Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1927-01-27
OVER 400 ATTEND
WISEMAN FUNERAL
Pine City Physician had Practiced
There for % Years. are
Oh Foot for MemOriaI.-DOc-
tor Well Known and Well
Liked.

Pine City, Mimi, Jan. 24.-Special
to American.-Pine City and sur
rounding community was wrapped in
deep sorriw last Thursday when the
news came that Doctor Robert l..
.Wiseman had died at st. Joseph's
hospital in st. Paul. Although it
was known that Doctor Wiseman's
health had not been the best for sew
eral months few people realized the
seriousness of his illness. He was
active in his work up to few weeks
ago and when forced to give up out of
town calls, he continued to treat those
who came to his office. His death
was caused by liver trouble and COM
plications. An operation to which he
submitted revealed the fact that the
malady had gone too far and that no
help could be given.
Doctor Robert l.. lWiseman was born
at Stockton, Minnesota, on July 8,
1874, and at the time of his death
had reached the age of So years, 6
months and 10 days. He was raised
in Minnesota and attended the state
university fer his medical training.
Upon graduation he came to Pine City
to set up his practice and has given
twenty Eight years ,of wonderful SER
vice to this community, and in fact to
the whole of Pine county.
DR.. Wiseman proved to be skill
full physician so that his services
were much sought after. He would
always answer calls from the country
in prompt and cheerful manner and
disregarding his own personal COM
fort would make every effort to reach
the bedside of suffering patient.
In the early days of his practice he
would drive team through mud, rain
or snow, fifteen or twenty miles to
make an appointment, and many lives
have been saved through his prompt
and courageous action. In later years
when the Doctor drove a Ford sedan,
he carried under the back seat a
block and tackle so that if he got
stuck in the mud in the middle of
the night he could pull himself out
single handed. He had also rugged
up for his sedan an improvised bed
or stretcher so that when he found
patients who needed immediate hos
pital treatment, he could rush them
to a city hospital himself. Best es
| his skill as physician, Doctor Wise
man possessed a wonderful persvu-
ality and was always able to speak
cheerful words of encouragement to d
discouraged patient.
Doctor Wiseman served as one OF
the examining doctors for the draft
board during the World War and
passed on several hundred men who
were called to service. 1t was during
the Moose Lake fire in 1918 that the
| Doctor displayed his typical heroism
He rushed to the scene of the disaster
without sleep and with little food
giving first aid to the stricken people,
Funeral services were held at the
Armory on Saturday and over four
teen hundred people from all parts
of Pine county were present. All
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the time of the services and flags
were placed at half mast. Reverend
Buckton of Red Wing, former pastor
of the local Presbyterian church. and
close friend of the Wiseman fam
| lily, delivered the funeral sermon. As
sisting him in the service were Rev
erend Reinhardt, present local pastor
Father Leo of the Catholic church.
| and Reverend Clark of the Methodist
congregation. Each pastor spoke a
| few fitting words about Doctor Wise
man and his work. Reverend Buck
ton emphasized the fact that Doctor
Wiseman had given his life for his
country, just as truly as any soldier
on the field of battle.
Will Establish Memorial.
At business mems meeting held
| Thursday, movement was started
| to establish some suitable Wiseman
| memorial. A committee was appoint
ed to raise funds for that purpose and
already several hundred dollars have
been subscribed. The memorial will
probably take the form OF a park or
building suitable to commemorate the
Doctors services.
Doctor Wisenlan leaves to mourn
his loss. Mrs. Wiseman, who has al
ways been his valuable assistant and
counselor, three children, Ruth, now
Mrs. Clair Shuey, George and Grace,
who are still in school; he also leaves
his mother. Mrs. Robert Derr, two
brothers, Roy, who lives in British
Columbia, and Albert, who resides in
Minneapolis. One sister lives at
Douglas, Arizona.
Pallbearers at the funeral were B.
]. Hawley, Ed Prochaska. o. Sobotka,
Robert Wilcox, Fritz Johnson, and
]. D. Boyle. Interment was made in
Birchwood cemetery. the grave being
beside that of his father, George
Wiseman, who died in 1902.