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

Fred C. Meyer, of Oakwood, Wis., is destined to be one of the progressive and successful farmers of Milwaukee county. He is a native of Wisconsin, born in the town of Oak Creek, Milwaukee county, Oct. 11, 1849, tne son °f Joseph and Anna (Rohr) Meyer, both natives of Germany, who immigrated to this country at an early date and located at Rochester, N. Y. Joseph Meyer was a carpenter of more than ordinary ability and worked at this trade until he came to Wisconsin in 1847, and here he purchased sixty-one acres of timber land in the town of Oak Creek, Milwaukee county. He cleared his land and was such a sucessful farmer that within a short time he bought more. Before he died he had 293 acres in his farm. Mr. and Mrs. Meyer reared a family of five children on their beautiful homestead: Mary, Joseph, John, Eliza, and Fred, the last named being the subject of this sketch. The father was a Republican in politics and took a deep interest in the affairs of the state during the early days. He was elected to the Assembly of the state in 1852 and was influential in passing some of the good laws of the state. Doth he and his wife were members of the Free Thinkers Association. His wife died May 4. 1888, and he Sept. 25, 1890. Fred, the youngest of the Meyer children, attended the public schools of the district in which he lived, and after his studies were finished he became a farmer. His farm increased in size to 144 acres, on which he has built a beautiful home and erected substantial farm buildings. He has cleared a great part of the land himself and is now interested in general farming, at which he is prospering. Like his father he is a stanch member of the Republican party and belongs to the Free Thinkers Association. He was married April 17, 1883, to Miss Selma A. Franke, of Oak Creek, the daughter of Charles and Johanna Fredareke (Koehler) Franke, who were natives of Germany, and who immigrated to the United States in the year 1850 and located in Milwaukee, where Mr. Franke and wife lived. Charles Franke served as a volunteer in the war of 1861, and after his return from the service he and his wife settled on a farm of 146 acres in the town of Oak Creek, where Mr. Franke lived the rest of his life. Mr. and Mrs. Franke celebrated their golden wedding in 1903, and two years later Mr. Franke died, survived by his wife and four children: Oscar, Ernest, Herman, and Selma, the wife of Fred C. Meyer. Four children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Meyer : Ella, Annette, Alfred, and Erma. All are graduates of the Oakwood high school, and Alfred is also a graduate of the short course in agriculture of the University of Wisconsin.

Capt. Frederick Pabst, deceased, was born in Nicholasreith, Germany, on March 26, 1836, the son of Gottlieb and Fredericka Pabst, both natives of Thuringen, Saxony, Germany. The father was one of the chief men of that locality, being a freeholder of sufficient land to make a considerable estate. In the summer of 1848, Gottlieb Pabst, imbued with a desire to come to America, and having friends in Milwaukee, sold his estate and brought with him his twelve year old son Frederick. The journey, especially the ocean voyage, impressed the boy most deeply. Gottlieb Pabst, after a residence of a few months in Milwaukee, decided to move his family to Chicago. In 1849, tne family met with adverse circumstances and it required the united efforts of all to earn a livelihood. The mother died shortly after the removal to Chicago, and Frederick, then a boy of thirteen, concluded he must be self-sustaining, and obtained employment in the old Mansion house, where he earned five dollars per month. He occupied this position for nearly two years and then received a similar appointment in the New York house. The memory of his ocean voyage and the prospect of the increasing lake commerce led to his determination to connect himself with lake-faring life. At the age of seventeen he obtained employment as a cabin boy on one of the Goodrich line steamers. From this position he rose, step by step, until in the year he had obtained his majority he was promoted to the captaincy of the old "Huron," the summit of his ambition. In 1862 Captain Pabst was married to Miss Marie Best, daughter of Philip Best, and this union was the turning point in his career. Deep as was his love for the lakes, his love for his wife was greater, and he finally decided to transfer all his interests to the brewing business of his father-inlaw. Investing all his savings and beginning at the very bottom of the ladder, he learned all the principles of brewing, and in a few years became master of every detail. The history of the advancement of the Philip Best Brewing Company is treated elsewhere in this work, but it should be said, however, that in the 3^ear 1889, in recognition of a quarter of a century of tireless effort, and by unanimous vote of the directors of the Philip Best Brewing Company, the name was changed to the Pabst Brewing Company. It was Captain Pabst who took the first steps to initiate the exportbeer trade in Milwaukee lager beer, which to-day exceeds that of any other city in the world. Captain Pabst. had not the advantage of schooling and thorough early training. He was one of the truest types of the self-made man and he developed a character of remarkable strength and individuality. His disposition was kindly, his manner charming, and his acquirement of wealth, which was steady and in later years extraordinary, did not deaden his sense of obligation to the world, to humanity or to man. In the many years in which he was engaged in the brewing business there never existed a public enterprise, an enterprise for the advancement of the city, a movement for the advancement of Milwaukee as an art center, or the advancement of education or charity, to which Captain Pabst was not a liberal contributor, either in active co-operation or in some handsome financial recognition. Among the works of a semi-public nature for which Milwaukee is indebted to Captain Pabst are the Pabst Theatre, the St. Charles Hotel, the Kirby House, the Shooting Park, Whitefish Bay Park, and the Pabst Building. The Wisconsin National Bank, one of the greatest financial institutions of the city, and of which he was president, is another of his creations. He never took an active part in political movements of any kind. Captain Pabst died Jan. 1, 1904, and is survived by his two sons, Gustave and Frederick, Jr., able successors to the great business which for so many years was carried on so successfully by their father.

Gerhard J. Kopmeier, prominent in commercial circles in Milwaukee, was born in that city on Jan. 28, 1861. He is the son of John T. and Maria A. Kopmeier, the former of whom was born in Oldenburg and the latter in Hanover, Germany. For several years he has served as treasurer of the Wisconsin Lakes Ice & Cartage Company, and as such has won a wide reputation as a keen, shrewd business man. He was reared in the Roman Catholic faith, and is to-day one of the devout communicants of the church of that denomination. On Nov. 13, 1883, Mr. Kopmeier was united in marriage to Miss Barbara Amann, daughter of Joseph and Annie Amann, of Milwaukee. Six children have been the issue of this union, and the names and the dates of birth follow: Eleanor A.. Aug. 19, 1886; Olivia M., Oct. 25, 1889; Gerhard II., June 6, 1892; Lauretta H., Oct. 25, 1894; Esabell M.. Oct. 2, 1896; and Lucile C, Feb. 2. 1902.

Warham Parks, deceased, formerly judge of the Thirteenth judicial circuit, was born in Milwaukee on Nov. 5, 1840. He was the son of Rufus Parks, who was born at West field, Mass., and during the latter part of his life was a resident of Summit, Waukesha count}-. Wis. The father was educated at Andover Academy, Mass., and he began his business career in Boston when twenty-one years of age. He was unsuccessful in the venture, however, and took up the study of law, being admitted to the bar at Bangor, Me.

In 1836 he received an appointment as receiver in the government land office at Milwaukee and removed to this city, where he remained until 1847, and then removed to Summit, where he died in 1878. In the years 1844 and 1845 ne was treasurer of Milwaukee county, and was one of the representatives from Waukesha county in the first constitutional convention. He also represented that county in the assembly in 1867. In his early life he was a Democrat in politics, until the question of slavery became a political issue. He then joined the Free Soil party, and upon the organization of the Republican party espoused its cause and remained unswerving in his allegiance to it until his death. The paternal grandfather of Judge Parks was an officer in the Revolutionary war, and the maternal grandfather was Nathaniel Gorham, a delegate from Massachusetts to the constitutional convention which formulated the government of the United States. Judge Parks' mother was Harriet Eliza Fairservice, whose family came to Summit in 1837. Our subject had just completed his academic education when the Civil war broke out, and in April, 1861, he enlisted in the Third Wisconsin infantry, being made second lieutenant of his company. He served throughout that internecine struggle, being promoted to major and then to lieutenant-colonel, by brevet, for bravery in the line of duty in Georgia and the Carolinas. During the last year of his service he was on staff duty as provost of the Twentieth army corps. Among other engagements in which Mr. Parks participated were the battles of Winchester, Cedar Mountain, the second Bull Run, Antietam (where he was wounded), Gettysburg. Kenesaw Mountain, Atlanta, Savannah, and the campaign in the Carolinas. After receiving his honorable discharge, in August, 1865, he returned to his home and began the study of law. He was admitted to the bar and was practicing when he was made postmaster of Oconomowoc by President Grant, in February, 1876. He was re-appointed to the same position by Presidents Hayes and Arthur, and when Benjamin Harrison became president he was again given the honor. In April, 1895, Hon. William H. Upham, then governor of the state, appointed Mr. Parks judge of the Thirteenth judicial circuit to fill out the unexpired term of Hon. A. Scott Sloan, and he held the position until June 1, 1896. Judge Parks was not a member of any religious organization, but was a devout attendant upon the services of the Unitarian church. He was twice married. On Nov. 22, 1872, occurred the union of Mr. Parks and Helen M. Howell, of La Porte, Ind. Mrs. Parks died on April 21, 1891, leaving a son, Howell Parks. His second wife was Anne E. Taylor, of Pawtucket, R. I., to whom he was united on June 27, 1892. Judge Parks passed away on Aug. 25, 1899, and is survived by his widow.

F. T. Souther, a prominent resident of the town of Greenfield, and a real estate dealer, with offices in the Merrill building in Milwaukee, was born on a farm in Waukesha county, Wis., Dec. 7, 1854. He is a son of Nathaniel and Margaret (Trowbridge) Souther, the former born in Massachusetts. Nov. 20. 1824, and the latter in New York, Nov. 30, 1827. The father was an agriculturist by vocation and came to Wisconsin with his parents about 1838, locating near Mapleton, Waukesha county. 1 te was engaged for a number of wars in teaching school, and then removed to the home of his wife's parents in Greenfield township. He was the father of three sons. Sidney, the eldest, was for a time a railway engineer and later became a railroad contractor, and passed away while working at the latter profession in Panama. C. N. Souther is a general passenger agent of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway with headquarters at Chicago. Mr. F. T. Souther, the subject of this review, attended the district school near the site of the entrance of the Soldiers' Home. Later in life he became clerk of the same school and his three children finished their preliminary studies in the same building. When twelve years of age the death of his father necessitated his leaving school to attend the farming interests left in his mother's care. He has ever since resided in the old homestead, and for many years devoted his whole attention to conducting the farm. Later, however, he disposed of all but ten acres of the property and has since been engaged in the real estate business, in which he has had exceptional success. In his political belief he has strong Republican proclivities, but has never allowed himself to be influenced in the exercise of his right of suffrage by party fealty. On March 4, 1879, Mr. Souther was united in marriage to Miss Minnie L. Page, of Chicago, a daughter of Milton E. and Lydia L. (Filer) Page. Mr. Page was born in Vermont, Feb. 6, 1832, and when a small boy he removed to Chicago. There for many years he was a wholesale confectioner and was also engaged in the florist's trade. He is now a resident of Fairhope, Ala., engaged in horticulture. Mrs. Page passed away in 1865. Three children have been born to bless the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Souther. Laura D., born Aug. 16, 1880, is the wife of Frank R. Cook, a newspaper man associated with the Milwaukee Journal. They have one child, Margaret, and their home is near Mrs. Cook's parents. Alice P., born Dec. 23, 1882, is the wife of H. Chester Evans. They reside at Butte, Mont., where Mr. Evans is associated with Mcintosh Brothers, contractors. Milton E., born Feb. 3, 1885, is an architectural draftsman in the employ of the Sterling Construction Company, of Milwaukee, and makes his home with his parents.

Peter Jaeger, deceased, who for many years was one of the foremost agriculturists in Milwaukee county, was born at Strehen, Germany, March 2, 1835. He is a son of Jacob and Margaret (Reilling) Jaeger, both natives of Germany who came to the United States and Milwaukee in 1849. The father purchased a small farm near the site of West Allis, but only conducted it for a year, disposing of it by sale to purchase the 160 acres of land, which the subject of this review later purchased and on which his widow now resides. Peter Jaeger was sixth of the nine children born to his parents. His early education was received in the common schools of his native land. After coming to this country he made his home with his parents until a year after his marriage and then he purchased the homestead, taking over the shares of the other heirs. He was most successfully engaged in the conduct of his property until his death, Feb. 12, 1879. He made practically all the improvements on the property and by hard work and strict attention to business he made it one of the best paying tracts in the county. His father and mother made their homes with him during the remainder of their lives. On Feb. 12, 1863, Mr. Jaeger was united in marriage to Miss Gertrude Arnold, who was born March 3, 1843, a of Peter and Clara (Schneider) Arnold. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold were born in Germany and were there married at his father's home on the banks of the Rhine. They came to the United States in 1850 and settled on a farm in Wauwatosa township, and there lived until well advanced in years. They then came to make their home with Mrs. Jaeger, where the father died in 1888 and the mother six years later. To Mr. and Mrs. Jaeger were born eight children. The eldest, Jacob, born Nov. 8, 1864, is now a resident of the state of Oregon, where he conducts a large grist mill and owns 700 acres of land on which he raises livestock. Mary, born Dec. 18, 1866, is now the wife of James Lyons, an employe of the Chicago Street Railway Company. Peter, Jr., was born Sept. 12, 1868, and is now a resident of Oregon where he has extensive agricultural and mining interests. Henry, born Dec. 18, 1870, married Miss Ida Johnson and is now a successful farmer in Racine county. Sophia, born June 24, 1872, is now Mrs. John Webber and resides in Arizona, where her husband is engaged in raising poultry and other agricultural pursuits. Clara, born July 18, 1874, is the wife of Joseph Heintz, a farmer, whose property adjoins Mrs. Jaeger's. Nicholas, born Nov. 15, 1876, makes his home with his mother and assists in the management of the farm. Anna, the youngest, who was born on May 3, 1879, died Dec. 20, 1886. Since her husband's death Mrs. Jaeger has assumed the active management of the farm, of which she has retained sixty-eight acres of the original tract, and expects to continue to the end of her days on the old homestead. She is a most estimable lady with qualities which have brought her a wide circle of friends.

Peter Honarath, one of the most substantial farmers of Milwaukee county, was born at Richfield, Washington county, Wis., on March 8, 1846. He is a son of Anton and Anna (Schmidt) Honarath, both of whom were born in Germany where the father saw service in the emperor's army. The parents arrived in the United States from the Fatherland Aug. 15, 1844, and came direct to Richfield. The father purchased a farm in the township and lived on it until his death in 1 881. His wife passed away ten years prior to his demise. Peter Honarath acquired his education in the district schools in the vicinity of his home. Until he had attained his majority he made his home with his father and then purchased a small tract of land near where he now resides. This place he conducted for fourteen years and then disposed of it to buy the twenty-five acres on which he has since made his home. He has not devoted himself to any one branch of agriculture, but has turned his attention more of late years to the dairy feature and today has a herd of well-bred stock that will rank favorably with any in the county. He has taken advantage of the advance in the price of real, estate and to-day owns considerahle valuable realty in the city of Milwaukee. Among his holdings are two valuable houses and lots on Thirty-third and National avenues, a house and lot on Greenfield avenue, two on Twenty-third avenue and Mitchell street and one on Scott street and Thirty-third avenue. Mr. Honarath has been twice married. On March 4, 1867, he was united to Miss Katherine Schlimmer, who was horn in Germany in 1839 an(l came to Wisconsin with her parents in 1847. Mr. Schlimmer owned a farm in Wauwatosa township, which he conducted for some forty years. Late in life he retired and moved to the city where he and his wife both passed away. To Mr. Honarath's first marriage were born five children - Anna, unmarried, who resides with her father ; Lizzie, the wife of Fred Schulte, a farmer of Wauwatosa township ; Frederick, who married Eva Palmershein. now engaged in the plumbing business at Los Angeles, Cal. ; Herbert, unmarried, a teamster, residing in Wauwatosa; and Maggie, the wife of Theodore Schmidt, a farmer in New Berlin township, Waukesha county. Mrs. Honarath died May 14, 1880, and on Sept. 21 of the same year Mr. Honarath was united in marriage to Miss Lona Martin, who was born in Germany on Nov. 26, 1852, and came to Milwaukee five years prior to her marriage. Her parents both died in the Fatherland. By this second union Mr. Honarath is the father of six children. Josephine, unmarried, lives with her parents; Katie is the wife of Benjamin Fifer, a carpenter of West Allis ; Henry, Frank, Biddie and Helen, all live at home.

John Sheldon, deceased, was among the early settlers of Milwaukee county who won renown and built up fortunes by their industry and enterprise. He was born at Ravenna, Ohio, in 181 3, the son of Ebenezer and Martha (Corcoran) Sheldon. The father was in the dairy business in Ohio and John was reared on the farm. He attended school in his native village and secured the rudiments of a practical education. In 1836 he came to Milwaukee county and after getting settled he engaged in cheese making. He entered claims and cleared the land, later selling it to good advantage. Cheese making being less profitable than this occupation, he soon abandoned it. Selecting a farm in Wauwatosa township for his home, he settled there, improved the land and developed one of the best properties in the county. In i860 he became interested in stock raising and went west but returned to his old home in 1865 and remained there until his death, which occurred in August, 1880. Mr. Sheldon was a Republican in politics and a radical Abolitionist and should be honored with a page in the history of Milwaukee county as one of the three men who first voted against slavery. Despite the fact that he never aspired to public office he was public-spirited and took a deep interest in the welfare of the community in which he lived. In 1845 Mr. Sheldon was united in marriage to Mary Cornwall, daughter of Eben and Cynthia (Sheffield) Cornwall, both born in Connecticut, the mother in Middlesex, now Rushville. Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon were members of the Baptist church. Six children were the issue of their union : Roscoe Sheffield, born May 10, 1846, a retired carpenter, who married Lucy Green of Blue Island. 111., and now resides at 8311 Greenfield avenue; the second child died in infancy; Eliza M., born May 18, 1848, is the widow of the late William R. Baker, a superintendent of the McCormick works; the fourth child was Ida M., born March 14, 1850, died in May, 1900, after many years of suffering-. Cynthia, born in 1855, died in Blue Island, 111., in 1863 ; Mary Rosa, born in Blue Island in i860, died in 1862; Carroll C, born in June, 1866, and married in 1899; and Jennie, the wife of Mr. Gebhart, who resides on Seventy-seventh avenue. Mr. Sheldon was a very devoted man to his family and his demise was a great loss to a wide circle of friends.

Newberry N. Cornwall, a substantial and respected farmer of the town of Greenfield whose original farm is at present all within the limits of West Allis, was born on a farm in Wrayne county, N. Y., May 2, 1822. He is a son of Eben and Cynthia (Sheffield) Cornwall, both of whom were born in Connecticut in 1791. The father was a farmer bv vocation and went to New York when a young: man. In 1838 he came to Milwaukee on the steamer "Madison," and located on a farm south of the then village, which at that time was larger than Chicago. There were but three families within a radius of two miles when he first settled on the property. He continued actively to conduct the farm until his death, which occurred at the hale old age of eightynine years in 1880. His wife died in 1874, at the age of eighty-two. There were eight children born to the parents. Mary, the eldest, was born in 1818 and became the wife of John Sheldon, and died Feb. 13, 1908, at the age of ninety years. Her husband died in 1880. John, the second child, died in 1847. Bashua, now eighty-eight years of age, still resides on the old homestead. Nathaniel died at the age of nine years in New York state. Cynthia and Anna are now deceased and an adopted daughter, Daisy M. Wilson, died in 1903. The father was a drum major in the militia prior to the war but did not enlist. Newberry N. Cornwall, the subject of this review, attended district school No. 5 of Greenfield township. Until twenty-four years of age he made his home with his parents, and then, having mastered the carpenter's trade, he went to work at that vocation in Milwaukee. In 1850 he caught the "gold-fever" and made his way to California, where for four years he suffered privation and hardship in an effort to make a fortune. Upon his return to the state he went to his father's farm and since that time has made it his home. The place at the time contained one hundred and forty acres of land, all of which has since been sold with the exception of forty acres which Mr. Cornwall still retains, fronting on Seventy-seventh street and extending west. Mr. Cornwall has never married. Although he is deeply interested in the welfare of the Republican party he has never sought to become his party's candidate for public office. He is an ardent and devout member of the Baptist church. Among his neighbors he is most highly esteemed and respected, and has the good will of the whole community.

Orrin A. Howard, a prominent figure in the engineering circles of Milwaukee, is a native of New York, and descendant of a long line of sturdy New England ancestors. His birth occurred at Rochester Dec. 5, 1866, the son of Orrin Porter and Marinda (Allen) Howard, there met and married Orrin 1'. Howard. The father was engaged in the traffic business on the Erie canal, owned several canal boats, and in his day was considered a man of position and large means. When the canal was enlarged he was one of the contractors who took charge of the construction work. At the outbreak of the Civil war he offered himself as a volnteer but was rejected because of asthma, although he secured employment in the government service buying horses in Canada. He passed from this life in 1867 and his widow survived until 1885. Orrin A. Howard, to whom this review is dedicated, attended the common schools of his native state and finished his education at Silver Lake Assembly, Wyoming county, N. Y, graduating in 1884. After the completion of his scholastic studies he purchased a farm and was engaged in agricultural pursuits for a period of five years. At the end of that time he was enabled to dispose of his property and moved to Illinois, where he was employed by the government for a year at the Rock Island arsenal. In 1890 he entered the service of the Tri-City Railroad Company as foreman of the transportation department, and when he had severed his connection with that concern he worked in Chicago until 1899. He then entered the employ of the Christensen Engineering Company, as an electrical engineer. When, at the end of nine years, June 15, 1908, he resigned his position to retire from active participation in business affairs, the members of the firm felt that they were not only losing a capable employe but a confidential friend as well. Mr. Howard is a Republican in politics and one of the stanch supporters of the party. In December, 1888, was solemnized his marriage to Miss Annie E. Smith, a native of New York, daughter of Alonzo and Mary (Patricks) Smith, natives respectively of Xew York and England. Three children were the issue of this marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Howard. The first born died in infancy ; and the othed two. Ruby Sybil and Alvin Orrin, are at home with their parents. Mr. Howard is a member of the Ancient Order of United Workmen and he and his wife are allied with the Baptist church.

John G. Wenzel, one of the popular residents of Milwaukee, is a native of the Cream City. He was born in 1880, the son of John H. and Barbara (Deffun) Wenzel. The parents were born in 1852 and 1850 respectively, in Milwaukee. His paternal grandfather, Carl Wenzel, a native of Germany, immigrated to the United States at an early day and located in Milwaukee. He had mastered the printer's trade in the old country and in 1876 took his son, John H., into partnership with him. This firm continued to carry on a general printing business for many years. John G. Wenzel, the subject of this sketch, received his preliminary education in the public schools of Milwaukee until 1896, and when sixteen years of age started his apprenticeship in the printing business with his father. After learning the trade he went into the office and was advanced to more responsible positions, until he became office manager. When his father retired Mr. Wenzel continued with the parent's successor in business and is now the bookkeeper for the firm. He is not affiliated with any political party, but exercises his right of franchise for the men and measures he believes will best effect the principles of reform in national and municipal affairs. In 1905 Mr. Wenzel married Frieda Schopen, the daughter of John Schopen, of Milwaukee. They have one child, Ruth, born Sept.

Frederick Leich, Jr., the efficient general superintendent of the Merchants' Police & Detective Agency of the Cream City, was born in Rockford, 111., May 9, 1882. He is a son of Frederick and Anna J. (Centini) Leich, the former born in Milwaukee Jan. 31, 1843, an(^ the latter in the same city March 11, 1844. The paternal grandparents -were among the early pioneers of Milwaukee, coming to this city while Wisconsin was still a territory. Frederick Leich, Jr., attended the public schools of Milwaukee until 1897, and left school in that year to become associated with his father in the management of the Merchants' Police & Detective Agency. His sagacity and diplomacy especially fitted him for the work and by strict attention to the business he has risen step by step until now, although still a young man, he holds the important position of general superintendent of the company. In his political relations he is not allied with any of the existing parties, preferring to exercise his right of franchise as his judgment and conscience dictate is for the advancement of the city, state or nation. He holds the same views in religious matters, believing that to lead an honest, upright life one need not be bound by creed or sect. He finds recreation in the meetings and regattas of the Milwaukee Yacht Club, of which he is a prominent member. On Oct. 22, 1906, Mr. Leich was united in mariage to Miss Eleanor Louise Michi, a daughter of W. T. and Louise (Rosenfeld) Michi, of Plymouth, Wis. She is the only daughter of the four children born to her parents, all but one of whom survive. Mr. and Mrs. Leich have no children.

Frank J. Kipp is now living retired in a beautiful home in the city of Milwaukee, after an active career spent in the banking circles in the Cream City. He was born in Milwaukee, Dec. 1, 1857, and is the son of Jacob and Agatha (Geyser) Kipp, both of whom were natives of Wurtemburg, Germany. The father was a tailor by occupation, learning the trade in his native country, and he migrated to the United States in 1844. He first located in the city of Philadelphia, where he followed his vocation for a couple of years, and he came to Milwaukee in 1850. Soon thereafter he entered the employ of Friend Bros., clothiers, and he worked at the trade of tailoring with that firm for a number of years, finally retiring about fifteen years before his death, which event occurred Sept. 29, 1897. His wife died Nov. 12, 1894. They were the parents of seven children : Charles ; Mary, the wife of F. A. Schmidt ; Louise, the wife of B. P. Zimm ; John, deceased; Frank J.; William J.; and George W. ; all of the survivors now being residents of the city of Milwaukee. Frank J. Kipp received his education in the public schools of his native city, but left the school room at the early age of thirteen years to accept a position as clerk in the office of Smith & Dalzell, where he remained for a period of three years. He then became a messenger boy in the South Side Savings Bank and re- mained in the employ of that institution four years, acquiring a knowledge of the business and being promoted until at the time of leaving the bank he was officiating as teller. He then accepted a similar position with the German Exchange Rank, of which Rudolph Nunnemacher was cashier, and he remained with that institution one year, at the end of which time, in 1879, it was consolidated with the Bank of Commerce and became the Merchants' Exchange Bank. In August, 1888, Mr. Kipp was made assistant cashier of the Merchants' Exchange Bank, continuing in that capacity until 1 891, when he became cashier, and in January, 1894, when it was merged into the First National Bank, he became the cashier of that institution, remaining in that capacity until he retired from active duties on Jan. 1, 1907. He has never taken a prominent part in political affairs, being decidedly independent in his views, and his vote is recorded upon the side which meets his conscientious approval after due deliberation and intelligent consideration of the questions at issue. Fraternally he affiliates with the Masonic order, having membership in Ivanhoe lodge, and he is also a member of the Milwaukee Athletic Club. Mr. Kipp was married Jan. 28. 1891, to Miss Adele J. Kersting, daughter of Julius and Cecelia (Greulich) Kersting, of Milwaukee, and to this union there have been born two children, Clarence F. and Mildred C. Julius Kersting, the father of Mrs. Kipp, was a native of Hesse-Cassel, born Aug. 6, 1830, and the mother was born in Detroit, Mich., Dec. 16, 1838. The father came to the United States in 1848, locating first at New Orleans, and later in Milwaukee, where his first employment was as a traveling salesman for August Greulich, wholesale liquor dealer. In 1858 he was married, his wife being the daughter of his employer, of whom he later became a partner, which relationship continued until forced by ill health to go to Europe, and he died in Switzerland Sept. 12, 1869. His wife died Aug. 31, 1907. August Greulich was born in Baden, Germany, Aug. 3, 181 3, and married Margaret Anna Alter, a native of the same place, born Nov. 8, 1821, He came to America in 1834, first landing in New York city and thence went to Boston. Leaving Boston in about nine months he went to Cleveland, Ohio, remaining a short time, after which he resided in Detroit six years. At each of these places he pursued the butcher business, but in 1841 he came to Milwaukee, and in 1842, purchased a farm in Racine county, where he lived until 1844, folowing agricultural pursuits. He then settled permanently in Milwaukee and opened a meat market, and in 1846 established a general store in partnership with Herman Haertel, the firm name being, Greulich & Haertel. In 185 1 this firm was dissolved and Mr. Greulich bought an interest in the Seebote newspaper, of which he became general manager, continuing so engaged until i860. He then disposed of his interests in the journal and embarked in the wholesale liquor business, and soon thereafter took in as partner his son-in-law, Julius Kersting. After Mr. Kersting's death, Andrew F. Greulich, only son of August ( rreulich, became a partner in the concern, and the business is still continued under the name of The August Greulich Company. Mr. Greulich was a member of the first state legislature in 1848, in 1856 was again a member of the assembly, and in 1857 and 1858 was in the state senate. For about ten years he served in the city council of Milwaukee, and a part of that time was also a member of the board of supervisors. He was on the school board for two years, and for over twenty years was one of the board of managers of the St. Emelianus Orphan Asylum. As will be seen by the foregoing he was highly respected by his fellow-citizens, and during all the years of his public life he devoted his talents and energy to the best interests of 'the city. In 1848, four years after locating permanently in Milwaukee, he built a fine residence, in which he celebrated his golden wedding, and where he died, Jan. 3, 1893.

Daniel B. Danielson, one of the prominent general contractors of Milwaukee, who lives at 847, Twenty-second avenue, was born in Chicago, 111., Feb. 14, 1873. He is the son of Bernard J and Caroline Danielson, who were born in Bergen, Norway, and came to the United States in 1872. They located in Chicago where the father was a carpenter contractor for two years before moving to Milwaukee. He has been a successful general contractor in this city for the past thirty-four years. Bernard Danielson reared a family of three sons and two daughters, namely: Daniel; Inga; Benjamin; Lulu; and Charles. Daniel grew to manhood in Milwaukee and received his education in the public schools. After finishing school, he learned the carpenter's trade with his father and worked as a journeyman carpenter and at office work for ten years. During this time he was in charge of various pieces of work and recognized the opportunities presented in Milwaukee for contractors. In 1900 he determined to go into business for himself and was soon established as a general contractor and in this line he has since achieved marked success. He superintended the erection of the Linderman & Hoverson plant, on Russell and Second avenues ; the new Milwaukee Journal building, Col. Gustav Pabst's residence, on Terrace avenue, the stock judging pavilion and the education buildings at the state fair grounds, the factory buildings for the Rundell Manufacturing Company, at Layton Park, the Italian Gardens at Mitchell park and many other buildings in different parts of the city. At present he is directing the construction of the library and museum buildings for the seminary at St. Francis. On June 24, 1897, Mr. Danielson was united in marriage to Florence, the daughter of William James and Emma (Schutte) Martin, of Milwaukee. They have one child, a daughter, Rayline. Mr. Schutte, Mrs. Danielson's maternal grandfather, was the first president of the Old Settlers' Club, of Milwaukee. Mr. Danielson is a Thirty-second degree Mason and a Republican in politics.

Albert C. Downing, one of the enterprising business men of the younger generation in Milwaukee and a member of the firm of Hummel & Downing, was born in Livingston, 111., on Oct. 16, 1874. He is a son of Robert Y. and Lydia (Hartshorn) Downing, the former of whom was born in Pennsylvania in 1832 and the latter in New York in 1837. His education was received in the public and high schools of the state of Nebraska. Up to the time he came of age he was engaged continuously in agricultural pursuits. The Hummel-Downing Company was organized in 1900. The firm manufactures folding boxes of various descriptions, and all their work is of the highest grade. They were the first people to make fibre shipping cases in this country, and to-day they are devoting a large part of their factory to the manufacture of them. They are also large manufacturers of cut-flower boxes and their products are daily sent to points all over the United States. As an indication of the growth of the concern may be noted the fact that four stories are being added to the factory building in order to accommodate the increasing business. Politically he is allied to the policies advocated by the Republican party, but has never aspired to public office. He is a communicant of the Episcopal church and his fraternal connections are with the Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons. On June 15, 1898, Mr. Downing was united in marriage to Miss Marie Stedman, a daughter of Hiram and Adeline (Thompson) Stedman, of Berlin, Wis. Four children have come to bless the union - Marion, Hazel, Margery and George.

Robert W. Hindley, who is associated with Samuel A, Schwandt in the management of the Puritan Pharmacy, was born Dec. 15, 1876, in Racine, Wis. He is a son of Dr. Robert C. and Emma F. (Higgs) Flindley, the former of whom was born in Manchester, England, April 16, 1848, and the latter in Philadelphia in )the same year. The father is a graduate of Trinity College at Hartford, Conn., in which institution he received the degree of Master of Arts. For a time he was head master of the Chiltonham Military School and for a short period was assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1874 he came to Racine, and from that time until 1891 he was professor of natural sciences at Racine College, an institution which later conferred upon him the honorary degree of Doctor of Philosophy. In the fall of 1891 he returned to Philadelphia and for two years was head professor of chemistry and mechanical engineering in the Philadelphia Manual Training school. Since 1893, when he again made Racine his residence, he has been consulting and advisory chemist for the Florlick Malted Milk Company of that city. In politics he has always been a stanch Republican, and for eight years served in the Racine city council, for six years of the time being its president. Fraternally he is a Thirty-second degree Mason and a member of the Grand Lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. He is also a life member of the Wisconsin Historical Society, and was one of the organizers of the American Chemical Society. The paternal grandfather was John Hindley, a native of England, who came to Charleston, S. C, and engaged in the manufacture of cotton-weaving machinery there. Robert W. Hindley is the only child of his parents. His primary education was received in the Racine Grammar School and the Philadelphia Manual Training School, graduating at the latter institution in 1894. Four years later he graduated at the University of Wisconsin at Madison with the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy. While a student at Madison he took supplemental work in chemistry under Drs. Wohl and Babcock. Upon graduation he accepted a position as first assistant chemist for the Horlick company of Racine, with whom he was associated for a period of four years. Then for two years he was engaged as a mechanical engineer. Later he removed to Chicago, where he served respectively as chemist for the Consumer's Ice Company and head chemist of the fertilizer department of the Armour Company. Upon his return to Racine he established the chemical and physical testing department of the J. I. Case Plow Company. On July 3, 1908, with Samuel A. Schwandt, whose sketch appears elsewhere in this volume, he engaged in the drug business under the firm name of the Puritan Pharmacy. In politics Mr. Hindley is absolutely independent of party ties and prefers to cast his vote as his best judgment dictates. In Masonic circles he is prominent, being identified with Belle City lodge, No. 92; Orient chapter, No. 12, Royal Arch Masons, and Racine lodge No. 7, Knights Templar. He religious associations are with the Episcopal church. On June 12, 1902, Mr. Hindley was united in marriage to Miss Edith M. Leech, of Racine. To this union was born, Aug. 19, 1903, a daughter, Eleanor Elizabeth.

Gerhardt Foellings, one of the prominent citizens of the town of Franklin, was born here May 20, 1858, being the son of Henry and Johanna Foellings, natives of Germany, who immigrated with their parents to America about the middle of the Nineteenth century, and located in the town of Franklin, Milwaukee county. The elder Foellings, our subject's father, took up land and met and married Johanna Van Dyke, who also lived in Franklin. Nine children were born to them, of whom Gerhardt is the eldest. When his parents moved to the town of Muskego, Waukesha county, he was sent to the public and parochial schools there, and after finishing school learned the blacksmith's trade. His father was a wagon-maker by trade, and he had his son Gerhardt help him in the manufacture of wagons. In those early days there were few skilled workmen in the country, and in order to turn out finished wagons, Mr. Foellings learned the painter's trade. For a number of years he worked at wagon-making and then took up land in the town of Franklin, where he has a farm of forty acres, which he conducts in addition to his other business. He is a member of the Democratic party, of which he is a sturdy supporter. On Sept. 15, 1885, Mr. Foellings was united in marriage with Mary Barth, the daughter of John and Anna (Searing) Barth, who were born in Germany and immigrated to the United States at an early day and were among the pioneer residents of Racine county. Mrs. Barth died some years ago, but her husband still lives in Racine county. Four children have come to bless the union of Mr. and Mrs. Foellings : Mamie, born in 1887; Annie, born May 18, 1888, and died in 1898; George and Charles, born in 1890 and 1892. The family are communicants of the Catholic church.

Stanislaus Maternowski, a popular Polish carpenter contractor, was born in Milwaukee, April 13, 1873, and is a son of Martin and Frances (Wloczywoda) Maternowski. The parents are both natives of German Poland who came to the United States in 1865, and settled in Milwaukee, where they still reside. They reared to maturity a family -of eight children: Minnie, the wife of Martin Koslakiewicz ; Stephen; Annie, now Mrs. Stanislaus Bednarek; Mary; Stanislaus; Joseph; Martin; and John, deceased. Stanislaus Maternowski was brought up in the city of his birth and he has never known any other home. His education was obtained in the Polish parochial schools, and his apprenticeship in his vocation was served here. For nine years after learning his trade he labored as a journeyman, and in 1906, with the capital which he had managed Ito accumulate by careful saving, he embarked in the carpenter-contracting business. His efforts were attended with success from the start, and from small beginnings the business has rapidly developed until to-day he employs sixteen men. His skill and thorough workmanship have won him commendation in every contract he has finished, and he has undertaken many large contracts, among them recently the carpenter work for the new St. Adelbert's Polish Catholic church and school. His other business interests, among other things, include the holding of stock in the Skarb Polski Mutual Loan and Building Association, of which he is a trustee and treasurer. Fraternally he is identified with the Catholic order of Foresters and the Wladylaida Society. On Oct. 25, 1898, Mr. Maternowski was united in marriage to Miss Frances Markowski, a daughter of Albert and Rosa (Spadzinski) Markowski, of Milwaukee. To them have been born five children : Roman, Polly, Raymond, Mamie and Frank. The family are all communicants of St. Vincent de Paul's Polish Catholic church.

Jacob J. Litza, Jr., the popular city agent of the Miller Brewing Company, was born in Milwaukee on Aug. 29, 1879, a son °f Jacob J. and Julia (Ciskowski) Litza. Both parents were born in Posen, Germany, and came to this country in 1873, locating at once in Milwaukee. Since 1893 the father has conducted a department store at First avenue and Clarence streets. He has been married twice; by his first wife he had eight children : John, deceased; Jacob J.; Julius, in the United States navy; Benjamin, in the United States army ; Joseph ; Mary ; Frank ; and Anton, the last three deceased. His second wife was formerly Miss Anna Muddlaff, by whom he had eleven children, of whom the following survive : Michael, Felix, Cecilia, Mary, Agnes and Roman. Jacob J. Litza, Jr., was reared to manhood in Milwaukee and attended the St. Stanislaus parochial school. He began his career at the age of fourteen in a clerical position in a grocery store and in that capacity served for a period of five years. Being ambitious he severed his connection and became associated with the Jung Brewing Company as solicitor, a position he retained three years. His next business connection was with the Miller Brewing Company as their city agent, and he has served with eminent satisfaction to both the firm and its patrons in the same capacity ever since. At the breaking out of the Spanish-American war, he enlisted as a private in Company K of the Fourth Wisconsin infantry, and after a creditable service of seven weeks was honorably discharged. When the re-organization of the National Guard was effected, later in the same year, he became a member of the same company, then known as Company K of the First infantry, and three years later received an honorable discharge. In politics Mr. Litza is affiliated with the Democratic party, but has never aspired to public office. He is a devout communicant of St. Josaphat's Polish Catholic church. Fraternally he is very prominent, being identified with the Polish National Alliance, the Polish Turners' Society, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Order of Owls and United Commercial Travelers of America. In 1899 Mr. Litza was united in marriage to Miss Bertha Klose, who died in 1905, leaving no children.

Hoyt E. Dearholt, M. D., Milwaukee, was born in Reedsburg, Sauk county, Wis., on March 2, 1879. His parents are S. J. and Adelaide (Mackey) Dearholt, the former a native of Ohio, born Feb. 18, 1844, and the latter of New York, born July 12, 1845. The paternal grandfather, John Dearholt, a pioneer of and still living in Sauk county, Wis., was born in Baltimore in 181 1. Dr. Dearholt was graduated at Rush Medical College of Chicago in 1900, and after special postgraduate work in New York and Europe he entered private practice in Milwaukee in 1902, limiting his practice to deformities and diseases of bones and joints. In 1906, in conjunction with Dr. Thomas H. Hay, Dr. Dearholt established the first permanent private sanitarium in Wisconsin, under the title of River Pines, near Stevens Point, for the treatment of tuberculosis. Since that time he has actively participated in the general management. In 1905 he assumed the managing editorship of the Wisconsin Medical Journal, and between that year and 1907 was orthopaedic surgeon to the Milwaukee County Hospital. Since 1906 Dr. Dearholt has been consulting and attending orthopaedic surgeon to the Children's Free Hospital. He is enrolled as a member in the following scientific and public health societies : the American Medical Association ; the Wisconsin Medical Society ; the Medical Society of Milwaukee County ; the Milwaukee Medical Society, of which he served as secretary for some months ; the National Society for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis ; the Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association, of which he is now secretary ; the International Congress on Tuberculosis, being a member of the central committee of that body ; and the American Health League. In a social and civic way he is identified with the Alpha Mu Pi Omega fraternity, the University Club and the Merchants' and Manufacturers' Association. On Aug. 29, 1907, Dr. Dearholt was united in manage to Miss Edith Tweeden, born Dec. 15, 1885, a daughter of J. S. and Mineola Tweeden, of Milwaukee. To this union a son, John Winslow, was born on Aug. 22, 1908.

Jacob J. Finger, a prominent stock and dairyman of Milwaukee county, was born at Woodbury, N. J., Dec. 16, 1864. He is a son of Emanuel and Katharina (Ernst) Finger, both of whom were born came to America in i860 and settled in Woodbury, where he resided for about six years, and where his marriage occurred. During the war of Secession he was employed as a hostler in the Federal army and served under Carl Schurz. After the cessation of hostilities he returned to Woodbury and engaged in truck farming. This labor occupied him for three years and then he removed to Milwaukee county, where he engaged in farming. After three years he turned his attention to the dairy business, an occupation in which he is still actively engaged. lie today has the unique distinction of being the oldest dairyman in the county. His wife is also living, enjoying unimpaired health. Five children were born to the parents. Anna, the eldest, is the wife of William Taska, a farmer whose property adjoins the Finger property. Kate is the wife of H. Hochmuth, who resides south of the homestead and is employed in the implement industry at Hale's Corners. Ida resides with her parents; Henry married Miss Minnie Wolf, by whom he has one child - Emma - and is at present engaged in teaming and contract grading. Jacob J. Finger, the subject of this review, first attended the district school near his home and then finished his preliminary scholastic training at St. John's Lutheran school in Milwaukee. He also had four months' work in a course at Meyer's Commercial " College, but ill health necessitated the discontinuance of his work in 1888. At the age of fifteen years he began his career as a driver for his father in the milk business, and for fifteen years was continuously engaged in it. He and his father made a specialty of raising thorough-bred Polled Angus cattle and Chester White swine, and when he gave up the driving of the milk route he traveled over the country exhibiting and selling stock. In 1896 misfortune overtook Mr. Finger and in one year he lost some $12,000 worth of stock. Since that year Mr. Finger has been devoting himself to the conduct of the farm and the dairy business. His milch cows number from twenty-five to a hundred, and he maintains four greenhouses. Each year he cuts 125 tons of hay as feed for the stock which he keeps. The farm of sixty acres adjoins the village of West Allis. Mr. Finger is unmarried. Reared in the Lutheran faith, he is today a devout communicant of the church of that denomination. In his political belief Mr. Finger is a Republican but has never aspired to hold public office. Mr. Finger's success is due in large measure to the determination, thrift, and enterprise, which are such marked characteristics of the whole family. Everything which he has achieved has been the direct result of his own individual effort.

Michael Schmidt, deceased, who for many years was one of the prominent farmers of Milwaukee county, was born in Bavaria, Germany, Nov. 25, 1832, the son of Joseph and Katie (Trotmann) Schmidt, who were among the early German pioneers who came to America and located in Milwaukee about the middle of the Nineteenth century. They sailed for the new world and landed in 1847. ^'r- Schmidt was a tailor by trade, and after establishing his new home continued that vocation on the farm he bought, doing job work for the retailers and earned a fair competency. Both he and his wife resided on this homestead until the close of their lives. Michael, the subject of this sketch, was reared on his father's farm and received his scholastic training- in the public schools of the township and at St. Mary's Catholic school. Brought up in the Catholic faith, he joined the church when quite young and was a devout member and loyal worker all his life. After leaving school Michael remained at home and assisted his father until he married, when he bought forty acres of land and subsequently added thirty acres to his original place. On this fine farm he spent his entire life, with the exception of one year spent in the city. On April 23, 1877, ^r- Schmidt was united in marriage with Anna Rode, who was born in Saxony, Germany, April 17, 1852. She was the daughter of Adolph and Mary (Berkman) Rode, who were born April 27, 1827, and March 9, 1825, respectively. Mr. Rode came to America in 1852 and about i860 his family joined him. He bought the farm where he still resides in Milwaukee county. . He first purchased twenty acres of land, but added to it until he now has eighty acres of the most valuable farming land in the county. At the time of the Civil war he was drafted, but was excused on account of illness. Mr. Rode has never left the old home which he has learned to love with each passing year, and he expects to live there the remainder of his life. Eleven children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Schmidt : Michael, born Jan. 26, 1880, married Anna Petrie, of the town of New Berlin, Waukesha county, where they live on a farm; Mary, born April 14, 1881, is the wife of John Haff, who lives in West Allis ; Joseph, born Oct. 24, 1882, is a mason by trade and resides with his mother on the old homestead ; Adolph, born Jan. 7, 1883, is a mason by trade and also lives at home; Elizabeth, born Oct. 29, 1884, at home ; Gottfried, born Aug. 22, 1887, at home ; Jacob and Anna, twins, born March 22, 1891 ; Andrew, born March 31, 1893, at home, and George, born Sept. 21, 1895, at home. One child, born after Elizabeth, died in infancy. Mr. Schmidt was summoned by the angel of death, Oct. 28, 1902, after a life devoted to his family and his fellow men. He had lived upright and honestly, and his death was keenly felt and mourned by his sorrowing family and friends. In no place was his loss felt more than in the church where he had worshipped for so many years. He was a Democrat in politics but had never sought public office, devoting his time and energies to family and business. Mr. Schmidt was a self-made man and is an example of what a determined, honest, ambitious man may make of himself if he is determined to succeed. Mrs. Schmidt still resides on the old home farm. She also owns a business block on Thirty-first street and National avenue, in Milwaukee.

Theodore A. Walch, one of the proprietors of the North Milwaukee Light and Power Company, is a native of Milwaukee, of Swiss and German parentage. The father, Jacob Walch, came to Milwaukee from Switzerland in 1867 and worked at the mason's trade. In 1877 he was employed as a mason by the Schlitz Brewin Company, and has worked for that company continuously since that time. He was married in Milwaukee to Miss Mary Kurth, a native of Pommern, Germany, and to the marriage were born eleven children ; Paulina, wife of Charles Kurth, of Milwaukee ; Amanda, who married Charles Besch, of Milwaukee; Charles, who entered holy orders and is a minister of the Lutheran Evangelical church at Houston, Texas; Mary, wife of William Propp, of Brookfield, Wis.; Jacob, who married Ella Schmidt and resides in North Milwaukee; Theodore A., the subject of this sketch; Arnold, a painter in Spokane, Wash.; William, who is engaged in the plumbing business in Aberdeen, S. D. ; Paul, a salesman of Milwaukee; Adolph, engaged as engineer with the North Milwaukee Light and Power Company; George, employed in a department store in Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Walch reside at 858 Twenty-third street and are members of the Zion Lutheran church of that neighborhood. Theodore A. Walch was born at Milwaukee July 3, 1880, attended the German Lutheran school in Milwaukee, and was first employed in farming at Ottawa, Waukesha county. There he remained six years. Having become interested in mining he left Ottawa for northern Minnesota and worked for the Republic Iron and Steel Company, in the Duluth and Mesaba mines, and in the Pettit mine and the Genoa mine at Sparta, Minn. Still further northwest he pursued his way, traveling through northern Dakota and Manitoba. One winter was passed at Munising, Mich., in the pineries, and then Air. Walch returned to Minnesota and prospected near Hibbing. He discovered the iron mine now owned by James Geary, and was engaged at Chisholm, Minn., in pumping out a flooded mine for the Minnesota Iron and Steel Company. During these years Mr. Walch became quite conversant with mining engineering and he returned to his old home in Milwaukee to seek a business opportunity in his chosen occupation. He entered the employ of the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company, in North Milwaukee, but after three months became engineer for the Schneider Furniture Company, with whom he remained six months. Another year was spent with the North Milwaukee Electric Company as night engineer, and in December, 1904, a company was formed by Peter Sievers, P. V. Schissler and Mr. Walch, to purchase the plant which is now known as the North Milwaukee Light and Power Company. Mr. Walch has supplemented his practical experience in engineering with a course in the I. C. Correspondence School and is well-equipped to conduct the increasing business of his company. He is a loyal Republican and a member of the Evangelical Lutheran church of North Milwaukee, and also belongs to the National Society of Stationary Engineers. On June 8, 1904 occurred the marriage of Theodore Walch and Olga Engel, daughter of Julius and Christina Engle, natives of Lodtz, Russia. One son was born to them but died in early infancy.

August D. Meiselbach, of the A. D. Meiselbach Motor Company, a prominent manufacturer and business man of North Milwaukee, Wis., and one of the most generous and public-spirited citizens of that place, was born in New York city in 1863, tne son 0I August D. and Caroline (Eigle) Meiselbach, both of whom were natives of Saxony, Germany. Mr. Meiselbach is descended from a line of manufacturers and inventors, and it may almost be said that he has in- herited his fine abilities in those lines of endeavor. His grandfather, August D. Mieselbach, who spent his whole life in Saxony, was a manufacturer, as well as an inventor of note; as early as 1832 he invented a horseless wagon, which was in a way the precursor of the modern automobile, and he was also the inventor of an excellent tricycle. Our subject's father was a prominent vehicle manufacturer, and came to the United States from Saxony in the year 1854, first locating in New York city, where he was engaged in the manufacture of wagons, omnibuses, and ambulances, until 1867. He then moved west to Chicago and established himself there in the same line of business. In 1882 he made a trip to the Fatherland, and was drowned on the return voyage through the sinking of his vessel at sea. His widow still survives and makes her home with her son in North Milwaukee. Our subject is the only survivor of a family of seven children. He attended the public schools of Chicago until he was twelve years old, and was then apprenticed to the machinist's trade for a period of three years. At the end of this period he was employed for some ten years by E. F. Angle and other manufacturing firms, and was then associated for three years with the W. R. Parsons Manufacturing Company, manufacturers of sewing machines and of numerous patent devices. He then embarked in the manufacturing business on his own account, devoting his time to various patents, and turnout the first patent cash register. At the end of two years he embarked in the bicycle business with Messrs. Ernes & Frost, under the name of the Peerless Bicycle Company. He subsequntly went to Columbus, Ohio, where he was associated in business with the Columbia Bicycle Company until the middle of 1895. On June 20, 1895, Mr. Meiselbach came to Milwaukee, where he entered into a contract with the firm of Lindsey Brothers to manufacture 20,000 bicycles for them. He bought out the Hunt & Kipp factory at North Milwaukee, in January, 1896, and also operated factories at two other points, one being located on St. Paul avenue, Milwaukee ; these two factories he afterward sold, but continued to run the one at North Milwaukee until September, 1898, when he sold it out. He next purchased the Sieg Bicycle Factory and the Lavin T. Shols typewriter interests at Kenosha, Wis., and began the manufacture of typewriters, being engaged in that line of industry until the year 1903. He then returned to North Milwaukee, where he organized the A. D. Meiselbach Motor Wagon Company, manufacturers of commercial automobiles and the McKaig automobile transmission gear. During the years 1897 and 1898 Mr. Meiselbach maintained extensive exhibits both at Madison Square Garden, New York city, and at Chicago, 111.; he also maintained a large store" and wrarerooms at 84-86 Reade street, corner of Church street, New York city. Mr. Meiselbach has always been a staunch adherent of the Democratic party in politics, and served as the first president of the village of North Milwaukee. He has contributed more than any other one man to the advancement and the material upbuilding of North Milwaukee, where his business push and energy are everywhere in evidence. In 1897 he installed the electric light plant of North Milwaukee; built the splendid Casino in 1900; erected five large store buildings and a number of dwelling houses, as well as the extensive manufacturing plant he now operates, in 1903; and he has since constructed a number of other important buildings. He is broad-minded, progressive, and liberal in his views, exceedingly generous by nature, and has extended a helping hand on innumerable occasions to others. Mr. Meiselbach was united in marriage in 1884 to Miss Margaret Miller, of Chicago, 111., and four daughters are the fruit of this union, to-wit : the Misses Lillie, Hattie, Emma, and Jessie. He is a member of numerous clubs, fraternal orders, and societies, in both Chicago and New York city. He is one of the most approachable of men, his generous and kindly instincts have won for him a host of warm friends, and he is especially endeared to the people of North Milwaukee, for whom he has done so much. By the exercise of indomitable energy, enterprise, and sound business judgment, combined with a remarkable inventive capacity, he has become a man of large affairs, and now holds a position of commanding importance in the business world. By the citizens of North Milwaukee his name will always be cherished as one of its most useful and public-spirited citizens.

Arthur H. Hansen, D. D. S., one of the leading figures among the younger generation of dentists in Milwaukee, was born in this city Sept. 15, 1881, a son of Capt. Andrew and Lava (Johnson) Hansen, both of whom were born in Norway. The paternal grandfather, Hans Oleson, came to Milwaukee while still a young man, and here he died in February, 1900, at the ripe age of eighty-one years. His widow, although eighty-two years of age, is still living, and is in wonderful possession of all her faculties. The maternal grandmother is also living, and is seventy-eight years of age. The father came to Milwaukee when a youth and became a lake captain. His death occurred in 1882 by drowning, and he left beside his widow, who is still living, one son, the subject of this review. Dr. Hansen received his early educational training in the public schools of Milwaukee and for five years was a sailor on the lakes. He then entered the dental department of Marquette University and in 1904 was graduated at the institution with the degree of Doctor of Dental Surgery. He at once opened an office and began the practice of his profession, which practice has now grown to large proportions, due in large measure to his geniality, his carefulness, and his courteous manner. In political matters he is a stanch adherent of the tenets of the Republican party, and in religious relations is affiliated with the English Lutheran Church of the Ascension, of Milwaukee. Professionally he is associated with the Southern Wisconsin Dental Association, and is a prominent fraternity man, being a member of Wisconsin lodge, No. 13, Free and Accepted Masons; Wisconsin chapter. No. 7, Royal Arch Masons; Wisconsin council, No. 4, Royal and Select Masters; and he is also prominently identified with Walker lodge, No. 123, Knights of Pythias. On Feb. 26, 1907, Dr. Hansen was united in marriage to Miss Ethel M. Rudermann, of Palmyra, Wis., a daughter of William and Mary (Luderman) Rudermann. They have no children.

Charles William Stehling, priest of the Catholic church, and professor of dogmatic theology at St. Francis Seminary, is a native of Milwaukee, born Aug. 21, 1872. His father, Joseph Stehling, was born in Koenigswinter, Germany, in 1846, and came to this country as a child of seven or eight years, with his parents. He was reared in Milwaukee, and there married Catherine Blommer, a native of the city, who died in August, 1907. Another son, Edward, is assistant rector of the Church of St. Raphael, at Madison, Wis. Charles W. was educated at the parochial school of St. Joseph, Milwaukee, and later at St. Francis Seminary, subsequently spending two years at the University of Innsbruch, Tyrol, Austria, where he was ordained by Bishop Prickson in Tyrol, July 18, 1895, and officiated at his first mass one month later, at the Church of St. Boniface. He served for ten years as assistant at St. Vincent's church, Oshkosh, Wis., and in 1905 he went to Rome, Italy, to study, and there received the degree of D. D. at the end of the year. He further pursued his studies at the Catholic University of America, at Washington, D. C, for another year, and in 1907 was appointed to his present position in the Seminary of St. Francis. He is a careful and conscientious student, and is eminently fitted for the responsible position which he now occupies.

Henry Lucas, one of the prominent consulting engineers of Milwaukee, is a Frenchman by birth, born in Paris on June 15, 1852, being the son of Louis and Charlotte Lucas, who were both natives of the same city. They came to the United States about the middle of the Nineteenth century and soon after landing on the shores of the new world located at West Bend, Wis., where the father followed his trade as a tinsmith. Both Mr. and Mrs. Lucas continued to reside in West Bend all their lives. During the Civil war Mr. Lucas organized a company known as the West Bend Guards. He had charge of a Federal prison at West Bend for some time, and subsequently was placed in charge of the Confederate prisoners at Camp Randall, Madison, Wis. Henry, the subject of this brief review, received his scholastic training in the public schools of West Bend, where he passed through the grades and then finished a course in the high school. Before finishing the high school he had determined to become a machinist, and for that purpose obtained a position in the Allis Machine Works at Milwaukee, where he learned his trade. For fifteen years Mr. Lucas worked at his trade, part of the time as foreman for the Appleton Machine Company, of Appleton, Wis. About fifteen years ago he returned to Milwaukee to accept a position as erecting engineer for the Vilter Manufacturing Company, and remained with the firm two years. After severing his connection with the Vilter Company Mr. Lucas installed a confection plant and ran it for eight years ; he then took charge of the power plant in the Germania building for eighteen months. Fie had the honor to install the heating plant in the Wells building, the largest office building- in the city of Milwaukee, and was superintendent of the power plant until .August, i<)oS. when he resigned his position to establish himself as a consulting- engineer. Mr. Lucas has had wide experience as an engineer and is meeting with most marked success in his present profession. Recently he has installed a plant at Green Bay, which is one of the largest plants in the state. Mr. Lucas is essentially a self-made man, and his present achievements are entirely due to his tireless industry, natural ability, strict attention to every detail of the business himself, and his determination to succeed. Mr. Lucas is well known in the business circles of Milwaukee and is recognized as one of its substantial men.