San Francisco County
Biographies
J. D. ARNOLD, M. D.
J. D. ARNOLD, M. D., whose office is in the Chronicle building, San Francisco, has been for the past six years a resident of California, and has been engaged in the practice of medicine since 1876. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1856, the son of A. B. Arnold, who has been one of the Professors of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore for the past twenty-seven years. The family were early residents of Baltimore, and on the mother’s side are of Scotch descent, and German on the father’s. Our subject received his early education in Loyola College, in his native city, and in 1870 entered the Georgetown (District of Columbia) University, where he graduated in 1873, receiving his degree as Bachelor of Arts. He at once commenced the study of medicine at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Baltimore, where he he graduated in 1876, after a full course of three years, and received the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Dr. Arnold then returned to Georgetown University, where he passed the required examinations, and received the degree of Master of Arts. He commenced the practice of his profession in Baltimore, continuing until 1879, when he went to Europe and for three years attended the universities of Vienna, Berlin and Paris, making a special study of diseases of the throat and chest, and at the University of Vienna received the degrees in those special departments of surgery. After his return to American Dr. Arnold remained but a few months in practice in Baltimore, but came to California in 1882, and has since been engaged in the special treatment of diseases of the throat and chest. He is at present the Laryngologist of the San Francisco Polyclinic, of which he was the one of the founders; is Consultant in his specialty at the San Francisco Women and Children’s Hospital; and is a member of the State Medical Society of California, and of the County Medical Society of San Francisco.
Transcribed by Elaine Sturdevant
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, page 538, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
Hon. Columbus Bartlett, a prominent citizen of San Francisco, was born at Columbus, Georgia, August 13, 1833, a brother of the late Governor Washington Bartlett; received his early education in his native city, and at Tallahassee, Florida. In early life he went to New Orleans, and for about a year studied law in the offices of his uncle and brother Julian. Following the advice of his brother here, he came to California, arriving in November, 1852. They established the Evening News, a vigorous journal, independent in politics, but influential among all parties, in connection with which our subject exhibited superior talent. In 1857, the paper was merged into the True Californian, and Mr. Bartlett, not approving this, left it and became the Sacramento correspondent of the Evening Bulletin. When the Fraser river excitement began to prevail, Mr. Bartlett, having no close business ties here, went to Victoria in 1858, determined to establish a paper, as a multitude of men had thronged to that point, reaching upward of 30,000 before the bubble burst. He started the Victoria Gazette, the first paper established in British Columbia, and he conducted it first as a semi-weekly, and afterward as a daily. It prospered from the first, and it was a clean, bright and spicy journal. He had even the Government printing, besides liberal advertisements from the merchants. But when a trouble arose between this country and England, Mr. Bartlett naturally took the American view and consequently lost considerable business.
In 1859 he returned here to San Francisco, where his brother was then County Clerk, and he became deputy for four years, having charge of the probate department; and during this period he renewed his study of the law, and was admitted to practice in 1863. In 1883 he was nominated by the Republican party for Superior Judge, while his brother led the Democratic municipal ticket for the Mayoralty, and the Republican party that year was badly beaten. After his brother was inaugurated, he assisted him as private secretary for four months, until that important position could be filled by another party acceptably to the Governor. He is now one of the Regents of the University, being appointed by one of the first official acts of Governor Waterman.
In 1872 Mr. Bartlett invested largely in property in Alameda county, and he has been very active in promoting every industry there, being one of the most efficient members of the Alameda County Improvement Association. He has been prominent in the I.O.O.F. and was Grand Representative and Grand Patriarch of the Grand Encampment of California. He has done an immense amount of brain work, which one might imagine has hastened the whiteness of his hair. Yet he is in the meridian of his powers, while his life is temperate and his habits careful.
Transcribed 9-29-04 Marilyn R. Pankey
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, page 528-529, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
BERNHARDT BAUMEISTER, M.D
BERNHARDT BAUMEISTER, M.D., whose office is at No. 1536 Dolores street, San Francisco, has been a resident of California since 1864, and has been engaged in the practice of medicine since 1882. He was born in New York City, in 1852, the son of Dr. Ernest Baumeister, who was a surgeon in Germany, and a graduate of Halle. He came to the United States in 1848 with Gen. Carl Schurz and others, who were engaged that year in the attempted revolution, which expatriated so many able young Germans. He entered the U.S. Army as surgeon soon after the breaking out of the Rebellion and was killed while with his regiment in the second battle of Fredericksburg, 1863.
The subject of this sketch received his early education in the public schools of New York, and later in those of San Francisco where he graduated at the high-school in 1870. He commenced the study of medicine in 1878, under the preceptor ship of Dr. Manzey of Washington Territory. In 1879 he entered the medical department of the University of California, where he graduated after a full course of three years, in 1882. He was immediately appointed house physician and surgeon of the city and county hospitals of San Francisco, where he remained one year. Dr Baumeister then entered into private practice in his present location, where he has since remained. He is a member of the Stated Medical Society of California, and of the County Medical Society of San Francisco.
Louise E. Shoemaker, Transcriber September 24th, 2004
Source: "The Bay of San Francisco," Vol. 1, page 522, Lewis Publishing Co, 1892.
This gentleman, who was for many years most prominent in mercantile affairs in the northern part of the county, was born in Northern Germany, November 25, 1842. Here he received the benefits of a good common-school education, and was employed as clerk in his father’s store till he had reached his twenty-second year. Then he left home to begin life on his own account.
Crossing the Atlantic, he went to Connecticut, and resided in various parts of the nutmeg State for three years, engaged in selling goods. An opportunity presenting itself for employment in Atlanta, Georgia, he removed there, and was engaged as clerk in a mercantile house for three years.
Mr. Beerman arrived in San Francisco in 1868, and shortly afterwards engaged himself as clerk in the store of M. M. Feder, at Elk Creek, in Colusa County. After six months spent in this employ, he and Sol. Davidson opened a general store in the old town of Olimpo, northwest of the present town of Orland. At the end of the first year, he purchased the interest of Mr. Davidson in their joint business, which he continued until the spring of 1888, having in the meantime moved his store to Orland just after the railroad had reached that town. Alive to the necessity of a banking institution in this place, he was one of the original movers in the organization of the Bank of Orland, which was incorporated in March, 1887, and of which he was chosen president.
In 1888 Mr. Beerman disposed of his store business in Orland, and moved to San Francisco, where, in financial comfort and surrounded with domestic blessings, he can take life in unvexed retirement, and see to the education of his children. Mr. Beerman was married, October 10, 1875, to Miss Rachael Davidson, by whom he has four children, Charles, Wilfred, Irene and Edith.
Transcribed by Kathy Sedler
“Colusa County” – by Justus H. Rogers – Orland, CA – 1891 – pp 460-461