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SCHMIDT, George K., real estate and invest- ments; b. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1869; s. K. G. and Bar- bara (Wagner) Schmidt; ed. Milwaukee, Wis., and Wormser Acad., Wormser, Germany; m. Sussanna
Thome, of Chicago, Aug. 6, 1894. Associated with father in real estate, bonds, mortgages, etc., as K. G. Schmidt & Son, Clybourn and North Avs., and has ever since continued in same line, now active head of the firm. Alderman from 24th Ward, 1902- 06; mem. Bd. County Commrs., Cook Co., 1908-10; mem. Bd. of Assessors, Cook Co., term 1917-23. Re- publican. Home: 4228 Sheridan Rd. Office: County Building.
SCHMIDT, Henry G., paving contractor; b. New Bremen, O., June 5, 1851; s. Christian and Cath- erine (Wiemeyer) Schmidt; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ro- sina Boesel, of New Bremen, 1874; children: Lydia M., Otto G., Dorothea C., Bertha (Mrs. Langwor- thy), Marie. Began in father's store, and engaged in gen. mercantile business, in New Bremen, 33 yrs .; removed to Chicago, 1900; pres. Schmidt Con- struction Co. since 1902. Presbyterian. Home: 5733 Blackstone Av. Office: 133 W. Washington St.
SCHMIDT, Lawrence Frederick, mfg. stationer; b. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1886; s. Fred J. and Rose T. (Bear) Schmidt; ed. parochial schs .; Athenaeum Business Coll .; m. Nell G. Macnair, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 1, 1911; 1 daughter, Eunice Ann. Began as office boy with J. S. McDonald Co., July 29, 1901, and advanced to sales mgr .; company went into re- ceivership, 1912; with associates purchased assets of the old company and formed the McDonald Ledger & Loose Leaf Co., of which has since been pres. and gen. mgr. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreations: motoring, hunting, outdoor diver- sions. Home: 4842 N. Albany Av. Office: 638 Fed- eral St.
SCHMIDT, Louis Ernst, surgeon; b. at Chicago, Jan. 8, 1869; s. Dr. Ernst and Theresa (Weikert) Schmidt; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1889; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1892; M.S., Northwestern Univ., 1895, M.D., 1895; post-grad. study univs. of Berlin and Vienna; also at Paris, Breslau and Lon- don, 1896-8; m. Marie Mansfield, of Chicago, June 1, 1905; 2 children: Hildegarde, Mansfield. Prof. genito-urinary surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1903; prof. genito-urinary diseases, Chi- cago Policlinic, since 1904; attending genito-uri- nary surgeon to Alexian Brothers, Michael Reese, Wesley, German and St. Mary's hosps .; attending dermatologist to Alexian Brothers, German and St. Mary's hosps. Apptd. 1st lt. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Am. Assn. Genito-Urinary Surgeons (pres.), A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Dermatol. Soc., etc. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, University, South Shore Country. Recreation: travel. Home: 60 Bellevue Pl. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.
SCHMIDT, Ludwig, violinist; b. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 16, 1890; s. Florian William and Catharine (Simpson) Schmidt; ed. pub. schs .; studied with Adolph Weidig, Am. Conservatory of Music, Chi- cago, 2 yrs. (2 medals); then with Prof. O. Sevcik, Prag, Bohemia, Austria, 4 yrs .; with Prof. Willy Hess, Royal Acad., Berlin, 2 yrs .; unmarried. Teacher and concert violinist, Chicago. since 1902. Republican. Mem. St. Cecilia Lodge No. 865, Chi- cago. Home: 7152 S. Chicago Av. Studio: Lyon & Healy Bldg.
SCHMIDT, Oscar W., insurance: b. Indianapolis, Ind., June 4, 1870; s. Frederick and Elizabeth (Hol- liday) Schmidt; ed. pub. schs., Indianapolis; Ken- tucky Sch., Louisville; m. Mary Louise Bolla, of Louisville, Jan. 20, 1897; children: Minnie May, Ed- ward Bolla, Frederick H. Came to Chicago, 1890, as mgr. for Fairchild Bros. & Foster, druggists' sundries, N.Y. City; with Chemical Specialty Co. 1% yrs .; in ins. business since 1912; vice pres. and treas. Brown, Anderson & Young; also pres. Seng Automatic Device Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Under- writers. Republican; pres. bd. trustees Village of Wilmette, 1916-17. Baptist. Mem. Pinzon Lodge No. 1, Columbian Knights (ex-pres.). Clubs: In- surance, Hamilton, Wilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Pres. Ill. Bowling Assn. since 1911. Recrea- tions: bowling, golf. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
SCHMIDT, Otto Gustave, paving contractor; b. New Bremen, O., May 13, 1877; s. Henry G. and Ro- sina (Boesel) Schmidt; student Heidelberg Univ .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; unmarried. Organ- ized Schmidt Constrn. Co., street paving contrac-
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tors, 1902, and since sec. and treas. same. Progres- sive Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Rotary, Ham- ilton, South Shore Country. Home: 5733 Blackstone Av. Office: 917 Chamber of Commerce.
SCHMIDT, Otto L., M.D .; b. Chicago, 1863; grad. Central High Sch., 1880; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll., 1883; post-grad. study in Wurzburg and Vienna. Engaged in practice of medicine and surgery at Chicago since graduation. Physician to Alexian Bros. Hosp. Chmn. Ill. Centennial Commn .; pres. Ill. State Hist. Soc., German-Am. Hist. Soc. of Ill .; vice pres. Chicago Hist. Soc. Home: 3328 Michigan Av. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av. .
SCHMIDT, Richard Ernest, architect; b. Ebern, Bavaria, Germany, Nov. 14, 1865; s. Dr. Ernst and Theresa (Weikert) Schmidt; ed. Chicago grammar and high schs .; Mass. Inst. Tech., class of 1887; m. Chicago, June 11, 1890, Anna, d. William Comstock; children: Kathryn, Richard E., Jr. In active prac- tice in Chicago in gen. architectural work; mem. firm of Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin since 1906; planned several large hosps., including Mi- chael Reese Hosp., Alexian Brothers' and St. Anne's in Chicago; planned and built Montgomery Ward's store at Madison St. and Michigan Av., annex of Chicago Athletic Assn., Montgomery Ward & Co.'s new reinforced concrete warehouse, Chicago Av. and the river, floor space (301/2 acres), Cook Co. Hosp., addition to County Infirmary, at Oak For- est, Ill. Dir. German Bank of Chicago. Fellow A.I. A .; mem. Architectural League America, Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Hist. Soc., Am. As- tronom. Soc., Loyal Legion. Dir. Ill. Humane Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwellers, Industrial (sec. 1913-17), Germania. Co-author: The Modern Hospital, 1913. Recreations: practical astronomy, also reading (subjects pertaining to architecture both ancient and modern). Home: 113 Bellevue Pl. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.
SCHMIDT, Theodore, lawyer; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 15, 1884; s. Lorenz and Helene Elise (Ballmann) Schmidt; ed. grammar and high schs., Indianapolis; Indiana Univ .; Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Law, 1909; m. Marie Aneshaensel, of Indi- anapolis, June 3, 1911; 1 daughter, Rosalind Marie. Practiced at Chicago since 1909; lecturer on Ill. law, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Asst. editor Ill. Law Review. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club, Order of the Coif, Phi Gamma Delta, Delta Chi. Democrat. Club: City. Recreations: tennis, swim- ming. Home: 6746 Clyde Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle Street.
SCHMITT, Andrew Xavier, life insurance; b. at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., O., Nov. 30, 1862; s. Andrew and Caroline (Himplea) Schmitt; grad. Cuyahoga Falls High Sch., 1878; cadet U.S. Mil. Acad., 1882-5 (was injured and resigned); m. Chi- cago, Feb. 11, 1892, Elizabeth Frances Galvin; chil- dren: Leslie Dryden, Andrew Xavier, Jr. (de- ceased). Draftsman, 1878-82; traveled in the West 2 yrs. after leaving West Point, seeking health; since Mar., 1887, continuously in employ of Pru- dential Ins. Co .; now supt. in Chicago for that com- pany. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Hennepin Shooting. Recreations: motor-boating, hunting and fishing. Homes: 420 E. 50th St., Chicago; (summer) Pistakee Bay, Ill. Office: 455 W. 63d St., Chicago.
SCHMITT, Anthony, mfr .; Oct. 11, 1839-June 9, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHMITZ, Henry, gynecologist and abdomir surgeon, radium therapeutist; b. Kaiserswert, G many, Dec. 26, 1871; s. Mathias Hubert and Ge trud (Pollender) Schmitz; ed. Realschule, Krefe Germany; Polytechnical Univ., Karlsruhe; M.] Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1897; m. Meta Eliz beth Lenzen, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1897; childre Henry Lenzen, Herbert Eugene, Robert Lenze Came to U.S., 1893; interne, Cook County Hos 1897-9; surgeon to St. Mary's Hosp .; gynecologj to Willard Hosp .; prof. gynecology and head dept., Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery (Va paraiso Univ.). Capt. surgeon, Base Hosp. Ur No. 11, Am. Red Cross. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeon mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynec Soc., German Med. Soc., Am. Radium Soc. Cathol Author: Manual of Diseases of Women, 1915. Ec tor of Martin-Jung Diseases of Women, 1912. Co tbr. to mags. on med. topics. Recreations: go touring. Home: 3051 Logan Boul. Office: 25 Washington St.
SCHNADIG, Jacob, leather; b. at Heddernheil Germany, Feb. 1, 1851; s. Moses and Hannah (E langer) Schnadig; attended Gymnasium at He dernheim, nr. Frankfort-on-the-Main; m. Rebec Foreman, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1890; children: Hel (Mrs. Lawrence Stern), Florence (Mrs. Robert Becker), Ruth. Came to Chicago, 1866; mer Schnadig Bros. & Co., mfrs. of boots and shoe 1870-97; pres. B. D. Eisendrath Tanning Co. sind 1897. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Bo and Shoe, Standard. Recreations: reading, trave Home: 5021 Woodlawn Av. Office: 220 W. Lake S
SCHNEEWIND, see also Schniewind.
SCHNEEWIND, Benjamin, mfg. confectioner; Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 14, 1866; s. Ferdinand ar Babette (Kramer) Schneewind; ed. common ar high schs., Niles, Mich., to 1880; business cours at Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal Sch., 1881; m. Luc. O. Wickham, at Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 15, 1890; children: Dorothea Lucie (Mrs. Asa Rhodes Blish Harriett Babette, Lucien Wickham. Bought syru refining business of L. G. Yoe & Co., 1898, ar combined it with that of W. R. Manierre, formin the Manierre-Yoe Syrup Co., of which was se until 1907, then vice pres. and gen. mgr. Manierr Yoe Company until Jan. 1, 1911, when compan discontinued business; vice pres. and gen. mg The Novelty Candy Co., Jan. 1, 1911-14, and sind pres. Democrat. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: I) Athletic, Idlewild Country. Recreations: golf, mo toring, travel. Home: 4542 Oakenwald Av. Offici 218 E. Austin Av.
SCHNEIDER, George H., real estate; b. Lyon N.Y., June 25, 1853; s. Theobald and Catherir (Grauer) Schneider; ed. pub. schs., Niagara Fall N.Y .; A.B., Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Il 1878; m. Nellie Good, of Naperville, Ill., Aug. 1881; children: Homer H., Ruth (Mrs. Roger Aj pleyard). Engaged as minister Evangelical Assr 1879-86; in real estate, mortgage and rental bus ness as G. H. Schneider & Co. since 1887. Mer. Chicago City Missionary Soc. (dir.), Cooperativ Council of City Missions. Republican. Congrega tionalist. Home: 3437 W. Monroe St. Office: 10 ; LaSalle St.
SCHNEIDER, Homer Herman, real estate loans b. Tiffin, O., Jan. 15, 1883; s. George Herman an Nellie (Good) Schneider; ed. pub. schs., Chicago Lewis Inst .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1908; m. Maj garet Matella Luther, of Chicago, June 16, 190 Admitted to bar, Ill. and Mich., 1908, and bega practice in Chicago; mem. Schneider & Co., ge! real estate. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Repul lican. Congregationalist. Mem. Garfield Lodge, F. and A.M .; Cicero Chapter; St. Bernard Con mandery; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple, A A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park. Home: 53 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 10 S. L Salle St., Chicago.
SCHMITT, George Joseph, mineral waters; b. at Beardstown, Ill., Oct. 28, 1866; s. George Joseph and Mary (Stoner) Schmitt; ed. pub. schs. of Beardstown; jr. and sr. courses, Ill. Coll. of Phar- macy, Chicago; m. Charlotte Wadell Trayer, of Chi- cago, June 4, 1895; 1 son, Victor Trayer. In drug store, Beardstown, 1881-5; came to Chicago and was in employ of Bodeman & Conrad, 1885-8; with Gale & Blocki, 1888-96; with White Rock Springs, Waukesha, Wis., 1896-1903; sec. and treas. Hinck- ley & Schmitt since 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- SCHNEIDER, Samuel Newton, M.D .; b. Gran View, Ia., Oct. 25, 1857; s. Rev. John and Magda lina Schneider; ed. pub. schs. in Ill. and at North western Coll., Naperville, Ill .; M.D., Chicago Homo merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Business Men's Assn. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner); mem. Elks, Royal League, Columbian Knights, United League of America. Clubs: Chi- Med. Coll., 1881; m. Carrie I. Tucker, of Chicago cago Athletic, Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Apr. 28, 1885; 1 daughter, Carrie L. Lecturer an demonstrator of histology, 1882-6, adjunct pro: diseases of children, 1886-94, Chicago Homo. Me( Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 6138 Sheridan Rd. Office: 420 W. Ontario St.
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Coll. Mem. Am. Inst. Homoeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc. Republic- an. Home: 447 Fullerton Parkway. Office: 22 E. Washington St.
SCHNERING, Julius, retired jeweler. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHNIEWIND, see also Schneewind.
SCHNIEWIND, Harold Watson, clergyman; b. at Whitestone, N.Y., June 16, 1882; s. Max A. and Julia E. (Bloodgood) Schniewind; student Colum- bia, 1904; B.D., Gen. Theol. Sem., 1907; M.A., Oska- loosa College, 1915; studied Northwestern Univ .; (D.D., Campbell Coll., Holton, Kan., 1916; LL.D., Univ. of Southern Minn., Austin, Minn., 1917); un- married. Deacon and priest, 1907, P.E. Ch .; mis- sionary, Diocese of Duluth; asst. St. Peter's Ch., Chicago, 1908-10; rector St. Bartholomew's Ch. since Oct. 10, 1910. Mem. S.A.R., Phi Kappa Sigma. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: University, Beverly Hills Golf. Home: Stewart Av. and N. Normal Parkway.
SCHOBINGER, John James, teacher; b. Unter- hallau, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, May 1, 1846; s. George and Elisabeth (Rupli) Schobinger; grad. Gymnasium, Schaffhausen, 1864, Federal Polytech- nic Sch., Zürich, 1866; student Univ. of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1867; m. Emily Hildebrand, of Schaff- hausen, Apr. 13, 1883; 4 children: William, George, Elsie, Eugene. Principal Realschule, Neunkirch, Switzerland, to 1873; came to U.S., 1873; prin. the Harvard Sch., Chicago, since 1876. Mem. N.E.A. Club: Quadrangle. Home: 920 E. 44th St. School: 4731-4733 Ellis Av.
SCHOCK, Frederick R., architect; b. at Chicago, Apr. 7, 1854; s. Frederick and Marie Schock; stud- led architecture in office of Henry L. Gay; m. Chi- cago, 1887, Sara Fitzgerald; children: Natalie, Jean. Mem. firm of Schock & Swanson, 1883-11, since in practice alone; dir. Austin State Bank. Clubs: Westward Ho, The Oaks, Windemere. Home: 5804 Midway Park, Austin. Office: 21 N. LaSalle St.
SCHOELLKOPF, Edward C., grocer; b. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1877; s. of Henry and Emma (Kohler) Schoellkopf; ed. Ogden (pub.) Sch., Chicago; Univ. of Chicago; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Emma Sloan, of Bloomington, Ill., Feb., 1907; 1 daughter, Edna Clara. In grocery business at Chi- cago since Apr., 1895; mem. Henry Schoellkopf Sons. Lutheran. Mason. Club: German. Home: 2120 Lunt Av. Office: 309-311 W. Randolph St.
SCHOELLKOPF, Henry, wholesale grocer; Apr. 23, 1826-1916. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHOELLKOPF, Henry, Jr., wholesale and re- tail grocer and real estate dealer; b. at Chicago (where store now stands, at 315 W. Randolph St.), Apr. 27, 1866; s. of Henry and Emma (Kohler) Schoellkopf; ed. Prof. J. P. Lauth's pvt. sch .; Univ. of Chicago; Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.); unmarried. Assisted father in grocery business which he established in Chicago, 1851, ind which is still in existence as Henry Schoell- kopf Sons; store was burned out in Chicago fire, 871, and family then removed to 19 W. Chicago Av., where still resides; also assisted father in the are and management of real estate which he ac- quired; now executor of estate and operator in real state. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Republican (general- y). Protestant. Recreation: athletics. Home: 19 N. Chicago Av. Office: 311 W. Randolph St.
SCHOEN, Julius Martin, leather belting; b. Lom- ard, Ill., Oct. 13, 1873; s. Woldemar and Emilie Brunzel) Schoen; ed. Wheaton Coll., 1886-8; Bry- nt and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Emi- le Langguth, of Elmhurst, Ill., Apr. 2, 1899; 1 son, Harold Sidney. Began as clk., Deering Harvester o., 1894; then with Peter Schuttler Wagon Co., 898-1902; attending to personal affairs, 1902-4; sst. mgr. at Chicago, for I. B. Williams & Sons, nfrs. leather belting, etc., Dover, N.H., 1904-9; mgr. same office since 1909. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Leather Belting Club (sec. and treas.). Jason (K.T., Shriner); mem. O.E.S., I.O.O.F. Rec- eations: motoring, gardening. Home: Elmhurst, 11. Office: 14 N. Franklin St., Chicago.
cago, Jan. 20, 1901; 2 children: William, Babbette. Identified with clothing business since 1901; pres. Schoenberg Bros. since 1913. Mason. Recreation: travel. Home: 4819 Vincennes Av. Office: 529 S. Franklin St.
SCHOENBERGER, see also Shoenberger.
SCHOENBERGER, Charles, coffee mcht. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHOENFELD, Flora I. (Mrs. Frank Schoen- feld), artist; b. Lanark, Ill .; d. Bernhard and Ma- thilda (Lepman) Israels; ed. Lanark High Sch .; Stempf-Megele Inst., Stuttgart, Germany; m. Frank Schoenfeld, of Chicago, Sept. 3, 1896; 2 children: Marian E. (deceased), F. Paul. Has exhibited in Chicago and New York. Mem. Chicago Soc. Art- ists. Clubs: The Cordon, Arts, Provincetown Art Assn. Home and Studio: 5024 Ellis Av.
SCHOENFELD, Frank, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) SCHOENMANN, Charles Sumner, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHOFIELD, see also Scofield.
SCHOFIELD, George A., advertising; b. in Can., Sept. 26, 1865; s. William Henry (B.A.) and Su- sanna (Parker) Schofield; ed. high sch., Peterboro, Can .; m. Louise Isabel Davis, of Kingston, Can., Sept. 28, 1892; children: Dorothy O. (Mrs. Blasdel Shapleigh, St. Louis), Caroline. With Canada Life Assurance Co., 1896-7; identified with The E. H. Clarke Advertising Agency since 1898, becoming pres. and treas., 1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 193 Hazel Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.
SCHOFIELD, Henry, professor law; b. Dudley, Mass., Aug. 7, 1866; s. John and Margaret (Thomp- son) Schofield; A.B., Harvard, 1887, A.M., 1890, LL.B., 1890; m. Marie Therese Stehlin, of Chicago, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890; in office of Charles H. Aldrich, solicitor gen. of U.S., Washington, D.C., 1891-2; practiced at Chicago, 1892-1900; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1900-1; prof. law, Northwest- ern Univ. Law Sch., since 1902. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Uni- versity, City. Home: 6336 Winthrop Av. Office: 31 W. Lake St.
SCHOFIELD, John R., treasurer Butler Bros .; b. Dudley, Mass., June 3, 1855; s. John and Margaret (Thompson) Schofield; ed. dist. sch. at Dudley, and business coll., Providence, R.I .; m. Mary E. Love, of Boston, Apr., 1884; 3 children: Helen T. (Mrs. John T. Parsons, of Oak Park, Ill.), Gertrude M. (Mrs. Martin J. Quigley), Mary L. (Mrs. Joseph A. Bates). After leaving sch., at the age of 11, began in the weaving room of Stevens Linen Mills, Dud- ley, Mass., and remained there in different capaci- ties until 1878; identified with Butler Bros. (whole- sale gen. merchandise) since 1879, and for 2 yrs. in the Boston house of the firm, coming to Chicago in 1881, working up to present position of treas. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: walking. Home: 3541 Jackson Boul. Office: 440 W. Randolph St.
SCHOLL, William M., orthopedic specialist, mfr. corrective appliances; b. LaPorte, Ind., June 22, 1882; s. Peter Scholl; ed. pub. and parochial schs., LaPorte; student Ill. Med. Coll. Invented and mar- keted appliances for deformities (lower extremi- ties), 1905; organized Scholl Mfg. Co. to take over said appliances, 1906, and continues as pres. same: pres. Scholl Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toronto, Can., since 1908; organized Scholl Mfg. Co., Ltd., London, Eng., 1909, and dir. same; organized Standard Insole Co .. New York, 1912; organized Ill. Coll. Chiropody and Orthopedics, 1913; pres. Am. Sch. of Proctipedics; vice pres. Ill. Coll. Chiropody; editor Foot Spe- cialist Pub. Co. Catholic. Clubs: Rotary, Ill. Ath- letic. Residence: Illinois Athletic Club. Office: 213 W. Schiller St.
SCHOLLE, Charles Henry, furniture mcht .; b. at Cincinnati, Aug. 24, 1868; s. Charles Henry and Elizabeth (Meier) Scholle; ed. pub. schs. of Cincin- nati; m. Cincinnati, June 17, 1891, Lillian M. Klein- er; 2 children: Dorothy Mary, Ann Elizabeth. Be- gan in retail lumber business in Cincinnati with SCHOENBERG, Joel, clothing mfr .; b. Plymouth, ., Oct. 21, 1867; s. William and Betty (Billstein) F. B. McFarlan, 1885; removed to Chicago, 1890, working for Wirts & Scholle; bought Mr. Wirts' choenberg; ed. pub. schs .; m. Julia Stein, of Chi- interest, 1893, and became jr. mem. of firm of H. E.
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Scholle & Co .; organized Scholle Furniture Co., 1909, of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ohio Soe. of Chicago. Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 5485 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 121 S. Wabash Av.
SCHOLLE, Henry Ernest, furniture. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHOLZ, Carl, mining engr .; b. Slawentzitz, Ger- many, July 2, 1872; s. Paul and Nanette (Schnei- der) Scholz; ed. Royal Gymnasium, Beuthen, and under Dr. Schmiedecke, in mining engring .; came to America, 1889; m. Eleanor Haye Barclay, of Lexington, Va., Apr. 22, 1897 (died Apr. 17, 1916); 1 daughter, Margaret B. Mining engr. for Mt. Car- bon Co., Powellton, Va., 1891-95; part owner and mgr. of Thomas Scholz Co., Superior Coal & Lum- ber Co., Ry. Extension Co. (Mammoth, W.Va.), Riverside (W.Va.) Coal Co., Carbon (W.Va.) Coal & Coke Co., 1896-1901; with mining dept. of C.,R.I. &P.Ry.Co. interests since Aug., 1902, and now mgr. mining and fuel dept. Rock Island lines; pres. Rock Island Coal Mining Co., Coal Valley Mining Co .; dir. Improved Combustion Co .; dir. ist Nat. Bank, Hartshorne, Okla., Crawford County Mining Co. Consulting engr. U.S. Bur. of Mines. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Chicago Assn. Commerce (chmn. com. on drainage and sanitary efficiency) ; pres. Am. Mining Congress (3d term); pres. Chicago Public Sch. League. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht. Sent to Europe by U.S. Bur. of Mines, Washington, 1910, to investi- gate and report on mining conditions. Contbr. on mining subjects. Home: 700 Bittersweet Pl. Office: 139 W. Van Buren St.
SCHOTT, Henry, advertising mgr .; b. Leaven- worth, Kan., June 11, 1873; s. Henry and Marie Luise (Beckman) Schott; student Univ. of Kan., 1890-2; m. at Geneva, Switzerland, Frances Lath- rop, of Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 15, 1910. Mem. edi- torial staff Kansas City Star, 1897-11; in advertis- ing business, 1911-15; dir. of publicity, Montgom- ery Ward & Co., Chicago, in charge of catalogues and advertising, since Sept. 1, 1915. Mem. Phi Gamma Delta. Home: 76 E. Elm St.
SCHOTT, William Henry, electrical, mech. engr. Removed to New York, 1916. (See vol. 1911.)
SCHOTTLANDER, Theodore, mfr. corsets; b. in Germany, Mar. 12, 1872; s. Herman and Pauline (Fleischer) Schottlander; ed. in old country; m. Martha Ottenheimer, of Germany, Feb. 9, 1899; 2 children: Ruth, Richard. Learned manufacture of corsets in Germany, beginning, 1887; came to America, 1897; apptd. supt. Weingarten Bros. fac- tory, Newark, N.J., 1887; later with George C. Batcheler, Bridgeport, N.Y., and the Am. Lady Cor- set Co., Detroit, Mich .; now pres. Mme. Mariette Corset Co., Lorette Corset Co .; began with 10 em- ployes, now employs 400 persons. Mem. Corset . Mfrs.' Assn. of New York. Served in German Army. Christian Scientist. Club: Chicago Motor. Recreation: tennis. Home: 5834 South Park Av. Office: 500 S. Throop St.
SCHOYER, Alfred McGill, railway official; b. at Allegheny City, Pa., Nov. 1, 1859; s. Abram and Amelia Jane (McGill) Schoyer; ed. pub. schs .; un- married. Began as messenger with Pa. Lines, 1872, and advanced to chief train dispatcher, East- ern Div .; supt. telegraph Pa. Lines West of Pitts- burgh, 1892-9, also supt. telegraph Vandalia R.R. Co., 1895-9; supt. Eastern div., Pa. Co., at Alle- gheny, Pa., 1899-1902; gen. supt. northwest system Pa. Lines West of Pittsburgh, 1902-13; gen. mgr. Vandalia R.R. Co., 1913-14; resident vice pres. at Chicago of Pa. R.R. since Feb. 1, 1914. Also pres. of Englewood Connecting Ry., South Chicago & Southern Ry .; vice pres. Calumet Western Ry .; dir. P.,C.,C.&St.L.Ry., Belt Ry. of Chicago. Mem. Nat. Conf. Com. of Managers. Vice pres. and trus- tee Chautauqua Instn .; trustee Sunday Evening Club, Chicago; mem. of Internat. Com. Y.M.C.A. Clubs : Union League, Mid-Day, Kenwood, Beverly Country, Traffic (Chicago) ; Duquesne (Pittsburgh, Pa.). Home: 4559 Greenwood Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
SCHRADER, see also Schroeder.
SCHRADER, Alfred Charles, civil engr .; b. a Joliet, Ill., Feb. 14, 1863; s. Henry and Dorothe (Bues) Schrader; B.S., Univ. of Ill., 1885; m. Ros V. Heywood, of Aurora, Ill., June 30, 1897. En gaged in engring. work on proposed Burlington ex tensions in Ia. and Colo., 1885-6; on constrn. of Il Valley & Northern R.R., 1886-7; in engring. dep South Parks, Chicago, 1887-90, Sanitary Dist. o Chicago, 1890-5; chief engr., 1895-1910, supt. an engr. since 1910, West Parks, Chicago. Mem. West ern Soc. Engrs., Ill. Soc. Engrs. and Surveyors Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, City. Home: 403 Jackson Boul. Office: Union Park.
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