History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . istants. However successful hebecame in that line, his ambition was not quitesatisfied, however, for he had always had aleaning toward the study of medicine. Thedesire became so strong at last that he gave uprailroad work and entered upon the study ofosteopathy, after considering the claims of allother schools. He was fortunate in securing asan instructor the founder of the system, A. , M. D., and he was graduated in the Amer-ican School of Osteopathy, in June, 1903. is not alone in his enthusiasm concerningthis ne
History of Bay County, Michigan, and representative citizens; . istants. However successful hebecame in that line, his ambition was not quitesatisfied, however, for he had always had aleaning toward the study of medicine. Thedesire became so strong at last that he gave uprailroad work and entered upon the study ofosteopathy, after considering the claims of allother schools. He was fortunate in securing asan instructor the founder of the system, A. , M. D., and he was graduated in the Amer-ican School of Osteopathy, in June, 1903. is not alone in his enthusiasm concerningthis new system of healing, for many have com-menced to repudiate the wholesale drugging ofthe old schools and to gladly seek relief throughthe scientific manipulations of the well-trainedosteopath. After passing the examination ofthe State board, he began the practice of hisprofession in Hastings, Barry County. In Sep-tember, 1904, he removed to Bay City, wherehe has met with a very cordial reception, andnumbers among his patrons many of the bestpenple of the CAPT. HIRAM B. BECKER MRS. LUCY E. BECKER AND REPRESENTATIVE CITIZENS. 643 Dr. Gates married Pauline Newcomer, whois a daughter of Dr. Henry Newcomer, of Tou-lon, Illinois, and they have one son,—HenryMartin. They attend the Baptist Church. Dr. Gates is a member of the MichiganState Osteopathic Association and the Ameri-can Osteopathic z\ssociation. His fraternalconnections are the following: Joppa LodgeNo. 315, F. & A. M.: Bay City Chapter, , k. A. M.; Bay City Council, No. 53, R. &S. M.: Bay City Commandery, No. 26, K. T.,all of Bay City; Queen Esther Chapter, No. 35,O. E. S., of Ionia, Michigan; Wabasis Tent,No. 144, K. O. T. M. M., of Ionia. Michigan,of which he was commander in 1892; IoniaCouncil, No. 623, Royal Arcanum: and BayLodge, No. 104, I. O. O. of Bay City.
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