The subject of this sketch was almost raised in Barber county. When quite young he turned his attention to dentistry, and in April 1896, he passed the examination of the State Board of Dental Examiners, having one of the highest grades that ever passed that board. He attended two courses of lectures at the Western Dental College at Kansas City, Missouri. His dental office over Fair's store, Medicine Lodge, is [a] model of neatness, equipped with the most improved dental furniture and instruments. The number of patients who visit his office indicate that his work is satisfactory. He has had three students - Alpha Updegraff, at Pretty Prairie, W.H. Sparks at Pratt and S.V. Luallen at Alva, Oklahoma. Two of them passed a creditable examination before the Kansas Dental Board, and the other before the Oklahoma Board of Examiners.

Dr. Sparks is a closet student, and can always be found at his office during office hours.

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It is possible that C.C. Sparks was the same man as Dr. C.L. Sparks.

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Thanks to Ellen (Knowles) Bisson for finding, transcribing and contributing the above Medicine Lodge Cresset article to this web site!

It is one of a series of articles published together on 2 March 1900 under the title of Barber County Profiles: Men Who Have Taken a Prominent Part in Developing the Stock Industry in Barber County.

It was transcribed from Kansas State Historical Society microfilm reel #M 870. If a photo is indicated in the above text, the microfilm itself has a photo of the individual or property.

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