Dr. John A Aulguire
Information comes from Treasured Tidbits of Time Volume I by Jens Patrick Wilde and the History of Bear Lake Pioneers
Dr. John A Aulguire was born 4 Oct 1860 in Ogdensburg New York, the son of John and Elizabeth and received his medical training at the Kansas City Hospital of Medicine in 1888. He was 38 years old when he arrived in St Charles in 1898 and established an excellent record and large clientele until 1903 when he moved to Pocatello.
He met Elizabeth M Pugmire, a widow in St Charles, shortly after he moved there. Her first husband was Thomas Grover Rich, son of Emeline Grover and Charles C Rich. He died in a fatal accident on July 2, 1878. Dr. Aulguire sought her hand in marriage and she accepted him even though he was not a member of the LDS Church. But it was through her influence that he did investigate and join the church, being baptized June 6, 1892 at Panguitch, Utah. He and Elizabeth were married 11 Mar 1892 in Salt Lake City.
Dr. Aulguire will always be remembered by the early residents of St Charles and one of the great benefactors of the valley. He owned and operated a drugstore in St Charles for some years and rendered a fine service as a medical doctor in that area. He allowed his patients to pay for medical service in whatever made it easy for them; firewood or other surplus. He account books showed ever so many bills canceled where people were poor or found it difficult to pay. Dr. Aulguire loved his fellow beings better than he loved their money. He was assisted by his wife who was a practical nurse.
He established the Aulguire Clinic adjacent to his home in Pocatello and for five years conducted a growing practice until 28 July 1908 when he was killed in an explosion caused by a leaking oxygen pump. The force of the explosion was so great that it blasted the entire front of the clinic out into the street and broke windows in a two block area. He died the next day, 29 July 1908.
John and Elizabeth moved to Pocatello and had a nice home which connected with his office. The office consisted of several rooms all equipped with the most up to date electrical machinery and appliances. He traveled a great deal giving lectures on psychology, physiognomy, phrenology and hypnosis.
White visiting with her son and family in St Charles, Elizabeth learned that her husband had been the victim of an explosion and had been badly burned. She reached his bedside at the hospital as soon as possible but he died. After the death of her husband, she went back to live with her son and family in St Charles.
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