Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1909 (part 21 of 35)

Adolph Landauer, president of the well-known wholesale dress goods firm of A. Landauer & Son, is a son of Joseph and Mathilda (Wasserman) Landauer and was born in Fischach, Germany, on March 27, 1847. His father was a native of Bavaria and his mother of Wurtemburg, Germany. Adolph Landauer received the limited educational advantages afforded by the common schools of his native land, and in 1866 immigrated to the United States. He located first in Madison, and for a year was employed in a clerical capacity by S. Klauber & Company, merchants of the capital city. Then he removed to Milwaukee and for a period of two years was an employe of the same firm for which he had labored in Madison. When Mr. Klauber sold out at the end of that time Mr. Landauer, with his brother, purchased the business and conducted it under the name of Landauer & Company for a period of thirty years. He sold out his interest in the firm of Landauer & Company in 1899, and started a new firm, in company with his son, Joseph, styled Adolph Landauer & Son, under which title it is at present doing a large and flourishing business. To Mr. Landauer's enterprise, attention to details, and his scrupulous honesty, may be attributed in large measure the success of the company, which has a name for square dealing and best quality throughout the state. Politically he is allied with the Republican party, but has never aspired to public office. He is one of the influential members of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, and in a fraternal and social way is identified with the Masonic order, the Deutscher Club, and the Blue Mound Country Club. His religious relations are with the Hebrew Tabernacle. On Oct. 18, 1871, Mr. Landauer was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Boguslawsky, a daughter of Marcus and Ernestina (Stern) Boguslawsky, of Milwaukee. Two children were the issue of this union : Mathilda, now the wife of Dr. Carl Holty, and Joseph, who is associated with his father in business.

Price Morgan Davis, the second vice-president of the Shadbolt & Boyd Iron Company, of Milwaukee, Wis., is a native of Wisconsin, of Welsh descent. He was born at Delafield, WTis., Aug. 11, 1871, the son of Robert and Mary (Williams) Davis, who were both born in Wales, in 183 1 and 1839, respectively. His father came to the United States and located in Wisconsin, where he entered into the lumber and railroad contracting business and was one of the pioneer railroad constructors in the state. He built a part of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad and parts of several other lines, when the first railroads were being put through Wisconsin. For many years he resided at Delafield, Wis., where he died in 1887. Price Davis received his elementary education in the public schools of his home town until fourteen years of age, when he entered St. John's Military Academy at Delafield. Subsequently he went east to Hobart College, at Geneva, N. Y., graduating in 1894, then taught at St. John's Military Academy for two years, after which he traveled for one year in Europe, and in 1897 started as clerk for the Shadbolt & Boyd Iron Company. He learned the business thoroughly, and his energy, ability, and strict attention to work caused him to be promoted from one position of trust to another. In 1900 he was elected a director of the company, and a year later he became second vice-president. Mr. Davis has wide business interests scattered over different parts of the country ; he is a director of the Stoughton Wagon Company, Stoughton, Wis., and president of the Fort Smith Rim and Bow Company, of Fort Smith, Ark. He is acting manager of the Academy of Music, Milwaukee, Wis., a member of the Milwaukee Athletic Club and the Blue Mound Country Club. He is also a thirty-second degree member of the Wisconsin Consistory, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons, and a Mystic Shriner. Mr. Davis is not a member of any political party, but in both local and national affairs is guided in his views by the needs of the day, and is always ready to render assistance, financial and otherwise, to the cause he believes to promise the most for his adopted city and the country at large. He is a member of the Episcopalian church.

George Williams Peckham is one of the well-known and highly respected citizens of Milwaukee, where he has had his residence since the days of his boyhood. He was born at Albany, N. Y., March 23, 1845, the son of George Williams and Mary (Perry) Peckham, and a direct descendant of John Peckham, who settled in Newport, R. I., in 1638. This first American ancestor, who died in 1681, was married to Mary Clarke; their son, John, who was born in 1645 and died in 1712, was married to Sarah Newport; their son, Benjamin, who was born in 1684 and died in 1761, was married to Mary Carr, Sept. 23, 1708; their son, Benjamin, who was born in 1715 and died in 1792, was married to Mary Hazard, March 2, 1737; and their son, Peleg, was married to Desire Watson, who became the grandmother of the subject of this review. Several of the Peckhams have become prominent in the legal and other professions in New York, Chicago, St. Louis and other places. George Williams Peckham received his early education in private schools, and coming to Milwaukee in his youth, during the years i860 and 1863 he was a student at the Milwaukee Academy. On June 30 of the latter year he enlisted as a member of Battery B, First Wisconsin heavy artillery, and was mustered in on August 22, as orderly sergeant. With the battery he left Milwaukee in October, 1863, was sent to Munfordville, Ky., and on Jan. 4, 1864, to Lexington, Ky., where the command garrisoned Fort Clay until Aug. 30, 1865, when it was mustered out. That Mr. Peckham performed the duties assigned him faithfully is evidenced by the fact that on April 30, 1864, he was promoted to junior second lieutenant; on July 20, senior second lieutenant, and on November 28 of the same year was commissioned junior first lieutenant of the battery. After the close of his military career he returned home and entered Antioch College, later enrolling himself as a student at the Albany Law School, and he graduated in the medical department of the University of Michigan with the class of 1873, that institution afterward conferring upon him the degree of LL.D. At the beginning of the school year following his graduation he engaged as teacher of biology in the Milwaukee high school, and he was thereafter connected with the public schools of Milwaukee for a period of more than twenty years. In 1885 he was made principal of the high school, in which position he served until 1892, when he was elected superintendent of the city schools and served in that capacity until 1896. He was especially popular and successful as a teacher, principal, and superintendent and was well qualified for these positions by a natural adaptability, superior acquirements, and a wide acquaintance with school men and school work. Many of the improvements made in the management of the schools during his connection with them were the result of his initiative. On his recommendation, a rule was adopted that pupils in the lower grades should be promoted without examination and on the judgment of the class teacher, approved by the principal, thus giving an opportunity for the bright and more ambitious pupils to get through the grade work in a shorter time without deterring in any way the progress of the weak and indolent. In 1896 Mr. Peckham retired from active school work and accepted the position of librarian of the Milwaukee city library, which position he still retains. While devoting the greater part of his time to school work, he has continued his biological researches, and together with his wife, who is also an enthusiastic devotee of that science, has won attention throughout the scientific world by their studies of the habits of insects, particularly spiders. As an authority on the habits of these insects he is probably without a rival. With many short papers on kindred subjects published in the annals of learned societies, both in the United States and Europe, he has published "Mental Powers of Spiders" (1887), and "Sexual Selection in Spiders" (1889). He has also published, in association with his wife, "Instincts and Habits of the Solitary Wasps" (1900), and "Wasps, Social and Solitary" (1905). He has been an extensive contributor of papers to the Wisconsin Natural History Society and various journals on entomological subjects, and for a number of years he has been president of the Wisconsin Academy of Arts, Sciences and Letters. Mr. Peckham was married at Hartland, Wis., Sept. 16, 1880, to Elizabeth Maria, daughter of Charles and Mary Caroline (Child) Gifford, and has three children: Mary Gifford, George Williams, and Harold Gifford.

Louis Krasney, a striking example of the excellent position a man may gain by enterprise and thrift, is a prominent jeweler of Milwaukee. He was born on Oct. 12, 1882, in Russia, a son of Carl and Fanny (Gutsacht) Krasney, both natives of the czar's domain. The father immigrated to America in 1904 and has since that time made his home in Milwaukee, earning his livelihood by devoting himself to the bag business. Louis Krasney, the subject of this review, received the limited educational advantages afforded by the Russian public schools until the time of his coming to America in 1902. For a period after coming he devoted himself to gaining a knowledge of the American language and business methods. He secured employment while still a youth in a jewelry store. By devotion to his work and his habits of enterprise and frugality he was enabled to save a competence, so that in February, 1907, he opened an establishment under his own name. Since that time he has met with exceptional success and has made the acquaintance of a wide circle of friends who predict for him a brilliant future. In his political relations Mr. Krasney is not allied with any existing political party and casts his vote free from party dictation. In religious matters he is affiliated with the Jewish synagogue. His social relations are with the Jewelers' Club of Milwaukee and the Rothschild Guards of Milwaukee, a military organization. He served one year (1906) as a volunteer in the fire department at Clinton, Ind. On Aug. 11, 1907, occurred Mr. Krasney's marriage to Miss Lillian Jacobson, a daughter of David Jacobson, of Milwaukee. To this union was born, on May 3, 1908, a daughter, Beatrice. Mr. Krasney is distinctively a self-made man, everything he has achieved being the direct result of his own labor.

Harry L. Taylor, the assistant passenger agent of the Pennsylvania railroad, whose career is but briefly outlined in this review, is pre-eminently a self-made man, and he has risen to his present prominent position by his own unaided efforts. Not only in railroad circles, but in the commercial world does he hold an enviable place. He is a native of Indiana, born at Logansport, July 21, 1877, the son of Charles and Emma Taylor. His father was born at Reading, Ohio, in 1845, and his mother at Winchester, Ind., in i860. When this country was torn asunder by the strife of civil war his father responded to the call for volunteers and enlisted in Company K, Sixteenth Pennsylvania infantry, Capt. Horace C. Bennet, and later in Company E, Eighty-fourth Indiana infantry. This last-named regiment was organized in September, 1862, and left the state for Kentucky, where it was assigned to the defences against the threatened invasion of Kirby Smith's forces. It was in Kentucky for some time, being stationed at Louisville. Franklin, and Nashville, where it remained until spring. It was in the battle of Triune, in the pursuit of Bragg, and at the battle of Chickamauga, where it aided General Thomas in saving the army from the massed assault of the enemy. Mr. Taylor was with his regiment in these actions, and with it moved to Lookout Mountain, where it was in the battle of that name. He was in active service throughout the south ; participated in the operations around Atlanta, Chattanooga, and Athens, and was taken prisoner. He was placed in Libby prison after his capture and was moved from there to Andersonville, but was exchanged and came north after the war. During the four years of warfare he served two enlistments, and was honorably discharged at the expiration of his second term of service. Harry L.. the subject of this review, was reared in Fort

Wayne, Ind., where he received his elementary education in the graded schools, and then finished a course in the high school. Subsequently he attended a business college to gain a commercial education. After leaving the college he obtained employment with the Pennsylvania Railroad Company as messenger boy, in Fort Wayne. His strict attention to duty and natural ability won him promotion within a year, and he was taken into the freight offices of the company in Fort "Wayne. During the next six years he was advanced from one responsible position to another, and at the expiration of that time, became a member of the office force of the superintendent, where he remained three years before being taken into the ticket office. For six years he held the responsible position of assistant ticket agent and last April he came to Milwaukee to assume the same position. Mr. Taylor is one of the young men who has risen rapidly in the service of the Pennsylvania road, and he has a bright future in store for him. He is a Republican in politics and takes an active interest in the party. When the Spanish- American war threatened, like his father he responded to his country's call, and enlisted in Company G, One Hundred and Fifty-seventh Indiana infantry, known as "Colonel Studebaker's Tigers." The regiment went from Indianapolis to Chickamauga Park and then to Tampa, Fla., and from there Mr. Taylor was moved with the other members of the regiment to Fernandino, Fla. After seven months' service the regiment was mustered out of the service of the government at Indianapolis, in November, 1898. On Feb. 6, 1899, Mr. Taylor was united in marriage with Marguerite Edith, the daughter of Calvin and Minnie Cougill, residents of South Bend, Ind. One child has been born to this union, Charles, aged eight. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor are communicants of the Baptist church and Mr. Taylor is affiliated with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 155, of Fort Wayne, Ind.

Hugo Rohr, retired, for a number of years one of the bestknown realty dealers in Milwaukee, was born in Germany on May 2, 1862, a son of Anton and Mary Rohr. Anton was a member of the Prussian army and attained great distinction for faithful and brave service in the Franco-Prussian struggle. Hugo Rohr attended the public schools of his native land, and when he had completed his scholastic work he served for a time in the German army. When twentyfive years of age, in 1887, he migrated to the United States and located in Milwaukee, and for two years was engaged in various occupations to earn his livelihood and give him opportunity to becqme conversant with American business methods and customs. In 1889 he embarked in the real estate business. The qualities of thrift, industry, and uprightness, with which he had become imbued in his early struggles, stood him in good stead in the building up of this new business, and it flourished from its inception. A few years ago he determined to retire from active participation in business affairs, having accumulated a sufficient competence to live in ease, and he is now enjoying a well-earned respite from the cares of a busy life. In politics Mr. Rohr is affiliated with the Republican party, but has never sought to become the candidate of his party for any office, and in his religious belief he is a member of the Roman Catholic church. On June 14, 1900, Air. Rohr was united in marriage to Miss Lena Kemeling, a daughter of Peter and Sophia Kemeling, of Milwaukee. Two children have been born to this union: Lydia, four years old, and Oscar, two and a half years old. Mr. Rohr is recognized throughout the community as one of the most substantial and public-spirited citizens.

Frank W. Suelflow, the. senior member of the firm of F. W. Suelflow & Sons, dealers in realty, loans, and insurance, was born in Germantown, Washington county, Wis., on Feb. 4,, 1846, and is a son of John and Wilhelmina Suelflow. The father migrated to Washington county in 1843, and resided there until the time of his death, which occurred in his eighty-third year. He was one of the most enthusiastic and enterprising farmers of the community. Mr. Suelflow received the educational advantags to be obtained in the parochial and public schools of Germantown, and while still a youth came to Milwaukee. He arrived here on April 18, 1863, and immediately started his apprenticeship as a cabinet-maker. This work supplied him with an occupation and means of livelihood for a period of five years, and during the five years immediately following he was employed as a journeyman carpenter. On March 8, 1873, he embarked in the insurance, loan, and realty business, which has proved so prosperous ever since. Mr. Suelflow's inherent qualities of thrift and enterprise, a heritage. from his Teutonic ancestry, have made an excellent financial success of the venture. In political matters Mr. Suelflow is a stanch adherent of the principles of the Republican party, and as the successful candidate of that party served as the representative of his district in the lower house of the legislature in the session of 1893, despite the fact that the election of 1892 was a Democratic landslide in -Wisconsin. In religious matters' he is prominently identified as a member of St. John's German Lutheran church. On Oct. 3, 1867, Mr. Suelflow was united in marriage to Miss Mina Buth, a daughter of John, and Mary Buth, of Germantown. Six children were the issue of this union. Charles and Walter, thirty-nine and thirty-four years of age, respectively, are associated with their father in business; Clara, thirty-two years old, is the wife of George Booth ; Hattie, thirty years of age, is now Mrs. Henry O'Neil ; Alfred, twenty-eight years old, is one of the partners in the firm of Schroeder & Suelflow, steam heaters and plumbers, and Frank H., now twenty-five years of age, is paying teller of the West Side Bank. Mrs. Suelflow died on Dec. 3, 1905, and on Oct. 26, 1907, Mr. Suelflow was united in marriage to Miss Sophia Loibl. Mr. Sueflow is a member of the Milwaukee Real Estate Association, the Milwaukee Board of Fire Underwriters, and of the Millioki Club.

Joseph Rauwald. - Tn this twentieth century men of energy, industry, and ambition are rapidly pushing themselves to the front, and those who reach the goal of success, by their own unaided efforts, may well claim recognition. Among those who have, by indefatigable enterprise, won fortune, is the subject of this sketch. Mr. Rauwald was born at Oberausen, Germany, March 3, 1859, being- the son of Gispert and Isabel (Fueser) Rauwald, who were born at Oberausen in 1820 and 1830, respectively. The father was a manufacturer of church and house furniture and died in the Fatherland in 1873, when Joseph was sixteen years of age. The mother continued to live in Germain until 1883, when she passed peacefully away from the cares of life. Our subject received his education in the public schools of his native land, and in the still greater school, which teaches dearly but well, that of experience. After leaving school he went to work with his father and learned the trade of furniture making. In Germany, the making of church furniture has reached a stage where it is a fine art, and Joseph had mastered every branch of the business while working in the Fatherland. He remained in the old country several years after his father died, working at his trade. In 1884 he determined to take advantage of the many opportunities offered in the new world and came to the United States. After reaching Milwaukee he went to Madison, Wis., where he worked for Frank A. Starck, a cabinet-maker, for five years. Returning to Milwaukee, he engaged in cabinet and church furniture making at the St. Francis Art Institute, in the town of Lake, for five years. For four years Mr. Rauwald was in business as a contractor, but he disposed of that business to advantage and established himself in the church furniture manufacturing business at 520-532 Sixteenth street, where he has displayed trreat skill and artistic ability in the special line of goods he produces. The firm is now known as the Rauwald Ecclesiastical Art Manufacturing Companv. Mr. Rauwald found that his business had increased so rapidly that one man could not handle it, and when the company was incorporated he became president and his son, John Rauwald, was chosen secretary. The company holds the patents that cover the Altar Tabernacle, invented by Mr. Rauwald, which is approved by the Roman Catholic authorities. The Rauwald Ecclesiastical Art Manufacturing Company is one of the largest and most prosperous church furniture establishments in the country. Mr. Rauwald is a Democrat in politics, but does not take an active part, devoting all his energies to his business. His maternal grandfather was a well-to-do merchant in Oberausen, and was alderman in the town for many years. At one time he served with great credit in the Berlin Guards. On Sept. 21, 1881, Mr. Rauwald married Theresa, the daughter of Edmund and Clara Buesterbach, natives of Oberausen. Eleven children have been born to Mr., and Mrs. Rauwald: Clara, the wife of Edwin Laur ; Gertrude, deceased; John, married to Charlotte Bellman; Helen, the wife of Albert Hoelsken ; Joseph ; Edmund ; Frank ; Elizabeth ; Caroline ; Marie ; and William, deceased. The family are members of St. Lawrence's Catholic church and Mr. Rauwald is a member of St. Lawrence's Branch of the Catholic Knights of Wisconsin.

Jacob Kaul, deceased, was born on July 7, 1842, in Germany, being the son of Jacob and Justina Kaul. who were also natives of Germany. The father was a stock-buyer and came to the United States and settled in Milwaukee in 1847. When the Civil war broke out he at once offered his services in defense of the land of his adoption, joining the Twenty-sixth Wisconsin volunteers. After the war was over he returned to Milwaukee, but retired from further business pursuits. He owned a great deal of real estate that became very valuable. He died in 1873, and his wife died in 1878. Thev were the parents of three children : Jacob, Frederick, and Kate, the last-named being the wife of John Schneck. Jacob Kaul was educated in the Milwaukee public schools. He learned the trade of a trunk-maker, which he followed about eight years. He then engaged in the furniture business for sixteen years, and finally in the insurance business until his death, on Dec. 24, 1898. In politics Mr. Kaul was a Republican and in religion a Methodist. He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Knights of Pythias. On April 14. 1864, he married Miss Frances Smitt, daughter of John and Catherine (Oberbillig) Smitt, of Milwaukee. To them three children were born, as follows : William J., of Salt Lake City, Utah ; Frances, wife of George Schneck. of Milwaukee, and Lily, wife of John Rilling, of Milwaukee. Mrs. Kaul's parents, John and Catherine Smitt, came from near Trier, Prussia, to Milwaukee in 1848. Her father was a baker by trade, but he abandoned that after reaching this country and went to work for what was known as the Mississippi Railroad, as car foreman. He remained with this company forty-two years. He retired from labor ten years before his death, which occurred on Oct. 31, 1903. He was a Republican in politics and a member of the Evangelical Association. He was an affectionate parent and a good neighbor.

David Bodine Thiers, deceased, was born at Montgomery, Orange county, N. Y., July 28, 1820, being the son of George and Mary (Bodine) Thiers, both natives of New York state, where the former was born June 26, 1781, and the latter on Oct. 23, 1782. Daniel S. Thiers, the great-grandfather of our subject, was a conspicuous Huguenot in France, and George Thiers died in Walden, Orange county, N. Y., in 1853. The mother died at the same place in 1854. There were five children : Catherine, Roxanna, John, Daniel, and David B., our subject, who was educated in the common schools of Orange county, N. Y. He began business as a merchant at Walden, N. Y., going thence to Laurel, Md., near which place he officiated as agent in the management of a large farm. After living there a few years, in 1850 he came west to Southport, now called Kenosha, Wis., where he again engaged in merchandising. In 185 1 he removed to a farm in McHenry county. 111., returning, however, to Kenosha in 1854, and re-engaging in mercantile pursuits, which he continued until his death, March 21, 1875. On April 6, 1847, ne married Miss Louise K., daughter of Seth and Eunice (Mann) Capron, of Walden. X. Y., their union being blessed with five children: Ella, deceased; Herbert, living in Chicago ; Emma, wife of Charles Quarles ; Edward C, of Kenosha ; and Louis M., of Kenosha. Mrs. Thiers' parents were born in Attleborough, Mass. The father was a physician and went to Utica, X. Y.. in 1806. and there he built a woolen mill, the first factory of its kind in the state, which is still in active running order. Later he moved to Walden, N. Y., leading a retired life until his death in September, 1835. His wife came west with our subject's widow and died in Mel knrv county, 111., in 1853. Seth Capron was a soldier in the Revolutionary war, in which he enlisted at nineteen years of age, and he enjoyed the honor of having charge of the boat or barge on which George Washington crossed the Delaware river after his farewell address to his army at the close of hostilities. In religion our subject was a member of the Congregational church, serving as a deacon at Kenosha. In politics he was a Republican, never seeking office, but he served for a number of years as a member of the city school board. In whatever capacity he acted he was a man of deep, scrupulous, and conscientious convictions, who did his duty well, according to the dictates of his conscience.

Berthold Alexander Zopff, deceased, was born in Breslau, Germany, March 21, 1842, the only child of Frederick A. and Annie Zopff, both natives of Germany. The family came to the United States and to Milwaukee in 1883, and although the father was a hotel keeper in Germany he embarked here in the tinsmith business, which he followed until his death, and himself and wife are both buried here. Our subject was educated in the common schools of his native city, Breslau, and worked with his father until 1876. In that year he started in the laundry business, to which he later added the business of cleaning and dyeing. He sold this business to the Badger Dye Works and engaged his services to the Novelty Dye Works. Several years thereafter he retired from business to enjoy his snug competency, and he died on "May 31. 1907, a well-to-do and respected citizen. On Feb. 6, 1876, he married Miss Catherine, daughter of Michael and Catherine (Hambach) Kluehanspeies, both natives of Germany, and to this union there was born one child, Catherine, wife of Max Leitel, a music teacher of this city. Mrs. Zopff's parents were natives of Germany, where the father was connected with the German army for twenty-five years, holding a fine government position. He retired and died in 1863, his beloved wife having died in 1855. Our subject and the members of his' family were united with the Lutheran church. Mr. Zopff belonged to that class of sturdy German-American citizens who have figured so conspicuously in the development of our great Northwest.

Lars Martin Nelson, deceased, was born on Jan. 4, 1837, in Norway, being the son of Lars and Sophia Nelson, both natives of the same country. The father was a tower watchman and served for several years in the army. He came with his family to the United States about 1855, locating at Lansing, Iowa, where he led a retired life until his death, leaving a wife and two children, Lars Martin and Olen. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Christiania, Norway, and came to the United States and to Lansing, Iowa, when he was eighteen years of age. After living on the farm for a while he enlisted in the Civil war. After the close of the war he returned to Lansing, Iowa, where he opened a store, and later came to La Crosse, Wis., and there conducted a store. In 1890 he came to Milwaukee,

1893. On Jan. 30, 1864, he married Miss Julia, daughter of Iver and Bertha (Knutson) Oslegson, of Iowa, and to them were born seven children : Sophia, wife of John Strathearn ; Gustave, of Winona, Minn.; Bertha, wife of Edward Zeikind, city ; Martha, city ; Ellert, an engineer, of Newton, Kan. ; Grace, at home ; Leonard, assistant superintendent of the paper mills at Kaukauna, Wis. Mrs. Nelson's parents were born in Norway, where the father had been a cabinetmaker and a surveyor. They came to the United States in 1844, settling first in Milwaukee and later at Janesville, Wis., where the father followed the vocation of a contractor. He then moved to Iowa, where his wife died, and subsequently he moved to Home City, Minn., in

1894, where he died. Our subject enlisted in 1861 as a private in Company C, Sixth Wisconsin infantry, and he participated in the battles of Chancellorsville, the Wilderness, Petersburg, and Appomatox Court House. He was promoted from private to corporal and was honorably discharged on July 14, 1865. In religion he was a member of Emanuel Presbyterian church, being a trustee of the church at La Crosse, Wis. In politics he was a Republican, and he was a member of the school board at Lansing, Iowa. He was a member of the Masons, Grand Army of the Republic, and of the United Workmen of America.

Louis John Eisner, deceased, for many years prominently identified with the packing industries of Milwaukee, was a native of the Cream City, born there on April 6, 1861, the son of John and Mary (Evert) Eisner, both natives of Germany, where they were reared. John Eisner emigrated from Germany at an early day and was one of the pioneer settlers of Milwaukee. When he first came to the city he was in the employ of the McGeough Packing Company, where he learned the meat business, and then established himself in the retail store on Mitchell street, near Sixth avenue. Mr. Eisner conducted a popular and well-patronized store until his death. There were seven children in the family : Minnie, Louis J., Charles, Lillian, Franklin,, and George. Louis received his elementary education in the public schools, and then took a thorough course at the Spencerian Business College. After completing his course at this excellent institution he became a member of the office force of the Plankinton & Armour Packing Company, but resigned his position there to accept a more lucrative one with the Cudahy Brothers' Packing Company. At first he was manager of the beef house, where his services proved so efficient that he was rapidly promoted and became buyer for the company. During his eighteen years with the Cudahys he filled several important positions of trust, and it was with regret that the company accepted his resignation. Mr. Eisner was a good manager, and being far-sighted in business matters, had invested his savings in the stock of the Bodden Packing' Companv, and he was with this concern for six years, until his death ended all earthly services. On June to. 1890, Mr. Eisner married Miss Martha Daevel, the daughter of Charles and Louise

(Eiring) Daevel, residents of Milwaukee. Charles Daevel was born in Kiel, Germany, Dec. 14, 1838. He realized the opportunities open to a young and energetic man in the United States, immigrated to this country when quite young, and soon located in Milwaukee, where he secured a position as traveling salesman for a coal firm. After acquiring a knowledge of this business he associated himself with Mr. Sander, and they ran a coal yard for some time in Milwaukee. Subsequently he sold out his interest in the firm and" was connected with the Uhrig Coal Company, and remained with it until he again established himself in an independent yard of his own, which he ran until his death, March 20, 1891. Mr. Daevel was a supporter of the Republican party and took an active interest in its principles and policies. Mr. and Mrs. Daevel had three children : Martha, Alfred, and William, the last two named being deceased. Their mother died on Dec. 28, 1875. Louis J. Eisner was a very domestic man ; he loved his home and was a most devoted husband. He was a lover of horses, and during his life took great pleasure in those he owned. In politics he was stanchly arrayed as a supporter of the principles of the Republican party, and it lost a loyal member when he died, Feb. 25, 1901, after a life that was upright and kind and devoted to the services of his family and large circle of friends. Air. Eisner's social affiliations were with the Knights of Columbus.

Jacob G. Kissinger, secretary and treasurer of the Rauser, Leavens & Kissinger Company, wholesale dealers in knit goods at 352 Broadway, Milwaukee, Wis., is a native of Milwaukee, where he was born on Oct. 1, 1867. His parents were Philip and Bertha (Goetsch) Kissinger, both of whom were born in Germany. , His father was a general merchant who immigrated to the United States and settled in New York state before locating in Milwaukee. He was associated with a drug company for some time after coming to the city, and then was in the business for himself until his death, in 1893. He reared a family of nine children, of whom Jacob is the eldest. When the war of secession broke out, Philip Kissinger enlisted at the call for volunteers as a private in Company A, Twenty-sixth Wisconsin infantry, and served during the war. He was wounded at the battle of Gettysburg,, but returned to active service in the field soon afterward, and was mustered out with his regiment in 1865. Jacob was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee and took a thorough course in the Spencerian Business College. After finishing his studies he accepted a position with the Goll & Frank Company, in 1883, as stock clerk. He had great business ability, saw the demands of the business, advanced from one position to another very rapidly, and during the last few years he was with that company was one of the buyers. Mr. Kissinger was not content to remain an employe, and after twenty years of faithful service with the Goll & Frank Company, he associated himself with Mr. Leavens and Mr. Rauser and became a member of the firm of Rauser, Leavens & Kissinger Company, at 352 Broadway They do a wholesale business in underwear, hosiery, shirts, and knit goods, and in the short time this firm has been established it has gained the front rank in the wholesale business of the citv, beine the largest house of its kind in the Middle West. Mr. Kissinger was married on June 3, 1893, to Mathilda, the daughter of Joseph Juneau, of Milwaukee. Mr. Juneau is a native of Milwaukee, and his wife was born in Switzerland, near the French border. He conducted a farm near West Allis for a number of years. His wife died several years ago, since which time he has retired from active business to enjoy a well-earned rest. Mr. and Mrs. Kissinger have two children : Loraine, who is attending school, and Marion. Mr. Kissinger is one of the able representatives of the younger and most progressive business interests of the city. He is a stanch Republican in politics.

Albert Henry Vedder, deceased, was for ten years identified with the mercantile interests of the city of Milwaukee, where the greater part of his mature life was spent, and he also for a short time was engaged in the railroad construction business. He was born in New York city on July 17, 1834, the son of Albert and Maria Vedder, both native New Yorkers, the father being born on April 20, 1796. He was a custom-house officer in New York city for a number of years, and later came west, locating at Eagle, Wis., where he operated a farm and also conducted a general store. He retired several years before his death, which occurred Oct. 28, 1867, at Eagle, Wis., and the mother died several years later at Waukesha. Albert Henry Vedder, whose name introduces this review, received his education in a private school in New York city, and in early life learned the trade of a machinist, becoming especially proficient as a mechanical engineer. This occupa^- tion he followed until 1858, when he removed to Milwaukee and opened a grocery store at the corner of West Water and Wells streets, in which business he continued for ten years, until 1868. Then disposing of his mercantile interests he went to Minneapolis in the capacity of a construction engineer for the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, and assisted in the construction of that road from Minneapolis to La Crosse. After finishing this work he returned to Milwaukee in very poor health, and he died in that city on Oct. 13, 1869. In political matters he gave his support to the Republican party, but never aspired to or held public office. He was a member of the Calvary Presbyterian church from the time of its organization, and fraternally he had membership in the Independent Order of Good Templars. Mr. Vedder was married on Oct. 30, i860, to Miss Hannah Ring Peirce, daughter of Jonathan L. and Angelina (Moulton) Peirce, early residents of Milwaukee, but natives of the state of New Hampshire, the father being born at Southampton on Dec. 26, 1799, and the mother at Portsmouth. Jonathan L. Peirce and wife resided in New Hampshire until 1833, when they removed to Utica, N. Y., where he engaged in manufacturing, and continued to reside there until 1849, when he removed to Milwaukee. He became interested in the wholesale and retail dry goods business, with branch stores at Beloit, Berlin, and Watertown, Wis., and he pursued this line of business with success until 1857, when he disposed of his interests and lived the remainder of his life in retirement. He had accumulated a competency, which he invested mostly in real estate, and under the care of his later years this proved remunerative to himself and beneficial to the city. He was a consistent Whig in his political affiliations until 1852, when Franklin Pierce, with whom he was on terms of close' personal friendship, was nominated by the Democratic party for President, and he then voted the Democratic ticket. Mr. Peirce died on May 12, 1875, and his wife survived until May 23, 1883, when she, too, passed away. They were faithful members of the Presbyterian church. Mrs. Hannah R. Vedder, the widow of the subject of this review, came to Milwaukee with her parents in 1849, and as a matter of interest it may be stated that she now occupies the same room in the dwelling house at No. 199 Tenth street that she selected for herself when her parents moved into the house in 185 1. At that time the site for the building was in the country, outside of the city limits, and the brick and timber for its construction were obtained in what is now the back-yard. The name plate and knocker which were placed upon the door of the house in 1850 are still in use. During the Civil war Mrs. Vedder was very active in the work at home of the noble women, who, by their broad and heaven-born sympathies and ministrations, upheld the arm of the soldier, and through their untiring labor and self-sacrifice assisted in no small way in bringing success to the Union arms. She early became a member of the association for relief of soldiers' families, and upon the organization of the Soldiers' Home Society, Dec. 15, 1862, she was chosen as one of the vice-presidents. This society continued its very successful work as an aid society until March 1, 1864, when it severed its connection with the old organization and reorganized as the Milwaukee Soldiers' Home Society, appropriating the funds belonging to the other society as the basis for the establishment of a home for the accommodation of soldiers returning on furlough, or discharged from service and others returning to their regiments without means to pay their hotel expenses. Mrs. Vedder was elected a member of the first board of directresses of this organization and was prominent in the work that followed and which resulted in the establishment of the Milwaukee Soldiers' Home - an institution that now stands as a monument to the loyalty and heroism of the noble women of the Cream City.

Joseph Carey James was born in the Cream City on Oct. 4, 1864. He is the son of Garth W. James, a native of New York city, and Caroline Carey, who was born in Milwaukee. His father came to Milwaukee as a young man and was in the employ of the Wisconsin Central Railroad as paymaster for a number of years. Subsequently he organized the Milwaukee Bridge Company, of which he was president, and which became one of the well-known and reliable construction companies in the city. The bridges over Racine street stand as a monument to the company. After serving as the head of the concern for years Mr. James disposed of his interests and became Collector of Internal Revenue, but his health failed and he retired from active business and devoted his time to travel. At the outbreak of the Civil war he was living in the East, and at the call for volunteers enlisted in the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts infantry as captain of his company. He was wounded three times during his years of service, returning to the field each time as soon as he was sufficiently recovered to go on duty. He was a member of the Grand Army of the Republic and of the Loyal Legion, and one of the charter members of the Milwaukee Club. Joseph James was reared in Milwaukee,, attended Markham's Academy at Andover, Mass., and subsequently studied under a tutor at Cambridge, Mass. After finishing his studies he lived in New York city for two years, where he had a position in the foreign department of the National Union Bank, but came to Milwaukee to accept a position as salesman with the National Electric Company. This position he gave up to join the firm of Tracy & Company, brokers, and after leaving the brokerage business he became a sand and gravel contractor and began handling real estate, in which business he has continued. To-day he is one of the largest sand and gravel contractors in Milwaukee and has handled some of the important real estate deals. In 1907 Mr. James was united in marriage with Antoinette, the daughter of John Pierpont, an old and prominent resident of Milwaukee, and they are members of the young and popular social set of the city. Mr. and Mrs. James are members of St. Paul's Episcopal church, and Mr. James belongs to the following social clubs of Milwaukee : The Milwaukee Club, Milwaukee Country Club, Town Club, the Saddle and Cycle Club, of Chicago, and the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association. Mr. James is independent in his politics, believing it better to exercise his right of franchise by voting for the principle involved and the betterment of local and national politics, than to be directed by party rule. Joseph Carey, the maternal great-grandfather of the subject of this sketch, was one of the pioneers of Milwaukee county, who settled here in an early day. He was a merchant tailor, but he was far-sighted enough to see the future of the city, and he acquired a large amount of real estate, which his descendants have inherited.

Charles Kayser is now living retired in the city of Milwaukee in the evening of an active life spent in useful employment, not the least of which was in the capacity of a defender of the Union during the dark days of the Civil war. Mr. Kayser was born near Cologne, Prussia, March 3, 1846, the son of Theodore and Johanna F. (Fischer) Kayser, the former of whom was born at the same place as the son, and the latter was a native of Kronenberg, Germany. The father migrated with his family to America in 1855, an(l m May of the following year settled in Prairie du Sac, Sauk county. Wis., where he followed farming until 1862. In that year he removed to the city of Madison, where for a time he conducted a saloon, and he died in the Capitol City on June 30. 1888, the mother suriving until March, 1901. They were the parents of eight children : Eva, Louise, Anton Franz, William J., Charles, Henry, Julia, and Adolph. Charles Kayser received his early education in the public schools of Germany, and after the migration of the family to America continued his studies in the public schools of Sauk county. As a youth he worked on his father's farm, and then accompanied his parents upon their removal to Madi- son, where he became an apprentice at the tinner's trade, remaining thus engaged until January, 1864. He then enlisted as a private in Company E of the Thirty-fifth Wisconsin infantry, and left the state on April 18, 1864, for Port Hudson, La., where he arrived with the regiment on May 7 and engaged in guard and picket duty until June 26, when the command was ordered to Morgan/a and assigned to the First brigade, Third division, Nineteenth corps, commanded by Brig.-Gen. A. L. Lee. The regiment was ordered to St. Charles, Ark., and was engaged there in scouting expeditions and guard duty until Aug. 7, when it returned to Morganza. On Oct. 1 the brigade set out on an expedition to Simsport, and during the ex [(edition the regiment participated in several skirmishes. It returned to Morganza, proceeded thence to Devall's Bluff, Ark., landing there Oct. 18, and on Xov. 9 was sent to Brownsville, where it remained until Dec. 1, when it was again ordered to Devall's Bluff. On Dec. 14 the regiment was assigned to the Fourth brigade, Reserve corps,. Military Division of West Mississippi, and was employed until Feb. 7, 1865, when it embarked for the attack on Mobile. Landing at Mobile Point on the 26th it was assigned to the First brigade, Third division, Thirteenth corps, with which it engaged in the siege of Spanish Fort and Fort Blakeley and the capture of Mobile. It was then sent to Mcintosh Bluff and there engaged in building fortifications until the close of the war east of the Misissippi river. In June it was assigned to the command known as the separate brigade, Army of the Rio Grande, stationed at Brownsville, Tex., and during the rest of its term of service was engaged in guard duty and upon government steamers. Mr. Kayser served with this regiment throughout the entire period described and was mustered out as hospital steward on April 10, 1866. He then returned to Madison and continued working at his trade until 1873, when he commenced business for himself as a dealer in hardware in company with his brother, Adolph H. Kayser. This partnership continued until 1883, when the business was closed out. The subject of this review was elected treasurer of Dane county in the fall of 1878 and re-elected to the same position in 1880, serving in all four years and until January, 1883. Then, after he had disposed of his mercantile interests, he accepted a position in the office of the adjutant-general at Madison, and remained there about eighteen months, after which he removed to Seattle, Wash., where he remained four years, engaged in the hardware business. At the end of that period he returned to Wisconsin and took up his residence at Milwaukee, where, in 1892, he started the Enterprise Box and Lumber Company, being associated with his brother, Adolph H. He continued in this business until 1904, when he retired,, and is now living in comparative quietude at 219 Fourteenth street in the city of Milwaukee. He is a Republican in his political affiliations. He keeps alive the memories of war-time days by association with his comrades of the earlv '60s, and he is an enthusiastic, member of Wolcott Post, Grand Army of the Republic. Mr. Kayser has been twice married ; first on Jan. 9, 1875, to Miss Annie I leisig, of Hlo< uning ( '.rove, I )ane county, daughter of Henry and Francis (Gomolka) Heisig, and to this union there were born two children : Adolph H., who is employed as abookkeeper in St. Louis, Mo. ; and Frances J., who is the wife of William C. Niss, of Milwaukee. The mother of these children died on July 28, 1878. and on Sept. 1, 1881, Mr. Kayser was married to Miss Emma Heisig, sister of his deceased helpmate, and three children have resulted from this union: Anna, who is the wife of Hanz Bruening; Carl T., who is taking a course in chemistry in the University of Wisconsin ; and Eugene A., who is a student in the West Side high school at Milwaukee. Henry Heisig, Sr., and wife, the parents of the wives of Mr. Kayser, were natives of Prussia, who came to the United States in 1854 and settled in the town of Windsor, Dane county, where they followed farming for a number of years. Later thev removed to Madison, where they spent the remainder of their lives in retirement, the father dying in January,, 1885, and the mother on Oct. 28, 1906.

Adolph Schandein, a retired business man and genial citizen of the Cream City, was born at Obermoschel, Germany, June 1, 1844. His father. William Schandein, was a native of Kaiserslautern, Germany, and his mother, Louisa (Barth) Schandein, was born at Obermoschel. His father moved to Obermoschel and became city treasurer, a position he held until his death in 1862, leaving a widow and five children: Elizabeth, Josephine, Emil, Adolph and Emma (twins). Adolph received an excellent education in the public schools of his native town, and after leaving school was appointed station agent on the government railroad. He attended strictly to his duty and was rewarded by better positions at different points on the road. Like so many ambitious young Germans, he determined to seek his fortune in the new world, and came to the United States in 1870. Almost immediately he secured a position with the Best Brewing Company (now the Pabst Brewing Company), and remained with it until he went to South Dakota, where he engaged in the mercantile business. After living in Dakota eight years he disposed of his store and returned to Milwaukee to live. He again became associated with the Pabst Brewing Company, and for twenty-seven years (having celebrated his twenty-fifth anniversary as a brewer) held the responsible position of paymaster for the company. During this time he became well acquainted with the different brewers of the city and was one of the most trusted and confidential emploves of the company. After his many years of faithful service he retired, in 1907, to enjov the sunset years nf life. Mr. Schandein was married on Aug. 2, 1876, to Katherina, the daughter of Frank Hass, of Yankton. S. D. Her parents were both natives of Germany, who came to the United States and located on a farm in South Dakota, where thev spent the happy days of their busv lives. To Mr. and Mrs. Schandein were born two children: Frank William, deceased, and Emma, the wife of O. G. Gilbert, the principal of the Seventeenth Ward school. Mrs. Schandein, the beloved wife and loving mother, was called from her familv bv the angel of death on Dec. 16, 1885. Mr. Schandein has always been a heartv supporter of the Democratic party, and was city treasurer of Yankton, S. D., for five years while residing there, but his business life in .Milwaukee left him no time to seek political honors. He is affiliated with the following fraternal organizations : Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, Lodge No. 46 ; the Knights of Pythias ; and in Masonic circles has membership in Independent Lodge, No. 80, Free and Accepted Masons ; Wisconsin Chapter, No. 7, Royal Arch Masons ; Wisconsin Commandery, Xo. I, Knights Templar; and the Wisconsin Consistory, Tripoli Temple, Thirty-second degree.

James Martin, a prominent citizen and prosperous business man of the Cream City, who has retired from active life, is a native of Ireland, born at Limerick on Feb. 11, 1823. He is the son of William and Mary (Maher) Martin, who were both born and reared in Limerick. The father was a farmer in the old country and came to America in 1853 to join his son. After settling in Milwaukee he did not take part in business, but lived a quiet, retired life, as his wife had died in Ireland in 1850, before he came to the United States, and he lived but a year with his son in the new country before he, too, passed to his long rest, in 1854. William and Mary Martin had six children, of whom the subject of this sketch is the second. He received his education in private schools in Ireland, and worked as a laborer there for some years. In 1847 ne came to America, liked it so well that he located at Troy, N. Y., and when the Erie canal was being built across the state he was employed by the company who contracted for the work. Mr. Martin paid strict attention to business, and when he came to Milwaukee, in 1849, he had accumulated sufficient property to establish himself in business. For over twenty-five years he conducted a popular boarding house in the Fourth ward, and by 1875 had earned a sufficient competence to retire from business. He invested his money in real estate and spent his time in looking after his property. In 1892 he purchased a beautiful home at 818 Clybourn street, where he still resides. In February, 1849, ^e married Miss Marv Noonan, of Troy, N. Y. She died in January, 1880, and in May, 1881, Mr. Martin was married to Mary Ryan, a native of Milwaukee. Mr. Martin and his wife are devout members of the Gesu Catholic church, and it has no more devoted members and supporters. They are among the oldest and best-known residents of Milwaukee.

John Forster, deceased, who for twenty-three years before his death conducted a cooperage establishment in Milwaukee, was born at Mendel, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 28, 1823. John Forster, his father, was a cobbler by trade and followed this vocation the greater part of his active life, having worked as a miller in his earlier years. Both parents died in the old home in Bavaria. The subject of this sketch was the fourth of the seven children born to Mr. and Mrs. Forster. He was given a good education in private schools in Germany, learned the cooper's trade, and served the required number of years in the German army. When thirtytwo years of age he came to America, and soon after settling in Milwaukee established a cooperage factory in the Ninth ward. His business increased until he found it necessary to enlarge his establishment, and he moved to new quarters at Cherry and Fifteenth streets. The establishment grew and Mr. Forster became one of the well-known and popular business men of the city. He never gave up active life and was still in business at the time of his death, May 20, 1878. He married Walburga Gruber, the daughter of Anton Gruber, of Washington county, Wis. Mrs. Forster's parents were both natives of Bavaria, and emigrated to the United States in 1848, settling in Milwaukee. They did not remain long, but moved to Washington county where Mr. Gruber had a farm, which he continued to run until he retired and came to Milwaukee to live, and he died in the city in 1881. Before coming to America he had been mayor of his native village and was a trustee of the church. Mrs. Gruber is buried in Washington county. Of the children who were born to gladden the hearts of Mr. and Mrs. Forster, Charles C. is in the lumber business in Milwaukee ; George J. is also interested in the lumber industry, in Michigan ; Joseph is a carpenter in the railroad shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad; John, Jr., is deceased; Mary is at home; and Aloys G. has retired from business life. Mr. Forster's political affiliations were with the Democratic party and it had no more loyal or hearty supporter. He was a member of St. Joseph's Roman Catholic church and was president of the Amilian Orphan Home Association. He was also a member of various Catholic societies, a member of the Old Settlers' Club, and a volunteer fireman. Mr. Forster's kind heart and sound judgment caused him to be loved and respected by his large circle of acquaintances, and his loss was most keenly felt by the church, in which he had been a hard worker and generous supporter.

Watkin D. Williams, deceased, for many years a prominent citizen of Milwaukee, was born at Westville, Ohio, June 30, 1837. His parents were Thomas Williams, who was a native of England, and Barbara ( Wisman) Williams, who was born in the Shenandoah Valley, Pa. The father was a merchant,, who moved west and settled in Hagerstown, Ind., where he continued to carry on his dry-goods business until his death. Watkin, the subject of this sketch, was the second of the four children reared in Hagerstown, where he attended the public schools, and he later took a thorough course in the Indianapolis high school. He became an apprentice as a machinist, and after learning that trade worked in the Greencastle & Vincennes railroad shops, but returned to Hagerstown and went into business with his father, in 1864. Two years later he bought a stock of dry goods for himself and came to Milwaukee, locating on the south side. In 1868 he was able to dispose of this business, which had been placed on a substantial footing, and became associated with the Packard Machine Company, of Milwaukee. During his twenty-five years of faithful service with this firm Mr. Williams was advanced from one position of trust to another, and when he retired, in 1891. the company lost one of its oldest and most confidential partners. His health gave out, and from 1891 he led a very quiet life, being released from the cares of life on Sept. 20, 1895. He was a stanch Republican, but was never an aspirant for office. During his life he was a member and active worker in the South Baptist church, and was deacon, trustee and Sunday school teacher. In his earlier life he was also identified with the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. On Nov. 10, 1861, Mr. Williams was married to Miss Emily Hradshaw, the daughter of George and Minerva (Warren) Bradshaw, who lived in Indiana. To Mr. and Mrs. Williams were born four children: Oscar C, deceased; Mary B., the wife of Fred H. Kappen, of Milwaukee; Zaidie, the wife of Fred Hildebrand, and who also lives in the city, and Dean R., a resident of Milwaukee.

Emil Schneider, deceased, a prominent and successful wholesale liquor merchant of Milwaukee for many years, was born at Ottendoun, Prussia, the son of Bernhard Schneider, a natie of the same place. Mr. Schneider was educated in the gymnasium of his native town and came to this country in early manhood. He originally located in New York, where he was engaged for about five years in the manufacture of scales. He then came west to Milwaukee and there started a grocery store at the corner of Clinton and South Water streets. Later he embarked in the wholesale liquor business at the same place, where his sound business judgment, energy, and foresight enabled him to build up a large and flourishing trade. The business is still being carried on at the same place under the name of the John Barth Company. Mr. Schneider retired from active business with an ample competence some twelve years before his death, and was succeeded in the active management of the company by his brother-in-law, John Barth. His last years were spent in the enjoyment of that leisure which he had so richly earned by years of unremitting toil and close application to the details of his extensive business. His death took place in Milwaukee in February, 1896. His death was a distinct loss to the business world, by which he was held in high esteem. He was universally respected for his sterling honesty and shrewd business judgment, qualities which had won him an important place in the commercial world. His private life was also without a blemish, and he was known as a most devoted husband and father. He was allied with the Republican party in politics all his life, though he never sought any personal advantage therefrom, and was never a seeker after public office. In his religious life he conformed to the Lutheran faith, and was a regular attendant and a faithful supporter of the German Lutheran church in Milwaukee. He was united in marriage on Oct. 18, 1855, to Miss Helen Barth, daughter of John and Frederica Barth, of Milwaukee. Thev reared a large family of twelve children, of whom seven were born in the Fatherland and five in the United States.

Charles Frederick Winckler, deceased, for many years one of the prominent and honored citizens of Milwaukee,, was born at Leipsic, in the heart of the German Empire, Oct. 25, 1843, being the son of Christian and Marie Winckler, who were also born and reared in Germany. Charles received the benefits of educational training in his native countrv and remained there until he reached manhood's estate.

Being an ambitious young man he determined to seek his fortune in the new world, and coming to the United States at the beginning of the Civil war, he almost immediately enlisted in a New Jersey regiment of cavalry and served with honor through the years of carnage and bloodshed. After being mustered out of the service he came to Milwaukee and conducted a cigar factory in partnership with x\dolph Frobach, at the corner of Second street and Grand avenue. After some time Mr. Winckler was able to dispose of his business with considerable profit, and he engaged in the retail business in Milwaukee for two years. He then moved to Duluth, Minn. For eight years Mr. Winckler conducted one of the finest tobacco stores of that city, but he had always liked Milwaukee and returned to the Cream City. He opened a cigar store in the Chamber of Commerce building and conducted it with gratifying success until summoned by the angel of death, Jan. 15, 1900. He was unselfish, kindly and upright, devoted to his family and his fellow men. In politics he was allied with the Republican party ; he was influential in its councils and stanch in his adherence to its principles. The German Presbyterian church sustained a severe loss in his death, as Mr. Winckler was a willing, loyal, and earnest worker. Fraternally he was prominent in the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and the Milwaukee Turner societies, and he was a member of E. B. Wolcott Post, No. 1, Grand Army of the Republic. On Dec. 28, 1868, Mr. Winckler was united in marriage with Augusta C, the daughter of Jacob and Christina (Drefenbach) Weber, old and honored residents of Milwaukee. Two children came to bless this union : Ida, who is now the wife of Charles A. Krause, and has two children, Helen and Charles, Jr., and Richard, who is in business in Hammond, Ind. Mrs. Winckler's daughter resides -with her mother at 3108 Cedar street. During his life Mr. Winckler was regarded as' one of the progressive business men, and had many friends who felt his loss keenly.

Sidney G. Courteen, wholesale seed merchant, and one of Milwaukee's prosperous business men, is of pure English descent, and was born in the city of Monmouth, England, on June 17, 1864, the son of Thomas and Eliza (Allen) Courteen, both of whom were also of English birth. He is one of a large family of eight children. His father was a miller by trade and owned a number of flour mills. Sidney G. received his education in the grammar schools of his native town, and at nineteen years of age he went to Canada, where he was employed by the Shedden Company, of Montreal, carting agents for the Grand Trunk Railway. In 1885 Mn Courteen moved to Chicago, 111., where he became associated with the Albert Dickenson Company, wholesale seed merchants, as the managing head of their clover-seed department, and was prominent for a number of years in the business life of Chicago. Coming to Milwaukee in 1892, he embarked in the wholesale seed business in his own behalf at 52 and 54 Second street, and also maintains a large warehouse in the Menomonee Valley, having a total capacity of two hundred cars. His business has assumed large proportions and now runs to nearly two millions of dollars annually. He is a man of indomitable energy and push, keen, shrewd, and intelligent in his business judgment, qualities which have enabled him to build up one of the most important industries of its kind in the world. He now ships his seed to every portion of the civilized world. The esteem in which he is held in the commercial life of the city is shown by the fact that he has twice served as president of the .Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce, and as one of the directors of that organization ; he is also one of the directors in the Wisconsin Central Railway, and while living in Chicago was an influential member of that city's Board of Trade. He has been president of the Milwaukee Athletic Club, and is also a popular member of a number of other wellknown clubs, including the Milwaukee Club, Town Club, and the Blue Mound Golf Club, of which last-named organization he has served as vice-president. He has always been independent in his political convictions, never seeking public preferment on his own behalf, but rendering a ready support to the best men and measures. In this respct he is a type of Milwaukee's highest citizenship, and has done his full share in promoting the civic welfare. Mr. Courteen was united in marriage on April 4, 1894, to Miss Lena, daughter of Leman and Eliza (Barnard) Bartlett, prominent residents of the Cream City. They have two children, Herbert B., born in 1895, and Edith, born in October, 1897. Mr. Courteen is a man of courteous and affable address, exceedingly popular in both the business and social life of the city, and possesses a host of warm friends and admirers. His residence is at 337 Juneau avenue.

Hugo Julius William Geyer, an expert mechanic, whose place of business is at 614 State street, Milwaukee, was born in the city of Dresden, Saxony, Germany, June 30, 1875, the son of Gustave Julius and Amalie Aurelie (Weissbach) Geyer. Both parents were also natives of Germany, and the father was a prosperous merchant of Dresden. He reared and educated a family of four children, and late in life made a visit to Australia, South America and the United States, his death taking place soon after his return to his native land. Our subject was educated in the schools of his fatherland, and early in life he learned the trade of mechanic in connection with the production of surgical and optical instruments. He also attended the Chemnitz Technical School, making a special study of electrical engineering. He enlisted in the German army at the age of nineteen, and served two years as a member of the Saxon Pioneers, battalion No. 12, becoming instructor in the telegraph and searchlight corps the last few months. Tn the year 1897, when he was only twenty-two years of age, he came to America, locating first at Syracuse, N. Y., for a short time. He spent one year in Thomas A. Edison's works at experimental work. He next went to Rochester, N. Y., and from there to Schenectady, N. Y.j being employed at the last-named place by the General Electric Company. He afterward worked for the Westinghouse Manufacturing Company in Pittsburg, Pa. ; was located at Chicago for a brief period, and finally, in 1901, came to Milwaukee, where he has made his home ever since. He worked for the First National Bank, using his skill in perfecting some mechanical devices. Then he embarked in business in his own behalf, first at 499 Broadway, and afterward at his present address, 614 State street. His technical skill and industry have brought him a marked degree of success, and his business has increased at a flattering rate. Mr. Geyer is independent in politics, and has never sought nor held public office. He is a member of the German Lutheran church, of which he is a consistent and zealous supporter in its many Christian activities. Mr. Geyer was most happily married in April, 1905, to Miss Johanna Louise, daughter of Theodore Schelle, the West Water street jeweler of Milwaukee. Immediately after the wedding ceremony was performed, Mr. and Mrs. Geyer departed for a most enjoyable trip to the Fatherland, which Mr. Geyer had not revisited since his departure in 1897. Their union has been blessed with one child, Marguereta, born June 27, 1906.

George Geuder was born in Milwaukee on Jan. 20, 1877, the son of William and Emma (Paeschke) Geuder, both of whom were born in Milwaukee. The father was one of the founders of the Geuder- Paeschke Manufacturing Company, being president of the company for some time, and he was also honored for a number of years with a position on the city school board. He was the father of five children, two boys and three girls.

Oscar Bach, the president of the Milwaukee Music Company, "has proved that if a young man be possessed of a bright and active mind, and endowed with ambition, perseverance, steadfastness of purpose, and integrity, he can reach an eminent position in the community and exert a wide influence. Oscar Bach, the subject of this brief review, is a native of the Cream City, born there on Tulv 16, 1871, being the son of George and Helena (Hilgen) Bach. The father was a native of Germany who left the Fatherland when quite young and came to the United States. He took up music as a profession and lias made a brilliant name for himself in the musical world. George Bach may be regarded as a musical genius, and he has demonstrated "his remarkable ability as the director of George Bach's Military Band of Milwaukee. Oscar was reared in his native city and given the benefit of an education in the public schools of Milwaukee, and he subsequently completed a thorough course in the Spencerian Business College. He inherited great musical talent, and at the age of fifteen began the study of music under his father and uncle, Christopher Bach. He worked hard, and this, combined with his natural ability, gave promise of a brilliant future, which has since been realized. While still a very young man Mr. Bach became a member of Christopher Bach's Orchestra, one of the leading musical organizations of the Middle West. Oscar did not devote himself to one line of music, but has become an expert on many instruments, of which he is complete master. Mr. Bach has gained a wide reputation as a teacher and has large classes. Tn 1897 he established himself in the music business at 547 Third street, becoming president of the Milwaukee Music Company. The business of the company increased, and in 1906 Mr. Bach moved to his present quarters at 2201 Vliet street, where one of the largest music houses in the Middle West is conducted. En partnership with his father, Mr. Bach, in 1892, established a musical journal called "The Souvenir," of which he is the editor, and which is devoted to musical interests. This publication met with a very gratifying reception, has come to be recognized as the official musical journal in the United States, and it has an immense circulation. In addition to these many interests Mr. Bach is a publisher and writer of music, with offices at 275 Eighteenth street, Milwaukee. Mr. Bach is a Republican in politics, and he is a member of the Milwaukee Turn Verein and the Musicians' Association, of which he was secretary for a number of vears. On Oct. 19, 1897,' Mr. Bach was united in marriage with Amanda, the daughter of Charles Abresch, of Milwaukee. They have one daughter, Lola, born Aug. 22, 1899. The family are members of the Lutheran church.

Frank Schmitt, a well-known contractor and builder of Milwaukee, was born on March 13, 1871, in that city, being the son of Herman and Anna (Jungers) Schmitt, the father being born in Milwaukee in 1849, anc^ the mother was born in Luxemburg, Germany. The father, after leaving the public schools of his native city, learned the carpenter's trade, which he followed until 1882, and from that time until 1907 he extended his efforts into the general contracting lines, then being succeeded in the business by his son, Frank, the subject hereof. The family comprised three children, all boys, who are interested in the business. Frank gained his schooling in the public schools, at the Spencerian Business College, and at night schools at the East Side high school. With his father he learned the carpenter's trade, later kept books for the firm and attended to various other office duties, until in 1897, when he purchased an interest in the firm, and ten years later he got entire control of the plant, when his father retired, in 1907. As soon as he had control he started in to win success in a greater degree even than heretofore, for his laudable ambition was to be the leading contractor and builder of the Cream City, hence the many magnificent structures that his skill and genius have budded stand in various parts of the city to proclaim to the world his phenomenal success. On March 12, 1895, he was united in the bonds of wedlock to Katherine, daughter of Peter and Mary Wengler, of Milwaukee, and their union has been blessed with three bright and happy children, all born on almost the same day of the same month: Francis H., born Aug. 12. 1896; Katherine, born Aug. 6, 1898 ; and Eugenie, born Aug. 12, 1900. In religion Mr. Schmitt and his family are members of the Roman Catholic church, while in politics he is a Democrat, being also a member of the Knights of Columbus, of the Hurricane Sporting Club, of the Builders' and Traders' Exchange of Milwaukee, and he is a director in the Northwestern Game Protection Association. He is a striking illustration of the idea that life is what you make it, for he has made his a success by the use of legitimate means to secure great results.

Henry G. Comstock, known throughout the country as an expert celery grower, was born in Milwaukee county on Nov. 12, 1850. Mr. Comstock received only such educational training as was afforded by the common schools of his native county, and he laid the foundation for a business career by a course in the Spencerian Business College. At the age of sixteen years he left school to assist his father on the farm, and there remained two years. At the end of that time he moved north and for two seasons worked in the lumber camps in the vicinity of Oconto, Wis. Because of his father's death, in 1872, he returned to the parental home to take charge of the affairs left by his parent, but after a short time moved to New Mexico and Texas, where for two years he wras a cowboy. When he returned to Milwaukee it was to enter the lumber business with his uncle, Leander Comstock, but the labor was not congenial and he returned to the old home farm to earn his livelihood, raising vegetables and doing general market-gardening. After a time he naturally turned to the raising of celery, and to-day devotes his whole place to that product. He supplies not only the local market but many cities throughout the state and farther west, and during the growing season employs a large number of helpers, many of them women. Mr. Comstock s success has been due to his indefatigable energy, his capacity for wrork, and his scrupulous honesty, which have won him the esteem and respect of all with whom he has come in contact. He is a Republican in his political views, but has never had the leisure to devote to making a campaign for public office. In religious matters he is extremely liberal, believing that the standard of right living is not set by church or creed. His only fraternal and social relations are with the Old Settlers' Club. On Oct. 24, 1872, occurred Mr. Comstock's marriage to Miss Mary Jordan, a daughter of William and Clarinda (Welch) Jordan, of Canada. On April 16, 1907, a great grief came to the family in the death of Mrs. Comstock. She was a devoted wife and mother, and known among the neighbors as a woman of great kindliness and cheer. Beside her husband she left five children, wdiose names and the dates of birth follow: Mabel, July 24, 1873; Cicero, April 7, 1877; Alonzo, July 27, 1878; Enos, Dec. 24, 1879; and Bessie, March 2, 1881. Alonzo and Cicero are interested like their father in the growing of celery ; Mabel and Bessie are at home ; and Enos is married and living in New York.

Sidney Fred Guttenstein, president of the firm of Guttenstein Brothers, dealers in horses, was born in Chicago, 111., on Jan. 19, 1873. He is a son of Solomon and Mary (Freisleben) Guttenstein, both of whom were born in Austria, in 1823. The father was engaged in the wholesale liquor business in his native land, and in 1848 came to the United States and located in New York. In that city he was engaged in the baggage and transfer business until 1864. He had been in the service of the army in his native land, and soon after his arrival in New York he joined the national guard. When he left New York it was to come to Milwaukee, and here he opened a hotel which he conducted for a short time. In 1S71 he removed to Chicago and embarked in the same business, establishing in connection with it a wholesale liquor business. After his hostelry and liquor establishment had been destroyed by fire in 1880 he returned to Milwaukee and was engaged in the buying and selling of horses until his death, which occurred in March, 1884. The mother died on Sept. 24, 1882. Eight children were born to the parents. Emanuel is a member of the firm of Guttenstein Brothers; Bernard is a prominent photographer in Milwaukee; Sidney F. ; Abraham is deceased; Carrie is deceased; Bertha is now Mrs. S. L. Stein; Tillie is Mrs. A. G. Deller; and Rose is the wife of Charles Livingston, of Wausau, Wis. Sidney F. Guttenstein, the subject of this sketch, received his educational advantages in the public schools of Mineral Point, Wis. When but seventeen years of age he left school to engage in the business of buying and selling horses, making his headquarters at Mineral Point. He conducted the business most successfully until 1903, in which year he removed to Milwaukee and with his brother Emanuel established the firm of Guttenstein Brothers. The company has had exceptional success under Mr. Guttenstein's guidance as president and secretary, and some idea of the amount of business which the brothers have may be gleaned from the fact that each year they handle more than a thousand horses. In his political belief Mr. Guttenstein has always been an ardent adherent of the tenets of the Republican party, and as the successful candidate of that party he served two terms (from 1898 to 1902) in the common council of Mineral Point. His church relations are with the Jewish synagogue, and fraternally he is identified with the Masonic order and B'nai B'rith, a Jewish organization. On Jan. 8, 1902, Mr. Guttenstein was united in marriage to Miss Julia Abraham, a daughter of Max and Bertha (Stein) Abraham, of Chicago. To this union was born, on Oct. 28, 1902, a daughter, Bernice; and on March 24, 1905, a son, Sidney.

Emanuel Guttenstein, one of the members of the firm of Guttenstein Brothers, the foremost dealers in horses in Milwaukee, was born on Dec. 23, i860, in New York city. He is a son of Solomon Guttenstein, a review of whose career appears elsewhere in this volume in the sketch of Sidney F. Guttenstein. Mr. Guttenstein received his educational advantages in the public schools of Milwaukee, and when he had completed the courses afforded there he served a year as an apprentice in the butcher's trade. He then engaged in the business of buying and selling horss, establishing his first stable on Cherry street in 1879. He followed the business under his own name until 1903, when his brother Sidney removed to Milwaukee from Mineral Point and entered partnership with him. The sales stables of the firm are now located at 1022 Cherry street ; and each year since the establisment of the firm the volume of business has increased in a remarkable manner. Beside his interest in the firm, Mr. Guttenstein is interested with his two brothers in lead mining near Mineral Point. He is not allied with any of the existing political parties, preferring to exercise his right of suffrage without the dictation of party leaders. His religious relations are with the Jewish synagogue. Mr. Guttenstein is unmarried.

Bernard C. Guttenstein, one of the leading photographers of the state, was born in Milwaukee on April 12, 1869. He is one of the sons of Solomon Guttenstein, a brief review of whose career appears elsewhere in this volume in the sketch of Sidney F. Guttenstein. Mr. Guttenstein received his preparatory educational advantages in the public schools of Milwaukee and laid the foundation for a business career by a course in the Spencerian Business College of this city. When he had completed his scholastic work he entered the employ of S. L. Stein, the well-known photographer of Milwaukee, and remained with him until he had thoroughly mastered every detail of the business. He then, in 1895. embarked in the business under his own name, his whole force at the time being constituted of himself and an office boy. As evidence of how well the enterprise has prospered is the fact that he now employs regularly between twelve and fifteen people, all skilled in the art. His galleries on Grand avenue are extremely artistic in their appointments, and his work has won the high praise of skilled crtics. While Mr. Guttenstein's political proclivities are strongly Republican he does not allow himself to be unduly influenced by party fealty in local elections. He is liberal in his religious belief and is not affiliated with any church organization. In a fraternal way he is prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of Wisconsin Council, No. 4, and is also identified with the Millioki Club. On June 14, 1896, Mr. Guttenstein was united in marriage to Miss Ida Mutter, a daughter of George and Josephine Mutter, of Milwaukee.

Henry Charles Bomhard, founder and president of the Crow Stove Polish Company, was born at Davenport, la., on April 8, 1858. He is a son of Charles and Christina (Ulmer) Bomhard, the former of whom was born in Bavaria on Dec. 31, 1825, and the latter in Wurtemburg, Germany, on Dec. 1, 1835. The father received excellent educational advantages in his native land and began a course of study preparatory to entering the ministry, but before the time for his ordination he migrated to America and located in Baltimore, Md., where he served an apprenticeship in the printing business. When he had become a journeyman in the art he removed to Davenport, la., and worked at his trade, going thence to Cincinnati, Ohio, and from there to Dayton. In the latter place lie was made foreman of the composing room of a large printing establishment and held the position until his demise, which occurred in 1871. The mother passed away in February, 1889, leaving a family of five children. Henry Charles Bomhard, the subject of this memoir, received his educational advantages in a German school in Davenport and in the public schools of Cincinnati and Dayton. When but thirteen years of age he was com- pelled to relinquish his studies in order to go to work to assist in the support of the fatherless family. II is first employment was in a sealing-wax factory, but shortly afterward he accepted a position with I. L. Baker in selling popcorn balls and other confections at fairs and carnivals in different parts of the country. For a time also he was employed with a theatrical troupe over the -country. In this way he saw a goodly portion of the United States and learned the rudiments of business. When he returned to Dayton it was to accept a position in a confectionery store. While employed in the latter capacity he conceived the idea of manufacturing stove polish, and began experiments in the making of it. Finally he was enabled to place some on the market, and when it had once been tried its success was assured. He gave up his position with the confectionery company and started out as a salesman for his own product. He would spend the day in peddling his article and his evenings he would devote to the making of it. Business prospered to such an extent that he was soon enabled to start an advertising wagon, which traveled over a large territory. About this time Mr. Bombard removed to Milwaukee and established the factory in which he manufactures the polish, which is known to-day throughout the world as Crow Stove Polish. At the present time he maintains five advertising wagons, which travel in different sections, and he advertises extensively otherwise. The factory itself is a model establishment in every respect. During the past few months Mr. Bomhard has erected a handsome residence, in which he anticipates enjoying a wellearned respite from daily duties within the near future. In his political relations he is a staunch adherent of the principles of the Republican party. In his religious relations he is affiliated with the Lutheran church, and fraternally is a member of the Druids, the United Commercial Travelers and the Travelers' Protective Association. On July 25, 1881, Mr. Bomhard was united in marriage to Miss Melissa Hallett. Three sons : Harry, Arthur, and William, all of whom are associated with their father in business, have been born to bless this union.

Alfred J. M. Lasche is the president of the Lasche Institute -of Fermentology, and was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 4, 1867. He is a son of Ernst Robert and Marie Fredericka (Nicolai) Lasche, the former of whom was born in Rosswein, Saxony, Germany, on June 3, 1840, and the latter in Cottbus, Brandenburg, Germany, April 8, 184 1. The father immigrated to the United States in 1854 and located in New York, where he earned a livelihood as an expert accountant and bookkeeper. In 1858 he came to Milwaukee and remained here until the outbreak of the Civil war; and then he returned to New York and enlisted in the Twentieth New York infantry, known as the "United Turner Rifles," composed of volunteers from the Turner societies in New York. The first action that the regiment participated in was at the capture of Fort Hatteras. Early in 1862 it became a part of the Third brigade, Second division, Sixth corps, and participated in the disastrous Peninsular campaign in which sixty-four of its enrollment were killed, wounded, or missing". Its heaviest loss was at Antietam, where one hundred and sixty-four of its number were killed, wounded, or missing. After participating at Fredericksburg, in the "Mud March," and the Chancellorsville campaign, the regiment returned to New York and was there mustered out on June I, 1863. E. Robert Lasche was slightly wounded at the siege of Norfolk during McClellan's Peninsular campaign, and also received a wound at Antietam. After his honorable discharge from the Twentieth New York he came to Milwaukee, and after a few months re-enlisted in the Thirty-fifth Wisconsin infantry in January, 1864. Later he was sent to the Forty-fifth Wisconsin infantry to become a lieutenant in Company K of that regiment, and when the men were mustered into the United States service in March, 1865, he was captain of the company. In July of the same year he received another honorable discharge when the regiment was mustered out. Alfred J. M. Lasche, the subject of this memoir, completed his course in the Milwaukee public schools in 1882, and during the summer of that year visited in Germany. In the fall of that year he returned and entered the high school, and upon the completion of the prescribed course of study went to Madison, where he matriculated in the pharmacy course in the University of Wisconsin. In 1889 he was graduated at that institution with the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy, receiving a specially engrossed certificate for meritorious scientific investigation. In 1890 he was made instructor in bacteriology in Chicago, and in 1892 became professor of bacteriology at the Hahnemann Medical College, in the same city. This position he held for two years, and on Jan. 1, 1894, he returned to Milwaukee. It was then that he established the Lasche Institute of Fermentology, incorporated under the laws of Wisconsin. The laboratory equipment of the institute is the most complete in the United States for bacteriological and chemical investigations in the fermentation industries. The director and his assistants spend fully a third of their time in original research work in bacteriology and chemistry. Beside this there is considerable work done at this institute in other industrial chemical fields, and there are courses of instruction given to students in fermentation chemistry. The institute since 1903 has published "Lasche's Magazine for the Practical Distiller." Mr. Lasche is the official chief chemist of the National Wholesale -Liquor Dealers' Association of America. During the past twenty years he has published much original work in bacteriological and chemical investigations. Fraternally he is prominently identified with the Free and Accepted Masons, the Knights of Pythias, the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Travelers' Protective Association, and the Milwaukee Athletic Club, and professionally is a member of the American Chemical Society, the Society of Chemical Industry of England, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In politics he is a zealous upholder of the principles of the Republican party. On June 28, 1892, Mr. Lasche was united in marriage to Miss Mary Oswald, daughter of George and Theta (Jenkins) Oswald, of Prairie du Chien, Wis. To this union was born, on Dec. 15, 1894, a daughter, Consuelo Mary Lasche.

Archibald Middlemass, deceased, for many years a prominent figure among the florists of Milwaukee, was a native of Edinburgh, Scotland, where he was born on Feb. 2, 1846. His parents were Archibald and Anne (White) Middlemass. The father died in 1855, and shortly afterward the mother brought her six children to the United States, locating in Brooklyn, N. Y. The subject of this sketch received a somewhat limited education in the schools of his native city, but his opportunities were blighted by the necessity of his having to go to work soon after reaching this country to assist in the support of the family. In 1869 he came to Milwaukee and was made head gardener and greenhouse superintendent on the estate of David Ferguson. He severed that connection to form a partnership with a Mr. Dunlap under the firm name of Dunlap & Middlemass, and their establishment they named the Rose Hill nursery. This partnership continued for a period of five years, and when Mr. Middlemass had disposed of his interest in it he erected an establishment of his own at 1019 Forest Home avenue. At the time of his death, on March 15, 1900, he had built up a large and flourishing business, which his widow and a daughter are now managing. Mr. Middlemass was a man with a host of friends, and his kindly, jovial disposition made him a favorite at all gatherings. He was exceptionally gifted as a singer, and probably nowhere is he more missed than at the reunions of the Scottish residents of Milwaukee, where formerly his was the voice that led in the singing of the old country ballads. In politics he was a zealous adherent of the principles of the Republican party, but never sought public office. Like manv others of his countrymen, he was an orthodox Presbyterian. Mr. Middlemass was twice married. By his first wife he had two daughters: May, now Mrs. Edgar Xenstadtl, of Milwaukee: and Ann E., living at home. His second marriage was to Miss Emma Bayley, of Milwaukee, daughter of William and Mary (Duke) Bayley. To this union were born two sons, Archie and Robin, both living at home. Fraternally he was identified with St. Andrew's Society. He was intensely interested in all athletics, especially Scottish games, and was known throughout the city as one of the most skillful curlers in the Milwaukee Curling Club. A street, running through what was formerely Mr. Middlemass' property, is named after him. Middlemass avenue.