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Peter Bittner, M.D. |
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Peter Bittner, M.D., resident physician at Reed City, was born Jan. 17, 1850,
at East Zorra, Oxford Co., Ont. He is the
son of Henry and Mary (Alles) Bittner, and his father is a prominent land-
holder of Osceola County, having 200 acres in
a fine agricultural condition in Richmond Township, and also is the proprietor
of other tracts in the county, and of
lots in the corporation of Reed City.
Dr. Bittner was reared on a farm and studied winters, attending school at Big
Rapids and also at Grand Rapids. At the
age of 18 years he entered the office of Fred Wood, M.D., at Big Rapids and
studied medicine uner his instructions two
years and three months. Meanwhile he attended two full courses of lectures at
Bellvue Medical College, N.Y., where he
was graduated in the spring of 1871. Immediately after, in April, he came to
Reed City. His father owned 280 acres of
land, of which a plat of 120 acres is now in the city limits and known as
Bittner's Additions." (To the first, the
second and third additions have since been made.) These interests required
the personal supervision of interested
parties, and Dr. Bittner came here to attend to the accumulating business.
In 1872 he opened an office for his practice of his profession, which he
prosecuted three years. In 1874 he took charge
of a Church of the Evangelical Association at Owosso, and officiated as its
Pastor one year, going successively to
Marshall, where he was occupued in a similar capacity on eyear, to St. Joseph
two years, and to Lansing one year. In
1879 he resumed his medical practice at Reed City, which he continued two
years, and, at the expiration of that time
assumed charge of a church at Ionia, officiating there two years. His health
becoming impaired, he again returned to
Reed City, where he engaged in office practice and prescriptions.
In 1883, associated with his brother, Josiah Bittner, he built a mill-dam,
situated on section 14, Richmond Township,
and located on the Hersey River. They built a flouring mill, with a capacity
of 80 barrels of flour daily besides
custom work. The mill is fitted with 10 pairs of rollers and all modern
improvements. the brothers have a joint
ownership in 40 acres of land, constitutioning the mill site. Mr. Bittner is
the proprietor of the property where he
resides, and 16 acres of land in village lots at Reed City.
He was married in Fredonia, Calhoun Co., Mich., Nov. 9, 1871, to Barbara
Gutekunst. Their seven children were born in
the following order: Lidas H., Oct. 1, 1872; Lottie M., Jan. 19, 1874; Austin
H., Dec. 6, 1875; Adolph, Sept. 28, 1877;
Simon P., Sept. 15, 1879; Omar N., Aug. 24, 1881; Almira B., Nov. 9, 1883.
Mrs. Bittner was born Oct. 14, 1847, in
Fredonia, Washtenaw Co., Mich.
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