Calumet Township (part 2 of 7)

Thk Prkss. - The following account of the various papers of which the Post is the successor is given bv Mr. Krimbill. In the spring of 187.? H. L. Goodall & Company started the South Chicago Enterprise; on June 26, 1875, Walt Whitman first issued the Times. In the fall of 1 S75 Mr. Goodall bought out Mr. Whitman and consolidated the papers under the name of Enterprise and Time*. In the spring of 1875 Messrs. Mudge & Mead started the Bulletin ; in November, 1876. Mr. Goodall bought out that paper and consolidated the Enterprise and l imes and the Bulletin into the Dollar Weekly Sun, which he in turn sold to the South Chicago Post and Printing Company, who issued the Post as .1 daily newspaper. It is edited under the auspices of the <. ompany, is the official organ of the rubg( . | Hyde Park and is owned by about sixty of the liusinf» men of South Chicago ; the capital invested but] stm.ooo. The South Chicago Post Printing Company was organized Mav 1, 1883, with the fallowing officers: R. A. Davis, president ; W. B. Arnold, secretary ; Andrew Krimbill, treasurer; R. A. Davis, W R Arnold, \ kr;m'ii*.l, Charles J. Daniel<on, G. A. Russell and C. Ka&ch, directors. The South Chicago Independent was started September 21, 18S2, and is W the official organ of the village of Hyde Park. This is its manifesto in its head-lines, anil its issues corroborate the assertion. It is a daily issue, and is published by the South Chicago Publishing Company, whose officersare: W. H. Colehour. president ; Ernst Hummel. vit:e-president ; D. B. Stancliff, secretary j Jacob Bremer, treasurer, and Edward Fleischer,* managing cilitor. live capital stock is §10.000, and although ill success wai predicted for the p.iper, it tided over the evil ilay, Ssi the stockholders appear well satisfied with their investment. Its merit and its advocacy of the interests uf South Chicago have been its appreciated reeumtnenilatiort.

South Chicago Tribune was first issued on June 30. t88i, by E. E. Criswold. editor, publisher and proprietor, as a weekly paper. It is the oldest paper published in the village of Hyde Park, has a circulation"! about one thousand, is independent in politics with a tendency toward Republicanism, ami is an eight-page paper, thirty inches bv fortv-four inches in size.

From the foregoing recapitulation of existent «*- tutions in the Calumet region, it will be seen that rue pioneer davs of South Chicago are long since past anil its standing in the commercial world is an assured (act; xssured from three rCBSOtM : its excellence (or manufactories - demonstrated bv those now occupying W region ; its accessibilitv for receipt and shipment 01 freight evinced bv the number of railroads no* there and authorized 'to go there, and its contiguity to materials, with which 10 construct the factories that ire the units in the son of South Chicago's future greatness. Schools, churches, societies, boss»HS*W* banks ; evcrv attribute of a metropolis is there ami w seekers after eligible locations for manufacturing industries, for lumlier-yards, for owl-yards ; specie* of totality, where large areas can be »rtl1^ or naturally made accessible to cheap transpor a nou facilities; find them at South Chicago. I he «e« facilities that induced George M. Pullman to Build his city on the shore of I.akc Calumet ; the favorable ; ]> seuimeiits that created the inchoate town of HOT are just as |K>tcnt at South Chicago ; and \jm those who want to build factories, where they en pioy - few less than two or three thousand operatives. and find their sites. Only one thing can re anJ 1 progress of South . Chicag^ve a^pamc the holding of real estate at such prices as wOL their excess, countcrlwlancc the economy fauna m facile transportation. If no advantage to the ^ h urer or shipper is achievable by his settlemen at - ^ Chicago, he will select some other site »n«ie - advantage is desirable ; a short-sighted poto J, J « quarantines the advent of capital and labor. >> 1 ' Hung that can retard the progress of Sou h ^ ' " and this policy is not the characteristic of the P^T the place. Therefore, the statement made ea 1 ^ this history, that the possibilities of South um only limited by her territory, is a simple, unvarnished fact, as every acre is eligible for a manufacturing site, a van), a warehouse or a dock, and those are the steps Whereby the town mounts to unlimited prosperity, and the sides of the ladder arc the means of transportation.

Kailroaus. - The Hdt Line, encircling the cits*, and Connecting with every road entering, has completed its system, and is now prepared to transfer the freight of that great railroad center. Its southern terminus is South Chicago. Coal, lumber and merchandise in bulk will uted to the various roads. Grain and the heavy products of the West will come by rail, converging over the lielt Line to South Chicago^ thence east by lake. The Calumet has built its South Chicago steel-rail, double-track branch from its main tracks at Parkside, is doing a large and increasing passenger business, and intends to cross the river, extending its line south and east until it again reaches its main line, and has constructed a fifth and sixth track from Grand Crossing to Forty-third Street on its main line. The Nickel Plate has joined the Lake Shore at Grand Crossing, crossing the Pittsburg ev. Fort Wayne, ami expending $50,000 for its right of way through the necessary three blocks. Its shops at Stony Island arc completed and the machinery up. The Calumet River Railway Company, the Calumet Uridge >v Railroad Company, the Swing Avenue Horse Railway Company, and the Inter-State Railway & Transfer Company have been organized. The first is a line in the interest of the Pennsylvania company designed to run from South Chicago to Globe station on the Pan Handle ; the second is in the interest of the Calumet & Chicago Canal and Dock Company, to gain access to the coal Station at Smith * Chicago; the third is a street car line connecting the east and west sides of South Chicago with a branch to Cummings ; and the last is organized to obtain valuable franchises to sell to other roads wishing to enter South Chicago.

THOMAS D. AVANM. undertaker and cmbalmer, also dealer in undertaker's goods, tame Hi Smith Chicago in isso and engaged in book-keeping fur A. K. Beck Co., lumber ileatcrs. continuing in that capacity until December, 1S.82. when he Iwgan business as undertaker, etc. He was l»>rn :n Albany. X. V , February 23. l8sn, and was raided and educated there, lie spent two years in the lumber business in Cauad a. In hi* native cilv he was a bookkeeper by profession. He is a member of '.he Masonic Order, Royal Arch Mmnni. I. O. O F., Royal Arcanum, and Knights of Pjrthias. In 1871 he married Miss Maggie E. Wilson, of Albany. X. V. They have three children - Lillian M., Mabel I., and Miriam C. Mr. Avma is also book-keeper and secretary of the Smith Chicago Building and Loan Association.

REV, M. W. BARTH, Catholic priest, now in charge and pastor of Si. Peter'* and St. Paul's Church (German congregation I at South Chicago, was (Mirn in Prussia, < iermanv. April 2-3, 1851, coming wall his parents lo America the same year, and arriving in Chicago August 12. They liven] in the city two years, then removed to Frceporl. III., where he lived until 1870.' At eighteen years of age he entered St. Francis Seminary, at Milwaukee. Wis., as a student in July, 1S7S. graduating therefrom. July 24, 187S, he was ordained to the holy ministry by Bishop Foley, of Chicago. He was then appointed assistant in St. Francis Church. Chicago, where he continued until April. 1S82, when he took charge of the above Church.

SAMUEL It. BENDELL. nail plate shearer in the Irondale Kolling Mills, has charge of nine men. who shear and regulate the plates for the sire and manufacture of nails. He is a native of Huntington County, Peon,, born in 1S35. and was raised and educated in West Virginia, where, after spending his school days, he engaged in manufacturing nails, which business he has since continued, removing to South Chicago in May. 1878. The manufacture o| nails in West Virginia, when he first removed there, was a new industry in thai State, as there were only sixteen nail machines there in operation. Wheeling is now one of the greatest nail manufacturing cities in the world. Mr, Hcndell is member of Apollo Commandery, Xo. 1. Chicago; Bendell Chapter. No. 7: Ohio Iyodge. No. I, of Wheeling, W, Va.; Calumet Council, Xo. 561). South Chicago; master ol Trilaminar Lodge. U. |)., .\. F. Si A. M.. and a mutual benefit association of Columbus, Ohio, lie is now president of the South Chicago Hoard of Education. In |3<~»> he married Miss Elizabeth Lanning, of Wheeling, W. Va.

JAMES 11EVXOX, firm of lleynon tV Co.. dealers in coal, wood, lime, brick, cement, etc. They began business in February, 18S2. employ six men and run four delivery wagons. Their storeroom capacity is 1,500 tons of coal. In 1S83 their sales exceeded $52,000. Mr. Iteynon was born in Wales January 27. 1833. He was reared in the manufacture of iron and steel, and came to the Foiled States in 1B67, settling in Cleveland, Ohio, where he wait superintendent of the I'heenix Iron Works until 1873, when he went to St. Louis. Mo., and took charge of the Vulcan Iron Works for three and one-half years; thence removed to Bellville, III., where for two years he' was superintendent of the BdMUc Xaii Company's works, and in 1878 came to Irondale. Cook County, ami took charge of Drowns Mills. In ISso and tSHt he engaged in the building of the Xorlh Chicago Kolling Mills at South Chicago. In February. 1S82 he embarked in his present business, lie was Supervisor of Hyde I'ark Township the Mine year. In 1854 be married Miss Margaret Bowel), a nalive of Wale's. They have two daughters and two sons - Kosie, I.ixxie, Alfred and John. Mr. lleynon is a member of the Knights of Honor ol Grand Cross- ' ing. Ill,

JOHN I*. BLOOM, traffic manager, has charge nf all freight received ami shipped from the North Chicago Kolhng-Mill yards at South Chicago. Of this department, in which there are 'from two hundred an. I fifty to two hundred and eighty men employed. Mr. Bloom took charge April 1, 1883, He came to South Chicago April li). 1880, and went into the employment of the above company as timekeeper ; from that position he was promoted to dockmaster, and from the tatter to his present position. He was born at Kenosha. Wis., in 1S40, and was principally raised at Waukcgai). ID. At St. Joseph, Mich., in 18(10, he married Miss Clara C. Moulton, a native of Chicago. They have lour children- Martha J. (HOW married to Mr. E, J IKiolcy, of South Chicago}, Mary 1... Anna M. and lohn C. January 2. 1S63. he enlisted in the First Michigan Heavy Artillery, participating in all the actions o( his command; he was mustered out |nne It, 1865. January I, 1872. he removed to Chicago, where he entered the employment of the Xorth Chicago Kolling Mill Company.

CHARLES BRAND, of llr.ind & Hummel, proprietors of the Soiilh Chicago Brewery, was born in Germany February 21, 185b. 1 miing to \merica in 1872, he worked a veat n Toledo Ohio, in a brewery, and the next year came to Chicago and engaged in the same occupation for some lime. Thence he went to Blue Island, where he followed the same until 1.878, when he became a memher of tile firm of Bush A: Hrar»'J, continuing until the summer nf 1882. At that lime he removed to South Chicago, where the lirm of Brand \ Hummel was formed. The brewery they ererled is jtslgO, the front three stories high, live rest two stories' high in Ihe ernlcr. The manufacturing capacity is 6.000 barrels of beer per annum, and has a sinrage rapacity 0} 1. 700 tons for ke. They paid 1:1 1 tiding iIh brewery, am', for tixluns «iss. trip ">' fifteen men in the business, and |>ay out annually for material 835.000, and for help $0,000. Mr. Brand is a member of Calumet Lodge. Xo. 716. I. O. O. F..of Blue Island. In 1SS1 he married Miss Sophia Foss. born at Blue Island. They have one daughter. Phiilipcna.

MRS. ELLA BKAXIGAX. proprietress of the South Chicago Exchange Hotel. Mrs. Bmnigan rebuilt this hotel in 1SS0. and Opened it to the public September I of the same year, It was formerly a Catholic church, originally owned by a Or. McMullen of Chicago. It is 25x85 feet in area, two stories high, and contains twenty-nine rooms, with a capacity (or forty guests. Mrs llranigan for some time did the largest business of any hotel in South Chicago. She was born in County Oxford, Ontario, October o. 1837, and was reared there. In 1S71 she was married to Mr. Patrick Itranigan, of IVtruit, Mich., who is a steamboat steward. By a former marriage Mrs, Itranigan has four children - James W., Mary V... Charles E. and Rose A. She and family arc members of St. Patrick's Church, and she is a member of the Altar Society of the same.

JACOB BREMER, real estate and general fire insurance agent. Justice of the Peace and notary public, came to South Chi. cago in 1873 and engaged in Ihe real estate and insurance business. He is now serving his second term as Justice of the Peace, and is a director ami treasurer of the South Chicago Publishing Company, publishers of the South Chicago Maily Independent, 4 anil director and secretary of the Colehour Building & Loan Asso. riation, lie was born in Germany February 24. 1852, and the same year his parents immigrated to America and settled in Chi. cago. where he was raised and educated In 1883 Mr. Bremer married Miss Anna B E. McMannus, of Montreal. Canada.

LEWIS 1ILSII was. born at Boon ion. n. 1. iSji. When eighteen he located at Wheeling W. learned nail-making, remaining until he came to Cook County 111 He look charge o( four nail machines of ihr Calumet Iron >v Steel Company s works in May, 1S7S. He is a member of the Amalgamate.! Iron ami Steel Association of the I'niterl States, the Blue and Chapter Lodges ol South Chicago, and Rami Arcanum. In 1*76 he married Miss Ajrncs Clark, of lloonton. X. J. Thcv have two children - Aggie and Edward K. *

AUGUST BCSsE, rx-tatl dealer in wines, liquors and cigars ^-gan business ,n south Chicago April 186$. when the place was called Amsworth. He hrst opened a grocery and saloon, and

States ,n IS vi. he settled in < hicago. where he was employed as an engineer m the old gas work*. In 1S02 he removed to Racine Mis., where he was engineer in the large tannery of Uurback ,V Son two years after which he removed to South' ( hicago, where hehas bu.lt himself a home, and grown into a large business in his of Kau ,. nn the Kivcr Khmc. Oermany. They have four children -Amelia, Barbara, August H. and Frederick William. Mr IW a member of the dermal, Harugar. Lodge, also one ni he originators and members of ri,e Department No. 5 of the vT lagcof Hyde Park, and one of Ik. hrslmeml^rs of the Sa L, - Keepers IVotmive Association of Hyde Park

. native of North S^^^^Tj^ cloug .keep a boarding house near theMling ^ " JOHN L. CRAW1URI) was born in Scotland* in M,v l8o In 1,44 he immigrated to the Cnited States with hi, and was reared ,n Taunton. Mas,. the late u he S road, at t a.ro. and also assisted in building sixteen transfer boats Slice 1 Mo he lias been more or less B .rATt of the Illinois Central Railroad. In ,Sfa he mirrtcd lbs, v£ raylor a native of Clasgnw. Scotland. They have lh.ee cMjJ t.ertnidc Sarah, job,, V?j||jaln an(, Lindsey llenrv. M- / ford has charge of building and repairing' all freight car, cf ,k Illinois Central Railroad at Chicago. M,,. Crawford haschlr, and is proprietress, of the business of the South Chicaro ||r,cl' one of the bsst hotels in the citv.

JOHN K, DANIELSON, of Danielson llrw. \ johnson merchant tailors, and dealers in clothing, gents' furnishing pult. hats, caps, boots and shoes. They erected their store in iS?aind began trade Septembe. I of the sjme year. John E. lJiaid«n was bora in Norway April 3, I8j8. and tame oiih his parenlsto the Cnited States in lSuo. and settled in Hyde Park, where he followed various occupations. He also drove team the great plains, and assisted in building live Union Pacific Kailru.il. Hi hjs lK-cn extensively engages! in contracting in getting Hi limber and ore in the White Pine County. Nevada, has jptnt ffm 1.H6S to iSSoin the Western States .-ml i erritories. At the uner date he sold out his various interesis in the West and returnr.. 10 Cook County. He is a member of South Chicago Lodge. No. bod. I. ().<). p., is vice-president of the HuiMing anJ Lnn Association of South Chicago. In 1SS2 he married Mm. Nrnic Kelman. of c hicago. Thev have one son, Norman Emanjr!

D. l.DEASEV. manager and one of the lirm nf (i. S. Klalolee eV Co., wholesale and retail dealers in Hour, grain and cj"- stuffs. Their warehouse was erected in June, 1SS3. 33.1150 h* of which 32x50 feet is brick, two stories and lusemenl high, aoithe remainder, frame, one story high ; total corf. $5.'»o Tky employ four men and two delivery wagons in the trade. Mr.

v...,...,, mui loeu .iiiu i«u ueuv^rv wagons in 111c u Lleascy was born in Milwaukee. \Vi»'., June Is. ; LveJ thtre and in that vicinity until be was nineteen years old, when he aire to Chicago, where he engaged 10 work at the carpenter trasle. atsi continued in that employment until 1877 ; then went into the fetil business with the above' firm. In 1S79 he married Miss Anai <i. Lynch, of New Britain, Conn.

JAMES DAVIDSON, retailer of wines, l:<|uors and fig-"*- and keeper of billiard parlors, began business in July. 1SS3. He was born in Canada July 2o. 1831, and reared rteir llaaiilt'i. in the same county, on a /arm, following agricultural pursuits unl" he came to Illinois in 1882. He is a member of the Maf"in>' Order. In 1S52 he married Miss Lovina Volliek, also a native of Canada. Thev have twelve children - William A. t'mctxmpini with his father!, lane. Maria. Ellen, Manila, Kuih, Esther, DohY.

JAMES DEAN, engineer ill the North Chicago Rolling Mill', at South Chicago, took charge of his engine in tSSt. He »-» born at Saratoga Springs. N. V., December 25. iHl, war* !* -' until, at the age of thirteen, he removed to Sterling. where he received Ilis education. He then went into the em. the Chicago, Rock Island & St. Louis Railroad as a brake*" a freight train for three years, after which lie was a tire Baltimore A. Ohio Railroad three and one-half years.

""»si us s/nio isiiuroad uirce anu o.ie-n^« ; - - - --- promoted to engineer of the same railroad, in which cip*"^.* he continued one and one-half years, at which time he «eni iato the employ of the above rolling mills. He is a member of HarCs'i

Lodge, No. 731, A. F. & A. M. December 25, i&7q. he married Miss Christina Kasmusscn, a native of Denmark. They have two children - James and Minnie.

JAMES F. DUFFY, mechanical expert anil desig ncr of aulomalic machinery, wan Ikoti in Irelanil March 2f>, 1S44. H« came with his parent* to America in IS-jS, and settled al Maiden. Mais., where tlit) lived until their removal to Chicago in 1^58. where Mr. Duffy began manufacturing Duffy's window springs. In ifdj he embarked in the manufacture of light shelf hardware, which he continued until the great tire, when he, like thousands, «»- his worldly effects arise in smoke. He afterward leased (wo lots on Michigan Avenue, where he erected ihe Phicnix Press and Tool Works, and continued in that business until 1S74. Selling his interest he bought property at MaplewOttJ, where be embarked in the same business, adding ihe manufacture of barbs for wire fence*, lie continued in this until October 30. 1S76. when he again saw his effects curl up into smoke, and virtually had to begin life anew. Renting a shop on South Canal Street, he engaged in manufacturing hardware and tin plate un a small scale, continuing until May, 1S80, at which lime he organized the Duffy Tool Manufacturing Company, in South Chicago, buying a factory building and making necessary improvements Mr. Duffy also erected a small tin-plate factory oil his own premises at South Chicago, was general manager of the whole business, and continued about fourteen months. He invented a machine for tinning sheet-irnn and other metals, after which he went to New York l ily and organized a tin-plate and steel tool company. He now deals in hardware, stoves and tinware. One of his nvinv inventions was a series of machines for coating sheet-iron or other metals, with tin or other metals or alloy*, or, in other words, making tin-plate by machinery, for which he obtained letters patent. After ibis he organized the American Tin-I'late & Steel Tool Company: but owing to adverse legislation in Washington and a lowering of the duty on tin plates, his associates, in this enterprise refused to go on with the business, and left him at an inopportune time, all alone, to naturalize this great industry on American soil, which he says he will do before he dies. He is a prominent memlicr of the Masonic fraternity. In 1S73 he married Miss Minnie Hall, youngest daughter of William A. Hall, of Point Pleasant, W. Ya. They have three children - Mabel A.. Almira M. and lames F. . Jr.

DANIEL M. DUGGAS has an office in South Chicago, where he keeps a foreign money exchange and sells steamship tickets. He is also a member of the tirm of Koetn & Duggan, contractors and builders. He was born in Mallow, County Cork. Ireland, in 1849. and came to the United Slate* in 1*63, and served a ihrec-vears apprenticeship to the trade of masonry w ith Daniel Collins,' at Balavia, III. He remained in and around Chicago, with the exception of seven months spent in Texas, until Ihe spring of 1874. when lie settled at South Chicago. Here he followed masonry two wars, then kept a lxiarding house and saloon three years, after which he began contracting and building. The above firm erected Ihe large brick school building at Ciimmings. In 1876 he married Miss Rebecca Limbic)-, ol Walkerton, Ind. Thev have one son, Daniel M.

THOMAS EGAN, of Egan liruthcrs. wholesale and retail dealers in wines, liquors and cigars, importers of liquors, opened their house in South Chicago in the spring of 18S0. John Kgan is the senior member of the firm. Thomas Kgan came 10 Cook County in 1871. settling in Chicago, where he went into the employ of the Union Rolling Mill Company; continuing seven years, after which he embarked in the liquor business. 1 le was born in Ontario, Canada West, September 10. i8to, and was raised in his native county. In I Sftt) he removed to Cleveland. Ohio, where be went into the employ ol the Cleveland Rolling Mill Company until he came to Cook County. In 1S7S he married Miss Delia Walsh, a native of Ireland. They nave two children, John Francis, and Richard Patrick.

CONRAD EIGENMANN. grocer and liquor dealer, began business in South Chicago in 1S74. In 1S63 be settled in Chicago, where he engaged in coopering until 1S70, when he embarked in trade at Chicago, anil continued there until he came to his present place. He was born in tiermany November 17, 1842; and after obtaining his schooling he learned the cooper trade. He is a number of the first ami second classes of the German Harugan In 1870 be married Miss Frcdericka Mueller, a native of Germany. They have five children - Marv. Fred. Emma. Minnie and Katie. They are members of the German Lutheran Church of South

Ch't?RED I. FEE represents and has charge of the business of Samuel S. Greeley & Co., civil engineers and surveyors. Mr. Fee came to Chicago' in March, 1870. and went to work for the above firm as a draughtsman, coming to South Chicago in January. 1883. lie was born in Felicity, Ohio. December 31, 1859. and was raised and educated in his native place. He began surveying whet, he came to Chicago. He is a member of the M. E. Church of South Chicago.

WILLIAM FORM AN was promoted to yard foreman of the rolling mills in April, iSSt. There are 120 men employed in this department. -Mr. Forman is a native uf England, burn August to, 1S24. Coming lo the United States in 1851, he worked at teaming in Chicago one and a half years; then engaged in building the water wurks on the North Side. Some time after he went into the employ of the Chicago & North-Western Railroad as foreman in construction, and followed railroad building eight years; then was switchman for the same company until 1881, when he came lo South Chicago. He is a member of the Masonic Order. In 184& he married Miss Winifred Thorpe, a native of England. 'I hey have four children - Annie, Lizzie, William Weston and Mary Ann.

LOUIS A. FKEY. real estate, general fire insurance, Kan and steamboat agent, was bom in Isew York City February 26. 1S52, and came with his parents to Chicago in 18^4, where he was reared anil educated. He was lirsl in business with his father, Lucas Krey. in a hotel. In 1873 he engaged in the Side of real estate in South Chicago. He is a director in the South Chicago Post Priming Company, and is recording secretary for the Catholic Knights of America. In May 1881. he married Miss Annie C. Schwall. of Williamef.e. 111. They have two children - Mary M. and Anna Catharine

IOSEPH |. GKKKITY was horn in Ireland in 1847. In 1S63 he immigrated to Ihe United States and settled in Chicago. About six months in liie latter part of the Relxrllion he was a teamster in the Government employ in Kansas, after which he went to St. Louis, Mo., where he remained a short time In 1865 he came to Chicago and embarked in the grocery and liquor trade. In iMg he engaged in the sale of flour and feed, and about three years thereafter he became a street contractor and builder. In

May, 1883. he removed to S>utli Chicago and opened a 1 and saloon. He is a member of ihe Independent Order of Foresters ami the Ancient Order of Hibernians. In 1867 he married Miss llridget OHallurcn, a native of Ireland. Thev have four children - Joseph J., Francis William. Michael Richard and P" Koseanna.

WILLIAM GETTY, of the firm of Getty & Blanch ers in all kinds of pine lumber, wholesale and retail. They handle annually about 8,ooo,i*K1 feel, and employ twenty-five to forty men. William Rlanchard of the linn is president of the Ford River Lumber Company of Chicago (mills at Ford River. Mich.j Mr. Getty has charge of the business at South Chicago. In i8u8 he ramc to Chicago and engaged in book-keeping for two wars; be then engaged in the same occupation fur the Ford River Lumber Company and continued eight years. He thence went to Colfax. Iowa, and embarked in the lumber trade, where he is yet interested. He came to South Chicago in the fall of 1879 and began the above yard, lie was burn ill l ister County, N. Y., August II. 184ft. In the fall of 1 862 he enlisted in the i2-.li Indiana Ratten', participated in all ihe battles of his command, was promoted" to Second Lieutenant; mustered out in July. 1805. He is a member uf Ihe Masonic Order of Colfax, Iowa. In 1883 he married Miss Martha II. Russell, of Rock County. Wis.

was born in Rich Tow n, Cook County. Augtist 12, 1855. He was reared in his native town on a farm, and from the age of seventeen he clerked in a grocery house in Chicago until he came to South Chicago. In November. 1SH1, be married Miss Ftta Dehnhard. a native of New York City. They have one win,

' "FRANK HAMMER, foreman in the machine shop of the South Chicago Rolling Mills, was promoted to the foremanship of this department in May, 18S2. In 1867 he came lo Nurih Chicago and went inlo the employment of the rolling mills, coming to Soulh Chicago in May, 1SS2. He was bnrn in Saxony. Germany, August 28, 1813. Having served an apprenticeship as machinist in his native country, he worked in tool factories there until 1867. when he immigrated lo Chicago. September 12, 181.8, he married Miss Mary Reichler, a native of the same place. Germany. They have three children - Clara J., Ernest A. and Alta. Mr. Hammer is a member of the A. O. U. W. al South Chicago.

ERNEST HARTMANN, foreman if the car repairing department ol the B. & O. R. Is., took charge of this department in 1881. coming to Chicago at that time. He was bnrn March 31 1K52, al Cumberland. Md.. At a suitable age he served house carpenter. He has lieen in the employ ol the B. .V O. R. R. since 1870. Mr. llartmann Is connected with the Masonic Order and I. O. O. 1*. In 1877 be married Miss Minnie Dehler, of Cumberland. Md. They have three children- Florence E., William E. and Anna Viola

MARTIN IIAUSLER, of the firm of L. HanderAi Bro.. was Isnrn in A*cherslcbcn, Oermany. December 26, 1S47. Hi* parents immigrate*! to America in 1S51 tad settled on the Nona Hranch, < hicngo. where thev lived until 1855. then removing to "I hornton Township. Mar the Calumet River, where they lived four year*, since which time they have lived in Hyde 1'ark Township. Minus H.irsi.iK has been I member of the South Chicago School Hoard since its organisation. January 14. itjfc he marricd Miss Augusta Kggcrs. I native of Oermany. Thry have live children - Martin. Henry, William. Frederick.: and Mary. Lulls H.M'sl.r.K. of the above lirm, was born November 22, 1S42. in Aschcrslehen, l.eimany. In iM.b he married Miss Augusta Keiche. of Kiverdalc. They have four children - I oni*. Augusta, Amelia and Minnie. Tin llausler brothers have the most extensive fisheries, on the great lakes, and employ from sixteen to twentv-tive men in the business selling llieir products prhdoalt) in the Chicago market*. They also own loo very iine steam tugs. T hey settled in South Chicago in i860, and in 1871 located where thee are at present.

'I Rl'.Li.RICK HAVNES. yard-master tor the Baltimore & Ohio Kailroad. at South Chicago, was horn al I ireen lie Id. Huron Co., Ohio, in 1S5.U. and was raised anil educated al Cctitreton. Ohio. He Ixgan railroading M the age of eighteen for the above company as hrakeman on a freight train fur three years: then was promoted to assistant yard-maste r, and from that to yard-master at Chicago. Thence he went to South Chicago, where he was assistant a year, and November 23. issj, (ran appointed yard-master of South Chicago. Chicago, anil the I'nion Slock Yards.

JAMKS HKN'SHAW came to South Chicago December II, 1SS0, and assisted 10 place the machinery of the converting works department of the rolling mill, where iron is converted into lle*- semer sieel. Of this department he was afterward made foreman. He was burn in Liverpool. hngland, NovrmlH-r 13, 1*41. where he was raised and served an apprenticeship of seven years as machinist. In lSej he c.ime to the Chitcd Stales and settled al Albany, N. V.. where he followed his trade. He enlisted from this cily in the three months' service on the breaking mil of Ihe war; re-enlisled for three vears in the New York Cavalry. He participated in all the battles of his command, and Mas musicrcel out at the close of the war. He then continued his trade al Albany a year; thence went to Troy, and worked fur the Albany Rensselaer Steel Company eleven years. He then accepted the su|)crintcndcncy of the Carondelet Iron Mills, at St. Louu. Mo., a year, when he resigned and returned to Troy, where he worked at the iron business two years, removing thence lo Cook County. He is a member and was commander two years of A. K. Hurnsidc Poet, No. 109, O. A. R. He married Miss I'rances tiardner, of Albany, N. V..

HI.'XLKY, principal nf the Taylor school. South In this school lhere are six rooms, a like numlicr of teachers, and three hundred pupils. Mr. Huxlev look charge of this school in September, I882 He was born in Castlelun, N. V., Aogust 14, ISCJ. where he lived until, in 1*60, the family moved to Summit, Cook Co., III. In 1S63 they removed 10 Oyer, Ind.. and in 1 f 75 went to Crown Point, where his lonther still resides, his father, Havid Huxley, having died in 1S7S. The subject of this sketch was educated al ihe Cuok County Normal School, graduating in 1S73; since which lime he has made leaching a profession. In 1^*2 ]lt. married Miss 1 Icnrictta X.umnu-"- of HotMcWOOd, Cuok I oonly. the-v have one elanghtcr - Olive I, Huxley. Mr. Huxley lias been a teacher lor nine ye-ar*. h.»s .1 lirsl-grade certiticale, and lias the confidence id the coiriniiinity among whom he ha* taught. In hi- profession he ha* always mil with good resulis, and deserves success.

CHARI.KS IKKNURKO now works 11 ihe drop-hammer lkpartiucnt of the f 'hie-ago forge ,V lloll Company's w..rks, al South Chicago. He was !>oru n Sweden llcicmbcr is, 1846, came lo the I'nited Stales in ibi*), and worked in a roiling mill in Chicago as machinist a numbct of uar»; then followed tadowidlng in the Smlhcrn States one and a half >ears. Aller this he wew to Keo. kuk, Iowa, and worked for the C.ovtmment six months; I hence re. turned lo Chicago and worked in the Reick Island Railroad shops thirteen mouths, and for three years and ihree monihs worked in ihe C. \ N. W. R. R. shops. In the spiing of |S.»| he began in Ins present place. In the fall of is-5 he married Miss Kva liran.li a naliie of Sweden Thev have two children - Charles A. and Ksiher A.

C. K. JOCKISCH, proprielor of a sash, door and blind factory, was hnrn in Cermany December 17, 1844 He came to ihe I'nited Stales in 1807 and sctllril in Newark. N . 1 , where he engaged in Carpenter wnrk. He returned to tierma'nv in 1S70. but the same year returned to New Vnrk Cily, soon going thence to le-xas, where lie followed carpentering until he came lo Chicago in I 71. In 1873 he Was married, by which marriage have resulted

JOlIX II. JUNES, foreman of masonry 111 the large rollinj mills 1: - 1 !i:s.<go. i.ituc to Cook County :n l*;j, and hii been 111 the employ of ihe North Chicago Rolling Mills, at Snuib Chicago, sinic \pril I, 1**0. His father. John H. fitxt, »(« was killed bj accident in these mills, laid the cornct.sii.cie al i:r Calumet Iron e\ Steel 1 ompanv's works at Irnndnle. The s»'..jtrt of tli.s sketch was burn ill Waiikoha, Wis., lictoher 15, 1857. He was raised and educated al Winona. Minn., living there u*il June. I $72, when he rame 10 Cook County. He is a member of Harbor |.odgr, No. 731. A. F\ & A. M.. and Calumet t' ovarii, No. $06, R. A. June 24, lSsu. he married Miss Nellie Williunv who was born at Racine, Wis., and raised at Uaugor, La Croat Co.. Wis.

\V. O. JONF.S. shipping clerk at Ihe North Chicago Roilinf Mills. South t hiuago, in July. 1883, was promoled tn this prsitinn. He was Isnrn at Milwaukee, Wis., July 15, 1S60. and was raised and educated al Winona. Minn. There he rexiued uciii his removal with his parents to Chicago, in 1S72. where lie cumpVleJ his ediicaliun. In 1S77 he went inlo Ihe employ of VUvrfkr »V AKehl, insurance agents, as a clerk, where he conlinon) unli Mav. I'si, then going into the emplov of ihe tolling mill cinipanv, as weighman on their docks, lie followed thic a >tar and ihen ti»'k charge of loading sieel rails for a year and somt monihs, after which he was promoted lo his present pillion.

LOl'IS KRKRS, undertaker, began business June In. W al South Chicago. He was born at Madison. Ind., January 11. 1S52. His parents came lo Chicago in 1853. *-» J , rearrel and educated. I le hr*1 learned masonry, uh.ch he loimwo three vears ; then emtsirkeel in ihe grocery business lor i«-ii a year,' and in 1S60 worked al ihe uwlertaking buMnesii lor cxner pii'rties until. 1 870. he began on his own account in Chicago lierc he continued until he removed to South Chicago, ll« " a l>er and treasurer of Ihe Independent Order of WOBtrt" Illinois, and a memlsrr and treasurer of Si. IW Church. In i8Sr.he married Miss Kate LuU.anameol Ltrxan,. Thev have one daughter, Mary Johannah.

artist, anJ followed that catling three year*. In 1802 he enlisted in Company H, (ml Ohio Volunteer Infantry ; wan promoted to Sergeant, and participated in all the battles o( his command, being mustered out in t^6G. lie then began in the nail business at Clifton, W. Va., remaining until he came to Cook County, and. In 1S7S, took charge as packer in the nail department of (he Calumet Iron and Steel Company's works, lie is a member of Apollo Cortimandery, Nn, r, Knights Templar, Chicago, and Koyal Arcanum of South Chicago.

SAMUEL J. McGKAW, plumber and gas fitter, was burn in New S'urk City December to, t S35 , and was there raised and educated. He first began plumbing in 185,0, which business he followed until [869, when he came to Chicago and established himself in plumbing and gas fitting. He now owns an establishment at 362 Wabash Avenue, where he keeps a general stock of fixtures belonging to the business, and employs thirteen men. Some time ago hr established an otfice and store at Sooth Chicago, where he resides, and also keeps a general stock of fixtures there, employing three men. He is now filling a contract for the plumbing and gas filling of twenty marble-front hou%es in Chic;igo. Mr. McGraw is a ntcmtier of the Masonic Order of Chicago, hi iSbq he married Miss Margaret Adams, a native of New York City. They have two children, Aaron and Ella.

JOHN" A. MclNTOSH. Postmaster, came to South Chicago in 1874. and clerked in the post-oltiec until October 30. 1 .871). when he took charge. He received the appointment of Poll master from D. M. Key. the Postmaster-General, and was rccommissioncd July 13, 1882. by President Arthur Mr. Mcintosh is a m e n 1 tier of South Chicago Lodge. So. IxjG. I. O. O. p., Harbor Lodge, No. 731. A. K. & A. M.i Calumet Council. No. 561). R. A.; Captain Company K, Second Uegiment. I. N. G. He was born in f'red. erickton, N. H., November to, 1856, and came w ith bis parents to Chicago in iStij, where he was reared and educated. On starting out in life, he followed various occupations, finally embarking in the real estate business under the firm name of Mcintosh ,\: Edwards. In 1*73 he married Miss Lulu M, Hennessy. of Columbus. Ohio. They have two children. William K. and Mary H.

A. W. MCLAUGHLIN, physician and surgeon, was born in Perry County, Ohio, Angus) 21, iS$o. He was raised in his native county, and graduated from the Cincinnati (Ohio) Medical College in March, 1880. He began the practice of medicine at Somerset, Ohio, where he continued until he came to South Chicago in April, 1SS2. He Is a member of the Triluminar Lodge. U. I),, A. P. & A. M.: Koyal Arch Chapter, No. 61. A. V. & A. M., of Somerset, Ohio; Calumet Council, No- 569. R. A. of South Chirago, and is examining physician for the latter. In 1H71) he married Miss Margaret liastian, of New Lexington. Ohio.

I AMES MCLAUGHLIN, foreman of a furnace in the South Chicago Rolling Mills, came to Chicago in June, 1S67. and went into the employ of the North Chicago Rolling Mills as a puddler ; in April, 16S2, he engaged in the healing department of the South Chicago Rolling Mills, where he worked until he was promoted to his present position, in January. 1SS4. He was born in Ireland December 2q, 1*4-1. and came to the United Stales in 1 867. He is a member of Myrtle Lodge. Nn. 229, A. O. U. W. ; also Lakeside Lodge. No. 25, Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers.

JAMES MARKHAM. wholesale and retail dealer in sash, toon, blinds, and builders' material, began business at South Chicago June 1. lS8t. In March. 1882, lie erected a store building two stories high and 22xf4 feet in area Mr. Markham was born in Voungstown. Niagara" Co.. N. V.. March 16, 1850. His parents removed to Chicago in 1852, where he was raised and educated, Eor many years the family lived on DeKoven Stccct. verynear the spot now made famous ax live starting-point of the great fire in the fall of 1871. Mr. Markham was employed as a foreman by Hall 4i Prost, now the Erost Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of sash, doors an.l blinds, eleven years previous to locating at South Chicago, In 1875 he married Miss Mary FiUpatrick, of Brooklyn, N. V.

EDWARD MARSH, wholesale and retail dealer in wines, liquors and cigars, principally imported, began business in South Chicago in January, 18S2. Previous to beginning trade he erected ihrce buildings at a cost of $20,000. The store he occupies is 21x135, feet in area, two stories high; the other a double store, fifty feel frontage on the same street, and sixty feet deep, two stories high. He was born in Chicago September 17. 1850, and was there raised and educated. He fust embarked in the livery business in his native citv, continuing seven years; then went into the liquor trade. He is a member of the Independent Oder of foresters. May I, 18S3, he married Miss Augusta Ike, of Columbus, Wis.

J, W. MATTHEWS, firm or Rankin A Matthews, druggists. Mr. Matthews is manager of the It. & O. Telegraph line at South Chicago, with office Ih the drug store. He came to Chicago March I. 1877, agent and yard-master for the B. & O. R. R.. continuing in that capacity until i33o. When the I. C. R. R. established their office September, 1883. he took charge of it as their agent. He was lmrn in Somerset. Perry Co . Ohio, July 27. 1856, where he was reared and educated, after which he went into the employ of the B. A: O. R. R. He also had charge of a large lumber interest, and clerked in a drug store in the East. June 1(1. 1870, he married Miss Catharine H. Rankin, of South Chicago. They have two children - William George and Gertrude Maty. Mr. Matihcws is a member of the Hoard of Education, and a member of the Inde-

P.-mlent Order of Foresters and the Independent Order of Odd ellows of Illinois. LYsANtJER MEEKER, physician and surgeon, was born in Geauga County, Ohio, January 3, 1S32. He was raised and educates! in La Porte. Ind. He attended two courses uf medical lectures at Ann Arbor, Mich , two courses at Rush Medical College, Chicago, and graduated from the medical department of the Iowa University, at Keokuk, February 20. 1857. Previous to that time anil since he has practiced medicine, principally at la Torte. Ind. He was one and a half years surgeon of the I2!ilh Indiana Volunteer Infantry, after which he returned to Ln Porte, where he remained until he came and opened an office at South Chicago in June, 1S82. In 1856 he married Miss C. V. Van Sicklcn. of Cincinnati. Ohio.

SERGEANT JOHN M ERGENT II ALEK. sergeant of the Soutt. Chicago, Cotchour and Irondale police force, was promoted to his present position in April, 1 SSI 1. He joined the police force in 1875 at Hyde Park village, lie was born in Chicago July l, 1850, and was raised and educated in the city. His father, Adam Mcrgcnthaler, a policeman, was sergeant of the force from 1861 until his death. October q, 1879. The subject of this sketch was therefore reared amongst the police force, and assisted to feed prisoners when he was only fourteen years of age. In 1871 he married Miss Mary Srhoedcr, a native of Illinois. "They have five children - Prances. Kate, Pred, Ida and Charier. Mr. Mergenthaler is a memlwr of Knight Templar Lodge uf the Masonic Order, also a charter member Triluminar Lodge. A. P. & A. M-, » and a member of Fairvlew Chapter. No. 161. and Apollo Commander)', No t, of Chicago.

WILLIAM C. MITCHELL, chief engineer of the Rolling Mills of South Chicago, took charge of this department June I, 1SS2. He was born in Scotland Novemlwr I?, 1S54, and came to the United States in I.86S. He engaged in various kinds of employment about two years in If thence came to Chicago and learned the trade of machinist, follow ing that occupation in the city until February, 1882, when he came to South Chicago. In t89o he married Miss liattie P. Oberton. a native of Jefferson Township. Cook Co.. III. They have one son, William A. Mr. Mitchell is a member of Harbor Lodge, No. 731. A. P. .S; A. M.

E. L. MORSE, principal of the Souil) Chicago school, took charge in February, 1883. He was born June 12. 1855, at Hover, N. II,. and was reared in Boston. Mass. He graduated from Harvard College in the class of 1878; then began biting pupils for college in private classes. In 1870 he went to New Mexico and engaged in book-keeping, thence going to Kansas City, Mo., where he worked in a railroad office, lie came to Cook County, 111., in t88t and clerked in a rulling mill two years; then took charge of the above school. He is a member of the Harvard Club of Chicago. In 1*79 he married Miss Kate Tomcy, a native of Itcland.

WILLIAM MURRAY has charge of the whole -ale and retail coal depot of Messrs. I.angdon. Harvey & Richardson. South Chicago, city office in Chicago. They handle from fifty to sixty thousand ton* of anthracite and bituminous coal per annum, and employ aliout twenty men in South Chicago. Their coal mines are al Wilkes Harrc and Scranton. Lean., white they mine and ship laige quantities to the West. Mr. Murray was born in P-ric, Perm. , Tune 22. 1852. and was reared in his native city, where he served an apprenticeship as millwright, afterward following railroading four years. In the spring of 1872 he assisted to erect car shops at l>cl'cre, Wis., (or the manufacture of freight and passenger cars, anil continued there until the spring of 1875, at which time be came to Chicago and worked for the Chicago & North- Western Railroad, and in the fall of the same year he look charge of machinery on the North Pier for C. J. U Meyer, and continued three years in that capacity; thence to South Chicago. In 1S7S he married Miss prances Roscnkran?. of Elgin, III. They have two children. Maud and Rubie.

I)AV11> MYERS, proprietor of the South Chicago Express anrl Freight line, does a large delivery business, employing three men and three express delivery wagons. He frequently sends wagons to Chicago. Mr. Mvcrs began business in the fall of 1*80. He was bom near Valparaiso. Ind., June to. 1857, reared in his native State, and came to Cook County in 18S0,

South Chicago. Mr. Naptcrskic took charge of this roll in Mav, 1882. He was born in Galveston. Ten., in September, and came to Chicago in lS<>l with his parents, where he was Miscti ;incl educated. When a -unull boy he went into the employ of the above rolling mill company, and has since Ix-en with them, coming lo South Chicago April 28, 1SS2. He is a member of Myrtle I.-ilge. No. 576, A. O, V. W.. Independent Order of Foresters, and the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Wickers. December 4, 1S7S, Ik married Miss Catharine Wrcford l.e Gallais, born in list at Clevedon, Somersetshire. England: her lather was Captain I'hilip U Gallais. of Jersey Island. They have three children- Carrie Wrcford, Samuel Julius and Katie E.

Al'C.UST NELSON. Postmaster, was appointed April aj, 1B83. being the lirst to this oftice, He was bum in Kalmcr. Sweden, May I. 1848. After leaving school he was apprenticed to wood turning, which he followed in Sweden until 1S68, when he emigrated. After remaining in Canada a short time, he settled in Chicago, where he engaged in wood turning in the car shops of the I.C. R. R.. remaining in their employ until November, 1882, when he engaged in business in Parksidc. The hrm of Peterson .V Nelson, grocers, real estate dealers, was established ill 1SS2 by lohrivm * Peterson. They contemplate adding to their store until' they keep a general one.

GEORGE OBRIEN. chief engineer In the rail mil 1 department. look charge in the spring of t8sj. There arc thirteen cngineers employed. He was horn in 1-ondon, Kngland, luly 20, 1*5^. was raised in that city and educated at the workingmens college. Afterward he served an apprenticeship of seven years at Penn's. Greenwich, Kngland, in the shop [or erecting " marine engines, In 1S70 he came to the I'nited States, locating at Pittsburgh. Penn., where he worked in various engineering departments until he came lo South Chicago and accepted his present position. He is Junior Warden of the lllne Lodge, A. F. i; A M.. and a Royal Arch Mason of South Chicago

IAMBS I). PERRY, locomotive, stationary and mechanical engineer, was born in Phila.lclphia. Penn., Mav '9. 1*1,. and lived In V\ est \ irginia until ten years of age. The family "removing to 1 o', '' ,h"e hc rema'ne<l <"">' he went into "the employ of the HKmmI Ohio Railroad Company in I S 70. us a h reman which occupation he followed two years, after which he was engineer one year. He then returned to Ionia Mich where he was employed in the same capacity by a lumber mill company one year, after which he went into the employ of the H & O R K in the same capacity fur six years. Then' at South Chicago lie t,«,k charge of an engine for the North Chicago Rolling Mill Company In 1S64 he enlisted in Company 1). nth Michigan Volunteer Infantry, and was mustered out in September. 1S65. II,. j, , mcItl. her of A. h. Iiumvde Post, No. too. G. A, K. He now holds a certificate a* steamboat engineer of the great lakes. In lSs, he married Miss Ron l.armore, a native of West Virginia

Rolling M,!| Company. After this he removed to Hay View Milwaukec. Wis., anil was foreman of the Hay View blast furnace Mili'?'' h* took clurfi of the Minerva blast furnace at wJ ?K , I °s£? ^ Cr.min>- ,n Soull) t hi'-ago in July, tMf. lie >a bom ,n Shipley. Kngland. I lecetnber .0. 1S40. and served an apprenticeship in the iron and steel business, In 1S72 he came to Anienca He is a member of Iron Kink Lodge, No. 221 I o

T'-moveil lo his ruitive county, where he boushl one ill i farms and followed farming until the fall of is#^ w which lime he enlisted in the 3Isl New York Independent Kiit'trr and served three vears in the de|urtment of the Gulf it \e» Orleans. Port Hudson and Morganzie llend, and BRkhMd in the siege of Mobile, Alabama, capture of Spanish i'ort jed Fat Ulakcley ; afterward ascended the Tumbigbcc River and aanki. pated in the capture of seventeen Reliel steamers; reined tu Mobile ; thence to Ualvcslnn. Texas ; and was mustered net Sep. tcmber la, lUt, at New Orleans. He then rriumcii to SvraciKe, .New V'ork, and followed building: in 1S74. at tireai fiend, Kan., erecting the finest court-house in the western part nf th»: Su:<. After icmaining there some time he removed to Sucih Chicjgo. Hc is now Chaplain of A. E, llurnside Post, No. 109, (j, A. K, 1 1 iinself and wife arc members of the Methodist Episcopal Church, of which hc is steward and a trustee.

C.EOROK W. RICHARDS, business manager of the South 1 hicago Opera House, came to South Chicago in I Member. 1??.. and engaged in the retail meat trade until 1S79. He w.15 thei employed in the large rolling mills about thirteen month' ; lien f.ir the South Chicago hire Department, " larsltal of now captain of the Kire IVpartmcnt. He was burn In Haltirotce. Maryland, May 20, 1837, and there was raised and educated. In 1861 he enlisted in Company II. 1st Maryland Volunteer Inlantrv participating in all ihe kml'es of his command: was taken nnvaur at Front Royal. Mav 27, IShj, and confined in l.ibbie MM the latter part of the following December; mustered out Ma> 17. 1S64, at Haltimore, Maryland. After Ihe war he was conductor «i street railways some lime ; then a memher nf the Itallimute fl f fo»ce : then embarked in the gTocery and provision business for some time, and Kcbruary 8. 1874, came In Chicaeo, and inn thence went to his present' place. On January 15. 18*4, hcpurchiied a half-interest with C. P. Edwards in the real estate ami insuriace business at South Chicago, III. He Is a charter roenber nf A. E. Burnside Post, No. lot), G. A. R. He also assisted u> organize Division No. 85. Sons of Temperance. In iJt'jnc "atricd Mivs Mary E. Reed", of Baltimore, Maryland. They hire unc daughter, Anna Virginia, now Mrs. August Schndl. of Suit* Chicago.

LEVI ROSENBERG is of the firm of E. Sommcr i C:c. driers in a general line of hardware. stoves, tinware, ae.dwhpiloiyeneial jobbing work. They began trade at South Chicagoin iSSt.niiinr their trade established in Chicago in 1870. They now occupy tie tine brick store which thev erected in the summer of |5S.1 it a MM of S(i,<«io. Il is twenty-live feet wide by eighty-eight fee: deeptwo stories and a basement high. Mr. Roscnbern Is a niiire a St. Louis, Mo., and was raised in Chicago in mercantile trade Hc is a member of the Knights of Pythias, and Calumet Council, No. 560, R. A., ol South Chicago.

Market, Winnipeg Block. This market was opcm 1883, when Mr. Ruhland assisted in tlx' arrangement ol il,_»ndbrcamc superintendent. He was born in Cleveland. Ohio, 'r**B?'<f 3. 1856, and was raised in his native city and in Chicago. He ni« followed the alxive business since he was a boy. He came to t nv cago in 1S7,, and the same vear he married Miss Ellen Itelmutt of Cleveland. ( )hio. They have three chiliirtai - Etnnia. UN J"J Clara. Mr. Ruhland is a member of the A. O. U. W.

C. B. RUSHMORE has charge of the United States l,rh|. house at South Chicago (known as Calumet Kiglit-UiHise 186$ Mr. kushmore settled in Chicago, where l.e engajed is " manufacture of brick nine years. In I S74 lie settled 1: lnu» Ridge, four miles south of South Chicago, on a bwl pre-empli'^ This land had l>ecn omitted from the Government survey, anc il liable to pre-emption. In 1SS1 he obtaineil his patent trorn .m I 'nited States for the land, and has since held it as h>» ' 1880 he came to South Chicago and accepted the position ol I n.- States light-house keeper. He was lorn April 10, !t>2t. married Miss Carrie Rankin, of Amherst. Ma». They have two sons - Richard C. and George I). Mr. Kushmore has three daughters by a former marriage - Lucy <.;.. now Mr*. George Derrickson, of Minneapolis, Minn., Mabel C, a teacher in the public schools of South Chicago, anil Abbic M., a teacher at lluchanan, Mich.

G. A. RUSSELL, proprietor of the Triumph llaning-Mill. began the erection of these mills in the spring ol 1874, They are now 62x13} feci in area, one-half three stones high; and there is an addition 20x125 feet long, two stories high. This lactory contain* all the necessary machinery for manufacturing sash, doors, Mind*, and all kinds of machinery for the planing and reaving required by the lumber trade, and employ* from twenty to thirty men. Mr Russell was lK)rn in Chenango County. N. Y , December 8, i3lS. In 1S25 his parents removed to Ku«cll Township, Geauga Co., Ohio, where thev lived a number of year*, when they removed to Henderson County. Ill , where Mr. Russell lived until he was twenty-one years of age. lie then became a carpenter and builder, which occupation he followed. I Ic worked two years at millwrigluing before coming to Chicago in 1 866, and there followed his trade, working two years at millwrighting and manufacturing for others until 1874, at which time he began erecting his planing, mill at South Chicago. In 1844 he married Miss Sarah Halsey. of Henderson County, III. They have eight childrrn - Sarah S., now Mrs. I. E. Chapin, living in Florida, Sylvester K.. a carpenter of South Chicago; Maria l... now Mrs. r, P, Medina, living in Idaho; Charles Sumner, with his father in the planurg-mill business; Hannah A., now Mrs George Daniels, a printer of Chicago; Olive A., now Mrs. Thomas Mnran. who is agent for the sale of school furniture; Celcslia A., a proof-reader in the Interior o trice. Chicago: Emma L., a teacher in the Chicago public schools. Mr. Kusscll is president of the South Chicago Philnxphical Society, and is connected with the South Chicago Post Printing Company

A. SCI I N ELL is proprietor of a meat market, in w hich be retails all kinds of fresh and salt meats, etc. In iSSo he erected a market building twenty-two feet wide by sixty feet deep, two stories high, at a coot of $2,000, He was born in Germany. October 10, 1S53. and came In the United States in tS66, engaging in the meat-market business at Italtimore, Md., for six yenrs. He removed to Chicago in 1S72. where he engagetl in the same occupation until 1874, when he came to South Chicago. In 1S77 he married Miss Anna V. Richards, of Baltimore, Md. They have one son, William A. Mr. Schnell is .1 member of Harbor Lodge, No 731, A., K. & A. M., and the German Harugari.

OTTO SCHOENlNlf, contractor and builder, was born in Stralsund, Germany. January 26. 1654. Hecamc to Chicago first in ijcVI. and after some time he returned to his native land. In 1871 he immigrated to the United States with his parents, and settled at South Chicago, where he l>egan contracting and building. He cmplovs from six to twenty-five men in the business. In companv with another party lie erected the Taylor school building of Snulfi < 'hicago, and has l>een engaged in erecting many of the good buildings of the latter city. He is a member of the Knights of Pythias anil the Sooth Chicago Liedertafal. In 1874 he married Miss Frederick.! Itehn. a native of Germany. They have one daughter. Ida Fredericka Carolina loscphina.

JACOli SHEPHERD, heater in the rolling mills, came to North Chicago in 1875, and went into the employment of the North Chicago Rolling Mills as a heater, continuing thereuntil hecamc to South Chicago and began work in the above department in May, 1SS2- lie was born in Switzerland April 8. 1S.p1; came to the United States in September of 1S5T. and located near Detroit, Mich., where he followed farming until 1M.7, after which he went to Wyandotte. Mich., and entered the employ of the above company. He is a member of Garlield Lodge. No. OqS, I. O. O. F.; Independent Order ol F'orcMers of ( hicago, Garden City Lodge, No. 1; A. O. U. W.. Myrtle Lodge, No. 226, South Chicago. In 1S63 he married Miss F.mma Flowers, born in Washtenaw County, Mich., October o,, 1S45. They have two children, Klla M., born Novemlier I J. 1S65, and Alia M., August 7. lS6g.

PETER SMITH. Ol the firm of Kowalski. Smith & Co., wholesale and retail dealers in wines, liquors and cigars, was born in Chicago, 111.. December 20, 1353, and was there reared and began work as a carpenter and builder. This occupation he followed seven years, after which he worked for the North Chicago Rolling Mill Company ten years, coming to South Chicago July I, 1SS0, and erntnarking in his present business. The hrm erected their store. 2Cxtoofcet in area, in t88o, and began trade.

CAPTAIN JOSEPH SNYDER came to Cook County March I, 1870; bought a team and entered the employ of the Marine Company, improving their lands, etc.. until < (ctobcr 6, 1871, when he became night watciiman for the Marine Company \ Mechanics' National Linnk, until February 1. 1S74. In June of the same year he went into the employ of the Western News Company, continuing three years, after which he was for a year sergeant of police in Hyde Park, then for three years was captain of the one winter in Indiana ; then in Kane County, III., engagetl in the sale of farm implements for some time. After this he farmed in Livingston County, III., until he came to Chicago. He is a member of Suuth Park Lodge, No. 662. Masonic Order. January 21, 1863 he married Miss Jane Howard, a daughter of Philu Howard, of ill.ukbcrry Township, Kane Co., III. They have four sons - Charles, Fldward. Lewis and Frank. Mr. Snyder has a half-inter, est in the celebrated new process of making syrup from Indian corn. From this process one bushel of corn will yield from two to three gallons of the !>est syrup, and the meal left is said to then contain excellent fattening qualities for any kind of farm sttick.

JOHN It. STKASllURtiER is principal of the South Chicago high school and superintendent of all schools in South Chicago and Colchour. consisting of ten schools. Mr. Strasburger was born in Naperville, III.. November 23, 1S56. and was educated at Aurora Seminary and Pekin Academy, and graduated from the Central High School of Chicago in the class of 1S7S. One year liefore graduating lie taught the Hamilton School, Lee County, III. Since graduating he has taught in South Chicago. He is a member ol Professor Swing s Church, and the Fireside Club, ol which Professor Swing is president, lie conducted the Ilarmonia Musical Society of Chicago two years, and is now a member of Irving Societv, of Chicago.

P.'M. STULTS, yard-master of the North Chicago Rolling Mills, South Chicago, touk charge of this department February 15, 18S3. Mr. Stults was borrr at New Lyme, Ashtabula Co.. Ohio, August 12, iS4g. and lived in his native place until 1S61. Going to Cleveland, Ohio, he clerked in a store until i860, after which he went to Mcadvillc. Penn. I Ic there went intothe employ of the Atlantic <V Great Western Railroad as a ennductor and agent until 1872, in which year he went to Danville. 111., ax yard-master for the Chicago, Danville it Vincennes and the Chicago Jv Eastern Illinois railroads until 187S. Then removing to Chicago, la' there held the same position for the latter railroad until February 15, 1883, when he went into the employ of the North Chicago Rolling Mill Company. He is a member ol the Yard Masters' Mutual Itcnetit Association of the United States and the Canadas. In 1S70 he married Miss Lmma Wood, of Greenville, Penn. They have four children - May, Lenna, Ida and Ray.

CHAKLES V, SWAN, physician and surgeon, was born in Hymn. Ogle Co.. Ky.. October 5. 1850. He was reared in his native place and theState of Illinois, and for some time was a student at the Hcloit College. Wis. In IS74 he graduated at the Cincinnati Medical College, Ohio. During 1S74-75 he was interne or house physician, in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio, lie began the practice of medicine in March, 1875, at South Chicago, lie is a member of the Calumet Council. No. 561), k. A. ; South Chicago Lodge. No. 696, I. O. O. F. ; and trilaminar Lodge. A. F. \ A. M., South Chicago. In 1875 he married Miss Ilulda Austerman. of Waukesha, Wis. They have two children. Nellie and Anna Louise,

D. S. TAYLOR, dealer in real estate, was born in New York City in 1847, and was reared and educated in New Haven, Conn. In "1862 he enlisted in Company K, 116th New York Volunteer Infantry, participating in ail the battles of his command. At the close of the war Ik came to Chicago, where he was identified in the manufacture and sale of carriages until 1873. He then removed to South Chicago, where he embarked extensively in the real estate business. 1 Ic also has an office in Chicago.

W. H. TAYLOR, builder and contractor, ihies a general building business and employs twenty men. lie has erected many fine buildings in South Chicago, amongst them E. D. Marsh's double store, the brick store of F. Snmmer N. Co., the residence of Thomas Gaughn and several others. He came to Chicago in August. 1880, and worked at iris trade until February 20, 1SS2, when he located at South Chicago and began his present employment. He was horn in Oakville, Ont., September 24. 1854, and was raised in London, same province. Since twelve years of age he has followed bis present occupation. In 1882 he mnrried Miss lane Jackson, of Wyoming, Out. Mr. Taylor is connected with the Knight* of Pvthias of South Chicago.'

' JOHN THOMAS, roller in the finishing department of the North Chicago Rolling Mills, at South Chicago, was born In Kliymney. Glamorganshire. South Wales, July 7, 1850. He passed his boyhood days at Maesteg, South Wales, where his father was blast furnace manager for ten years and unlil his death. Mr. Thomas came to America in 1865 and located at Cincinnati, Ohio, where he served his apprenticeship as machinist, completing it at Muncie, Ind. He came to Chicago in |868 and worked ut the Union Rolling Mills two years, after which he removed to Oaksville, Ont., and worked at his trade one and one-half years. Returning to Chicago he worked two years for Fox & Howard,

E~ Jenkins, daughter dl Kcubcn Jenkins. They have live children - Reuben, |nme>, Charles Edward, Flmmaand Ada Ann. He then worked for the Jolicl Iron \ Sleel Company one anil one-half years, for tin: St. Ixniis Kail Fastening Company two ft***, for Ihe Crane Brothers Manufacturing Company two years, and on Ihe erection of the rolling mills .11 South Chicago has been there employed. He received hi* present position in \ugu«t. 1882. He b .1 numlMir of Myrtle Lodge. So. 239, A. 0. II . W», and i» its present Receiver.

\V. \\". I IMIU'KI AkK was born in Caroline County, Va.. lanuarv 10, 1S41. and was raised in the nai. business at Richmond. November 6, I * * I . he took charge of the nail department of the Calumet Iron ft Steel Company's work*, and superintends the work of about two hundred men. lie is a meml«er of the Encampment and Lodge, I. O. O. ¥.. Chapter and Masons' Lodge, and Royal Arcanum. In 1S65 he married Miss Timpic M. Hailey. of kiehmnnd, Henrico Co., Va. Thev have six children - Florence I... Alive V., I.ula M.. WflKa Charles L. and Mvrtle It.

F F.N TON TINSLEY. firm of Tinsley Brothers, dealers In gents furnishing g<»xls. clothing, boots and shoes, etc. They also have a branch store at (irand Crossing, Cook County. In 1874 they erected their store at South Chicago, twenty-two by sixiy-six feet, and two stories high. J. W. Tinsley is the other member of the firm. Kenton Tinsley came to Chicago in 1*04 and engaged in photographing, continuing the business in part until just previous 10 locating at his present place, lie was Imrn in Oneida County, \. V., June y>, 1&43, and was raised at Ilooneville. same county, and employed as clerk a number of years. In Ik'tobcr. I&61, he enlisted in Company A. <>?lh New Vork Volunteer Infantry, participating in all liattles of his command as a drummer boy for one year. He is a member of Calumet Council. No. 590, K.'A. In November, iSSo, he married Miss Nellie Jelson, of Kacine, Wis,

JAMES S. T1T.I.V, foreman on a section of the 1'., Kt. W, ,v C K. R., look charge in 1858. and for twcnty.live year- haremained at the head of this department. He came to Illinois in li!5l and settled at Ten Mile Grove. Vermillion County, where he wotked on a farm at twenty-two dollars per month. In 1852 he came to Chicago, wlicrc he worked on the docks, and in the fall of the same year came to South Chicago. He-erected the first frame house in the village proper, m w- close to the public school building, where he has since lived, He went into the employ of the Michigan Southern Railroad for about three years, after which he l>egati work for the above company. He was born in Churchlowii. County Meath. Ireland, Kchmary 22, ld22, and came to America In lS}o and settled in Westchester County, N. Y., where he worked on a farm until he came to Illinois. He has sertcd as school treasurer of South Chicago for the past four years, and has beta school trustee three or four years. Himself and family are members of the Catholic Church. July 18. 1S52. he married Miss Rose Cain, a native of County Meath. Ireland. They had eleven children - Mary A., bom June 3. 1852, deceased ; Peter, born July 12. 1854, deceased; pat, born May b, 1S55 ; James, bom August Ifi, 1S50 demised ; John, born August 20. 1S50; Michael, born October S. l£6o: Jennie, born November IS, 18(13; Thomas Francis. Iiorn Novcinbcr 20, 1S65 : Julia, born November lb, 1H07 . Richard, born December 24. 1S00, and Matthew. b« November o, 1S71.

M AR TIN TCRNER. dealer ill coal, wood, sand, loom, slag and ashes, employs about seventeen men and seven teams in the business. He furnishes sand for the rolling mills and foundries, anil in ihe year 1883 furnished one thousand and seven hundred car loads of sand to the Pullman Palace Car Company's brickyards and

Madison, Cook Co., III., and followed hay pressing six years: thence removed to Lake County. Ind., and "followed agricultural pursuits until he returned to Cummings and liegan his present business. He was Imrn in Allegany County, N. v.. February 2, I S40, and was raised there In the spring of 1BG1 he cnlisled in Company II. 2oih Indiana Volunteer Infantry. He was in ihe service one year. January 12, Itjb, he married Miss Hannah Miller, of Erie County. N. V. They have one son and one daughler. Lcgrand and l.otlie.

FRANK M. WEIKTF.R. wholesale dealer in coal, and agent for the Chicago llelt Road. C. & E. ].. and C, K. I. I". railraids. He was l»i»n in Racine. Wis., DeocmlxT 22, 1 8 SO, and tkrre was raised. He gradiuileil from the Racine High School, ami Inr some lime attended R.o'ric College, after which he wax in the employ <,f the Western Union Railway until he came to Chicago. July 2'j. isoj, where he look charge of ihe business alfairs nl the C, . R. I. ft I'. R K. He Had served three years on the ll<urd o( Education of South Chicago, and one year as its president. He was elected and served four years as Village Irtisteeof Hyde I'ark. and is now serving his fourth year as a member of the Cook County Uosiid uf Education. In Ja73 he married Miss Fannie Allison, of IScloit, Wis. Tbci '-.:.ir one daughler - Ida Elwabeth. lie i« a member of the Hlnc Lulgr and Chapter, A. F. \ A. M., South Chicago, and Apollo Cannundcry, No. I.Chicago. He is also connected Willi the Lftart

I \. Will IT., dealer in coal and wood, began bn«««i in s.n.ii;i >~ii.a^o August l, 1M2. The first vrar be «old ibout - . 1 1,111. i,l coal, four car loads of wood and 150 cord* of dabt. He hvc men and three teams in the bieuneM. llisliiitlipl.nr was IVlrrsliam, Mass., where he grew lo niau)i»jd. LborirtC i|-.o Iv.s lather's farm during the summer, and in the pubic sell "d, hrsi as stholai and then for several years as teachrr, durjiv Ihr autumn and winter. In iSc; he opened a prairie lam in IrnqnvM County, HI., wlkere be remained uoltl March, ISM. «hfn he responded 10 the call for volunteers to delend Ihe cuuatry ltd the law, and enlisted in Company C, loth Illinois Infantry. An order lieing subsequently ol»lained from the war department to organize said company as light artillery, he recniitcd lbr conpjtrra lo the requisite numlier at Chicago, and afterward wacrteilrl lo the command of same as Captain. Remaining with them 10 Ihe close of the war. and until thev were mustered out at Chicago. Inly 10, 1S65. He soon after organized the first general UiRgaite imii package express business of Chicago, and wax rarxmsly <ngaged in insurance, real estate and hotel business until lbr spnue of Hit, when he took charge as superintendent of laniih'i. Richardson & Cos cnal docks at South Chicago. "1 h« nuiilinn he left to embark in the coal business as cited above, He « a member of Triluminar Lodge, A. P. k A. M., If. matidrt of A. E. Ilurnside I'ost. No. loo, G. A. R. In WJ married Miss Annie II. Ferris, of Clifton. III. The. hare lamchildren - Clarence F.. F'rank and Harold.

CHAKI-ES WILD, agent for all kinds of scwine nwcB'tcv and dealer in millinery and hair goods, began bu«ness Marih « Ift&t. He rame to Chicago in 1S78. where he wotked MM trade of tiell hanging, and sold different articles clc ,JW came lo Smilh Chicago. He was born in \orkslnre l.ntonn June in. |S3<., and was raisesl in his native place He the t niled Slates in |8« 7. following his trade at Uncas^ 1* Philadelphia. Penn.. until he CMN to Chicago- In l»:9 nc nuuried Miss Susanna Fisher, a native of Yorkshire, EngUml.

ALFRED WILSON was born in New York Cilv June 14. 1837. His parents lived there until 1849,* whan they removed to Milwaukee. Wis., where they resided until 1503. February 24 of that year he enlisted in the 16th United State* Infantry, and soon afterward was appointed First Serjeant of Company C. Id Ilatlalion. He participated in several lxitlles, and wa>. taken prisoner al the biittlc uf Chickamauga, and after fifteen months' confinement in Andcrsomille ami other rebel prisons, was returned tu Annuo, lis, Md. lie was mustered out March 3. 1865. After anny life he was identified ten years in the insurance business at Columbus, Ohio. July 13, 1866. he married Miss Annie I'nlling, of the latter city, a native of Worcestershire. England. They have thtee chil. dren - Maud. Alfred, Jr., and New tun. In 1S74 he removed to Chicago, where he was employed it) the Look County Treasurer's office tour years, and a year in the Recorder's office. In 1S70 he removed to South Chicago, where he was engaged as wcighmMttr at the rolling mills a number of years, afterward being appointed Street Inspector. In i$3o was elected a member of the Hoard of Education for three years, and was secretary of same. Me is prcsident of the Fifth I tistrict Republican ( \ub, and is the present commander of A. E. lturnsidc Post, No, ioq. A, R.

HERMAN 1'". WITTE, foremau of the wood-working machine works of llenjamin, F ischer ,V Mallery, was born in Hlue Island. Cook County, July tf>, i860, and raised on a farm there. In 1877 he begun his apprenticeship as a machinist in Chicago in the employment of the American Steam Engine Works, continuing there three years, after which he went into the employment of the Vul. can Iron Works, and later in the Columbia Iron Works of Chicago, remaining there until he came to South Chicago, April |. ISS3. His father, Christian Wille. is a fanner near lilut- Island.

J. HENRY ZEIS, principal of the Oallistel school, Colehoar. He took charge of this school September I. I SIS 3 Mr. Zeis was born January i860, at F'ort Seneca, Ohio and was raised in Springfield township. Allen Co.. Ind.. near Fort Wayne, where his parent* still reside. He was educated at Valparaiso. Ind.. and Ada, Ohio. Since 1877 he has taught in the public schools of Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. He is a member of Mt. Ninai I odge. of South Chicago, and the I'hilomathean Society of Northwestern Normal School of Ada. Ohio, for sonic time having Inen president of the latter institution.

This suburb derives its name from Charles W. Colehour, and is known also as the Iron-worker's Addition to South Chicago. This was laid out in the south half of Section 8, Township 38 North, Range 15 Bast, and in the west half of the northwest epiarter of Section 17, s;tme township and ranne; the limits of Colehour are hard!)- definable, especially in view of the fact that the inhabitants of the vicinity who live north of the Pittsburgh. Fort Wayne & Chicago, Michigan Southern & Baltimore and Ohio railroad tracks, designate their local habitation as being exclusively in Taylor's addition. In deference, therefore, to the idiosyncrasies of such residents, the northern boundary of Colehour, may be designated as such tracks ; the eastern, the State line ; the western, the Calumet River ; and the southern. One Hundred and Tenth Street. There is but little history to this region, unless an apocryphal narration of Indian deni/.ens be told, for Martin Finerty. perhaps

The oldest living settler, who came in 1S59, and located on what is now Avenue K, near One Hundred and Eleventh Street, says that then there were but three people in Colehour. Michael O'Hyrne, Mrs. Ann O'Bvrne and George Wurley, and that " The country was all a bush and prairie, water antl muskrats, and that the mosquities could be shot by the bushel-basketful." 'The first death was that of James Prendcrgast, in November, 1858, a settler of 1851, whose widow Finerty married in 1859; anil the first and only road for many years, was one that followed the route of the Indian' trail, starting at the old Indian graveyard, thence running to Ewing Avenue and southeast to State line. Upon this road, Finerty states, are the remains of an old tavern ; he also relates, on the authority of Mrs. Finerty, that Frank Ocgnan came to

Colehour about 1851, and Rogers Murphy about 1851. 'The church of the ]>eriod was the residence of Michael Doyle, whereat mass was said by Father "Tom" Kelly. The actual existence of Colehour subsequent to this legendary genealogical epoch was commenced in 1873, when the survey was made after the purchase by the Silicon Steel Company of twenty-six acres in the northwestern corner for their rolling mills. In September of that year it became manifest that accommodations must be made for the workmen, whom the opening of the rolling-mills would bring to the place, and streets were opened and real estate thrown upon the market ; the first general auction sale taking place October 27. Notwithstanding the general depression lots were sole] at prices averaging seven dollars |>er foot. But failure upon the part of the Silicon company to fulfill the provisions of the contract under which they procured their land caused litigation; and the reversion of the property to Mr. Colehour. The buildings erected by them for a .rolling mill are now occupied by K. A. Shedd & Co. as an ice house.

T.wi.ok's Amu 1 ions to South Chicago. - These additions may be generally said to extend from the railroad track designated as the northern boundary of Colehour, northward to the Calumet River and forming a triangle bounded by such tracks, the river and Lake Michigan. I >. S. 'Taylor, purchased and subdivided some three hundred acres in 1872-73, antl he also sold twenty-six acres to the Silicon Steel Company, that reverted to him in the same manner as those of Mr. Colehour. From near the entrance to Calumet River, Mr. Taylor has cut a large slip whereon are two thousand five hundred feet of frontage. In 1873, Mr. Taylor built the Ewing House, at the corner of Ewing and One Hundredth Street, at a cost of $to,ooo, the first hotel in the Taylor-Colchoiir district ; the mention of the other features in which will hereafter include both regions.

The First School in the region was attached to the Colehour German Lutheran Church, and organized in 1874, with the Church, with about fifteen scholars; it now numbers eighty-six pupils, ami the principal is A. F. Ahner. The congregation, at the time of their segregation, were ten families ; at present the congregation comprises fifty-eight families ; the pastor is Rev. John Feiertag; the trustees are Fr. Kggers, Fr. Miller and Henry Millis. The church property consists of five lots on One Hundred and 'Third Street and Avenue A, and two buildings; the church, school-room and pastor's residence. The buildings, with furniture, are worth

'The first public school was built in 1876. on the site of the present Gallistcl school, on Ewing Avenue, between One Hundred and Third and One Hundred and Fourth streets.

The first Postmaster was Richard T>. Lender. J. Bremer succeeded him antl Bremer was succeeded by M. W. Gallisiel on January 29, 1880. who is now the occupant of the position.

The first church erected was the Church of the Evangelical Association, tn 1875, when the congregation was organized as a mission by the Illinois Conference. The pastors of this Church have been Revs. Schuster, G. C. Knoble, William Gross, Strowsberger, W. H. Fowkc and T. W. Woodsidc. 'They also supplied the pulpit of the Association at Cummings since its organization. The doctrines and church polity arc very similar to tlios.e of the Methodist Episcopal Church. The membership of the Church at present is thirty-four ; of the Sunday-school, one hundred and fifty, under the superintendenry of J. V. Halm. The church, situated on Sixth Avenue, between Ninety -eighth and Ninety-ninth streets, is thirty-eight by fifty-six feel j is still' a mission, partly de|H.-ndent upon the conference, and is worth with the ground, $4,500 The trustees arc : A. Kehm, F. Peter* and J. V. Hahn ; class-leader. Wesley Sawyer.

Seventh Street, was dedicated in June. 1876. at which time there were twenty-five members. The trustees were : Messrs. Ilaiierlc, Schneider and Stubcnrauch ; the cost of the church and ground was §1,000, the prevent pastor, (.otthard Mendel, was the incumbent. The members of the Church at present number eighty. In Connect km with the Church is a Young Mens' Christian Association, organized May 15. |HS>. witli fourteen members. Us name was recently changed to " Jugendverein." Of this society the pastor is the president. A nourishing Sunday-school is likewise attac hed to the Church.

The Swedish Baptist Church, on Fourth Avenue, is a neat and pretty edifice, built in 1 88.1. The membership is about twenty-five and they have no settled pastor; wherein the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran llethanv Church are like unto them. W hen this latter body meets, their services are held in the public school building.

The Colehour Loan \- Building Association is a prominent feature of real estate transactions in Colehour, with a capital stock of $15,000. The officers are : Henry Kasscns. president - Jacob Bremer, sec retary ; M. W. Gallistel. treasurer ; Henry W inkclman, John ISergrecn. Rudolph Buchart, J. A. Johnson, Henry Saffron and John Capre/.. financial committee.

On June 12, ifei, Colehour 1 1 osc Co.. No. 8, was orKanizcd. with William S. Smith as captain, but they shortly afterward disbanded, ami the hand hose cart and hand engine were taken awav.

The industries of this region, apart from the real estate nteresis, an Ihiffv's I in- Plate ,v St.-. ' Pool Works, at the intersection of the Pittsburg & Fort Wayne Railroad and Third Avenue; has the object of the works described in the name. Mr. lames I". Duffy has designed a system of autoin itic machinery whereby metal can be coated with tin, without skilled labor' l>eing requisite, and whereby one man can do the work of sixteen proficient artisans. His experiments have demonstrated the practicability of the process and a patent has been awarded. The experiments, however, were made upon smaller machinery than is requisite for manufacture; larger machinery will lie constructed by Mr. Duffy at the new shop, when completed, where the manufacture of tools of all kinds bv machinery will also be carried on.

There are also Brand & Hummel s Brewery on One Hundredth Street, near the river; C. E. JockiscVs planmgi nml Msh fact"r>'- near Brand .V Hummers; Kalisll \- Sutton's stocking factory, and Henry Lassen s soda factory. Of the prospects of this region only favorable accounts could be given were it not for the uncertainty regarding some of the real estate titles in t-olchour, but time, chancery suits and tax-titles will er<Kle the clouds, and warranty, in lieu of quit-claim deeds prevail. The prospective proprietors of Tavlor and Colehour, however, are not the resilient proprietors, but the large manufacturers and mill owners, ami they are amply qualified to guard their interests against adverse claims and litigants under color of title. T1ie sites arc excellent, contiguity to the river and lake affords special and unequalcd facilities for dockage, And the multiplicity of railroad lines present competitive, aixl Consequently reasonable, rates of transportation. With these advantages the growth and prospentv of this region is merely a question of time, and of (nil a short time, as the motors to such growth are rapidly bcaiir. ny known.

Colehour Mooraphical Sketches

CHARLES W. COLEHOUR, attorney al la* and dealer it real estate, wai born in Norrislown, Penn., March 4, 1S37, anc was raised in Philadelphia, educated al Ihc University of 1'enwrlvar.ia, Philadelphia, and in IS60 was admitted to (he B»r of thai city. He came directly lu Chicago, lit., where he opened a law office, and continued ihe praciice of law until 1S70. It whxh lime he became identified in real cslate. In 1874 he removed to wrjai i- now named Culehour. which lakes its name fiom him. la iSdJ he married Miss Anna P. Clarke, of Utica, N. V. They have loir children - Mats-He. Grace, Charles \V., Jr., and Nellie.

FREDEKICK A. EGGERS was born in Hanover. Gemwii. August 19. 1 S2 1 At a suitable age he served ten years in tie cavalry service of the German Army. He followed the mm facture of linen fourteen years, and in 1850 came to the Ur ted States, lived two months in Chicago, and in Oclohrr of that year settled in Nortli Township, Lake County. Ind., ar>d alter a time erected a fine dwelling there. Kor many years he hi; Mlowed fishing on Lake Michigan, markctirg hit caiches in Chicago. He has often started from his place a: one o'clock in the morning with a wagonload of fish when there were no tori* « bridges, and sold his products in the city - lo reluin aad repeal ihe same. In 1853 he was Supervisor of his township and served for many year,, and from 187610 1802. induiire. *a;a member of ihc Hoard ofCountv Commi winners of Lake Cotrty, Ind. In 1 945 he married Mi's Fredericka Halbfai, a native uf Germany. Thev had seven children - Henty (iteceaied). Jchn. Frederick. Ernst, Mary Augusta. Fredericka (d.wnnfr Susan. They are members oi the G

They are members of the German I ulhetan Churd. MATTHEW VV. GALLISTEL, Putnuttt. m horn aear V lenna. Austria, December 15, 1843. and came wiih Mi Daren 10 America in 1854. setlling in Chicago. In 1855 he spent (mirlemii al the German Catholic College, Milwaukee, retaining lhe wit year, when he was employed as clerk in a grocery, some lime afterward embarking in the business for himself, which he carnednt for eleven years. In 1S7S he came to Colehour. where he etgajed in general merchandising four years. January 9, lSSa." low charge of the post-office, and in connection with II carries tra » real estate and fire insurance business. In 1S63 he """'^ Mane Duschek, a nalive of Bohemia. They have five chiUrta Andrew M., lohn P.. Albert W.. Frank A. and Ml«A. H"« one of the originators of the South Chicago l odge. No. 090. I.u. O F . from which be withdrew, and January iS. is84. "V" «" ami w.n installed Past Grand Master and representative oJ i. e iron Link I^dge. He is also a member of a Bohemian lodge 10 1 » e»So. and is a charter member and treasurer of Ihe LcveiCTlluild[ng and Loan Association. During ihc lime he »»< (''"'' dent of the .South Chicago Hoard of Education, the ane cms school building was erected named the Gallistel school- ERNST HUMMEL, of the firm of Brand & H«amei prietoisof a brewery creeled in 1881-82. Their budding .. , » 150 feet. Thev employ ten men and turn out forty barrels 1 per dav. Mr. Hummel was bom in Wu.tembe.g. Germany. A)^ 7. 1S42. He came lo the United Slates in 1856 »nJ Chicago, where he worked in a tireweiy, and for soar 1 rne agent for lirand's brewery. In 1S65 he married M»«M,r? - _ , in Chicago. They have "J ummel served as Depuly Sheriff nf O*'

WILLIAM ICUMPF. dealer in groceries, flour ami ^ trade in 1876. He came to Chicago in 1853. where lie was ^ and educated. In iS63 he opened a milk depji. wli*» nc ^r. ued until, in 1876.be came to Colehour. He was 11 »rn ^ ^ many October 10. 1849, and came wiih Ins pnenls 10 States in 18.3. 1" 1S73 he married Mis.Chrta»W» ^ was born in Germany December 16. *^^»t» dtcn-Clata. born August lo. 1B74; No«. 'Ved Amelia, nic. Fehruary 23. 1878; Walter. October 8, 1880, aou is February 22. 1882. «s« born in

FREDERICK PETERS, builder and contracl or « 1 ^ Germany June 8. 1S4I- His parents came : to the - ^ .844. and settled a. Downer's Cros-e. Co»- he was reared on a farm. In March, 1*4. heenlntea pany D, 1651b Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and was nutated out in September, 1565. December 1, 1&65, he married Miss Lena Er'JSfi* J.**? of Germ,ln>- Th«y h«e five children - William f e k " Fr'<tcnck D < Alice L- lnd Ocoigia W. In the fall of 1875 he settled at South Chicago, and engaged in the grocery basinet four years, after which he began contracting and building. Me lux built many of the better building* of South Chicago and Colehour. 0

AXIJKKW REflM. of the firm of Rehm Bros , dealers in a geneial line of hardware, was born in Alsace, Fiance, in 1846 In hi. parents immigrated to the United States, settling in Du- 1 aSe County, III., where Andicw lived until 1604. when he enlisted into the 156th Illinois Volunteer Infautiy. He participated in all the battles of his command, and was mustered out in Oclo. ber, 1S65. In IS66 he came 10 Chicago, where he worked as an apprentice at whitewashing, and soon obtained a situation as a clerk in a fl uur and feed .store, lie afterward worked in the State Mills some time, then kept books for a lag presser, and from the latter employment he obtained a situation a» clerk in a hardware r°w mo,uh» Uler- in ,S6S- h« formed a copartnership with

G. W. Morris in the hardware trade, anil January I, 1S617 bought the entire interest After some time he admitted his. brother, George Rehm, as a partner, and continued as A. Rehm & Urn! until 1S74. when he sold out and embarked in the real estate busincsi, and carried on a general s'ore at South Chicago. Continuing this a year, he purchased his old hatdware interests in Chi .ago, where he has since continued businr 55. He assisted to organtie the Hoard of Education at South Chicago, and has served as a member of it two term-. In 1S70 he married Miss Mary S.mtimer, a native rif New York. They have five children - Arthur I)., Alice L., Leonard F., Walter and Andrew, Jr.

IOIIN S. REILANI), dealer in coal and wood, and proprietor of a boarding huuse and saloon, opened his boarding house and saloon in Colehour in 1874, and began the coal business in Marsh, 1870. Me also has a coal office at South Chicago. He was born at Prussia, Germany, February 17. 1834. and came to New York City in May, 1854. after which he located in Williamsport, Penn., where he worked in a saw mill five years; then in a lumber yard three years, lie then followed agricultural pursuits in Putnam County, III., two years ; then in LaSalle County, then Livingston County, and Lake County, Ind.. three years, and thence removed to Chicago III., where he worked at the carpenter trade eighteen months. In 1874 he settled at Colehour. He is a member of the Siloon-keepers I'r-.itrctivc Association of Hyde I'aik. In 1S56 he married Henrietta Meisenbach, a native of Prussia ; they have e'even children - Jacob C. born September 8, 1857. in Wi'lliamsport. Penn.; Ji.hn T., August 27. 185c), in Williamspoit. Penn.; Mary, January 14. iSfii. in Putnam County, III.; Le-a. born October 17, 1SG3, in Putnam County. Ill ; Anthony. February 17. 1865, born in LaSalle County, III.; Nicholas E., born January 27. 1 368, in Livingston County, 111.; William, born November 1, 1870, in Lake County, Ind.; Frank. April 11. 1S72, in Chicago, III,; Grorge. born August 1.8, 1876. in Colehour. III.; Katr. August 6, I8S1. in Colehour. HI.; Allie, born September 30, 1SS3, in Colehour. 111.

GEORGE RINE was born in West Virginia May 20, 1851, and from twelve years of age until 1S78 he lived in Ripley County, Ind., on farm. He came to Cook County October $. l97<), and engaged in rolling null work, and in 13S I was made superintendent of the cooper shop of the Calumet Iron & Steel Company's works. Mr. Rine is a member of Harbor Lodge. No. 731, A. F. & A. M., and Sinai Chapter. No. l9<;,of South Chicago.