Biographies
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HALBERT F. NEAL, M.D.
Among the able physicians and surgeons of Ada county-, whose lives are
devoted to the benevolent work of alleviating .the sufferings of
humanity, none are held in- a greater degree of respect by their
confreres, or the general public than Halbert F. Neal, M. D., of
"Meridtar” Although still a young man, Dr. Neal_ has attained to an
enviable position in his professionalism has also taken a prominent
part in the advancement of education, progress and good citizenship and
ranks high among the men who are developing Meridian into one of the
important cities of western Idaho.
Halbert F. Neal was born at Peru, Nebraska, November 9, 1879. and is a
son of Charles P. and Illinois (Tate) Neal. On his father's side he is
descended from good old English stock, while his mother's ancestors,
natives of Germany, became members of the German colony in Pennsylvania
at an early day. Charles P. Neal was born in Ohio, and in 1856 became a
pioneer of the Nebraska frontier, where he became widely known as an
agriculturist and stock raiser, and is now living retired in the town
of Peru, being sixty-eight years of age. He was married in Nebraska to
Miss Illinois Tate, who was born in Peru, Illinois, and accompanied her
parents to Nebraska in 1854, and in 1910 they left the old homestead
and removed to Peru. Nebraska, Mrs. Neal being now sixty-three years of
age. They had a family of three children, as follows: Dr. Halbert F.;
Charles W., who lives in Peru; and Miss Mayme who lives with her
parents.
The early education of Halbert F. Neal was secured in the state normal
at Peru, Nebraska, following which he became a student in the medical
department of the University of Nebraska, and was graduated therefrom
with the class of 1903, receiving the degree of Doctor of Medicine. At
that time the Doctor entered upon the practice of his profession at
Indianola, Nebraska, but fourteen months later came to Idaho and opened
offices in Meridian, where he at once began receiving a fair share of
clientele, which has constantly increased until he now has one of the
leading practices in his section of Ada county. Possessed of a fine
medical library, he is a close student, continually reading up in his
profession, and since commencing practice has subscribed to the leading
medical journals, thus keeping thoroughly in pace with the times and
well posted on all new discoveries and methods in medicine and surgery.
Deeply sympathetic by nature, and possessed of the broadest gauge of
humanity, Dr. Neal has surrounded himself with many sincere friends, by
whom he is worthily esteemed and respected.
On December 28, 1904, Dr. Neal was married at Indianola, Nebraska, to
Miss Grace Andrews, daughter of I. R. and Stella Andrews, natives of
New York state who are still residing at Indianola, Nebraska. Three
children have blessed this union: Irving C.» born November 12, 1906, at
Meridian, who died during the same year; Dorothy, born December 25,
1907, at Meridian; and Louise Hallie, born October 27, 1912.
Fraternally Doctor Neal has associated himself with Meridian Blue Lodge
No. 47, of the Masonic order, and Lodge No. 43, of the Odd Fellows. A
Republican in his political views, he has interested himself in
educational matters to the extent of serving as clerk of the Rural high
school, and as trustee of Ada county No. 1, and chairman of the board
of trustees of Independent school district No. 33.
[HISTORY OF IDAHO VOLUME
II; BY HIRAM T. FRENCH, M. S.; Publ. 1914; Transcribed and submitted to
Genealogy Trails by Andrea Stawski Pack.]
DR. ROBERT LEE NOURSE
The identification of Dr. Nourse with Idaho began as early as in 1897,
but it was not until 1907 that he located permanently in Boise. Since
that time he has been active and prominent in the work of his
profession and has won a popularity that few men have realized in so
brief a time.
Dr. Nourse was born in Cloverport, Kentucky, on September 27, 1864, the
son of Charles A. and Frances (Bridges) Nourse. The father was a native
of Massachusetts and the mother of Kentucky, both parents being now
deceased. Charles A. Nourse migrated to Kentucky in the latter fifties,
with other early settlers from his native state, and was engaged as a
hotel keeper and merchant for many years in Cloverport. He died in 1881
at the age of sixty-one years. The mother was a daughter of a
well-known family in Kentucky, being related to the Bullocks, the
Harrisons and the Murrays of that state. Her remote ancestors were
soldiers in the Revolutionary war, the family being one of English
extraction. She died in 1867 when she was forty-three years of age.
The public schools of his native town gave to Robert Lee Nourse his
early education, and he afterwards became a student in the Academy at
Columbus, Kentucky. When he was in his seventeenth year he left home
and joined his uncle at Stevens Point, Wisconsin, and was there
employed in his uncle's hotel for some time. It was his youthful
ambition to enter the medical profession, and he accordingly in due
season entered Rush Medical College in Chicago, completing his medical
course there in 1889. Following his graduation he began practice at
Washburn, Wisconsin, and two years later located in Chicago, where he
held a position in the eye, ear, nose and throat department of the West
Side Dispensary for two years and then returned to Wisconsin, locating
in Ashland, where he engaged in practice for four years.
In 1897 he came to Hailey, Idaho, and was occupied in the active labors
of his profession until 1905, when he went to Europe to further
specialize in his work. He spent nearly two years in famous European
hospitals and universities in post-graduate and research work in his
specialty and in 1907 returned to Idaho, locating at once in Boise.
Since that time he has been permanently located in this city, and he
has completely realized the promise of the early days of his career.
In the past five years Dr. Nourse has grown into the civic life of the
city in a most unusual manner, and has come to be identified with many
of the industrial and financial enterprises of Boise. He is a director
of The Empire Hardware Company, as well as its secretary, and he was
secretary and treasurer of the State Board of Medical Examiners for six
years, being appointed by the late Governor Stuenenberg. He was
president of the State Medical Society and one of the organizers and
the first president of the South Idaho District Medical Society. He is
also a member of the State and American Medical societies.
Dr. Nourse is a Democrat, although not active in the political life of
his city. He is a member of the Masonic Fraternity, holding membership
in the chapter, the commandery and the shrine of Boise, while he has
taken the thirty-second degree in the Scottish Rite. He is also a
member of the Modern Woodmen of America, and is a member of the Boise
Commercial Club. He is a director in the Y. M. C. A. and a member of
the board of trustees in the Y. W. C. A. of Boise. He is a member and
an elder in the First Presbyterian church. While in Chicago as a
student and in practice. Dr. Nourse was a member of the Illinois
National Guards.
November 29, 1889, Dr. Nourse was united in marriage with Miss Marie
Irvine Crawford, of Monmouth, Illinois, a daughter of Samuel K.
Crawford, a surgeon of the Civil war period, and a very prominent man
in his section of the state. Mrs. Nourse was president of the Columbian
Club for two years and was also president of the Fortnightly Club, as
well as being a leader in all club and social affairs in Boise. She was
one of the first board of trustees of the State Industrial School of
St. Anthony, Idaho, and has taken a leading part in social activities
in Boise since coming to the city. Two children have been born to Dr.
and Mrs. Nourse—Robert L., Jr., born in 1895 at Ashland, Wisconsin, and
Norman, born March 30, 1897, also at Ashland. The family residence is
at 1519 Harrison boulevard, and Dr. Nourse has his office at 405 and
407 Overland building.
[HISTORY OF IDAHO VOLUME
II; BY HIRAM T. FRENCH, M. S.; Publ. 1914; Transcribed and submitted to
Genealogy Trails by Andrea Stawski Pack.]
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