Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1909 (part 20 of 35)

Conn. When only sixteen years of age, he left home and engaged in the wholesale dry goods business. At the outbreak of the Civil war he enlisted in the Twenty-second Connecticut volunteers and left as third sergeant of his company. He was faithful to duty, and as a reward was promoted to sergeant-major. Mr. Seymour enlisted on Sept. 9, 1862, and was discharged with honor on July 7, 1863. During the nine months' service he never lost a day and came through the ordeal of war and bloodshed safelv. At the close of the war Mr. Seymour came west and went into business with his brother in Milwaukee. They conducted a ladies' furnishing goods store and continued in that business for about four years. Mr. Seymour then sold out his interest and went into partnership with H. M. Dunn in wholesale millinery on March 28. 1868, and the partnership existed until Mr. Dunn's death in the fall of 1870. Mr. Seymour then associated himself with W. S. Hand, under the firm name of Hand & Seymour in wholesale millinery, and this was the first company to occupy the upper part of the Bosworth building on Broadway. This partnership lasted about eight years, and then Mr. Seymour bought the entire business and conducted it alone for ten years, when he closed out and retired from active life, in 1901. On Dec. 25, 1867, Mr. Seymour was united in marriage with Harriet Edna Seymour, born at Hartford, Conn., March 31, 1845, the daughter of Albert and Luthera (Parmenter) Seymour. The former was a native of Hartford, Conn., born there in April, 1804, and the latter was born in Vermont, Aug. 16, 1813. The father was a pattern- and cabinet-maker by trade and spent his entire life in Hartford, where he died on Nov. 22, 1875. His widow survived him until September,.. 1901. Albert Seymour was twice married and became the father of nine children. By his first wife, Jerusha Ensign, he had Albert Melancthon, born July 15, 1832, died at age of twenty-seven; Edward William, born June 24, 1834, died in 1878; James Henry, born April 30, 1836, died in infancy ; a second child died in infancy in September, 1837 ; and Catherine Ensign, born April 24, 1840, died in infancy. Mr. Seymour married a second time in June, 1844, Luthera (Parmenter) Hovey, widow of William H. Hovey. One child, which died at ten months of age, had been born to Mrs. and Mrs. Hovey. By his second marriage Mr. Seymour became the father of Harriet Edna, the wife of our subject, born March 31, 1845; Elizabeth Dennison, born May 25, 1846, died in August, 1852; Emma Luthera, born Jan. 23, 1850, died Aug. 22, 1852; and George Parmenter, born Oct. 30, 1851, died Sept. 1, 1852. The three children last named died of cholera at the time that plague swept over this state, and to-day Mrs. Seymour, the wife of the subject of this review, is the only one living of the family of nine children. To Mr. and Mrs. Frank Seymour three children have been born: Albert, born Nov. 2, 1871, married Miss Edna Willis, of Milwaukee, and has two children - Harriet May (born Oct. 12, 1904. and died March 7, IQ07), and Willis Franklin (born Aug. 8, 1908) ; Frank Willmer, born July I, 1874. married Margaret linderick. of Hartford, Conn. ; and Syd- ney Drake, born May 20, 1871), married Miss Myrtle Maynard, of Milwaukee, and has one child, Maynard Reed, born Aug. 5, 1907. After he retired from business Mr. Seymour bought one hundred and eighty acres of land in the town of Greenfield, where he now resides and where his sons are engaged with him in the live-stock business. Mr. Seymour is practically retired and leaves business cares to his children. He and his good wife have one of the finest residences in the country and expect to live there the remainder of their lives. The family attends the Grand Avenue Congregational church for worship. Mr. Seymour is a staunch Republican, but has never aspired to office.

John Metz, deceased, was one of the best examples of the fine, sturdy German-Americans, who have played an important part in the building of the great commonwealth of Wisconsin. He was a native of Germany, born at Baden on July 12, 1833, tne son °f Joseph and Antonia (Maushard) Metz, both natives of the same place. They remained in the old country all their lives, and were laid peacefully to rest there. John, our subject, was the second child in a family of eight. He received the elements of a practical education in the public schools of his native land and became a member of the Catholic church at an early age. He lived at home until about twenty-one years of age, when he heard of the many opportunities open to young men in America, and bidding farewell to his home and kindred sailed for the new world. Landing in this country just at the time of the western gold rush, Mr. Metz went west and for eighteen years worked as a gold miner in British Columbia. He was successful and came east to invest his capital. After reaching Milwaukee Mr. Metz bought the farm near West Allis, where his widow still resides. He engaged in farming and continued in that occupation until his death, May 15, 1890. Mr. Metz was in perfect health ; he went out from his home in the morning, well and happy, and while repairing a double-tree was kicked by a horse and died within a short time. He left a desolate home and sorrowing wife and children. His death was a distinct loss to the whole community, as he had won a high place in the esteem of his associates and friends -by his kind heart and good judgment. He was a Democrat in politics, but never aspired to office. On Feb. 29, 1876, he married Ottilie Scheiffer, born at Koln, Germany, Jan. 25, 1850. She was the daughter of Wilhelm and Maria Theresa Rohmann, both natives of Prussia, who came to this country in 1857. After landing on the shores of the United States they settled at Syracuse, N. Y. The father was a shoemaker in the old country, but when he located in this country took up gardening. After living in New York state four years the family came to Milwaukee, and Mr. Scheiffer bought a home where he lived, retired from the cares of life, until his death, in 1873. His widow continued to reside in the same place until she, too, was laid at rest fourteen years later. Eight children came to brighten the Metz home: Theresa, born Dec. 7, 1876, is the wife of Henry Tesch, of the town of New Berlin, Waukesha county, where the husband follows gardening; Wilhelm, born Aug. 3, 1878, married Agnes Brandt, of New Berlin, and resides in that town where he conducts a farm ; Margaret, born March 16, 1880, is the wife of Herman Graf, and lives in Waukesha county ; John, born Feb. 25, 1882, is unmarried and works for John Beggs on construction work; Antonia, born Jan. 6, 1884, lives at home with her mother; Anna, born Dec. 14, 1885, is the wife of Matthew Krahn, and lives in the town of New Berlin, where the husband conducts a farm; Sophia, born Sept. 9, 1887, is a hair dresser; and Aloysius, born Jan. 6, 1890, is a carpenter, and lives at home. At her husband's death Mrs. Metz shouldered the cares and responsibilities of the family's head and bravely faced the world and reared her family. The eldest child was but thirteen years of age and the youngest was an infant of four months, when the mother became a widow. This loving and devoted mother deserves more credit than can be expressed for the brave manner in which she bore her sorrow and took the part of both father and mother to her children.

Henry T. Brogan, M. D., is a practicing physician at West Allis, where he attends to a large and growing practice and also officiates as city physician. He was born in Sheboygan county, Wis., on April 11, 1876, son of John E. and Mary (McNicholas) Brogan, the former of whom is a native of the state of Vermont and the latter of Wisconsin. The paternal grandparents were Martin Brogan and wife, the maiden name of the latter being Feaney. and they were pioneers of Sheboygan county, where they entered a tract of government land and spent the remainder of their lives. The maternal grandparents were Thomas and Bridget McNicholas, who came to Wisconsin about 1848 and located in Sheboygan county, where they, too, lived out their allotted time. The father of the subject of this review is a farmer by occupation, and he and his faithful wife now live near Cascade postoffice in Sheboygan county. They are the parents of four children, all of whom are living. Dr. Brogan received his primary education in the public schools of Sheboygan county and then took a course at the Plymouth high school, following which he attended the state normal at Milwaukee and spent two years in teaching. While engaged in this work he began the preliminary study for a course in medicine and in due time entered the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1903. He then served as house physician at the St. Joseph Hospital for about a year, since which time he has been engaged in the active practice of his profession. He was married on Nov. 22, 1904, to Miss Florence B. Jordan, of West Allis, daughter of Henry E. and Ellen (O'Hearn) Jordan, who formerly resided in Sheboygan county but are now living in retirement at West Allis. Henry E. Jordan is a Republican in politics, and while living in Sheboygan county, where he was one of the pioneer settlers, he became quite prominent and held county offices. Prior to the railroad era in that section he crossed the plains to Cali- fornia, and during his active career he was foreman and superintended the track-laving on various railroads. He now owns considerable property in West Allis. Dr. Brogan is a Republican in his political allegiance and his church affiliations are with the Roman Catholic church. He is a member of the American Medical Association.

Meyer Rosenheimer, M. D., a practicing physician in the city of Milwaukee, was born at Schleisingerville, Washington county, Wis., on Nov. 15. 1863, son of Lehman and Barbara (Herbst) Rosenheimer, both of whom were natives of Bavaria, Germany. These parents immigrated to America and settled in Wisconsin in the territorial days, first locating at Milwaukee, but in 1844 they removed to Washington county, and there the father followed merchandising and was also interested in agricultural pursuits to a considerable extent, owning a large farm. He was very successful in business, became one of the foremost men in that section of the state, and at one time he was familiarly known as *'the merchant king of Washington county." He took an active interest in public affairs, was patriotic to the core, and upon the outbreak of the Civil war, realizing that his large business interests demanded his personal attention, he furnished a substitute in the ranks and contributed abundantly during the progress of the conflict to the cause of the Union. To him and his faithful wife there were born twelve children, eight of whom are now living, and one of the sons, Joseph, resides at the old homestead in Washington county, the farm still remaining as a family estate. The father died on Sept. 21, 1878, and the mother survived until 1887, when she too passed away, and they are both buried in a private family cemetery on the farm. On Sept. 21 of each year, the anniversary of the death of the father, the surviving members of the family assemble at the old homestead in expression of their filial love, and these annual gatherings evidence the deep feelings of regard and affection that bind the brothers and sisters together. Dr. Rosenheimer received his primary education in the public schools of Washington county, after which he completed the classical course in the Northwestern University at Watertown. He then commenced the study of medicine, and after due preparation entered the medical department of the University of Michigan, where he took a two-years' course, and he then entered Bellevue Hospital Medical College in New York City, in which institution he graduated with the class of 1884. Returning to his native state he began the practice of his profession at his home town in Washington county and remained successfully so engaged for the greater part of the ensuing seven years. In 1890, desiring a larger field in which to exercise his talents, he removed to the city of Milwaukee, where he has since resided, and where he has met with a very gratifying professional success. He was married on June 4, 1884, to Miss Emma, daughter of Theodore and Matilda Nicolai, early settlers of Milwaukee, both of whom are now deceased. To Dr. and Mrs. Rosenheimer there have been born two sons, M. Victor Hugo and Washington

Irving. The elder of these sons graduated at the Milwaukee Medical College with the class of 1908, and he gives promise of a successful career as a disciple of Aesculapius. He is now practicing with his father under the name of Drs. Rosenheimer. The subject of this review is independent in his political views, voting for the men and measures that meet his conscientious approval without regard to party name, and he wisely concludes that good citizenship is not evidenced by blind partisanship or religious bigotry.

Harry Gustaf Oakland, M. D., a physician of Milwaukee, was born in that city on Feb. 21, 1878, son of Gustaf Henry and Elizabeth (Ehrler) Oakland, the former of whom was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and the latter is a native of Switzerland. The father and mother migrated from their respective countries to America in 1867 and located in Milwaukee, being married one year later in the city of Minneapolis, Minn. The father was a watchmaker and jeweler and was at one time connected with the firm of C. Preusser & Co. Later he became a partner in the firm known as Bloedle, Stecker & Oakland, and was actively engaged in business at the time of his death, in 1893. His widow is living in Milwaukee, and the subject of this review is the only child born to them. Dr. Oakland received his preparatory education in the Milwaukee public schools, including a high school course, and also attended the German-English Academy in that city, after which he took a course in the University of Wisconsin at Madison. While still in school he enrolled as a corporal in Company H of the Fourth Wisconsin infantry, with which organization he served in the war with Spain until hostilities were ended. Then returning home he continued his studies, and deciding upon the practice of medicine he matriculated at the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons at Milwaukee and graduated in that institution with the class of 1904. He served one year as house physician at St. Joseph's Hospital, and was also for one year on the medical staff of Johnson's Emergency Hospital in Milwaukee. He then opened an office for the general practice of his profession and has since been so engaged. He was married in 1904 to Miss Mabel A., daughter of Conrad and Ella ( Wood) Wiederman, of Milwaukee, and they have a son, Conrad Frederick. Dr. Oakland is a member of the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, and the American Medical associations; the Masonic order; the Sigma Chi college fraternity, University of Wisconsin chapter; the Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity; the Modern Woodmen of America; the Equitable Fraternal Union; the Germania Society; and the Fraternal Aid Association.

William F. Wegge, M. D., is rated professionally among the leading physicians of Milwaukee, where for the past decade he lias been engaged in the general practice, specializing, however, in nervous and mental diseases. For six years he officiated as professor of mental and nervous diseases in the Milwaukee Medical College, and is at present on the staff of the Emergency, the Miserecordia, and the Milwaukee County hospitals. He was born at Waterford, Racine county, Wis., on May 14, 1863, son of Frederick and Mary (Berenholz) Wegge, natives of Westphalia, a province of Prussia, where the father was born in February, 1827, and the mother in May of the same year. The father migrated to America in 1845, when but eighteen years old, and firsl located in the city of New York, where he resided four years. In 1849 he joined the gold-seekers and made a trip across the Isthmus of Panama to California, where he remained for some time and then returned to New York, where he was married. In 1854 himself and wife came to Wisconsin and located in Racine county, where they followed agricultural pursuits, and had the supreme satisfaction of meeting with a high order of success as a result of their endeavors. They became the parents of five children, all of whom are living, but both father and mother have passed away, the mother dying on Aug. 16, 1887, and the father on March 16, 1906. For about fifteen years prior to the demise of the latter he lived in well-earned retirement. Dr. Wegge received his early education in public and private schools in Racine county, and also took a course in the Rochester Academy. Then deciding upon the study of medicine, after due preparation he entered the medical department of the University of Maryland, at Baltimore, and graduated at that institution with the class of 1886. He immediately began the practice of his profession at Waterford, Wis., but soon thereafter went to Europe and studied for some time in the University of Wurzburg and also at Berlin. Upon his return to America he became an assistant physician at the Northern Hospital for the Insane, near Oshkosh, Wis., and in 1891 was made superintendent of the same institution. He served in that position until the autumn of 1894, when he resigned and again made a trip to Europe, taking another post-graduate course at Berlin. When he returned from this European trip he opened an office for the practice of his profession at Oshkosh, where he remained three years, and in 1898 removed to Milwaukee, where he has since been engaged in active practice as stated above. Dr. Wegge gives an unswerving loyalty to the basic principles of the Democratic party, although he has never essayed the role of an office-seeker, and his religious affiliations are with the Roman Catholic church. He keeps in close touch with his fraternal brethren by membership in the Brainard, the Milwaukee County, the Wisconsin State, and the American Medical associations.

Dr. James McGuffin, a prominent physician, of Milwaukee, was born in Oneida county, N. Y., July II, 1829, the son of James and Jane (Wright) McGuffin, both born in Ireland. The parents came to Oneida county about 1822, and there the father followed farming, but later he moved his family to Canada where he and his wife died, leaving a family of eleven children, of whom four are now living. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Canada. He removed to Iowa in 1867 and to Milwaukee in 1878, and he graduated in the medical department of the Iowa University about 1870, practicing some vears in Iowa, when he took a special course in Electrical Therapeutics in Philadelphia and has practiced in this line in Milwaukee for thirty years with remarkable success. On Sept. 23, 1869, he married Margaret Jane, daughter of Thomas and Dorothy (Wilmott) Bowes, the father being born in Ireland, of Scotch ancestry and his wife was born in Rutlamshire, England, both coming, while young, to Milton, Canada, where the wife of our subject was born in 1832, and where both of her parents are buried. There were nine children in the family, of whom three are now living. Our subject was twice married, the first time as above stated and the second time to Jane Ann Hatton, of Canada. By the first marriage he had two daughters: Elizabeth Jane, :of Toronto, Canada; and Charlotte Sophia, of Golden, Colorado. The latter had four children, one of whom is married and has children, thus making the doctor a great-grandfather. To the second marriage of the subject of this review there was born a son, Thomas Bowes McGuffin. The doctor is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church and politically he affiliates with the Republican party. He has always led a studious life, being a lover of books, and he delights in the pleasures of the imagination and in scientific research. After a well-spent life he is nearing the four score milestone, placidly waiting until the "shadows have a little longer grown."

John Traudt, Jr., one of the most enterprising and successful business men of the great city of Milwaukee, was born in that city on Sept. 15, 1861, being the son of John Traudt, born at Langendernbach, Germany, in 1828, and Mary Ann (Dienstberger) Traudt, born in New York in 1841. The father, a cabinet-maker by trade, came to Milwaukee in September, 1853. Soon after his arrival here he went to work for Hoffman Brothers, large dry goods merchants, and after serving them for a time he engaged in the dry goods business himself at Chestnut and Third streets, where he remained until 1893, when he erected his own fine business structure. He retired from business fifteen years ago. He was at one time assessor of the Eighteenth ward. Himself and family are members of the Roman Catholic church and he is a member of St. Peter's Society, of which body he has served as secretary twenty-five years. Twelve children blessed his married life, nine sons and three daughters and of these six sons and two daughters are living. Our subject, John, Jr., received his education in the parochial schools and at the Charles Meyer Business College. In 1876 he began working at the bench for John Meunier, a gunsmith. The firm was changed later to the John Meunier Gun Company, in the employ of which our subject rilled various positions of trust and responsibility with signal success until 1902, when the business was purchased by himself, Charles J. Bodenbach, and Henry Boehmer, and reorganized with our subject as president, Bodenbach, secretary-treasurer, and Boehmer, vice-president. The firm is located at 272 West Water street, and is one of the oldest wholesale and retail sporting goods firms in the city, dating back to 1846. On Feb. 12, 1882, our subject entered the holy bonds of matrimony with Mar- garet Meunier, born in 1866, daughter of John and Anna (Grothenrath) Meunier, both of whom were born in Germany. Mrs. Traudt's parents came to Milwaukee in 1853. Her father was a gunsmith and established the business above referred to, and from which he retired several years ago. To our subject and wife three daughters have been born: Eleanor; Olive, wife of Wallace Millard, and Vera. Mr. and Mrs. Millard are blessed with two children, Oliver and Margaret. Mr. Traudt is a faithful member of the Roman Catholic church, of the Knights of Columbus, the United Commercial Travelers, and he is independent in his political predilections. Mr. Traudt is a self-made man in all that term implies. He has, by hard work and well directed energy, advanced himself from the ranks of labor to the presidency of one of the most prominent business firms of his native city, an accomplishment of which both himself and his friends may well feel proud, for it is such men that make cities and nations great before the world.

Peter Barth, the popular wholesale liquor-dealer of Milwaukee, was born in Germany on Dec. 13, 1839, being the son of John and Fredericka (Engelhart) Barth, both natives of Germany. The family came to the Inited States' in 1848 and settled in the town of Lake, where for several years the father lead the life of a farmer, but later he moved his family to Milwaukee, where he died on Dec. 29, 1882, and where his wife died in 1893. He and his wife were the happy parents of twelve children, of whom eight are living. Our subject received most of his education in the public schools of Milwaukee, and after leaving the farm he learned the carpenter trade, which he followed until the shrill notes of the Civil war stirred his patriotic blood, when he offered his services and if need be his life, to the Federal cause by enlisting on March 11, 1862, as a private in Company E, Fifth Minnesota infantry, and he re-enlisted on March 12, 1864, in the same company. He took part in several of the bloodiest battles of the war, such as Farmington, Corinth, Iuka, Jackson, the siege of Vicksburg, the Red River expedition, through Missouri after General Price, at Nashville, and in several dangerous skirmishes. For two years, which is a striking evidence of his great bravery, he was color-bearer for his company. This is a most hazardous position, as the flag is easily seen and an object of hatred to the enemy, and the man who carries it takes his life in his hand every engagement. For conspicuous courage on the field Mr. Barth was promoted to sergeant. He was mustered out with an honorable discharge on Aug. 20, 1865. In 1866, after serving his country gallantly for over three years, he engaged in the wholesale liquor business, in which he was very successful and in which company he is still the chief stockholder. On Nov. 16, 1868, he married Miss Emma, daughter of Louis and Barbara Hellberg, who were both born in Germany; the daughter was born in Milwaukee on April 11, 1852. This marriage resulted in five children being born : Robert J., who is secretary-treasurer -of the Peter Barth Company; George P., a prominent physician ; and Albert, Emma, and Laura, are deceased. Mr. Barth is a member of Robert Chivas Post, G. A. R. ; of the Knights of Pythias ; of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows; of the National Union; of the Royal Arcanum, and of the South Side Turner Society. In politics he votes the Republican ticket. He has a liking for politics ; and a gentleman of Mr. Earth's disposition cannot be otherwise than popular and in demand for public positions. Twice have his fellow citizens called him to serve in the capacity of alderman, and right faithfully did he perform his duties, by being economical without being miserly, and charitable to those who differed with him on public questions without being excessively indulgent. Remembering his own struggles, his hand is ever open to help the needy who are worthy objects of his charity. He is an enterprising and public-spirited citizen, as well as he was a brave defender of his country's flag.

S. A. Eckstein, a leading druggist of Milwaukee, was born in New York City, N. Y., Oct. 3, 1858, the son of Samuel and Anna Eckstein, both natives of Austria, who came to New York in art early day, and to Milwaukee in 1859, spending their last days here, where the father died in 1898, and the mother still survives. Our subject was educated in the Milwaukee public schools, graduating in the high school. In 1874 he began as an errand boy for the drug firm of I. N. Morton. In 1875 George Wright & Brother bought out I. N. Morton, and in 1892 the firm was incorporated as the Wright Drug Company, and our subject was elected secretary of the company. On March 1, 1907, he bought out the interest of the Wright Brothers, continuing the business under the same name, he being president of the company. He is also secretary of the Wright Dental Supply Company, which was incorporated on March 1, 1907. On Sept. 12, 1883, he married Miss Fannie, daughter of Charles and Hannah Housman, of Milwaukee, both of whom are deceased, and one child. Charles H., has blessed this union. The son is in the drug business with his father. Our subject is president of the Milwaukee County Cabinet of the National Union, financial secretary of the Wisconsin Council of the National Union, Past Grand Regent of the Royal Arcanum, and Supreme representative of Wisconsin, and Collector of Allen Council, Royal Arcanum. He is also a member of the Masonic order: Milwaukee Lodge, No. 261, and Kilbourn Chapter No. 1, and he is a member of Garfield Lodge. No. 83, K. of P. Mr. Eckstein is a gentleman of the highest order of business prudence and sagacity, of pleasing address and manners, and is one well calculated to make a success of whatever he undertakes. In religion he is an Israelite, being vice-president of the Congregation B'ne Jeshurun, while in national politics he affiliates, with the Republican part}-.

Louis Griewisch is prominently identified with the industrial interests of Milwaukee, as president, treasurer, and manager of the- Bayley Heating Company, of which he was the organizer and with which he has been connected since its founding, in 1893. He was born in the city of Milwaukee on Dec. 1, 1857, the son of Frederick: of Germany, the father being born in 1824, and the mother in 1834. These parents immigrated to America in 1853, were married in the city of New York and remained there until 1855, when they continued their journey westward and located in Milwaukee. The father engaged in the business of calcimining and followed that occupation for years, his death occurring in Milwaukee in 1903, and his wife passed away in 1899. Both were faithful members of the Lutheran church. They became the parents of fourteen children, only two of whom are now living. Louis Griewisch received his education in the public schools of the Ninth ward of Milwaukee, being one of the first pupils in that school after its establishment, and as a boy he worked at various occupations, finally serving an apprenticeship at cabinet-making. At the age of eighteen years he went to Ableman, Wis., and two years later engaged in the lumber business at that place. He continued thus engaged until 1879, when he disposed of his lumbering interests and returned to Milwaukee, where he learned the trade of a steam-fitter and for the ensuing thirteen years was in the employ of the Kruse & Barker Heating Company. In 1893 ne organized the Bayley Heating Company, and in the triple capacity of president, treasurer, and managed, has built up a fine business, which is recognized as one of the important concerns of the Cream City. He is also interested to considerable extent in mining, and the successs which he has attained in the business world is a fine commentary upon the possibilities in America, when opportunities are seen and improved. Mr. Griewisch was married on March 10, 1883, to Miss Martha Rahn, a native of Germany, born Sept. 23, 1857, and the daughter of Carl and Henrietta Rahn, who migrated to America and settled in Milwaukee in 1874, and there spent the remainder of their lives, both dying in 1906 within two months of each other, he at the age of eighty-three and she at seventy-four years. They were the parents of ten children, of whom four daughters and one son are living. To. Mr. and Mrs. Griewisch there have been born three children: Hedwig, born Dec. 9, 1883; Alfred, born Aug. 13, 1886, now employed with his father, and Elsie, born Dec. 14, 1890. Mr. Griewisch is a Republican in his political views and his religious affiliations are with the Lutheran church. Fraternally he has membership in the Ancient Order of Druids, and he is also a member of the Builders' Club, having been president of the same for two years and helped to construct the building. He stands high in the esteem of a wide acquaintanceship in the city of Milwaukee, and all pay tribute to the moral worth which has been exemplified in his successful and industrious career.

John A. Ackerman, retired, for many years one of the most capable engineers in the employ of the Chicago & Northwestern railway, was born in Bavaria, Germany, on Dec. 31, 1846. He is a son of Andrew and Barbara (Fisher) Ackerman, both natives of Germany, and he came with them to New York in 1853. Two years later they removed to Oshkosh, Wis., and there the father engaged in railroad work. The parents had two sons : Jacob, who was drowned at Menasha in 1858 when but eleven years of age, and the subject of this review. After the mother's death the father married Miss Henrietta Kusche, by whom he had two sons. The parents were both members of the Lutheran church. John A. Ackerman, the subject of this review, received his educational advantages in the schools of Appleton and Oshkosh, Wis. When but thirteen years of age he began work for the Chicago & Northwestern railway, and worked up through the various stages until in 1871 he became an engineer. This position he held continuously until April 3, 1906, and when he resigned he had completed forty-six years of faithful service with the same road. In politics Mr. Ackerman is absolutely independent of party ties and in religious matters is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church. Fraternally he is prominently identified with the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, and for the past twenty-five years has been a member of Union lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On May 7, 1868, Mr. Ackerman was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth Kluwin, a daughter of John Kluwin, of Oshkosh. Both of Mrs. Ackerman's parents are now deceased. They came from Germany in 1853, and there the father was for a time engaged as a mason, and later in agricultural pursuits. To Mr. and Mrs. Ackerman were born two children. George, the elder, is now a grocer at 190 Ogden avenue, Milwaukee. His wife was Miss Caroline Oaks, and they have two children, Loretta and John. Frances married A. J. Brazean, and resides in Fond du Lac. She has two children, Elizabeth and Exilda, and two step-children, Margaret and Marie, by a former marriage of Mr. Brazean.

J. Royce Brown, D. D. S., a leading practitioner of dentistry in Milwaukee, was born at Eagle Harbor, Orleans county, N. Y., on Dec. 15, 1876. He is a son of J. Emory Brown, something of whose career may be gleaned from the sketch of Dr. Frank E. Brown, elsewhere in this volume. Dr. Brown received his preparatory education in the Medina (N. Y.), the Charlevoix (Mich.) and the Milwaukee public schools, and attended one of the high schools of this city. He then matriculated in the dental department of the Milwaukee Medical College, and in 1902 the faculty of that institution gave him the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He immediately opened an office for the practice of his profession and has since been continuously and successfully engaged. His thorough and consummate knowledge of the science, his skilled workmanship, and his absolute uprightness won him a host of friends and a goodly practice at the start, and the number of friends and patients has been increasing each year since that time. In his political relations he is a stanch adherent of the principles of the Republican party, but has never sought public office of any nature. He is a devout Christian gentleman, and one who carries into his everyday life the principles and ideals of a Christian character. At the present time he is a member of the Kingsley Methodist church, but formerly was affiliated with the Grand Avenue church of that denomination, and he was president of the young people's society of that church.

His only fraternal relations are with the Young Men's Christian Association. On Nov. 22, 1904, Dr. Brown was united in marriage to Miss Mabel Willis, of Milwaukee, a daughter of C. B. and Ida (Edgerton) Willis. They have one son, John Willis.

William H. Nelson, secretary, registrar and cashier of the Milwaukee Medical College, was born in Steubenville, Jefferson county, Ohio, on Jan. 14, 1854. He is a son of James and Mary (McCann) Nelson, both of whom were born in Ireland, the father in 1828 and the mother three years later. The mother came to New York in 1845 an(l the father in 1850, and they were married in New York two years after the father's arrival. In 1853 they went to Ohio, where the father earned his livelihood as a contractor. They came to Wisconsin in 1862, after a residence of eight years in Kentucky, and located in Manitowoc county. For the past fifteen years he has led a retired life in Milwaukee. He was always active in educational matters and in the interests of the Democratic party. He and his wife are devout communicants of the Roman Catholic church, and the six children born to them were all reared in that faith. William H. Nelson, the subject of this memoir, received his preparatory educational advantages in the public schools of Kentucky and the public and high schools of Manitowoc, and when he had completed the prescribed course in the latter institution he matriculated at the Oshkosh Normal School at Oshkosh, Wis. For ten years after graduation he was engaged in pedagogic work and then entered a mercantile business at Cato, Wis., but after five years disposed of his interests to become a clerk in the office of the superintendent of the Chicago & Northwestern railway. In 1894 he severed his connection with the railway corporation to become cashier and registrar of the Milwaukee Medical College. Subsequently he was made secretary of the college, and he today fills the three positions in a manner that redounds epiite as much to the wisdom of the trustees in selecting him for the responsibilities as to his own. In his political relations he is allied with the Democratic party, but has never found the leisure to become a candidate for public office. His only fraternal relations are with the Knights of Columbus. On Oct. 31, 1879, Mr. Nelson was united in marriage to Miss Mary A. Fitzgerald, of Manitowoc, a daughter of Michael and Hannah (Hayes) Fitzgerald. Mr. Fitzgerald was a prominent Democrat in his district, having been a member of the state legislature for two terms, and having held every town office which it was in the power of the people to elect him to. Mrs. Fitzgerald passed away in 1897 in her sixty-eighth year, and he died on Jan. 24, 1907, at the ripe old age of ninety-two years. To Mr. and Mrs. Nelson were born three children: William V., a practicing physician of Milwaukee; James David, now practicing dentistry in this city, and Blanche Catherine.

Edward J. Schleif, D. D. S., a leading dental practitioner in Milwaukee, was born in New York city on Feb. 11, 1869, a son of Adam and Elizabeth (Blum) Schleif. Both parents were born in Germany, the father in 1824, and the mother in 1832, and each came to New York city with their parents while still children. The paternal grandmother in her later life removed to Milwaukee, where she died at the hale old age of eighty-six years. The parents removed to Upper Sandusky, Ohio, where the mother died on May 3, 1896, and the father passed away two years later. Of the thirteen children born to them eleven are living. Dr. Schleif attended the graded schools in New York city and afterward finished a high school course at Upper Sandusky. In 1891 he came to Milwaukee and secured a position in the postoffice, where he rendered faithful service until 1897. During the latter years of his work there he devoted his leisure time to the study of denistry in the dental department of Marquette University, and in 1897 the faculty of that institution granted him the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery, and he left his position in the postoffice to start the practice of his profession. When he graduated he was valedictorian of his class, and for two years served as president of it. His success in his chosen profession has been exceptional, contributed to in large measure by his genial personality, his whole-souled interest in his work, and his absolute integrity. In his political relations he is affiliated with the Republican party, and is active in the work of the Presbyterian church and the Young Men's Christian Association. While in college he helped in the organization of the Psi Omega dental fraternity, and his other fraternal relations are with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks and the Milwaukee Musical Society. Professionally he is identified with the Milwaukee, the Southern Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin State Dental societies. On June 15, 1897, he was united in marriage to Miss Amanda C. Caspari, a daughter of Alvin Benedict and Georgiana (Strobe) Caspari, of Milwaukee. Mrs. Caspari came to Milwaukee in 1842, and her death occurred on June 12, 1905. Her husband died in Milwaukee in 1892. To. Dr. and Mrs. Schleif have been born four children : Phyllis, Llewellyn, Georgiana, and Janet.

Charles F. Rosenbaum, D. D. S., a practicing dentist of Milwaukee, and special demonstrator in the dental infirmary in the Milwaukee Medical College, was born in the town of Forest, Fond du Lac county, Wis., on April 30, 1873. Both his parents, John and Louisa (Weber) Rosenbaum, were native Germans, the father having been born in Mecklenberg, on July 6, 1849. The father came to this country with his parents, Frederick and Sophia (Roehl) Rosenbaum, in the early fifties and lived on a farm in Fond du Lac county, where the grandfather died in February, 1905, in his eightyfifth year. His widow is now living in Fond du Lac at the hale old age of eighty-five. The parents of our subject are now living on a farm in the town of Empire, Fond du Lac county. They are both Lutherans in their religious belief and the father is a stanch adherent of the tenets of the Republican party. Mr. Rosenbaum received his early educational advantages in the Fond du Lac county schools and the private academy of Mrs. Palmer. He then matriculated in the dental department of the Milwaukee Medical College, and in 1900 the faculty of that institution granted him the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He at once opened an office for the practice of his profession in Milwaukee and has since been actively and prosperously engaged. That his skill and ability are recognized by the profession is evidenced by the fact that the faculty of his alma mater has made him special demonstrator in the dental infirmary. In politics he is allied with the Republican party, but has never been a candidate for public office. Reared in the Lutheran faith, he is today a devout communicant of that church. In a professional and fraternal way he is identified with the Wisconsin State Dental Society, the Modern Woodmen of America, the Equitable Fraternal Union, with which he has been associated for more than a decade, and the United Order of Foresters. On June 30, 1903, Dr. Rosenbaum was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Brost, whose parents were pioneers of Calumet count}'. To this union have been born two children, Charles Augustus, and Isla, who is deceased.

James McCabe, S. J., the president of Marquette University, was born in Ireland on March 4, 1858, a son of Bernard and Bridget (Flanagan) McCabe. The parents came to America in 1863 and located in Green county, Ohio. The father was an agriculturist by vocation, a Democrat in his politics, and a loyal communicant of the Roman Catholic church. His demise occurred on July 20, 1884, and his widow passed away on Dec. 19, 1898. Of the twelve children born to the parents six survive, four sons and two daughters. Father McCabe obtained his primary education in the public schools of Green county, and in September, 1878, he matriculated at St. Xavier's College in Cincinnati, Ohio. He remained at that institution but a year, however, and then entered the Jesuit institution at Florisant, Mo., where for four years he pursued a course of study. From Florisant he went to Woodstock, Md., to the House of Study, and there for three years made a special study of philosophy. For a number of years following he was engaged in pedagogic work in various institutions of the Jesuit order. Two years were spent in that capacity in St. Ignatius College, Chicago, and then three years at St. Mary's College, of St. Marx's, Kan. Then he returned to Woodstock and renewed his theological studies, which he completed three years later. His ordination to the priesthood occurred on June 24, 1894, the ordaining prelate being Cardinal Gibbons. His first charge as an ordained priest was as vice-president of St. Mary's College, where he had taught some years before. After two years of faithful service he removed to Florisant, Mo., and spent a year in study. He again assumed his position at St. Mary's and on Dec. 29, 1897, was appointed president of the institution, serving in that capacity until Feb. ro, 1907. From February to August of that year he remained in Detroit, and came to Milwaukee in the latter month to assume the responsibilities of the vice-presidency of Marquette University. On Feb. 10, 1908, upon the resignation of Father Burrows as president, Father McCabe was appointed to the presidency of the institution. The position he has filled most acceptably, and he has won the respect and esteem of all the students since his incumbency. Father McCabe is not allied with any of the existing political parties, but is public-spirited and does all in his power to help the public weal. He is one of the members of the Society of Jesus.

Peter F. Mulholland, D. D. S., who for the past ten years has been engaged in the practice of dentistry in Milwaukee, is a son of Peter and Margaret (Maguire) Mulholland, and was born at Grimm's Station, Manitowoc county, Wis., on Oct. 6, 1874. The grandfather, Henry Mulholland, came to Boston from Scotland and later to Manitowoc county, where he spent the balance of his days. The father, Peter Mulholland, was also born in Scotland and by vocation was an expert accountant and bookkeeper. He died a few years ago at the old Trinity Hospital at Milwaukee. His widow, who is a native of New Brunswick, is now an honored and respected resident of Milwaukee, living at 165 North avenue. Of the family of four sons and three daughters, three sons and one daughter survive. Dr. Mulholland received his primary educational advantages in various schools, including those of South Dakota, Manitowoc, Madison, and the East Division high school of Milwaukee. When he had completed his course in the last-named he matriculated in the dental department of the Milwaukee Medical College, and in 1898 was there graduated with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. Soon afterward he began the practice of his profession at 416 East North avenue, and has mainained his office there ever since, meeting with unusual success. He is independent of party affiliation in his political belief and exercises his right of suffrage to what he judges to be the best for the community. Professionally and fraternally he is identified with the North Side Dental Society, the Knights of Columbus, and the Catholic order of Foresters ; and in religious matters he is a staunch adherent of the principles of the Roman Catholic church. On July 16, 1900, Dr. Mulholland was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth M. A. Schumacher, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Nicholas Schumacher. To this union have been born three children : Joseph, Edward Peter, and Mary Elizabeth. Dr. Mulholland is recognized among his fellow practitioners and the community in general as one of the most substantial, publicspirited men in the city.

Richard E. Claussen, D. D. S., who for the past thirteen years has been a practicing dentist in Milwaukee, was born in the Cream City on Independence Day, 1875, a son of Emil and Bertha (Luedke) Claussen. Both of the parents were born in the Fatherland, the father in Hamburg, and the mother in Pomerania, and they came to Milwaukee at an early date. The maternal grandmother, Caroline Luedke, is still living at the ripe old age of eightysix years. The father was for some years a bookkeeper and later cashier in the office of the internal revenue collector, Henry Fink, and was still occupied in that capacity at the time of his death, which occurred on Nov. 2, 1903. Both parents were members of the Trinity Lutheran church, and the five children born to them, four of whom survive, were all reared in that faith. Dr. Claussen attended the public schools of Milwaukee for his primary educational advantages and then took a course in the Milwaukee Business College under Prof. D. B. Williams. For his professional training he went to Chicago, and in 1895 was graduated at the American College of Dental Surgery with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He at once returned to Milwaukee and opened an office for the practice of his profession. His personal popularity soon won him a large practice, which he has been able to retain because of his skillful workmanship and thorough knowledge of the science. In his political relations he is allied with the Republican party, but because of the pressure of business affairs has never consented to become a candidate for public office. On Oct. 5, 1905, Dr. Claussen was' united in marriage to Miss Jennie Duemling, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Herman Duemling, Ph. D., and his wife, Jennie (Sultzer) Duemling. Dr. Duemling came to Milwaukee from Germany, and was married here. He later went to Fort Wayne, Ind., to accept a chair in a college, but in 1900 returned to Milwaukee to become editor-in-chief of the Germania, the position which he now fills. To Dr. and Mrs. Claussen has been born a daughter, Catherine.

Anson B. Richardson is a leading druggist of the city of Milwaukee. He was born at Fitzwilliam, N. H., on Sept. 28, 1859, and is to-day the only surviving member of the family of Jefferson and Hannah (Paine) Richardson, the only other child, Lucy, having died some years ago. The father was by profession a teacher, who enlisted in a Massachusetts regiment at the outbreak of the Civil war and succumbed to disease brought on by exposure in 1863. Mr. Richardson came to Milwaukee in 1870, and from that time until he grew to manhood, lived with an uncle. His educational advantages were received in the public schools, and at sixteen years of age began his career as a druggist, being first employed by Drake Brothers. In 1890 he embarked in the business under his own name at Reed street and National avenue ; later, in 1898, he started another store at 408 Grove avenue, and for a number of years was active in the conduct of both. He has met a well-merited success in all his ventures. Distinctively a self-made man, he has done for himself what few men would have been able to accomplish. In politics he allies himself with the Republican party and is always keenly interested in its welfare. Although his parents were both members of the Congregational church, he is associated with the Episcopal church. When Mr. Richardson first entered business he associated himself with Mr. Gregory, and the firm was konwn as Richardson & Gregory, retailers of paints, oils and drugs. When the partnership was dissolved Mr. Gregory took the paint and oil end of the enterprise and Mr. Richardson the drug business, and since then has devoted himself exclusively to that feature. His store, which is thirty by eighty feet, is one of the largest of its kind on the South Side. On April 16, 1891, Mr. Richardson was united in marriage to Miss Lita S. Spence, a native of Concord, Jefferson county, Wis., and a daughter of John and Alary (James) Spence. Mrs. Spence was born on July 16, 1862. The parents were both natives of England, and three of the four children born to them are 'still living. The father was a general contractor who came to Jefferson county early in his life. The mother died on May 21, 1907. Mr. Richardson is highly esteemed and respected by all who know him.

William F. Dohmen is the president of the F. Dohmen Company, Limited, wholesale druggists of Milwaukee. He is a son of Frederick Dohmen, who was born in Germany, on Dec. 22, 1831, and Josephine (Cramer) Dohmen, born Feb. 28, 1838, in the same country. The parents were married before coming to the United States in 1855. They located in Milwaukee, where the father embarked at once in the retail drug business. In 1859 ne formed a partnership under the firm name of Dohmen, Schmift & Company, which continued until 1883, when it was succeeded by the F. Dohmen Company, Frederick Dohmen being made the president of the same. He devoted the best years of his life to building up the business, and that he succeeded exceptionally well may be judged from the growth and wide spread popularity of the firm. Both he and his wife were devout communicants of the Roman Catholic church, and their four children, three sons and a daughter, of whom two sons are still living, were brought up in that faith. The father passed away on Dec. 1, 1898, and the mother two days later, Dec. 3. William F. Dohmen received his primary education in the public and parochial schools of the city of Milwaukee and then spent two years at the Philadelphia School of Pharmacy, in which institution he received the degree of Graduate of Pharmacy. On his return to Milwaukee he at once became associated with the F. Dohmen Company, and when his father died he and his brother, Henry, took over the management of the company, William F. becoming president and his brother the treasurer. Like his father before him, Mr. Dohmen is a staunch supporter of the principles of the Democratic party, but has never aspired to political office. In November, 1896, occurred his marriage to Miss Pauline Kennedy, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Thomas and Catherine Kennedy. One child, a daughter. Marie Josephine, has come to bless this union.

Peter B. De Swarte, one of the foremost figures in the drug business in Milwaukee, was born in this city on Oct. 1, 1858. He comes of good Dutch stock, his parents, Peter and Jennie (Toussaint) De Swarte, both having been born in Holland in 1831, the father on Aug. 13 and the mother on Dec. 23. The paternal grandparents, Peter and Susan (Thomas) De Swarte, came to Milwaukee in 1848 and spent the remainder of their lives here. The maternal grandparents never left their native land. The father came to Milwaukee with his parents in 1848 and for a time was engaged in agricultural pursuits, but later became a painter. He is now living retired, enjoying a well-earned respite after a strenuous life. In politics he is allied with the Republican party and he and his wife arc members of the First Reformed church. Of the seven children born to the parents six survive. Peter 15. De Swarte, the subject of this review, received all his educational advantages in the public and parochial schools before he was fourteen years of age. Then he entered the drug business as a general clerk, but subsequently left it to enter the employ of the J. B. Bradford Piano Company. Later, however, he determined to make pharmacy his life work and entered the employ of Otto Schorse, with whom he remained for three years. During the following three years he was associated with August Frank, of Chicago. On Nov. 10, 1891, he returned to Milwaukee and embarked in the business under his own name at 2631 Vliet street. The venture proved successful from the start, contributed to in large measure by Mr. De Swrarte's personal popularity, his thorough knowledge of the profession, and his sterling integrity. Professionally and fraternally he is recognized as a leading member of the Milwaukee Pharmaceutical Association and the Knights of Pythias. In politics he is allied with the Republican party, but has never sought public office of any kind. Like his parents he is a devout communicant of the First Reformed church. On Dec. 16, 1886, Mr. De Swarte was united in marriage to Miss Jennie Sturing, who was born in Beaver Dam, Mich., on Jan. 26, 1862, a daughter of Lucas and Fannie (Krans) Sturing, both of whom were born in Holland, the father on March 30, 1828, and the mother on Feb. 14, 1839. Mrs. Sturing came to Beaver Dam with her parents, Herman and Jennie (Borgers) Krans, in 1853. Mr. and Mrs. Krans spent their last days at Zeeland, Mich., where he died in 1888. Mr. and Mrs. Sturing had a family of twelve children, of whom nine are now living. The parents themselves are now living at Heaver Dam, Mich. To Mr. and Mrs. De Swarte have been born five children : Edith Frances, Amy Jeanette, Robert James (now deceased), Thomas Raymond, and James Bartholomew.

Richard Koethe, one of the leading druggists of Milwaukee, was born in Germany on June 26, 1857, a son of Carl and Minnie (Proll) Koethe. Both parents were born in the Fatherland, the former in 1823 and the latter in 1833, and spent their entire lives in their native land. The father was a prominent merchant who died in 1875, and his widow passed away in 1883. '>,ut: tw" "' the four children born to these parents survive, a daughter and the subject of this review. Richard Koethe received a fine educational training in a gymnasium in his native land, and for a number of years earned his livelihood in various ways in German}-, in 1883 he migrated to America and came direct to Milwaukee. The confectionery business was his first means of livelihood after reaching here and subsequently he engaged in the coal business. In 1893 he formed a partnership in the drug industry with Dr. R. J. Fleisher, which continued until the doctor's interest was purchased by Mr. Koethe. The business increased rapidly under his direction, and new and larger quarters becoming necessary he erected the building at 2405 Walnut street, which he now owns and occupies. His native Teutonic thrift and ability have contributed largely to the exceptional success which the establishment has had. He has several other business interests, including a directorship in the General Accumulator and Battery Company, and he is a stockholder in the Rio Tamasapo Sugar Company, in the Philadelphia Copper Mines, and the Silica Mines at Ishpeming, Mich., beside a number of other concerns in Milwaukee. In his political relations Mr. Koethe is allied with the Republican party, but has never sought public office. Professionally he is prominently identified with the Milwaukee and Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical associations, the National Association of Retail Druggists, and the Knights of Pythias. On Aug. 22, 1888, Mr. Koethe was united in marriage to Miss Marguerite Funck, a daughter of William and Anna (Hoefer) Funck, of Milwaukee. Her grandfather Hoefer in early life was a farmer by vocation and fought through the Civil war. Her father was a butcher in Milwaukee, where his death occurred some years ago. Mrs. Funck was born in Wisconsin.

Fred A. D. de Harde, Ph. G., a prominent pharmacist of the north side with a store at 902 North avenue, was born in Milwaukee on Sept. 30, 1870, and is a son of Herman and Caroline (Bauman) de Harde. The father was born in Germany in 1845 and the mother in Milwaukee in 185 1. The paternal grandfather, Diedrich de Harde, was a captain on the North German Lloyd steamship line, opened the route between Norderney and Bremen, and up to the time of his death, which occurred in 1881, he commanded a passenger vessel plying between those ports. The maternal grandparents came to America in early days and managed a farm near where Fourth street now crosses Lloyd. The parents came to America in 1868 and the father engaged in mecantile pursuits in this city. The four children born to them are all living, and since 1881 the father has not engaged actively in business affairs. When Fred A. D. de Harde, the subject of this review, was six years of age, he went to Germany and was there reared by an uncle, after whom he was named, who was judge of the municipal court of Bremen. In the Fatherland he attended the public schools and began his career as a druggist. He returned to Milwaukee in 1890 and secured employment with Theodore Bleyler, the druggist. During the three years that he remained with Mr. Bleyler he successfully passed the examination submitted by the state board of pharmacy for the degree of Graduate Pharmacist. At the end of that time he became pharmacist for Dr. Louis Frank and Dr. A. J. Puis. In 1902 he embarked in the drug business for himself at the corner of State and Twelth streets. There for five years he did a successful business, but being naturally ambitious and wishing a larger field he purchased the stock and good will of H. Boettcher at 902 North avenue, which Mr. Boettchcr had conducted for twenty-eight successive years, llis thorough knowledge of the profession and his natural thrift and industry insured him a good business from the start, and although he has been located on North avenue but a little over a year he has made a host of friends who predict for him a brilliant future in his chosen line. In politics Mr. de Harde is an influential member of the Republican party in his ward, but the pressure of business has restrained him from seeking public office. In religious matters he is allied with the Lutheran church. Professionally he is identified with the Milwaukee and Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical assoications, and is a stockholder in the Wisconsin State Pharmacal Company. His fraternal relations are with Aurora Lodge, No. 30, Free and Accepted Masons; Kilbourn Chapter, Royal Arch Masons; and Prospect Lodge, No. 130, Knights of Pythias. On June 4, 1898, Mr. de Harde was united in marriage to Miss Helen Holnbach, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Robert and Lina ( Reitzenstein) Holnbach. Mrs. de Harde's maternal grandfather, Guido Reitzenstein, was the founder of Gettleman's brewery, and he succombed to cholera. Her parents were pioneers of Milwaukee and passed away within a week of each other, in February, 1908. To Mr. and Mrs. de Harde have been born two children, Anita Henrietta and Frederick Charles Louis.

Anton Tomkiewicz, Ph. G., one of the prominent pharmacists of the city, whose place of business is at 547 Lincoln avenue, was born in German Poland on Jan. 4, 1872. He is a son of John and Emily Tomkiewicz, both of whom were born in Germany, the former on Oct. 23, 1832, and the latter on June 28, 1832. The father was a merchant in the old country and brought his wife to this country in 1893 to visit the World's Fair. His demise occurred on Feb. 23, 1894, and his widow is still a respected resident of this city. Of the thirteen children born to the parents seven are now living. Anton Tomkiewicz, the subject of this review, received his early educational advantages in the government gymnasium in his native land. In 1888 he came to America and matriculated in the department of pharmacy at Northwestern University at Chicago. The trustees of that institution granted him the degree of Graduate of Pharmacy in 1891, and immediately thereafter he came to Milwaukee and became associated in business with his brother, John W. S. Tomkiewicz. On April 1, 1893, he embarked in the drug business under his own name at his present location at 547 Lincoln avenue, where he has since been most successfully engaged. His success has been largely due to his thorough knowledge of the art, his inherent capacity for work, and his scrupulous honesty. In his political relations he is a most staunch adherent of the tenets of the Republican party, but has never sought to become a public office-holder. He was reared in the Catholic faith and. is to-day a zealous communicant of the church of that denomination. In a professional and fraternal way Mr. Tomkiewicz is identified with the Milwaukee and the Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical associations, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is also one of the city park commissioners. On Oct. 23, 1895, occurred Mr. Tomkiewicz's marriage to Miss Agnes Dix, a daughter of Albert and Tulia (Pulaski) Dix, of Milwaukee. Mr. Dix came to Milwaukee "in 1864 and is now a merchant at 685 Windlake avenue. To Mr. and Mrs. Tomkiewicz have been born four children : Agrypine, Engene, Florence, and Nina. Their father is recognized throughout the city as one of the rising young business men of the city.

Edward Halm, one of the old residents and well-known business men of the Cream City, who owns a drug store at 11 59 Tenth street, was born in Germany on Oct. 16, 1858. His parents, Edward and Hellena (Berger) Halm, were both Germans by birth, born in the Fatherland in 1817 and 1824, respectively. The elder Halm was a merchant and reared a family of twelve children, only six of whom are still living. He died at his old home in 1875 and was followed by his wife and faithful helpmate in 1904. The subject of this sketch received his scholastic education in the government Gymnasium of his native country, but left for America in 1884 and located in Milwaukee, where he worked for six years for F. Dohmen & Company and then for Hans Kienth for two years. Then he returned to Germany, and after spending some time in Europe came to Milwaukee to accept a position as chemist with the F. Dohmen Company and remained with that firm in that capacity a total of eighteen years. Mr. Halm was not contented to remain an employe, and in 1904 engaged in the drug business for himself at 1159 Tenth street. He has prospered and is one of the well-known and popular men in this business on the northwest side. On March 23, 1893, he was united in marriage with Marie Amalia, the daughter of Joseph and Catherine (Mueller) Halm, who were both born in Germany in 1824 and emigrated to the United States and settled in Milwaukee in 1849. Mrs. Halm's mother was called to her long sleep by the Angel of Death in 1886, and her father lived to the hale old age of seventy-six years, dying in Milwaukee in 1900. For years he had been a harnessmaker on Chestnut street, and while living there reared a family of eleven children. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward Halm one child has been born, Mercedes, who is fourteen years of age. The family are devout members and supporters of the Roman Catholic church, and Mr. Halm is a member of the Milwaukee Pharmaceutical Association, a member of the National Association of Retail Druggists and of the Old Settlers' Club. His political affiliations are with the Republican party and he is ever ready to assist financially and otherwise in the advancement of the party.

Charles Beifuss, deceased, for many years one of the most prosperous farmers of Milwaukee county, was born in Germany, Jan. 7, 1841. He received his educational advantages in the schools of his native country, and after growing to man's estate in the Fatherland came to the United States, where the great possibilities of the young country attracted and held him. In 1867 he located in the town of Oak Creek, Milwaukee county, where his first labors were for John Lawler. Three years later, Sept. 6, 1870, he married Julia, the daughter of John and Mary (Grant) Lawler, and then began to run a farm himself. Mr. Beifuss was industrious and a good manager and became one of the prominent citizens of the town of Oak Creek. He never gave up active life, and was still conducting his farm at the time of his death, Sept. 17, [908. John Lawler was born in Ireland in 1806, and when a young man immigrated to the United States and located in New York, where he met and married Alary Grant, and they had one daughter, the wife of the subject of this sketch. With the great tide of western migration they came into the territory of Wisconsin in 1836, when it was almost a wilderness, and took up eighty acres of land in the town of Oak Creek, where Mrs. Beifuss still lives. Ten children were horn to Mr. and Airs. Beifuss on the hospitable old homestead near New Coeln : Mary, Ella, William, Winnie, Charlie, Katie, Albert, John, Francis, and Joseph, all of whom are living. During his life Mr. Beifuss was a member of the Democratic party and was always interested in political matters, but was never personally ambitious to hold office. He was a devout Catholic, and with his family was a member of the New Coeln Catholic church. In no place was his loss more keenly felt than in the congregation he had helped to establish and where he had been such a faithful wrorker. Mrs. Beifuss still is an honored resident of Milwaukee county and is one of its oldest residents. Her farm is the same one that her father cleared nearly three-quarters of a century ago.

William Mackie, M. D., deceased, was among that galaxy of citizens of foreign birth who, by their inestimable worth and valuable achievements, have added lustre to the name of Milwaukee and won a permanent place in the local annals of their adopted city and country. Dr. Mackie was born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. June 29, 1855, and his brilliant career is but another evidence of the sterling qualities that seem to be inherent wherever is found a goodly strain of Scottish blood. His preliminary education was secured in the parish schools of his native village, after which he took a course in the grammar school at Keith, where by the time he had reached the age of fifteen years he had made sufficient advancement to be admitted as a student in the University of Aberdeen. He graduated in the last-named institution in 1875, with the degree of Master of Arts, and then entered the medical department of the same university as the preliminary step to what was a remarkable professional career. After assiduously following the course prescribed for four years he was graduated with the degree of M. B., C. M. The rules of the university were such, however, as to require a supplementary course of two years in practical work, either in a hospital or some other field, before title to the degrees became absolute, so in compliance with this regulation Dr. Mackie secured the appointment as house surgeon in the Stockport infirmary at Manchester, England, and in 1881 he received his final degree. Then, realizing the superior opportunities in America for one of his talents and attainments, in the way of professional advancement, he migrated to the United States in the spring of 1881 and immediately began the practice of his profession in the city of Milwaukee. He had made a spe- cialty of surgery during his days of preparation, and his efficiency in that line was so early recognized that almost immediately after beginning his practice in the Cream City he became assistant to Dr. Nicholas Senn, the world-famous surgeon, who was at that time surgeon-in-chief at the Milwaukee Hospital. Within two years thereafter Dr. Mackie was appointed surgeon of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, in which position he served until death, and upon the removal of Dr. Senn to Chicago he succeeded to the position of surgeon-in-chief of the Milwaukee Hospital. He also served as a member of the medical staff of the Milwaukee county insane asylum, and for a time was surgeon to St. Mary's Hospital. In 1889 he was made president of the Brainard Medical Society, and the same year served as vice-president of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the state and county medical societies, and also had membership in the British Medical Association. Though engaged in a general practice he made a specialty of surgery, and his fame in that particular was not limited by the confines of the county or state, but his superior knowledge and skill were recognized and often called into service in remote parts of the United States. Dr. Mackie was married in 1881, the lady of his choice being Miss Bella Mitchell, who was a consistent helpmate to her distinguished husband. Dr. Mackie died suddenly of apoplexy at the home of his son, Mitchell Mackie, in Milwaukee, on the evening of Dec. 9, 1908.

Hugo F. Wussow, Ph. G., is prominent among the progressive young men of the city, and is also one who has by his industry, strict attention to business, and strict integrity and uprightness, achieved success. He is a native of the Cream City, born there on Nov. 8, 1877, tne son °^ Julius and Albertina (Tietz) Wussow, who were born in Germany on April 18, 1847. and Tan. 22, 18.^2, respectively. The parents immigrated to the United States in 1872 and located in Milwaukee. Mr. Wussow was a Republican in politics, in which he always took an active part. Both he and his wife were members of the Lutheran church. Mr. Wussow passed over the great divide of life in 1900. His wife still lives in Milwaukee. They reared five children, of whom three are still living. Hugo, our subject, was reared in his native city and was given the benefit of an education in the parochial and public schools of Milwaukee. After finishing his studies he decided upon a professional career, and on May 26, 1891, began to study pharmacy. Three years later he passed his first examination before the State Board of Pharmacy. In 1905 he was admitted to practice as a druggist and the following year established himself in the wholesale drug and cigar business at 600 Grand avenue, under the firm name of the Wussow Drug Company, with O. H. Leister for a partner. The young men are meeting with well deserved success 111 their chosen occupation through their determination to please their customers. In politics Mr. Wussow is a Republican and he is also a member of the Lutheran church, the faith in which he was reared.

Hans E. Reinertsen, surveyor of Milwaukee county, was born in the city of Milwaukee, Wis., April 2, 1856, and is the youngest son of Jonas C. and Hannah Reinertsen, both natives of Norway. They came to Milwaukee in 1844, and here the father followed his trade of ship carpenter for many years. He died in 1897, his wife having died in 1895. Of their children, A. R. is a grain dealer at Kansas City, Mo. ; Robert C. is a civil engineer and surveyor in Milwaukee ; Mollie is the wife of Albert Munson, of Milwaukee ; Maria is Mrs. A. L. Sanders, of New York city ; and Hans E. is the subject of this sketch. The others are deceased. Hans E. Reinertsen received his education in the Milwaukee public schools, and at the age of fourteen years began the work of civil engineer and surveyor. His brother, Robert C, served four terms as surveyor of Milwaukee county, and Hans succeeded to the same office in 1893, serving one term. In February, 1907, he was appointed to the position he now occupies to fill a vacancy. Mr. Reinertsen is a Democrat in his political opinions, but has never held office except as above noted. He has worked his way to his present position in his profession by his own industry and energy, and is recognized as one of the best qualified engineers and surveyors in the Cream City. His church relations are marked by membership in the Lutheran denomination, and fraternally he belongs to the Knights of Pythias. In 1877 Mr. Reinertsen married Miss Louisa Isaacs, a native of Dodge county, Wis., and to this union have been born three children. E. A. is freight solicitor for the Northern Pacific railroad; J. C. is rate clerk for the Great Northern railway at Spokane, Wash. ; and Martha is at home with her parents.

Walter J. Murray, superintendent of bridges of the city of Milwaukee, and a popular and efficient public employe, was born at Stevens Point, Wis., March 4, 1868, the son of Thomas J. and Eleanor (Sievwright) Murray, the former of whom was a native of Smithport, Pa., born in December, 1846, and the latter was born at Montreal, Canada, in January, 1845. The Murray family is numbered among the prominent and early pioneer settlers of Allegheny county, Pa., where one of our subject's first ancestors was once captured by the Indians and held prisoner among them for some ten or twelve years. Thomas J. Murray was civil engineer and surveyor by profession, and was one of the honored veterans of the Civil war. He was still a lad in his teens when the war broke out, but he was imbued with the martial spirit and patriotism of those days, and was determined to become a soldier and fight his country's battles. Meeting with stern parental objection at home, he ran away and enlisted as a private in the One Hundred and Fifth Pennsylvania infantry, with which command he served for over three years at the front. As a member of the Army of the Potomac, he participated in many of the most important campaigns and battles of the war. He was once severely wounded in action, and also suffered from disease contracted in the service. After the conclusion of the war, he came west to Wisconsin with his family, settling at Steven's Point. Here he engaged in his professional work as a civil engineer and surveyor, and also, in connection therewith, embarked to a considerable extent in lumbering operations in the north Wisconsin pineries. His death took place at Steven's Point on Dec. 28, 1905, and he was buried there on Jan. 2, 1906. His widow still resides in the old homestead in Steven's Point. They were the parents of a large family of nine children: May, Walter J., Ethel, Violet, Grace, Inez, Rose, Myrtle, and Eleanor; of whom May, Walter, Ethel, Grace, and Rose are all married and living in Wisconsin. May is the wife of T. W. Fulton, of Steven's Point; Ethel is the wife of William Atkins, of Steven's Point; Grace is the wife of Thomas Downey, of Merrill, Wis. ; and Rose is the wife of Chas U. Malick, of Steven's Point. Walter J., the subject of this sketch, was educated in the public schools of Steven's Point, where he is a graduate of the high school. From the age of twenty-two until he was twenty-seven years old, he assisted his father in his professional labors, and was then engaged in the work of a practical electrician for a period of nine years. He was next engaged in structural iron work at Pittsburg, Pa., where he was associated with the firm of Reiter & Connolly, and after this he was connected with the Curtis Automobile Company, of Milwaukee for about a year. On Oct. 9, 1905, he received his present appointment as Superintendent of Bridges for the city of Milwaukee, a position which he obtained and holds in conformity with the civil service regulations. He is a member of Shawnette Lodge, No. 92, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, at Steven's Point, Wis. ; and is also a member of the Modern Woodmen of America, Crescent Camp, No. 9038, of Milwaukee. Mr. Murray was united in marriage on July 11, 1895, to Miss Theresa A., daughter of John W. and Alice Rice, of Malone, N. Y. This marriage has been blessed with one daughter, Miss Alice Eleanor, aged eleven years. Mrs. Murray's father is still living in New York, but her mother died some time ago. Air. Murray makes his home at 807 Grand avenue. He is a pleasant-spoken and affable man and possesses a host of warm friends, both in Milwaukee and elsewhere. No more capable and faithful public servant is now employed by the city.

William Priester, a member of the firm of Weisel & Company,, sausage manufacturers, with an office at 609 East Water street, Milwaukee, Wis., was born of German parents in the province of Nassau, the beautiful Rhine country of Germany, on Dec. 1, i860. When a young man he emigrated to Canada, and after remaining there for some time came to Milwaukee from the Canadian northwest in 1884. He soon found a position in the office of Jenkins, Winkler & Smith and remained with this firm until he was appointed deputy revenue collector under E. C. Wall, during Cleveland's first administration. In 1889 Mr. Priester entered the service of the Pabst Brewing Company and won the confidence and trust of his employers by his natural ability, insight into business, and strict attention to duty. At the end of five years he determined to go into business for himself, and in April, 1894, went into part- nership with Carl Weisel as Weisel & Company, buying out the interest of Jacob Weisel, the founder of the business. The firm was already well established, but has increased its business and prospered under the new management, and to-day is one of the largest establishments manufacturing sausages and special meat products in the Cream City. ( )n Sept. 19, 1887, Mr. 1'riester was united in marriage with Joanna, the daughter of J. C. Kessler, a chemist, of Milwaukee. They have one daughter, twelve years of age. Mr. Priester takes interest in political affairs, and is a member of the following social organizations: the Deutscher Club, the Musical Society, and the Milwaukee Maennerchor, and he is also a member of the Masonic fraternity, belonging to Independence Lodge, No. 80.

Charles J. Reilly, the secretary and treasurer of the wellknown and popular men's furnishing house of Hurley, Reilly & Company, at 89 Wisconsin street, Milwaukee, is a native of the Cream City, born there on Jan. 9, 1877. His father, P. Henry Reilly, was an Englishman by birth, born in London, England, in 1849, and his mother was born in New England, at Lynn, Mass., in 1857. The elder Reilly came to America when he was a child and grew up in Milwaukee. During his boyhood he worked at various occupations, finally learned the tailor's trade, became one of the most prominent merchant tailors of Milwaukee, and continued an active and prosperous business life until his death in November, 1907. At one time he served as director of the Milwaukee public schools. The subject of this sketch was the second child in a family of six children born to his parents, and he had three brothers and two sisters. His elementary education was received in the common schools of Milwaukee ; he then attended a school at Fordham, N. Y., and on his return to Milwaukee attended Marquette College, where he was graduated in 1896. After leaving college he was in business with his father for a short time, but was ambitious and desired a business of his own, and in December, 1898, formed a co-partnership with J. P. Hurley, the firm becoming known as Hurley-Reilly Company, a retail store carrying men's furnishings. The new firm was very prosperous, and the stock was gradually enlarged and new lines added. In 1903 the company was incorporated and Charles J. Reilly became secretary and treasurer. He is one of the younger business men of Milwaukee, but is very progressive in his business methods, has achieved marked success in his chosen occupation, and the store at 89 Wisconsin street, is one of the best in the Cream City. On April 21, 1903, Mr. Reilly was united in marriage with Miss Blanche Van Brunt, who was born at Horicon, Wis. She is the daughter of Elliot Van Brunt, an extensive manufacturer of agricultural implements and farm machinery. Their home has been blessed by the birth of a daughter, born July 29, 1908. Mr. and Mrs. Reilly are well known in the social circles of Milwaukee, and he is a member of the Deutscher Club, the Blue Mound Country Club, and the Knights of Columbus.

Charles L. Haase is one of the founders of the Northwestern Furniture Company, of Milwaukee. Although born in Wisconsin, on a farm seven miles from Port Washington, on Aug. 12, 185 1, he is of German descent, his parents, Charles F. and Mary (Krienitz) Haase, having both been born in Germany. They were married in the Fatherland and coming to this country located first at Port Washington. The father labored at his trade of cooper in the employ of the Port Washington Brewing Company for a few years, and then purchased a farm a few miles out of the city. This he successfully operated for a score of years before coming to Milwaukee to enter the business of retailing wood and coal with Charles Rolf in 1876. This occupation furnished him with a livelihood until his death, wrhich occurred in 1891. His widow died some eleven years later, leaving a family of two sons and two daughters. Charles L. Haase took advantage of the educational opportunities offered in the common schools, and then for a time assisted his father in conducting the farm. In 1871 he resolved to master the trade of cabinet-maker, and entering a shop that year served a four years' apprenticeship. Immediately after mastering the craft he started business for himself, doing odd jobs in a small factory of his own and making some furniture. In 1881, in partnership with his brother, Rudolph C, and Adolp Phillips, he embarked in the furniture business under the firm name of Haase Brothers & Phillips, making chairs and other light furniture. In 1885 R. C. Forrer became a partner in the concern, the name being changed to the Northwestern Furniture Company, manufacturers of bar and office fixtures. When Mr. Phillips dropped out some little time later the company gave over the making of bar fixtures, making office furniture exclusively. The concern has developed from year to year and now supplies a large trade all over the country. The factory is located at 719 West Water street and the retail store and the salesrooms are at 271-273 West Water street. Mr. Haase was united in marriage on Christmas day, 1878, to Miss Mary Schaefer, a native of Milwaukee and a daughter of August Schaefer, a pioneer of the city. To this union have been born five chil~ dren : Charles, Adolph, Rudolph, Ella and Marie.

Mrs. May Winter, a leading musician of Milwaukee, who is associated with her brothers, Fred N. and Robert Winter, in the direction of the Winter Conservatory of Music, is a native of Milwaukee. A short reference to her parents may be found in the sketch of Fred N. Winter, which appears elsewhere in this volume. Mrs. Winter took advantage of the educational opportunities afforded by the public schools of the city. Her musical training she received under the direction of the best instructors to be found in the city. For the past ten years she herself has been teaching music, and is widely known as an instructor of exceptional ability. Mrs. Winter gives instruction on the violin, guitar, mandolin, and piano, and is an artist in the playing of all four of them. She directs a ladies' orchestra, which gives an annual concert, all of the participants being pupils of the Winter Conservatory. Mrs. Win- ter has a daughter, Evelyn, now in her eighth year, who is already an accomplished violinist and has the unique distinction of being the youngest orchestra director in the country.

J. Arthur Davis, vice-president of the Milwaukee Lithographing Company and one of the prominent figures in the commercial life of Milwaukee, was born in St. John's, Quebec province, Canada, on Aug. 15, 1858. He is a son of Rev. George H. and Jane Sophia (Jeffery) Davis, the former of whom was born in London, England, and the latter in Quebec, Canada. His maternal grandfather, John Jeffery, was one of the largest shipbuilders in America when wooden vessels were common, and his paternal grandfather was a minister of the Church of England. His father, Rev. George H. Davis, served an apprenticeship in the dry goods business in London and grew to manhood expecting to make of it a life career. He was a deep thinker along theological lines and became inbued with the teachings of John Wesley. By reason of his joining the Methodist church he became estranged from his father, and after the separation determined to leave a business career and enter the ministry. Accordingly he matriculated at a denominational college in London, and upon the completion of his course was ordained as a minister of the Wesleyan Methodist church, of the British Conference. He was sent by that conference as a missionary to Canada, and there he remained until his death. He occupied the pulpits of many of the largest churches in that country and was everywhere recognized as a divine of great power. He had the unique distinction during his later life of being the only minister of both the Canadian and British conferences. J. Arthur Davis, the subject of this review, studied at a private school in Quebec and finished his educational training in the Collegiate Institute at Peterborough, Ont. His business career began when he was but fourteen years of age as a clerk in a tea-merchant's office in Montreal. When he was seventeen he became an employe of a retail dry goods house, and after four years in that branch of the work he was for three years engaged in the wholesale side of the same business. His connection with the lithographing business dates from 1882, when he accepted an offer to become associated with a large lithographing establishment in Canada. His ability won him rapid promotion, and at the end of two years' time he was secretary and treasurer of one of the largest concerns in Canada. In 1887 he removed to the United States and for a year was engaged in soliciting for the Pioneer Press of St. Paul, Minn. In 1888 he became traveling representative of the Gugler Lithographing Company, of Milwaukee, and four years later was made a member of the firm. It was while he was connected with the Gugler Company that the National Association of Lithographers was formed to deal with labor troubles. Mr. Davis took a prominent part in the settlement by arbitration of the first strike, being one of the committee of six appointed by the association to deal with the striking workmen, under the auspices of the Civic Federation, of New York. In August, 1902, he assumed the management of the Milwaukee

Lithographing" Company and was made vice-president, in which capacity he has since served most acceptably to both the company and its patrons. That his ability is recognized by the community at large is evidenced by the fact of his election to the presidency of the board of trustees of the County Home for Dependent Children. In politics he is allied with the Republican party, but has never sought political office. His fraternal and social relations are with the Order of Knights Templar, the Milwaukee Athletic Club, the Calumet Club, and others. In December, 1890, Mr. Davis was united in marriage to Miss Jessie Lee Wolcott, a daughter of Edwin L. and Elizabeth (Butler) Wolcott, of Bloomington, 111. Three children have been the issue of this union : Loela P., Hanmer W. (now deceased), and Jessie L. Mr. Davis and his family are devout communicants of the Episcopal church. Their home is at Hartland, Wis., twenty-three miles from Milwaukee, where they enjoy the pleasures of country life and have near at hand the conveniences to be found in a city.

Frank R. Ellis, the efficient vice-president of the Shadbolt & Boyd Iron Company, was born in Milwaukee on Nov. 9, 1844. He is a son of John and Charlotte (Byrnes) Ellis, the former of whom was born in the north of Ireland and the latter in Quebec, Canada. John Ellis came to Milwaukee in 1836 and earned a livelihood by contracting for wood for fuel purposes on steamboats, and when coal become used for that purpose he started in the grading business, one of his contracts being the ground where the new Hippodrome now stands. During the early days he conducted new settlers across the country from Milwaukee to Oshkosh, Fond du Lac, and other points. Frank R. Ellis, the subject of this review, received his educational advantages in the public schools of his native city, and when seventeen years of age became an apprentice in the piano-making trade, in the days when those instruments were all made by hand. This work occupied him for a period of about four years, and then he embarked in floristry with a partner under the firm name of Whitnell & Ellis. This business flourished under Mr. Ellis' direction and guidance for nine years, and wrhen he disposed of his interest in 1874 it was to enter the employ of the Shadbolt & Boyd Iron Company. His enterprise and capactiy for work won him promotion through the various departments until at the annual election of officers in 1896 he was made the vice-president of the company, and he has filled the position in a manner that redounds to his own credit quite as much as to the wisdom of the directors in selecting him. Ever since he attained his majority Mr. Ellis has been a staunch adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and as the successful candidate of that body represented his ward in the city council from 1885 to 1888. Between the years 1898 and 1906 he served as a member of the school board. His only fraternal relations are with the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, in which order he has reached a high degree. Mr. Ellis' wife was formerly Miss Louisa Fishback. of Milwaukee, a daughter of Anton and

Margaret (Meinzer) Fishback. Three sons were the issue of this union : William H., secretary of the Badger Live Stock Insurance Company ; Harry P., salesman for the Standard Varnish Company, of Chicago ; and Frank R., a stockholder in the Binner-Wells Company, of Chicago.