The next amputation was performed by Doctors Smith and Miller, who amputated the limb of William Morton, a victim of a gun shot wound, and as they consumed most of a forenoon Morton did not survive the shock and died that night.

Dr. F. M. Knight was a regularly accredited practitioner, but being engaged in the more remunerative business of banking, practiced but very little ; and, as he used homeopathic remedies, he never was accused of doing any harm, though he may not have done any good.

Dr. W. H. Smith is practicing in Los Angeles, California, while Dr. H. B. Miller is practicing in Lincoln Nebraska, and Dr. John Blood is dead. The oldest practitioner now practicing in the county is Dr. Luther W. Bowman, who came to Alliance in 1888 and has been in continual practice since that time. Another of the pioneer doctors now retired was Dr. W. K. Miller, yet living, who had an extensive practice and served the county in the capacity of coroner for several terms.

There are now eleven members of the medical profession in active practice, all of whom seem to be quite busy, and with the facilities afforded by St. Joseph's Hospital, which has a capacity sufficient to care for fifty patients, the health of the community is well cared for.

Banking and Finance

\\ hen the county was organized there were three hanking institutions in operation within its borders. These were the Box Butte Bank. of which C. A. Burlew was president and manager; The Farmers' & Merchants' Bank, of which B. F. Jones was president and E. A. Coates was cashier, both located at Hemingford. Nebraska; and the Bank of Nonpareil, located at Nonpareil, with F. M. Sands, president. II. C. Hashoff. cashier, and F. M. Knight. assistant cashier.