History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 182

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875

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JAMES FORSYTHIE was born in Belfast, Ireland, in 1854. and after receiving a good education became employed, in 186g. in the packing business, and worked in all its branches. In 1873 he came to Chicago, and entered the employ of the Anglo American Packing & Provision Company, in their cutting department, be- ing placed in charge of it in March, 1883. The entire hog is in this place cut up and trimmed, and the work is thoroughly syste- matized, one hundred and ten men are employed, and each man has his particular portion of work assigned him. The subject of this brief sketch has had a practical experience of about fifteen years in the business, and is a competent foreman.

ALBERT C. FOSTER, superintendent for Swift Bros. & Co., was born in Rutland, Mass., April 20, 1945. was reared on a farm, and, also, for several years worked in the boot and shoe busi- ness. In December, 1862, he enlisted in Company A. 571h Mas- sachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and was discharged August to, 1865. He then became employed in the butchering business at Worcester, Mass., and in Angast, 1871. entered the employ of Swift & Co., at Clinton, Mass. In 1872 he went to Fall River, Mass, and took charge of that firm's slaughtering and dressing business. In the winter of 1875 he came to the Union Stock Yards, and assisted in opening up the business at this place, and in 1977 was appointed superintendent.

HENRY FRIEDRICKS was born in Germany in 1841, and immigrated to America in 1852. Ele located at Williamsport, N. Y., and for two years was employed in a meat market, after which he followed a sea-faring life for some years. In 1862, during the

war of the Rebellion, he enlisted In the United States Navy. and served three years on board the United States sloop of war " Da. kota," after which he re-enlisted and served six months on a gun- boat in the United States service, stationed at Havana. Return. ingto New York, after a short time, in 1867 he came to Chicago and opened a meat market, which he carried on until burned out in the great fire of 1871. Shortly after this he moved to the town of Lake, where he was employed in varinus packing-houses at the Union Stock Yards for some time, and also carried on a large boarding house. In 1877 he opened up his present spacious place of business, which is known as the Butchers' Home, Mr. Fried- ricks is a member of the A. O. U. W .. Steuben Lodge, the Select Knights of the A. O. U. W., Union Legion, No. 29. and several prominent German societies.

THOMAS GAHAN, captain of police of the town of Lake, was born at Arlington Heights, Cook County, April 7, 1848, and after reaching the age of maturity was engaged in the live-stock business, He came to the town of Lake in February, 1870, and was at that time appointed an officer on the town of Lake police force. Three years later he was made sergeant, and in 1880 appointed captain. He is an efficient officer and during his long connection with the police department, his management has won for him the esteem of the community. Captain Gahan is a charter member of Court Union, No. 41, 1. O. F .. and holds the office of Chief Ranger ; also a charter member of the A. O. U. W., No. 240, andl is Foreman of that lodge ; and a charter member of the A. O. 11., Division No. 6.

JOSEPHI GALLAGHER was born in Chicago in 1858. and received a good education in the schools of that city. In 1875 he began to work in the packing business, entering theemploy of the Anglo-American Packing & Provision Company, at that time in their lard department. He was placed in charge of the tank department in ISso, in which are thirty two tanks. He has' also charge of the press-room, and some forty men are employed in both departments,

SYLVESTER GAUNT, cashier for J. M. Robinson & Co .. live-stock commissioners, was born September, t$50, in Ann Arbor, Mich., where he was reared on a farm and learned telegraphy. For some two years he was employed on the M. C. R. K. as tele- graph operator. He came to the town of Lake in November, 1871, where he worked for the Western Union Telegraph Company at the Stack Yards for four years. He accepted his present position with Robinson & Co., live-stock commission merchants. Union Stock Vards, in the fall of 1876. He is master of Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M .; Past Iligh Priest of Chicago Chapter. R. A. M., and is also connected with the Apollo Commandery. K. T.

GEORGE F. GEALAN is a son of William Geagan, the well-known live-stock agent of this place. Ile was born in the city of New York in 1846, and after leaving school followed sail- ing on the lakes for about four years, during six months of which period he was second mate of a vessel. In the fall of 1863 he came to Chicago, was employed as weigh-master at the Stock Yards of the l'ittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway, and in Deceni- ber, 1965, came to the Union Stock Vards as weigh-master (for the Chicago & North-Western Railroad Company) in the employ of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Compsuy, and remained with them, filling various positions, up to 1870. He then went to Deposit, N. Y., where for five years he had charge of the National Stock Yards; then at Buffalo, in charge of the same yards for the Erie Railroad Company. Returning here in April, 1883. he was appointed stock agent for the Chicago & Atlantic Railway.

WILLIAM GEAGAN was born in New York City in 1821. After leaving school he was engaged in a meat market and cattle butchering business for nearly sixteen years. About 1856 he moved to Buffalo, where he followed the same business up to 1863, when he came to Chicago and embarked in business at the Pitts. burgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Stock Yards. dealing largely in cattle and hegs, and also duing considerable in the slaughtering business. Ile changed his base ol operations to the town of Lake at the opening of the Union Stock Yards in 1865, having accepted the position of live stock agent for the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway Company. Four years later he severed his connection with that road and went to Jersey City. where he was appointed superintendent of the National Stock Vards at West Hoboken, N. J., which position he filled for two years, after which he went to Buffalo and took charge of the Na- tional Stock Vards, until February 1. 1875, when he was ap- pointed general bve- stock agent for the Michigan Central Railroad Company, a position he still occupies. Mr. Geagan is among the oldest live stock agents now doing business at these yards.

II. W. GETZ was born at Mechanicsburg, Penn., October 12. 1850. At the age of seventeen he came to Illinois, and for eigh- teen months was employed in agricultural pursuits in Bureau County, after which he was for two years Deputy Sheriff of that

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county. In 1870 he was located in Chicago, entering at that time the employ of the I. C. R. R. Co. ; was for a year clerk in the local freight department ; then as-istant agent and train master of the St. Charles Air Live for fifteen months, after winch he was lumber agent for the I. C. R. R. up to November, 1874; then he became associated with the Baltimore & Ohio Railway Company. lle was at first employed in the city transfer department, and in February, 1975. was appointed to his present position, that of gen- eral live-stock agent for the enmpany at the Union Stock Yards.

CHARLES GIBSON, foreman of the curing department of Armour & Co. In IS71 he entered the employ of Armour & Co. lle has for the past eight years been in charge of their curing de- partment, in which are employed some two hundred men.

THOMAS I, GLEASON was born in Tipperary County. Ireland, in 1849. and reared on a farm. In t864 he came to Cook County, Ill. For some years be followed agricultural pursuits, and for four years held the position of keeper in the Illinois State l'rison, at Joliet. Mr. Gleason came to Chicago in 1572, was for four and a half years employed as teamster fur Warren, Fuller & Co., then in the rolling mills at Joliet for a period of eight months. In 1877 he returned. located in the town of Lake, and worked in various packing houses at the Union Stock Yards, up In Octo- ber, 1879, when he embarked in business for himself as a dealer in wines and liquors. Mr. Gleason took an active interest in the lown elections in the spring of 1883. lle Is a member of the K. O. 11 .. Rising Star Lodge, No. 3004.

WILLIAM H. GORMAN was born in Kilkenny, Ireland, in 1837. and three years later immigrated with his parents in Clark County. Ind .. where he was reared on a farm. About t854 he went to Jeffersonville, where he partially learned the trade of engi- neer, which he completed at Ioulsville, Ky. In 1862 he came 10 Chicago, and during 1863-64 had charge of the lard refinery and engineering department of Messrs. MeCabe & Hughes, and has slnee been employed in various pork packing establishments. In August, 188t, he was employed by llenry Denny & Sons, packers. and is chief engineer in their works at the Union Stock Vards. He is a total alstainer, and holds that engineers in particular, should never touch intoxicating liquors.

RICHARD S. GOUGH was born in England in 1844. immi- grated to New York in t359, and a year later he came to Chicago. llc learned telegraphy in the employ of the Illinois & Mississippi Telegraph Company, and at the outbreak of the war in April, 1961, entered the employ of the United States Military Telegraph service, but was discharged a year later on account of severe ill- ness, On his return to Chicago he again entered the employ of the Illinois & Mississippi Telegraph Company. In 1866 he came 10 the Union Stock Yards, as chief operator, in the office of the Western Union Telegraph Company. 'In May. 1$72, he was made manager of the company's office at this place, which position he resigned to accept the management of the Mutual Union Tele- graph Company in December, 1881. The two companies consol- idated some time later, and on May 5. 1883, he entered upon the duties of his present position, that of manager of the Posial Tel- egraph Company's office at the Union Stock Yards, Mr. Gough is the oldest telegraph operator continuously employed at these yards.

FRED HACKENDAHL was born in Germany May 22. 1342. After leavlog school he was employed in various capacities. In 1870 he came to Chicago, and for two years was employed in house moving. then began to work in packing-houses, mainly em- ployed in cellars, In t876 he entered the employ of the Chicago Packing & Provision Company, and in June, 1891, he was given the entire charge of the company's extensive cellars at their pack- ing-house. lle has the supervision of ahout one hundred and fifty men, and has had considerable experience in this line of husi- ness.

NEWTON HAI.L., of Fleming & Hall, proprietors of livery and sale stables, was born in Sullivan County, N. Y .. in 1548. 11e was reared on a farm, and since quite a youth has been engaged in dealing in and the training and breeding of horses. In April, 1962, he enlisted in Company F. soth New York Vetcian Volunteer lufantry, known as the toth Legion, where he served principally in the southeast, until the clase of the war, November. 1564. Returning home he lived with his father about eighteen months, after which he engaged in the stable business in Goshen, Orange Co., N. Y., where he was burned out in November, 1569. In the winter of 1870 he went 10 Cincinnati, Ohio, where he was en- gaged in training and handling horses, in that vicinity, and in l.ex- ington, Ky., fnr several years. Coming to Chicago in the fall of 1878, the next summer, he purchased the famous Hambletonian stallion, Charles Backmen, which he still owns, and has heen en- gager in the breeding and training of trotting horses ever since. In December, 1883, he became associated with Matthew Fleming in the Halsterl-street Sale Stables, Union Stack Yards, where

they do a large business in fine horses. Mr. Hall is an experienced man in the business.

GEORGE F. HARPER, foreman, with Armour & Co., pack- ers, was born in Belleville, Ontario, March 29, 184t, and came to Chicago in 1853. AI seventeen years of age he learned the trade of ateam fitter, and was for eleven years in the employ of John Davis & Co., steam fitters, then with others, and was also for two years in business on his own account at Cleveland, Ohio. He en- tered the employ of Armour & Co. in 1880, as foreman of the steam fitting department, where some twenty men are employed.

GEORGE W. HARPER, of Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., live. stoek commission merchants, was born in Chicago February 7. 1843, and is a son of William llarper, who came to Chicago, Oc. ober, 184t. George was educated at the Moseley school, and also attended the Chicago University (when it first opened under Pro- fessor Sawyer) for two years. In t860 be began life as assistant in the land department of the Illinois Central Railroad. The war breaking out he enlisted August 15. 1862, and the same year was mustered into the Chicago Mercantile Battery, and a year later was mustered out, March 28, 1863, on account of disability. Re- turning to Chicago he again entered the employ of the illinois Central Railroad Company, and was appointed an assistant in the engineering department, where he remained some twelve years. In 1973 he became employed in the office of the County Re- corder, representing a large abstract firm. Mr. Ilarper entered the employ of Rosenbaum Bros. & Co., at the organization of the firm, July 9. 1875. as book.keeper and cashier, and on January 1, 1884, became associated with them as a partner. Ile is an active. enterprising man and gives his attention to the management of the finances of the concern. He is a member of the Chicago Mercantile Battery Association.

JOIIN C. IlART. general foreman of Armour & Co., was born in Ireland December 27, 1651. Coming to l'aterson, N. J. in May, 1867. he remained there one month, then came to Chicago, where he found employment as a laborer. In the spring of 1565 he sailed on the lakes for the season, and in the fall worked for the C., B. & Q. R. R. as tallyman. continuing umil the fall of t6;1. After the fire he was employed by the 1 .. S. & M. S. R. R., as sallyman until the spring of 1973; then for one season with the United States survey in Cheboygan, Mich, Returning to Chicago November, 1$73, he worked for the M. C. R. R. as tallyman at the Stock Vards, and in the spring of 1576 was appointed stock agent at the yards for the C. & E. I. R. R. until the fall of that year, then with the M. C. R. R. until the spring of 1877. when he entered the employ of Armour & Co., as weighman, then ss assistant foreman in the ham department, and in April, 1880, he was appointed to his present position, with one hundred and seventy five to two hundred men employed in his department. Mr. Ilart has been a resident of the town of Lake since 1876. 1le is n charter member of I. O. F., Court Union, No. 41.

JOHN H. HARTOG, with Armour & Co., packers, was born in Rotterdam, linlland, In 1864, and there received an excellent education. The firm of Hartog & Fesel, at Rotterdam, of which his father is the chief partner, Is one of the largest dealers in oleo. oll in Holland, and in his father's establishment John learned the trade and how to judge of different grades and qualities, but learned the manufacturing especially in France. On April 8. 1883, he came 10 Chicago, and on the 11th entered the employ of Armour & Co., taking charge of their oleo-oil factories. Although compara- tively a young man, Mr. Hartog is a thorough expert in the manu- facture of oleo-oil.

B. HEALY is a native of Quebee, where he was raised aad educated. When the Grand Trunk Railway opened its lines for business, he entered the employ of the same at Prescott, Ontario, and was for some years in the baggage and freight departments. In 1865 he came to the Union Stock Yards, and has since repre. sented the Grand Trunk Railroad Company at this place as their live stock agent, Mr. Ilealy is one of the old settlers of the town of Lake, and is one of the oldest employés of the Grand Trunk Railway, having been continually in jis service since the opening of the road.

DIEDRICH HEITMANN, dealer in groceries, Auur, feed and liquors, corner Forty-eighth and Bishop streets, was born in Hanover in 1853, He came in New York in ts70 and followed agricultural pursuits for several years, in 15;3 locating in Chi- cagn. For two years he was employed in the livery business, after which he engaged in it on his own account. A year Inter he closed out his livery establishment, and opened a grocery store in t876 at 375 and 377 Fifth Avenue, Chicago, and in July, 1881, came to the Union Stock Vards. Mr. Heitmann is a member of the A. O. U. W., Stenhen Lodge, of which he was a trustee and is a charter member, and is president of llermann's Sons, Iloffnong. No. 73. Ile was married in Chicago in 1875 10 1.oesa Stande, who was born in Wisconsin in 1855. Their union has been blessed with three children-Ida, Franke and llenry.

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MELCHIOR HOERNER, whose residence is No. 4422 Emerald Street, was born in Cumberland County, Penn., in 1344, and nine years later his parents moved to Warren County, Ill., where he was reared on a faim. In the summer of 1862 he inlisted in Company C, 83d Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and In December of that year was discharged on account of disability. He however re-enlisted in the following summer in the 12th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry, and was appointed Sergeant of Company L., serving until mustered out at Memphis, Tenn., May 31, 1865. under Gen- eral Order No. 77. Mr. Hoerner came to the Unioo Stock Yards in August of that year, and at that time entered the employ of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Company. Ile has had charge of the main gate of the Union Stock Yards for seventeen years, and in the spring of 1879 was appointed chief of the police force of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Company, which consists of some seventy men. Mr. Hoerner is the oldest employe of this company now in their service, and is perhaps one of the best-known men in this neighborhood.

FRED C. HOLDER, foreman of one of the slaughter houses of Swift Bros. & Co., dealers in dressed beef, was born in Lancas- ter, Mass., February 15, 1856, and after reaching the age of matur- ity learned the trade of hutcher. In 1876 he entered the employ of Swift Bros., at that place, and in 1877 came to the Union Stock Yards in their employ. September 1, 1882, he was appointed to his present position. In his department some seventy-five men are employed. Mr. Holder was one of the organizers of Mizpah Lodge, A. F. & A. M., U. D.

HON. SOLOMON P. HOPKINS, deceased, was born in Fishkill, Dutchess Co, N. Y., March 2. 1828, After leaving school he read law, but owiog to circumstances he discontinued those studies after a year and went steamboating. In 1852 he went to California, where he was several years engaged in the grain business, and where he held the office of Justice of the Peace. Returning east he located in Ozaukee County. Wis., and conducted a flour mill for two years. In 1856 he came to Chicago and engaged in the live stock business, and in 1874 moved to the town of Lake. Mr. Hopkins was for some years inspector for the Union Stock Yards & Transit Company, and afterward represented the various ra Iroad companies at this place as joint live-stock agent, which position he resigned on account of ill health in July, 1882. His death occurred January 6, 1883. Mr. Hopkins was married in Ozaukee County, Wis., in 1855, to Euretta E. Taylor, who still resides at the Union Stock Yards with her son, Fred P., who is in the employ of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Com- pany. The subject of this sketch was a stanch Republican in politics, an active worker, and very positive in regard to what he considered right, and a man of sterling integrity. His loss was felt hy the entire community. He was a member of the twenty- eighth, twenty-ninth, thirtieth and thirty-first general assemblies of the State of Illinois.

L. E. HOWARD, manager of the Transit House, is a native of Randolph, Mass., and came West at the age of ten, locating in Chicago in 1857 He began business life as a book-keeper, which he followed for about two years. His father, Lucius Howard, for two years conducted the Waverly House, at Elgin, Ill., and also the lowa Central House, at Clinton, Iowa, for the same period, and In these enterprises he was assisted by his son. The subject of this sketch then came to Chicago and had charge of the cigar stand in the Briggs House, for some time. in July, 1862, he enlisted in Company A. 72d Illincis Volunteer Infantry, and served three years, after which he assisted his father in conducting a large summer hotel, at Marion, Mass., for a few months, when he came to Chicago and engaged in mercantile pursuits, In 1870 he came to the Union Stock Yards, and was for eleven years employed as book-keeper in the Transit House, and in March, 1881, was appointed manager. He is a popular landlord, has had an experi- coce of twenty years, and the hotel ranks high with the traveling public, and other patrons,

JOHN R. HOXIE was born of Quaker parentage in Wayne County, N. Y., December 13. 1832, where his father carried on a large farm and was an extensive stock-raiser. The subject of this sketch has been engaged in the cattle trade since he was fifteen years of age. April 9, 1859, he came to Chicago, and was em- ployed as live-stock agent at the old Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Stock Yards. In 1860 he became one of the partners in these yards, and in 1865, at the formation of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Company (when all the stock yards amalgamated), Mr. Hoxie became a stock-holder in that company, with which he is still connected, being one of the largest Western stockholders. Since 1859 he has been general live-stock agent for the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Railroad Company. Mr. Hoxie is one of the leading enterprising business men of Chicago. He was one of the organizers of the Union Stock Yards National Bank, and Is one of its largest stockholders, and is also largely engaged in live-stock and other interests in Texas, He is president of the First National

Bank of Taylor, Tex., and is largely interested in railroad aod real estate enterprises in Chicago, and Galveston, Tex. Mr. Hoxie has resided at Hyde Park for the past eleven years. In 1863, after the battle of Gettysburg, he was appointed to establish a line of trans- portation from Chicago to Washington for horses and cattle.

W. J. HOY is the son of W. M. Hoy, of this place, and was born in Ottawa, Ill., in 1855. Some twelve years later his parents came to Chicago, and the subject of this sketch was educated chlefly at the Moseley School. In 1869 he moved with his people to the Union Stock Yards, and at the age of fourteeo years began to work as messenger for the Western Union Telegraph Company. Two years later he entered the employ of the Union Stock Yards & Transit Company in the same capacity. While so employed he learned telegraphy, and in October, 1873, entered the service of the Michigan Central Railway. For three years he filled the posi- tion of telegraph operator, then clerk io the office of the company, and in 1878 was appointed assistant live-stock agent for that rail- way at the Union Stock Yards, his present position. Mr. Hoy is a young, active, enterprising business man and bids fair to have a successful career.

WILLIAM M. 11OY was born in Kings County, Ireland, Jone IS, 1826, and reared on a farm. Io 1846 he came to New York, where he was for about four years employed in mercantile pursuits, when he moved to New Orleans. On account of ill health, a year later he went to Havana and thence through some of the principal cities of Europe. In 1852 he returned, and in the fall of that year was married to Elizabeth Coughlan and settled in La Salle County III., where he embarked in the live-stock business. At the opening of the Union Stock Yards for general business in January, 1866, Mr. Hoy came here and at once established himself in business as a dealer and shipper of live stock, in company with John Hughes. In 1869 they dissolved partnership, and the subject of the sketch became associated with Henry Conley. They con- tinued together for some ten years, and during that period built up a large trade, dealing mainly in sheep and shipping them to the principal cities of the State of New York, and also to Europe. Mr. Hoy accomulated considerable property by his energy and industry, and has not since the fall of 187y been actively engaged in business.

MARSHALL. B. HUGHSON, shipping registerer, with U. S. Y. &. T. Co., was born at Hughsonville, Dutchess County. N. Y., April 25. 1841, and in the schools of that place he received his education, after which he was for two years employed as a clerk in the flour and feed business in New York City. He came to Chi- cago in 1861, and was employed in the Lake Shore Stock Yards as clerk for I. N. W. Sherman, proprietor. In January, 1866, when the U. S. Y. & T. Co. opened their yards he came with them, and was employed as a clerk in the company's office, receiving his present position in the spring. Mr. Hughson has resided at the Stock Yards since 1868. He is an active member of the Winter. street M. E. Church, is a trustee and steward of the same. He Is also a charter member of the Citizens' League of the town of Lake, of which body he is secretary.

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History of Cook County, Illinois From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Part 182

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900 Publication date: 1884 Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas Number of Pages: 875

Author: Andreas, A. T. (Alfred Theodore), 1839-1900
Publication date: 1884
Publisher: Chicago : A.T. Andreas
Number of Pages: 875