she cared for not only her parents in their declining years but several other members of her family as well.

When she passed away December 17, 1961, she was the last of her family. She had spent her life caring for her loved ones which, remembering her christianity, is a great tribute; but also that in spending sixty-one years in the teaching profession, she had guided the lives of boys and girls who were most fortunate to have been in her class room.

Through the years, Battle Creek people have always been fortunate in having good medical service. As long ago as 1881 when Dr. Edward Tanner and Dr. I. J. Daniel came, our people were taken care of. (There might have been someone here earlier as there was a Dr. Doolittle of whom little is known).

Others came for a time and then passed on to other fields, but Dr. Tanner and later Dr. F. X. Rudloff came and stayed with us.

Among those who came and then passed on include: Dr. Munson about 1900;; Dr. Metz about 1905; and Dr. Hess about 1909.

Of these Dr. Hess is best remembered for one incident. He came about the time of the transition of modes of travel from the horse and buggy or horse back, to the automobile. Dr. Tanner still relied on his trustworthy team of horses and teamster Jeff Jackson. Dr. Hess came with an open touring car with chain drive. He would leave his tire chains on constantly as it was too much of an athlete's job to put them on and take them off. Usually one had to get down in the mud on his hands and knees or even lie down to get under. Country roads were dirt trails and mud instead of graded, graveled, and hard surfaced highways. Dr. Hess, we remember, went to Wayne where he had a good practice.

Dr. A. D. Vandorhoof came about 1913 for a while only to go on to Scribner and Dr. Luhman came about 1916 or 1917 to go on to Pender.

Drs. Hess, Vanderhoof and Luhman are known to have had successful practices in their chosen places.

Then in November, 1920, another young doctor came to town. Dr. Tanner was then the only doctor in town and he was then 65 years old so that he welcomed a young doctor coming into the community and Dr. F. X. Rudloff hung out his shingle establishing his office on the second floor over the Battle Creek Valley Bank. He is still faithfully caring for his patients.

When Dr. Rudloff came in 1920, Dr. Tanner had been practicing in Battle Creek for 39 years and Dr. Rudloff has now been practicing more than 46 years. Time passes on and we cannot stop it or make it stand still.

By 1935, Dr. Tanner was forced to retire because of ill health and Dr. Milan D. Baker came to take over Dr. Tanner's practice. He soon became disenchanted from the rigors of life as a medical

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