Garden county teeth
have been very well looked after by the dental profession. The first dentist to
locate in this county was Dr. Moses Wetherby, who left his home and practice
in Chile, South
America, to come to Oshkosh in 1903, arriving when the town consisted of a store
and blacksmith shop. He has ever since been our principal tooth doctor and did
all work free for the local boys who needed tooth repairing preparatory to
their acceptance as soldiers in the World War.
Dr. Baker came in 1909,
opening an office in his residence. His health was poor and he passed away in
February, 1914.
At Lewellen, Dr.
Gainsforth came, in 1917. Mrs. Gainsforth taught in the public schools there.
They soon gave it up and left Lewellen to its fate in 1919.
But this last
summer, in 1919, Dr. Rice, a young man just graduated from Dental College has opened
up an office there.
Throughout the year
1919, Dr. Morris was the only medical practitioner in Oshkosh. Being nearly worn out by the enormous amount
of work.
The people in general, gladly welcomed Dr. D. L. Hibberd, who arrived
in Oshkosh early in 1920. He had recently returned from France
and selected Oshkosh as his permanent location.
Both doctors are kept
very busy, as they have many patients in the county, their territory extending
out a long distance, especially to the northward.
It was also in 1920,
that Dr. A. J. Dunlavy, the dentist, located in Oshkosh, and opened his new office on Main street just south of the postoffice. Oshkosh having been without a licensed dentist for several years,
Dr. Dunlavy jumped into a big business from
the start.
Source:
History of Western Nebraska and Its People - 1921