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DOCTORS AND DCCTORING IN NEW DUNDEE Information gained in conversation with Ivan M. Hilborn July 12, 1972. The name of the first doctor that Mr. Hilborn can recall is that of a Dr. Miller who was here around 1880. A bachelor, he boarded with the Jim Wings who operated a store and tailor shop at the corner of Main and Frederick streets, later purchased by Ezra H. Thamer. A Dr. Ratz from Elmira followed. He in turn was succeeded by Dr. L. E. Pace, also unmarried, who lived with his mother in the Mill Street residence by the head race of the flour mill. CONFLICT OF INTEREST Whether rightly or wrongly, some residents had the notion that Dr. L. E. Rice's patients were overly long in recuperating, and so a second doctor was acquired in the person of L. L. Stauffer who eventually married Agnes Bock. Dr. Stauffer boarded with Henry Grauel, the stone mason, in the house situated at the corner of Main and Front streets, directly opposite Spaetzel's Harness Shop, presently Fiederlein's Red and White store. Stauffer's office was in Alvin Clemen's store which part later became the hardware section in front of the public library, where today Ted Lewis operates The Emporium's mini-cinema. (See picture) When Dr. L. E. Rice left the community, Stauffer bought him out. However, the village Dr. L. L. Stauffer boarded in the comer house and had his office in left front section of Alvin Clemen's store. could still boast of two doctors as a doctor A. T. Rice came from Woodstock around 1908. He resided in the Ed. Lautenschlager house, presently occupied by the Fred Dahmer family. Dr. A. T. Rice ran a little drug store in addition to his practice. An interesting commentary here is that he also sold postage stamps in the drug store, which was protested by Ezra Thamer, village post master. Dr. Stauffer outlasted both the Doctors Rice, continuing his practice until 1911 or 1912 when he took a position with the Government. In 1914 he joined the Army. Dr. Keillor who had been practising in the West succeeded Dr. Stauffer. He remained about a year and a half when he too went into the Army. His sister, Gladys Keillor, taught at Rosebank School in 1916 and she boarded at the farm home of Simeon and Minnie Cressman (Garfield's parents). Then a Dr. Cormack of Toronto took over. He boarded at the hotel and had his office in the Keillor residence. Remaining in New Dundee during the week, he would return to his wife in Toronto each weekend. 11 was during' his stay that Gottlieb Bettschen died. DR. M. A. MORRISON Dr. N. A. Morrison came around 1916. At first he boarded with the Spaetzels and had his office at the Keillors. Eventually he bought the property from Mrs. Keillor and about a year later married Sadie