The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-02-19
OBI TUARY


Mapleton Enterprise: Death at any
time is sad affair, but when its
hoary frost strikes down the human
plant in the very blossom of its eX
istence it seems far more So Tues
day morning occurred the death OF
one of southern Minnesota's brightest
and most energetic physicians, DIR. {.
j. Beise, at the home of his father
in tlHs village. On Christmas day the
doctor was taken i'll with an attack OF
the grip, but his large and growing
practice made sudh demands upon him
that for the time being he forgot him
self and ventured out to minister to
Others when he should have been car
ing for his own ills. From that day
ON he gradually failed in health until
1t became apparent that he must at
least temporarily give up his practice.
Calling his friend and advisor into
consultation, DR.. L. w. Kruger of this
place, it was decided that he must
have rest and quiet. He was then re-
moved to his father's home i'm this
village, and for "a day or two there
was hope that he would again be him
self once more, but the hope was in
vain, his lungs had become infected
with tuberculosis and the spread of
this terrible disease was intensely
rapid. His brother, Dr. r. A. Beise
of Brainerd, was called, also DIR. Bell,
the distinguished specialist of Mime
apolis, but no hope was seen for his
recovery and he passed away on Tues
day morning.
The deceased was a young man
| thoroughly equipped for his chosen
calling and with an ambition to mount
well the ladder of success, being es-
| pecially keen in his ability to diagno-
| sis disease correctly. For two years he
was Il student of DR. Andrews at Man
kato and in 1894 completed the course
at Rush Medical college. In locating
at Mapleton, his home town, for the
practice of his profession, he encOn-
tered some prejudice, but being the
/ first of the new school of medicine to
locate in this section he was remark
ably successful from the first and his
practice grew with leaps and bounds
So wide a territory demanded his ser
vices that it was almost beyond hui
man strength to minister to the many
demands and it was indeed with regret
that in 1896 the doctor announced his
| hon
he succeeded to the large and lucrative
practice of DIR. G.. n Zero. Here his
success was not so marked, misfortune
came his way, fire destroyed his
himself was seriously injured so that
it was necessary for Il time to aban
don his work Others came in anC
divided the field and seeing greater OPP
portunities at Fergus Falls, he located
in that city for q time. He then. re
turned to Mapleton, practiced here fo
a short time then located at Min
nesota' Lake where he established +;
sanitarium. The town was too small
for such an enterprise, however, anc
about three years ago he removed t.
Alankato where he equipped one of TIN
most modern offices in the state. Witt
the outbreak OF the typhoid epidemi
last summer he had an opportunity o
showing his skill and his practice one
more returned TO the normal and i
was because OF this heavy practice
which Slapped his resources that h
was compelled to lay aside the loa'
and finally give up his life.
Charles j. Bese was born in TIN
township of AIedo, this county, OF
the Both day of June, 1870, thus ha'
he lived until next June would hav
been thirty years of age. He re
ceived his education i'm the common
schools OF the county and for a Will
attended the high school at Mankato
He next took his medical course Il
Rush Medical college, Chicago, an
shortly after Commencing practice a
this place, on the 2Sth of May, 1896
he was married to Miss Lulu, young
, est daughter OF Mr.. J.. Troendle. A
the fruit of this union three childre
| were born, two daughters and Il sol
J the latter since the death of it
; father, who with the mother, surviv
to mourn the loss of kind and de
voted husband and father. Others, lei
to mourn are the aged father, MI
August Beise, and four brothers an
four sisters, namely: Mrs. Ameli
Frey of Hancock; Mrs. Emma Sulru
} of Halstead; Mrs. Minnie LOvsness c
Ada, and Miss Ida of Mapleton; TIL
brothers are E. H. Beise of Medic; ID
I H. C. Beise of Windom; George Bets
2 of Morris and DR.. r. II. Beise {
Brainerd.
The deceased was a member of til
| Masonic fraternity, also holding men
bersbip in the Good Samaritan
Eagles, Workmen, Woodmen and Yeo
man.
The funeral was held at the Coz
gregational church this afternoon an