Joseph H. Baxter, M. D., deceased, was a native of Indiana, in which state he was born in the year 1846. He graduated in the Louisville Medical College, Louisville, Ky., and also in the Bellevue Hospital Medical College of New York, N. Y. He came to Kansas in 1875 and settled in Cherokee county, where he continued to reside until his death, which occurred July 14, 1911. In an early day he creditably served as county superintendent of the Cherokee county schools, and then entered upon his career as a physician and surgeon at Columbus, where he continuously and successfully practiced medicine and surgery until his death. He was widely known and esteemed as a physician and surgeon. He was a member of the Cherokee County and State Medical societies and the American Medical Association. In politics Dr. Baxter was a lifelong Republican. He was a Master Mason and a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Both he and wife were members of the Christian church. His wife, who survives him, bore the maiden name of Eva G. Shepard, and was born in the State of New York. Dr. Leroy Worth Baxter of Columbus is the only surviving child born unto Dr. Joseph H. and Eva G. (Shepard) Baxter. Dr. Baxter was not only esteemed as a physician and surgeon, but also as a citizen and as a father, husband and friend.