Milwaukee County, Wisconsin - The whole text, 1909 (part 29 of 35)

Capt. Ingar Olsen, captain of the United States life-saving station at Plum Island, was born at Ilolmspo, Xorway, \.ug. 29, 1870. His father, Ole Hanson, and his mother, whose maiden name was Annie Eriksuru, were both horn in Holmspo, and are still living in Norway, the father being a retired sea captain. Usually Norwegian names are traceable to the name of the farm upon which the bearer of the name was born or reared, and are not transmitted as are the parental names of other nations. The name Olsen was selected by the subject of this sketch on coming to America, the same being a combination of his father's names. Ingar Olsen received his elementary education in the public schools of Norway, and after coming to Milwaukee, attended the public schools of that city. At the age of thirteen years he began life as a sailor, and for the next two years followed a seafaring life on the great oceans. In 1885 he came to Milwaukee, and until [888 was employed as a sailor on the lakes. In the spring of i8(>o he entered the United States life-saving service as a surfman, and on Feb. 17, 1896, was promoted captain of the Plum Island station. The crew consists of nine men, equipped with all the modern appliances known to the service, and renders efficient aid of a distance of twenty-five miles from the shore. Captain Olsen is required to remain at his quarters permanently, ready to answer any call for assistance, except that during the active season - from April to December of each year - he has every ninth day off. He is furnished with a house, fuel, etc., and ranks as captain in the revenue service. He was a member of the revenue service for one year, at the end of which time lie was honorably discharged. Since entering the life-saving service he has assisted in 260 wrecks, in which he has had many narrow escapes, and he was awarded a gold medal by the United States government for bravery displayed on the occasion of the crib disaster at North Point . This medal is given only under extraordinary circumstan nA the one held by Captain Olsen is the only one in Wisconsin. Captain Olsen is prominent in Masonic circles, being a member of the Blue Lodge, Excelsion Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, Wisconsin Council, Commandery No. i, Knights-Templar, a Thirty-second de member of Milwaukee Consistory, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, and a noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is a Republican in his political affiliations, and belongs to the Lutheran church. I m Aug. 19, 1896, Captain Olsen was united in marriage to M u'ly.

daughter of Frederick and Ernestine Tews, of Milwaukee. She was born in Missouri and is of German extraction. To this marriage have been born two sons, Ingar and Astrup, both attending school.

Charles Thielges, 610 Walker street, is a German-American of sturdy ancestry who has attained success in the industrial life of Milwaukee. His father, John Thielges, was a blacksmith by trade. He was born in Prussia, Germany, in October, 1829, and when ten years of age came to America to seek his destiny by his own hands. His dauntless purpose led him into unusual occupations, and he early found himself engaged in the construction of the great suspension bridge at Niagara, N. Y. At an early date he came to Milwaukee and worked at his trade, but later he embarked in the saloon business. When the Civil war broke out he answered his country's call and joined the Second Wisconsin battery, serving a year and one-half. His enlistment was cut short by a wound in the arm, which incapacitated him for further service. He died in 1901. He was the second child of the family, and had two brothers : Theodore, who formerly was manager of Pabst park, and who is now deceased ; and John, who is living. His wife, Rosena Rump, also a native of Prussia, died in 1907. Charles Thielges, the subject of this sketch, was born at West Bend, Wis., May 24, 1858. He received an education in the public schools of West Bend, which was his early home. To fit himself for his chosen occupation, he served an apprenticeship in the Lucas machine shops there, and when he became of age he branched out into larger fields of service by coming to Milwaukee and allying himself with the great Allis-Chalmers Company, for whom he worked for three years. He spent an equal time with the Dorah Company, and in 1882 became foreman of the Greenslade Foundry Company. With the exception of two years he has been at the head of that business ever since. Mr. Thielges is one of the most companionable of men, and by employes and citizens generally he is held in the highest esteem. In 1882 he was married to Miss Helena Kastlen, of Germantown, Wis. She is the daughter of John Kastlen, a farmer. They have two children, both sons, who have brought honor to their parents by their success in the industrial world. They are Charles W., an electrician with the Western Fuel Company, Milwaukee; and Fred, who is with the Wisconsin Central Railway Company in Chicago.

Albert Fuller Leavens, vice-president of the Rauser, Leavens & Kissinger Company, wholesale dealers in men's furnishings and knit goods, was born at Neenah, Wis., March 28, 1863. His father was Henry P. Leavens, a native of Vermont, and his mother was Miss Lucy J. Scofield, a Canadian by birth. The elder Leavens, like so many New Englanders, came west in an early day and settled in Neenah, where he engaged in the hardware business with a Mr. Clark, who had represented Wisconsin in the United States congress. After this partnership had continued for several years Mr. Leavens bought the business outright and conducted it alone until 1880, when he desired to go into a larger business and sold the hardware store in Neenah to move to Milwaukee, where he became the founder of the Milwaukee Bag Company, which is still one of the important business concerns of the city. Mr. Leavens was an excellent business man, and his investments v so successful and he prospered to an extent thai enabled him to retire from active life some years ago, and he is now enjoyin respite from business cares at Neenah. He is a stanch Republican, and has represented his county in the state assembl) : he has also held several important offices in his home town. Alberl Leavens is the oldest of four children born to these parent-. !li> educational advantages were received in the public schools of Neenah. After finishing his studies he was engaged in the drygoods business in his native town, but desired to seek his fortunes in a broader field and went to Chicago, where he was associated with the Storm Hill Dry Goods Company for ten years, filling various positions of trust, and only left that firm to accept a more advantageous position with the John V. Farwell Company. For two years and a half he was one of their trusted and confidential employes, but resigned to come to Milwaukee with the Goll & Frank Company. During the ten years Mr. Leavens was with this firm he became well acquainted with many of the well-known and prominent business men of the city; he held various positions of trust and was advanced many times, and while the firm lost one of their valued employes, it wished him success when he severed his connections in 1902 and united with Messrs. Rauser & Kissinger at their present location. Mr. Leavens is one of the newer type of business men, progressive, and with a watchful eye for the needs and demands of the market. The firm he is associated with handles the largest wholesale stock in its line in the Mis sippi valley, and is doing an immense amount of business. On April 23, 1898, Mr. Leavens was united in marriage with Mary Alice, the daughter of John \Yade, of Chicago. Her parent- were both natives of Ireland, who came to America some years ago, tir<t located in Hartford, Conn., but later moved to Chicago, and are still living there. Mr. and Mrs. Leavens have two children. Marie and Albert Wade.

August Stirn, the son of Phillip and Eleonara (Unverzagt) Stirn, was born March 17, 1826, in Biedenkopf, a romantic little city in Hesse-Darmstadt. His father was a state official - revenue collector - and also captain of the Landwehr. an organization similar to our state militia. One of his granduncles was a majorgeneral in the Hessian army. His relatives in the old country were high state officials, preachers and doctors. He received a high school education, and, upon reaching his fourteenth year, was invited to enter the naval service in Holland by an uncle, who was a captain in the Dutch army. This kind tender was declined at the instance of his mother, who had a mercantile career in view for him. In compliance with her wish, he was apprenticed to the Windecker Brothers, merchants at Giessen, whom he served until he had attained his eighteenth year. Having, from his boyhood, cherished fond dreams of a career in the land of Washington and Franklin, he now expressed a desire to emigrate to America, where his brother, Louis, had gone in 1833 and established himself in Baltimore, Md., as a piano manufacturer. Gaining the consent of his parents, he, in 1844, sailed from Bremer-Haven and landed in Baltimore, after a voyage of fifty days. Here he earned his first dollar, his mercantile apprenticeship in Giessen having netted him nothing beyond his bed and board. Though he had brought with him letters of recommendation from prominent firms in the old country, and though he also had some knowledge of the English and French languages, he failed to find employment in lines familiar to him. He now learned piano making in the factory of his brother, in which occupation he was very successful until a wider field of action found favor with him. Plaving acquired greater proficiency in the English language and a corresponding degree of mercantile experience, he was persuaded to serve his brother as a traveling agent. The trade of the house being mainly in the South, where there were few, if any, piano stores, he personally supervised the placing of instruments in the homes of well-to-do residents, with many of whom he was soon in friendly intercourse. At a later period he began manufacturing pianos in company with his brother, Daniel, an expert in that trade, who had come from Germany with his brother Ernst, and his sister Emma. Their business was transferred to Norfolk, Va., in 1856, where his brother-in-law, William Rohlfing, also a practical piano maker, became a partner. As the business was prospering to an extent that warranted him a vacation, he, in March, 1859, came to Milwaukee as the guest of his brother, Henry. Here he soon became acquainted with the leading men of the city, among them Carl Schurz, who had just moved in from Watertown, and with whom he was ever afterward on a friendly footing, though differing with him politically. On his return to Norfolk he found the people in a turmoil over secession. All business was at a standstill or completely broken up. His brother and his brother-in-law, being married men, immediately came North, leaving him to settle the business of the firm. He made Winton, in Hertford county, N. C., his headquarters, hoping to wind up the firm's affairs before the real trouble began, though in vain, as war was at once declared and almost every man in the South was forced into the army. Thus he, like all the others, had to suffer the consequences of that unnatural and horrible civil conflict. Impoverished but not discouraged, he came to Milwaukee in 1866, and engaged himself as clerk to his brother, Henry. Four years later he married Dora Koch, daughter of John and Sophie (Strahlendorf) Koch, and sister of John C. Koch, who afterward became maj'-or of the city. His wife carried on an extensive millinery business, supervising the store and the artistic work, whilst he devoted himself to the routine of bookkeeper, buyer, etc. This happy relation continued until the death of Mrs. Stirn, which occurred March 16, 1897, an affliction that weighed upon him so heavily that he disposed of the business and retired to private life. It was fortunate for Milwaul that Mr. Stirn became identified with her interests, both as a business man and an official. Me affiliated with clubs and other civic organizations soon after he became a resident of the city, through which he became known as a man of affairs. As a consequence of his growing reputation in this respect, he was called upon to -land for the aldermanship of the Second ward, then one of the more populous divisions of the city, and was elected, notwithstanding he had told the committee which informed him of his nomination that he would not spend a cent to attain the place. It was in this capacity that the writer of this sketch became acquainted with his public services. His foresight and initiative were remarkably evident through his aldermanship of seven years, when he declined a re-election to the position. He subsequently served in the schoolboard in the same public-spirited manner. As alderman the more conspicuous of the measures introduced by him were for the installation of a telegraph cable across Lake Michigan, between Milwaukee and Grand Haven, for the establishment of a nautical school under government supervision, for the erection of an exposition building, for the formation of a public museum, and for the purification of the Milwaukee river, in all of which he was successful, except the cable project, which failed through the opposition of the land lines by way of Chicago. The nautical school, which he had hoped would be located at Milwaukee, was in later years founded at, or near, Evanston, 111. His interest in providing -parks and public squares led him to advocate the purchase of Ouentin's park, now Schlitz park, when it could have been acquired for $24,000. Another of his projects was a park of seven and a half squares, between Wells and State and Fourth and Eighth streets. The owner of four of these squares had offered to sell them to the city for $80,000. When, in 1803, a bill was before the legislature to dispose of the so-called State Park in Oneida county, he sent a petition to that body protesting againsl the proposed transfer to private parties, and thus achieved defeat of the bill. While the project of a new city hall for Milwaukee was before the common council, he urged the purchase of the square north of its present triangular site, which could then have been secured at a cost of from $80,000 to $90,000. While not a profes sional reformer, he sought to abolish such questionable practices as the acceptance of gifts by aldermen from corporations ami contractors, and the street railway company's custom of furnishing aldermen with free passes. In lieu of the street railway privili the city was to provide each alderman with one hundred tickets annually. Among other resolutions introduced by him was one forbidding heads of the city departments and salaried officers to engage in business other than their official duties. He also secured the adoption of a resolution instructing the mayor to institute weekly conferences with the heads of the several municipal bureaus. Mr. Stirn's record as a school commissioner is also very creditable to him. His advocacy of safely constructed modern schoolhouses, with ample playgrounds, of manual training-, of kindergarten instruction, of libraries in the public schools, and of closets and baths, was earnest and insistent. Obstruction and delay but nerved him to greater endeavor. His public services were not entirely confined to local affairs. He framed a memorial to congress for the repeal of the compulsory legal-tender power and also appealed to the state legislature for biennial sessions of that body, for a general license law for cities, for uniform statutes for penal and charitable institutions, and for a general law for cities of over five thousand inhabitants. Mr. Stirn is still quite active despite his advanced years and their attendant infirmities. One of his many admirable traits of character is his intense loyalty to his adopted country. This we find fairly emphasized in the following sentences from one of his speeches : ''Although born in a foreign country, I am a true American. Germany I honor and respect as my mother, but America is my wife, for whom I would sacrifice all, life and honor - all but my God."

Adolph Paul Schulte, one of the most prominent residents of St. Francis, was born at Milwaukee on Oct. 22, 1846, a son of Victor and Veronica (Leity) Schulte. Both parents were born in Germany, the father in Westphalia and the mother in Baden. The father attended school in his native land until he was nineteen years of age and then emigrated to America with some relatives. He located first in Pennsylvania and there mastered the trade of carpenter, at which he worked until he came to Milwaukee. Here he established himself as a contractor and supervising architect, with offices on East Water street. He built the first swinging bridge across the Milwaukee river, and St. John's cathedral and many of the older Catholic churches of the city stand to-day as monuments to his skill as supervising architect. In 1857 he purchased a tract of land, some 100 acres in extent, in the town oi Lake, and three years later removed to it with his family. There he was actively engaged in general agricultural pursuits until the time of his death, which occurred in June, 1890. His wife passed away some twelve years prior to his death. Of the family of seven children born to the parents, four of whom were sons and three daughters, five survive. The father, during the latter years of his life, was an actve member of the Old Settlers' Club. Adolph Paul Schulte, the subject of this memoir, received his scholastic training in the Seventh district public and St. Mary's parochial schools, and for a time also attended a private school maintained by the congregation of St. Gall's church. At the age of fourteen he removed with his family to the farm, and his schooling was stopped. He remained with the family until some years after he attained his majority, and then became apprenticed to the trade of mason. When he had mastered the vocation he was variously engaged in the trade for a period of ten years, and then opened the general mercantile store which he now conducts so successfully. He has always been a stanch adherent of the principles of as postmaster, by appointment of the president. Me has also been the incumbent, at different periods, of the offices of supen isor, treasurer, and assessor of the town of Lake. Mr. Schulte is a devout Catholic in his religious belief. On Feb. 20, 1871, occurred Mr. Schulte's marriage to Miss Harriet Emerson, a daughter of George and Harriet (Martin) Lmerson, of the town of Lake. The children born to this union and the dates of their birth follow: Mary, May 10, 1873; Harriet, Oct. 20, 1875; Veronica, lulv is. [877; Annette, May 29, 1879; Leora, Oct. 17, 18K1 ; [osephine, Oct. 1 }. 1883; Georgiana, Sept. 17, 1885; Matilda, Dec. 11. [887; and Frances, Nov. 12, 1890. Five of the daughters are living at home and the others are married. Mr. Schulte is the grandfather of six children.

Michael Crowley, one of the trusted engineers of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Company, was bom in Queenstown, Ireland, Jan. 6, 1867. His parents, James and Mary (Denneen) Crowley, were both natives of Ireland and lived and died on the beloved isle, which also was the early home of our subject. What education he received during his youth was gained in Inland, but later learning, secured in the school of life, has given him a fund of knowledge of inestimable value in his important daily avocation. At the age of fifteen years he came to America to seek his fortune. His first home was in Milwaukee. Here, wishing to supplement his meager education received in his boyhood home, he resolved to attend night school, a determination which he has never regretted. His studies there, carried on with assiduous spirit, added t" his chances for success in the industrial world. Railroad life has claimed most of his energies since coming to manhood, and For a number of years he has been an engineer, to the eminent satisfaction of those above him. With, his family, he is a member of the Roman Catholic church. Mr. Crowley was married on April jo. 1900, to Miss Agnes Brady, daughter of James and Marguerite Brady. They have one son, James, born March 20. 1005. Tin' family home is at 2924 Mt. Vernon avenue, Milwaukee.

Ellis F. Ellis, a well-known and trusted engineer of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company, is a native of the Cream City, born there on Feb. 28, 1851), the descendant of a long line of sturdy Welshmen, as his parents, Ellis W. Ellis and Kathrine (Williams) Ellis, were both born and reared in Wales. The mother came to America when she was only twenty-one years of age and resided in New York city some time. The father landed in New York the same year as the mother, but came directly to Wisconsin, where he located in Waukesha comity. In W'ales Mr. Ellis had been a miller, but as there were few mills in Wisconsin at that early day, he worked at many different oc cupations for two years in Waukesha county before he came to Milwaukee to become a fireman on the Prairie du Chien railroad, which is now a part of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul system. Mr. Ellis was well educated and capable, and within a year was placed in charge of an engine, having the honor to be the first man who learned to run an engine in Wisconsin. Mr. Ellis was given charge of his first engine in 1852, and he ran No. 1, of that road for twenty years. At the close of this long period of service he resigned his position and moved to Columbia county, Wis., where he lived until his death, in 1892. Mr. Ellis was married twice ; William and Margaret were born by his first wife, and Ellis F. and Elizabeth Jane, now Mrs. Jones, were his two children by his second. Ellis F., the subject of this sketch, was reared in his native city, and received his education in the public schools of Milwaukee. After finishing school he entered the employ of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad and has served that company for twenty-seven years, during eighteen of which he has held the responsible position of engineer. He is one of the oldest and most trusted of the engineers the road employs, and stands high in the esteem of the company and his fellow employes. He has a kind heart and is ever ready to help the needy or cheer the downhearted. Mr. Ellis is a supporter of the Republican party. In 1884 he was united in marriage with Margaret Rowlands, of Fox Lake, Wis. Mr. Ellis is not a member of any secret societies, but belongs to the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. Mr. Ellis and his family are members of the First Welsh Presbyterian church of Milwaukee.

William J. Grant, of Milwaukee, president of the Grant Marble Company, was born in Rochester, N. Y., in 1850, a son of James and Calista (Pierce) Grant. His scholastic training was exceedingly limited, as both parents died before he was nine years of age and left him to fight his own way in the world. He is of Scottish descent, and his heritage of perseverence and industry has stood him in good stead in the battle of life. ' For several years he engaged in any labor that was honest and would bring him a livelihood. In 1872 he came to Milwaukee and secured a clerical position in the freight department of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad. He remained with the railroad for a period of four years, and in 1876 he entered the employ of Davidson & Son, architectural marble workers. This connection continued for a period of eleven years, and at the end of that time Mr. Grant, in connection with Le. and William Le. Breese, of Portage, Wis., purchased the business and from 1887 to 1893 the company was known as Grant & Breese, and was located at Fourth and Fowler streets, where the Kalamazoo Knitting Company is now operating. In 1893 he purchased the interests of his partners in the business and incorporated it as the Grant Marble Company, under which name it has since been doing a very large business. In 1897 it again became necessary to greatly enlarge the plant and it was moved to the Menomonee valley, at Twenty-seventh and Canal streets, where it is now located. Reared in the school of hardship and privation, Mr. Grant brought to bear all those traits of enterprise and frugality which necessity had taught him, and which have made him successful in everything he has undertaken to do, and his every advancement has been the direct resull of his own effort. In 1880 Mr. Grant was united in marriage to Miss Bebb, a daughter of David O. Bebb, of Cincinnati. Ohio. To this union were born two children: Robert L., deceased, and Alice M .

Carl A. Swigart, the popular cashier of the Bucyrus Company, of South Milwaukee, was born at Cowling Green, Ohio, [line 24, 1879, being the son of Joseph R. and Augusta .M. (Sweeny) Swigart. The father was a native of Pennsylvania, born therein 1840, and the mother was born a year later at Bucyrus, Ohio. The elder Swigart came west and settled in Ohio, where he married. He was a lawyer, and some years after his marriage mo to Toledo, Ohio, and engaged in the practice of his p -ion.

He became one of the prominent lawyers of that city and continued to reside there until he died in 1891, the same year that his helpmate also passed away. Carl received his elementar) education in the public schools of Toledo and finished in the high school. He determined upon a commercial career, seeing a greater future in that line than any other. Within a short time he became associated with the Bucyrus Company of South Milwaukee, in the capacity of assistant time-keeper. From 1899 to 1905 he occupied this position, and his services proved so efficient thai the company advanced him to general cashier, which position he has retained to the present time. Mr. Swigart is one of the progressive and rising young business men of Milwaukee, and since his residence there has made many friends. On June 5, 1902, Mr. Swigart married Jessie, the daughter of George and Jessie (Ashley) Ambridge, wellknown residents of Milwaukee. Mrs. Ambridge was the daughter of Rev. Wiliam Bliss Ashley, and Mr. Ambridge was connected with the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company. Mr. and Mrs. Swigart have one child. Mary Ashley.

Stephen A. Granger is one of the younger generation of active business men in Milwaukee, engaged in the realty business, lie was born in Milwaukee on March 9, 1870, a son of Stephen \Y. and Eliza (Bennett) Granger, the former born in New York -late in 1839 and the latter in the same state in 1841. The father was [or thirty-five years one of the prominent attorneys of the city. The mother came to Milwaukee when she was but two years <>i - and her parents purchased land in what is now one of the most valuable parts of the city for a dollar and a quarter an acre. Stephen A. Granger, the subject of this review, attended the public schools of Milwaukee, and when he had completed the prescribed course in the high school, he matriculated at the Universit) of Wisconsin at Madison. In 1891 he was graduated at the law department of that institution with the degree of Bachelor ><i Laws and retun to Milwaukee. His present business has occupied him since 1901, and ever since its inception he has been mi is1 successfully manaj the business. As a whist player Mr. ( danger is well-known all over the Northwest, and he is the present incumbenl of the office retary of the Milwaukee Whist Club. Politically he is an adherent of the tenets of the Republican party, but has never soughl public office. His religious associations are with the Baptist church. Mr. Granger's later life has been saddened by the death of his wife, which occurred several years ago, leaving him a son, Howard E. Granger, now in his ninth year.

Edgar E. Farrington was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., Sept. 15, 1858, the son of James B. and Clara D. Farrington, the former of whom was born at Rochester, N. H., and the latter at Bridgeton, Me. The parents came west in 1854, locating for about one year in Chicago, whence they moved to Fond du Lac and from that place in 1859, they moved to Milwaukee and lived there the remainder of their lives. The father was a physician and served as a surgeon in the Civil war for three years, but died after its close. The mother is still living, she having taught for thirty-two consecutive years in the public schools of Milwaukee. They were the parents of two children. Edgar E. was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee and later took a course in the Spencerian Business College. After leaving school he spent three years learning the trade of a machinist. In 1892 he entered the employ of the O. L. Packard Machinery Company, as a buyer, and has remained with the company in the same capacity ever since. On March 9, 1897, Mr. Farrington was married to Miss Eleanor M. Krause, daughter of Charles and Christian A. Krause, old settlers in Milwaukee who came from Germany years ago. They have one child, Ethel E. In politics Mr. Farrington votes the Republican ticket, and in religion he and his wife attend the Methodist Episcopal church.

Ralph M. Friend, investment broker and member of the Charles Schley Company, was born in Milwaukee, Wis., Aug. 12, 1864, the son of Henry and Frances (Samuels) Friend, the former of whom was born in Bavaria, Germany, and the latter in England. The father came to America in 1840, and after spending a few years in the East, located in Milwaukee. The mother came to America about 1852 and located in New York, later coming to Wisconsin as the wife of Henry Friend. He established a wholesale clothing house in Milwaukee under the name of Henry Friend & Brothers, which was afterward incorporated under the firm name of Friend Brothers Clothing Company. He continued in this business until his death, May 7, 1875, when he with his wife was drowned off the Island Scilly on the steamer Schiller. His brothers have continued in the business and the firm is still in existence. Henry Friend was a very successful business man and was regarded as one of the most prominent in Milwaukee in his time. He was president of the Temple Emanuel, a reformed Jewish church. They were the parents of eleven children, six of whom are living. Ralph M. Friend received his education at the Seventh ward school and at Markham's Academy. He left school thirty days before his graduation, in 1880, and went to Colorado. Later he went to Cheyenne. Wyo., and from there to Laramie county, where he engaged in cattle raising. In 1883 he sold his ranch in Laramie county to the Milwaukee & Wyoming Investment Company, headed by Alexander Mitchell, David Ferguson, John Johnson and Peter McGeogh.

After disposing of his ranch he located a1 the head of Gi river in Wyoming and remained there until [903. He then returi to Milwaukee and engaged in the brokerage busim a pari in the Charles Schley Company, one of the oldest brol in the Northwest. On April 30, [903, Mr. Friend was married to Mrs. Julia C. Kipp, formerly Miss Weide, daughter of Henrj and Josephine (Nunnemacher) Weide, of Milwaukee. Her lather is now deceased, but the mother is still living. The} ha\ In politics Mr. Friend is an adherent of the Democratic part) and was a member of the Democratic State Central Committee in Wyoming. He stands very high in Masonry, having been a charter member of the Wyoming Consistory; a charter member of the Korean Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine; and 1- a Thirtysecond degree Mason. He is also a member of the 1 >eutscher Club and of the Woodlawn County Club.

Charles Edgar Albright, M. D., prominent in Milwaukee for many years as a physician and later as a solicitor for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, was horn in Dancyville, Tenn., on Jan. 1, 1867. He is a son of George X. and Barbara (Thompson) Albright, both natives of North Carolina who spenl most of their lives in Tennessee. The mother died in [877, leaving a family of six children, five of whom are still living. The father, at the outbreak of hostilities in the Civil war, enlisted in the Seventh North Carolina infantry of the Confederate army. Me served in all the battles of the war in which his regiment was engaged, including the first battle of Bull Run and the Wilderness fight. At the battle of Bull Run he came within a few yards of the guns of the Third Wisconsin. Toward the close of the war he was captured and remained for several months a prisoner in the Federal prison at Johnson's Island, in Lake Erie. off the coast of Ohio. Before he was captured he had been made a second lientenant, and as such was mustered out of the Confederate service. After completing his preliminary scholastic training in the common schools in the vicinity of his home. Dr. Albright entered Rush Medical college to obtain his professional education, ami graduated there in 1889. After two years of practice as an interne in the Presbyterian hospital, he became connected with the medical department of the Northwestern .Mutual Life Insurance Company and removed to Milwaukee. He remained with the company in this capacity until 1903, and then resigned to spend a year in study ami travel in luirope. Upon his return from abroad he again entered the employ of the Northwestern Mutual, this time a- a solicitor, and -as such has been since actively engaged in and about Milwaul Fraternally the Doctor is a Thirty-second degree Mason ami a noble of the Mystic Shrine. Me belongs to the Milwaukee Club, the Milwaukee Country Club, the Deutscher Club. Town Club, the University Club of Milwaukee, the Midway ami University clubs ..f Chicago, and the Union Club of Cleveland. Me was formerly a Democrat in his political faith, but since Cleveland's last term he has been allied with the Republican party. Me and his family communicants of the Emanuel Presbyterian church. On Nov. 21, 1899, Dr. Albright was united in marriage to Miss Laura Uihlein, daughter of Henry and Helena (Kreutzer) Uihlein, both pioneers of Milwaukee. Mr. Uihlein has, for the past thirty years, been president of the Schlitz Brewing Company. To Dr. and Mrs. Albright have been born two daughters, Lorraine and Marion.

John William Peterson Lombard, president of the Milwaukee Clearing House Association and of the National Exchange Bank of Milwaukee, was born at Truro, Barnstable county, Mass., on Aug. 3, 1849. He is a son of Lewis Lombard, whose life extended from 1 801 to 1879, and his wife, Sarah (Gross) Lombard, who was born in 1805 and died in 1856. Mr. Lombard is directly descended from a line of patriots, being eighth in descent from Rev. John Mayo, of Massachusetts, and Nicholas Snow and William Lumpkin, of the same state ; seventh in descent from Gov. Robert Treat, of Connecticut, and Gov. Thomas Roberts, of New Hampshire ; and sixth from Lieut. James Lewis, of Massachusetts, all of whom participated in the Colonial wars. Another ancestor, David Snow, fought at Ticonderoga under Ethan Allen. John W. P. Lombard, the subject of this review, attended the common schools and a private academy at Truro and graduated at the high school of Somerville, Mass. His career as a banker started as a messenger in the Fifth National Bank of Chicago, and at the end of ten years he was paying teller of the National Bank of America, at Chicago. In 1874 he removed to Marinette, Wis., and between that year and 1891 served as cashier and vice-president of the Stephenson Banking Company and the Stephenson National Bank. In the latter year he came to Milwaukee to accept the second vice-presidency of the National Exchange Bank, and has since, for various periods, filed that office, the first vice-presidency, and the presidency of the institution. The latter position he still holds, and in 1906 was elected president of the Milwaukee Clearing House Association. In his political relations Mr. Lombard is affiliated with the Republican party, but has never aspired to become an office-holder. He is a life member of the Wisconsin State Historical Association, and is one of the trustees of the Milwaukee-Downer College. Socially he is identified with the Milwaukee, the Town, the Milwaukee Bankers', the Milwaukee Country, the Milwaukee Athletic, and the Milwaukee Yacht clubs. On June 24, 1875, Mr. Lombard was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Josephine Brown, a daughter of Jonas and Anne (Case) Brown, of Milwaukee. Two children were born to bless this union : Edmund Burke, who died in infancy, and Marinette, now Mrs. Richard S. Powell, of Iron Mountain, Mich.

Lester L. Carr, one of the substantial citizens of Milwaukee, was born in Jonesville, Hillside county. Mich., on June 27, 1843. He is a son of DeMott and Harriet M. Carr, the former of whom was born in Arlington, Pa., on Oct. 16, 1814, and the latter in Rutland, Vt, on Aug. 24, 1817. Mr. Carr received his educational advantages in the common schools and at Wayland Academy of Beaver Dam. One year before he graduated, when he was but nineteen years of age, he enlisted in Company EC, of the First Wisconsin cavalry. His enlistment was in August, [862, and on Christmas day of the same year he was honorahlv discharged because of physical incapacity. He returned to Milwaul and for several months was unable to walk without crutches, bu1 when he was sufficiently recovered he engaged in pedagogic work and for three years taught school in different parts of the state. In i he matriculated at the Spencerian Business College and laid the foundation for a business career. When he had completed the course in that institution he became an inmate of the old soldiers' home on West Water street until he secured office employmenl with the Judd & Hiles Manufacturing Company on West Water street. Since that time he has been employed in office capacities with many of the large corporations and other firms in the city, and at the present time is office manager for the Modern Specialty Company, 60 to 64 Nineteenth street. In his political relations he is a Republican, and during Republican administrations, for eleven years, he was deputy in the office of the internal revenue collector in this city. In his church relations he is a Universalist, and is one of the most devout and zealous communicants of that church. On Dec. 4, 1873, Mr. Carr was united in marriage to Miss Elizabeth P. Plankinton, daughter of Thomas and Sarah (Camby) Plankinton, both natives of England. To this union has been horn one daughter, Edith E.

James M. Clark. - The great Northwest, the veritable "land of opportunity," has developed a race of business men that challenges admiration. The subject of this sketch is one of these men. Starting at the bottom of the ladder, he has climbed from its lov round to a prominent place among the business men of Milwaukee bv his own unaided efforts, added thereto bv strict honesty, inteerrity, and an unflinching determination to succeed. James M. Clark, the subject of this review, was born at Clark's Mills. Manitowoc county, Wis., August 20, 1870. His parents were Bernard and Kathreen (O'Connor) Clark, who were natives of Ireland. Like many of the capable sons of the Emerald Isle, the elder Clark immigrated to the United States and located in Wisconsin, where he established his home and reared his family. He took up land, cleared it. and engaged in farming, and met with an honest reward for his toil. James was reared on the family homestead and attended the public schools of Clarks Mills for eight years. After leaving school he worked on his father's farm, but desiring a larger field for his activities he left home and learned structural iron work. He paid strict attention to his work, and with the reputed cleverness of the Irishman, soon had mastered all its intri< From workman he was advanced to supervisor, and Erom that to superintendent of the contracting work proper. Mr. Clark had the honor to be in charge of the construction of the west win- ><i the new state capital at Madison, Wis., the only part of the building that was not destroyed by the fire of 1904. After acting a- superintendent of construction he decided to work for himself and be- came established as a general contractor in Milwaukee in 1908. Mr. Clark is well known in the city, and he is meeting with most marked success in his business. On May 2, 1893, he married Ellen, the daughter of Michael and Mary A. (Curley) Rogers, residents of Appleton, Wis. Two children have been born to bless this marriage : Raymond, aged twelve, and Percival, one year younger. Mr. Clark and his family are members of the Catholic church, in which they were raised, and Mr. Clark is a member of the Knights of Columbus. In politics he is a staunch supporter of the policies of the Democratic party.

Adam Hanst, one of the most prominent among the bakers in Milwaukee, was born in Hesse-Darmstadt, Germany, on Aug. 22, 1848, and is a son of Adam and Margaret Hanst. The parents were both born in Germany and came direct to Milwaukee from that country in 1880. The father embarked in the bakery business soon after his arrival and was engaged in that business for a good many years. He has now retired from active participation in business, but still owns the property upon which he conducted his business. Mr. Hanst, the subject of this review, received the limited education afforded by the common schools of his native land. Since coming to Milwaukee he has conducted a modern, clean bakery, and the quality of his output has become quite renowned throughout the city. Schooled in hardship and privation, he learned thoroughly the necessity of thrift and industry, and in his business efforts he has brought to bear all the essentials of these qualities. In political matters he is a Republican, but never found the leisure to devote to becoming a candidate for offices of public trust. He is a devout communicant of St. Matthew's church. On Feb. 22, 1875, Mr. Hanst was united in marriage to Miss Eva Schwin, a daughter of George and Margaret Schwin, of Germany. The children born to this union are Lewis, aged thirty-two, city mail carrier; Frieda, aged twenty-six; Ella, deceased; Hulda, aged twenty-two; August, aged twenty-one and who is a jeweler in business on Third street; Delia and Anna, twins, aged seventeen; and Catherine, fourteen years of age. Lewis is the only one of the children who has married, and he now has a daughter, Margaret, six months old.

Fred H. Dorner, a well-known and capable mechanical engineer of the city of Milwaukee, was born in this city on June n, 1881. He is a son of John Adam and Elizabeth (Koelner) Dorner, the former of whom was born in Germany on May 7, 1836, and the latter in I'tica, N. Y., on Aug. 6, 1846. The father, who came to .Milwaukee in 1843. while it was still a village, was for various periods engaged in the wood business, as a general contractor, and 1 an inspector for the city water department. When the dark cloud of war overhung the horizon of national unity he enlisted as 1 private in Company E of the Twenty-fourth Wisconsin infantry, 'Milwaukee Regiment." The company was mustered hi 1 United States service in August, 1862, and with the remainder of the regiment left the state the following month At

Covington, Ky., the Twenty-fourth was assigned to the Thirtyseventh brigade, Eleventh division. It was first under fire at the battle of Perryville, and the brigade commander commended the valor of the men in making his report of the engagement. At the battle of Stone's River, where the Twenty-fourth was heavily engaged, it lost 175 in killed, wounded and prisoners. At Chickamauga it sustained a loss of 105, and at Missionary Ridge it took a prominent part, ascending the hill under a heavy lire and carrying the Confederate position on the crest. It was one of the' regiments that helped to raise the siege of Knoxville. John A. Dorner participated in all these engagements with his company, and at the end of two years of service was honorably discharged. He was also a member of the first volunteer fire department in the city. His death occurred in 1906, and besides his widow he left the following children: John Adam, Jr., Lillian Mae, Ida Josephine, and Fred Harry. The eldest child, John Henry, died in infancy. Fred H. Dorner, the subject of this review, received his preparatory education in the public and high schools of Milwaukee, and when he had completed his course in the latter institution he matriculated in the engineering department of the University of Wisconsin. In June, 1905, the faculty granted him the degree of Mechanical Engineer, and he entered the employ of the Allis-Chalmers Company as a draughtsman. After working as draughtsman in the various departments he was given charge of the Steam Turbine Experimental Department. Subsequently he severed that association to become chief draughtsman for the Byler Manufacturing Company. He soon rose to the position of mechanical engineer, which he now fills with quite as much credit to the wisdom of the officers in selecting him as to his own. Mr. Dorner is independent of party affiliation in his politcal belief, preferring to exercise his right of suffrage as his conscience and judgment dictate rather that at will of party leaders. His professional relations include membership in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the Engineers' Society of Milwaukee, and the Association of Engineering Societies. Mr. Dorner is not married.

Berthier George Ellsworth. - Among the well-known business men of Milwaukee is Berthier Ellsworth, the subject of this brief review. He is a native of Iowa, born at Iowa Falls, June 4, i860, the son of Orlando and Julia (Wentworth) Ellsworth. The father was born in New York state in 1813, and answering the call of the West came to Wisconsin in 1838. locating in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county, where he took up land. The old homestead is still preserved. Subsequently Mr. Ellsworth moved to Iowa, where his son was born. When this great country was rent by the struggles of the Civil war, Mr. Ellsworth answered the call for volunteers and enlisted in Company K, Twenty-fourth Wisconsin, and served through the years of bloodshed and strife. Not alone did the father go to the front, but his fourteen-year-old son, E. S. Ellsworth, also enlisted as a drummer boy and followed the flag of his country into the midst of screaming shot and shell, serving gallantly and true the country of his birth. Berthier, our subject, received his educational training at the Milwaukee Academy, and after leaving school engaged in the grain business in 1887. Since 1888 he has been connected with L. Bartlett & Son Company. He was advanced from one position of trust to another as he learned the different branches of the business. Mr. Ellsworth is a member of the Board of Trade and is one of its prominent members. For two years he served as vice-president, and subsequently two years, as president of that organization. Mr. Ellsworth has held various positions with his company, and some years ago was elected president, which position he still holds. He has been a member of the Wisconsin National Guard, a private in Battery A. He was advanced to the position of corporal, and after the expiration of his term of service was mustered out of the service with honor in 1892. Mr. Ellsworth is a Republican in politics, and takes an active interest in the party, but his busy life has never permitted him to take any part in political campaigns. He is well known in the social circles of the Cream City, is a popular member of the Milwaukee Athletic Club, the Blue Mound Country Club and the Yacht Club, and he is a member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. He is also a Thirty-second degree Mason, a member of Wisconsin Consistory and of Tripoli Temple. In 1892, Mr. Ellsworth was married to Mary Vance Dawson, the daughter of Alfred Dawson, of Milwaukee. They have three children : Blanche Emma, A. Dawson, and Josephine J., who are all" at home.

Louis Pierron, one of the public-spirited and prominent citizens of the town of Milwaukee, is a native of Wisconsin, descended from a long line of sturdy German-French ancestors. He wras born in the town of Milwaukee on Sept. 23, 1870, the son of William Pierron, Sr., who is also a native of Milwaukee county, born Sept. 17. 1840. and Martha (Mantz) Pierron, who first saw the light of day in Germany on Sept. 17, 1853. The father, William Pierron, Sr., reared a family of eight children: Louis, the subject of this sketch; William, Jr., who is a miner in Nevada; Otillie ; Henry, also a miner in Nevada ; Elsa B., the wife of G. E. Rothweiler, of Billingham, Wash. ; Alma, the wife of Otto A. Jacobi, an alchemist of Denver, Colo.; Martha M., a teacher in the Milwaukee public schools, and Richard, the principal of a school at Bellingham, Wash. William Pierron, Sr.. lived in Milwaukee until he was seventeen years 01 <-. with Charles Herman, his step-father, who ran a store at 552 East Water street. After leaving the city Mr. Pierron worked in, and later conducted, the Silver Springs Mills in the town of Milwaukee From 1866 to 1888, assisting in the manufacture of starch and In 1S88 he embarked in the grocery and saloon business on his own behalf at the corner of North avenue and Third street. In [89] he was able to dispose of his business interests profitably. and for thirteen years was city collector for the Cream City Brewing Company. Mr. Pierron always took an active interest in politics, lie represented the Fifteenth district in the state legis- lature in 1881 and had the honor to represent his constituents in the same body in 1891, from the Sixth district. Air. Pierron was chairman of the town of Milwaukee in 1877 and also in 1883. He has now retired from active life and lives at 736 Holton street, Milwaukee. Louis Pierron's maternal grandfather was a brick manfacturer in Germany, who came to Milwaukee in 1855 an<^ settled on a farm on the Port Washington road, and at the same time worked in the Lake Shore brick factory. He met his death by an accident. Louis, our subject, was named after his grandfather, who formerly conducted a general store, during Juneau's time, in Milwaukee. He was reared on his father's farm in the town of Milwaukee, and attended the public schools of the town, and later the schools of the city of Milwaukee, and a private school. He was an ambitious young man, and in 1887 assumed a half interest in a flour-and-feed store, in partnership with George Scholler. at 936 Third street, where Mr. Scholler is still in business. Two years after starting in business, Mr. Pierron's father came to Milwaukee and Louis disposed of his interest in the feed store to become a partner with his father, at the corner of North avenue and Third street. In 1891 he became a collector and salesman for L. M. Pierron, an uncle, wrho is located at 33 Johnson street. A year later he went into the repair department of the Board of Public Works and the Board of School Directors, and he remained in the employ of the city for eight years, rendering faithful and devoted service. Mr. Pierron has always liked the country, and in 1901 he returned to his father's old place in the town of Milwaukee, where he has introduced many improvements and is now engaged in general farming and as a breeder of poultry. Mr. Pierron is a staunch Republican in politics and takes an active interest in the questions affecting the welfare of the community. He is now serving his third term as justice of the peace and school clerk, which office he has held since 1904, and his present term will not expire until 1910. Mr. Pierron has won the esteem and confidence of his friends by his sound judgment and kind heart, and he is one of the substantial and honored citizens of his district.

Paul Peter Chrzan, assistant pastor of St. Josaphat's Catholic church, in Milwaukee, was born at Posen, Polish-Prussia. Jan. 24, 1875, and is tne son °f John and Veronica (RewolinskO Chrzan, both natives of the same place, and both now residents of Milwaukee, the former born in 1835 and the latter in 1837. They are the parents of six children - three sons and three daughters - of whom all except one, who lives on a farm in Kewaunee county, are residents of Milwaukee. Rev. Father Chrzan obtained his early education in his native land, attending the parochial schools until he was twelve years of age. At that time, 1887. he came to the United States with his parents, the family locating in Milwaukee. Until he was about seventeen years of age he wrorked as a common laborer, and then learned the carpenter's trade, at which he worked some two years. All the time he was studying and reading as opportunity afforded, in order to fit himself to enter college, which he did at the age of nineteen years, taking a course in Mt. Calvary College, near Fond du Lac, and later entering St. Francis Seminary for his theological training. He was ordained by Bishop Messmer, Dec. 8, 1905, and said his first mass on Dec. 10, followin-, at St. Cyril Methodius, Milwaukee. There being at that time no vacant place in the diocese, he was sent by the archbishop to the Holy Trinity church, Chicago, where he remained for eleven months, and at the end of that time he was recalled to Milwaukee as assistant pastor of St. Josaphat's church, which is elsewhere described in the sketch of the pastor, Rev. Joseph C. Knitter. Father Chrzan's case is a remarkable one in many respects. Beginning life as a laborer, he attained to the dignity of the priesthood at the age of thirty years, and within a year of his ordination was appointed to his present responsible position in the largest Polish church in the Northwest. He thoroughly understands the needs, desires and aspirations of the people with whom he has to deal as pastor, and with many of whom he was a fellow laborer but a few years since. He is doing an excellent work among this people, and is greatly beloved by his parishioners, as is also his superior in ofhee, Rev. Joseph C. Knitter. Father Chrzan's father, before his immigration, was a soldier in two wars, the Austro- German war of 1864 and the Franco-Prussian war of 1871, and he was engaged throughout the whole of both conflicts, participating in the battle of Metz, and many other important engagements, being confined to the hospital for four months. He is entitled to a pension for services rendered in these wars, but has declined it.

Richard Joseph Smith, chancellor of the archdiocese of Milwaukee, of the Catholic church, a man of unusual intellectual and spiritual attainments, prominent in the councils of his church, is a native of the state to which he has given the work of his life. His father, John Smith, was born in Monaghan, Ireland, in 1808, and came to the United States in 1843, locating in the town of Willow Springs, La Fayette, Wis. He was a linen-weaver in his own country, hut after coming to America was engaged in the occupation of farming. Following the trail of the "Forty-niners," he went to California in 1852, remaining two years there in the gold mines, but returned to his farm near Darlington and spent the rest of his long life in agricultural pursuits. He died in 1905, having attained the great of ninety-seven years. His wife, whose maiden name was Mary Woods, was also born in Monaghan, Ireland, in 1840, and is still living. She came to this country with her family in 1852, and lived in Brooklyn, X. Y., for three years, coming west to La Fayette county, in [856, and there meeting her husband. Rev. Richard J. Smith was born near Darlington, La Fayette county, Wisconsin, April 4, 1862. II' attended the district schools of the town of Willow Springs until he was fifteen years of age. when he was sent to St. Francis' Seminary, and In- was there nine years in preparation for his work. He was ordained to the priesthood on June 21, 1886, and officiated at his i on June 26, following, at St. Mary's church, Darlington, Wis. Ilis firsl work as a pastor was at Gratiot, Wis., where he re- mained for a year and a half, and he then came to St. Francis Seminary as a teacher of English literature, canon law, Greek, and Christian doctrine, remaining- as a leading professor of the institution for seventeen years. Since July 1, 1905, he has been the chancellor of the archdiocese, and as such acts as judge in the matrimonial court, has charge of the cemeteries, and performs whatever other duties are assigned him by the arch-bishop. His office is largely that of a confidential advisor, and the duties connected with it are often of a delicate and intimate character which can be performed only by a person of wisdom, tact, and nobility of character. That Father Smith is eminently fitted for the tasks of his office is conceded by all who have the good fortune of his acquaintance. He is a man of strong, yet winning, personality, and his long experience as a teacher and spiritual advisor of young men during the most critical period of their lives has given him a rare insight into human nature, and the methods of winning and holding confidences. His usefulness both as a member of his church and as a citizen of the metropolis of the state is as fully accorded outside the religious denominations to which he belongs as within.

Albert Joseph Lofy, the assistant rector of St. Michael's church, Milwaukee, was born in Richfield, Washington county, Wis. His paternal grandfather was one of the earliest settlers of that county and was engaged in farming. His father, William Lofy, also born 'in Washington county, on July 27, 1854, was a farmer, and very successful in his vocation. His death occurred on Nov. 2T), 1897. He married Mary Thielman, who was born in Coblenz, Germany, July 23, 1854, and came to this country with her parents at the age of five years. She is still living. Albert J. was educated first in the public schools of Washington county, and later in the parochial schools of Grand Rapids, Wis., entering St. Francis Seminary in 1895. He was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Messmer, June 18, 1905, and officiated at his first mass at St. Hubert's church, Hubertus, Wis. For a short period he was stationed at Monches, Waukesha county, at St. John's church, coming to his present work on Oct. 15, 1905, as assistant pastor, and he has since been so engaged. He is the director of the young men's sodality of the parish, and director of the dramatics in connection with the school, and some revenue is derived from this source for the parish. Rev. A. L. Lofy was an excellent student while in the seminary, and he takes up his work in the church in the same spirit of earnestness and conscientious endeavor.

Frank Nicholas Saur, M. D., 279 Third street, Milwaukee, is a native of Alsace, Germany, and was born on Nov. 19, 1863. His early education was acquired in his native land, where he was a student at the gymnasium, which corresponds to the high-grade classical schools which prepare students for university work in this country. After coming to America he was a student at the University of Valparaiso, Ind., in 1889, and subsequently the medical college at Keokuk, Iowa, in which he graduated in 1892 ; and he has since taken postgraduate work both in New York and Chicago Polyclinics and in

Germany. He began the practice of his profession in Racine, Wis., and in 1897 came to Milwaukee as lecturer in the Milwaukee Medical College on the diseases of the stomach. He has since resided in this cit\\ and beside his general practice gives particular attention to that line of professional work indicated above. He is a member of the medical associations of the city, county, state, and of the United States, and the rank which he takes among his professional brethren is commensurate with his thorough preparation for his work and the scientific spirit, characteristic of his nationality, in which he approaches it. In his religious belief he is moved by the modern liberal spirit, and in his politics supports the Republican party. On Sept. 14, 1892, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma L. Karney, daughter of Michael D. and Elizabeth (Roch) Karney, of Iowa, and to this union two children, Leo M. and Frederick K., have been born.

Charles A. DeDiemar, D. O., 1102 Chestnut street, Milwaukee, was born in Lockport, N. Y., July 4, 1847, an<^ is the son of Lewis and Eliza Jane (Edmonston), DeDiemar, the former a native of Paris, France, and the latter of Coltain, Ireland. The father was the son of a French baron, was a man of culture and education, followed the profession of law, and also acted for a time as superintendent of the Lake Shore railroad. The family lived in New York for some years previous to taking up their residence in Wisconsin, and they had eight children, of whom seven are now living. The father died in 1865 and his wife a few years later. Dr. DeDiemar served in the Civil war as a .landsman in the Illinois navy, and he enlisted on Sept. 17, 1864, serving on the United States steamers Robb, Louisville, and Great Western, being mustered out on March 2, 1865. His general education was obtained in the schools of Kenosha, and his professional life as a doctor of osteopathy is of comparatively recent beginning. He took the first course in the Columbian School of Osteopathy, Medicine, and Surgery, finishing in January, 1900, and more recently (1906) took another course at Kirksville, Mo. He has followed the practice of this school of treatment for disease for six years - one in Michigan and five in Milwaukee - with marked and gratifying success. In politics, Dr. DeDiemar is a supporter of the Republican party, and his religious faith finds expression by membership in the Christian church. He was married on Oct. 3, 1886, to Miss Ella R. Clay, of Benjamin, Mo., and the two children born to this union are James and Margaret.

Daniel B. Riley, M. D., is a leading practitioner of Medicine in the city of Milwaukee, where he also officiates as assistant surgeon at the Soldiers' Home and as a member of the staff of the Milwaukee Maternity Hospital. He was born at Doylestown, Columbia county. Wis., '>n June 19, 1879, son 0I James Edward and Mary (O'Keefe) Riley, both of whom were born in Franklin county. New York. The father enlisted on Aug. 8, 1864, as a private in the Second battery, Vermont light artillery, and joined the command at Port Hudson, La. II. officiated as blacksmith with this battery during the remainder - term of service, serving on garrison duty at Port Hudson until

July 7, 1865, The command then moved to Baton Rouge, and on July 9 proceeded home via Cairo, 111., arriving at Burlington on July 20, and was mustered out of service on July 31, 1865. Aboul [866 the parents of the subject of this review removed from New York state to Wisconsin and located in Columbia county, where the father followed the occupation of a wagon-maker and blacksmith until his death, which occurred on Feb. 27, 1883. Then the widow removed to Milwaukee, where she now resides, and of the seven children born to this couple. five are living. Dr. Riley received his early education in the public schools of Milwaukee, including a course in the high school, and in July, 1898, at the age of nineteen, he enlisted in Battery A, Wisconsin light artillery, for service in the Spanish-American war. He served with this command until the close of hostilities and then returned home. Deciding upon the medical profession as his life's work, after some preliminary reading he matriculated at the Wisconsin College of Physicians and Surgeons at Milwaukee, and graduated in that institution on May 1, 1905. During his last year in college he also served as interne at the St. Joseph Hospital. He then opened an office for the active practice of his profession and has since been continuously so engaged, his endeavors being crowned with very gratifying success. He was married on Jan. 11, 1908, to Miss Wniabel Schnur, of Butternut, Wis., daughter of Adam and Marie (Fleckinger) Schnur, both of whom are deceased. Adam Schnur came to Milwaukee as a child with his mother, and there he received his education and entered public life. For a time he edited a newspaper, espousing the cause of the Republican party, and for a number of years he officiated as the superintendent of the County farm, being quite prominent in political circles. Later he removed to Butternut, Wis., and there died in 1907, his wife having passed away on Aug. 17, 1903, and of the -eight children born to these parents, all are living. Dr. Riley is independent in his political views, and professionally has membership in the Phi Rho Sigma medical fraternity.

George Arthur Harper, Sr., a member of Robert Harper & Sons, interior decorators and general painting contractors, of Milwaukee, was born in that city on Sept. 23, 1875, son of Robert J. and Mary Ellen (Garlick) Harper. The father is also a native of Milwaukee, being born here in 1849, but the mother was born in Essex county, New York. The paternal grandfather of Robert Harper was a native of Kilmannock, Ayrshire, Scotland, and was a pioneer of Milwaukee, settling here in the late thirties. He founded the business now conducted by Robert Harper & Sons, in 1847, under the name of Harper Brothers, and under this title it was operated for twenty years, when it became Robert Harper & Sons, which designation it has born since 1872. Robert Harper, the grandfather, died in 1896, and Robert J., the father, died in 1904, at the age of fifty-five. The latter reared a family of four children: Robert H., deceased; George Arthur, James R. and Emma F., wife of E. W. Nicholson. Our subject was educated in the public schools of his native city and at the East Side high -.school. Later he was a student of architecture for six years, when, in February, 1901, he became a member of the firm of Robert Harper & Sons, which is one of the best-known firms in the city. On Sept. 21, 1904, he married Miss Margaret A., daughter of William Malloy, of Milwaukee, and they have two children, Donald Arthur and Virginia Margaret. Mr. Harper was a member of the Wisconsin National Guard, Light Horse Battery A, First artillery, from 1896 to 1898, and in the summer of 1898 the battery was sent to Oshkosh to quell a riot. On returning to Milwaukee it was at once ordered to prepare for duty in the volunteer service for the Spanish-American war, but after four, months the entire command was honorably mustered out at Milwaukee. The company was mustered into the Wisconsin National Guard, Oct. 18, 1898, with our subject as sergeant, and later he was promoted to stable-sergeant, a staff appointment, but he resigned from the service in 1900. He then became prominently identified with the organization of Camp Hugh J. McGrath, United Spanish War Veterans, serving as trustee for three years, and he is now serving his second term as commander of the camp. He served one term as assistant quartermaster-general of the Wisconsin department of the United Spanish War Veterans. He has been a delegate to nearly all of the Spanish War Veterans' conventions. In politics he is a Republican. The firm are members of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association, the Milwaukee Builders' Club and Master Painters' Association.

Bernard J. McMahon, a glass-worker of Milwaukee, who has won himself a high place among his fellow workmen by his efficiency and skill, was born in Jersey City, N. J., Feb. 10, 1866, a son of Bernard and Mary (Staff) McMahon. Both parents were natives of Ireland. The father came to America in the early fifties, and followed the vocation of cooper during all of his active life in this country. When he passed away, in 1872, leaving a family of three children - Bernard J., John M. and Sarah A. (now Mrs. L. L. Gage, of Scranton, Pa.) - he was the proprietor of one of the largest cooperage shops in Jersey City. Bernard J. McMahon was reared in Wayne county, Pa., where he lived for some years after his eighth birthday. His early educational training was received in the common schools of that county. He served his apprenticeship and mastered his trade at Honesdale, Pa., the process occupying a period of five years. In 1880 he went to Scranton, and labored at his trade until 1894. The following two years he spent at Fairmount, Ind.. in the gas belt, leaving there to go to Streator, 111., where he spent three years. In 1899 ne came to Milwaukee, and since that time he has been continuously in the employ of the Northern Glass-Works Company, with the exception of three years which he spent as traveling representative of the Commoner and Glass-Worker Publishing Company. In his religious belief he is affiliated with the Roman Catholic church, and his fraternal relations are with the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Modern Woodmen of America, and the Glass Bottle Blowers' Association. In politics he is an adherent of the principles of the

Democratic party and has done much valuable work for that organization. Mr. McMahon was united in marriage on Aug. i, 1893, to Jennie, daughter of Michael McFadden, of Scranton, Pa. Four children have blessed this union : Edwin, Marietta, Jennie and Bernard.

John J. McLinden, bridge-tender, living at 190 Michigan street, Milwaukee, is a native of Ireland, where he was born sixty-seven years ago, in the town of Lurgan, County Armagh. He has made his home in the city of Milwaukee since the year 1846, June 24, the date on which his parents and their large family of eight children arrived in the city, direct from Ireland. His parents were John and Mary McLinden, both natives of the Emerald Isle, where John, Sr., was a weaver before coming to America. He conducted a hotel in Milwaukee for many years, and both he and his wife died here. The only surviving members of the family are John J., the subject of this sketch, and his sister, Mrs. Rosa Donnelly. John J. obtained his education in the schools of Milwaukee, when still young became a sailor on the Great Lakes, and he followed this calling for a period of some twelve years. Mr. McLinden enjoys the unique distinction of being one of the few survivors of the illfated Lady Elgin, which was lost on Lake Michigan on Sept. 8, i860. Of the nearly 500 souls on board, only some eighty were saved and more than four hundred sank to a watery grave with the vessel. Of these eighty survivors, about twelve are now living. Nearly all those on board the vessel were from the city of Milwauke, and the terrible catastrophe cast a gloom over the whole city. The story of the terrible disaster has been often chronicled in story and song, and there are few people of middle-age today who cannot call to mind a vivid rcollection of the loss of the Lady Elgin. Mr. McLinden owes his life to the almost miraculous intervention of' Providence. He was one of a party of forty-eight who had taken refuge on a raft as the vessel was sinking, and this raft was later washed ashore some seventeen miles north of Chicago, at Winnetka. Of the forty-eight people on board the raft, only seven reached the shore in safety - five men and two women. They had been tossed about on the raft for fully eight hours at the mercy of the elements, and in waves that were running twenty feet high. The frail structure finally went to pieces, and those saved managed to cling to the floating pieces of debris and were washed ashore at different times and places; one of the two women saved was washed up clinging to a brick hod. Mr. McLinden was born and bred in the Roman Catholic faith and is a devoted son of the church. Lie was married late in life, June 12, 1906, to Mrs. Sarah Bryan, of Chicago, 111., and they have no children.

Joseph Kehrmann, one of the popular business men of Milwaukee, who has for some years represented the Fifth ward on the county board of supervisors, was born in the grand duchy of Nassau, Germany, Feb. 19, 1859, of German-Jew parentage. His father, Isaac, was also born in Xassau. where he was a prosperous merchant : his mother, whose maiden name was Barbetta Loewinsberg, was a native of the grand duchy of Hesse. Both parents lived their lives and died in their native country. They had a family of six children : Matilda, Leopold, Julius, Johanna, Joseph, and Augusta, of whom four are now living in Germany: Matilda is deceased, and Joseph, the subject of this sketch, came to the United States in 1882 and located in Milwaukee, which has been his place of residence ever since. Before leaving the Fatherland, Mr. Kehrmann spent three years of active service in the German army, from 1879 to 1882. His education was received in the public schools of his native place, and at the polytechnic high school, or Realschule, in Beiarich-on-the-Rhine. During his residence in Milwaukee he has been engaged in the mercantile and saloon business, and was also in the employ of the Miller Brewing Company for about two years, but during the past year he has not been engaged in active business pursuits. Mr. Kehrmann has always been a staunch adherent of the Democratic party, and for some years past has wielded an active influence in the local councils of that organization. His strength and popularity are well attested by the fact that he has served for six consecutive years as a member of the board of supervisors from the Fifth ward of the city, and is now vice-chairman of that legislative body. He is at the time of this writing his party's choice once more for the same office, and will doubtless be re-elected. In religious matters he conforms to the Jewish faith. He is a member of the veteran society of the Deutscher Landwehrmaenner Verein, and also belongs to the Fraternal Order of Eagles, of Milwaukee. He was united in marriage on Feb. 23, 1885, to Miss Ottilia Frase, a native of West Prussia, by whom he has had two children, Herbert and Esther, both of whom died in infancy. His place of residence is at Xo. 414 National avenue.

Warren D. Brinton was born at Wyandotte, Mich., Feb. 20, 1868, the son of Warren and Beulah (Tobey) Brinton, the father born in Connecticut on Aug. 16, 1825, and the mother in New York state, on Dec. 12, 1835. The father was a foundryman who came west to Missouri before the Civil war to follow his trade. At the close of the war a friend, who was managing the Ward Iron Works at Milwaukee, induced him to come to that city, in 1870, and secured for him the position of superintendent of the foundry. He settled in southeast Milwaukee, being one of the pioneer residents of that part of the city, now known as Bay View, and there he died. Our subject and his mother, to whom he is deeply devoted, still reside at the old homestead here, notwithstanding that his present business connections require most of his time in Chicago. The mother, our subject, and a daughter, Mrs. Albert Pickard, wife of the superintendent of the South Branch City Library, are the only survivors of the family. Our subject was educated in the public schools of Milwaukee, graduating from the Bay View high school, after which he attended Ralston University, Washington, D. C. At the age of sixteen years he began work in a modest position with the Illinois Steel Company, and with a genius for hard work and by well-directed energy he advanced step-by-step up and through the clerical department, and in a few years we find him superintendent of the company's large plant. Being a careful student of the steel trade in all its ramifications, and a trusted employe, he was sent to Pittsburg, Pa., where the company was opening up the manufacture of wire on an extensive scale, and here he remained two years. In 1904 he became auditor of accounts' for the International Harvester Company, of Chicago, where he is at present engaged, but Milwaukee is his domicile. He is a member of the Methodist Episcopal church, of the Young Men's Christian Association, the Republican party, and he takes a deep interest in athletics and physical culture in all its phases. He is a firm believer in the idea that the buoyancy and elasticity of youth may be carried far along into mature life through the medium of legitimate and simple out-door sports and exercises. Like many other sensible men he believes that too much rest means rust.

Emanuel E. A. Wurster, prominent in commercial life in Milwaukee as the secretary of The Falk Company, was born in Buffalo, N. Y., on March 11, 1861. He is the son of Gottlieb Martin and Rosena Kathrine Wurster, both of whom were born in Wurtemburg, Germany, in 1819. The father migrated to Buffalo in 1848, and in a very few years, by his industry and thrift, became a prominent miller of that city. Of the nine children born to him all died in infancy, with the exception of Emanuel E. A. He attended the public schools of Buffalo and completed his scholastic training by coming West, in 1874, to take a course of study at the Northwestern University at Watertown, Wis. He returned to Buffalo and secured employment as a bookkeeper. In 1880 he again came West and became associated with the Franz Falk Brewing Company, of Milwaukee. He severed his connection with that firm in 1894, and together with Herman W. Falk organized the Falk Manufacturing Company, of which concern he was elected secretary and treasurer. Later the corporation name was changed to The Falk Company, wdiich is today one of the largest steel foundry concerns in the Northwest. It is largely due to Mr. Wurster's enterprise and ability that it has attained its rank in the manufacturers' circles throughout the country. On Feb. 19, 1881, Mr. Wurster was united in marriage to Miss Nattie Schultz, of Watertown, Wis., the daughter of Carl W. Schultz, a merchant of that place. This union was blessed with two children, Envin Grover and Hattie S. Fraternally Mr. Wurster is prominent in Masonic life, being a Consistory Mason and a Noble of the Mystic Shrine. He is also identified with the Deutscher and Calumet clubs.

August Frederick Wallschlaeger, secretary of the trustees of the Milwaukee County Insane Asylum, wras born near Greifenberg, Pomerania, Germany, Oct. 9, 1835, the son of John G. and Maria (Brueggmann) Wallschlaeger, both natives of the same place. The father was educated in his native village, and after reaching his majority taught school. He was married in Germany and his five children were born there. He came to America in 185 1, arriving in Milwaukee on July 8. Fie made the trip from New York by the way of the Great Lakes. He taught in the German schools in the country near Milwaukee. The mother died in 1867 and he died in 1876, and both are buried in the Union Cemetery.

August Wallschlaeger was educated in the common schools and also in a private school in his native village. After coming to Milwaukee he studied in the public schools of that city in the summer time and taught in the country during the winter. In 1857 he obtained a position as a bookkeeper and clerk for Ott Brothers, grocers, and remained with them for four years. In 1861 he accepted a position as assistant bookkeeper for the John Nazro Hardware Company. In 1864 he was promoted to head bookkeeper for this firm. In 1869 he bought an interest in the John T. Lee Hardware Company, and acted as manager and bookkeeper until 1876. He left this company and became associated with his brother and a Mr. Sweigert until 1887. In 1888 he was appointed secretary for the trustees of the Milwaukee County Insane Asylum, which position he still holds. In politics he is a member of the Democratic party, and as a representative of that party served for four years (from 1872 to 1876) as alderman from the Second ward. He also served for two years as director of the board of education from the Second ward. In church affiliations he is a German Lutheran. On Sept. 3, 1863, he was married to Miss Augusta, daughter of Ernst and Louise (Schoelock) Zautcke, of North Milwaukee. She died on Feb. 21, 1908. They were the parents of eight children. Laura keeps house for her father; Lilly and Amanda are married and live in Milwaukee ; Edwin and Ernest are commercial travelers ; Lewis is in the employ of George Weazell, druggist, and the other two are Herbert and Arthur. In his younger days Mr. Wallschlaeger was a great club man, but he has gradually dropped them all to spend his time with his family.

Henry Mantz, a retired lumber merchant, and one of the most progressive business men, who has long been identified with the extensive lumber industry of northern Wisconsin and Michigan, is a native of Germany, born at Halsousan on June 8, 1845. He is the son of John and Dorothy Mantz, both natives of Germany, who came to the United States from the Fatherland in 1856. The father was a cobbler by trade, but when he came to Milwaukee county in the early days he took up land and ran a farm while conducting his trade. But two years had elapsed after the family were settled in their new home, with bright and happy prospects for the future, when the father was killed in a brick-yard near his home, leaving his wife with a growing family of ten children, of whom Henry was the eldest. He assumed the responsibilities of the head of the family and carried on the work of the farm until he was nineteen years of age. During the winter and at all the slack time in the farm work lie attended the public schools of Milwaukee county, and when some of the younger brothers were large enough to take charge of the farm, he went into the great pinery of northern Michigan to make his fortune. This boy, raised on a farm, was not afraid of hard work, and he went into the lumber camps near Man-

. Mich., where he learned lumbering at first hand, and after seven years' devotion and industry entered into lumber contractin- with Mr. Hanson. Mr. Mantz was a keen, far-sighted busi- ness man, and his business increased from year to year until he determined to enlarge it, and in 1890 he formed the Michelson & Hanson Lumber Company, of Lewiston, Mich., which company was incorporated in that state, with Mr. Michelson president ; Mr. Mantz, vice-president ; Mr. Alexander, secretary, and Mr. David Kneeland, manager and treasurer. In the year 1891 Mr. Mantz went to Lewiston, Mich., with a crew of men to clear away the timber for camps and also for the right of way for railroads to do their business in a logging way. He was the first settler in the town to engage in the lumber business and was also the first supervisor of the town. One year later he moved his family to Lewiston. and had the pleasure of seeing what was but a logging town spring up to a village with a population of 700. It was here that he gained most of his success in the lumbering industry. Ten years later Mr. Mantz moved his residence to Milwaukee and retired from active business, though he still continues to hold considerable interest in the lumber company. On March 26, 1873, ^ir- Mantz was united in marriage with Miss Mary Rightee, the daughter of Emil and Mary (Cooper) Rightee, of Manistee, Mich. Mr. Rightee was born near Montreal, Canada, where he was reared and learned the trade of blacksmith. Some years later he immigrated to the United States and located in New York, where he met and married Mary Cooper. After residing in New York he answered the call of the West and moved to Michigan, where he followed his vocation until his death, about forty years ago. Nine children have been made welcome in Mr. Mantz' family : Mary, the wife of George Cross, of Lewiston, Mich. ; William, who is engaged in the lumbering industry ; George, who is associated with his brother William, at Grayling, Mich. ; Elizabeth, at home ; Clarence, the agent for the American Express Company at Detroit, Mich. ; Martha, at home; Fred, who is employed as a shipping clerk in Milwaukee ; Arthur, who is associated with the Western LJnion Telephone Company ; and Harold, who is attending school. While living in Michigan, Mr. Mantz became a member of the Lewiston Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, which membership he still holds. The family are members and cordial supporters of the North Side Congregational church. Since coming to Milwaukee, Mr. Mantz and family have made many friends, and the younger members of the family are among the popular representatives of the younger social set of the city. John J. De Garis, deceased, one of the well-known and popular business men of Milwaukee for over a quarter of a century, was born in Milwaukee, on Dec. i<), 1858, and practically his whole life was identified with the city of his birth. He was the only son of Joseph and Catherine (Reilly) De Garis, the former of whom was born on the Isle of Guernsey, and the latter in Ireland. The father was a pioneer merchant of Milwaukee, coming to the city in 1856 and embarking in the grocery business on Prospect avenue. He retired from active business a year or two before his death, which occurred in the year 1892. John J. received an excellent education, first at a private school, then attended the Spencerian Business College, and finally he graduated from Marquette College. Milwaukee. Upon the completion of his college course he was taken into partnership by his father and the business was incorporated. In the year 1892 he sold out his interest in the company and embarked in the brokerage business. He followed this calling with great success and profit up to the time of his premature death, which took place on Aug. 20. 1901, when he was in his forty-third year. He was a man of genial and likable personality, free and easy in his intercourse with his fellow-men, and extremely popular with all who had the pleasure of his acquaintance. His early death, while in the prime of life, was sincerely mourned by a large host of warm friends, as well as by his devoted wife. Mr. De Garis was a lifelong Democrat in politics, and while he ever stood ready and willing to assist his friends in their political aspirations, he never sought public preferment on his own behalf. He was a sincere Catholic in his religious belief and a faithful attendant on St. John's Catholic Cathedral, Milwaukee. He was the organizer and prime mover in the organization known as the "Bon Ami." His marriage took place in Milwaukee on June 24, 1891, to Miss Marion MacDonald, daughter of James and Mary (O'Brien) MacDonald, residents of Milwaukee.- Her father, an employe of the Northern Pacific Railway Company, was born in Paris, 111. ; her mother was a native of County Mead, Ireland, and came to the United States with her parents when she was but three years of age, living first in Boston, Mass., and moving west into the State of Iowa during the early fifties. Mr. and Mrs. MacDonald subsequently moved to Milwaukee, where their daughter met and married Mr. De Garis. The widow now makes her home at No. nj1/* Fourteenth street, Milwaukee.

Fred J. Zautcke, R. F. D. No. 11, North Milwaukee, is one of the successful and prosperous farmers of Milwaukee county. He was born in the town of Granville, Milwaukee county, Feb. 20, 1865, the son of Fred A. and Joanna (Stark) Zautcke, who were natives of Germany. His paternal grandfather, Ernst Zautcke, immigrated to this country from the Fatherland in 1841, when his son, Fred A., was only three years old. The grandfather took up eighty acres of government land in Milwaukee county, and when Fred A. grew to manhood he bought 170 acres and established himself as a farmer. He took an active part in local politics, was school clerk, chairman of the town Republican committee, and was elected to the state legislature to represent his district in the state government. In addiion to his political life, he was a prominent figure in church circles, a member of the Lutheran church, of which he was trustee and treasurer for many years. Six children were born and reared on the homestead in Milwaukee county: Fred J., George, Mollie, Ellen, Laura, and Louisa. Fred J., the subject of this sketch, and the oldest child of the family, received his early scholastic discipline in the district schools of the town of Granville, and then atn<\ri\ the Milwaukee Academy for three years, for higher training. When his studies were finished he secured a position as messenger and clerk of the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Bank, of Milwaukee, hut nine months of the city was enough for this sturdy country boy and he returned to the loved home in the country, where lie has continued to reside. Mr. Zautcke lias improved his farm and introduced modern methods of farming in every branch of the industry. He is regarded as one of the most progressive farmers in the district where he resides. From time to time he has bought land, and to-day he has 250 acres of arable land and thirty acres of woodland. Mr. Zautcke has ever accorded an unqualified allegiance to the Republican party and been an active worker in the ranks in his town. He is assistant town clerk and has been the able and gracious clerk of the school board for eight years, filling that responsible position to the entire satisfaction of the school board and the residents of the town. He is affiliated with the Lutheran church, of which his family have been members for generations.