New Berlin City (part 2 of 5)

In 1855, the church building was at last dedicated. Dr. Savage and Prof. Hawes conducting the services with a crowded house. During this year, Malcolm Sellers and William R. Williams first began service as Trustees.

In 1856, Rev. Oscar Park, of Janesville, was called to the pastorate, and installed Julv 19, Revs. Daniel Smith, J. A. Savage and J. M. Buchanan officiating. Dr. Savage and Sidney A. Bean were chosen Trustees the same year. With 1857 appears Rev. Prof. John Monteith, often assisting in the pulpit, and chosen a Trustee ; while George McWhorter and Henry Davis were elected elders. In 1859, the names of Louis A. Proctor and Henry Potter and R. B. Hammond appear as Trustees ; in 1860, Joseph Williams ; in 1861, Henry Kellogg ; in 1863, A. J. Cole and John Forbes.

During the seventeen years of its existence, the church had gradually grown in numbers and in financial strength. From the beginning, Dr. Savage seems to have been a true and zealous friend, and at one time, was chosen a ruling elder, with Henry Davis.

In October, 1863, Rev. Prof. William Alexander was engaged as stated supply. Although Prof. Alexander remained less than two years, the church was much blessed through a marked revival of religion, and the accession of a large number to the membership.

Upon his departure. Rev. P. D. Young acted as stated supply, from about January to September, 1866. In the mean time James Davis had been chosen a Trustee, and A. T. Wiestan, Elder.

With October, 1866, comes the advent of Rev. J. H. Barnard, who was duly installed as Pastor, and served the church faithfully and acceptably for four years. The church was increased in numbers and in strength every way ; and the building was enlarged by the erection of the tower, and otherwise improved at a cost of over $2,000. Sheds were also built for teams.

During his pastorate, John Anderson, Clarke S. Hartwell, A. Y. B. Dey and Walter L. Rankin began service as Trustees ; and soon after, Henry Linn.

During 1870 and 1871, several families removed from the place, by which the church was much weakened financially, and the membership reduced from 114 to 95.

In October, 1871, Rev. Thomas Q. Watson, of New Brighton, Staten Island, having received a call from the church, began service as Pastor, though he was allowed to retain the call till the following spring before laying it before the Presbytery. He was installed, June 17, 1873, having waited to see whether his health, which had been impaired by overwork, would allow him to undertake full pastoral labors. At this date, July, 1880, he is still the Pastor.

During these eight and one-half years, the church has been blessed with many tokens of the divine favor. The membership has grown to about 140. It has passed through the financial crises of five years, without losing heart or getting in debt. The building has been improved for increased usefulness and comfort, a rooijp fitted up, below, for the primary department of the Sunday school, and the main room repaired ; the walls of the main audience room repapered and calcimined ; the pews entirely remodeled, and cushioned.

During these years. Prof. W. L. Rankin, Jacob Beebe and W. M. Farr have been added to the eldership ; and the rotary system of choosing elders adopted.

In 1879 Prof. W. L. Rankin, having been called to labor elsewhere, resigned the ofiice of Superintendent of the Sunday school, where he had done noble work for thirteen years. The same year also, Mr. Clarke S. Hartwell laid by the duties of chorister, to which he had been called by the officers of the church more than twenty years before, and which he had performed faithfully and efficiently. Through the zeal of the Ladies' Society, and of the members, the church is growing in the knowledge of and interest in the great mission fields of the world.

The church edifice is a large and substantial structure of stone, situated on an eligible site, and is very pleasantly as well as tastefully arranged in its interior.

St. Matthew's Upisoopal Church. - Sometime in the year 1840, there being several Episcopal Church families in the town of Prairieville, the Kev. J. L. Breck, one of the founders of Nashotah Theological Seminary, was occasionally called upon ' to hold church services with them up to April 8, 1844, when a parish was formed. Mr. Breck and his companions - for a portion of the time he was accompanied and aided by two classmates who came also from the East - had no church edifice or organization at Waukesha up to this time, and, after 1841, were obliged to come down from Nashotah whenever services were held in the- village. At the time mentioned, April 8, 1844, the formal organization was accomplished by the appointment of the following officers : Caleb Nanscawen, Senior Warden ; Wm. M. Chamberlain, Junior Warden ; Chas. R. Dakin, Samuel H. Barstow, Roliert Stewart, Peter Chesley, John Nanscawen, Vestrymen ; Robert Murry, Clerk ; Wm. M. Chamberlain, Treasurer, and the parish was given the name of St. Matthew's. Previous to 1844, a small church had been erected on a lot donated by Wm. A. Barstow. The Rev. Messrs. Breck and Adams continued holding services and kept the church open up to April, 1847, when the Rev. S. K. Miller was elected Rector, who remained in charge of the parish until July, 1848. In October, 1848, the Rev. James Abercrombie took charge of the parish, and continued as Rector until June 14, 1852. During the time Mr. Abercrombie was in charge of it, a great effort was made to build a new church, which was greatly needed. A plan for the new building was obtained, the estimated cost of which was $5,000. Subscriptions were raised in the parish to the amount of $1,000 and the Rector was sent East to raise the balance of the necessary fund, of which he succeeded in raising in New York City and Milwaukee about $4,000. Mr. Abercrombie made a visit to New York in 1850 and also in 1851. A lot was purchased and the present church building commenced in the spring of 1851, the comer stone of which was laid by Bishop Jackson Kemper, on the 15th day of June, 1851. The outside walls were completed during that season, when the farther progress of the work ceased for want of funds. An application was made to Trinity Church, in New York City, for a loan, which was refused. At this time, the oflBcers of the church were as follows : Charles R. Dakin, Albert Marsh, Wardens ; Geo. C. Pratt, Ghas. Patterson, Robert Murry, Geo. Hatch, Samuel Eels, Wm. M. Chamberlain and Samuel H. Barstow, Vestrymen ; Geo. C. Pratt, Samuel H. Barstow, Chas. R. Dakin and Wm. M. Chamberlain, building committee. In June, 1852, the Rev. Abercrombie resigned. The church was temporarily fitted up so that services were held in it occasionally during the summer ; but it was by no means complete.

In October, 1853, the Rev. Chas. B. Stout was elected Rector, and continued as such until March, 1856. While in charge of the parish, the church building was finished at a cost of about $10,000, and was consecrated June 29, 1855. The building is of the best Waukesha limestone, situated on the corner of East Division and Main streets. It has an exceedingly substantial tower,, the basement of which forms the vestibule for the church, is tastefully finished on the inside, and has a good pipe organ. Very near where the foundation of the tower was laid, was the head of the famous turtle mound, one of the largest and most interesting relics of the pre-historic nations found in the Fox River Valley. When the church edifice was begun, this mound, which before this had suffered more or less despoliation, was entirely destroyed. It is a pleasant theory with some that this '' turtle " was built by a race now extinct, as an object of worship. If so, the present Episcopal Church, another structure for worship, is but a continuation in another form and farther into refinement and civilization, of the material evidences of religious tendencies, which have existed for unknown centuries. When Mr. Stout resigned, the parish was without a Rector until December of the same year, when he again took charge of it temporarily until July, 1857, at which time the Rev. John H. Egar was elected Rector, and continued as such until June, 1858. He resigned at the last-mentioned date, and the parish was again without a Rector until March, 1860, at which time the Rev. 0. H. Staples was elected, and took charge of the parish until June, 1861, when the Rev. W. H. Story took it in charge, in connection with the parish at Delafield, and continued in that capacity until 1863, when he resigned. Rev. A. P. Crouch took supervision of the parish as rector in April, 1864, and remained about one year, when the Rev. W. C. Pope was elected to succeed him, and remained in charge of the present parish until Nov. 8, 1866. He then resigned, and the church was without a rector until June, 1867, when Rev. Wm. E. Walker was elected to that position, and continued to hold it until July 15, 1868. In October, 1869, the Rev. Jerome Davenport was elected Rector, and continued in charge of the parish for one year, when the Rev. Wm. E. Walker was again called to fill his former position. He remained for one year. In July, 1873, Rev. Allan S. Woodell was elected as Rector in diocesan order, and remained in charge until September, 1874. The Rev. Dr. Boyd was next elected Rector, and took charge of the parish June 24, 1875, remaining in charge until March, 1880, when Rev. E. P. Wright was elected to succeed him, and is in charge of the parish at the present time. The church and parish are free from debt, and are in a comfortable condition, therefore, financially and otherwise.

Grerman Evangelical. - In the year 1851 and when the village of Waukesha was not as large as now, a few Germans assembled to consider the propriety of organizing an Evangelical Church. The number was small and the pioneers of the enterprise poor men. After considerable opposition, they succeeded in the organization, which was, however, of short duration, and the matter finally slept until 1853, when the present organization was formed. Messrs. F. Torhorst, Adam Keyner, and John Smith, were among the first Trustees; and Rev. C. A. Schnacke, who then lived in Jefierson, Wis., and afterward removed to Waukesha, and Rev. G. Flischer, formerly of Pennsylvania, were the first ministers. Rev. I. I. Escher was the Presiding Elder and held the office for two years, 1853 and 1854. There were about fifty members at the time of the organization of the church, and the number has been steadily increasing ever since, until at this time it has reached 245, with a Sunday school having an average attendance of 170 scholars. The small frame building owned by Patrick Bannon, adjoining the American

House, on Main street, and occupied by Owen McMahon as a grocery, was built by the Episcopal Church society many years ago, and occupied by them as a place of worship. The building then stood on the east side of what is now the public park. The Episcopalians used it for awhile and then sold it to the district for a schoolhouse, for which purpose it was used until about 1853, when it passed into the possession of the German Evangelical society. They held services in it until the completion of their own neat brick church in 1866 or 1867.

In reviewing the names of the ministers who have presided since the organization of the church, many will recall to mind the good which those who have passed over the great river, have left behind. In 1854, Rev. A. Rogartz and C. Lindner were the presiding ministers, but before the year closed Mr. Lindner died, and was taken to Menomonee, in this county, for interment. The next year, 1856, Rev. Noah McLahn was in charge, with Rev. G. A. Blank as Presiding Elder, who officiated until death called him home, on the 5th day of February, 1861. Rev. Mr. Blank was a great favorite with his people. He was a man of ability and much magnetic power. He was also a man generally beloved by all who knew him, being very popular with the people outside of his church. In 1856, Rev. I. G. Eslinger and Rev. Henry Hulister were ministers for two years, followed by Rev. I. Hammetter. At this time, 1858, the membership numbered 107 active members, with perfect harmony in their midst.

Rev. I. Eslinger presided in 1859, followed in 1860 by Rev. M. Hammetter. From 1861, Rev. I. G. Miller presided with Rev. I. I. Escher for two years. In 1862, Rev. I. G. Miller continued with Rev. L. Struebel, and then came, in 1863, Rev. I. G. Eslinger, with Rev. Henry Hulister as Presiding Elder, who for four years filled the office. For three years. Rev. William Hulister was the presiding minister of the church, which brings the records down to 1865, when the society purchased the lot on the east corner of South and Bridge streets, and erected their present brick house of worship.

At this time, the membership had increased from 107 to 124, and all took a deep interest in the welfare of the church. The building was dedicated October 6, 1866, with Rev. Henry Hulister as its minister, who officiated for two years, with Rev. A. Hulister as Presiding Elder. The Trustees were Messrs John F. Ike, M. Kemph and Louis Thielman.

Rev. L. Stroebel preached to the congregation during 1869 and 1870, with Rev. C. A. Schnacke as Presiding Elder, who held the position for three years. In 1871, Rev. F. Kurta was installed over the flock, who preached to a large congregation for one year, and was followed during the next two years by Rev. C. A. Schnacke. Rev. F. W. Kaufman was Presiding Elder in 1872-73-74. After leaving here, he was drowned near Madison. In 1874, Rev. Charles Schneider was in charge, with Rev. G. Fritscha as Presiding Elder, who for four years was stationed here. Rev. P. Massveger was the minister for the next two years. Rev. I. G. F. Zimmerman for the past three years has ministered to the spiritual wants of the church, with much success. During the past year. Rev. L. Buhler has been the Presiding Elder. Rev. Dedrich is the minister now in charge. He is a fluent speaker and draws large congregations. He is very popular both inside and outside of his church. The present membership of the church is 245. It has no indebtedness and is in a flourishing condition.

St. Joseph's Oatholio Ohuroh. - St. Joseph's Church is located on Lots 20 and 21, plat F, East Division street, Waukesha, and is one of the oldest churches in the county. In fact, the building now in use is the oldest church edifice, built as such, now in the village. Catholics settled at and around the village of Waukesha as early as the year 1840, and were visited from time to time by different Catholic clergymen. Rev. Martin Kundig, the late deceased Vicar General of the Archdiocese, of Milwaukee, was the first priest who held regular service at Waukesha. In the year 1842, this zealous priest celebrated Holy Mass in the house of John Gasper, on Main street, west of and next to Mr. Gasper's present cabinet store, where Mrs. M. Schork's brick building now stands. In 1843, Solomon Juneau, of Milwaukee, donated to the Catholics the present church lots, on which there stood at that time, near the place where the church now stands, a log house, probably built by Mr. Juneau himself, and used by him as a land-sale office. As soon as the Catholics had obtained possession of this property, they changed the log house into a church, where divine service was held for some time. Rev. Father Kundig now ceased to come to Waukesha, and Rev. Father Onin took his place. Father Onin held service here for but a very short time.

In 1844, Very ReV. U. Kundig returned to Waukesha, in the capacity of the first-appointed pastor of St. Joseph's congregation. He bought the house on East Division street, opposite St. Joseph's Church, where now J. Forbes lives. Here he lived with his two sisters, who conducted a parochial school in the same house. In the same year, the present stone church was commenced under the Pastor's supervision. The church was not entirely completed until about the year 1848. Very Rev. Kundig remained for about six or seven years.

After Father Kundig, Rev. F. Tierney took charge of St. Joseph's Parish, who remained only a short time. He was succeeded by Rev. .Tames U. Doyle, who bought and lived in the so-called Prairieville House. Father Doyle remained about four years, and was succeeded by Rev. James Morris, who remained only a short time. John Tiernan, erected the present parsonage, which was subsequently lost to the Catholics by foreclosure of a mortgage that had been given on it. Rev. Tiernan was succeeded by Revs.O'Neil and David.

In May, 1862, Rev. P. F. Petit was appointed Pastor of St. Joseph's congregation. Rev. Petit resided on East Division street, almost opposite the church, in a house now owned by Mr. William Langer. Under the direction of Father Petit, the belfry was built on the church at the cost of about $1,500, and a number of evergreen trees were planted around it, which have since grown to a considerable height, and add greatly to the beauty of the church grounds. This good priest held the pastorate of the parish until March, 1865, at which time he was succeeded by Rev. John Vahey, who built the dwelling-house back of and attached to the church, which is now occupied by Sisters who teach the parochial school. The cost of this house was about $2,200. Rev. Father Vahey remained Pastor of St. Joseph's Church until September, 1866. At this time Rev. Daniel McGinnity, brother of the present Catholic priest at Monroe, Green County, was appointed pastor of this congregation. Father McGinnity's health was fast failing, and on that account he had to give up the parish in a few months.

Rev. Joseph Moder was now temporarily assigned as Pastor of St. Joseph's Church, who remained until about May 20, 1867. The next pastor of St. Joseph's Parish was Rev. Peter Deberge. Father Deberge found a debt on the church of $1,000, which this active and beloved priest soon succeeded in liquidating. Rev. Deberge also bought back the present parsonage at a cost of about $2,200, of which the Catholics had lost possession as above stated, through foreclosure of a mortgage. About $1,200 was paid at this time on hew purchase, and for the balance a mortgage was given to Mrs. P. D. Murray. Father Deberge remained until about the middle of October, 1870. At this time. Rev. Edward O'Connor took charge of the parish, and held it until about the 27th of January, 1873, at which time this kind priest died, and was buried in the cemetery of the Holy Assumption Parish, at Franklin, Milwaukee County. His remains were accompanied by a large number of his Waukesha parishioners, who deeply mourned the loss of their Pastor. After the demise of Father O'Connor, Rev. Dominic F. Thill was assigned Pastor of St. Joseph's Church, and took charge of the parish on the 4th day of February, 1873. Father Thill soon became endeared to his new parishioners, and he has been most successful in his spiritual and temporal administration of the parish. He found an incumbrance of $1,000 on the parsonage, "and an additional debt of $200 for sundry items, making a total of $1,200, which was liquidated within a very short time. Considering religious education absolutely necessary for the spiritual advancement of the parish, he soon began to explain to his people the necessity of having a parochial school, in which the little ones of his flock might be instructed in their faith. An appeal to that effect was made by him to his parishioners, who responded most cheerfully. The Sisters of St. Agnes, of Bartcyi, Washington County, were at once invited to open a Catholic school in a dwelling-house back of the church, the schoolroom being in the first story, and the Sisters living up-stairs. The school was conducted by them for two years. The school could not possibly be continued in this house, the rooms being altogether too small. In 1876, the Pastor took a collection, by going from house to house, to procure necessary funds to build a new schoolhouse. The people contributed liberally, and the house was completed in December of the same year, and the school opened in it under direction of the Notre Dame School, Sisters of Milwaukee. The average number of pupils attending this school has always been about 100. The schoolhouse is a two-story frame building, 60x24 feet. The lower story is divided into two schoolrooms, and the upper story is used as a hall, and is now known by the name of St. Joseph's Hall. The cost of the building, with necessary furniture, was about $2,200.

During Father Thill's time the following church societies have been organized : St. Joseph's Benevolent Society, and St. Mary's Young Ladies' Society. The object of St. Joseph's Benevolent Society is to assist the members thereof in sickness and distress, and to advance the cause of religious education among the Catholics of the parish, and to induce, . by word and example, the members of the congregation to comply with essential rules of the Catholic Church, and to guard by all reasonable means against the excessive use of intoxicating drinks. At present, this society has about forty-five members, with Mr. J. J. Clark as President, Mr. Snyder Secretary, and P. Bannon, Treasurer.

The Young Ladies' Sodality is in a most flourishing condition - has about sixty-five members and owns a library of about two hundred volumes. The object of this sodality is to excite each other to the practice of virtue and piety. The members of this sodality have always greatly helped the Pastor in raising money to meet current expenses of church and school. They have contributed up to this date not less than $600. There is an Altar Society of married ladies connected with the church. The object of this society is the ornamentation of the church and altar. It has about seventy members. From the time that Father Thill took charge of the parish up to the present time, improvements have been made in and about the church to the amount of about $5,000. During his pastorate, he has also had charge of St. Mary's Church, at Pewaukee, where he found a debt of about $300, which he succeeded in paying in a very short time. He also bought cemetery grounds there, and the lot, where the parsonage now stands, at a cost of $350. The parsonage was also built by him at a cost of $800. Father Thill resigned this congregation in October, 1879, leaving it free from debt. Improvements to the amount of $2,000 were made by him at Pewaukee.

Evangelical Reform. - The German Evangelical Reform Church was organized in the year 1866, by Prof H. Kurtz, who was sent to Waukesha from the interior of Germany as a missionary. Prof Kurtz presided over his flock for two years, after which he retired to seek other fields, and was followed by Rev. H. Hanhart, who also preachedto this congregation for two years, and now resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was called to another parish. In 1870, Rev. C. R. Hinske took charge of the church, and for six years preached and labored with his people with much success. The work of the church becoming too laborious, he resigned his charge for rest and to regain failing health. Prof H. Kurtz is now located at Sheboygan, Wis., and is one of the Principals of the Theological Seminary located at that place. Rev. F. Kuenzler, who has presided over the church for the past four years, is a very popular preacher, and a great favorite among his church members. Since Rev. Mr. Kuenzler has had charge of the church, he has increased its membership to one hundred and ninety communicants. He has a large Sabbath school, with an average attendance of ninety, over which he presides each Sabbath.

The Trustees of the church are Louis Janke, Fer. Brueger and William Niedermeier. The church has no indebtedness and is constantly increasing in members. The society own the building, which is a handsome large stone building, built many years ago as the Prairieville Academy, and used afterward as a Female Seminary. The grounds are spacious and liberally supplied with shade and ornamental trees, and are kept in very choice order. Adjoining the church is the parsonage, a neat little dwelling, which is in keeping with the church.

In speaking of this church, it is but proper to say that the project of organizing a German Evangelical Reform Church in Waukesha was first suggested by Rev. Mr. Flieshene, a somewhat noted exhorter, as early as 1851 ; but the matter was abandoned for the time, and for reasons he left for parts unknown. Thus the matter slept until 1866, as stated above.

Secret Societies

Prairie Lodge, No. 23, I. 0. 0. jF. - The first lodge of Odd Fellows instituted in the county was chartered October 6, 1847, and .named " Prairie Lodge, No. 23." The original records of the lodge were destroyed by fire, so that the first charter members cannot be ascertained. The lodge flourished for many years, and comprised a distinguished membership. At the breaking-out of the war of the Rebellion, however, a large portion of the members went to the army, and it was at length found expedient to remove it to the village of Delafield, where it struggled along feebly for a time, and finally gave up its charter, which, with all the accompanying papers, was burned in the fire that destroyed the office of the Grand Secretary of the State, at Racine. For some years, no efibrts were made toward the resuscitation of the order.

In the winter of 1869, application was made for the renewal of the charter by the following petitioners : Samuel H. Barstow, Leander Hill, Pitts Ellis, James Pool, George M. Barney, William S. Hawkins, Frederick Slawson, Dr. Robert Dunlap, A. J. Thompson, John Gaspar and Charles Gauthie.

On the evening of January 27, 1870, Grand Master Samuel Ryan, of Appleton, Wis., installed the following officers : William S. Hawkins, N. G.; Samuel H. Barstow, V. G.; Leander Hill, R. S.; Frederick Slawson, P. S.; James Pool, Treasurer.

All of the above-named officers are still living and reside in Waukesha, except Lender Hill, whose demise occurred in the summer of 1870. From the time it was resuscitated, up to 1871, Prairie Lodge was the onlj lodge of Odd Fellows in Waukesha, and its membership increased with great rapidity ; the German- speaking element especially becoming so numerous that it was found expedient to organize a new lodge. Accordingly, after much discussion on the subject and a thorough canvass among the members, a majority of the Germans withdrew in order to establish a new lodge. In 1871, they applied for a charter, which was granted them by the Grand Lodge of the State December 8 of the same year. They hold their meetings in the same spacious and elegantly furnished rooms with Prairie Lodge.

The Lodge has three Trustees, one of whom is elected annually and holds his office for three years. The present Trustees are M. J. Sommers, Almon Welch and William S. Green.

Bismarck Lodge, No. 193, I. 0. 0. F. - On the 1st day of August, 1871, a dispensation was grarfted to George Sperl, Conrad Sehrt, Phillip Hepp, Julius Reise and Charles Herwig, for an Odd Fellows' lodge, to be located at Waukesha, and to be known as " Bismarck Lodge, No. 193." Grand Master Lindsley, of Green Bay, at once proceeded to Waukesha and instituted the lodge and installed the following gentlemen as the first ofiScers : Conrad Sehrt, N. G.; George Sperl, V. G.; Julius Reise, Secretary ; Charles Herwig, Treasurer.

The lodge has progressed under very flattering circumstances ; soon had a large membership, composed of the best German element in and about Waukesha, and has gained the reputation of being one of the best working lodges in the State.

When the Grand Lodge met in annual session in December, they granted to Bismarck Lodge its charter with the same officers as were installed. Up to that time, the lodge had an active membership of nearly twenty-five, and was still increasing ; notwithstanding they incurred an indebtedness of over $300 at the outset for furniture and regalias, they soon paid the debt, and, at this time, have upward of $800 in the treasury or in loans. The regalias of the officers and members are expensive and the best that can be procured.

The following' are its present officers: Arnold Stallman, N. G.; Henry Hassert, V. G.; George Sperl, Secretary ; John Sperber, Treasurer. The Trustees are George Sperl, Franz Elger and Carl Muench.

The regular meetings are held each Wednesday evening in Jackson's stone building, on Main street. The membership is now sixty-five.

Waukesha Mncampment, No. 51, I. 0. 0. F. - This Odd Fellows' lodge was instituted July 10, 1871, by Lewis .Silber, Grand Patriarch of Wisconsin. The charter members were Theron W. Haight, B. L. Spence, S. H. Barstow, W. S. Rowe, Henry Sehrt, John E. Lau and Louis Janke. The first elective officers were : T. W. Haight, Chief Patriarch ; E. L. Spence, High Priest; Samuel H. Barstow, Senior Warden ; W. S. Rowe, Scribe ; John E. Lau, Treasurer ; Henry Sehrt, Junior Warden. During the nine years since the Lodge was organized, there have been fifty-seven persons admitted to membership. The present officers are as follows : Henry M. Youmans, Chief Patriarch ; F. Balzer, High Priest ; D. H. Sumner, Senior Warden ; T. W. Haight, Scribe ; Ira Kimball, Treasurer ; Conrad Sehrt, Junior Warden.

Meetings are held on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. A list of all the Chief Patriarchs is comprised in the following: S. H. Barstow, John Bennett, B. F. Goss, Theron W. Haight, John E. Lau, F. M. Payne, E. L. Spence, H. M. Youmans, M. M. Kelliher, W. H. Hardy, C. Reichenbach, Morris Stummes, H. N. Glenny, H. Pruetzmans, Ira Kimball, Peter Lau, Conrad Sehrt, W. S. Rowe.

The following comprises a list of the High Priests : Ira Kimball, Hugo Philler, H. M. Youmans, M. M. Kelliher, E. L. Spence, S. T. Bolles, John E. Lau, W. A. Howard, August Diem an.

WauTcesha Chapter, No. 37, Royal Arch Masons. - This Chapter was granted a charter February 5, 1868. The following persons were the first officers : Elihu Enos, High Priest; A. Amsdem, King ; E. Hurlbut, Scribe. The Oihapter has about sixty members, and is a very strong organization. The present officers are as follows : Van H. Bugbee, High Priest ; H. S. Hughes, King; Rev. E. P. Wright, Scribe; W. A. Nickell, C. of H. ; M. S. Griswold, P. S.; R. C. Beggs, R. C; J. P. Philips, M. 3d Vail; A. F. Estberg, M. 2d Vail; J. K. Randle, M.< 1st V. ; James Poole, Treasurer ; W. S. Hawkins, Secretary. The regular communications of this Chapter occur on the first Monday of each month in Masonic Hall, Gove's Block.

Waukesha Lodge, No. 37, A., F. ^ A. M. - The - dispensation for this lodge was granted January 20, 1851, to James Y. Watson, Lemuel White, Asahel Finch, D. W. Reed, Joseph Turner, Paul Wheeler, Sylvanus Warren, H. Van Vleck, George Hyer and S. S. Case, with power to hold lodge and admit members. The temporary officers were as follows : Lemuel White, W. M.; W. D. Barker, S. W. ; H. Van Vleck, J. W. Under the dispensation, proceedings were had until Jan. 9, 1852, when a charter was granted. In Fel5ruary, 1852, the temporary officers resigned, and S. S. Case was appointed by the Grand Master, Worshipful Master; W. H' Earner, Senior Warden ; Michael Newton, Junior Warden, who held office until the charter was granted. The first officers elected under the charter were as follows : S. S. Case, W. M. ; W. S. Hawkins, S. W.; James Poole, J. W. ; W. S. Hawkins, Secretary; H. W. Sherman, Treasurer. The present officers are as follows : H. S. Hughes, W. M. ; M. S.- Griswold, S. W. ; C. A. Estberg, J. W. ; James Poole, Treasurer; Joseph P. Philips, Secretary; J. T. Wardrobe, S. D.; A. F. Estberg, J. D. The lodge numbers ninety-four members in good standing. It has been composed altogether of 277 members. Many have died or moved away and joined other lodges by dimit. The dead number twenty-four - that is, twenty-four died while members of the lodge - and eighty-four left by dimit. The communications occur on the first and third Fridays of each month in their room in third stoi-y of Gove's Block. The treasury contains about $1,000 of reserve funds. The furniture, which is owned by this, or the Blue Lodge, is elegant.

Waukesha Lodge, No. 311, Knights of Honor- - This lodge was organized on the 24th day of June, 1876, by D. S. D. P. L. Teple, fifteen citizens of this village signing the constitution as charter members, to wit : F. H. Babcock, V. H. Bugbee, F. Elger, C. A. Estberg, J. J. Gibbs, C. A. Haertel, William H. Kendrick, William Langer, V. L. Moore, F. M. Ploss,

George Sperl, A. Tyler, S. D. Tyler, E. C. Wood, and H. M. Youmans. Since that date the lodge has initiated fifteen members, which number has been by withdrawal, etc., reduced to the present membership of twenty-five Knights in good standing. The ofiicers of the present term, ending June 30, 1880, are : P. D., William Langer; D., William H. Kendrick ; Y. D., F. M. Ploss ; A. D., James Castle; Chaplain, C. A. Haertel; R. and Fin. R., l)r. Hugo Philler ; Tr., George Sperl ; Guide, Joseph Castle; Guardian, William Schiimar ; Sentinel, Ira Kimball ; Medical Examiner, Dr. Hugo Philler.

This lodge, however small in number, meets regularly on the first and third Mondays of each month, at Barstow's Hall, for business and mutual exchange of good feeling. Its finances are in a flourishing condition. It secures weekly sick benefits to its members, and to their heirs a death benefit of $2, 000.

Forest City Council^ No, ^32, Royal Arcanum. - This lodge was instituted in this village by Alfred Terry, of Detroit, January 10, 1879, with thirty-two charter members, viz : George F. H. Barber, Miles L. Butterfield, George Combs, Orlando Culver, Frederick S. Doane, C. A. Estberg, John Harley, H. S. Hughes, Samuel M. Hughes, Charles James, J. H. James, J. H. Jones, William G. Kendrick, William H. Kendrick, Edward K. Kimball, William Langer, Thomas McGeen, L. T. Mallory, A. A. Miller, Hugo Philler, J. K. Randall, Thomas Ryall, F. E. Sanford, Frederick M. Slawson, William H. Sleep, Richard Street, William Street, Orvill Tyler, 0. E. Tyler, S. D Tyler, J. H. Whitcher and Hugh Williams.

On the organization of the council, after obtaining the charter, the followmg gentlemen were elected its officers, and duly installed : Regent, Richard Street ; Vice Regent, A. A. Miller ; Orator, William Street; Post Regent, S. D. Tyler; Secretary, George F. H. Barber; Collector, Dr. Hugo Philler ; Treasurer, Orlando Culver ; Chaplain, William H. Kendrick ; Guide, E. K. Kimball ; Warden, Samuel M. Hughes ; Sentry, Fred M. Slawson ; Trustees, H. S. Hughes, one year, William H. Sleep, two years, F. E. Sanford, three years.

The regular meetings of the council are held on the second and fourth Monday evenings of each month, at Barstow's Hall, near the railroad depot. It has been steadily increasing in membership since its organization, and the roll now contains upward of sixty-three names, all in good standing. One member has died, Orville Tyler, since its organization. His family received $3,000 from the benefit fund, which they were entitled to, with promptness. The council is in a most flourishing condition tod is composed of the leading business men and citizens of the village and surrounding country.

Independence Lodge, No ISO, I. 0. Gr. T. - This lodge was organized in JBarstow's Hall, January 13, 1872, D. W. Kent acting as District Deputy Grand ilarshal. The following persons were appointed its ofiicers for the purpose of organizing : Samuel H. Barstow, Recording Secretary ; Mrs. N. Barnard, V. T. ; Dr. Hubbell Fox, jMarshal ; Amos Greengrove, W. C. T.; Mrs. Coles, Chaplain ; Miss Gooding, Treasurer ; Mrs. Mary A. Fox, Financial Secretary. The following persons were charter members : H. Libbie Whitcher, Asena B. Whitcher, J. H. Whitcher, Matie Blackwell, Hattie Putney, Elizabeth Sellers, H. T. Kent, F. McBeath, L. Whitcher, M. Z. Bidwell, Carrie Hunkins, Nathan Whitcher, Mrs. N. Whitcher, Susan Gooding, Louie Nicholson, Millie Nicholson, Sarah Lees, Lucy Kent, A. D. Kent, L. Hunkins, C. Wardrobe, A. E. Evans, E. E. Orvis, J. Ernest Jewett, Lucy Clark, Rosa Clark, Emma Hawkins, M. Blackwell, C. A. Hine. At the election the same evening, the following-named persons were elected the first ofiicers of the lodge : James H. Whicther, W. C. T. ; Hattie Putney, W. V. ; F. McBeath, W. S. ; M. Z. Bidwell, F. S. ; H. Blackwell, W. T. ; C. Wardrobe, W. M. ; Matie Blackwell, I. G. ; N. T. Kent, 0. G. ; N. Whitcher, W. C. : A. E. Evans, P. W. C. T.

The receipts of the first evening's meeting amounted to $13, out of which was paid $10 for the charter and $2.50 for books, etc., leaving a balance of 50 cents in the Treasurer's hands. The meetings were held Saturday evening of each week, and were generally well attended. New members were being admitted at every meeting, and all took a deep interest in the welfare of the lodge. A paper called the Independent, edited by some brother or sister, was read at every alternate meeting, followed by a debate on a proper subject, submitted by a member at a previous meeting. The lodge was continued in Barstow Block until about the 3d of May, 1873, when it was removed to the basement of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Here it struggled for an existence until about the middle or last of October, 1873, and then surrendered its charter, the last meeting being held the 25th of October. It being the regular quarterly election, the usual officers were elected by the small number present, but were never installed.

Phoenix Lodge, No. 17, I. 0. Q-. T. - In the winter of 1878, December 27, Phoenix Lodge, No. 17, was organized by the following charter members : Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Barnard, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel H. Barstow, Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Kent, Nellie Kent, Katie Warner, Rev. T. G. Watson, Heni-y B. Bidwell, James Clark, Mrs. and Miss Telyea. Lodge Deputy Hubbell Fox, of Independence Lodge (which long since surrendered its charter), assisted by Gr. W. S. Hazeltine, of Beaver Dam, installed the following officers soon after the completion of the organization :

D. W. Kent, W. C. T.; Mrs. Cole, W. V. T.; D. R. Prindle, W. S.; S. H. Barstow, F. S.; Mrs. S. H. Barstow, W. T.; Rev. T. G. Watson, W. C; James Clark, W. M.; Miss Nellie Kent, W. I. G.; William S. Barnard, W. 0. G.; S. H. Barstow, L. D. The occasion was one of much pleasure, and the new lodge gave new impetus and vigor to the cause of temperance. The members went to work with a will, and soon had a large and prosperous lodge, which still exists. The meetings are held in the Town Hall, in rooms tastefully fitted up for that purpose, on Tuesday evening of each week, and are well attended. During the past winter and spring, the lodge has given many interesting entertainments, socials and suppers, which have been liberally patronized. The following are the names of the present officers of Phoenix Lodge : D. R. Prindle, W. C. T.; Miss Crissie Fletcher, W. V. T.; Dennie Maynard, W. S.; W. H. Middleton, W. F. S.; Jennie Mill, W. T.; E. W. Chafin, P. W. C. T.; Miss Carrie Hawkins, W. C; Andrew Ross, W. M.; Miss Mary Seabold, W. I. G.; Frank Barnes, W. 0. G.; D. W. Kent, L. D. The present membership in good standing is 105.

Juvenile Temple. - This juvenile temperance organization is composed of little misses and masters, and has a membership of about forty. It has been in existence nearly five years, although not holding meetings each week. It was organized by Lillie Robinson. The present Superintendent is Mrs. W. H. Middleton, who takes great interest in the work. The meetings are held in the Good Templars' rooms, at the Town Hall, on Tuesday afternoons at 4 o'clock.

Waukesha County Bank. - The subject of organizing a bank in Waukesha, had for a long time been discussed among several of the prominent men of the place, but they never came to any definite understanding until about the 18th of February, 1855, when a meeting was held in the law office of Alexander W. Randall (since Governor of Wisconsin and Postmaster General of the United States), then and there organizing " The Waukesha County Bank," under the free banking law of Wisconsin, which then existed. The capital stock of the concern was fixed at $25,000, divided into two hundred and fifty shares of $100 each. The stock was all subscribed for and taken by the gentlemen present who composed the meeting, viz. : A. Miner, subscribed for ninety shares ; Nelson Burroughs, twenty shares ; William White, ten shares ; C. C. Barnes, eighty-five shares ; William Blair, five shares ; S. S. Sawyer, ten shares ; H. N. Davis, ten shares ; Sebina Barney, twenty shares ; comprising the two hundred and fifty shares and the $25,000. All the stockholders were made the bank's first board of directors. Mr. Miner was elected President of the banking company, and C. C. Barnes, Cashier. From the bank's first existence up to the present time, safely passing through the many vicissitudes of financial depression of the country, its business has increased, and it has always held the confidence of business men and the farming community at large, and to-day it is one of the soundest moneyed institutions in the great West. Mr. Oscar Burroughs, since deceased, was appointed Assistant Cashier May 7, 1 855. On the 3d of December of the year the bank was organized, the capital stock was increased from $25,000 to $50,000. The same officers were elected in 1856 as were at first chosen. Other matters occupying the time of Mr. Barnes, he resigned the position of Cashier April 14,

1856, and Oscar Burroughs was appointed to fill the vacancy May 5, 1856. Sabina Barney was then elected Vice President, which position hg filled up the time of his death in 1879.

October 13, 1856, the business constantly growing, the capital stock of the bank was again doubled, making it $100,000. The following gentlemen were elected ofiicers of the bank January 7, 1857 : A. Miner, President ; Sebina Barney, Vice President ; and Nelson Burroughs, William Blair, H. N. Davis, S. S. Sawyer and Thompson Richmond, Directors. At the next annual election of ofiicers in 1858 there were no changes except that Martin Field and George Lawrence, Jr., were elected Directors in place of Mr. Richmond and William Blair, the latter of whom was elected Cashier at this meeting. At the annual meeting in January, 1859, there were no changes in President or Vice President of the bank. The Directors elected at this meeting were George Lawrence, Jr., Martin Field, J. H. Kimball, J. Y. Watson and William Blair. The same officers were re-elected in 1860, except that Mr. S. Andrews was elected Director in place of George Lawrence, Jr. In 1861, the only change was that Mr. Sawyer was elected in place of Mr. Andrews.

At a regular meeting of the bank officers April 22, 1861, it was deemed advisable to reduce the capital stock, and in June, 1861, it was reduced to |50,000. From 1861 to 1864, there was no change in its officers. In 1864, at the annual meeting, C. H. Miner was elected Cashier in place of Mr. Blair, and S. Barney, J. H. Kimball, J. Y. Watson, M. Field and William Blair were chosen Directors. The same officers were elected in 1865, with the addition of Andrew J. Frame as Assistant Cashier. The bank, at this time laboring under many disadvantages by doing business under the old State banking law, resolved, at a meeting held January 16, 1865, to re-organize under the new banking act The stockholders met January 8, 1865, to take action in organizing the National Bank, at which date the meeting adopted their articles of association and elected Messrs. A. Miner, S. Barney, J. H. Kimball, M. Field and William Blair its first Board of Directors. A. Miner was elected President, S. Barney, Vice President, and Charles H. Miner, Cashier. On the 22d of May, 1865, Andrew J. Frame was appointed Assistant Cashier, which position he held until the resignation of Charles H. Miner, in February, 1866, when he was appointed to the responsible position of Cashier.

Mr. Miner sent in his resignation as the President, which was accepted March 6, 1866. Mr. Blair was elected to fill the place thus made vacant ; and Mr. Sewall Andrews elected to fill the vacancy on the Board of Directors occasioned by the promotion of Mr. Blair to the presidency.

There were no particular changes in the officers of the bank from 1866 to 1869, when J. H. Kimball resigned as Director, and Andrew J. Frame was appointed to fill the vacancy, and finally was elected member of the board in 1870. Henry M. Frame was appointed bookkeeper in the fall of 1869 ; which position he filled until January 8, 1878, when he was appointed Assistant Cashier. In July, 1879, he was appointed Director in place of Sebina Barney, deceased. At the same meeting, in July, 1879, ]\Iartin Field, of Mukwonago, was elected Vice President, in place of Mr. Barney.

The Board of Directors and officers next elected and now holding their respective positions, are Hon. William Blair, President and Director ; Martin Field, Vice President and Director ; Sewall Andrews, Andrew J. Frame and Henry M. Frame. The present building was purchased by the bank October 13, 1873, of Andrew Aitkin, at a cost of $4,000. The bank put the building in excellent condition by expending over one thousand dollars in repairs and other improvements. That the bank has the confidence of the people of Waukesha, is shown by its very large deposit account. The following is the present list of stockholders and amounts of stock held by each :

Farmers' National Bank. - In May, 1865, W. D. Bacon, of Waukesha ; H. A. YoumanS, of Mukwonago ; James Parsons, of Whitewater ; A. C. Bronson, of Eagle ; Dr. A. Kendrickj Jehial Smith and John Wagner, of Waukesha, as stockholders, incorporated the Farmers' National Bank, with a capital of $50,000. The Directors were W. D. Bacon, President ; A. C. Bronson, Vice President ; 0. M. Tyler, Cashier; H. A. Youmans and A. Kendrick. The corner room in the Robinson Block, where Foster's drug store now is, was occupied by the bank, which in a very short time after opening for business increased its capital to $100,000, A. E. Perkins and Jerry Youmans, of Mukwonago, becoming additional stockholders. The bank did a very large and profitable business until 1868, when the President, who held a majority of the stock, desired to withdraw his capital, and the concern was closed. It was against the wishes of the stockholders that the bank went out of existence, as it had been a profitable investment.

Forest City Bank. - This was a State bank, chartered under the statutes as a bank of issue, with $25,000 capital, by Sidney A. Bean, M. G. Townsend and others, about 1857. It continued in business about five years, and was closed by Mr. Bean, who came home from the army a short time for that purpose.

0. M. Tyler ^' Go's Bank. - Very soon after the closing of the Farmers' National Bank, 0. M. Tyler, who had been cashier of that institution, opened a private bank under the name and style of 0. M. Tyler k Co. According to the books kept by Mr. Tyler, he began business with $17,000 in cash on hand. The bank continued to do business until September 18, 1875, when, for want of funds to cash a small check, it was closed. Richard L. Gove was appointed assignee under the State law, and collected a sum of money. This he turned over to R. M. Jameson and P. H. Carney, the assignees appointed after bankruptcy proceedings, in January, 1876. They continue to be assignees, and have declared a dividend of 10 per cent of the indebtedness, which was about $32,000. On the Saturday before the bank closed, J. S. Waite and R. L. Gove, according to the books of the bank, deposited $150, but, when the concern was turned over to the assignee, only $83, in mutilated bills, could be found. As the bank had been during some time without a cat, it is supposed the mice destroyed the last deposits.

Public Halls

The old tamarack log schoolhouse, built in 1837, on the west side of the river, was not, strictly speaking, a public hall, but during many years it was used as such in the absence of anything more suitable. Before the log schoolhouse fell into disuse, the Congregational Church, erected in 1839, was used for a public hall, as it was larger and more centrally located. The first session of the County Board, long and stormy as it was, took place in this church. The Prairieville Academy building was also used for a similar purpose, and in it the first term of the United States District Court for Waukesha County was held. Judge Miller presiding. The court house, which was between two and three years in building, was used for various public gatherings after 1848, and Waukesha, therefore, never suffered seriously for want of places in which to hold public meetings.

Jacob Hengy had a small hall in the Exchange, but it was mostly used as a dancing room. In the third story of W. D. Bacon's large stone building was .a room used for a hall, but it was more suitable for lodge meetings and the lofty tumbling of the 1,001 than for public gatherings. Somewhere along in the fifties Andrew Aitkin built the stone block now occupied by I. M. White and others, and had a portion made into a hall. It has long since been used for merchandise.

Robinson's Hall. - Mostly at the solicitation of A. F. Pratt, Charles ' Robinson began the erection, in 1856, probably, of a stone block of stores with a large public hall overhead. Although never a paying investment, Robinson's Hall became a noted one and the place of all public gatherings. During the war, its name became familiar everywhere, as it was the place where all war meetings were held. It is now owned by Poole & Ware, and is largely used for dances and social gatherings.

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Carney a Of era Some. - As Waukesha was becoming more and more noted as a summer resort, the need of an opera house more suitable for the concert and the drama became apparent. Therefore, early in 1874 Mrs. E. H. Carney began the erection, on Main street, of a two-story block of Waukesha limestone, especially for an opera house. The lower story was designed for stores. The house has a pit and gallery with 600 seats ; private boxes, dressing rooms and a stage with good scenery and all the modern improvements. The cost of the block was about $2.5,000, and to fit the hall for all kinds of entertainments cost f 2,000. The building is an ornament to Waukesha Village, but as a financial investment it does not pay 2 per centum on the cost. It was erected by C. S. Hartwell and M. <jrleason.

Hotels Of Waukesha

Prairieville Mouse. - The first hotel opened in what afterward became the village of Waukesha was the Prairieville House, first called the Prairie Village Hotel. It was erected by Henry Bowron, and opened by James Buckner, in 1837. The structure was of logs ; and, as business increased, which it did very rapidly, additions of logs and of boards were built from time to time, until the hotel had the appearance of a village, which, in truth, it was. During many years, the Prairieville House was the liveliest place in Milwaukee County. In it conventions, mass meetings, law suits, town meetings, caucuses, elections, political conferences, slavehunters' consultations, and weddings have been held ; all of which were attended by the most distinguished men in the State. Among its proprietors have been James Buckner, Peter Jones and Samuel H. Barstow. When business began to be transferred to the present center of the village, which was before the completion of the railroad, the location of the Prairieville House was left to one side and was never afterward of any importance. One part stands on the old site, east of the court house ; one part belongs to the American House, and the balance is scattered piecemeal over the village. In l854, this hotel was remodeled by Father Doyle and used for a Catholic seminary.

Exchange Hotel. - tlacob Hengy arrived in Prairieville more than forty years ago, with his wife and family of children, with only fifty cents with which to begin business. He engaged Lyman Goodnow to haul enough green basswood boards for a little shanty ; and in this he began tailoring. In a short time he had earned enough to pay for an addition to his shanty, and in 1845 or 1846 he had accumulated enough to warrant him in building the front part of the present Exchange building. This he opened to the public as Hengy's Exchange. To the original building, as necessity required, additions were made until the wooden portion assumed its present proportions. In 1864, the property was purchased by F. M. Putney, who built a fine three-story addition of stone in 1870, fronting on Grand avenue, which is the beginning of a stone structure of similar design and finish to cover the entire corner of Grand avenue and Broadway, now occupied by the w(ioden structure. After Mr. Hengy sold the hotel, it was managed by P. N. Cushman, F, M. Putney and E. Holbrook. Mr. Putney has continued to be proprietor since 1864, leasing the house to other persons. W. C. Holbrook is the present manager and has a large patronage.

American House. - This is the oldest hotel building in Waukesha Village, as well as the oldest in the county. It was erected, not precisely as it now stands, in 1 844, probably by William A. Barstow, and was considered a good building at that time. It was called the Barstow House, and was managed by Samuel H. Barstow. Late in 1850, or early in 1851, the property was purchased by Silas Barber, and the name changed to Railroad House. While Mr. Barber owned the house, he had a contract to feed the drafted soldiers of the county. About the year 1864, he sold the hotel to J. -B. Cable, who changed the name of it to the American House, which name has ever since been retained. Mr. Cable was manager as well as proprietor until his death, and the property remained in the possession of the Cable heirs until the spring of 1880, when it was purchased by Weston for $8,000. L. Coleman is the manager, and has been since 1877. A portion of the American House helped to comprise the old Prairieville House, the first hotel in Waukesha. Previous to Silas Barber's purchase of the American House, it was owned and managed by George Vail, and during several years from 1846 gained considerable notoriety as ''Vail's Hotel."

Mansion House. - Originally the Mansion House was a small dwelling, in which, in the very early fifties, W. D. Bacon had his home. It was enlarged about 1856, by Jacob L. Bean and his sons, making one of the largest residences in the village. The property was finally purchased by Miss Elizabeth H. Clark, now Mrs. E. H. Carney, and an addition, 26x80 feet, and four stories in height, was erected in 1871 for a hall and additional sleeping rooms. Although a regular hotel, keeping open for patronage during the entire year, the Mansion House makes a specialty of providing for summer guests - those who come from various parts of the country to receive benefits from the use of Waukesha mineral water. It is made more popular by the brilliant parties and receptions which are given every season at brief intervals. The hotel has been under the popular management of L. N. Mowry, who has had more patronage than the house afforded room to accommodate.

Fountain Souse. - This is the largest hotel in the State of Wisconsin, and one of the most noted in the Northwest. The building of it in so small a village as Waukesha looked financially hazardous to the majority of people; but Matthew Laflin, of Chicago, had been cured of a painful and dangerous malady by the use of Waukesha mineral water, and he was therefore determined to furnish more ample accommodations at Waukesha, that a greater number of the afflicted might avail themselves of the virtues of her springs. The following is taken from the Hotel World of May 17, 1879 :

" Last season, the influx of visitors from all parts of the country, and especially from the South, to our Northwestern summer resorts was something extraordinary. Among the most famous hotels none experienced greater demands upon its resources than did the Fountain Spring House, at Waukesha, Wis., from whose doors dozens were turned away every week because of lack of accommodations. It was the home of some of the most brilliant representatives of the beauty and chivalry of Southern cities, who lingered far beyond the ordinary limits of a wateringplace season, dreading to return to their fever-stricken homes as long as the specter of their dread / hovered over them. The hotel and grounds were the scenes of gayety and enjoyment until the night of September 1, when a fiend, twin brother of the yellow plague, burst in upon the innonocent revelry that served to fill so many hearts with pleasure, and in a short space of time nearly all of the splendid Fountain Spring Hotel was a heap of smoldering ruins ; all that remained to tell the story of what had been, except the north wing of the structure, which was saved only after the most superhuman efforts. It seemed like a death-blow to the ambitious citizens of Waukesha, and, in spite of their all-abiding faith in the natural attractions of the beautiful village and the eflEcacy of its celebrated mineral springs, they could not believe it possible for the place ever to recover its lost ground. They had forgotten that the proprietor was a Chicago man, whose experience with the fire fiend enabled him to regard the loss of a piece of property as splendid as the Fountain Spring House in the light of an almost every-day event. Mr. Matthew Laflin and his sons were blessed with too much of that native philosophy which enabled them to laugh at trifles, and with the energy that belongs to every Chicago man, like his coat, they only waited until the insurance loses had been adjusted, when they entered into negotiations not only for the rebuilding of the burned portions' of the house, but also for an addition of 300 feet in length, which would make the new structure one of the largest hotels in the whole country. How astonishingly rapid has been the progress of the work, may now be seen, for there stands in the place of the former hotel a building whose magnificent proportions surpass the wildest expectations of the most sanguine believers in Waukesha's destiny ten years ago.

" The old building was 147 feet front on Grand avenue by 147 feet deep, which front has been restored, and the new part 300 feet front by 147 feet deep, with dining-room addition of 116 feet by 54 feet, together with the rising in height of some of the rear buildings, has been added, thereby making one of the most complete and by far the most substantially built of any summer resort in the country.

" The old part has been faced with rock-faced rubble stone laid in courses, with stone caps, sills and window dressings. The additions are faced with the well-known >cream-colored Milwaukee brick, with cut-stone trimmings. The foundations are solidly built of stone resting upon a

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"The front on Grand avenue is three stories high above the surface of the ground, and the roof line is broken by the pavilions, tower and center gable. A number of rooms are finished oif in the higher portions of the roof, but the intervening or connecting parts are not finished into rooms.

" The ground, which slopes rapidly to the west, will be handsomely terraced and ornamented with shrubbery and flowers. This natural slope of the ground leaves the entire basement story above the natural surface, so that all the various departments located therein are most perfectly lighted and aired by natural means. Great attention has been paid to the drainage and sewerage, several thousand feet of the largest-sized drain pipe having been laid for the purpose of providing the best system that modern skill and knowledge can devise.

" The entire building will be well supplied with water forced by powerful steam pumps to three large iron tanks in the highest points of the roof, from which tanks the water will be distributed to the several stories in the building ; in connection with these pumps will be placed three stand-pipes with three large glove valves and fire hose on the floor.

" The building has been designed not only for the purpose of housing a large number of people, but special exertions have been made to provide the very best accommodations for all who come. Every comfort has been provided, the rooms are all large, well lighted, aired and ventilated, and many of them are provided with handsome mantels and fire-grates, so that those who come early and stay late can have a- cheerful fire when needed. The halls are wide, high and spacious, are straight, and cro^;s each other at right angles, and, being well lighted, there can be no danger in getting from one part of the house to another, or of being lost in the confusion incident to the intricate and dark passages of ordinary summer resorts.

" The guests' parlors and sleeping-rooms are all arranged en suite, so that families or parties of any size can be accommodated with connecting rooms whenever desired.

" The main entrance is through the tower at the northeast angle, through a large vestibule to the office, which is fifty feet square, and the clerk's desk commands a A'iew of the principal halls, entrances and stairways.

" The main stairway is sixteen feet wide, and the others, four in number, are twelve and fourteen feet wide. All are what are known as square-landing staircases, and being lighted and aired by windows on each landing, and rising easy, it will not be tiresome to ascend them.

" The reading and waiting room is the first room from the oflSce, and is twenty by thirty-two feet, with three large windows, a cozy mantel and fireplace. The reception parlors are 20x20 feet and 20x23 feet, respectively, and are connected by sliding doors. Next we come to the four grand parlors, which, when thrown together by sliding doors, are 1-36 feet in length by an average width of 24 feet. All these rooms are on one side of the main hall, on the opposite side of which is the ladies' ordinary, or a small dining-room 38x50 feet, connecting with the nurses and children's dining-room, 28x33 feet. Next is the grand dining-room, which for size and general proportions is equal to any in the States. It is 50 feet wide by 106 feet long, and 24 feet high in the clear, and free from any obstructions of columns or posts. It is lighted on all sides by large plate-glass windows opening out into the pure air. There are three large domes in the ceiling, the center one 24 feet in diameter, and one on each side of the center 14 feet in diameter. These domes are filled with ornamental glass, and suspended from each of them are large gas chandeliers and refiectors, which, with the side-bracket cluster lights, when lighted up will give a most brilliant appearance. In the rear of these dining-rooms are the kitchen and working departments, such as dish and carving rooms, meat-rooms, refrigerators, etc., all fitted up with the most approved modern appliances for cooking, steaming and boiling. The range is 24 feet in length, of the' best French pattern, and there are two six-foot meat broilers, besides meat and vegetable broilers, tea, cofiee, and chocolate boilers, steam, carving and vegetable tables, etc. -

" South of the parlors and dining-rooms on the first floor of the building is divided up into guests' rooms. Many of the rooms have bath-rooms and dressing-rooms in connection, so that guests can have the luxury of a cold or warm bath without leaving their apartments.

" The second and third floors and the more prominent portions of the attics will be devoted entirely to guests' rooms and the necessary dressing-rooms and lavatories ; the servants' rooms being located in the basement.

" Every room in the house has a large closet attached, so that the dreaded Saratogas and double-deckers can be stored away and still leave room enough for the wardrobes.

"The stories are all of them very high, being as follows: First story, fifteen feet; second story, twelve feet, and the third story, eleven feet in the clear.

" The basement is eleven feet high, and, being all out of ground, there is no deficiency of either light or air. In it are the public lavatory and dressing-rooms, porters', boot-blacks' and storage rooms, trunk and sample rooms, vegetable, fuel and ice rooms.

" Under the grand dining-room are located the bar and billiard rooms, 45x50 feet, barbers' parlor, 45x50 feet, with four bath-rooms, attached. South of the billiard-room is the bowlingalley and shooting gallery, 24x100 feet, containing three splendid alleys with unobstructed light and air. The laundry, with its large and spacious, drying and ironing rooms, together with the servants' ward and dining-room, are in the north wing of the basement, and are complete in every essential.

" Communication by electric bells and telephone is had in every room from the main office ; and telegraphic communication direct with all the Southern and Western cities, as well as telephonic connection with Milwaukee and Chicago will be made so that rooms can be engaged and railroad connections made without delay or annoyance. There is a veranda, two stories in height, extending all round the building to the dining-room wing on the west side, which, with the connecting halls, makes a promenade of several miles without leaving the house. The furniture of the house, without being of extravagant or gaudy kind, is of the best designs and manufacture ; and the carpets and upholstery are of the best. The traveler, on business or pleasure, and the invalid in search of health, pure air and recreation, with the health-giving virtues of the celebrated Waukesha Springs, can be assured of no better care and attention elsewhere.

" Among the notable features of the interior of the house - one that attracts the attention most forcibly - is the superb chandelier which depends from the center of the dome of the grand dining-room, and contains twenty-six gas jets, while on either side is another chandelier, containing twelve gas jets, making fifty jets of light depending from the ceiling of this magnificent room. When all are ablaze, the scene is indescribably beautiful, and one can picture how dazzlingly brilliant will be the dinner assemblage here at the height of the season.

" The whole was designed and planned by the eminent hotel architect of the United States, William M. Boyington, of Chicago, who is well known as the designer and builder of the best and largest hotels of the United States and Canadas. His last work, the " Fountain Spring," is not inferior in any respect to any hotel on the Continent. By his professional skill every advantage has been gained and every improvement been considered and judiciously adopted; prompt and responsible contractors have been selected for the performance of the several branches of the work, and his assistant and former partner, J. W. Roberts, of Chicago, was placed in charge as resident superintendent, under the immediate supervision of the architect.

" The total cost of the building and furniture is in the neighborhood of $150,000, which is about half of what it would have cost in ordinary times.

" The numerous friends and patrons of the house will no doubt be glad to learn that Mr. Albert Cleveland, the former popular host, is to be manager of the house. This makes the third season of Mr. Cleveland's management, and it can be stated as something unusual that he has proved himself more and more popular since first assuming the position, not alone among those who have sojourned with him, but by all with whom he has had business relations. Courteous and gentlemanly in all places, yet retaining sufiicient dignity to give the importance to his position

Town Of Oconomowoc

HENRY BIRDiSELLi, carpenter and joiner; was born in Orange Co., N. Y., Deo. 15, 1822; his father, Morris Birdsell, was a native of Orknge Co. N. Y., but his mother, Jane Blauvelt, New Jersey. When 16 yaars old, he removed with his parents, to Jefferson Co., N. Y., where in the following year he became apprenticed to the carpenter and joiner's trade, which he has followed most of the time since. He was married in JeiFerson Co., N. Y., Aug. 19, 1845, to Miss Sarah A., daughter of Phineas and Phebe Langworthy, a native of that county, born June 20, 1827. October 24, 1849, they arrived as emigrants at Oconomowoo, Wis., where he at once took up his trade. He enlisted at Neosha, Dodge Co., Wis., in October 1863, in the 7th W. B. L. A., under Capt. Lee, of Milwaukee, and was with his battery in the Army of the Cumberland, till mustered out at Milwaukee, Wis., in the spring of 1865 ; he was wounded at Memphis, Tenn., Aug. 22, 1864, receiving two balls, one through his left lung and passing through his body, the other in the right side and coming out under the collar-bone. Mr. and Mrs. Birdsell have four children - Henry, born in New York, June 14, 1848, now lives in Janesville, Wis ; Mary, born March 20, 1852, now the wife of Alonzon H. Wells, and lives at Neosha, Dodge Co., Wis ; George M., born in the town of Ashippun, Dodge Co., Jan. 21, 1860 ; Nettie, born Jan. 19, 1862. Mr. Birdsell has been a member of the 1. O. O. F. for twenty-eight years. He was one of the charter members of Lodge No. 48, Ooonomowoc.

FREDERICK BliAKE, farmer, Sec. 17; P. 0. Ooonomowoc; was born in the town of Camden, Oneida Co., N. Y., 1811; when quite young, he began the tanner and shoemaker's trade, with his father, Jesse Blake; after following that trade for some time, he took the carpenter and joiner's trade, which he then followed until 1847, emigrating then to Wisconsin he located in the town of Lagrange, Walworth Co. ; in February, 1848, he removed to the town of Ooonomowoc and bought eigthy acres of land, where he has since resided. He was married in Oneida Co., N. Y., in March, 1837, to Emily, daughter of Ephraim andTemperance (Dunbar) Sanford, a native of that county, born April 19,1813; they have three children - Mary M., the late wife of Jonas Stabe, of Watertown, Wis., left one son Frederick (also dead) ; Aurelia T., the late wife of Dr. S. S. Smith, of Eagle, Waukesha, Co., who died, leaving one daughter, Mary E., now with her grandfather, William L., now in Monroe Co., Wis, Mrs. Blake died Aug. 30, 1871. Mr. Blake married the second time Dec. 17, 1873, Zipporah, daughter of Athol and Anna (Avery) Spoor, a native of Lyons, Wayne Co., N. Y., born 1822, removed at the age of 4 years to Cattaraugus Co., where she was afterward married. Mr. Blake and wife are members of the M. E. Church.

FREDERICK A. BOVER, carriage painter; was born in Newtown, Fairfield Co. Conn., in October, 1835 ; he is theson of James and Betsey Boyer, the latter of whom died when he was about a jear old. He began the carriage painter's trade at New Haven in 1850, and continued there thirteen years; removing to Troy, N. Y., in 1863, he worked at his trade there till 1865, when he came to Ooonomowoc, Wis., and after a visit with his brother here went to Chicago and there continued his trade till 1872, when he returned to Ooonomowoc ; he worked in the employ of G. A. Ludington four years ; in July, 1876, he opened a shop over Mr. Young's carriage shop, on Milwaukee St., and, has since carried on the business there. He was married in 1863, at Madison, Conn., to Ellen M., daughter of Samuel K. Dowd, a native of that place ; they have had three children, as follows - Frank A., born in Chicago, March 4, 1868, died there at the age of 7 months; Charles, born July 19, 1871; Carrie, born August 16, 1874. Mr Boyer is a member of the Masonic fraternity.

PETER BRIERTOIV, farmer. Sec. 12; P. 0. Ijilapleton; is a native of County Kildare, Ireland; he is the son of James and Ann Brierton, born July 1, 1816 ; emigrating to America in 1850, he settled "on Sec. 16, township of Ooonomowoc, Waukesha Co., Wis., in October of the same year; continuing the vocation of a farmer there till 1865, he then removed to his present farm on Sec. 16, where he now owns 110 acres. He was married in 1841 to Miss Bridget, daughter of B. and Maria (Ennas) Connor, a native of County Kildare, born in 1815 ; they have two sons - James, born Dec. 3, 1844, and Brinay, born June 2, 1846. Mr. Brierton's family is connected with St. Catherine's Catholic Church.

CURTIS B. BROWN, Sees. 22 and 23; P. 0. Ooonomowoc ; was born in the town of Hanover, Grafton Co., N. H., in March, 1806 ; when he was about 12 years old, his parents, Edward B. and Lucy Brown, removed with him to Washington Co., Vt., where they settled on a farm. He was married in the town of Berlin, Washington Co., Vt., in 1828, to Miss Betsey M., daughter of David and Betsey Johnson, a native of that town, born Sept. 15, 1808, they emigrating the spring of 1834 to Kalamazoo, Mich., and kept tavern there till the spring of 1837, when in April they arrived as the second settlers in the town of Summit,Waukesha Co., Wis. Mrs. Brown is now the only woman living of those who arrived that year; they made that their home till the spring of 1844, when they came to the town of Ooonomowoc and located on Sec. 26, where they lived a year, then removed to his present farm on Sees. 22 and 23, where he now owns 280 acres. Mr. Brown has been Chairman of the Town Board two terms, also Assessor two or three years. They had nine children, as follows : Martha Gr., now the wife of Jacob Miller, and lives in the town of New Berlin, Waukesha Co., Wis. ; Gustavus L., who died in 1878, leaving a wife and three children, Martha, Clara and Fred; Swain, now living in Russell Co., Kan. ; Charles, who died in 1875; Nelson, now living at Leavenworth, Kan. ; Mary, now the wife of John Richardson, and lives at Green Bay-j Lyman, now in Leavenworth, Kan. ; Frank, who is now married and lives with his father ; Clement, now at Medford, Taylor Co., Wis. ; Mr. and Mrs. Brown are members of the M. E. Church.

JOSEPH M. BROWN", produce dealer ; was born in the town of Nelson, Madison Co., N. Y., Jan. 7, 1816, and is the son of Jabez and Eunice Brown. When 16 years old, he began the carpenter's and joiner's trade, and worked at it there till IB-tO, when he came to Oeonomowoc in September of that year and continued his trade for nine years ; he began the butcher trade in 1860, and was interested in that business till 1877, when he went into the commission and produce business. Mr. Brown has been a member of the City Council for two years. He was married in 1840 to Miss Sevilla, a daughter of Edwin Edgerton, a native of Madison Co., N. Y.; they have two daughters - DorleskieW., the widow of the late David Wilsey, deceased ; she has two children, Joseph and Jessie Wilsey ; Florence, -now a teacher of this county.

THOMAS BURIVS was bom in County Leitrim, Ireland, in 1823, and came to America in 184:8; he located in the town of Bristol, Hartford Co., Conn., where he was employed by a railroad company and placed in charge of the storehouse, freight, etc. He was married in 1850 to Mary Kennedy, a native of County Leitrim, Ireland ; they emigrated to Wisconsin in 1854, and located at Oeonomowoc, where he has since been employed by the C, M. &, St. P. R. R. Company to take charge of freight, etc., etc.; they have had seven children ; Charles now in Iowa ; John in Kansas ; Ellen deceased ; Mary A. ; Patrick deceased ; Thomas ; Francis. They are members of St. Jerome's Catholic Church.

MICHAEIj M. bush, of the firm of Ira Rowell & Sons, is a son of German and Huldah Bush, natives of Vermont, but removed to York State about 1815 or 1816 ; Mr. Bush was born in Niagara Co., N. Y., in 1832, and spent his earlier life with his parents, on a farm in his native county, till 1854, when he came to Waukesha Co., Wis., and located in the town of Merton, where he followed farming, clerking and teaching for six years ; returning, in 1860, to Niagara Co., N, Y., he lived with his father, on the farm, till 1873, when he came again to Waukesha Co., and became a partner in the firm of Ira Rowell & Sons, in the manufacture of farming implements, etc., etc. He was married in Jannary, 1866, to Miss Matilda, a daughter of Ira and Maria Rowell, now of the town of Lisbon, Waukesha Co., Wis., formerly of Livingston Co., N. Y. ; their children are Gertrude and Ira. Mrs. Bush and children are members of the Episcopal Church.

JOEIi R. CARPEIVTER, attorney at law; was born in the town of Homer, Cortland Co., N. Y., April 3, 1819, and is the second of a family of eight children, five sons and three daughters, seven of whom are now living. His father. Dr. Joel R. Carpenter, was born at Orford, Grafton Co., N. H., Dec. 4, 1788, and settled in the practice of his" profession at Cortland village in 1814, and died there Sept. 16, 1852 ; his mother, Beulah Butterfield, was born at Canterbury, Conn., May 5, 1799, and died in Chicago, Oct. 14, 1878. Mr. Carpenter received an academic education at Homer, and at the age of 17 began teaching, which he continued for three winters, and attended school during the summers. He began the study law in his native town in the winter of 1839-40, and was admitted to the bar in Milwaukee, Wis'., in the summer of 1842, shortly after his arrival there in June of that year; he located at Racine in July, 1842, and engaged in the practice of law there till the winter of 1844-45 ; removing from there in the spring of 1846 to the town of Franklin, Milwaukee Co., he engaged in farming till the autumn of 1848 ; he then removed to the village of Oeonomowoc, where he has since engaged in the practice of his profession. Mr. Carpenter was elected to the ofl&ce of Justice of the Peace in Oeonomowoc in 1850, and was re-elected to that office for several years ; he was also City Clerk for a number of years, and in 1863-64 was at one time a member of the Wisco»"sin Assembly from the Second Assembly District, of Waukesha Co. He was married June 8, 1846, at Toledo, Ohio, to Miss Paulina M. Gibbs, a native of Blandford, Mass., born Dec. 25, 1819; she died at Oeonomowoc, 'Wis., Feb. 20, 1849, leaving two daughters - Paulina, now wife of Dr. A. L. Corey, of Chicago, and Mary A., now Mrs. J. H. Williams, of Chicago. His second marriage was Dec. 25, 1849, to Miss Hannah B., daughter of Levi Stearns, of Oak Creek, Milwaukee Co., Wis., though a native of Goshen, Mass., born July 10, 1830; she died Dec. 2, 1865, leaving six children - Abbie A., now Mrs, James H. Starr, of Chicago; Delford E., now married and lives at Chicago ; Marshall W., a printer in Chicago ; Irving, clerk in a railroad ofiice of Chicago ; Esther R. and George G., at home. He was married again in 1868 to Miss Sarah M., daughter of Alfred Harden, of Oconomowoc, though a native of St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. Mr. Carpenter is a member of the Episcopal Church ; his wife of the M. E. Church.

WiLL-IAM CHAFFEE, farmer, Sec. 32 ; P. 0. Oconomwoc ; was born in the town of Attica, Wyoming Co., Nov. 16, 1817; his parents, William and Rachael ChafiFeo, were natives of Massachusetts. Mr. Chaffee followed farming in Wyoming Co., N. Y., till 1842, when he emigrated to Wisconsin and located on a farm in the town of Oconomowoc, Waukesha Co.. near Okanche Lake, making that his home one and one-half years, he then removed to his present farm of about fifty acres on Sec. 32, where he has since lived. He was married at Attica, N. Y.,in 1842, to Miss Caroline Grenett, a daughter of Nelson and Oril Beaman, a native of that place ; their children are as follows : William H., deceased ; Wallace W., now in Chicago; Charles L., now in Lincoln Co., Minn. ; Elbert D., now a conductor on the West Wisconsin Railroad; Rosa, now the wife of M. Tuttle, of Oconomowoc; George B., at home. They are members of the M. E. Church.

ti-lLiBERT CJLAFL.IN (deceased) was born in the town of Sandesfield, Berkshire Co., Mass., Sept. 19, 1822; his father, Joshua Claflin, died when he was quite young ; his mother, Maria Kibbie, moved with her infant son to a farm belonging to his uncle, where they made their home till the spring of 1844, whence in June of that year he, with his widowed mother, emigrated to Waukesha Co., Wis.; they located on Sec. 4, town of Summit, where his mother died October, 1878. Mr. Claflin devoted hia time to farming, from the time he was old emough, in his native State, and bore his proportion of the hardships in the improvement of Waukesha Co., Wis. He was a member of the Congregational Church for thirty years, and deacon in the same for many years. He was married in 1845 to Miss Esther, daughter of James and Abigail (Metcalf) Colby, a native of Geauga Co., Ohio, born in 1830 and moved with her parents to Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., when quite young, and to Oconomowoc, Wis. in 1843, where her father died in 1869 ; her mother now lives in Wesley, Iowa. Mr. and Mrs. Claflin had three children - Elton A., born 1847^ at home ; Pierce C, born October, 1 849, and married to Miss Libbie Montague Oct. 18,1872; their children are Gilbert M., Harry E. and Mabel; Alice M., born March, 1866.

WASHUVGTOX W. COLLINS, agent of the C, M. & St. P. R.R. Co., came to Milwaukee, in October, 1843; he engaged in the mercantile business as a clerk, until he came to Oconomowoc in September, 1844; he then commenced business as a general merchant continued in that business until 1852; since then he has been agent of the C, M. & St. P. R. R. Co.; at this point he was School Commissioner and Town Clerk under the old system ; he was Postmaster five years, Supervisor one year, and Mayor two terms. Mr. Collins was born in the town of Craftsbury, Orleans Co., Vt. ; he was employed as a clerk in Boston for severafyears, and also resided in Lowell, Mass., before coming to Wisconsin. He was married March 17, 1847, to Julia A. Campbell, daughter of William Campbell, who came to Oconomowoc in May 1841 ; .she was born in Machias, Cattaraugus Co., N. Y., April, 28, 1824 ; hiy people moved to Franklin Co., Ohio, when she was 9 years of age, and came from there to Oconomowoc; they have six children - Sumner J., now of Milwaukee Train Dispatcher of the Prairie du Chien Division of the C, M. & St. P. R. R. Co ; Wallace G., of Milwaukee, Train Dispatcher, La Crosse Division of the same road ; William W . of Milwaukee, Assistant Train Dispatcher of the Chicago Division of the C, M. & St. P. R. R. Co. ; Julia, Kate and Nellie M., reside with their parents ; Charles H., is a brakeman on the C, M. & St. P. R. R. Mr. Collins is a member of Blue Lodge A. F. & A. M., he being a charter member of the first Masonic Lodge instituted at Oconomowoc, and has been a member of the JIasonio order ever since.

FRED. W. COON, the founder, present editor and publisher of the Oconomowoc Local, was born in the town of Christiana, Dane Co., Wis., June 14, 1850 ; his parents removed from Madison Co., N. Y., while this State was yet a Territory, in 1846, and settled upon the best section of farming lands that could at that early date be found. At that time the wildeness of the county was unbroken save but by the well-worn Indian trails which led from the four lakes at Madison to Lake Koshkonong, which, a few years previous, had been the camping-ground of the famous Indian chief Black Hawk. His earlier days were employed in attending the district school and work upon the farm, until he had attained the age of 13, when he entered Albion Academy for a three years' course. In the winter after attaining his 16th year, he taught a district school, and two years later the winter term of the same school. In the summer of 1871, he attended the State University, at Madison, and in the following fall was duly admitted to the Junior class of that institution ; he graduated with his class in 1873, receiving the degree of B. S. While a student at the University, he was an active member of the Hesperian Society, representing it at two of its public exhibitions, both as poet and orator. The year following his graduation was spent in teaching and upon the farm. In September, 1874, he removed to Oconomowoc and established the Local, being both editor and publisher. May 3, 1875, he was married to Miss Clara McDougal, a daughter of Geo. W. McDougal, of Madison, Wis.

ALEXANDER COYIiE, farmer, Sees. 10 and 11, was born in the city of Glasgow, Scotland, June 3, 1819 ; his father, William Coyle, was a native of Ireland, his mother, of Scotland. At the age of 20 years, he, with his parents, came to America, and located in County Bathursr, Canada West, where he made his home till 1843, when he and his brother James came, to Waukesha Co., Wis., and, cutting their way through the woods from Okauchee to Mapleton, made a claim to his present farm of 320 acres, and also to the 200 acres in Sec. 2. They had considerable trouble with one Richardson about jumping their claim and getting others to claim that in Sec. 2, but in the (spring of 1844 Mr. Coyle returned to his father's, in Canada, and got money, with which to enter the land, which after much annoyance, settled the case in court. Mr. Coyle has since lived on his farm in Sees. 10 and 11, and now has 210 acres. He was married Sept. 6, 1847, to Catharine, daughter of James and Mary Eutler, a native of Canada, but her parents of County Wexford, Ireland; their children are Helen, born July 2, 1848, now the wife of John Quissee, and lives in Concord, Jefferson Co., Wis.; Mary, born Feb. 7, 1850, now lives in Minneapolis, Minn. ; William, born May 6, 1852, now in Oconomowoc; Anna, born May 24, 1854, now the wife of John Fay, and lives in Vernon Co., Wis.; Alexander, born April 10, 1856, now in Leadville; Charlotte, born May 7, 1858, still at home; Peter, born Aug. 2, 1860; Mrs. Coyle died Dec. 10, 1865. His second marriage was Dec. 26, 1866, to Miss Jane, daughter of Bernard and Jane Dugan, a na'ive of County Antrim, Ireland, bora Feb. 1, 1838 ; she came to Philadelphia in 1859, and to Milwaukee, Wis., in 1861 ; their children are Josephine, born Dec. 6, 1869 ; Elizabeth, born July 6, 1871, died March 13, 1872 ; Joseph, born. Dec. 22, 1872 ; Catharine, born Dec. 11, 1874, died April 6, 1878; Elizabeth, born July 20, 1878 ; Catharine, born Dec. 7, 1879. Mr. Coyle's family are members of the Catholic Church.

WILililAM COYIiE, of the firm of Nash & Coyle, manufacturers and dealers in boots and shoes, was born in Mapleton, Waukesha Co., Wis., in 1854, and in 1875 he began the shoemaker's trade, with his partner, Mr. Nash, and in August, 1879, formed a copartnership with him in the business. He was married, August, 1876, to Miss Ella Fogarty, of Oconomowoc ; they have two children, Clara and Alexander. They are members of St. Jerome's Catholic Church.

R. S. DAIiE, m. D., homeopathic physician; was born in Seneca Co., N. Y., in 1844; his parents removed with him to Sonora, Steuben Co., when he was only 5 years old, where he afterward received an academic education ; he came to Wisconsin in 1861, and located at Oshkosh, where he began the study of medicine with his brother, then a practicing physician of that city ; returning to New York after a fourteen months' stay at Oshkosh ; he came again to Wisconsin and settled in the practice of his profession at Omro, Winnebago Co.; he joined the State Medical Society, passed his examination and received his diploma froln society in 1868 ; he removed to Eau Claire, Wis., in 1869, and practiced medicine there till 1874, when he came to Oconomowoc, and has since continued the practice of his profession. He was married at Eau Claire, in 1873, to Miss Ella, daughter of William P. Butterfield, a native of Allegany Co., N. Y.; they have one daughter, Edna B. Mr. and Mrs. Dale are members of the Congregational Church. The Doctor is a member of the I. 0. 0. P.

MARTIIV Z. DIRRIiE, carpenter and joiner ; was born in Jefferson' Co., N. Y., in 1830, and came with his parents, Jasper and Harriet Dibble, to Mackinaw Island, whence, in December, 1840, they came to Oconomowoc, Wis., and located in the village opposite the Draper Hall. His father became employed by J. S. Rockwell & Co., and remained in their employ, more or less of the time, till his death, which occurred in 1857 ; his mother now lives at Columbus, Wis. Mr. Z. began the butcher's trade in 1845, and followed that till 1854 or '55, after which he was engaged in various kinds of business till 1864, when he enlisted in Co. C. 43d W. V. I., under Col. Cobb, was with the Army of the Ten neesee and. Mississippi, and was mustered out at Nashville, Tenn., and discharged at Milwaukee in 1865. He then returned to Oconomowoc and has since followed the carpenter and joiner's trade. He was married in 1859, to Eliza Knox, a native of Pennsylvania, and came to Wisconsin in 1854 ; their children are : Adelaide, Minnie, George, Harry, Fred and Blanche. They are members of the M. E. Church.

JIARTIIV T. DRAPER was bom in Uxbridge, Worcester Co., Mass., Aug. 22d, 1814, and lived in Massachusetts until became to Milwaukee in November 1843 ; lived there eight years, and in Portage nine years, he came to Oconomowoc fourteen years ago. Mr. Draper has been proprietor of Draper Hall, Oconomowoc, for the last ten years. County Commissioner for four years. Mayor three terms, and is now serving as Mayor. He was married in 1835 to Caroline Watson, in Massachusetts, who was born in Leicester, Mass.; she died in 1841, leaving two children - Edward F., now a merchant of Delaware City,