CHARLES WESLEY HUNT, M.D.
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	One of the early physicians and surgeons in Indian Head was Dr.
Charles Wesley Hunt, who enjoys an extensive and important practice
here. He was born in West district, Ontario, on the 26th of May, 1856,
a son of John and Anne (Kenney) Hunt.  His father was one of the
pioneer farmers of Ontario, and was of English birth, having come with
his parents from England, at the age of five years.  The birthplace of
the mother was Dublin, Ireland. Both Mr. and Mrs. Hunt have passed away.
	Charles Wesley Hunt received his early education in the public schools
of his birthplace and subsequently enrolled in Victoria University, now
Toronto University, from which he was graduated in arts in 1878. In
1884 he was graduated from the same institution with the M. D. degree.
He also attended the Toronto Medical School and practiced and was
licensed in the city of Chicago, Illinois, in the year 1884.  From 1885
to 1889 he practiced in Moorefield, Ontario, and in the following year
came to Indian Head. His first call after arriving here was to Summer-
berry, a distance of some thirty-four miles, which he covered with a horse
and buggy.  It sometimes took a day to make a call and Dr. Hunt at-
tributes his present good health to this life in the out-of-doors, and he
is a firm believer in physical culture as a cure for many ills. The Doctor
has never had a sick day in all his life. Soon after locating in Indian
Head, Dr. Hunt purchased some land and engaged in general farming,
in addition to his practice, and he is an extensive landowner today.
	In 1885 Dr. Hunt was married to Miss Jane Anne Long, a native
of Ontario, and to their union three children have been born:  Florence,
who is now Mrs. M. A. Hemstreet; Elma, who lives at home; and John,
who is a pharmacist. Dr. Hunt is a member of the British Council of
Physicians and Surgeons of England. He is registered in Illinois and also
in the Northwest Territories and Saskatchewan. During the years of his
residence in Indian Head the Doctor has made many staunch friends.
He has always served rich and poor alike, and well merits the position
accorded him among the foremost members of his profession.



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