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Dr Adolph H Hartwig
1866 - 1934
1905
Watertown Daily Times, 08 01 1905
At a special meeting
of the common council held at the city hall Thursday evening, a resolution was
adopted demanding that Dr. A. Hartwig should retract in writing the statements
it is claimed he made last winter assailing the integrity and honesty of the
members of the common council, and was given thirty days in which to file such
retraction with the city clerk, and should he fail to file such retraction
within the time specified in the resolution, charges would be preferred against
him as a member of the council.
President: It is
alleged, that statements were made during the last session of the legislature
when a certain dam bill, (with which the people
here are familiar) was under consideration and was to the effect that the
council sold out to the Electric Light and Gas company for the sum of $500.00.
The writer knows
nothing of the controversy, but has learned that the company offered to give
the city the sum of $500.00 in case the bill passed and the dam was built to
repair a certain bridge which would be damaged to some extent by raising the
water in the river ... If the doctor made the statements as alleged and they
were untrue, he should make the amend honorable. If he did not make such
statements as alleged, he should stand pat and demand that the common council
adopt a resolution exonerating him from the charge as set forth in the
resolution adopted Thursday night.
1905
Watertown Daily Times, 12 09 1905
Sometime ago, a
committee of three was appointed at a meeting of the common to investigate
certain reports and statements made by Alderman, A. H. Hartwig effecting the
honesty and integrity of the members of the council, which duty was performed
and report made to the council in which it was stated in their findings that
such reports of statements had been made by Alderman Hartwig and a retraction
demanded of him by the council. He made a retraction which was not satisfactory
to the council and charges were subsequently preferred against him, the same
committee being appointed for that purpose, and he cited to appear Friday
before the council acting as a court of impeachment and answer to the charge.
The court met at 10 a. m. at the council chamber, each alderman being in his
place and answering to his name, A. C. Kading, city attorney appearing for the
city and Gustave Buchheit of this city and Ernst N. Warner of Madison appearing
for the accused alderman. After considerable delay had been experienced in
offering motions which were over-ruled by the mayor, the court got down to
business and the taking of testimony began upon the part of the council. Letter
being read from Leut. Gov. J. O. Davidson and oral testimony given by Senator
Breach and others as to the matter in controversy. When the committee rested
rebutting was given by the accused and others and at the close the council took
a vote at
1906
Watertown Daily Times, 01 26 1906
The time for the city
officials to answer the mandamus to show why the proceeding against Alderman A.
H. Hartwig should not be expunged from the record, which was to have been heard
yesterday by Judge Dick at Juneau, was postponed until the February term of the
Dodge county circuit court which convenes on the 13th day of that month.
1906
Watertown Daily Times, 03 02 1906
Last week an article
taken from the Juneau Independent
appeared in the Republican relative
to the mandamus case of A. H. Hartwig against the mayor and aldermen of the
city of Watertown. The article was misleading for the very simple reason that
it did not state the facts. The “motion to squash” the writ was not argued
neither was it denied by the court. The motion will be argued at some future
date and until it is argued it will not be determined whether the city will be
required to answer the suit or not. The editor of the Independent was evidently misled as was the Republican, who believes in a “square deal” “and deprecates
anything that savors of unfairness in the discussion of public matters.” Nobody
is hurt by letting the exact facts be known.
1906
Watertown Daily Times, 02 20 1906
Before taking up the
calendar for the February term of the Circuit Court, Judge Dick heard the
attorneys in the mandamus proceedings begun by Dr. A. H. Hartwig against the
City Council of Watertown.
The case has
attracted considerable attention and grew out of remarks alleged to have been
made by Dr. A. H. Hartwig in the Rough and Ready dam matter while the bill for
raising said dam was in the legislature. Upon that and other alleged statements
by Mr. Hartwig who was then an alderman, charges were preferred against him by
a committee of three aldermen and he was tried and the suspension of sixty days
from the council followed on December 2. Mr. Hartwig, by attorney, tried to
have the action rescinded by the council, and, failing in this, began mandamus
proceedings before Judge Dick.
When the matter came
up Tuesday City Attorney Kading and Attorney M. L. Lueck, appearing for the
City of Watertown, moved to quash the writ on the ground that there was no
statutory cause for the issuance. The motion was denied and the defendant will
now serve an answer. The case will again come up on March 5. Attorneys Gust
Buchheit and Harlow Pease appeared as attorneys for Dr. Hartwig.
1910
01 21 Dr. A. H. Hartwig. The only qualified Veterinarian in this
vicinity. The largest and most complete
establishment in the state. Best
facilities for any emergency. Large
hospital in connection. 109 Fifth St. [advertisement] WG
1916
Watertown Gazette, 05 11 1916
Dr. A. H. Hartwig,
the well known veterinarian, took formal notice of the fact that it was the
twenty-first anniversary of the establishment of his practice in the city. The doctor is a native of this city having
been born on a farm within the city limits.
In 1891, when the
horse market was at its lowest ebb and business in that line was very dull, he
found that he could be spared from the home farm long enough to make a more
exhaustive study of his chosen science.
He visited a number
of European veterinary colleges, but after comparing them with American colleges,
decided to choose an American college, and in due time graduated from the
Chicago Veterinary College. He began
practicing in Watertown in 1895.
The doctor, who is a
republican in politics, has been active for years in the affairs of his party.
He served the Second ward as alderman, held the office as deputy oil inspector
and deputy game warden two years each, served as state veterinarian under
Governor F. E. McGovern, and is now directing the La Follette campaign in the
Second congressional district as district chairman.
Autobiography
1921
Hartwig, A H, Rural Veterinary Secrets, 1921, Advocate
Publishing Co, Milwaukee, WI
Dr. A. H. Hartwig,
the author of "Rural
Veterinary Secrets," was born on a stock and dairy farm in
Watertown, Dodge Co., Wisconsin, where he had a good opportunity to study the
natural habits and wants of ailing farm animals.
He received his
preliminary education in the public schools and Northwestern College of
Watertown, Wis. At the age of seventeen he expressed the desire to study
veterinary science and become a veterinary physician and surgeon. However, as
his services could not be spared on the farm at that time, he was obliged to
abandon the idea, at least for the time being.
When twenty years of
age he entered the short course in Agriculture of the University of Wisconsin,
under the direction of Dean Henry, it being the second and third year of the
existence of that course. Dr. V. T. Atkinson, the first State Veterinarian of
Wisconsin, gave a course of lectures and demonstrations in veterinary science.
These lectures and demonstrations proved of particular interest to the young
agricultural student, and again he was inspired with the determination to take
up this interesting study, but neither the time nor the means to further attend
college could be spared.
After concluding his
university studies he returned home and devoted most of his time to breeding
draft horses, coach horses, and dairy cattle. In 1892 he made a tour through
Europe. There he visited the various veterinary colleges in the Old World. On
his return he brought with him an importation of Oldenburg coach horses. His
experience in stock breeding convinced him that a knowledge of veterinary
medicine and surgery would be of great benefit to himself and his community. He
again determined to become a veterinarian and then actually entered the Chicago
Veterinary College, from which he was graduated in the year 1895.
After graduation he
entered upon his practice as a veterinarian in Watertown, Wisconsin, and
adjacent community, which he successfully continued for twenty-seven years.
During this time he held various important positions in connection with his
profession. He was president of the Wisconsin Society of Veterinary Graduates;
secretary of the Wisconsin State Veterinary Society; State Veterinarian of
Wisconsin; Veterinary Editor of "Hoard's Dairyman"; publisher and
proprietor of "The Farmer's Veterinary Advisor," and at the present
time is Veterinary Inspector for the United States Bureau of Animal Industry.
While editor of "Hoard's Dairyman" he discovered the Air Treatment
for milk fever, which is now used the world over and is saving the lives of
thousands of valuable farm animals.
The experience thus
acquired he is now giving to his fellow farmers and stockowners in the form of
"Rural Veterinary Secrets."
PREFACE
My purpose in
presenting "Rural Veterinary Secrets"
to the farmer and other owners of domesticated animals shall be to educate them
to use home remedies intelligently whenever they are applicable in case of
emergency, and to properly comfort and care for the patient till medical aid
can be summoned; to teach my readers to use the right remedy in the right place
in case of emergency, instead of employing anything and everything that might
be suggested by the casual observer; to avoid the misapplication of drugs,
which so often leads to the destruction of valuable farm animals; and to give
professional advice to those who are in need, as well as those who seek
professional knowledge on those subjects.
In order that my
readers may readily understand what I am to present to them, I will employ
common farmer language, avoiding technical expressions as much as possible. I
shall prescribe the most practical and effective remedies for each particular
case, regardless of who might be the manufacturer thereof. The remedies
prescribed shall be those which I have found the most successful and practical
during my twenty-seven years of practice.
I have decided to
place the knowledge and experience obtained in these twenty-seven years of
continued and uninterrupted practice as a veterinarian before my readers in
concise form, boiled down for quick and ready reference, in this, my first
edition of "Rural Veterinary Secrets."
A. H. HARTWIG, M. D.
C.
Watertown, Wisconsin,
July 1st, 1921.
Kiessling,
Elmer C., Watertown Remembered
(Watertown: Watertown Historical Society), 1976, p 195
A great change came
about in dairying when all cows in Wisconsin had to be tested for tuberculosis,
and pasteurization of milk became the rule. Many a fine herd was decimated when
the tests revealed the presence of the disease, but farmers were reimbursed by
the state for their losses. One of the leaders for better health among cattle
and other animals was Dr. A. H. Hartwig, appointed state veterinarian by
Governor Francis McGovern and twice elected mayor of Watertown. He opened the
first animal hospital in Watertown, wrote a popular book, Farmers' Veterinary
Secrets, and patented a medicine, "Sanguitone," that guaranteed
"more milk from cows, more pork from pigs and more mutton from
sheep."
Image Portfolio
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Dr Hartwig’s home,
804 Main c1921 |
Dr Hartwig’s
Veterinary Hospital, (idealized) S Fifth
St, c1921 |
Dept of Surgery Dr Hartwig’s
Hospital, c1921 |
Cross References:
No
1: Buried in Oak Hill Cemetery
No 2: Hartwig, A H, Dr 1906, cartoonist drawing, WDT series, Men in the Public
Eye, WHS_005_436
No 3: Tribute to Emil Luther
Bill Jannke
Note:
The good doctor's office was located where the gourmet popcorn shop is
now on Madison St., and his animal hospital was in the rear. It was also
located on the block where Associated Bank is now and at one time it was
located where Glenn's Market is. His home was there as well.
