From "History of La Crosse County, Wisconsin", 1881, p. 733. City of La Crosse L. W. ALGER, M. D., homeopathist, office in Frey's Block on Main street, between Third and Fourth; was born in West Bridgewater, Mass., in 1837. His father, Ward Alger, was a farmer, and is now living on the old homestead in Plymouth Co., Mass. The Doctor spent his early life on his father's farm when not in school. He studied medicine at Harvard and graduated from Jefferson Medical College of Philadelphia in 1861; he immediately commenced practice in Canton, Mass., where he remained seven years; he came from there to La Crosse in 1868, and has been practicing in this city since that time. He is at present County Physician, and has held that office several years. [I am not related to this family and have no further information. I'm posting this as a service and hope it helps!]