Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1909 (part 15 of 35)

Henry Fehr, M. D., 502 Park Place, Milwaukee, is of Swiss parentage. His father, Jacob Fehr, born in 1823, came to this country in 1852. He grew to manhood in the city, and learning the trade of a blacksmith, spent a long life within its precincts, passing away in 1903, at the ripe age of eighty years. The mother, born in 1830, came later to this country, and the marriage occurred in Milwaukee. She died twenty years before her husband, her death occurring in 1883, when she was fifty-three years old. Dr. Fehr, born on Sept. 7, 1873, was reared in Milwaukee and educated in the city schools, then spending three years as a student in the University of Wisconsin, and later was graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1898, with the degree of M. D. He began the practice of his profession in South Dakota, where he remained about five years, returning to Milwaukee in 1904, where both his reputation as a skillful young physician and the financial returns for his work are constantly increasing. In connection with his medical college work, he had the invaluable experience of a year and a half as interne of the Augustina Hospital, Chicago, and is a member of the medical associations of the city, county and the state. He also maintains his connection with the college fraternity, Phi Rho Sigma. In politics he is a supporter of the Democratic party, and in religion is liberal in his views.

William F. Hilger, M. D., 1408 Vliet street, Milwaukee, was born in Menomonee Falls, Waukesha county, but of German parentage. His paternal grandparents, Peter and Mary Hilger, were among the pioneer settlers of Waukesha county, taking up government land in the forest wilderness and clearing it. They both died in their home in Waukesha county. The maternal grandparents, Servetus and Clara Ulman, were among the pioneers of Milwaukee county, settling at Granville. Dr. Hilger's parents, William and Clara (Ulman) Hilger, were both born in Germany and came to this country with their respective families, the former in 1830. The father was a farmer of Waukesha county, and a large land-owner, and the original homestead is still in possession of the family. They had a family of five sons and five daughters, of whom four sons and four daughters are now living. The father died in 1897, but his widow is still living. William F., born in Menomonee Falls, July 17, 1873, attended the local schools for his early education, and later the high school of Waukesha and the Normal School of St. Cloud, Minn., then entering the Northern Indiana School of Pharmacy, at Valparaiso, in which he was graduated in 1899. Deciding- then to ente'r the medical profession, he matriculated at the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1903. He began the practice of his profession in that city, and has since continued it there with excellent success, and with large prospects of future usefulness and prosperity. On Feb. 10, 1903, Dr. Hilger was married to Miss Catherine Lauer, daughter of Peter and Catherine (Wolf) Lauer, of .Milwaukee. The mother is deceased, but the father is still living and resides in the city. To the union two children were born, namely : Mary and Catherine. In politics Dr. Hilger is a Democrat, and in religion belongs to the Roman Catholic church. Professionally he belongs to the Wisconsin State, the Milwaukee County and the Milwaukee Medical societies, and he is also a member of the Catholic Order of Foresters. An interesting item of family history is the fact that the maternal great-grandfather of Dr. Hilger was a soldier in the Napoleonic wars, and served under the great militarv leader.

Frederick W. Dodel, M. D., 1531 Vliet street, is a native of Switzerland, born on Feb. 19, 1850, and is the son of John Jacob and Catherine (Kraeher) Dodel, who lived and died in their native land. Dr. Dodel was educated in the public and normal schools and the University of Zurich, and came to the United States in 1875, landing in Philadelphia. He continued the profession of teaching altogether for twenty years, in Bridgeton, N. J., at the West Jersev Academy, and later, after coming west, in Thiensville, Ozaukee county, where he remained four years, and lastly in Milwaukee from 1889 to 1893. Deciding to enter the medical profession he began his studies in the Milwaukee College of Physicians and Surgeons, in which he graduated in 1897; he has since that time practiced in Milwaukee. He is a member of the Germania Mutual Sick and Mortuary Benefit Society, besides being one of the examining physicians of the same. He was twice elected president of the "Union of Free Thought Societies of America," and resigned Nov. 27, 1897. Dr. Dodel has published a number of works, among them being English translations of "Moses or Darwin, a School Problem for all Friends of Truth and Progress," and Prof. E. Haeckel's "Theses of Monism." He is the author of "A Contribution to the Question of Reform of the Principalship System in City Schools," and "Requiescat, a Collection of Funeral Orations" ; furthermore, he is a diligent contributor to the free-thought periodicals of America. In politics he is independent, resting rather upon his matured judgment of men and measures, than upon any partv tag attached to them. In 1880, he was married to Miss Adelia Blaese, daughter of Gerhard and Mary (Thomas) Blaese, of Thiensville, \\ is., the former of whom is now deceased. Three children were born to this union: Mary, now Mrs. Schueppert, of Milwaukee; Julia H., and Arnold W., the last-named a marine subaltern on the "Georgia." Mrs. Dodel died in 1893.

Henry C. Werner, M. D., 422 Eleventh avenue, Milwaukee, is a native of Fond du Lac, Wis., and was born on May 12, 1874. His parents, Henry and Minnie (Glasow) Werner, came to the United States from Germany in the early fifties and located in Washington county, Wis., and in 1867 moved to Fond du Lac, where they now live, retired from active life. Of their family of nine children, seven are now living. Henry C. attended the city schools of Fond du Lac and the German-English Academy of the same place, and later studied pharmacy, being 'admitted to practice as a licensed pharmacist. Deciding to study medicine, he entered the College of Physicians and Surgeons, Milwaukee, in which he was graduated in May, 1905, and has since been in active practice in Milwaukee. He belongs to the county, state, and national medical associations, and to the Evangelical church. In politics he is a Republican and is actively interested in the issues and movements of the party. Although he entered a field already occupied by many of the leading practitioners of the northwest, yet in his brief experience he has already demonstrated his ability as a successful physician, and has before him excellent opportunities for a successful professional career.

William Frederick Reich, M. D., Ph. G., No. 420 Eleventh avenue, Milwaukee, is of German descent. His paternal grandfather, John G. Reich, a highly-educated and well-to-do man, came to this country in 1855 and settled in Calumet county, where he followed his profession of veterinary surgeon for fifty years. He was a Republican in politics and a prominent and active force in the community in which he lived. His death occurred in 1904, at the age of ninetytwo. His son, Charles, father of Dr. Reich of this sketch, also followed the vocation of veterinary surgeon, combining it with that of agriculture. He was born in Germany, coming to this country with his parents when thirteen years old, and married a native of the same land, Miss Annie Radelt, making his home in Calumet county, where he and his wife still reside. Dr. Reich attended the public schools of Chilton, Wis., and later became a student in the Chilton high school, graduating in 1889. Later he studied pharmacy in Chicago, graduating and practicing as a registered pharmacist at Chilton and afterward at Shawano, and he passed the examination as registered pharmacist of Illinois and clerked a short time in Chicago. Taking up the further study of medicine in the College of Physicians and Surgeons, University of Illinois, he obtained his degree of M. D. in April, 1899, and has since been in the active practice of his profession in Milwaukee, being a member of the county and state medical societies. He is the medical examiner for the Aid Association of Lutherans, of Appleton, Wis., and for the Otillian Verein, of Milwaukee, and has been connected with several other associations. He is a member of Bethany Presbyterian church, of Milwaukee, in which he is an elder, a trustee, and the treasurer. In politics he is aligned with the Republican party. On Nov. 30, 1905, he was united in marriage to Mrs. Aline Johnson, of Milwaukee, daughter of E. A. Luther, of Kingston,, 111., a prominent merchant of that city. To the union a daughter, Pauline Elizabeth, has been born.

Simon M. Mollinger, a promising young physician of Milwaukee, with office at 461 Eleventh avenue, was born on Feb. 10, 1882. His paternal grandparents, Michael and Elizabeth (Erdman) Mollinger, were of German birth, and came to Milwaukee in the early days. They kept a hotel - long known as the "Lake House" - for many years. After retiring from active life they still maintained their home in the city, where the father died in 1886; his widow is still living. The parents of the doctor, John and Marie (Baumgartner) Mollinger, are both natives of Wisconsin, the former born in Milwaukee in 1855 and the latter in Mayville in 1858. The father is a railroad man,, and they reside in Milwaukee. Of their two children, Dr. Mollinger is the elder, and the younger, August, is deceased. The former acquired his general education partly in the public and partly in the parochial schools, and was graduated at the Milwaukee high school. Subsequently he entered the medical department of Northwestern University, Chicago, in which he was graduated in 1904, and has since been in the practice of his profession in Milwaukee, and is the medical examiner for the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen and the Ladies' Auxiliary of the same ; the orders of Railway Conductors, Locomotive Engineers and Woodmen of the World. In politics he is a supporter of the Republican party, and in religious faith a Roman Catholic, as are also his parents.

Ernst Jacob Panetti, M. D., 547 Eleventh avenue, Milwaukee, is the grandson of Dr. Jacob Isabius Panetti, a native of Ivrea, northern Italy, who was a surgeon in the Napoleonic wars and participated in the war with Russia in 1812. Later he settled in Germany and died near Langensenn. The parents of Ernst J. of this sketch, were Jacob Philip and Frederika (Wimmer) Panetti, both natives of Bavaria, Germany. The father studied medicine at Wurzburg, Bavaria, and in 1854 immigrated to Baltimore, Md., and in 1868 removed to Wisconsin, locating in Beaver Dam, where he followed his profession for nine years, and then finally settled in Hustisford, Dodge county, which was his residence until his death, May 29, 1897, his wife passing away the following year. Of their family of six children, five are living. Dr. E. J. Panetti, the third generation following the same profession, was born at Baltimore, Md., Nov. 26, 1865, obtained his early education in the public schools and bv private tuition, and began his medical studies under the direction of his father, later entering the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he was graduated in 1901, and he has been in the active practice of his profession in Milwaukee since that time. In politics he is independent, and in religious views is liberal. On Jan. 29., 1888, he was married to Miss Bertha Ganger (daughter of Ferdinand Gauger) who was born in Germany, but came to this country in 1869 when a child, and with her parents settled in Milwaukee. ' To this union has been born one son, Harold Ferdinand. Dr. Panetti belongs to the countv, state, and national medical associations, to the college fraternity, Alpha Kappa Kappa, and to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.

many. The former came to the United States in 1866, locating in Milwaukee on Oct. 31, of that year, and there he began his business life as a merchant in the dry goods and grocery line, continuing in this business until his death, Dec. 18, 1887. He married in Milwaukee, his wife having come to the city in 1868, at the age of fourteen, as a member of her father's family. After the death of her husband she continued the business, and is still a resident of the city. All of the four children born into the family are living. Alexander J., bom in Milwaukee, Feb. 21, 1878, obtained his elementary education in the public and parochial schools of the city, and his higher education at Marquette College, entering the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Milwaukee for his technical and professional training. He was graduated at the last-named institution on May 11, 1901, and immediately began the practice of his profession in his native city. He is a member of the Milwaukee County and Wisconsin State Medical societies. On Nov. 4, 1901, he was married to Miss Mary Bartkowiak, daughter of Peter and Josephine (Pisczek) Bartkowiak, of Milwaukee, and to the union two children, Witold and Thadeus, have been born.

George H. Belding, M. D., 839 First avenue, Milwaukee, is a grandson of Henry K. Belding, a native of Vermont, who was among the pioneers of Wisconsin. He was a farmer by vocation, but combined that occupation with that of keeping a hotel, or inn, as was frequently the case in the early days wrhen the country was sparsely settled. He lived at Black Earth, Dane county, until 1858, when he followed the tide of emigration at that time flowing toward Minnesota, and spent his last days in that state. Albert H. Belding, father -of Dr. Belding, was born in Wisconsin, but accompanied his family to Minnesota. He participated in the Civil war, and afterward located at Caledonia, Minn., where he was a teacher for some time and subsequently a leading merchant of that place, where he now resides, and where George H. of this sketch was born on July 15, 1863. The latter attended the public schools of Caledonia, and later the Normal School at Winona, Minn., following the profession of teaching for a time. Subsequently he entered the dental college of the University of Iowa, in which he was graduated in 1891, and after following that profession for a time at Calmar, Iowa,. concluded to pursue the study of medicine further, and for that purpose became a student in the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he received the degree of M. D. in 1903. Since that time he has pursued the practice of medicine in the city. He is a member of the dental organizations of Iowa, Northern Iowa, and Wisconsin, and was lecturer in the dental department of the Milwaukee Medical College, occupying the chairs of oral surgery and prosthetic dentistry. In politics he is independent, and in religious faith a member of the Presbyterian church. In 1890 he was united in marriage to Miss Alice M. Potter, whose death occurred in July, 1899. Of their three children: Irene, lone, and Daisy, none survive. On Oct. 14, 1903, Dr. Belding was married to Miss Helen M. Field, of Chippewa Falls, Wis., and they have one child, Alice Frances.

Lac, Dec. 26, 1876. His parents, Orrin C. and Harriet (Green) Steenberg, the former a native of Ithaca, N. Y., and the latter of Litchfield, Conn., came to Fond du Lac, Wis., in 1861, and there the father was engaged in educational work, being superintendent and principal of the city schools several years, and later was engaged in the sash, door, and blind business as manufacturer. He was a prominent man in the city, and served as president of the Business Men's Association and also of the public library board. He died in Fond du Lac in 1894, and his widow still resides in that city. Of the three children born to them, the daughter is deceased, and Frederick G., the other son, is engaged in the same business as his father, being a manufacturer of sash, doors, etc., under the firm name of O. C. Steenberg & Company. Hubert S., a pupil in the city schools while acquiring his fundamental education, later attended the St. John's Military Academy at Delafield, and subsequently Ripon College, and he obtained his medical education at the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he was graduated in 1902, and in which institution he is now instructor in therapeutics. Since graduation he has followed his profession in Milwaukee. Between the time of finishing his collegiate course and that of taking up the study of medicine, the Spanish-American war occurred, and Dr. Steenberg enlisted as sergeant in the Second Wisconsin infantry, in 1898, serving until the close of the war. In politics he is a Republican and he is a member of the Congregational church, belonging also to a number of professional, patriotic and fraternal organizations, including- the county, state, and national associations, and the Brainard Medical Society. He was married on April 28, 1898, to Miss Louise Huntington,, daughter of Judge Howard Huntington, of Green Bay, Wis., who is now deceased. Their four children are David, Gerald, Harriet, and Clarice.

Frank J. Schultz, M. D., 495 Mitchell street, a promising young physician of Milwaukee, is of Polish ancestry, his parents,Martin and Agnes (Borzych) Schultz, having immigrated to the United States in 1881, and located in Milwaukee, where the father is engaged in the meat business. Dr. Schultz is one of a family of nine children,, of whom seven are living. His early years were spent in the parochial Catholic schools, to which church the family is attached, and his collegiate training was obtained at Marquette University, in the medical department of which he was graduated on May 14, 1907. Since graduation he has established himself in his native city, where he was born on Sept. 26, 1883. The period of his professional life has been too short for a demonstration of his skill in his chosen profession, but his own energy and careful preparation for his work, combined with the fact that .the city has a large colony of his countrymen, who are bound together by the ties of both language and church relations, would indicate that a large and useful professional career was open before him.

William Sweemer, A. M., M. D., Ph. D., is one of the leading professional men of the city of Milwaukee, and was one of the organizers of the Milwaukee Medical College, serving as Professor of Diseases of Children from 1894 to 1904, at which time he resigned because of the constant growth and expansion of his private practice. He was subsequently appointed professor emeritus of that branch. He also served as Pediatrist to Trinity and Milwaukee County Hospitals. Dr. Sweemer was born at Cedar Grove,, Sheboygan county, Wis., on Dec. 20, 1853. He is the son of John and Margaret (Traas) Sweemer, both of whom were natives of Holland, immigrating to America in the 40's and settling in Sheboygan county, Wis. The father was a mechanic by occupation, but after coming to America he purchased land and followed farming the remainder of his life, both he and his wife dying in Sheboygan county. When but a boy, Dr. Sweemer's inclination and desire was to become a physician. Accordingly he studied two years under the late Dr. Almon Clark, of Sheboygan (who was later appointed surgeon to the National Home, of Milwaukee), and subsequently entered Rush Medical College. In the following fall, 1882, he continued his studies at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Chicago, the medical department of the University of Illinois, graduating in 1884 with one of the highest standings in a class of fifty-six. He then went to Holland,. Mich., practicing his profession there two years, and then, in 1886, located in Milwaukee, where his success as a practitioner is a matter of common knowledge. Dr. Sweemer has been married three times ; first on Sept. 30, 1880, to Miss Mary Manting, of Holland, Mich, and to this union there were born two children, James and Mary, the former of whom died at the age of nine years. The second marriage was to Miss Fannie Houtkamp, of Milwaukee, and to this union four children were born : Aletta, Alice, Harriet, and William. The maiden name of his present wife was Miss Florence Mae Tripp, of Beaver Dam,. Wis. In politics Dr. Sweemer gives his allegiance to the Republican party in national elections, but is otherwise independent. He is a member of Calvary Presbyterian church, is also a member of the American Medical Association, the State Medical, the Milwaukee County Medical and the Brainard Medical societies.

Lewis J. Daniels, M. D., No. 185 Eleventh street, Milwaukee, is a native of the metropolis of Wisconsin, born March 10, 1872. His father, Emanuel Henry Daniels, is a native of Tourcoing, France, and came to Milwaukee in 1842, being married to Miss Anna Greuwis,. of Antwerp, Holland, in the village of Merton, Waukesha county, Wis. He has been in the hardware business on West Water street, Milwaukee, since 1871. His wife and the five children which were born to them are all living. The father served in the Civil war as a private, and was detailed for special duty, serving in all about two years. Lewis J. attended tbe ward schools and the high schools of the city, there acquiring his general education. His technical and professional education was obtained at Rush Medical College, Chicago, in which he was graduated in 1896 with the degree of M. D. and has since been in active practice in Milwaukee. He is on the medical staff of the Mount Sinai Hospital, is instructor in gynecology in the medical department of Marquette University, is a member of the national, state, county, and city medical organizations, and is' the medical exjaminer for the Michigan Mutual and National Life associations. In politics Dr. Daniels is a Republican, but not active in that line. He was married on April 20, 1904, to Miss Anna Estelle Jung, daughter of Philip Jung, of Milwaukee. Anna, the only child born to them, is deceased.

William Emil Durr, M. D., 408 Grove street, Milwaukee, is an eminent surgeon of the city of his birth. I lis paternal grandfather, Andrew Durr, was a native of Germany, came to Milwaukee in the very early days of that settlement and there spent the remainder of his life. His father, Emil Durr, born in Milwaukee on Oct. 6, 1840, is a prominent business man of the city, was one of the organizers and at one time president of the German National Bank, and has served as an alderman of the city. At present he is interested in the United States Gypsum Company, and still resides in the city where he was born. Dr. Durrs mother, Adelaide (Coleman) Durr, is a native of Allegany county, N. Y. The three children born into the family are all living. Dr. Durr, born in Milwaukee, July 26, 1865, was educated in the ward schools and high school of Milwaukee, and was graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1888, subsequently entering the medical college of the Northwestern University of Chicago, in which he received his degree of M. D. in 1891. For the two succeeding years he was employed as house physician in Cook County Hospital, and since 1893 has practiced in Milwaukee. His specialty is surgery, and he ranks as among the most skillful in that line among the surgeons of the state. Professionally he is connected with the American Medical Association, the Wisconsin State, Milwaukee County, Milwaukee, and Brainard Medical societies. Politically he ranks with the Republican party, and in religious faith is a member of the Congregational church.

Daniel Hopkinson, M. D., No. 1058 Third street, Milwaukee, is a native of England, his parents being Samuel and Margaret (Cavanaugh) Hopkinson, both born in Leeds, England, the latter on Feb. 5, 1837. The father came to Milwaukee in 1892, and the mother, accompanied by her son, Daniel, the following year. Mr. Hopkinson died in March, 1904, but his widow is still living. Of their family of three sons and three daughters, all are living. Daniel Hopkinson, born on March 13, 1876,. in Leeds, Yorkshire, England, acquired his general education in the public schools of the city, taking a course in the high school. He obtained his medical education in this country, being a graduate of the Milwaukee Medical College, taking his degree of M. D. in 1901, and he has since been practicing in the city. He was the house physician of Trinity Hospital for a year, and has been professor of histology and bacteriology in the medical department of Marquette University for six years. He is a member of the Wisconsin State, Milwaukee County and Milwaukee Medical societies, of the Alumni Association of Milwaukee Medical College, and he is on the staff of Trinitv Hospital and pathologist for the same, and is also a member and consulting pathologist for the county hospital. Although a young man, Dr. Hopkinson has advanced rapidly in his profession, and bids fair to take a high rank both in the scientific knowledge and its practical application to the difficult and complicated cases constantly arising in the practice of medicine. Dr. Hopkinson supports the Republican party, but takes no very active part in politics. He is an attendant and supporter of the Methodist Episcopal church, although not a member. On Aug. 24,. 1904, he was married to Miss Mignonette Meinecke, of Milwaukee, daughter of Gerhart and Caroline Meinecke, of that city, and they have one daughter, Manette.

John J. McGovern, M. D., No. 21 19 Prairie street, is a member of the firm of P. H. & J. J. McGovern, and is a native of Elkhart, Sheboygan county, Wis., born Feb. 14, 1864. His father is Lawrence McGovern, mentioned elsewhere in this work. The public schools of Sheboygan county furnished the foundation for Dr. McGovern's education, and this was supplemented by attendance at the high school of Plymouth, and later by a course at the University of Wisconsin. Deciding to follow the profession of medicine he entered Rush Medical College, Chicago, and then transferred to the medical department of the University of Pennsylvania, in which he received his degree of M. D. in 1893, and the same year he began the practice of his profession in Milwaukee. He is one of the examining surgeons and secretary of the second United States Pension Board in Milwaukee and belongs to the American Medical Association, the Wisconsin State Medical Society, the Milwaukee County, and Milwaukee Medical societies ; to the Alpha Mu Pi Omega medical fraternity, and to Ivanhoe Commandery, Knights Templar. On Dec. 23, 1898, Dr. McGovern was married to Miss Grace E. Neilson, of Granville, Wis., daughter of Cornelius and Margaret (Ireland) Neilson. These parents came from Quebec to Wisconsin in the early sixties, locating in Granville, Milwaukee county. Cornelius Neilson is a grandson of Hon. John Neilson, whose uncle, William Brown, edited the first paper in Quebec. To Dr. McGovern and his wife five children have been born, namely: Donald Neilson and Robert Francis, deceased ; Margaret Grace ; John Neilson and Francis Henry, twins. The doctor is a supporter of the principles of politics as expressed by the Republican party, although he has never taken a very active part in political movements. In company with his brother, he has built up a large and lucrative practice in the city, and is counted among the leading men of his profession.

Frank E. Brown, M. D., No. 193 Twelfth street, Milwaukee, is the son of a physician, John Emory Brown, M. D. The latter was born in Clyde, N. Y., Aug. 2,, 1834, and married Harriet L. Royce, born in Eagle Harbor, Orleans county, N. Y., May 19, 1836. They came to Milwaukee in 1891, and there Dr. Brown practiced his profession until his death, Nov. 18, 1906, that of his wife having preceded his by a few months, she passing away on Feb. 12 of the same year. Dr. Brown participated in the Civil war, entering as a private in a volunteer infantry regiment of Iowa, and served until the close of the war, having been promoted to the position of assistant surgeon. The paternal grandfather was Philo E. Brown, a native of Rushville, N. Y., and the son of a soldier of the Revolution. He was both a minister and a physician, and spent two years, 1868 and 1869, in Green Bay, Wis., but returned East, spending his later years in his native town, where he died at the age of seventy-six years. The maternal grandfather, Thomas J. Royce, also a native of New York, died in Brooklyn, N. Y., aged ninety-one years. Dr. Frank E. Brown, born in Cedar Falls, Black Hawk county, Iowa, March 30, i860, is one of a family of nine children, six of whom are living. He acquired his early education in the common schools. of Eagle Harbor, N. Y., and later entered the high school of Albion, N. Y., taking his collegiate training in Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N. Y., and receiving his professional degree in Hahnemann College, Chicago, in 1891, when he began a general practice, which he has continued with marked success to the present time. He is a member of the medical staff of the House of Mercy and belongs to the Wisconsin State Homeopathic Society, the Milwaukee Homeopathic Society, having served as president of the latter; to the American Institute and to the National Aurificial Surgeons' Association. He is a member also of the fraternal organizations, the Knights of Pythias and the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. In matters of religious faith he belongs to the Methodist Episcopal church, and in political affairs gives his support to the Republican party. On Oct. 4, 1900, he was married to Mrs. Lucy J. Haylett, of Milwaukee, daughter of W. F. and Marian (Fisher) Greer, the former of whom is deceased and the latter resides with her daughter, Mrs. Brown.

Milton A. Barndt, M. D., 223 Thirty-third street, Milwaukee, was born in the town of Granville, Milwaukee county, Wis., on March 6, 1859. His ancestry is German, and the families by that name are descended from two brothers who settled in Pennsylvania at an early day. William Barndt, father of the doctor,, was born in 1821 at Sumneytown, Montgomery county, Pa., and came to Wisconsin in 1848, locating in the town of Granville, where he followed the vocation of farming, and later, about 1872, moved to Menomonee Falls, Waukesha county, where both he and his wife died. The latter, whose maiden name was Catherine Wambold, was born in 1824, in Bucks county, Pa., and was the daughter of Samuel Wambold, who was also one of the early settlers of the town of Granville, where both he and his wife passed away. William Barndt and his wife were the parents of two sons, one of whom died at the age of seventeen years, leaving Dr. Brandt, of this sketch, the only survivor of the family. He acquired his early education in the public schools of Milwaukee county and Menomonee Falls, and after taking a collegiate course taught school for some years. Deciding then to study medicine he went to Valparaiso, Ind., for the preliminary work, and then spent a year in Hahnemann College, Chicago, later graduating in the Chicago Homeopathic College, April 30, 1893. He has since done post-graduate work in both Chicago and New York city. His first location for the practice of medicine was Menomonee Falls, and in [894 he removed to Delavan, Wis., where he remained for six years, coming in 1900 to Milwaukee, where he specializes in the diseases of the eye, ear, nose and throat. He belongs to a number of distinguished professional societies, among them the American Institute of Homeopathy, the American Homoeopathic, Ophthalmological, Octological and Laryngological Society; the Wisconsin State Homeopathic Medical So- ciety ; the Milwaukee Academy of Medicine ; and he has served as secretary and president of the state organization and is at present a member of the state board of medical examiners. He belongs also to the Masonic order, being- a member of Damascus lodge, Delavan chapter, and Ivanhoe commandery. In poltics he is a Republican, and he is a member of the Grand Avenue Congregational church. On April 23, 1897, he was married to Miss Elizabeth G. Folts, of Allen's Grove, Walworth count}', Wis. She is the daughter of David and Harriet (House) Folts, the former of whom is deceased, and the latter is a resident of Milwaukee. To the union one son. Milton David, has been born.

James Hugh Hackett, M. D., is a typical Milwaukee citizen, as his parents and grandparents have lived here since 1837. He is the youngest son of the late Edward and Bridget (Lannon) Hackett, and was born at 381 Jefferson street, opposite the postoffice, March 18, 1865. At this time Dr. Hackett's father was deputy sheriff of Milwaukee county, a position held by him up to the time of his death, in December, 1874. His widow survived him nine years, passing away in August, 1883, leaving five children to mourn her loss: Edward P. Hackett, Mrs. Eugene Cary, Mrs. Thomas P. Finnegan, Katherine and Dr. James H. Hackett. The family was among the earliest parishioners of St. John's Cathedral, in the schools of which the subject of this sketch obtained his earliest education, after which he was enrolled as a pupil of Marquette College. He left here to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point, having been the successful candidate in a public competitive examination held in the court house. His stay there was but eighteen months as he had inducements to return to his native city and engage there in business. In 1890 he entered upon his medical studies and was graduated in 1894 at the New York University, subsequent^ acting as house surgeon at Bellevue Hospital for a term of two and a half years. In November, 1896, he opened an office in Milwaukee at 128 Wisconsin street, where he yet remains. He is assistant health commissioner and medical examiner for the police and fire departments. He is a member of the x\merican Medical Association, the Milwaukee and Brainard Medical societies, and is on the surgical staff at St. Mary's Hospital. In fraternal circles he is enrolled in the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin and the Knights of Columbus, and is medical examiner for both councils. Dr. Hackett was united in marriage on June 20, 1900, to Anna Marie, eldest daughter of the pioneer settlers, James Conroy and Margaret (Mockler) Conroy. and has made his home ever since at Prospect Hill, Milwaukee. William Duncan McNary, M. D., No. 686 Prospect avenue, Milwaukee, is the eldest son of James Webster and Henrietta (Williamson) McNary, the former born in FMttsburg, Pa., Oct. 1, 1837, and the latter in Nenia, Ohio, Aug. 8, 1843. The father was a clergyman of the Presbyterian church and filled pulpits in Oshkosh, Ashland, and La Crosse, besides that of Grace church, Milwaukee, for fourteen years, coming to the charge in 1886. He owns a farm near Milwaukee and spends his summers in Wisconsin, but his winters at Indian River, Fla.

His wife died on Nov. 27, 1904. The three children born to Rev. and Mrs. J. M. McNary are all living. The oldest. Mrs. E. C. Clark, is a resident of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; William D., of this sketch, is the second, and J. Foster, M. D., of Milwaukee, is the youngest. Rev. Mr. McNary served in the Civil war as a professional nurse. Dr. William D. McNary acquired his early education in the public schools, and then entered the Lake Forest College, in which he was graduated in 1893, with the degree of B. A. Entering Rush Medical College at Chicago, he took his degree of M. D. in 1896. Since that time he took a course in osteopathy in 1898-1900, and his practice is limited to diseases of the spine. In politics he is a supporter of the Repuhlican party, hut has taken no active part. His religious faith is expressed by memhership in the Calvary Presbyterian church. On June 12. 1907. he was married to Miss Bessie Greenwood, of Milwaukee, daughter of John W. and Mary (Ryall) Greenwood, of the same city. Dr. Mc- Nary belongs to the order of Free Masons, and is eligible to membership in the Sons of the Revolution, both paternal and maternal ancestors having' participated in the Revolutionary war.

Warren Brown Hill, S. M., M. D., 507 Thirty-ninth street, Milwaukee, is a native of that city and the son of Avery and Angeline L. (Brown) Hill, the former a native of Belchertown, .Mass.. born in 1825, and the latter was' born near the same city in 1827. The father came to Milwaukee in the early forties and was one of the largest contractors of the earliest days. He built the old depot of the Milwaukee & La Crosse railroad at the corner of Chestnut and Third streets, the Clifton House, Spring street Congregational church, now Lincoln Hall, and many other important buildings. Dr. Hill's maternal grandparents, Samuel and Clarissa Brown, came west with their family in 1835, Mrs. Hill being at that time a little girl of eight years. Mr. Brown had spent the previous year in Milwaukee, and when he brought his family to the pioneer village on the banks of Lake Michigan, Mrs. Brown was the only white woman in the settlement. He was also a contractor and builder and came to Milwaukee to build the American House, now the Plankinton House. Both of Dr. Hill's grandfathers were among the men who counted in the communitv in its earlv development, being both men of strong characteristics and with the courage of their convictions. In the turbulent years that immediately preceded the Civil war, both were strong Abolitionists, assisted in the operations of the "Underground Railway", and later in the organization of the Republican party, to which they always gave allegiance. Warren Brown Hill was born on Oct. 23, 1861, was educated in the graded and high schools of Milwaukee, and at the age of sixteen he removed to Iowa, soon after beginning his career both as a teacher and a student of medicine. In 1881 he went to Denver, Col., where he was engaged by the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad Company as surveyor, later returning to Iowa, where he resumed his work- as a teacher, remaining until 1889. At that time he removed with his family to Baltimore, Md., for the purpose of completing his medical studies, and was graduated at the school of medicine, Baltimore Uni- versify, on March 30, 1892, with the degree of M. D. His honorarydegree of M. S. was bestowed by Marquette University, Milwaukee, in June, 1907, it being the first M. S. degree conferred by that institution- Returning to his native city, he there began the practice of his profession the August following his graduation and was soon after elected' to membership in the Brainard Medical Society. He was one of the organizers of the Practitioners' Society, of Milwaukee, in 1892, in 1893 became a member of the American Medical Association, and in 1895 was elected secretary of the section of materia medica, pharmacy, and therapeutics, of that body, and the following year was elected chairman of the section. Other societies to which he belongs in connection with his profession are the Fox River Valley, Northwestern,, and Wisconsin State Medical societies. He was one of the foundersof the Milwaukee Medical College, now the medical department of Marquette University, has been secretary of the board of directorsand has occupied the chair of materia medica and therapeutics since the organization of the college. Upon the death of Dr. Earles in 1908 Dr. Hill was elected president of the Milwaukee Medical Association and dean of the medical department of Marquette University, and upon taking the office resigned the chair of therapeutics and accepted the chair of gynecology. In politics he is a Republican, but has little time in his busy life to devote to the subject, and has never cared to become an aspirant for office or political honors. His fraternal relations are with the Masonic order, being a Royal Arch Mason, and he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, of the Knights of Pythias, the Foresters, and the Modern Woodmen of America. In November, 1883, he was married to Miss Carrie N. Ward, born at West Union, Iowa, daughter of Orsin and Ellen (Wheeler) Ward, now both deceased. They have five children, namely : Grace L., Florence A., Emerson W., Loraine, and Marian L.

Gilbert E. Seaman, M. D., Milwaukee, is the son of A. L. and Jessie (Gordon) Seaman, the former a native of Nova Scotia, and the latter of Scotland. They came to Alpena county, Mich., in the early days, Dr. A. L. Seaman being one of the pioneer physicians of Northern Michigan and was well and widely known throughout the state as a cultured and successful practitioner. He was educated in Arcadia College and received his technical and professional training at Berkshire Medical School and Harvard School of Medicine, of which he was a graduate. To him and his estimable wife, ten children were born, of whom five are living. Mrs. Seaman is still living, but the doctor died in 1897. Gilbert E. Seaman was born in Alpena, Mich., on Sept. 19, 1869, and received his earlier education in the common and high schools and the Episcopal Academy of Michigan, and he studied medicine at the Detroit College of Medicine and the Michigan College of Medicine, and later took a post-graduate course at the Cniversity of Berlin, German}-. 1 [e began his practice in Milwaukee in 1892 as a general practitioner. In 1898, upon the declaration of the war with Spain, he offered his services to the government and served for two years, first as captain and assistant surgeon of the Fourth Wisconsin infantry, and then as surgeon of the mounted troops of General Mc-

Arthur's division in the Philippines. Later he resumed his profession in Milwaukee and is now a specialist in the diseases of the eye and ear. He originated the idea of the Blue Mound Sanatorium, a charitable institution for patients afflicted with tuberculosis,, the first of the kind in the state, and is at present the secretary and treasurer of the institution. In connection with his professional life Dr. Seaman is a member of the American Medical Association, the Wisconsin State Medical Society (of which he is the president), the Milwaukee County Medical Society and the Milwaukee Medical Society. In politics he supports the Republican party and has accepted office only in the line of his profession, having been assistant health officer of the city for a period of eight years. Dr. Seaman is a conscientious student, keeping up with all the latest discoveries, methods and appliances of his profession, and is acquiring a wide reputation in the line of his specialty for careful work, and successful operations. Beside his technical knowledge, his studies abroad and his travels have given him a culture and wider outlook. He was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Sivyer, of Milwaukee, daughter of Byron G. and Clara Harshaw Sivyer, both of whom are now deceased. To the marriage two children, Francis and Elizabeth, have been born.

Philip Angus Fox, M. D., was born in the house that he now occupies on Jackson street, Milwaukee, on April 2, 1879. His father was Dr. William Fox, born in Oregon, Dane county, Wis., educated at the University of Wisconsin and graduated from Rush Medical College, Chicago, in 1870, with the degree of M. D. In 1879 ne came to Milwaukee and practiced his profession in that city until his death, April 12, 1897. He was a member of the Roman Catholic church, and in politics a Democrat. Professionally he wras one of the most widely known and successful physicians of the state, and a distinguished member of a family that has probably contributed a larger number to the profession than any other in the state. His wife, Narcissa (McDill) Fox, was born in Bethlehem, Pa., in 1850, was educated at the University of Wisconsin and Lawrence University, and was graduated at the latter in 186S, receiving the degrees of A. B. and A. M. from her alma mater. She was married to Dr. Fox, Jan. 18, 1877, seven children, five boys and two girls, being born to the union. Of the former, one has entered the regular army and two - of whom the subject of this sketch is one - are in the medical profession. Mrs. Fox is still a resident of Milwaukee. The children in the order of their ages are as follows : George Alexander, Philip Angus, William Edward, Narcissa (Mrs. Bigelow), Jennett, Mark Hubert, and John Mc- Dill. Dr. Philip Fox was graduated at the Milwaukee high school in 1896 and then became a student in the University of Wisconsin for two years. His professional training was acquired at Rush Medical College, in which he was graduated in 1901. The two years following he spent in Manila, in the Philippines, and in 1903 went to Germany, where he continued his medical studies, returning to Milwaukee in 1904, and there he has since enjoyed a successful practice. From 1896 to 1898 he served as hospital steward of the First Wisconsin regiment of National Guards. While in the Philippines he became a member of the Manila Medical Society and still retains the connection ; he is also a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. In religion he is a member of the Roman Catholic church, and in political matters a supporter of the Republican party. He was married on May 20. 1908, to Kate A. Burloch, of New York city.

Charles Martin Scanlan, lawyer and author, Milwaukee, born in New York city, May 10, 1854, came with his parents to Wisconsin in 1859, and has been a resident of this state ever since. He is the son of John and Hanora (Green) Scanlan, the former of whom was born in Sligo, Ireland, Sept. 16, 1812, and the latter at Dromahaire, County Leitrim, Ireland, June 8, 181 3. His father was a millwright in the old country, and after his marriage came to the United States in 1848, locating in New York city, where he was a contractor and builder. When the parents of Charles M. moved to Wisconsin they located on a farm at Mt. Hope, Grant county, where they lived to a ripe old age ; the father died on June 5, 1906, and the mother on March 13, 1906. This venerable couple was survived by six sons,, namely: John J. Scanlan, a lawyer at Fennimore, Wis. ; Francis M., a lawyer, living on the old homestead at Mt. Hope, WTis. ; Charles M., the subject of this sketch ; Thomas C, a contractor at Highland, Wis. ; Judge Patrick W., of Salem. S. D., formerly judge of the county court, but now engaged in the active practice of the law ; and Dr. Peter L., of Prairie du Chien, Wis. A daughter and son died in infancy, and another daughter, Anna C. Scanlan, author of the historical novel, "Dervorgilla, or the Downfall of Ireland", and of an unpublished volume of poems, died on June 18, 1894, aged 27 years. Charles M. first attended a district school, later Patch Grove Academy, Grant county, Wis., and then the Platteville State Normal School, where he finished in 1878. Then he began to read law with Hon. W. E. Carter, of Platteville, and completed his course in the law department of the University of Wisconsin, in which he was graduated in 1881 with the degree of LL. B. He began the practice of his profession in the city of Boscobel, Wis., in the office of John D. Wilson, where he remained until the spring of 1883,. when he located at Janesville, Wis., and practiced alone until the spring of 1886, when he received an appointment under Cleveland's first administration in the office of the Comptroller of the Treasury. While there he had supervision of the contracts and accounts for the District of Columbia during the first year ; then with several others he was detailed to adjust the second and third classes of "Alabama Claims", amounting to some $3,500,000. On completion of that work he was detailed on the accounts of the government with United States officers until the fall of 1888, when he resigned and went to Europe for several months. Upon his return from abroad he was appointed by General Black on the Board of Legal Review in the United Sates pension office. At the close of Cleveland's administration he resigned and came to Milwaukee, opened a law office, and has been engaged alone in active practice ever since. During his experience as an attorney Mr. Scanlan has been engaged in a number of important cases, among which may be mentioned the following: State vs. Cummins et al.. State vs. Lee, Barber vs. United States, and Carey vs. United States, and he is now engaged in an important trade-mark case, involving important questions of international law. In addition to his law practice Mr. Scanlan has written extensively on various subjects, and is the author of the following works: "Law of Hotels", published in 1890; "Scanlan's Rules of Order", for societies, conventions, public meetings, and legislative bodies, first edition in 1906 and second edition in 1907, the first edition of which was exhausted within a year, and 1,300 copies of the second edition have been sold: and the "Clergymen's Hand-Book of Law," which is now being published by Benziger Bros, of Xew York. Also he has in manuscript a work entitled "Law of Fraternities". In 1895 he completed and published his sister's novel "Dervorgilla; or the Downfall of Ireland." Mr. Scanlan has always affiliated with the Democratic party in politics, and is prominent in its councils ; in religion he is a Catholic. Among the numerous fraternal and literary societies to which he belongs may be mentioned the Knights of Columbus, in which order he has been Grand Knight of Milwaukee Council ; the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, in which he has been president of the Gesu Branch ; the Liberal Club ; the Cardinal Gibbons Reading Circle, and numerous other literary societies. He has a decided literary bent, and is very active in all that pertains to the literary life of the city.

William Alfred Jackson was born in the city of Janesville, Wis., Nov. 19, 1867. He is the son of Alfred Augustus Jackson, who is a native of Oneida county, N. Y. His mother was xAmna E. (Dyer) Jackson, who was born in Madison county, N. Y., and was the daughter of Burton Harvey Dyer and Rebecca W. (Johnson) Dyer; she died on Nov. 28, 1867. His paternal and maternal ancestors were of Puritan stock. William A. Jackson was educated in the public schools of Janesville and in the University of Wisconsin. He was graduated in the law department of the University in 1891. Immediately after his graduation he entered the law office of the firm of Jackson & Jackson, composed of his father and his brother, Frank Dyer Jackson. In 1892 the latter retired and William A. took his place as a member of the firm, where he remained until February, 1905, when he removed to Milwaukee and became associated with Messrs. Cary, Upham & Black, attorneys. For ten years prior to his removal to Milwaukee, he was the district attorney of Rock county. He was elected to that office for five consecutive terms and declined another nomination. During the period that he held the office of district attorney there was a large amount of criminal business in the county. His faithfulness in the performance of his official duties, and the careful and prudent management of the business of the county, were recognized by the residents thereof, by his election to the office for five terms. He has been an enthusiastic and active Republican since he became a voter, and for a large portion of that period was a member and an officer of the Republican county committee. He is a member of the Psi Upsilon college fraternity, and also belongs to the F. & A. ML, B. P. O. E., and I. O. O. F. On Nov. 24, 1897, he married Mary Emeline Stevens, daughter of Maj. Fenton F. Stevens, a veteran of the Civil war, and Mary (McKey) Stevens, of Janesville, Wis.

Mrs. Jackson was a graduate of Kemper Hall, Kenosha. She died on April 21, 1903. Since his removal to Milwaukee, William A. has continued to be identified with the firm of Cary, Upham & Black. He is a member of the Athletic, Country, and University clubs, and is a director of the latter.

Albert H. Blatchley, a member of the firm of Blatchley & Gilbertson, attorneys, is of English and French descent. His paternal greatgrandfather, in company with three brothers, came to the United States at an early date, and the ancestor of the family under consideration settled in New York, as did also another brother, the other two seeking the settlements in Ohio and the further west. On the maternal side the family was of French-Huguenot blood, going to England in 1625, on account of religious persecution. After two generations had lived in England, Mrs. Blatchley 's grandfather came to the United States. Mr. Blatchley's parents were Ashhel and Frances E. (Greenleaf) Blatchley, the former, born in the Susquehanna Valley, N. Y., died in 1903, and the latter, born in Kingston, Green Lake county, in Wisconsin, died in 1896. The father came to Wisconsin in the forties with his family and settled in Kingston, where he followed the vocation of farming, spending the rest of his life at that place. He was probably the most widely known man in the county, was for many years a member of the board of supervisors, a member of the school board, and greatly interested in educational matters, and whatever pertained to the advancement of the community to which he belonged. Albert H., born in Kingston, May 29, 1866, obtained his early education at the public school, later became a student at the University of Wisconsin, and was graduated in the college of law with the degree of LL. in 1895. He began his practice in Baraboo, forming a partnership under the name of Blatchley & Smith, and remaining there for two years. Coming to Milwaukee, in 1897, he formed a partnership with the late W. C. Williams, which continued until the death of Mr. Williams the following March, and he then formed a partnership with W. E. Burke, under the name of Blatchley & Burke, which continued for three years. Following this he was a member of the firm of Blatchley & Riley for a year, then practiced alone until he formed the present business connection. While the firm does general legal work it gives special attention to matters connected with corporations, and Mr. Blatchley has been connected with some important litigation. His practice of law really began some three years before he was admitted to the bar. In 1892 James H. Davidson, now member of Congress from the Eighth district, was practicing in Princeton, Green Lake county, in company with his brother-in-law, R. W. Wilde, a young graduate of the law department of the University of Wisconsin. Mr. Davidson, wishing to remove to Oshkosh, arranged with Mr. Blatchley, with whom he had been associated in some work, to go to Princeton and go in partnership withMr. Wilde, which he did, remaining two vears, and then entered the law department of the state university, taking the full two years' course in one year. In politics he is a Republican, and in 1889 was appointed postmaster at Kingston, Wis., which position he resigned when he entered upon the study of law. While a resident of Kingston he was a member of the Congressional committee for four years, but since that time has taken no active part in political movements. He is a member of several fraternal organizations, including the Free Masons, Columbian Knights and Independent Order of Foresters ; belongs also to the bar associations of the city and state. Mr. Blatchley has been twice married, and by the first union has one son, Robert O., now a student in the high school of the city. On June 6, 1906, he was married to Mrs. Etta M. Hoar, daughter of John N. and Lottie (Smith) Foster, of Shell Lake, Wis.

William Edward Black, a member of the legal firm of Cary, Upham & Black, one of the leading firms of the Northwest, was born in Richland county, Wis., May 23, 1867, of Scotch-Irish ancestry. The American progenitors of the family came to this country about four generations ago, and the father, James A. Black, who was born in Virginia, is still living. He settled in Richland county in 1850 and engaged in farming and milling. The mother's maiden name was Mary Woodward, and their marriage occurred in Richland county. William E. attended the public schools for the acquirement of his elementary education, and was a student at the high schools of Richland Center and Sextonville, being graduated at the latter in 1884. He then entered the University of Wisconsin, was graduated in 1888 with the degree of B. L., and in the college of law in 1890 with that of LL. B. He immediately began the practice of his profession in Richland Center, in company with his uncle, O. F. Black, and there he remained two years. Coming to Milwaukee on May 17, 1892, he entered the office of Wells, Brigham & Upham, which association continued until the death of Mr. Brigham in 1897. At that time the partnership of Fish, Cary, Upham & Black was formed, which -also held until broken by a death, that of Mr. Fish in 1900, since which time the other three members have constituted the firm. It carries on a very large legal business, there being employd in the office twenty-one persons, a number of them lawyers of ability and repute, beside the three members of the firm. It handles much important litigation, and many large financial interests are committed to its care. Messrs. Cary and Black are individually attorneys for the estate of Daniel Wells. Jr., one of the largest estates ever probated in Wisconsin. In politics Mr. Black is an independent Democrat, but takes no active part in political movements. Socially as well as professionally he is prominent in the city and belongs to a number of organizations of a social nature, among them being the Milwaukee Club, the Milwaukee Athletic Club, and the Universitv Club, and he also maintains his connection with the college fraternity, Phi Delta Theta. On June 22, 1897, Mr. Black was united in marriage to Miss Julia Saveland, daughter of Capt. Zach and Gunnel J. (Brady) Saveland, of Milwaukee. Captain Saveland, whose death occurred about 1887, was a lake captain and one of the most prominent and widely known of his craft that ever sailed out of the port of Milwaukee.

ter. Pa., born Feb. I, 1850. His parents were both natives of the same state, and of German and Lutheran antecedents. His father, William Frick, was born in Northumberland, Aug. 31, 1791, and died on Jan. 21, 1863. His mother, Barbara (Keller) Frick, was a native of Lancaster county, March 2, 1809, and Nov. 16, 1869, marking- the beginning and end of her life. The first ancestor in America came from Palatinate, Germany, in 1732, and settled in Philadelphia, most of the family remaining for several generations in that state. The father of Rev. William 'K. Frick was a justice of the peace for over thirty years, being noted for his just decisions, and was returned to office irrespective of the political parties in power. He enlisted in the War of 1812, but saw no active service. The mother's people also came to America before the Revolution. A cousin, Col. William Frick, participated in the Civil war, and saved Lancaster county from invasion by the Confederates by burning the bridge at Columbia, Lancaster county, Pa., which there crossed the Susquehanna river. William K. was educated at the public schools of Lancaster,, and was graduated in the high school of that city in 1865, then entering" the Muhlenberg (Lutheran) College, at Allentown, Pa., in which he was graduated in 1870, with the degree of A. B. His training for the work of the ministry was acquired at the Theological Seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran church in Philadelphia. He finished his course in 1873 and was the same year ordained by the "Ministerium of Pennsylvania", the oldest Lutheran synod in America. He was the first pastor of the St. Paul English Lutheran church in Philadelphia, remaining ten years, and then was appointed to a professorship in Gustavus Adolphus College, in St. Peter's, Minn., remaining there for six years. After spending some time in missionary work in the West he came to Milwaukee in September, 1889, and founded the first English Lutheran church in Wisconsin, of which he is still pastor and from which have sprung several other churches. The Church of the Redeemer has now above 500 communicants, and has exerted a wide influence among the people of the Lutheran denomination. Rev. Dr. Flick is the English recording secretary of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran church of North America, now serving his fifth term, and biennially publishes the reports of the Council, which makes a volume of 300 pages. He has also written "The Life of Henry Melchior Muhlenburg, Patriarch of the Lutheran Church in America", and is a contributor to "The Lutheran", a weekly publication, and other periodicals. He was one of the founders and served as both president and secretary of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest, and is the only one of the founders now connected with it. He was also one of the founders of the Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, is secretary of its board of trustees,, and was for six years, from 1893 to 1899, a professor in the institution. On Oct. 7, 1873, ne was united in marriage to Miss Louisa F. Klump, daughter of Lewis and Mary (Schmidt) Klump, of Allentown, Pa. Their oldest son, William Gerald, married Miss Anna Carlson, and has three children : Harold, Warren, and Lilian. Lilian Louise married Sherwood G. Oxborrow, and has one child, Sherwood Frick. Norman Keller, an alumnus of Beloit College, is a pro-

Henry Kampschroer, rector of St. Michael's Catholic church, Milwaukee, is the son of John and Elizabeth (Soppe) Kampschroer, natives of Westphalia, Germany, and now both deceased, the former dying in 1881 and the latter in 1868. They never came to this country but it is the home of five of their children. Beside the subject of this sketch there are John, a merchant residing in La Crosse; Bernard, a farmer in Hewitt; and two sisters who live in Marshfield, Wis. Rev- Henry Kampschroer was born on Dec. 28, 1843, in Westphalia, German}-, acquired his early education in the parish and common schools of his native land, and took his classical degree in the college at Minister, metropolis of Westphalia, in 1862. Subsequently he entered the theological college in the city of Munster, in which he was graduated in theology and philosophy, in 1864. Two years later he came to the United States and entered the Seminary of St. Francis, remaining until Jan. 29, 1868, when he was ordained to the priesthood, celebrating his first mass on Feb. 2, following, at St. Joseph's church. He was assistant pastor of that church for about six months, and was then appointed pastor of St. Patrick's church at Eau Claire, for eight months, and then rector of St. Joseph's Cathedral at La Crosse for nine years. In May, 1872, he was appointed to the church at Prairie du Chien, but in September, 1873, was returned to St. Joseph's in La Crosse, being in charge there until 1877. For the following year he acted as secretary to Bishop Heiss, of La Crosse, and in 1878 became the professor of philosophy and master of discipline at St. Francis Seminary, Milwaukee. After two years he was sent back to La Crosse as administrator of the diocese, the see being vacant on account of the transfer of Bishop Heiss to Milwaukee. The years 1881-82 he spent abroad, visiting the countries of Europe, and on his return was appointed rector of St. Henry's church in Watertown, remaining there from September, 1882, until Aug. 20, 1902, when he was transferred to the position which he now holds. He occasionally lectures in the seminary, if occasion demands, but it is not a part of his regular work. He has written some articles on practical theology and other allied subjects, hut the press of other duties in his large parish leaves little leisure for intellectual pursuits. The parish was organized in 1883 by Father Philip Vogt, assistant of St. Joseph's church, and the first rector was Rev William Neu. The present church, built in 1892, is a fine stone building with a seating capacity of 1,200. The families in the parish number between 1,100 and 1,200, and the schools include 1,196 pupils, who are under the instruction of twenty-two teachers, all except one male teacher being sisters of Notre Dame, Milwaukee. Beside the church edifice the society owns a frame parish house, two school buildings, one of solid brick and one of brick veneer. The church buildings cost $125,000 at the time of erection, but could not be replaced for less than $165,000. The parish is in a prosperous condition, both spiritually and financially. There is some debt on the property, but it is being met as necessary. The whole value of the church property approximates $200,000.

Edward W. Frost is an attorney of Milwaukee, and his ancestry in one line goes back to Richard Warren, who came over in the Mayflower. On the paternal side his ancestors settled in what is now known as Oyster Bay, Long Island, in 1650, coming from Binsted, Hampshire, England. His forebears of three successive generations fought in the three wars : the French and Indian war, the Revolution and the War of 1812 - all being officers. His parents, who are still living, are Simeon T. and Phoebe (Wheeler) Frost, the former born in New York state, April 14, 1831, and the latter in the same state, June 5, 1836. They never came west. His father graduated at Yale in 1857 and is a teacher. Born at Southington, Conn., May 28, 1859, Edward W. obtained his university education at Harvard and was graduated in 1884 with the degree of A. B., subsequently studying law at the Harvard Law School and in the office of Gen. Benjamin H. Bristow, of New York, being admitted to the New York bar in 1886. Removing to Milwaukee in 1887, he has practiced law since that time in this city, a member of the firm of Frost & Frost, in which he is the senior partner. In politics Mr. Frost is a Republican, not a politician, however, in the usual sense of that term, but is interested in all movements tending toward a betterment of general conditions and the improvement of industrial situations. He was appointed by Governor Davidson, one of the Wisconsin members of the commission for the Uniform Divorce Law Congress in 1905-6, was also a member for Wisconsin of the general council of the American Bar Association, 1907-8, is the secretary of the International Juvenile Court Society, and a member of the National Child Labor Committee. He is deeply interested in the last named movement, has devoted much time and attention to it, and has appeared much before legislatures, drafted bills, and worked in other ways for the furtherance of these two objects which are so vitally connected with the welfare of children and of the general public as well. He belongs to the city, state, and national bar associations, and is a member of the University Club and the Harvard Club of Milwaukee, and of the Plymouth Congregational church. On Oct. 19, 1886, he was united in marriage to Miss Ida C. Canfield, daughter of John and Helen (Beach) Canfield, of Manistee, Mich.

Lewis Morris Ogden was born in Milwaukee, Jan. 1, 1863, and is descended from a family of lawyers. His grandfather, David B. Ogden, was a prominent lawyer of New York city for many years and was for a short time surrogate of the city. He died in the middle of the last century. The father of Lewis M. was born in New York city, came to Milwaukee in 1845, was a prominent member of the bar for many years, and had charge, either as attorney of record or counsel,, of important litigation which formed the foundation for much of the unwritten law of the state. He died in Milwaukee in 1882, and his wife, who was Jane W. Johnson, survived him but six years. Lewis M. Ogden received his early education in the grammar department of Racine College and Markham Academy of Milwaukee, and studied law in his father's office, managing, at the same time, the abstract business. He was admitted to the bar in May, 1884, when he was twenty-one years of age, and formed a partnership with John M. W. Pratt, under the name of Pratt & Ogden. After the dissolving of this association he practiced alone for some time, and then in 1889, formed a hnsiness connection with Mr. Hunter, to which Mr. Bottum was later added, the firm name being Odgen, Hnnter & Bottum. This firm was dissolved in 1894, and for the year following Mr. Ogden was associated with the firm of Quarles, Spence & Quarles, the senior member of the firm being Hon. J. V. Quarles, afterward United States senator, and now judge of the United States court for the Eastern district of Wisconsin. In March, 1895, he formed a partnership with Frank M. Hoyt, which continued until May, 1898, when the present firm of Ryan, Ogden & Bottum was formed, the senior member being Hugh Ryan, son of former Chief Justice Edward G. Ryan. Mr. Ogden has been engaged in many important legal matters and much litigation involving large sums of money and very valuable property. He was one of the counsel in the action brought to construe the will of S. S. Merrill, in which the Supreme Court of Wisconsin made the ruling that personal property could be tied up and not subject to transfer, without limit of time. This was the expression of a new principle of law and very far-reaching in its effects. He was also counsel in cases brought to set aside the inheritance tax law passed by the legislature. The Supreme Court, however,, held that the law was constitutional. These and many other cases in which he has been employed are of great importance, and the principles established involved property rights and values which are beyond computation. It is in legal work of this character that Mr. Ogden, although a comparatively young man, has been engaged. He has been a prominent member of the Milwaukee bar for many years, and is considered one of the leaders among the legal fraternity of the city. In politics he is ranked with the "Gold Democrats," but has never been active in the political field, largely on account of his extensive and heavv law practice. He is a member of the Episcopal church, and his professional and social relations are marked by membership in the county, state, and American bar associations, and in the Milwaukee Club.

Jackson Bloodgood Kemper, attorney, of Milwaukee, was born at Xashotah, Waukesha county. Wis., on Jan. 25, 1865, and is the son of Lewis A. and Anna (Bloodgood) Kemper. The former, son of the distinguished Bishop Jackson Kemper, was born in Philadelphia, July 19, 1829, and died April 26, 1886. The latter was born in Holton, Me., Jan. 30, 1833, and died Sept. 25, 1886. The paternal ancestors of Mr. Kemper came to America in 1740, and his greatgrandfather, Daniel Kemper, son of the original settler, was a colonel in the War of the Revolution and a member of the Order of Cincinnati. His grandfather, Bishop Kemper, was born Dec. 24, 1789, and died May 24, 1870, at Xashotah, where he is buried. Tie was made bishop in 1837, became the first missionary bishop of the Northwest, and in 1857 the first bishop of the diocese of Wisconsin. Nashotah, originally a mission, developed later into a theological school, and Bishop Kemper's name is indelibly connected with the growth and development of this institution. Kemper Hall, a girls' boarding school in Kenosha, Wis., was named in his honor. A brother of Bishop Kemper, Daniel R., was one of a company of young men who went, in 1805, to South America to assist the people of Venezuela to gain their independence. They were captured by the Spaniards and shot. Recently the Venezuelans erected a bronze monument in their honor. Mr. Kemper's father was also an Episcopal clergyman, and a professor in the theological school at Nashotah from 1850 until his death in 1886. He was very prominent in the church, was a member of the standing committee and a delegate to several of the Episcopal conventions of the United States. His name came up prominently for the bishopric in 1874, and he would undoubtedly have been elected had he permitted his name to be used. On the maternal side the family is equally distinguished. Mr. Kemper is the eighth in descent from Francis Bloodgood (Francois Bloetgoet), who came to America from Amsterdam, Holland, in 1658, and settled at Flushing, L. I. He was secretary of the Dutch Commissioners, a member of the council, and occupied other prominent positions. He was killed by the Indians in 1676. A descendant, William Bloodgood, was an officer in the Revolution from the New York colony, and the family has always been prominent in the political, commercial, and educational life of the state. One great-grandfather of Mrs. Anna (Bloodgood) Kemper was Maj. John Whistler, grandfather of the eminent artist, James Whistler, and who was with the Maryland troops at the battle of Miami. William Bloodgood, grandfather of Jackson B., of this sketch, was born in 1801 and died in 1874. He was a graduate of West Point and, until 1837, an officer in the United States army. Jackson B. Kemper was educated at Racine College and was graduated in 1884 with the degree of B. A. In 1886 he began the study of law in the office of his uncle, Francis Bloodgood, was admitted to the bar on examination in 1888, and was taken into partnership with his uncle and cousin under the firm name of Bloodgood, Bloodgood & Kemper. In 1893 William J. Turner, now a circuit judge of Milwaukee county, entered the firm, which was known as Turner, Bloodgood & Kemper until in 1896, when Mr. Turner retired and a younger member of the family, Wheeler P. Bloodgood, joined, making the firm Bloodgood, Kemper & Bloodgood. Mr. Kemper represented the trustees under Governor Ludington's will in the cases brought for its construction, and in the subsequent litigation with the widow of Governor Ludington. The firm was largely interested in the litigation arising out of the bank failures of 1893, has also been engaged in many of the heavy bankruptcy cases since the present bankruptcy law went into effect, and in much other important litigation, and has a large general law practice. In politics Mr. Kemper is a Republican, but has never been an active participant in the field. He is a member of the Episcopal church, of the county and state bar associations, and of the Milwaukee, University, Milwaukee Country and Town clubs. On March 3, 1891, he was united in marriage to Miss Luella Greer, daughter of William T. and Harriet E. Greer, of Louisville, Ky. They have no children. Patrick Henry Durnin, Catholic priest and pastor of the congregation of St. Rose, Milwaukee, was born in that city, Aug. 14, 1855.

Hi- parents, Patrick and .Mary (McGuirk) Durnin, were both born in Ireland, the former in March, 1832, and the latter in December, 1839, and are both living. They immigrated to the United States in 1843, locating first in New York, and coming to Milwaukee in 1855. Another son, George A., is a priest and professor of homiletics and English literature at St. Francis Seminary ; Thomas J. is secretary of the Central Investment Company, with offices in the Marine National Bank building, and has charge of much valuable real estate, practically all that the Mitchell Bank owns or controls; John J., Philip D., Charles W., and Frank X., are proprietors and managers of the Cream City Laundry; Mary A., the oldest sister, lives with and keeps house for Rev. P. H. Durnin ; Margaret T. is a teacher in the public schools, and Elizabeth is at home with her parents. Patrick H. received his early education in the public schools and later became a student in St. Francis Seminar)-, entering in 1871. He was ordained on June 27, 1880, by Archbishop Heiss, and officiated at his first mass on July 4, 1880, in the same church where he was baptized, St. John's Cathedral. His first charge was as assistant pastor of St. Patrick's, on the South side, Milwaukee, where he remained ten months, and was then assigned to the pastorate of St. Francis Borgia's church, at Cedarburg, Wis.,, where he remained for five years. St. Rose's church, Racine, was his next charge, staying there about two years, and on Feb. 19, 1888, he came to Milwaukee, where he organized the parish of St. Rose and built the church which serves the congregation to-day, a handsome structure of cream brick, seating about 800. The parish now includes 700 families, and at Easter there are about 2,800 communicants. The church property includes the church edifice, pastor's house, a frame building, two school buildings (that for primary work a frame building, and for the graded schools, of brick), and a frame house for the Sisters employed in the school and other church work. All of these have been erected by Rev. Father Durnin and are valued at about $80,000, with only $20,000 of indebtedness. Twelve teachers are employed in the schools, which number about 500 pupils. The pastor is an earnest and enthusiastic worker among his people, and the results of his labors are self-evident. He belongs to the Knights of Columbus, Catholic Knights of Wisconsin, and Catholic Foresters. He was the first person, born of English-speaking parents in Milwaukee, who was raised to the dignity of the priesthood.

Ferdinand Joseph Falbisoner, of Milwaukee, is a priest of the Catholic church, and is now temporary chaplain of the Sisters of St. Dominic, Racine. He was born at Vulpmis Tyrol, Austria, Sept. 20, 1877, an(l is the son of John and Elizabeth Falbisoner, natives of the same place. The parents came to Waukesha in 1884, and the father is now employed in the Sacred Heart sanitarium. Ferdinand J. came to this country with his parents, and was educated at the parochial school of St. Joseph's, Alverno, Manitowoc county, Wis., at Pio Nona College, and at the Seminary of St. Francis. He entered the seminary in 1897, was ordained by Archbishop Messmer on June i8> 1905, and said his first mass on June 25. He was appointed assistant at St.

Lawrence, Milwaukee, and after serving there for a period of two years was assigned to duty as temporary chaplain of the Sacred Hart Sanitarium on April 30, 1908.

Rev. Boleslaus Edward Goral was born on March 12, 1876, in West Prussia, German Poland. Here he received his elementary education. In 1889 he came to America and entered at once the Polish St. Cyrill and Methodius Seminary in Detroit, Mich. His classical and philosophical studies were absolved in this institution with marked success. When he decided to devote his life to the priesthood he joined the archdiocese of Milwaukee, and in the fall of 1896 entered the Seminary of St. Francis of Sales in St. Francis, Wis. In this famous abode of learning he finished his theological studies in 1899, winning the first prize, a gold medal, for the best Latin dissertation on the habit and man as its subject. He was ordained priest by Most Rev. F. X. Katzer on June 18, of the same year. Rev. B. E. Goral was appointed professor of the institution where, but scarcely two months before he had been making his studies. He assumed his duties as professor in St. Francis in the fall of the year 1899. This position satisfied his craving for learning and knowledge, and gave him ample opportunity for further practical and theoretical development of his studies. Rev. Goral was the first Polish professor at St. Francis Seminary. He taught, during the nine years and two months of his professorship, Greek, German, French, Polish, Latin, and Polish Homiletics. During the last years prior to his resignation he taught Philosophy and Homiletics exclusively. Rev. B. E. Goral has a decided taste for literary life. When yet a student he composed many poems or translated them from other languages into Polish. Some of these, concealed under pseudonyms, have appeared in print, others still rest in manuscripts. He has also contributed many an article on various different subjects to the Polish press. Some of his sermons have, likewise, been printed in Polish journals. As translator he has attained quite a distinction. Some dramas, translated by him from German or English, have been produced on the stage by the St. Stanislaus Literary and Debating Society of St. Francis Seminary, and other dramatic societies. The comic opera "Bells of Corneville" (Chimes of Normandy), in his rendition, has been produced on the stage in Milwaukee with decided success. Rev. B. E. Goral is the only Polish-speaking collaborator of the monumental Catholic Encyclopedia which is being published in New York. Force of circumstances, and still more lack of time, have prevented him from writing more in English. "Zasady interpunkyi polskiej" (Elements of Polish Punctuation Marks), published by Rev. Goral in 1905, has met with most favorable criticism. Competent European critics have pronounced this treatise the best that has yet been written upon this subject in the Polish language. The subject of our sketch is a well-known "book worm." With special predilection he has pursued the study of Polish philology and linguistics. He points out with pride that he is the possessor of the best equipped library in Polish philology and linguistics in America. In fact, there is hardly any work of some importance on these subjects that can not be found in his collection. The great love which he has always shown for philological studies, finally intlnenced him to issue a periodical in this line. Thus it came about that in 1905 he began to publish the "Oredownik Jezykowy" (Language Messenger), a monthly devoted to the furtherance of the Polish language, literature, and pedagogy at large. This monthly has already done very much to preserve the purity and integrity of the Polish language, special attention being paid to the Polish-American slang. Some of the best living Polish philologists of Europe are its permanent collaborators. This magazine has demonstrated that the Rev. B. E. Goral is an accomplished Polish philologist, and is recognized as such by the Polish philologists in Europe. The "Oredownik Jezykowy" is being read by the elite of the Polish- Americans, especially by teachers and students of higher institutions. Rev. Goral is also well known in pedagogical circles. He was charged by the Polish Executive Committee of Chicago, 111., with the prq;>aration of a new series of Polish text-books for use in parochial schools. Lack of time prevented him from writing the books. Rev. Goral is a member of the diocesan school board of Milwaukee. In 19x36 Rev. B. E. Goral was the motive power of the founding of a new Polish weekly, called the "Nowiny" (News), which appeared towards the end of that year in the city of Milwaukee. Rev. Goral was its editor-in-chief during the time it existed as a weekly publication. In 1908, when the Nowiny Publishing Company was reorganized and decided to publish a daily, the present nourishing "Nowiny Polskie" (Polish News), Rev. Goral was chosen its president, treasurer and general manager. This company also publishes the weekly "Tygodnik Polski" (Polish Weekly), a popular organ of the farmers of Wisconsin and the northwest. In October, 1908, Rev. Goral resigned from his professorship in St. Francis Seminary and assumed charge of St. Vincent de Paul Congregation in Milwaukee. He has not, however, given up his beloved studies, philology and philosophy. Rev. B. E. Goral is comparatively yet a young man, full of energy, and is determined to serve, to the best of his ability, the interests of his countrymen and mankind at large.

Anton Isidor Decker, pastor of the parish of St. Antonius, Milwaukee, was born at Folscheid, Luxemburg, Dec. 27, 1844. His parents,. Peter and Anna Catherine (Agnes) Decker, were both natives of Luxemburg, the former born at Redange, in 1814, and the latter at Folscheid, in 1810. Rev. A. I. Decker came to the United States with his parents, landing on Aug. 10. 1846. The family settled on a farm in Ozaukee county, near Dacada, Sheboygan county, and there he spent his youth. Arriving at manhood he chose the vocation of the ministry and entered St. Francis Seminar}- at St. Francis, near Milwaukee, to prepare for his work. He was ordained on Dec. 20, 1871, by Bishop Henni, and officiated at his first holy mass, Dec. 25, 1871, at Dacada. Pie was first appointed assistant to Rev. L. Conrad, of the Holy Trinity church, Milwaukee, and, in 1872, organized the newparish of St. Antonius, where he has been the pastor for the past thirty-tive years, his twenty-fifth jubilee having been celebrated on Dec. 25, 1896. He started a parochial school in 1872 with 140 pupils, and it now numbers 800. Religious services were held in the school building until 1881, when the present church, which is of solid stone, was built. A parsonage has also been erected, and the latest improvement on the church property is a large hall. The lower floor contains a dining-room, billiard, pool, and committee rooms, and the upper floor a large assembly hall with a seating capacity of 700, with a handsomely fitted stage,, etc. Various parochial societies, established at the time of the organization of the church, are in a flourishing condition, among which may be mentioned the Women's and the Young Ladies' societies, also St. Anthony's, established in 1872. Rev. A. I. Decker also has charge of the new church cemetery, Mount Olivet. This is well laid out and is very beautiful, reflecting much credit on both his taste and care. He is a man well known throughout the city, and is very zealous in the prosecution of his work.

Augustus C. Umbreit, attorney, of Milwaukee, was born in Green Lake county, Wis., Jan. 7, 1861, and is the son of Rev. Traugo H. and Catherine (Blochwitz) Umbreit, both natives of Germany, the former born in Saxony and the latter in Bavaria. The father came to the United States in 1840 at the age of eighteen, coming directly to Wisconsin. The mother came in 1844 with her parents, being at the time six years of age, the two families settling on adjoining farms in the town of Manchester, Green Lake county. The father was one of the pioneer ministers of the Methodist church and moved about from place to place according to the itinerant plan of that organization, serving, at different times, four churches in the city of Milwaukee. After retiring from active work he made his home in Beaver Dam, Wis., where both he and his wife died, the former in 1899 and the latter on Aug. 30, 1896, both being buried at Manchester. Augustus C. received his early education from his mother, and then at the public schools in the various towns where his father was stationed. Entering the high school at Madison he was graduated in 1879, and in the autumn of that year he entered the University of Wisconsin, taking the ancient and modern classical courses, and was graduated in June, 1883, with the degrees of A. B. and B. L., with special honors in Latin and in English literature. The next two years were spent in teaching first as the principal of the high school in Winnebago, 111., and then as principal of Allen's Academy in Chicago. In 1885 he took his master's degree in Greek and history, and continued his work as an educator for two vears longer, then taking up the study of law. He was admitted to the bar in October, 1892, and immediately began the practice of his profession, continuing in private practice until he received the appointment as assistant district attorney in January, 1895, serving in that capacity until 1901. Mr. Umbreit is a lawyer of unusual ability, and his legal training, supplemented by his broad general culture, has given him large success in his profession, especially as a court lawyer, where he has conducted to a successful issue a number of important criminal cases for the state. One case of peculiar interest in which he appeared as attorney is known as the "Terlinden case," and was begun in 1901. A manufacturer of Germanv absconded from that country with about

$400,000. He was arrested at the instigation of the German consul at Chicago, when the question of extradition came up hefore the United States court commissioner. Mr. Umbreit appeared for the defendant and was beaten. In an appeal to the United States district court the lower court was sustained. An appeal was then made to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, which held that it had no jurisdiction, and a final appeal was made to the United States Supreme Court, Mr. Umbreit arguing the case in January, 1902. After two months the Supreme Court rendered a decision sustaining the lower court and the prisoner was sent to Germany. At this time the attorneys' fees had amounted to $7,500, and the prisoner had about $20,000 in the Milwaukee banks, but it was tied up by the claims of German creditors. Mr. Umbreit then sued for the amount due him, obtained judgment against Terlinden, and then "intervened," i. e., asked to be made a party with the German creditors, on the ground that as a domestic citizen his lien was superior to that of the German creditors, they "being foreigners, which contention the lower court did not sustain. The Supreme Court of Wisconsin overruled the decision of the lower court, giving its decision in the case in 1906. From this the German creditors appealed to the United States Supreme Court on the ground that the decision interfered with the treaty between the two nations, and that court sustained the decision of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Mr. Umbreit is a Republican, but not active in political matters. In religious faith he is a member of the Episcopal church, and belongs also to a number of social and fraternal associations : the Calumet Club, the Westminster Civic League, the Sunset Club, the Royal Arcanum, and the University Club. He was united in marriage on Sept. 1, 1886, to Miss Helen Stanton, daughter of Loadovie and Emma (McKenzie) Stanton. Mrs. Umbreit is a distant relative of Edwin M. Stanton, the great secretary of war under President Lincoln, and is of Colonial descent, tracing, as a Daughter of the American Revolution, her ancestry back through both the paternal and maternal lines to participants in that immortal struggle. Three children have been born to Mr. and Mrs. Umbreit, namely : Stanton C, Freda E., and George M.