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WILLIAM H. HAINES, M. D.
For
thirty-two years, Dr. William H. Haines has been engaged in the practice of
medicine and surgery at Etna, California, and no man of the profession in the
Sacramento Valley holds a firmer place in the affection, confidence and esteem
of the people than he. He has had
extraordinary success in the administration of his professional duties, and his
skillful treatment and kindly counsel are much sought over a large
territory. Dr. Haines has kept abreast
of the times in his profession, and has followed closely the modern methods of
surgical and medical technique. His
office at Etna carries the most up-to-date equipment.
Dr.
Haines was born in Illinois, October 6, 1876, a son of William M. and Ellen L.
(Crenshaw) Haines. The father was a
merchant, and both he and his wife lived in Illinois until their demise. William H. Haines attended the common schools,
also of the National Normal School at Lebanon, Ohio. Following this he entered school at Keokuk,
Iowa, in what is now a part of the Iowa State Medical College. From this institution he graduated in 1898, and
then served in the United States Navy for three months, on the historic old
battleship Oregon. He was recommended to
the navy by Colonel S. C. Mathews of Pittsfield, Illinois. Dr. Haines was honorably discharged from the
government service at San Francisco in 1898, and then came to Etna, where he
has since resided. At one time he was in
partnership with Dr. C. W. Nutting, past grand master
of the Masonic bodies in California.
This association, a most agreeable one, continued for twelve years. Doctor Nutting’s
death occurring in 1920.
In
1899, Dr. Haines was married to Miss Eugenia Kappler. Her father, Charles Kappler,
built the first brewery in northern California, and his beer won the first
prize at the San Francisco Exposition in 1915.
Dr. and Mrs. Haines have two children, namely: Lewis, who graduated at the University of
California as a pharmacist and is now at home; and William, now attending the
Etna high school.
Dr. Haines has been health officer
for eleven years. In politics he is not
governed by party affiliation, but votes independently. His fraternal membership is with the Masonic Blue
Lodge at Etna. His favorite diversions
at present are hunting, fishing, and baseball.
In his younger days, Dr. Haines was a well-known player in the national
pastime, having pitched for one year in the Western Association. He “threw his arm out” in 1893, so had to
cease active playing, but has taken a keen interest in the game every year
since.
Transcribed by
Gerald Iaquinta.
Source:
Wooldridge, J.W.Major History of Sacramento Valley
California, Vol. 3 Pages 186-189. Pioneer Historical
Publishing Co. Chicago 1931.
© 2010 Gerald Iaquinta.
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