Cyrus J. Dove, M. D. The noble profession of medicine affords to the studentin that science a never-ending source of investigation and experiment. Newremedies are constantly being discovered, steady progress is being made insurgery, and new diseases are presenting themselves under varying forms ofcivilization. Whatever may be said of the discoveries in other fields ofknowledge, and certainly they are astonishing, it can truthfully be said of thisscience that not one can equal it in the great strides it is making towards acomprehensive grasp of the whole subject of man in relation to health anddisease, the prevention and the cure of ills that flesh is heir to.

In the noble army of workers in this great field stands the name of Cyrus J.Dove, who is a native of Connecticut, born in Stamford, Fairfield County,December 15, 1853. His parents, Daniel and Ruth (Beers) Dove, were natives alsoof the Nutmeg State, and the father was a man of means. Our subject attended thecommon schools of Ridgefield County, and later entered the High School, where hereceived a good practical education. Following that he read medicine in Michiganwith Dr. Monroe, of Monroe, that State, and then went to Ft. Wayne, Ind., wherehe read under Dr. Housman. Entering the Ft. Wayne Medical College, he graduatedfrom that institution in the year 1879, with the degree of M. D., and soonafterwards began practicing at Bardstown, Ohio, remaining there a short time.From there he went to Jamestown, Ottawa County, Mich., practiced there two yearsand then came to Muskegon. This was in 1881, and he has practiced here eversince. He is a physician who as applied himself conscientiously to hisprofession, and the distinction he enjoys is richly deserved.

Dr. Dove was married in Michigan in 1871 to Miss Mary Highfield, a native ofDanbury, Conn. She died in 1871, leaving one son, William B., and Dr. Dovemarried his present wife, formerly Miss Rose Belile, in 1888, their nuptialsbeing celebrated in Muskegon. Her father, David Belile, was a native of Canada.Our subject is a member of the Grand Redmen Society, and in politics is aRepublican. In 1892, he took a special course of lectures in Chicago, andentered Rush Medical College the following year. He is a man interested in alenterprises for the building up and improvement of Muskegon, and gives hissupport to all. Wherever he has made his home, the Doctor is highly esteemed andhas held a number of prominent positions. He has practiced in this city a numberof years now and is recognized by the profession as a man of brightest promise.