Hunter, Alice.

Dr. Alice Mary Hunter was born in Grand Forks on September 30, 1891. She attended Belmont School and Grand Forks High School, and graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1914 and Chicago's Rush Medical College in June, 1919. She returned to Grand Forks and joined Dr. William H. Witherstine in his practice, and handled anesthesia for other local physicians. Her parents, Adison I. and Alice Bailey Hunter, were socially prominent in Grand Forks. Her father came to Grand Forks in 1883 to homestead, but apparently soon left farming. A.I. Hunter turned to banking in 1909-1910, joining the Union National Bank of Grand Forks as cashier. Later he became president and chairman of the executive committee of the First National Bank of Grand Forks. He also held substantial interests in local businesses, and owned almost nine sections of land. Dr. Hunter's mother died in 1925. Her father became ill in 1935, and she spent much of her time caring for him until he died in December, 1936. About this time, she stopped practicing medicine, however the reason is unknown. She spent the rest of her life living in her parents' house, managing the land and money she had inherited, arguing with many and slowly turning into an eccentric and a local legend. She died on December 7, 1975.