Dr Solomon Metty
Pottawatomie county History
First White Settlers who Came to the County For the Purpose of Agriculture and Stock-Raising and with the intention of Becoming Citizens
Sketches of the Settlers of 1854
Dr. Sol Metty came from Michigan to what is now Pottawatomie county, Kansas, in 1854, arriving here September 15 of that year. He run a little store in Louisville and as a doctor was a specialist and treated mainly chronic diseases. He first married Miss Alice Palmer, who died* and later he married Miss Maggie McKowen. He was captain of Company G, of the Kansas militia in 1863. Dr. Metty, after residing in the vicinity of Louisville for nearly half a century, moved to Topeka a few years ago where he still resides. He is about 70 years of age. The RECORDER is indebted to Dr. Metty for considerable information regarding pioneers and early county history.
*There is evidence that Alice Palmer did not die until the early 1930s.
This article addresses Solomon as Dr. Metty, and the question has been asked as to when and where he obtained his medical training. This question has been answered by Solomon himself. On 5 November 1901, he filed an application for a certificate from The Kansas State Baord of Medical Registration and Examination. In it he states that he has “attended no full courses of medical instructions.” Under the heading of Personal Information he describes himself as Solomon Metty of Wamego, age 65, born in Michigan on October 7th, 1836. Again he here states that neither has he attended medical instructions nor received a diploma. He describes his school of practice as Alleopathic, claiming 45 years of practice as follows: Lawrence, Kansas 2 years, St Marys, Kansas 3 years and Wamego, 40 years. It appears that he was examined on 4 December 1901 and the board ordered a certificate be issued. State certificate #2465 was issued on that date and forwarded to him via mail on 8 December 1901.
A search for alleopathic yielded the following definitions:
Allopathic medicine: The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment.
Allopathy: The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine.
First White Settlers who Came to the County For the Purpose of Agriculture and Stock-Raising and with the intention of Becoming Citizens
Sketches of the Settlers of 1854
Dr. Sol Metty came from Michigan to what is now Pottawatomie county, Kansas, in 1854, arriving here September 15 of that year. He run a little store in Louisville and as a doctor was a specialist and treated mainly chronic diseases. He first married Miss Alice Palmer, who died* and later he married Miss Maggie McKowen. He was captain of Company G, of the Kansas militia in 1863. Dr. Metty, after residing in the vicinity of Louisville for nearly half a century, moved to Topeka a few years ago where he still resides. He is about 70 years of age. The RECORDER is indebted to Dr. Metty for considerable information regarding pioneers and early county history.
*There is evidence that Alice Palmer did not die until the early 1930s.
This article addresses Solomon as Dr. Metty, and the question has been asked as to when and where he obtained his medical training. This question has been answered by Solomon himself. On 5 November 1901, he filed an application for a certificate from The Kansas State Baord of Medical Registration and Examination. In it he states that he has “attended no full courses of medical instructions.” Under the heading of Personal Information he describes himself as Solomon Metty of Wamego, age 65, born in Michigan on October 7th, 1836. Again he here states that neither has he attended medical instructions nor received a diploma. He describes his school of practice as Alleopathic, claiming 45 years of practice as follows: Lawrence, Kansas 2 years, St Marys, Kansas 3 years and Wamego, 40 years. It appears that he was examined on 4 December 1901 and the board ordered a certificate be issued. State certificate #2465 was issued on that date and forwarded to him via mail on 8 December 1901.
A search for alleopathic yielded the following definitions:
Allopathic medicine: The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment.
Allopathy: The system of medical practice which treats disease by the use of remedies which produce effects different from those produced by the disease under treatment. MDs practice allopathic medicine.
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