An Illustrated History of Central Oregon, Western Historical Publishing Company,
Spokane, WA. 1905, page 329-330.

JOHN A. REUTER, M.D., who, with Dr. Ferguson mentioned in another portion of
this work, is handling the hospital in The Dalles, is a skillful surgeon and a
physician of marked ability. He has had the finest training to be found in the
civilized world and this added to a native ability of generous endowment, makes
Dr. Reuter one of the men sought after over a large scope of country, and
especially so as he stands high with his colleagues. He was born in Kaukauna,
Wisconsin, on January 2, 1876, the son of Alexander L. and Christina Reuter,
natives of Germany. The father came to this country with his parents when three
years of age. They settled near Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the father followed
farming and mason work. Alexander was well educated and soon became of
prominence in the commercial and manufacturing world, and later was a prominent
banker. He died in 1893, at Jacksonville, Oregon. The mother was brought by her
parents to this country when an infant of two years. They settled near the
Reuters in Wisconsin and she grew up and was educated there. John A. came with
his parents to Jacksonville, Oregon, in 1884. There the father took tip the real
estate business and this son was placed in the best schools. After studying in
the grades, he went to Saint Marys in Oakland, California, and later was a
student ill the Willamette University. From that institution he went direct to
the well known Rush Medical College, in Chicago, and received his degree in
1897. Returning to Oregon, he was interne in the St. Vincent hospital in
Portland for one year and then came to the eastern part of the state and took
charge of the hospital for the Snake river railroad, where they were employing
four thousand men, for one year. After that service was completed with
distinction, Dr. Renter went to Europe and spent eighteen months in the leading
medical institutions at London, Vienna and Berlin. Then he established himself
in practice in Portland and a year later joined his old classmate, Dr. Ferguson
at The Dalles, where they have been associated for the time since and are
handling a large practice, besides operating one of the most complete hospitals
on the coast. Dr. Reuter is a member of the Elks, of the Red Men, of the
A.O.U.W., and of the United Artisans. He is known far and near as one of the
most skillful surgeons in the northwest and has certainly demonstrated his
ability in many delicate and trying cases.

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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in January 2005 by Jeffrey L. Elmer. 
Submitter has no additional information about the person(s) or family mentioned
above.