In 1912 Drs. Bine and Alcedo Whitlatch opened their practice above the Milan State bank and later moved to the corner of Catherine and Carr Street. Dr. Bine had came to to Pierceville in 1906. Family members Drs. Arthur Whitlatch and William Warn joined later. The Whitlatch Clinic came into existence in 1927 with an addition in 1945. The clinic was a medical haven for many Ripley County residents until its closing in 1959.