Liberty Town- ship, Maryland, in 1860, and had been as- sociated with Company E, Fifteenth Regi- ment, National Guard, since 1881.
The body of Private Watters was brought to his home in Butler and on Au- gust 12th was buried with military hon- ors. Funeral services were held at the Methodist Episcopal Church, and that large auditorium could not hold half of the people who assembled to pay their respects to the dead soldier. All of the ministers in town were present and many from the country. The funeral pageant consisted of the Germania Band, A. G. Reed Post, No. 105, G. A. R .; Camp 45, U. V. L .; Company G, Twenty-first Regiment National Guard; ex-members of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment National Guard, and members of the Fire Department. He rests in the North Cemetery, on a beautiful hillside facing the Southland which he loved, and there awaits God's reveille when he shall answer the last roll call with his comrades in arms.
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
Patriotic feeling ran high in Butler County after the departure of the troops for the field and immediate steps were taken to sustain the troops in the field and look after the comfort of the soldiers in camp and of their families at home.
Among the first organizations was the Butler Volunteers, mentioned in the militia chapter.
On May 28th, under the auspices of the W. C. T. U., a meeting was held at the home of Mrs. Levi M. Wise on North Main street for the purpose of making comfort bags for the soldiers and providing liter- ature for their use in camp. The commit- tee appointed consisted of Mrs. Levi M.
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Wise, Mrs. O. M. Russell and Mrs. C. A. home again. In the evening at the opera Bailey. These good women did work that was much appreciated by the boys in camp.
Meanwhile the Men's Patriotic League was formed for the purpose of looking after the material needs of the families of the soldiers in the field.
The general committee met on May 31st and elected Alex. Mitchell, president, and William C. Findley, secretary. Ward com- mitteemen were named as follows: First ward, D. H. Sutton; Second ward, J. D. Jackson; Third ward, William H. Ritter; Fourth ward, A. B. Richey; Fifth ward, James N. Moore.
The following composed a finance com- mittee : J. V. Ritts, Chas. Duffy, William Campbell, Joseph L. Purvis, L. C. Wick, H. H. Boyd, Major R. J. Phipps, Geo. J. Stamm, J. J. Leidecker, W. C. Thompson, . Wm. G. Douthett and Calvin G. Christie.
An event of importance on June 25th was the presentation of a handsome silk field flag to Company E, Fifteenth Regi- ment, at Ft. Washington. The flag was the gift of the people of Butler, who were represented on the occasion by Wm. C. Thompson and a delegation of Butler ladies.
Flag raisings were events throughout the community and were attended by masses of people, school children and the patriotic societies.
The news that the Pennsylvania Volun- teers had been mustered out at Athens. Ga., January 31, 1899, caused gladness throughout the land and Butler got ready to give the members of Company E a rous- ing reception. The company was met at the railroad station the morning of Feb- ruary 2nd by a reception committee of rep- resentative citizens, members of the Grand Army, the Union Veteran Legion, Com- pany G, Twenty-first Regiment, National Guard, and the Germania Band. The route of the parade to the court house was lined with thousands of people, who braved zero weather to welcome the soldier boys
house an address of welcome was deliv- ered by Col. John M. Thompson, and re- sponded to by Capt. Ira MeJunkin. Secre- tary JJ. B. Carrothers, representing the Y. M. C. A., presented each soldier with a free membership ticket for one year. The events of the day closed with a banquet tendered the members of the company in the armory.
The services performed by Company E in the Spanish War has none of the glory of the battlefield and is without any event of importance. But to the young men of the county who so promptly offered their services at the call of their country must be given the credit of a faithful perform- ance of every duty assigned them and pa- triotic zeal that is the lasting heritage of a great nation.
ROLL OF COMPANY E, FIFTEENTH PENNSYL- VANIA VOLUNTEERS.
Captain-Ira McJunkin.
First Lieutenant-George S. Mechling.
Second Lieutenant-Albert T. Scott.
First Sergeant-Isaac Andrews.
Quartermaster Sergeant-Horatio S. Vanderlin. Sergeants- John W. Alexander, Charles Collins, Franeis J. O'Donnell, Joseph F. Moore. John J. Mratin, Charles A. McElvain.
Corporals-William J. Jackson. Frank D. Pierce, William J. P. Collins, Elmer P. Kuhn, Hardie H. Hepler, Thomas McK. McKee. Howard C. Hazlett, Oscar C. MeClung, Joseph A. Heineman, Clifford W. Fenton. Harry G. Krug, William H. Rebuhn (company clerk), Clyde C. Green.
Musicians-John A. Kelley, Alfred E. Black.
Hospital Corps-Harry A. Cook.
Artificer-Harry H. McFann.
Wagoner-Vance Stroup.
Privates-Robert J. Adams, Charles A. Allshouse. Cullen Armstrong, Lewis L. Beatty, Harry H. Boston, John M. Brown, Charley J. Burkhalter, Roy I. Burtner. Verne F. Caldwell, Charley L. Campbell. John H. Christy, Harry E. Core, Charles A. Cummings, Harry S. Dersheimer, Walter R. Duncan, Samuel V. Eckelber- ger, Russell C. Eckman, Carl M. Eisler, Charles C. Elliott, David H. Ensminger, Harvey A. Evans, Ernest C. Faber, William G. Faber, Charles F. Fisher. William N. Foulis, Clarence E. Graham, Thomas D. Greer. Charlie E. Harrington, Ruffis D. Hindman, John F. J. Huselton, John H. Jackson, Charles E. Kalb, Marcus B. Levingston, Marcus B. Mechling, Harry W. Metzgar, Charles E. Miller, Ralph H. Minks, James T. Morgan. Augustus S. Morrison, Ira A. Murphy, Josiah M. Me- Candless, James R. McClymonds, Walter F. McCormick,
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Henry F. Mccullough, Louis A. MeDonald, Laurence H. MeDowell, Robert R. McIntyre, Edgar H. Negley, John A. Pierce, George A. Rae, Walter S. Reynolds, Jacob A. Rimer, William H. Ritter, Jr., Fred T. Roessing, Charles E. Sankey, Samuel S. Scott, George W. Shaffer, Oscar A. Shaffer, Frederick E. Shetter, Charles E. Smith, James L. Smith, Paul P. Smith, Neal Strawick, Harry E. Sumney, William D. Sutton, Edward F. Thomas, Andrew J. Thompson, Earl D. Thompson, George W. Thompson, Milton S. Tyler, Walter V. Tyler, James C. Vogley, Charles A. Watters; Aubrey R. Williams, Ben- jamin R. Williams, John G. Williams, Charles H. Wilson, Charles M. Wise, Alphons Wanlin, Thomas W. Watson.
Private Frederick E. Shetter was pro- moted to First Lieutenant and Regimental Quartermaster and was mustered out with the regiment.
Lieut. A. T. Scott performed the duties of regimental ordnance officer in addition to his duties in the line.
In addition to the roster of Company E the following volunteers from Butler County served in other commands :
In addition to the roster of Company E, the following volunteers from Butler County served in other commands :
William T. Mechling of Butler served as lieutenant- colonel of the Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- teers.
Harry H. Morrison of Butler in Company D, Fif- teenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
James L. Barton of Butler in Company H, Eighteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Robert M. Little of Butler in Company A, Eighteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
William A. Caldwell of Butler in the Seventeenth Regi- ment U. S. Infantry.
William E. Double in Company L, Nineteenth U. S. Infantry.
William A. Wade of West Sunbury in Company F. Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Bert L. Wiseman of Butler in Company H, Fifth Ohio Volunteers.
Peter Cummings of Butler in Company H, Fifth Ohio Volunteers.
Harley MeClellan in Company G, Fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
William J. Curley in Company H, Ninth 'Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Fred Wigton in Company K, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Cameron G. Brandon in Company F, Fifteenth Penn- sylvania Volunteers.
Edward McKnight in Company I, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Fullerton Parker in Company H, Tenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
George Gibson of Glade Mills in Company B, Eight- eenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Fleming Hepler of Clinton Township in Company B, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Joseph C. Hutchinson of Butler in Company H, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Charles H. Otterman of Zelienople in Company C, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
William E. Stevenson of Harrisonville in Company B, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Claude C. Ziegler of Butler in Company C, Eighteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
William J. Sterritt of Downieville in Company B, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
William H. Miller of Parkers Landing in Company C, Fourteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Charles E. Bartley of Mars in Company B, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Howard C. Harper of Butler in Company B, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Alton G. Say in Company G, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Peter Dunkle in Company G, Sixteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Bernard Gallagher of Butler in Company G, Eight- eenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Martin L. Walters of Clinton Township in Eighteenth Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Edward Westerman of Clinton Township in a United States regiment in the Philippine service.
Fred Dickey of Butler in the Forty-first U. S. Volun- teers Philippine service.
George A. Gill of Monroeville in Light Battery B, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Alfred Jennings of Petrolia in the Fourth U. S. Artillery.
Charles Henry of Butler in the Rough Riders.
Hale T. Plante in Company G, Fourteenth Pennsyl- vania Volunteers.
William Hunter of Butler in the Seventeenth U. S. Infantry.
Frank Killen of Butler in the Fourth U. S. Artillery. Wallace O. Rimer of Butler in the Fourth U. S. Artillery.
Ira A. Murphy of Butler served two years in a United States regiment in the Philippines.
The following were enlisted in Company F, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers :
Sergeant-Clarence Imbire, Harrisonville.
Privates-Edward Christley, Slippery Rock; L. M. Daubenspeck, North Washington; E. P. Storey, Evans City; James Orr, J. H. Irwin; G. F. Thompson, Harrisville; Frank Bovard, Harrisville; Joseph H. Bovard, Harrisville; Wilbur L. Brandon, Butler; Charles B. Fuhrer, Harrisville; Robert W. Frishkoen, Evans City; James Love, Butler; Herman Pond, West Sunbury; John M. Roth, Prospect; Charles C. Starkey, Zeno; John B. Storey, Baldwin.
Ernest Koen of Butler served as a private in Company C, Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Hugh C. Sproull of Boyer served as a private in Com- pany C, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers.
Charles A. Cummings, who served as a private in Com- pany E, Fifteenth Pennsylvania Volunteers, was com- missioned First Lieutenant in the Forty-seventh U. S. Volunteer Regiment and served in the Philippines.
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William S. Barr of Butler, who volunteered with Company E. Fifteenth Regiment, National Guard, enlist- ed in Company C, First U. S. Infantry, in the Philippine service and was instantly killed on the firing line in one of the battles in which the regiment was engaged.
William A. Teague of Butler served as a private in Company G, Fifteenth Regiment, Pennsylvania Volun- teers, in the war with Spain, and enlisted in Company B, Twenty-eighth United States Volunteers in the Philip- pine service.
George R. Graham of Butler served as a private in the Fourth United States Artillery.
William C. Faber of Butler enlisted in the Philippine service and served in one of the regular regiments.
NATIONAL GUARD.
Following the independent commands after the Civil War came the organization of the National Guard of Pennsylvania. In 1873 Butler Borough had two military organizations, Captain George W. Flee- ger's company, and Captain John M. Greer's company, the latter organization being known as the Aaron Sullivan Guards.
Some rivalry existed as to which organi- zation would be taken into the new guard, and in 1874 F. A. Cochran of Apollo, who was on the staff of General Harry White, came to Butler and inspected the compa- nies. On his recommendation the Aaron Sullivan Guards were selected for a place in the new organization, and were mus- tered in the state service as Company A, Thirteenth Regiment, Eighth Brigade, of the Ninth Division. The officers of the company were John M. Greer, captain; William Burton, first lieutenant; John Rosenberg, second lieutenant. In 1877 the officers of the company were: Captain J. B. Storey; first lieutenant, William H. Ensminger; second lieutenant, William A. Stein. The same year the company did service at the riots in Pittsburg.
Following the riots a reorganization of the National Guard took place and the But- ler Company was transferred and became Company E, of the Sixteenth Regiment. Captain Storey was promoted to major and later to lieutenant colonel. William H. Ensminger was promoted to captain of the company ; William T. Mechling to first
lieutenant, and Eli D. Robinson to second lieutenant. This arrangement lasted until 1882, when the Butler company was again transferred and became Company E, Fif- teenth Regiment of the Second Brigade. William T. Mechling was promoted to cap- tain; Eli D. Robinson to first lieutenant, and John B. Brown, second lieutenant. The company went to the Homestead riots in 1892 with Ira MeJunkin as captain; Alexander Borland first lieutenant, and George S. Mechling second lieutenant. Captain William T. Mechling had been promoted to lieutenant colonel and John W. Brown to battalion adjutant.
When President Mckinley called for vol- unteers for service in the war against Spain in 1898, every man on the roll of Company E volunteered-a record equaled by but one other company in the state. The command left Butler on the 27th of April for Mt. Gretna and on the 10th and 11th of May were mustered into the United States volunteer service. The officers of the company were Ira McJunkin, captain ; George S. Mechling, first lieutenant; Al- bert T. Scott, second lieutenant.
For roll of company, see muster roll of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment, Penn- sylvania Volunteers, Spanish War.
When the volunteer organizations re- turned from the war in 1899, they were as- signed their old places in the National Guard. At the reorganization of the Fif- teenth Regiment, William T. Mechling of Butler was elected colonel. Captain Ira McJunkin was promoted to regimental adjutant, and Ben R. Williams to first lieu- tenant and battalion adjutant. The com- pany officers were J. F. Moore, captain ; John J. Martin, first lieutenant, and Oscar McClung, second lieutenant.
The following year, 1900, there was an- other reorganization of the guard which affected the Butler company. The Fif- teenth regimental headquarters at Butler were disbanded and the officers placed on the retired list. Companies A, B, E, F,
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and K were transferred to the Sixteenth Regiment and the other companies were mustered out of the state service. In the new organization the Butler company is designated as Company L, Sixteenth Regi- ment. In 1901, John J. Martin was elected captain of the company, Thomas M. Mc- Kee first lieutenant, and Arda J. Cumber- land second lieutenant. Captain Martin resigned in 1902 and James A. McKee was elected to fill the vacancy. On the 7th of October of the same year the company was ordered to the anthracite coal regions and did duty for twenty-eight days at Mt. Car- mel and Shenandoah. The present officers of the company are: Arda J. Cumberland, captain; Andrew J. Thompson, first lieu- tenant; Roy J. Burtner, second lieutenant.
In the thirty-five years of its existence the company has been called out into the service of the state three times and into the United States service once, and on each occasion has responded with a full quota of men in record-making time. It has been recognized as one of the most efficient com- mands in the state. by the inspecting offi- cers, and has taken both regimental and brigade honors. In 1907 it led the regi- ment in the number of expert rifle men.
ROSTER OF COMPANY L, SIXTEENTH REGI- MENT, NATIONAL GUARD.
First Sergeant-William J. P. Collins. Quartermaster Sergeant-Robert A. Brookhart.
Sergeants-William M. Teague, James F. Pollock, William A. Cappeau, James E. Fisher.
Corporals-Merrill W. Shawky, Earl R. Ellenberger, Charles R. Harding, Lewis F. Euhy, Lewis M. Cumber- land.
Musician-George Brookhart.
Artificer-Oliver B. Holt.
Company Clerk-Harry L. Kelley.
Cooks-Samuel Mccullough, Daniel A. Kamerer.
Privates-Joseph T. Black, Claire Burtner, Arthur Deimling, Fred F. Eichelberger, Grover C. Fredley, How- ard H. Hutchison, Arba A. Humes, William C. Jackson, George Kelley, Lewis C. Kelley, William C. Lampton, Frank Montgomery. Samuel J. McCall, Cecil N. McCand- less, William C. McCandless, Raymond Mccullough, Wil- bert Mccullough, John R. MeCracken, David M. Orr, Paul R. Robb, Ben P. Sherman, Frederick Shoupp, Harry A. Smith, Eddie E. Starr, Don R. Urquhart, Ed- ward Zimmel, James W. Wilson, Frank O. Wilson, Clyde Ramsey, Raymond S. Anchors, Findley E. Bartley, Harry
L. Condron, Charles A. Mattern, Earl Ralston, Harry Mosher, Frank Renshaw, R. Bracken, Leo Bradley, Emory D. Baker, William L. Walker.
Captain-Arda J. Cumberland.
First Lieutenant-Andrew J. Thompson. Second Lieutenant-Roy I. Burtner.
THE SIXTEENTH REGIMENT BAND.
About the first of July, 1903, Col. Willis J. Hulings of Oil City, commander of the Sixteenth Regiment, National Guard, found that he had no regimental band for camp that year. He communicated with the Germania Band of Butler through Capt. James A. McKee, who was in com- mand of Company L, Sixteenth Regiment, at that time, with the result that the local musical organization was recruited up to twenty-eight men and mustered into the state service a few days before the annual encampment of the guard. The organiza- tion at once took a leading place among the military bands of the state, and has been highly commended by both the state and regular army officers. The officers are: Principal musician, Eugene Morrison; chief musician, A. Judson Bowser; drum major, Ben Christley.
COMPANY G, TWENTY-FIRST REGIMENT.
When Company E, Fifteenth Regiment, left for the war with Spain the patriotic spirit ran high in Butler County. It was understood at the beginning that only the organized militia would be taken in the 100,000 volunteers called for by the Presi- dent, and that when the National Guard companies were fully recruited the quota of Pennsylvania would be filled. Few, in- deed, thought there would be no further call for troops. Capt. Ira McJunkin, com- mander of Company E, urged several for- mer members of the company to organize a second company, so that there would be no delay in furnishing troops if further calls were made. On April 27th, 1898, after the departure of Company E, and the Fifteenth Regiment from Butler for the point of mobilization at Mt. Gretna, a mass
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meeting was held in the armory to organ- ize a military company. Fifty-two names were enrolled that night and at a meeting held two nights later the number had been increased to 103. The company was named the Butler Volunteers. James A. McKee was elected captain; James M. Maxwell, first lieutenant, and John C. Graham, sec- ond lieutenant. All of the officers had served six years in the ranks of Company E, Fifteenth Regiment, of the National Guard. Drilling was commenced at once and the services of the company tendered to the governor of the state and the War Department. When the second call came, the new organizations were taken from counties which had no representation in the Guard previous to the war, and the Butler Volunteers were placed on the wait- ing list.
The efficiency of the Butler organization was recognized by the military authori- ties of the state, however, and it was tendered a place in the provisional guard, organized to take the place of the old organization. The company was mus- tered into the state service July 8th, 1898, by Major John Penny, of the staff of General Charles Miller, as com- pany G, Twenty-first Regiment, Col. E. V. D. Seldon. During its short existence the company furnished many drilled recruits to the organization in the field, both vol- unteer and regular, and in the Philippine
service. It passed two creditable inspec- tions and was mustered out of the state service March 9, 1900, along with the other companies of the provisional guard, to give place to the old guard, which had been promised reinstatement upon their return from the volunteer service. The career of Company G was short and the service in- glorious, but its members are entitled to the consideration of having prepared them- selves for active field service at a time when it was thought that their services would be needed. The roster of the or- ganization is as follows:
Captain-James A. McKee.
First Lieutenant-James M. Maxwell.
Second Lieutenant-John C. Graham.
Sergeants-Alex. G. Kelley, Robert H. Mccutcheon. J. O. Mitchell, Clarence Kelley, William F. Parker.
Corporals-John G. Dunn, Arda J. Cumberland, William R. Eastman, F. E. Kelley. Philip Coulter, Haz- zard H. Jackson, Herman Liebold, James A. McDowell. Company Clerk-Alfred J. Weigand.
Privates-Robert J. Allen, Joseph M. Atchison, Plum- mer L. Bellis, William M. Briner, Edward B. Black. William B. Bowser, William E. Bathgate. Albert Bow- ers, Jacob Bowers, Ira Benninger, Philip Coulter, Audley Campbell, Horace G. Christy, Harry Cumberland, E. E. Campbell, William Dufford, Michael L. Davis, William J. Dunbarr, John H. Dickey, Albert Duwell, Fred Deckey. Alfred Fullerton, Theodore Fair, George Fredley, J. B. Floyd, William Hunter, Samuel Jackson, Eckart W. Kalb, Warren E. Kirk. Frank Killen, Albert G. Kettirer, William J. Lee, Frank Lewis, William J. Manny, Jo- seph M. Miller, John C. Murtland, Harry Mangel, Ed- ward Mahood, Robert M. Mccullough, Stewart J. Mc- Marlin, William McCall, Charles Maxler, E. L. Marshall. Paul Oesterling, Patrick Rabbit, Wallace Rimer. J. L. Ralston, Charles W. Stroup, George B. Slentz, William V. Smith, Cornelius Snodgrass, A. B. Swaney, H. G. Smith, John D. Sharp, Miles F. Weaver, Ira A. Wilson. Elmer E. Wise, John W. Zeigler.
CHAPTER XI
THE MEDICAL PROFESSION
The Old Doctor-Some Borough and County Physicians-Homeopaths-Osteopathy- Registered Physicians-Butler Medical Association -- Typhoid Fever Epidemic- Relief Society Organized-Ladies' Auxiliary Committees-Dr. Batt's Work- Hospital Established-Supply Rooms-Diet Kitchen-Clara Barton's Visit-Re- lief Fund- History of the Water Supply-Financial Report-Butler County Gen- eral Hospital-Nurses' Training School.
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