William H. Weikert (1875-1954)

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Date: 10/3/2022 at 09:38:04

William Henry Weikert
(September 28, 1875 – May 8, 1954)

W. H. Weikert is a prominent practitioner of dentistry in Calhoun County, his office being located in Pomeroy. Dentistry may be said to be almost unique among other occupations, as it is at once a profession, a trade and a business. Such being the case, it follows that in order to attain the highest success in it one must be thoroughly conversant with the theory of the art, must be an expert with the many instruments and appliances incidental to the practice of modern dentistry, and must possess business qualifications adequate to dealing with the financial side of the profession. In all of these particulars Dr. Weikert is well qualified, and therefore has attained prestige among the able representatives of dentistry in Pomeroy, Iowa. He was born September 28, 1875, in Meigs County, Ohio, his parents being H. W. and Laura A. (Owens) Weikert. His father was a grocer in Marshalltown, Iowa, the year 1882 witnessing his arrival from Ohio in this state. He settled first in Fairfield, where he engaged in the grocery business and there remained for fifteen years, enjoying excellent success as a result of his enterprise, honorable dealings and reasonable prices. On the expiration of that period he removed to Marshalltown where he still makes his home. In his political affiliations he is a Democrat, and as all true American citizens should do, he is well informed on the issues of the day. He was one of a family of two children. The younger, Mary, is now deceased. Our subject is also the older of two children, his sister, Dorothy J., being at home. She was born November 28, 1877. In the schools of Fairfield W. H. Weikert acquired his primary education and later he attended the business college. Determining to engage in the practice of dentistry as his life work, he entered the dental department of the State University of Iowa, in which he was graduated on the 29th of March, 1898. On the 15th of April, following, he opened an office in Pomeroy, and is now the only representative of the profession here. He has marked skill and ability in the line of his chosen calling and keeps in touch with the progress that is being made in the profession, which has been so great that dental work of today little resembles that of a quarter of a century ago. He uses the most modern approved methods and makes a specialty of crown and bridge work. His ability, carefulness and earnest desire to please have secured to him a very liberal patronage, which is constantly increasing. He ranks among the leading professional men of this part of the state and his patrons came from a wide territory. The Doctor is a member of the Fort Dodge Lodge, No. 306, B. P. O. E. He also belongs to the Zi-Zi-Fi. a dental fraternity, and in his political affiliations is a Republican. He is a young man of laudable ambition and sterling worth and his genial nature and his many social qualities have made him popular. [Source – Biographical Record of Calhoun County, Iowa, by S.J. Clarke, 1902, p.381]