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D. M. Gardner, M. D., a prominent practitioner of Fort Smith, Ark., was born in Tallapoosa County, Ala., in 1849, and is the son of William L. and Rhoda P. (Monk) Gardner. The father was an agriculturist, and died in Alabama when his son D. M. was a child. The Monk family were well educated, several of them being preachers, and fluent and eloquent speakers. Dr. D. M. Gardner took a literary course in the University of Mississippi, and graduated from the St. Louis Medical College in 1877. He then commenced the practice of his profession in Mississippi, and continued in the State for twelve years, where he gained a large practice. He was in partnership with Dr. Thomas D. Iron, the leading physician in Northern Mississippi. He came to Fort Smith in June, 1877, and here he has since remained engaged in the successful practice of his profession. He is now one of the leading physicians of the city. He was married to Miss Nettie Goolsby, a native of Lafayette County, Miss., and became the father of two children: F. Q. C. and D. M. Dr. Gardner is a member of the Masonic Fraternity and of the K. of H.