Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1909 (part 16 of 35)

Albert W. Ladewig, M. D., a practicing physician in the city of Milwaukee, was born at Grand Haven, Mich., on Nov. 10, 1864, son of William and Minnie (Lindow) Ladewig, both of whom were natives of Germany, who came to xA.merica as children with their respective families, each of which first located in the vicinity of Lockport, N. Y. The paternal grandparents afterward removed to the state of Michigan and died near Grand Haven, and the maternal ancestors moved to Milwaukee, where they spent the remainder of their lives. William Ladewig, the father of the subject of this review, moved from his early American home in New York state to Michigan and there lived for a number of years. He then removed to Fond du Lac, Wis., and some time later took up his residence in Milwaukee, about the year 1882, and he now lives in Waukesha, Wis. He received a very good education in the excellent schools of Germany, and before the removal of the family to America spent some time as a teacher in his native countrv. To himself and wife there were born four children, all of whom are living. Dr. Ladewig received his preliminary education in the public schools of Fond du Lac, Wis.,, and then in preparation for a career as a practitioner in medicine hematriculated at the Milwaukee Medical College, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1900. Immediately after receiving hisdegree he opened an office in Milwaukee for the practice of his profession and has since been so engaged, meeting with excellent success from the beginning. He was married in 1890 to Miss Rosa Friedrich, of Milwaukee, daughter of Ernst and Agnes Friedrich, the former of whom is deceased and the latter resides in Milwaukee. To the union of Dr. and Mrs. Ladewig no children have been born, but they have an adopted son, Harry. Dr. Ladewig maintains an independent position as regards political matters, supporting with his franchise the men and measures that meet his approval, and fraternally he is a member of the Knights of Pythias and Sons of Hermann. Ernest J. Weber, M. D., is engaged in the active practice of medicine in the city of Milwaukee, his professional career dating from 1904, and in addition to his work as a general practitioner he officiates as instructor in the Marquette University. He was born at Cedarburg, Ozaukee county, Wis.,, on Nov. 1, 1875, son of Burghard and Ellamunda (Judae) Weber, both of whom were natives of Germany. The maternal grandfather was Ferdinand Judae, who migrated' from the Fatherland in 1837, and in 1840 became a pioneer settler in Milwaukee, where he became the owner of considerable property. Later he removed to Kewanee, where he and his wife lived out the remainder of their days. The father of the subject of this review was born in 1837, and when twenty-one years old, came to America. He settled at Cedarburg, Wis., and there he grew to manhood and lived a useful life, dying on Nov. 20, 1903, at the age of sixty-nine years. His widow is still living, and of the thirteen children born to this couple nine survive. Another thing worthy of mention in connection with this family is the fact that four of the sons became physicians : Fred R., who died in June, 1907; Heman F., who is practicing his profession at Newberg, Wris. ; Burchard A., who is mentioned more at length in another sketch ; and Ernest J., who is the immediate subject of this review. Dr. Weber received his literary education in the common and high schools of his native village of Cedarburg and began his independent career in the drug business, which occupation he followed for a period of ten years. While thus engaged he began the study of medicine and in due time entered the Milwaukee Medical College, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1904, and immediately opened an office for practice in Milwaukee. He met with gratifying success from the start and now enjoys a representative and lucrative practice. He was married on June 15, 1904, to Miss Alice Anstedt, who was born in Sheboygan, Wis., daughter of John and Cynthia (Perkins) Anstedt, the former of whom was born in Germany and the latter in Canada. The father came to America and became an early settler at Carlton, Wis., but moved to Sheboygan in 1876. He died in that city on Aug. 1, 1896,, and his widow and four children, of the five born to these parents, still survive. To Dr. and Mrs.

Weber there has been horn a daughter. Marguerite Cynthia, who was born April 1, 1906. Dr. Weber is independent in his political views, and follows the dictates of his judgment, rather than that of party organizations, in exercising his right of franchise. Professionally he has membership in the Milwaukee County and the Wisconsin State Medical associations.

William Edward Fox, M. D., is the acting assistant surgeon in the United States Public Health and Marine Plospital service at Milwaukee, a position he has held for the past three years, and in addition to his duties in that capacity he gives close attention to the general practice of medicine. He was born in Milwaukee on March 29, 1880, son of William Fox, M. D., who is given more extended men tion on another page in the personal sketch of Dr. Philip A. Fox. The subject of this review was educated in the parochial schools of Milwaukee, at St. John's Cathedral,, and Marquette College, and after this thorough work took a course in the University of Notre Dame at South Bend, Ind. Then deciding to follow the profession in which so many of his family had gained distinction, he entered the Rush Medical College at Chicago in 1898 for a course of study. Later he matriculated at the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons at Milwaukee and graduated in that institution in 1904. During the first year following his graduation he was located at Dawson, New Mexico, where he had the position of surgeon for the Dawson Fuel Company and the El Paso & Northeastern Railroad Company. "On Aug. 10, 1905, he received the appointment in the service mentioned in the introductory sentence of this review and returned to Milwaukee, where he is rapidly building up a fine practice. He was married 'on June 19, 1907, to Miss Lillian, daughter of Henry Franklin and Lovisa (Clock) Whitcomb, of Milwaukee. In his political views Dr. Fox maintains an independent attitude, giving allegiance to no particular party, and his religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States, the Nu Sigma Nu medical fraternity, and he also has membership in the Knights of Columbus.

Eugene D. Regan, M. D., has for the greater part of the past decade been engaged in the practice of his profession in the city of Milwaukee, making a specialty of diseases of the eye, ear, nose, and throat, and he has already achieved an enviable reputation in his particular line of endeavor. He was born in Madison, Dane county, Wis., on Jan. 22, 1874, son of Dr. John X. and March 1 Heimbach 1 Regan, the former of whom was born in Ireland and the latter in East Troy, Wis. At twelve years of age the father came to America with his parents, who located in Madison, Wis., and in the schools of that city he received his preliminary education, later completing a course at the University of Wisconsin. He decided upon medicine as his life's profession,, and after due preparation engaged in the practice at Oconomowoc, Wis., where he lived about sixteen years, after which he came to Milwaukee and practiced in this city until his death, in 1887. During the Civil war he served for a time as a private soldier in a Wisconsin regiment in the Union army. His widow is still living in Milwaukee, and the two children, Anna M. and Eugene D., are living. Dr. Eugene D. Regan, whose name introduces this review, attended the public schools of Oconomowoc, and after the removal of the family to Milwaukee completed a course in the high school of that city. He then entered the Milwaukee Medical College, in which he graduated with the class of 1898, after which he aid special work in the Eye and Ear Infirmary in New York city. He then began his independent career as a physician in Milwaukee, specializing as stated in the foregoing, and as stated his success has been of the unequivocal order. In politics his position is that of the true independent voter, and he exercises his franchise in accordance with the dictates of an enlightened judgment after due consideration of the questions in issue. His religious affiliations are with the Roman Catholic church, and professionally he is a member of the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, and the Milwaukee Medical associations, and the Opthalmological Society. He is also a member of the Knights of Columbus.

James W. Frew, M. D., is a practicing physician in the city of Milwaukee, where he has been successfully engaged in the practice of his profession for nearly a decade. He also takes a deep interest in military affairs, having been a member of the Wisconsin National Guard since 1899, and during the past four years has served as examining surgeon in the same organization. He was born in Scotland, the land to which so many of America's leaders in thought and action trace their ancestry, on Oct. 7, 1870, son of James and Catherine (Mclver) Frew, both of whom were also of Scottish birth. The family migrated to America in 1883 and settled in Cambridge, Mass., where the parents resided until 1907. The father followed the occupation of a baker during his active career, but since his removal to Milwaukee in the last-named year he has lived in retirement. Seven children were born to these parents, only two of whom are now living. Dr. Frew attended school in his native country prior to the removal of the family to America, and then finished his preliminary education in the public and high schools of Boston. He also spent two years in the scientific course at Harvard University, after which he came west, and entering the Milwaukee Medical College he graduated from that institution with the class of 1899. Immediately entering into the active practice of medicine he has since been so engaged, and from the very outset he has met with gratifying success. He was married in September, 1891, to Miss Carrie E., daughter of William and Cassie Megroth, of Cambridge, Mass., and to this union have been born two children, Norwood and Estelle. Dr. Frew is nominally a Republican, but he exercises the right of independent thought upon all questions, and he is liberal in his religious views. As stated above he is the examining surgeon for the National Guard of Milwaukee, and he also officiates in the same capacity for the National Life Insurance Company, of Des Moines, Iowa. He has membership in the St. Andrews and the Caledonian societies.

cessful practice of medicine since 1903, and has already established a reputation for skill and ability which many an older man might well envy. His previous life has yielded him a rich and varied experience, and his education, both general and technical, has been of the very best, so that he is admirably equipped for the pursuit of his exacting profession. Dr. Sure was born in Russia on Sept. 29, 1874, the son of Hirsch and Dina (Jochelson) Sure, who were also subjects of the Czar. His father has been engaged in commercial pursuits all his life, but is now leading a retired life. His parents left Russia in 1887 and proceeded to Cape Town, British Cape Colony, Africa, where they have since resided. Dr. Sure received a thorough training in the elementary and secondary schools of his native land and Germany, and afterward pursued the study of Pharmacy in Russian and German institutions. The United States attracted him as offering a wider field of opportunity, and he came to Milwaukee in the year 1895. He then determined to prepare himself for the medical profession, for which he felt himself well adapted by temperament and previous training. This ambition he successfully achieved, and was graduated in the medical department of the University of Illinois in 1903 with the degree of M. D. He immediately returned to Milwaukee, where he has since been engaged in successful general practice. Dr. Sure is a specialist in the obstetrical branch of his profession,, and has served as instructor in Obstetrics at the Milwaukee College of Physicians and Surgeons since 1904. He is already recognized as an authority along these lines, and is rapidly taking rank as one of the leading physicians of the city. He brings to his work those qualities which pre-eminently make for advancement and success. He is a man of indefatigable industry, possesses excellent judgment and a sound common sense, is a close student, and has a sincere love for his high calling. He now has a large and lucrative practice, which is steadily growing, and which yields him a handsome income. Dr. Sure's independence and self-reliance is shown in his political affiliations. He is identified with none of the great parties, but can always be counted upon to support those principles and policies which, in his judgment, promote the public welfare. Self-seeking men and partisan measures are alike abhorrent to his nature. He was married on Sept. 6, 1903, to Miss Clara Epstein, like himself of Russian birth, and the daughter of Abraham and Anna Epstein, now residents of Berlin, Wis. One little daughter, Leahbelle, has come to gladden their household. He is a member of the American Medical Society, and the City, County, and State branches of the same, the proceedings of the various societies always enlisting his studious attention. He is also a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, and of the Phi Delta medical fraternity. His many friends predict for him a brilliant future in his profession, basing their judgment on his superior learning and ability, and his many excellent qualities in both professional and private life.

Earl H. Darling, M. D., a practicing physician in the city of Milwaukee, was born at Orfordville, Wis., on Feb. 8, 1883, son of Frank E. Darling, who is given a more extended mention in this work in the sketch of another son, William S. Darling. The subject of this review received his preliminary education in the high school at Madison, Wis., and then matriculated at the University of Wisconsin,, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1903. Then taking up the study of medicine, after due preparation he entered the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons at Milwaukee, where he graduated in 1907, following which event he served as house physician in the Milwaukee Hospital for a period of about two months. He then opened an office for the practice of his profession, and from the beginning met with a success that is very gratifying to himself and his many friends. Although one of the youngest practitioners in the city a bright future is predicted for him, for in addition to the excellent training which he has received he is endowed with energy and an innate love for his profession, qualities which cannot help but bring to him success of a high order. In politics he gives allegiance to the platform expressions of the Republican party, and his religious affiliations are with the Methodist Episcopal church. He is a member of the Phi Delta college fraternity and also of t'.ie Equitable Fraternal Union, being the local medical examiner for the last-named organization. He is also a member of Wisconsin Lodge, No. 13, Free and Accepted Masons.

B. Fowler Baker, M. D., is a prominent physician of the city of Milwaukee, where he has been engaged in the practice of his profession almost continuously for the past sixteen years, and prior to his coming to Wisconsin's metropolis he had had ten years of practice in Michigan. He was born at Ransomville,, Niagara county, N. Y., on April 5, 1858, son of Dillman Shadrick and Laura Matilda (Durand) Baker, the former of whom was born at Albany, N. Y., in 18 10, and the latter at Canandaigua, N. Y., in 1814. These honored parents were united in marriage in their native state and settled on a farm in Niagara county, where they spent the remainder of their lives, fourteen children being born to them, of whom six are now living. The father was a Republican in his political affiliations and was very active in the local counsels of the party organization. He and his good wife were members of the Methodist Episcopal church and remained true to that faith until their deaths, that of the father occurring in 1876 and the mother in 1898. The family is of English descent and traces its American lineage to the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers upon Plymouth rock in 1620. Dr. Baker received his early education at the union schools of Lockport, N. Y., and then deciding to make the practice of medicine his life's vocation he entered the Physio Medical Institute at Cincinnati, Ohio, and graduated in that institution in 1881. He immediately began the practice of his profession, locating first at Trufant,. Montcalm county, Mich., and there remained for two years. Fie then removed to Cedar Springs, Mich., where he was engaged in practice five years, after which he took up his residence in the city of Grand Rapids. In 1892, he removed to Milwaukee, and the medical fraternity has numbered him among its members during the time which has intervened since then, with the exception of two years which he spent in travel. Dr. Baker is independent in his political views, is a member of the Christ Adelphian church, and fraternally is a member the Masonic Lodge, No. 213, Free and Accepted Masons at Cedar Springs, Mich.

Frederick F. John, M. D., is a prominent physician of Milwaukee, perpetuating the family name in that connection, as his father was also numbered among the leading practitioners of the Cream City. Dr. John was born at Sheboygan, Wis., on Oct. 3, 1862, son of Frederick C. John, M. D., and Catherine Christian, his wife, the father being a native of Germany and the mother of Fremont, Ohio. The father migrated to America in 1854 and took up his residence in Sheboygan, Wis., in which city he was married, and in 1866 he removed to Milwaukee, where he was actively engaged in the practice of medicine until his death, that event occurring on Aug. 27, 1892. His widow still survives, as do all of the eight childrne (seven sons and one daughter) born to himself and wife. Of these children the subject of this review is the eldest; the youngest son,, Herbert F., is junior manager of the Review of Reviews, and each one of them holds a fine lucrative position. Dr. John received his primary education in the parochial schools of Milwaukee and later took a course in the Northwestern University at Watertown, Wis. He then entered the Hahnemann Medical College at Chicago, and after pursuing the regular course graduated in that institution with the class of 1883. Soon thereafter he began the active practice of his profession in the city of Milwaukee, and has been continuously so engaged to the present time, achieving success to a flattering degree. He was married on Dec. 8, 1896, to Miss Eleanora B., daughter of Theodore and Ernestina Schroeder, natives of Germany, but early settlers of Milwaukee, where the father was supervisor of the Sixth ward for six years. Mr. Schroeder died in 1904 and his widow is still living in the city. To Dr. and Mrs. John there have been born two children : Frederick C, on Nov. 15, 1898, and Ruth Catherine, on Dec. 15, 1900. In politics the doctor gives an unswerving allegiance to the Republican party, and in a professional way he is affiliated with the Milwaukee Academy of Medicine and the Wisconsin State Medical society.

Dominic P. Thill, M. D., is very prominent in the professional circles of the city of Milwaukee, being engaged in the active practice of medicine, and he is also proprietor of the North Side Sanitarium, an institution of merit and much popularity among health-seekers. He was born in Fredonia, Ozaukee county, Wis., on Sept. 11, 1870, son of John B. and Katie (Matie) Thill, both of whom were natives of Luxemburg, a province of Belgium. The paternal grandfather was Peter Thill, who, with his family, came to America in 1847, locating in Wisconsin, where he and his wife, Susan Thill,, both died, he at the age of eighty-eight and she at ninety. He was a farmer by occupation, and before migrating to America, served through the wars in which his native land was involved. He and his good wife traveled life's journey together for a period of sixty years and became the parents of six children, only three of whom are now living. The maternal grandfather died in the old country, and in 1847 the grandmother migrated with her family to America, locating in Wisconsin, where she spent the remainder of her life. Thus the parents of Dr. Thill, though born in the same province and country, were destined to unite their fortunes in a land far away. They were married in Wisconsin and now live in Ozaukee county, the parents of eleven children, eight of whom are now living. Dr. Thill received his early education in the public schools of Ozaukee county, later attending the State Normal School at Oshkosh, and he also followed the occupation of teaching three years. He early decided upon the profession of medicine for his life's work, and entering the Milwaukee Medical School he graduated in that institution with the class of 1900. He then began the active practice of his profession and has since been so engaged, rising steadily to a position of prominence and usefulness in the city of his adoption. He was married on June 17, 1901, to Miss Alary L., daughter of Louis and Anna (Schmidler) Pierron, of Ozaukee county, Wis., and to this union there have been born three children : Anita, Louis, and Dominic. Dr. Thill is independent in politics, a member of the Roman Catholic church, and the usual professional associations, including the alumni of his alma mater.

Emil Schoene, M. D., has been engaged in the practice of medicine at Milwaukee since 1903, during which time he has built up a fine and representative practice. He was born in Germany on Jan. 7, 1864, son of Emil and Minnie (Pohl) Schoene, both of whom were natives of the Fatherland. The parents never came to America, the father dying in Germany in 1897, and the mother still resides in that country. Two sons were born to them, both of whom are living. Dr. Schoene received his early education in a German gymnasium, after which he entered the University of Leipsic, in which he took an extended course. He migrated to America in 1888, and first located at St. Louis, Mo., but he later entered the College of Medicine and Surgery at Chicago and graduated in that institution with the class of 1895. He then went to Fredonia, Wis., where he practiced his profession eight years, meeting with gratifying success and attaining a high degree of skill and efficiency. In 1903, with the desire to enter a larger field, he removed to Milwaukee, where he at once took a high professional rank. He was married in 1885. before leaving his native land, to Miss Milda Koehler, whose parents still reside in Germany, and to this union there have been born five children: Johana, Erick, Emil, Elsa and Olga, the latter of whom is deceased. Dr. Schoene is independent in his political views, voting for the men and measures that meet his intelligent approval, regardless of the party brand. His religious faith is that of the German Lutheran church, and socially he is a member of the Germanic Society in Milwaukee. He is a member of the Wisconsin State Medical Association, was formerly enrolled with Ozaukee County Medical Society, and fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order.

Clinton H. Lewis, M. D., has for more than a quarter of a century been engaged in the practice of medicine in Milwaukee, and his high standing as a physician is only equaled by the regard in which he is held by his legion of friends. Dr. Lewis was born at Spring Mills, Allegany county, N. Y., April 8, 1851, son of Paul

B. and Olive (Huntington) Lewis, the former of whom was also a native of New York and the latter was born in the state of Vermont. The parents migrated from the Empire State to Wisconsin in 1862 and settled in Dane county, where they lived a number of years. The father was a farmer by occupation, and after a number of years spent in Dane county he removed to Beloit, Wis., where he died in 1892, and there his widow now resides. To these parents there were born two children, a son and a daughter, both of whom are living, and the former is the subject of this review. Dr. Lewis was educated in the public schools of Allegany county, X. and after the removal of his parents to Wisconsin attended the schools of Dane county. In due time he matriculated at the University of Wisconsin and graduated in that institution with the class of 1875, and soon thereafter became a student in the Rush Medical College at Chicago, where he graduated in 1880. He then immediately entered upon the practice of his profession in Dane county, and after two years, desiring a larger field, he removed to Milwaukee, where he has since resided and where he has achieved an enviable reputation as a physician. Dr. Lewis was married in June, 1878, to Miss Caroline Hobart, daughter of Aden P. and Clara (Beckwith) Hobart, both of whom were natives of New England who came to Wisconsin about 1884 and settled in Milwaukee county. The father was a farmer and a merchant and followed these occupations until the time of his death in 1881, his wife dying in 1880. To Dr. Lewis and wife there have been born five children : Paul A., who is engaged in research work at the Rockefeller Institute in New York: Charles H., a mining engineer in Tacoma, Wash.; Marshall. a student in the University of Wisconsin; and Marian and Lillian, both of whom are students in the South Side high school. The doctor is a Republican in politics.

Frederick W. Patterson, M. D., is one of the leading physicians of the city of Milwaukee, where for more than twenty years he has administered to the ills and ailments of his fellowmen. He was born in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county, Jan. 27, 1852, and is the son of Daniel W. and Susan ( Rurdick) Patterson, both of whom were natives of St. Lawrence county, N. Y. The father came to Milwaukee county in 1834 and there entered 160 acres of government land. He also established the first blacksmith shop in the city of Milwaukee, but after a number of years spent in the Cream City he removed to Walworth county and settled at East Troy. Later he returned to Milwaukee and spent his last days there, dying at the advanced age of eighty-seven years. His wife died at the age of sixty years, and of the eight children born to this worthy couple seven are now living. Cyrus Patterson, a brother of Daniel W. Patterson was a soldier in the War of 181 2, and two younger brothers, George and Albert, were valiant defenders of the flag during the Civil war. The maternal grandparents of Dr. Patterson were early settlers of Milwaukee county, locating there about 1835. ana* tney lived and died in the locality where they made their early home. Dr. Patterson received his early education in the public schools of East Troy, Walworth county, where his parents then resided, and later took a course in the Platteville State Normal. After graduating at this institution he taught school for a short time and then entered the Rush Medical College at Chicago, taking a complete course therein and graduating in 1878. Soon thereafter he opened an office at Platteville for the practice of his profession and remained there three years. He then removed to Mineral Point, and after practicing his profession there for a period of five years, in 1887, he located in Milwaukee, which city has since been the scene of his activity, and where he has met with enviable success. Dr. Patterson was married in 1895 to Miss Harriet Price, daughter of Theodore and Harriet Price, of Kewanee, 111. Among the doctor's professional associations may be mentioned the Milwaukee County and Wisconsin State Medical societies, and fraternally he is a member of the Masonic order, including the Blue Lodge, Chapter and Knight Templar degrees, and he also has membership in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Knights of Pythias,, and Knights of the Maccabees, having served as local medical examiner for each of the last three mentioned. Politically, he gives allegiance to the Republican party, but has never held or sought public office.

Dr. John Lester Johnson, 509 First avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., has been engaged in successful general practice in the Cream City since 1902, and has already attained to a lucrative practice. He is still in the prime of early manhood, has a strong and vigorous constitution, and is a finely educated and scholarly gentleman, with every prospect of a brilliant future before him. He was born at Jefferson City, Jefferson county, Wis., on June 2, 1876, the son of Robert W. and Fannie (Lester) Johnson, both of whom are natives of England. His father came to Jefferson county shortly after the Civil war, and was there married. He is now a resident of Milwaukee. He is a miller by trade, was formerly sheriff of Jefferson county, and served as marshal in Jefferson City for a period of eighteen years. Dr. Johnson is one of a family of five children, all of whom are still living. The elder Mr. Johnson was a gallant soldier during the Civil war, enlisted in February, 1862, as a private in the Sixteenth regiment of Illinois light artillery for three years' service, and rose to be lieutenant of his company. Our subject was also a soldier during the late Spanish-American war. He enlisted as a private in Company B of the First Wisconsin infantry, in April, 1898, and served during the war. Dr. Johnson was educated in the public schools of Jefferson county, high school of Jefferson City, Whitewater Normal School, and Beloit College ; his professional training was received at the Milwaukee Medical College (Marquette University), in which institution he was graduated in 1902 with the degree of M. D. Immediately thereafter he began the practice of medicine in Milwaukee as above stated. He is affiliated with the Republican party, but has never taken an active part in politics. Dr. Johnson was married on Oct. 9, 1900,. to Miss Josephine, daughter of Jacob Miller, deceased, one of the prominent pioneer settlers of Milwaukee. They have two sons : Robert Lester, and David. Dr. Johnson is a young man of unblemished character, courteous and affable in his intercourse with his fellownim, and popular with all who have the pleasure of his acquaintance. Possessed of many of the attributes of a scholar, and with a decided bent for the medical profession, he is rapidly forging to the front, and has already met with his full share of patronage.

Dr. Joseph H. Wallis, of No. 330 Grove street, Milwaukee, though still a young man and a comparatively recent member of the medical profession, has already made a name for himself as one of the most skillful surgical operators in the city. He is of Scotch-English extraction, and was born in the city of Neosho, Dodge county, Wis., June 14, 1873, the son of Charles William and Sarah (Ramsay) Wallis. His father is a native of Wisbeach, county of Cambridge, England, -and his mother is the descendant of a fine old Scotch family and a native of New York. The Wallis family also has a large admixture of Scotch blood. Our subject's father came to America about 1847, when a young man, and lived in New York for ten years. There he met and married his wife. In 1857 he came west to Wisconsin and settled at Neosho, where he did the hard pioneer work of an early settler in what was then a sparsely settled region, cleared a farm for himself and eventually became a prosperous farmer. He now resides at Hartford, Wis., and has served as justice of the peace for over forty years. He is one of the most respected and substantial citizens of that section of the state, has held the office of deputysheriff of Dodge county, and has been treasurer of Rubicon township for many years past. He was allied with the Democratic party up to President's Cleveland's time, but since then has been affiliated with the Republican party. William Ramsay, the maternal greatgrandfather of Dr. Wallis, was born in Scotland, came to America before the Revolution, and fought in the war on the side of the colonies. The father of William Ramsay was a Scotch nobleman, who possessed large ship-building interests at Glasgow. Dr. Wallis received his early education in the common schools and the Hartford high school, and then attended the Milwaukee Medical College, where he graduated in 1898 with the degree of M. D. He has been engaged in active general practice in Milwaukee for the past ten years. He was an instructor in the Milwaukee Medical College for five years, and is now clinical surgeon in the same institution; he has also been an instructor in the Milwaukee School of Dentistry, and health commissioner of Wauwatosa. The above honors are a tribute to his proficiency and scholarship in his profession. He has met with splendid success in his practice, and is highly esteemed both as a physician and as a man. He is affiliated with the Republican party, though he has never taken an active part in politics. In religious matters he conforms to the Presbyterian faith, and is a zealous member of that denomination. The doctor is a member of both the county and state medical associations. He is also a member of the following fraternal societies: Knights of Pythias, Royal Arcanum, Modern Woodmen of America, and Woodmen of the World, and acts as medical examiner for all these orders. Such is the brief record of one of the representative young professional men of Milwaukee, who has attained his present enviable position by the exercise of perseverance, energy and close application to the details of his exacting profession. In private life he is a man of blameless character, and is highly esteemed by both his professional brethren and a wide circle of friends. He is still in the prime of early manhood, possessed of a vigorous constitution, and many future honors should be in store for him.

Dr. Thomas C. Malone, of Milwaukee, Wis., with offices at No. 935 National avenue, is one of the well established and highly successful medical practitioners of the city, and is possessed of a large and lucrative practice. He was born in Taunton, Mass., on Dec. 5, 185 1, the son of Andrew and Mary (Coleman) Malone, both of whom are natives of Dublin, Ireland. His parents came to America and settled in Massachusetts in 1844, and eleven years later came west and settled at Rochester, Racine county, Wis., where they continued to reside most of the time while living. His mother died in Rochester on Feb. 3, 1888, and his father died in Milwaukee in 1896. The father was a stone mason by trade. Dr. Malone is one of six children, five of whom are still living. He received his education in the public schools of Racine county and at Rochester Academy; he then pursued a medical course at Rush Medical College, Chicago, and was graduated in that institution with the degree of M. D. in 1877. He first located for the practice of his profession at Saint Martins, Milwaukee county, twelve miles southwest of Milwaukee, and moved to the city in 1894. There he has since been engaged in general practice. Dr. Malone is affiliated with the Democratic party in politics, but does not mix much in political affairs. He was born and reared a Roman Catholic, and is still a zealous adherent of that church. He is a member of the county and state medical associations, and also of the national association. Dr. Malone was married on June 10,, 1879, to Miss Mary McShane, of Waukesha county, Wis., and three children are the fruit of this union : Edward, Florence, and Eugene. The doctor has all the native wit and genialty of his race, is a fine conversationalist, and a courteous and most entertaining gentleman.

Dr. Frank S. Wasielewski, No. 480 Mitchell street, Milwaukee, is one of the best and most favorably known among the younger members of the medical profession in the Cream City. He was born at Bay City, Mich., on May 30, 1874, the son of Frank and Angeline (Piasecki) Wasielewski, both of whom are natives of Zerkow, in the province of Posen, Germany. His father came to the United States in 1872,, settling in Bay City, Mich., where he still resides, and where he was married. He is a prominent dry goods and clothing merchant of that city. Dr. Wasielewski received his education in the public schools of his native city, and is a graduate of the high school there and of St. Cyril and Methodius Seminary, of Detroit, Mich. He then prepared himself for his profession in the medical department of the University of Michigan, in which he graduated in 1899 with the degree of M. D. In the fall of the same year he came to Milwaukee and here entered upon the practice of medicine ; and he has since been engaged in the successful prosecution of the same. He has a large and constantly increasing business, and has met with a most gratifying sue- cess. As a doctor lie ranks among the best of the younger members of the profession, as a man and citizen he is of high character and sterling probity, and he is esteemed by a wide circle of friends as well as by his professional brethren. He is accustomed to form his own judgment of events and men, and votes independently in political matters, lie was horn and reared a Roman Catholic, and is a zealous adherent of that denomination. Dr. Wasielewski was married in January, 1904, to a popular and highly esteemed young lady of Milwaukee, Miss Felice, daughter of Anton and Constance Baranowski, his father-in-law being now deceased. Dr. and Mrs. Wasielewski have two suns, Thaddeus and Stanley.

Dr. John A. Birkl, No. 579 Sixth avenue, Milwaukee, one of the able and successful practitioners of the Cream City, was born at Milwaukee, Sept. 29, 1876, the son of John and Margaret (Bittner) Birkl. His parents were both natives of Bavaria, and came to Milwaukee county in 1872. The father was a miller by trade and died on Nov. 24, 1895, being survived by his wife only a few years, the latter having died in April, 1904. They were the parents of two sons and three daughters, but only two daughters and one son, the subject of this sketch, are now living. Dr. Birkl attended the public schools of Milwaukee, the East Side high school and the Spencerian Business College; he then fitted himself for the practice of medicine at the Milwaukee College of Physicians and Surgeons, in which institution he was graduated with the degree of M. D. in 1898. He is thus Milwaukee born and educated, and his scholarly attainments and high technical skill attest the worth of the city's splendid educational facilities. In addition to his other training Dr. Birkl served for some time on the staff of the Emergency Hospital. Ever since his graduation he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession, and is already widely and favorably known, not only in professional circles, where he is frequently called into consultation, but among the community at large. He is affable and genial in disposition, makes friends readily, is a close and diligent student of medicine, and keeps well abreast of the latest developments and discoveries in medical science. He has never taken an active part in politics, but adheres to the principles of the Republican party. He was reared a Lutheran and is a member of that religious denomination, being a liberal supporter of his church. Dr. Birkl is a member of both the county and state medical associations ; he also belongs to the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, and the Knights of the Maccabees. He was most happily married in 1904 to one of the popular young women of Milwaukee, Miss Hattie Linkman, the daughter of George and Mary Linkman, well known residents of the city of Milwaukee.

Dr. K. Wagner, of 625 Fourth avenue, Milwaukee, is a leading member of the medical fraternity in the Cream City, where he has been engaged in the successful practice of his profession for the past twelve or thirteen years. He was born in Poland on Sept. 27, 1865, and is the son of Albert and B. (Dembowski) Wagner, both of whom were also born in Po- land. His mother is now deceased, but his father is still living" in the old country. Dr. Wagner was educated in the schools of Germany, and is a graduate in medicine, of both the universities of Berlin and Wuertzburg, in the former in 1890 and the latter in 1892. He then came to the United States and began the practice of medicine in Milwaukee, meeting with a prompt and most gratifying success from the very start. His business has grown steadily with the years, and he has already taken rank among the most scholarly and skillful members of the profession. His methods are painstaking, thorough and exhaustive, and he displays rare skill in diagnosis. He is a man of great push and energy, and endowed as he is with a splendid educational equipment and inspired with great enthusiasm for his calling, he seems surely destined to attain an even greater eminence. His success has been such that he is frequently called into consultation by his profesional brethren, with whom he is most popular. Though foreign born, he is an intelligent student of American politics, but he has never taken an active part in the political game. His views are in accord with the fundamental principles of the Republican party. He was born and reared a Roman Catholic and is a devoted and zealous adherent of that faith. Dr. Wagner belongs to both the county and state medical associations, and is also a member of the Polish National Alliance of America,, which has a membership of 60,000 in this country. He was married on Oct. 12, 1899, to Miss Clementine Owocka, a daughter of a prominent Polish family in Milwaukee. Both she and her parents, Ignatz and Julia Owocka, are natives of Poland. Dr. and Mrs. Wagner have two children : a daughter, Alexandra ; and a son, Henryk.

Dr. Patrick Henry McGovern, physician and surgeon, No. 2036 Grand avenue, Milwaukee, Wis., is one of the prominent members of the medical profession of the Cream City. He was born at Elkhart, Sheboygan county, Wis., on April 24, 1862, the son of Lawrence McGovern,, who is elsewhere mentioned in this work in connection with the sketch of J. J. McGovern, where further details relating to the ancestry of our subject may also be found. Dr. McGovern was accorded the best of educational facilities, graduating first at the high school, Madison, Wis., and then entering the University of Wisconsin, in which institution he was graduated in 1888. He had now determined to thoroughly prepare himself for the practice of medicine, but was largely dependent on his own resources in this regard, and therefore engaged in teaching for a number of years. He served as principal of the high school at Chilton, Wis., for a period of three years, and then matriculated as a student in medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Pie was graduated in the medical department of this institution in 1894 with the degree of M. D., and later pursued a postgraduate course for a year in the medical department of the Johns Hopkins University. He first entered upon the practice of his profession in Ozaukee county, Wis., and four years later came to Milwaukee, where he has since been engaged in general practice. His practice has steadily increased until it is now quite large. He is a skillful operator and makes a specialty of surgery. He is a thorough student, keeps well abreast of the latest developments in his exacting- profession, is deeply engrossed in his work, and lias splendid educational equipment. He is a firm believer in the principles of the Republican party, but is not a self-seeker nor an aspirant for public preferment. He is broad-minded and liberal in his religious views. Dr. McGovern is a member of the Milwaukee count)-, city and state branches of the American Medical .\>sociation. He was married on Oct. 21, 1896, to Miss Abigail Margaret, daughter of William and Elizabeth (Jacky) Bothmann, of Chilton, Wis.

James E. Mahoney, M. D., of Milwaukee, Wis., was born on March 30, 1871, at Ridgcway, Iowa count)-. Wis. Dr. Mahoney was educated first in the public schools of Wisconsin and his normal and scientific courses were completed at Dixon, 111. He was a teacher in the public schools of Lee county, 111., for two years, after which he attended the Rush Medical College of Chicago, 111., and graduated in that institution in 1897. He practiced medicine at Highland, Wis., from June, 1897, to Sept. 15, 1901, and then removed to Spring Green and practiced there from Nov. 1, 1901, to May 1, 1906. He moved to Milwaukee on May 5, 1906, and is engaged in special practice in this city.

Rev. Judson Titsworth, one of the noted clergymen of Wisconsin, and for the past twenty-five years pastor of Plymouth Congregational church at Milwaukee, was born at Shiloh, N. J., on Oct. 23, 1845. He is the son of Isaac D. and Hannah Ann (Sheppard) Titsworth, the former of whom was born in Piscataway township, Middlesex county, N. J., in 1805, and died in 1897; the latter was born in Cumberland county, N. J., in May, 1813, and died in May, 1895. Isaac D. was a tanner and banker, and for some time served as president of the First National Bank of Plainfield, N. J. The paternal ancestors of Mr. Titsworth came to America from England before the Revolution and settled in New York, when that colony was still controlled by the Dutch ; what is known as the Dunham branch of the family arrived with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, and some of them were afterwards in the ministry at Piscataway as Seventh-Day Baptists. Most of Rev. Titsworth's paternal ancestors wen.' farmers, though his grandfather was a schoolmaster. He is of Irish extraction on his mother's side, and this branch of his family also came to America prior to the Revolution. During the Revolutionary war the Titsworths in New Jersey were prominent Loyalists, as all their interests naturally led them to espouse the side of England; one of them, Isaac Titsworth, was executed by order of General Washington, for his activity in guerrila operations. Whatever the family lacked in loyalty -it the birth of the Republic was more than compensated for during the dark days of the Civil war, when, not only Mr. Titsworth, hut several of his brothers and brothers-in-law were gallant Federal soldiers. Our ject and his three brothers - Abel Sheppard, Thomas Brown and Benjamin Franklin - all enlisted as privates in August. 1862, in Company D, of the Eleventh New Jersey infantry under Col. Robert Mc- Allister. Mr. Titsworth was only sixteen years of age when he entered the service. They all saw plenty of hard service and remained in the army until the close of the war, except Mr. Titsworth who was transferred to the navy and was honorably discharged from the service at New Orleans in September,, 1865. His three brothers took part in the great battles of Chancellorsville, Gettysburg, the Wilderness, and Spottsylvania, besides numerous lesser engagements, including the operations before Petersburg. On the termination of hostilities they marched with their regiment to Washington, where they participated in the grand review, and were finally discharged from the service at Trenton, N. J., on June 15, 1865. Mr. Titsworth took part in the blockade of Galveston, Tex., and witnessed the final surrender of the Confederate forces there on June 2, 1865. A sister of Mr. Titsworth, Rebecca J., married William A. Rogers, and her husband left the chair of mathematics in Alford University to enlist in the navy,, serving throughout the war ; another sister, Keziah D., married William R. Potter, and the latter also enlisted in the navy and served as captain's clerk for two years, being discharged from the service in 1864. Mr. Titsworth received his early education in the public schools, and at the age of thirteen entered the academy at Alfred, New York, which he left to enter the Federal service in 1862. After the war he attended Amherst College and was graduated in that institution with the degree of B. A. in 1870. He then became a student in Union Theological Seminary, graduating with the degree of B. D. in 1873. Beloit (Wis.) College offered him the honorary degree of Doctor of Divinity in 1885, and Amherst College the same degree in 1908, both of which he declined to accept. He was ordained to the ministry in June, 1873, and held his first pastorate in the Congregational church at Westfield, Mass., where he remained for five years. In 1878 he became pastor of the First Congregational church at Chelsea, Mass., and five years later came to Milwaukee to assume the pastorate of Plymouth Congregational church. During the twenty-five years Mr. Titsworth has held this important charge his church has greatly expanded its field of usefulness. Through the able and beneficent efforts of its talented minister,, Plymouth church has become a tremendous power for good in the community at large, and Mr. Titsworth has gained and held the love and sincere esteem of all his parishioners. He has grown and broadened too with the years, until he has become one of the ripest exponents of modern Christianity. In politics he is affiliated with the Republican party, and was appointed by Governor Rusk, chaplain of the Fourth battalion, Wisconsin National Guard, with the rank of captain. He served for many years as one of the trustees of Beloit College ; is a trustee of Milwaukee-Downer College, Milwaukee; president of Rochester Academy, Racine county, Wis., but does no teaching", and he was the first president of the Wisconsin Home and Farm School for Boys, at Dousman, Wis. He is a member of the Amherst chapter of the D, EC. E.j Greek letter fraternity; is a member of the University Club of Milwaukee ; the Blue Mound Country Club, and of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was married on Sept. 23, 1873, to Miss Julia Ellen Van Chizer, a daughter of William Henry and Susan (Sayre) Van Duzer,. of New York. Mr. and Mrs. Titsworth have had five children, all of whom are living. The eldest, Susan Sayre, graduated at Smith

College in [897 with the decree of 15. A., lateral Columbia I University with the degree of M. A. and is now teaching in New York; Henry I topkins, the second child, secured his B. A. degree at Amherst in 1897 and is now married to Frances C. Wheeler; they have no children; he is president of the Clay Product Co., in I Brazil, End. Julia, the third child, was a student at the Art Institute of Chicago for four years and spent two years as an art student in Paris ; she is now a teacher of art. The fourth child, Godfrey Van Duzer, graduated from Amhersl in 1902 with the degree of B. A. and is in business in New York; he is married to Miss Mary Edith Dayton, and they have no children. Judson, Jr., the fifth child, was a student at Amherst College for three and one-half years, when he was obliged to leave college on account of his health, and he is now in business in Washington, D. C.

Clarke Milligan Rosecrantz, a practicing attorney in the city of Milwaukee, was born in Juneau county, Wis., on June 23, 1869, son of Joseph Bell and Adah A. (Johnson) Rosecrantz, the former of whom was born in Herkimer count}', N. Y., in 1828, and the latter in New England in 1838. The paternal ancestors were Holland Dutch who migrated to America and settled in the Mohawk valley, N. Y., at a very early date. One of these ancestors was Abram Rosecrantz, a clergyman of the Dutch Reformed church, and he was a circuit rider from Albany to Syracuse, N. Y., prior to and during Revolutionary times. Other members of the family are prominently mentioned in the legislative annals of the state of New York during the early days, and the paternal grandfather was a military man in that commonwealth. The maternal great-grandmother was a Herkimer and a relative of Gen. Nicholas Herkimer,, who was engaged in the French and Indian war and commanded Fort Herkimer in 1758, at the time when the French and Indians were active in that neighborhood. In 1775 he was appointed colonel, and in 1776 brigadier-general in command of the militia of Tryon county, N. Y. In 1777, when General St. Leger invested Fort Stanwix, afterward called Fort Schuyler, at the head of the Mohawk river. General Herkimer took his militia to the relief of Col. Gansevoort. About six miles from Fort Stanwix, near Oneida creek, Herkimer fell into an ambuscade in which his horse was killed and he was mortally mounded. Although near to death, he is said to have seated himself upon a stump from which he heroically encouraged his men to fight, and calmly lit his pipe with a burning gun-wad. This was the battle of Oriskany, and a monument to General Herkimer has been erected by the Oneida (N. Y.) Historical Society. Joseph B. Rosecrantz, father of the subject of this review, came to Wisconsin in 1868, and. locating at Mauston in Juneau county, he became the proprietor of a bank, in which business he continued for many years. His wife survived him four years and passed away in 1906. Clarke M. Rosecrantz, whose name introduces this review, attended for a time the public schools of his native place but his early education was mainly received under private tutors, and after due preparation he entered Carroll College at Waukesha, Wis., in which institution he took an extended course. Then entering the University of Wisconsin, he received the degree of Bachelor of Letters in 1893 an^ that of Bachelor of Laws in 1804. While in the law department of the University he read law in the office of Senator John C. Spooner at Madison, and thus became doubly equipped for the exacting demands of his profession. In 1894 he went to New York city, where he entered the office of Sullivan & Cromwell, with whom he remained two and one-half vears. Then returning to his native state he located in Milwaukee as a member of the firm of Spooner, Rosecrantz & George, which partnership continued until 1898, when that of Spooner, Rosecrantz & Spooner was organized. After a period of but six months, however, Willett Spooner withdrew from the firm, and as Spooner & Rosecrantz, the two remaining members were associated until 1905, since which time Mr. Rosecrantz has been alone. He has a large general practice, although he makes a specialty of corporation law, and he has represented railroad companies in many important cases. He was married on April 6, 1904, to Susan Watkins, daughter of Samuel W. and Julia (Little) Watkins, of Milwaukee, and to this union there has been born one son, John Opdyke. Mr. Rosecrantz is a Republican in his political views, but he is not a politician in the generally accepted sense, devoting his entire attention to his large and increasing law practice^ He is a member of the Psi Upsilon college fraternity, the Phi Delta Phi law college fraternity, the Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Country clubs, and the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Arthur Cotzhausen, who is engaged in the practice of law in the city of Milwaukee, with offices in the Metropolitan Block, was born in this city on Nov. 9, 1878, son of Baron Frederick W. and Maria S. (Jacobi) von Cotzhausen, both of whom are natives of Germany, the former born on July 21, 1838, and the latter on Oct. 25, 1842. These parents are prominent residents of the city of Milwaukee. Arthur Cotzhausen received his early education in the public schools of Milwaukee, then went to Germany, in which country he spent four years, studying under a private tutor from 1888 to 1892. Upon his return to America he entered the Milwaukee high school, in which he took a course and graduated with the class of 1897. Then deciding upon the legal profession as his life's occupation he matriculated in the law department of the University of Wisconsin, and after a thorough course graduated in 1900 with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. Soon after his graduation he opened an office in Milwaukee for the practice of his profession and has since been so engaged, meeting with very flattering success from the outset of his career. Pie was married on July 5, 1902, to Miss Stella E., daughter of Louis G. and Elizabeth (Knauber) Bohmrich, of Milwaukee, and to this union there have been born two children : Louis Frederick and Elsa. Mr. Cotzhausen is independent in his political views, clinging to no party organization and holding no party name in reverence, but he gives intelligent consideration to public questions as they arise and votes according to the dictates of his enlightened judgment. Professionally he has membership in the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Florian J. Ries, now serving his seventh term as justice of the peace in Milwaukee, Wis., is a fine type of our best German-American citizenship. Air. Ries has had a distinguished career, as a soldier, legislator for city and state, chief of police, deputy I'nited States collector of customs, judge, etc. He was born in Baden, Germany, on Arpil 30, 1843, and *s tne son °f Anton and Maria Eva (Lang) Ries. His parents were both natives of the same place, the former being born in 1808 and the latter in 1809; his father died on Sept. 8, i860, and his mother died in Milwaukee in 1852. Before leaving Germany his father had taken a prominent part in the Revolution of 1848 and was imprisoned as a result thereof. He was liberated and pardoned on condition that he would leave the country forthwith, and he came to the United States with his family in 1852, coming direct to Milwaukee. He had served as mayor of Gamburg, Germany, and after coming to Milwaukee he established a cooperage business. He was one of the unfortunate victims of the terrible disaster on the Lady Elgin, an excursion and pleasure steamer, which collided and sank inside of ten minutes on Sept. 8, i860. Of the passengers only about 100 were saved and nearly 400 went down with the vessel. Judge Ries received his education in the common schools of Milwaukee prior to the Civil war. At the outbreak of that great conflict he enlisted under the first call for volunteers, April 16, 1861, as a private in Company D, First Wisconsin infantry '(three months' term). He served with his regiment during its brief period of service in Western Virginia and Maryland, and was actively engaged at Falling Waters, Va., as a part of the advance of Major-General Patterson's command. On the expiration of his term of service he was mustered out on Aug. 20, 1861. He again enlisted on Feb. 12, 1862, in Company D, Seventeenth Wisconsin infantry, for three years' service ; rose to the rank of first lieutenant, and was mustered out under his commission as such on July 15, 1865, at Louisville, Ky. During his second term of service he was constantly at the front, and took part in the following important campaigns and battles: Campaign against and occupation of Corinth, Miss., in the spring of 1862; battle of Corinth, Oct. 3 and 4, 1862; Grant's campaign in northern Mississippi; the campaign below Vicksburg, and the long siege of that Confederate stronghold, from May 19 to July 4, 1863, during which he was in the trenches for many weeks. After the fall of Vicksburg his regiment was ordered as part of a brigade, to take Natchez, Miss., which was accomplished, and he saw some sharp fighting in Louisiana and Mississippi. In the spring of 1864 he moved with General Sherman on the celebrated Atlanta campaign, took part in the almost constant fighting leading up to that city, and in the battles around and siege of Atlanta; later in the fall of 1864 he marched with Sherman to the sea, and participated in the campaign against Savannah, Ga. ; in 1865 he joined in the campaign through the Carolinas, and was present at the final surrender of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston on April 26, 1865, near Durham Station, N. C. ; then on up through North Carolina and Virginia to Richmond and to

Washington, D. C, where he took part in the grand review of Sherman's war-worn veterans in May, 1865. He then accompanied his regiment to Louisville, Ky., where it was mustered out. Lieutenant Ries was fortunate in escaping the ordinary casualties of war and was never wounded, captured, or absent from his command on account of sickness. Upon severing his connection with the army, he returned to Milwaukee, and there embarked in the business of manufacturing woolens ; afterward he was on the road for ten years as a traveling salesman. In 1877 he served as a member of the Assembly in the Wisconsin state legislature, and during the years 1878-79 he was a member of the Milwaukee Common Council. He was then elected superintendent of the Milwaukee House of Correction and served in that capacity for a period of five years. From 1885 until the fall of 1888 he was the capable and efficient chief of police for Milwaukee. In 1891 he was appointed deputy L nited States collector of customs at Milwaukee, under Colonel Watrous, and served as such until 1895. In the latter year he was appointed justice of the peace, to which office he has been re-elected every two years since. In the matter of religion Judge Ries is affiliated with no church denomination ; politically he is a zealous member of the Republican party, and has always taken a prominent part in political campaigns. He is a member of numerous fraternal and patriotic societies ; is a member of the military order of the Loyal Legion, Wisconsin Commandery ; of Wolcott Post, No. 1, Grand Army of the Republic, at Milwaukee ; is a thirtysecond degree Mason, a Shriner and a Knight Templar; belongs to the Knights of Pythias, and to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Judge Ries was married on Oct. 5, 1865, to Miss Anna W. Wurtz, a daughter of Ferdinand and Wilhelmine (Mueller) Wurtz, of Milwaukee. Mrs. Ries died on Sept. 11, 1907; her father was a gallant soldier in the Civil war, served as sergeant of Company H, Second Wisconsin cavalry, and died in hospital in 1865. Judge and Mrs. Ries had seven children born to them, viz: Louise, wife of James C. Bird and the mother of two children, Loraine and Florian ; Alfred E., who died in infancy ; Hattie, wife of William P. Behling and the mother of three children, Ries, and David and Robert (twins) ; Alfred Leonard married to Belle Ogden, to whom a daughter, Catharine, and a son, James, have been born; Ella Jessie, who died in 1891, at the age of 18: Arthur Florian, now residing in Chicago; and Anna, wife of William H. White and the mother of one son, AVillard.

Harry M. Sheets, a successful young lawyer of Milwaukee, with offices in the Iron Block, was born in Pulaski, 111., on Sept. 5. 1871. He is the son of Samuel and Mary E. (Stites) Sheets, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania in 1833, and died in 1906; the latter was born in Ohio in 1836, and died in 1879. On his father's side he is of Holland-Dutch ancestry, and the original American progenitor came to the United States prior to the Revolutionary war and settled in Pennsylvania; Jacob, the greatgrandfather of our subject, was a soldier during the war of the

Revolution ; Samuel, his father, followed the vocation of farmer, and in addition thereto dealt in lumber and ran a saw-mill. He came west to Illinois in the year 1847. On ^ls mother's side our subject is of German extraction. Two maternal uncles, Benton and George Washington Stites, served as Federal soldiers during the Civil war, and two paternal uncles, Frank and John Sheets, served as Confederate soldiers during the war, enlisting from Mobile, Ala., where they were living at the outbreak of hostilities. Harry M. received his elementary training in the public schools, and later attended Dixon College, at Dixon, 111., in which institution he was graduated in 1894 with the degree of B. S., receiving the degree of A. B. in the same college in 1895. He then pursued a course in law at the Northern Illinois College of Law, was granted the degree of LL. B. in 1898, and the same year wras admitted to practice in the courts of Milwaukee and Wisconsin. After two years spent in traveling, he commenced the practice of his profession in Milwaukee in 1900, and has been engaged in the general practice of the law here ever since. In order to assist him in gaining a start he held the office of justice of the peace for one term, being elected thereto on the Democratic ticket. Mr. Sheets is a pushing, energetic young lawyer, has worked up a large and lucrative practice, and bids fair to become one of the leading members of the Milwaukee bar. He is well known in fraternal and club circles, and is a member of the Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Jefferson Club, and a director in the Calumet Club. He was married on Nov. 14, 1898, to Miss Louise T. Duke, a daughter of James and Susan (Edwards) Duke, of Milwaukee. Two children are the fruit of this union, Harold Ray and Clyde Everett.

Erwin Grover Wurster, one of the able young attorneys of Milwaukee, Wis., with offices at No. 14 Grand avenue, was born in the city of Milwaukee on Feb. 3, 1884, the son of Emanuel A. and Hattie S. (Schulz) Wurster. Both of his parents are now living in Milwaukee, where his father is engaged in the manufacture of steel. Mr. Wurster, Sr., is a native of Buffalo, N. Y., where he was born in 1862, and his wife is a native of Watertown, Wis., where she was born in the same year as her husband. Our subject is of pure German lineage on both the paternal and the maternal side, his father's people coming to the United States from the old country in 1850, and locating at Buffalo, N. Y. ; his maternal ancestors came to the United States about the same time and located at Watertown, Wis. Mr. Wurster received his education in the Milwaukee public schools and at Marquette College. He then attended the law department of the University of Michigan, in which he was graduated with the degree of LL. B. in 1906, and immediately afterward entered upon the practice of his chosen profession in Milwaukee. He was engaged in the general practice alone until Nov. 1, 1907, when he entered into a partnership with Judge Runkel, under the firm name and style of Runkel & Wurster, and the firm now enjoys a large and lucrative business. On Nov.

7, 1908, Mr. Wurster was appointed assistant district attorney under Francis E. McGovern to succeed William A. Hayes, resigned, and on Jan. 1, 1909, was re-appointed to the position under August C. Backus. Mr. Wurster is affiliated with the Republican party in politics, and is a member of the Episcopal church. He is a member of the Masonic order, the Milwaukee Bar Association, the Deutscher Club, and the University Club of Milwaukee. Mr. Wurster is a young man of exceptionally fine mental gifts, genial and companionable in his relations with his fellowmen, a close student of the law, and has every prospect of sure advancement in his profession.

Albert C. Runkel is a prominent attorney in the city of Milwaukee. He was born in Milwaukee on Dec. 27, 1858, son of Henry C. and Henrietta (Carnarius) Runkel, both of whom were born in Germany, the former at Mentz on the Rhine, April 17, 1834, and the latter in Saxony in 1839. The father migrated to the United States in 1852, coming direct to Milwaukee, and the mother came about 1854, the marriage taking place in Milwaukee. The father began his career in America as a school teacher, was later elected justice of the peace, and while engaged in the duties of that office began the study of law, being admitted to the bar in 1861. He then began the practice of that profession in the city of his adoption and continued so engaged until his death, being the greater part of the time associated with Judge R. N. Austin, but during the last three years of his life he was in partnership with his son, the subject of this review. He became a very prominent member of the Milwaukee bar and his success was recognized as of a very high order. He died on June 27, 1895, and his wife passed away in 1877. Albert C. Runkel received his early -education in the public schools of Milwaukee, later attended the German- English Academy and also took a course in the Northwestern University at Watertown, Wis. He then began the study of law, and after due preparation entered the law department of the University of Michigan, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1879, receiving the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He at once began the practice of his profession in Milwaukee and has since been so engaged, for the greater part of the time alone. The exceptions were a period of three years when he was in partnership with Herman E. George, and the three years during which he was associated with his father. On Nov. 1, 1907, he formed a partnership with E. G. Wurster, under the firm name of Runkel & Wurster, which still exists, the firm doing an extensive business in the line of a general law practice. Mr. Runkel is a Democrat in his political views, was a prominent candidate for district judge in 1901, and was justice of the peace of the sixth district from 1898 to 1908. He was married on Nov. 24, 1881, to Miss Louise C, daughter of William and Wilhelmina Reuter, of Milwaukee. In religious affairs Mr. Runkel affiliates with the Lutheran church, and among the fraternal societies, clubs, and professional associations in which he has membership may be mentioned the fol- lowing: The Masonic order, in which he has advanced to the thirty-second degree; the Millioke Club; the Jefferson Club; the Knights of Pythias; the Knights of the Maccabees; the Old Settlers' Club, and the Milwaukee Bar Association.

Eugene P. Stuetzel is engaged in the law, real estate, and loan business at 425 Third street in the city of Milwaukee, and although he has but recently established himself in business he already has met with very llattering success. He was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 1, 1879, son of Philip and Christine (Scheller) Stuetzel, the former of whom was born in New Orleans in 1841 and the latter in Germany on Sept. 5, 1846. The paternal ancestors were also natives of Germany. The father came to Milwaukee in early manhood and there followed the cooperage business during the whole of his active career. He died on March 3, 1887, aml n's wife, whom he married in Milwaukee, is still a resident of that city. Henrietta J. Stuetzel, a daughter of these parents, is a teacher of music in Milwaukee. Eugene P. Stuetzel, whose name introduces this review, received his early scholastic training in the public schools of Milwaukee ; but he left school when but fourteen years old, so it can properly be said that he is practically self-educated Some time after leaving school he entered the law office of A. C. Runkel, a leading attorney of Milwaukee, and was associated with that gentleman for ten and one-half years. He diligently pursued the study of law during this time and fitted himself for the practice of that profession. On Jan. 1, 1908, he opened an office and commenced his independent career, and as stated above the success that he has already achieved is very gratifying to himself and friends. In political affairs he gives an unswerving allegiance to the timehonored principles of the Democratic party.

William J. McElroy, senior member of the well-known law firm of McElroy & Wetzler, with offices in the Loan & Trust building, Milwaukee, Wis., ranks as one of the leading lawyers of Milwaukee and the state. He was born in the city of Berlin, Wis., on Jan. 8, 1856, the son of Samuel and Mary (Laflin) McElroy, both of whom were natives of the province of New Brunswick, Canada. Neither of his parents are now living, his father having died some years ago, and his mother died on March 29, 1895. Mr. McElroy is of Scotch-Irish descent on both the paternal and maternal side. His parents, after their marriage, moved west and settled in the town of Berlin, Wis., during the late forties. There Mr. McElroy, St., followed the vocation of farming. William J. was educated in the public schools of Berlin, and after completing the course in the high school, attended the University of Wisconsin for two years. He was granted the honorary degree of M. A. by this institution in 1890. He studied law with the late Senate1 M-tth°w If. Carpenter, then the senior member of the firm of Carpenter & Smith, and was admitted to the bar in 1885. He began the practice of his profession with the firm of Markham & Smith, and two years later entered partnership with Mr. Davies, under the firm name of Davies & McElroy, afterward McElroy &

Trottman, then McElroy, Eschweiler & Wetzler, and now the firm first above written. Mr. McElrov has always been engaged in the general practice, and is known as an able, energetic, and remarkably successful lawyer. In politics he is affiliated with the Republican party, and was elected on that ticket to represent the fourth assembly district of Milwaukee county in the state legislature, serving for two terms, 1887-91, as a member of that body. He has always taken a keen and active interest in political matters, and has repeatedly served as a delegate in the city and state conventions, in which his voice and counsel have carried great weight. Mr. McElroy has also served for two years as a member of the Board of Visitors and three years as a member of the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin, and takes a warm interest in all that pertains to the welfare of the state's highest institution of learning. In religion he conforms to the Presbyterian faith and is a member of that church, to which he lends a cordial and liberal support. He is a thirty-second degree Mason and Past Master of his lodge ; belongs to the Blue Mound Country Club ; the St. Andrews Society ; is a member of the Milwaukee and the State Bar associations, and in 1906 was president of the former. He was married on Dec. 4, 1894, to Miss Lillian Elliott, a daughter of Eugene S. and Kate D. (Dousman) Elliott, of Milwaukee, and has one daughter, Miss Helen.

August E. Braun, of Milwaukee, Wis., a member of the wellknown law firm of Braun & Braun, was born in the city of Milwaukee on Oct. 22, 1879, the son of August and Helen (Reuter) Braun. His parents, both of whom are still living in Milwaukee, are natives of Germany. The father was born in 1849 and came to the United States in 1872, locating first in Chicago and then in Madison, Wis., and he came to Milwaukee about 1874. He has been prominently identified with the business life of Milwaukee ever since, engaging first in the general hardware business, out of which has grown his present business - heating plants and hot water furnaces - established some twenty years ago. Our subject's mother came to the United States in 1866, locating first at Madison, Wis., and later at Milwaukee. A maternal uncle, Fritz Reuter, of Low German lineage, was a very prominent and influential writer among the Low Germans, and was closely identified through his writings with the revolutionary uprising of 1848, as was Carl Schurz. August E. was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee and is a graduate of the West Side high school. He then attended the law department of the University of Wisconsin, in which he graduated with the degree of LL. B. in 1902. In the fall of the same year he began the practice of his chosen profession in Milwaukee, and successfully prosecuted the same alone until July 1, 1906. when he entered into partnership with his brother, Ernest W. Braun, under the firm name and style of Braun & Braun. The firm is doing a prosperous business and is rapidly forging to the front, having already established for itself a reputation for integrity, learning, and ability. Mr. Braun takes a keen interest in political matters, and is now serving as a member of the Milwaukee Common Council, for the Fifteenth ward, and is the youngest member of the body. He is a firm believer in the great underlying principles of the Republican party, and was elected on the Republican ticket. His church affiliations arc with the Evangelical Frieden's church ( Xat. Lutheran). Mr. Braun is a member of the following fraternal societies and professional associations: The Masonic order, Knights of Pythias, Equitable Fraternal Union, Milwaukee liar Association, and the Lincoln Society, of which he was one of the organizers. He is one of the keen, progressive, young German-Americans of Milwaukee, whose ability is fast receiving fitting recognition.

Ernest W. Braun, senior member of the prosperous law firm of Braun & Braun, Suite 3, Metropolitan block, Milwaukee, Wis., was born in the city of Milwaukee on Sept. 11, 1876, the son of August and Helen (Reuter) Braun. Some remarks on our subject's ancestry will be found in the sketch of his brother, August E. (q. v.) Mr. Braun received his education in the public schools of Milwaukee and is a graduate of the East Side high school. He formerly held the position of deputy supervisor of assessments for Milwaukee county, and was the first incumbent of that important office. While serving in this capacity at the court house he was a diligent student of law, and was admitted to the bar by examination on Dec. 28, 1903. He opened an office in Milwaukee and was engaged in the practice of his profession alone until July 1, 1906, when he formed a partnership with his brother, August E., and the firm is already known as one of the best among the younger element in the profession. In conjunction with Judge J. C. Karel, Mr. Braun organized the law department of the Milwaukee University, and he is now acting as secretary of the law college and one of the instructors therein. In politics he affiliates with the Republican party, and in the matter of religion he adheres to the tenets of the Evangelical Frieden's church (Nat. Lutheran). He is a member of the Masonic order, the Knights of Pythias, Woodmen of the World, the Germania Society, and of the Milwaukee Bar Association. Mr. Braun was most congenially married on Dec. 14, 1899, to Miss Ella Riemer, daughter of John F. and Caroline Riemer, of Milwaukee, and two bright children are the fruit of this union, Ruth A. and Jeanette C.

Daniel J. Dalton, a practicing attorney in the city of Milwaukee, was born at Portage. Columbia county. Wis., Aug. 14, 1858, son of Thomas J. and Mary A. (Waters) Dalton, both of whom were natives of St. Lawrence county, N. Y., the father being born in 1825 and the mother in 1827. The ancestors on both the paternal and maternal sides came from Ireland in 1823, and after residing for a time in St. Lawrence county, N. Y., in 1850, continued their journey westward to Wisconsin and settled at Portage in Columbia county. They were farmers by occupation and followed generally agricultural pursuits, although the maternal grandfather gave considerable attention to merchant tailoring, a trade he had learned in his native land. They became quite prominent in Portage and vicinity, holding various local offices, and there were a number of teachers among the younger members of the two families. Daniel J. Waters, an uncle of the subject of this review, on the maternal side, holds a responsible position in the office of the Secretary of the Interior at Washington, D. C, and has been the incumbent of the position for the past thirty-three years. The parents of our subject are both dead, the mother passing away in 1900 and the father in 1904. Daniel J. Dalton received his preliminary education in the high school of Mauston, Wis., where his parents resided during his youth, and later he spent four years in the University of Wisconsin, but did not graduate. Deciding upon the law as a profession he began the study of the subject in the office of I. C. Sloan at Madison, and later in that of Judge Taylor at Portage. He was admitted to the bar upon examination in 1879 and immediately began practice at Portage, where he remained two years. Then desiring a larger field he removed to the city of Milwaukee, where he has since resided, and where he enjoys a large and lucrative practice of a general nature. He was married on June 6, 1881, to Miss Catherine, daughter of Edward and Ellen (Maher) Holden, of Milwaukee, and to this union there have been born four children : Mary, Edward, Grace, and Daniel J., Jr. Mary and Edward both died in infancy; Grace is the wife of George W. Reynolds, a teacher, and resides in Milwaukee ; and Daniel J., Jr., is a student in the high school. Mr. Dalton is a Democrat in his political views, but does not take an active part in public affairs, and his religious faith is that of the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of the Milwaukee and the State Bar associations.

Burchard Andrew Weber, M. D., a practicing physician of the city of Milwaukee, was born at Cedarburg, Ozaukee county, Wis., on Feb. 6, 1874, son of Burghard and Ellamunda (Judae) Weber, who are given a more extended mention on another page of this work in the sketch of their younger son, Dr. Ernest J. Weber. Dr. Burchard A. Weber, who is the immediate subject of this review, received his preliminary education in the common and high schools of his native village of Cedarburg, after which he completed a course in the University of Wisconsin, and then deciding upon medicine as a profession he matriculated at the College of Physicians and Surgeons in Milwaukee and graduated at that institution on May 13, 1898. He immediately began practice in the city of Milwaukee and for more than a decade has been so engaged, his practice steadily growing until it is acknowledged to be one of the most desirable in the Cream City. He was married on April II, 1904, to Miss Hulda, daughter of Fred and Elizabeth Pagels, of Milwaukee, and to this union there has been born one daughter, Lucile, born on Feb. 5, 1905. Dr. Weber is decidedly independent in his political views, though he takes the interest of a good citizen in public affairs, and his vote is cast for the men and measures that meet his conscientious approval after intelligent consideration and reflection. He is a member of the Milwaukee and the American Medical associations; and fraternally he has membership in Prospect Lodge, No. 175, Knights of Pythias; Germania Lodge, No. 8; the Knights of Columbus, and the Eagles.

Dr. John T. Unertl, D. V. S., who has held the responsible post of City Veterinary of Milwaukee for the past ten years, haying charge of all the horses of the city fire department, police department, and sewer department, is a native of Kilbourn City, Wis., where he was born on Nov. 24, 1871, of German parentage. He is the son of John and Mary (Naber) Unertl, who were both natives of Bavaria, Germany, and came to the United States about the year 1857, locating at Kilbourn City, Wis. His father was also a veterinary surgeon, favorably known and respected throughout the region where he lived so long as a successful practitioner. He was engaged in active practice up to the time of his death, April 15, 1902. He left two sons, John T. and Joseph, who are believed to be the only persons named Unertl in the United States. Our subject was reared in Kilbourn City and received his elementary education in the public schools of that place and at the Meyer Business College of Milwaukee. He then entered upon the work of his chosen profession and became a student at the Chicago Veterinary College, graduating in that institution with the class of 1891. He then located for the practice of his profession in the city of Milwaukee, and has ever since been engaged in active and successful practice. In 1897 he was appointed to the above mentioned important city position, which he has filled in a most efficient and acceptable manner. He is also the secretary and treasurer of The Badger Mutual Live Stock Insurance Company, an organization which carries insurance on some 3,000 horses alone in the city of Milwaukee. Dr. Unertl was married in 1897 to Miss Elsie, a daughter of William and Amelia (Falbe) Schoen, a wellknown German family of Milwaukee. This union has proved a most happy one and Dr. and Mrs. Unertl are the parents of three small children : Billy, Jack, and Peggie.

Charlie L. Truesdell, a popular and well-known funeral director of Milwaukee, located at 511 Broadway, has been actively engaged in this line of work since 1875. He is a native of Croton, Newaygo county, Mich., born Feb. 28, 1857, but has made his Iiome in Wisconsin since infancy. His parents, William Penn and Betsy Elizabeth (Stevens) Truesdell, were both natives of Owego, the county-seat of Tioga county, N. Y. They came west to Michigan at an early day and were numbered among the pioneer residents of that state. In the fall of 1857, while our subject was still an infant in arms, they moved to Tomah, Wis., where the father, a blacksmith by trade, followed his vocation until the outbreak of the Civil war. Fired with all the patriotism and military enthusiasm of those stirring days, he enlisted as a volunteer in response to President Lincoln's first call for troops, and later served throughout the war as a member of the Twenty-third Wisconsin infantry, participating with his command in the famous siege and.

capture of Vicksburg, the disastrous Red River expedition of 1864, as well as the various other battles and campaigns of this gallant reeiment. After the close of the war he returned to his home in Tomah, entered the employ of the American Express Company, and served as express messenger on the West Wisconsin railroad ; he afterward served in the same capacity on the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad, and was thus engaged up to the time of his death at West Allis, Milwaukee county, Oct. 12, 1907, aged seventy-six years. Our subject was reared in the state of Wisconsin and has made his home in Milwaukee since 1871. His education was received in the public schools of Tomah and Milwaukee. He graduated in the Milwaukee high school in 1875, and imine diately thereafter embarked in the undertaking business, in which he has ever since been engaged. He learned the business and was for twenty-eight years identified with one of the largest undertaking establishments in Milwaukee. In 1903 he embarked in business on his own account at 511 Broadway, where he has conducted a successful business up to the present time. He is thoroughly familiar with every branch of his profession, and enjoys the entire respect and confidence of the general public. Mr. Truesdell is secretary of the Wisconsin State Undertakers' Association, and is also serving as one of the executive committee of the National Undertakers' Association of the United States. His superior qualifications and long experience have rendered him one of the most popular funeral directors in Milwaukee, and he draws a large share of his patronage from the wealthiest and most influential members of the community. Politically Mr. Truesdell is identified with the Republican party, though he has never aspired to public office. He is a member of the Masonic order. Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias, the C. O. K., Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks.

John I. Suminski, who is engaged as a funeral director, embalmer and liveryman, is a native of Milwaukee, having been born on Oct. 28, 1878. He is a. son of Martin and Eva (Budnicht) Suminski, both of whom were born in Germany of Polish ancestry. The parents came to the United States in 1873, locating in Milwaukee, which city has since been their home. For the past sixteen years the father has been engaged in the liquor business, but for many years previous to that time he was in the employ of themunicipality. Eight children were born to the parents, of whom the subject of this sketch is the third in the order of birth. Rosa, the eldest, is a wife of Stanley Szafranski ; the others are Paul; Martha, now Mrs. A. Skiba ; Frank; Germain; Hattie ; and Helen. John I. Suminski received his early educational advantages at St. Hedwig's Catholic parochial school. After attaining his majority he was engaged in various occupations until 1905. In that year he embarked in the undertaking business at 878 Racine street. He remained there but eleven months, however, and removed thence to his present commodious quarters at 331 Pulaski street,.

adding- a livery business to the concern. Since his removal to his present location he has met with well-merited success in a financial way. Fraternally he is associated with the Cadets of St. Stanislaus, the Knights of St. Casimir, St. Stanislaus Society, St. Albert's Society, St. Michael's Society, and St. Peter's and St. Paul's Society. His religious relations are with St. Hedwig's Polish Catholic church and in politics he is an ardent supporter of the principles of the Democratic party. On Oct. 27, 1903, Mr. Suminski was united in marriage to Anastasia, daughter of Frank Landowski, of Milwaukee.

Frederick W. Mueller, funeral director and embalmer, 2427 Vliet street, is a native of Prussia, son of Ernest and Caroline (Schumacher) Mueller, who were born in the province of Pommern, Prussia, and came to America in 1867. They started west soon after landing in the United States and chose Watertown, Wis., as their home. There Ernest Mueller was for many years employed as a carpenter, and there he died surrounded by his children. The latter were seven in number, of whom six are living: Augusta, wife of Charles Klann ; Henry ; Frederick W. ; Martha, who married Henry Meyer; Mary, who is Mrs. John Dobbratz ; and Julius. Frederick W. was born in Pommern, Nov. 26, 1852, and came to Watertown with his parents when he was fifteen years of age. He became a carpenter's apprentice in Watertown and Milwaukee, and after completing his term of apprenticeship was employed as a journeyman in Milwaukee until 1888. During this time he studied undertaking and embalming, and in 1888 engaged in this business. He has obtained many patrons and is known among them as a careful and reliable man. The success which has attended him in the practice of his chosen calling has been merited by the application of scientific methods and the use of a modern and complete equipment. In 1878, Mr. Mueller was married to Miss Elvina Dobbratz, daughter of John Dobbratz, of Watertown. Eight children blessed the marriage, of whom the following are living: Renatha, wife of Dr. Rudolph Herman; Leona, Erma, and Earl. Mr. Mueller and his family are regular attendants at the Bethlehem Lutheran church, of which Mr. Mueller was a trustee for many years. He belongs to the Old Settlers' Club, in whose proceedings he takes an active interest. In political sympathies Mr. Mueller is a Republican, although he has never aspired to office nor been particularly active in political campaigns, his time having been fully occupied in business matters.

Charles Gerber is the proprietor of one of the most widely known undertaking establishments in the city of Milwaukee. He became his father's partner in that business over twenty years ago and has ever since been successfully engaged in the same business, now being the senior partner of the firm of Gerber & Son, funeral directors and embalmers. His father, August Gerber, was one of Milwaukee's German pioneers, and in the early days of the city owned and operated a soap factory. This factory he sold and in