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ALBERT E. FRITZE, M. D., though still a young man, has already acquired a fine reputation as a skillful surgeon and a successful physician. He has been a resident of Chester only a short time, but he has flattering prospects of a lucrative practice. He is a son of Charles C. and Susannah Fredericka (Metzger) Fritze, and was born near St. Paul, Minn., March 28, 1861. The parents were both born in Germany, and coming to the United States when quite young, were married in the state of Michigan.

Young Albert attended the common schools near his home, and at the same time assisted his father in the duties of farm work. When reaching his eighteenth year, he entered the Wesleyan College at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, remaining for two years, when he commenced to read medicine under Dr. Fisher, of St. Paul. After a twelve month spent thus, our subject became a student at the Homeopathic Medical College of Missouri, at St. Louis, and was graduated from that institution in 1885. His first location was then at Carmi, Ill., where he practiced his profession for about one year. At the expiration of that time he came to this county, and making Ellis Grove his home, there engaged in active practice. He has been eminently successful, not only financially, but professionally, and is conceded to be one of the brightest and ablest medical men in the county. During the fall of 1893 Dr. Fritze concluded to move to Chester; here he has commenced a good practice, and having a much wider field for his labors, will soon stand at the head of his profession.

In May, 1885, the Doctor and Miss Anna Schlattmann, of St. Paul, were united in marriage. Mrs. Fritze is a daughter of Henry and Mary Schlattmann, natives of Germany, but residents of St. Paul at the time of their marriage. One child was born to this union, Pearl, who died in infancy. Soon afterward Mrs. Fritze passed from this life, and in 1889 our subject was a second time married, taking as his companion Maggie Hiob, a daughter of Fred and Elizabeth Hiob, of Ellis Grove. Mr. Fritze is a member of Kaskaskia Lodge No. 86, F. & A. M., and politically is a stalwart Republican. He and his good wife are members of the Methodist Church, and being possessed of genial, frank dispositions and many pleasant personal attributes, have become very popular.