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KAHLKE, Charles Edwin, surgcon; born Rock Island, Ill., Jan. 13, 1870; son J. J. and Louise Elizabeth (Witte) Kahlke; ed. grammar and high school at Rock Island, Ill., to 1887; State Univ. of Ia., B.S., 1891; Hahnemann Med. Coll., Chicago, M.D., 1894; studied in Univ. of Vi- enna, 1899 and 1902; married Berlin, Wis., June 21, 1902, Agnes Crawford; 2 children: Margaret Louise and Charles Edwin, Jr. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 18 months, 1894-5: since then en- gaged in practice, with specialty in surgical
work; prof. surgery, Hahnemann Med. Coll. of Chicago; consulting surgeon to Cook Co. Hosp .; attending surgeon to Hahnemann Hosp. Pres. Ill. Homo. Med. Assn .; ex-pres. Homo. Med. Soc. of Chicago; ex-chmn. surgical bureau Am. Inst. of Homeopathy. Mem. Phi Delta Theta. Republican. Baptist. Residence: 3147 Calumet Av. Office: Reliance Bldg.
KAHN, see also Cahn.
KAHN, Felix, clothing mfr .; born Duensbach, Würtemberg, Germany, Nov. 28, 1843; son Ja- eob and Yetta (Steiner) Kahn; attended schools of native place to 14th year; clerk in his fa- ther's store there, 1857-60; came to U.S., 1860; married Oct. 7, 1877, Carrie Kaufman, of Green- ville, Ill .; children: Louis, Moses, Harry, Ella. Clerk in store at Lacon, Ill., 1860-2, Mattoon, Ill., 1862-4; partner with his" uncle, Henry Steiner, Lacon, 1864-7; bought business and conducted it in his own name, 1867-71; in bus- iness at Mattoon, 1871-82; came to Chicago, 1882, and was head of Kahn, Schoenbrun & Co., 1882-9; head of Felix Kahn & Co. since 1897. Mason. Mem. Sinai Temple. Club: Standard. Residence: 4219 Grand Boul. Office: 400 S. Market St.
KAHN, Harry, physician; born Huntington, Ind., July 18, 1869; son Abraham and Jetta (Oppenheim) Kahn; Northwestern Univ. School of Pharmacy, Ph.G., 1888; Dept. of Pharmacy, Univ. of Mich., Ph.M., 1891; Northwestern Univ. Med. School, M.D., 1898; married Grace Strasser, Sept. 2, 1908. Chemist in analytical dept. Parke Davis & Co., 1891-2; instr. North- western Univ. School of Pharmacy, 1892-3; chief druggist, World's Columbian Exposition, 1893; chemist Agricultural Experiment Station, Geneva, N.Y., 1893-4. After graduation in med- icine was interne in Mercy Hosp., 1898-9; asst. prof. materia medica and physiology. North- western Univ. School of Pharmacy, since 1900; lecturer in pharmacology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1903; attending otologist and rhinologist, United Hebrew Dispensary; on staff Michael Reese Hosp. and Winfield Tuber- culosis Sanatorium. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., A.M.A., Chicago Laryngol- ogical Soc., etc. Ex-pres. Grand Council Phi Rho Sigma Fraternity. Jewish religion. Club: Ill. Athletic. Residence: 5339 Calumet Av. Of- fice: Columbus Memorial Bldg.
KALES, Albert Martin, lawyer; born Chicago, Mar. 11, 1875; son Francis Henry and Ellen P. (Davis) Kales; ed. St. Paul's School. Concord. N.H., 1888-92; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1896, LL.B., 1899; married Evanston, Ill., Nov. 22, 1899; children: Elizabeth, Anne. Admitted to Ill. bar, Oct. 1899; clerk in office of Winston & Meagher until Apr. 1901; since then in practice of law for self. Since 1900 connected with teaching force of Northwestern Law School, and since 1902 asst. prof. of law of property. Mem. Legal Club, Law Club, Chicago Bar Assn. Republic- an. Episcopalian. Club: University. Published vol. on Homestead Exemption Laws of Illinois (250 pp.), 1902; article on Fellow Servants' Doctrine in the U.S. Supreme Court, Michigan Law Review, Nov. 1903: Statutory Estates in Place of an Estate Tail, Yale Law Journal, Apr. 1904; Contingent Future Interests after a Par- ticular Estate of Frechold, Law Quarterly Re- view, Apr. 1905; also, work on Future Interests in Illinois (350 pp.) and other articles and pa- pers. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Mer- chants Loan & Trust Bldg.
KALES, John Davis, physician: born Chica- go, May 3, 1864; son Francis H. and Ellen (Da- vis) Kales; ed. Phillips Exeter Acad., N.H .. 1883; M.D., Harvard Univ., 1887: married Chi- cago, Apr. 17, 1896, Gertrude Jones; children: Marguerite. Davis and Katharine. Instr. in histology, 1888-9, in pathology. 1890-2, prof. bacteriology, 1893-4, prof. of etiology and hy- giene, 1895-8, Northwestern Univ. Med. Coll. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc.,
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A.M.A. Club: University. Residence: Winnetka, Ill. Office: Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.
KAMMERER, Frank Gregory, grain commn. and real estate: born Washington Co., Pa., Feb. 24, 1845; son John and Elizabeth Kammerer; ed. common schools of Washington Co., Pa .; married Wheeling, W. Va., Dec. 9, 1886, Dorie Hildreth; children: Eugene H. and Frances. Was engaged in mercantile and mfg. enter- prises in Washington Co., Pa., from boyhood until 1878, when came to Chicago and estab- lished in business as a Board of Trade commn. merchant; also engaged in real estate transac- tions. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade (served as dir. and the different boards at various times). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreation: fond of flowers and trees. Residence: 4716 Drexel Boul. Office: 230 S. La- Salle St.
KANAVEL, Allen Buckner, surgeon; born Sedgwick, Kan., Sept. 2, 1874; son George W. and Mary A. (Paugh) Kanavel; Ph.B., North- western Univ., 1896, M.D., cum laude, 1899; grad. study in medicine, Vienna, Austria, 1899; married Olive Rosencranz, of Evansville, Ind., Oct. 1908. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1900-1; instr. surgery, Northwestern Univ. Woman's Med. School, 1901-2; instr. clinical surgery, 1901, asst. prof. surgery since 1908, Northwestern Univ. Med. School; prof. surgery, Post-Grad. Med. School, since 1904; attending surgeon Wesley and Post-Grad. hosps. Asso. editor of Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics; contrib- utor to Keen's System of Surgery. and to surg. jours. Mem. Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Upsilon, Nu Sigma Nu, Alpha Omega Alpha. Club: Uni- versity. Residence: 1368 E. 53d St. Office: 31 N. State St.
KANE, see also Cain.
KANE, Thomas, mfr .; born on farm
in Adams Co., O .; son George and Catherine (Plat- ter) Kane; ed. pub. schools, Tipton, Ind .; mar- ried Tipton, Aug. 13, 1860, Adeline E. Bickle; 1 daughter: Mrs. Theodosia Kane Van Doozer. Was engaged in a general store at Tipton, 1858- 68; general merchant, Greenfield, Ind., 1868-70, Indianapolis, 1870-2; came to Chicago, 1872, and in 1875 began mfr. of school.furniture under style of Thomas Kane & Co. (later incorpor- ated), of which he is pres .; also pres. Am. Spiral Pipe Works, since 1901. Dir. Presbyter -. ian Hosp .; trustee and vice-pres. Lewis Inst. Republican. Presbyterian; frequently a dele- gate to the Presbyterian General Assembly; contributor to The Interior. Greatly interested in the subject of Tithing and has for 35 years been circulating literature upon that subject, under the pseudonym of "Layman." Clubs: Union League, Glen View. Recreation: golf. Residence: 1251 Asbury Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 143 N. Wabash Av.
KANST, Fred L .; see Vol. 1905.
KARPEN, Isaac, furniture mfr .; born Von- growitz, Ger., Mar. 1, 1865; son Morris and Jo- hanna (Cohen) Karpen; came to Chicago in childhood; ed. Wells (pub.) School; married Chicago, Jan. 22, 1888, Hattie Bernstein; chil- dren: Morris H., Nathan, Benjamin, Mildred. Entered the factory of S. Karpen & Bros., in 1880, as an apprentice; thoroughly learned all details in the manufacture of upholstered fur- niture, working through all depts., and is now supt. of the factory of S. Karpen & Bros., and a dir. in the company. Hebrew religion; mem. K.P., Temple Israel B'nai Sholem. Recreations: boating, swimming, fishing, social diversions. Residence: 4325 Grand Boul. Summer Resi- dence: Paw Paw Lake, Mich. Office: 22d and Union Sts.
KARPEN, Julius, mfr .; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
KARPEN, Solomon, furniture mfr .; born Wongrawitz, Posen, Ger., Jan. 7, 1858; son Morris and Johanna (Cohn) Karpen; ed. pub.
school, Germany, and night school, Chicago; married Chicago, Feb. 17, 1884, Ernestine Schwalbe; children: Martin, Isadore, Marie, Erma, Harry. Started in business for himself, 1880, later took in 2 brothers; now pres. of Karpen Bros. Mason; Royal League; B.P.O.E. Club: Idlewild. Recreation: golf. Residence: 4563 Michigan Av. Office: Union and 22d Sts.
KASPAR, William, banker; born Hollitz, Bo- hemia, Sept. 1, 1835; son Joseph and Anna (Michalek) Kaspar; common school edn .; mar- ried Paula Mandl, of Rokitzan, Bohemia, June 20, 1889; children: Otto, William, Jr., Eugene, May T. (Mrs. A. G. Wiesse), Belle (Mrs. Jo- seph Peschel). Came to America, Nov. 3, 1853; enlisted at Kingston, Mass., Sept. 22, 1862, in Co. I, 4th Mass. Vol. Inf., and was drilled for service at Camp Joe Hooker, Middleboro, Mass .; left camp in Dec. by way of New York, for New Orleans; wounded June 14, 1863, at attack on Port Hudson, La., and discharged as ser- geant, Aug. 23, 1863. Settled in Chicago, Aug. 1864; in grocery business and bakery until Chicago fire, after which went into real estate business as Novak & Kaspar; dissolved part- nership and continued alone until Aug. 1888, when organized banking firm of Kaspar & Karel (John Karel); partner left the firm, Aug. 1893, having received appointment as consul at Prague, Bohemia; continued alone under old firm name until Jan. 1905, when incorporated as Kaspar State Bank, of which is pres. Re- publican. Mason, Odd Fellow. Clubs: Beseda Bohemian, Dobrowsky. Office and Residence: 1900 Blue Island Av.
KASPER, Peter J., first vice-pres. Durand & Kasper Co., wholesale grocers. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 170 N. Union St.
KASSON, Henry Rutgers, vice-pres. Inter- nat. Asphalt Co .; born Buffalo, N.Y., Feb. 8, 1858; son William M. and Cornelia (Stagg) Kasson; ed. Williams Acad., Buffalo, N.Y., and Cary Inst., Oakfield, N.Y .; married Niagara Falls, N.Y., Apr. 14, 1888, Mary Kennedy (died Aug. 17, 1905); children: Cornelia De Peyster, Mary Livingston, Henry R., Jr .; married 2d, 1907, Ruth McGrath. After leaving school, 1875, was employed in wholesale grocery busi- ness at Buffalo, N.Y .; then in oil regions of Pa. 5 years as operator; returned to Buffalo and engaged in mfg. with Barber Asphalt Paving Co., 1887-1908, at St. Joseph, Mo., and other Western points, and from 1898-1900 in Chicago as district mgr., being 2d vice-pres., 1901-2; vice-pres. Internat. Asphalt Co., since 1908. Re- publican. Mem. B.P.O.E., New York Chapter Sons of the Revolution, Am. Soc. Chemical In- dustry, Am. Soc. for Testing Materials. Mason (32°, Shriner). Club: Chicago Athletic. Resi- dence: 5442 Cornell Av. Office: 720 Chamber of Commerce.
KAUFFMANN, Fred, tailor; born New York City, Dec. 22, 1859; son Narix and Sara Kauff- mann; came to Chicago, 1861; ed. pub. schools and Bryant & Stratton Business Coll., graduat- ing from latter, 1874; married April 14, 1903, Stella Winkler, of Cincinnati; 3 children: Fer- dinand, Frances, Gertrude. Engaged in various occupations until 1886, when he established in the tailoring business, becoming popularly known as "The American Tailor." Independ- ent in politics. Mason; Elk; mem. Legion of Honor and Nat. Union. Club: Standard. Resi- dence: 5000 Drexel Boul. Office: 225 S. Green Street.
KAUFFMANN, Theodore, Western mgr. S. Obermayer Co .; born Saverne, Alsace, Germany, Sept. 3, 1867; son Raphael and Florence (Levy) Kauffmann; ed. in coll. at birthplace until 16 years old; then came to the United States, lo- cating in Cincinnati; married Cincinnati, Feb. 24, 1903, Bertha F. Frohman; 2 children: Theo- dore, Jr., and Louise. Employed as cash boy in a Cincinnati dry goods store one year; worked in a country store for a time; returned
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to Germany for two years; came to Chicago Springs, N.Y .; married Java Center, N.Y., Feb. and was employed as a bookkeeper; became bookkeeper in 1896 for Western (Chicago) branch of the S. Obermayer Co., of Cincinnati, O., and 10 months later (in 1897) became mgr. of the Western branch, which position still holds. Republican. Mem. Sinai Congregation. Clubs: Standard, Ill. Athletic, Ravisloe Coun- try. Recreations: golf and fishing. Residence: 5006 Drexel Boul. Office: 18th and Rockwell Streets.
KAUFMAN, Herbert, journalist; born Wash- ington, Mar. 6, 1878; son Abraham and Gert- rude (Raff) Kaufman; grad. Emerson Inst., Washington, 1893, Johns Hopkins (Lee medal for oratory), 1898; married Helen Herzberg, of Baltimore, Aug. 12, 1900. Head of Herbert Kaufman newspaper syndicate, N.Y .; Am. ad- viser, C. Arthur Pearson, Ltd., London; spl. Am. corr. London Standard; Am. represent- ative W. T. Stead, London; asso. pub. Rev. of Revs. Ency., and of Continental Magazine; pres. Herbert Kaufman & Handy Co., Chicago, since 1908; adviser Frank A. Munsey, Chicago Chicago Tribune; editorial writer for Chicago Tribune, Chicago Record-Herald, and chain of syndicated Sunday papers. Mem. Am. Oriental Soc. Club: Sphinx (London). Author: Songs of Fancy, 1905; The Stolen Throne (with May Isabel Fisk), 1907; Why Are You Weeping, Sister? Contributor to mags. Residence: 4830 Kenmore Av. Office: Majestic Bldg.
KAVANAGH, see also Cavanaugh.
KAVANAGH, John E., broom corn; born N. Java, Wyoming Co., N.Y., Dec. 30, 1859; son Charles and Eleanor (Murphy) Kavanagh; ed. pub. schools of Western N.Y .; married Java Center, N.Y., Jan. 9, 1888, Sarah Louise Lough- ren (now deceased) ; children: Clarence Henry, Ethel Marie, Beatrice Marguerite (deceased). Engaged in coal business, 1882; employ of W. L. Hubbard & Co., 1883; admitted as mem. of the firm of John N. Hubbard & Co., broom corn, 1885; mgr. Hubbard & Co., 1896, to Jan. 1, 1904; since then head of firm of Kavanagh Bros. & Co., successors to Hubbard & Co., broom corn, broom machinery, etc .; vice-pres. and dir. Chicago Ferrule Co .; pres. Sheridan Park & Ravenswood Improvement Co .; dir. Sheridan Trust & Savings Bank; dir. Kavanagh Tele- phone Co. (Effingham, Ill.) Sec. Ravenswood Council K. of C. (was grand council 3 terms.) Democrat. Recreations: billiards and bowling. Residence: 4732 N. Ashland Av. Office: 1236 W. Kinzie St.
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KAVANAGH, Marcus, judge; born Des Moines, Ia., Sept. 3, 1859; son Marcus and Mary (Hughes) Kavanagh; grad. Niagara Univ., 1876; LL.B., State Univ. of Iowa, 1878; (LL.D., Univ. of Notre Dame and Niagara Univ.) ; mar- ried Mrs. Herminie Templeton, daughter of Major George McGibney, of Longford, Ireland. Admitted to Iowa bar, 1878; elected city atty. of Des Moines, 1880; re-elected 1882; elected district judge of the 9th Judicial District of Iowa, 1885, but resigned in 1889, coming to Chi- cago, June 1889, and becoming a partner with Judge John Gibbons, under firm name of Gib- bons & Kavanagh, later Gibbons, Kavanagh & O'Donnell, and after the election of Judge Gib- bons to the bench changed to Kavanagh & O'Donnell, so continuing until at the election in 1899 was elected to present position as judge of the Superior Court of Cook Co. Was major and afterward lieut .- col. of 3d Iowa Inf., Iowa N.G., before coming to Chicago; was elected lieut .- col. 7th Regt., I.N.G., 1894, and col. in 1896; served with distinction in Spanish-Am. War as col. 7th Ill. Vol. Inf. Republican. Res- idence: 216 E. 20th St. Chambers: County Building.
KAVANAGH, Matthew H., broom corn; born N. Java, N.Y., July 11, 1851; son Charles and Eleanor (Murphy) Kavanagh; ed. district sch. of N. Java and Dulittle Institute, Wethersfield
6, 1878, Anna M. Gaffney; children: Estella, Alice Jane, Anna, Charles Joseph, Frank, Ed- ward. Came to Chicago, Mar. 1872, again in New York, 1873-5; returned to Chicago; in the broom corn business with exception of 5 years in New York State engaged in general mer- chandise business. Was mem. of firm of Hub bard & Co., 6 years, when name was changed to Kavanagh Bros. & Co., of which has since been a mem. Pres. Kenosha Telegraph and Telephone Co. from its beginning to Dec. 31, 1903; now pres. Kavanagh Telephone Co. (Ef- fingham, Ill.) Mem. Knights of Columbus and Catholic Mutual Benevolent Assn. Democrat. Recreations: travel and billiards. Residence: 1449 Addison Av. Office: 1236 W. Kinzie St.
KAWIN, Charles C., metallurgist and chem- ist; born Peoria, Ill., Aug. 4, 1867; son M. and Helen (Sandlusky) Kawin; ed. pub. schools, Chicago; married Chicago, Feb. 6, 1898, Kath- ryn L. Mulcahy; children: Berniece Helen, Ma- rion Carlos. Beginning Oct. 9, 1889, was for nearly 8 years chemist with Ill. Steel Co., S. Chicago; chief chemist, 1896-1903, with Griffin Wheel Co., Chicago; makes a specialty of ad- vising in foundry mixtures, and of chemical analyses of founders' and steel manufacturers' materials. Hebrew. Residence: 6801 Lakewood Av., Rogers Park. Office: Plymouth Bldg.
KAYSER, Charles William, western mgr. Joseph Wild & Co .; born Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 18, 1864; grad. Cooper Inst., New York, in 5 years' scientific course, 1886. Entered employ of Joseph Wild & Co., New York, July 17, 1880; became salesman in 1885; established Boston office for firm, 1895; opened Chicago branch, July, 1902, and is western mgr. Entered C Co., 23d Regt., N.G. of State of N.Y., as private, Mar. 17, 1884; served for 18 years; discharged Nov. 20, 1902, with rank of capt., on removal to Chicago; served 5 months as capt. Co. B. 201st N.Y. Vols. in Spanish-Am. War. Liberal Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Press (life), Ill. Athletic (Chicago), Wheaton, Ill., Golf, Army and Navy (New York). Rec- reations: lover of nature and outdoor life. Res- idence: Wheaton, Ill. Office: 327 W. Adams St.
KEANE, H. Victor, pres. Western Bank Note & Engraving Co. Residence: 5052 Drexel Boul. Office: 118 E. 20th St.
KEEDY, Edwin Roulette, prof. of law; born Boonsboro, Md., Jan. 19, 1880; son Reuben Mil- ler and Anne Elizabeth (Roulette) Keedy; A.B., Franklin and Marshall Coll., 1899; LL.B., Har- vard Univ., 1906; unmarried. Asso. prof. law, Ind. Univ., 1906-9; prof. law, Northwestern Univ. Law School, since 1909. Democrat. Mem. Internat. Law Assn., Internat. Prison Congress, Internat. Union of Penal Law, Am. Inst. of Criminal Law and Criminology, Phi Beta Kap- pa, Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Delta Phi. Club: Uni- versity. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Office: 31 W. Lake St.
KEEFE, James Eucherius, dentist; born Chi- cago, Feb. 20, 1864; son Edward F. and Ellen M. (Sullivan) Keefe; ed. Franklin School, Y. M.C.A. night school, Chicago Coll. of Dental Surgery, D.D.S .; married Chicago June 25, 1890, Bessie M. Cleary; children: Howard M., Helen E., Doris E., James E., Jannette M. Began practice of dentistry, 1886; pres. and treas. Haskell Post-Graduate Dental Coll. Mem. Chi- cago Dental Soc., Ill. State Dental Soc., Nat. Dental Assn. Club: Chicago Athletic. Resi- dence: 4417 Lake Av. Office: 15 E. Washington Street.
KEEFE, John S., 1st vice-pres. Am. Steel & Wire Co. of N.J .; born Boston, Jan. 24, 1864; son David F. and Sarah J. Keefe; ed. Boston pub. schools until 16 years old; married Mil- waukee, Wis., 1890, Mattio A. Lee: children: Ethel, Ruth, Jeanette. Was employe of C.&N. W.Ry.Co., 1880-8: traffic mgr. Ill. Steel Co .. 1889-99; gen. traffic mgr. Am. Steel & Wire Co.,
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1899-1901; 1st vice-pres. and dir. of same since Burnham; 1 daughter: Georgie. Began with 1901. Now also gen. traffic mgr. Northern Lib- erties Ry. and Pittsburg & Ohio Valley Ry .; pres. and dir. Columbia Wire Co. and Wauke- gan & Miss. Valley Ry. Co .; dir. Newburgh & South Shore Ry. Co. and Pittsburg & Ohio Val- ley Ry. Co. Clubs: Union League (Chicago), Lawyers' (New York), Union (Cleveland), Un- ion (Pittsburg). Residence: 411 Clinton Av. Oak Park, Ill. Office: 1222 Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
KEEFER, Edward Ferdinand, live stock commin .; born Allegheny City, Pa., Mar. 21, 1875; son Louis and Esther (Kraus) Keefer; ed. Chicago pub. schools and Chicago Manual Training School; married Chicago, Jan. 18, 1897, Rae Eisman; children: Allan Harold, Ed- ward Louis, Louis, 2d. On leaving school en- tered office of Doud & Keefer, later becoming buyer, and in 1899 was admitted as a mem. of the firm. Also treas. Doud Stock Car Co. Re- publican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Standard, Sad- dle and Sirloin, Ill. Athletic. Residence: 4757 Forrestville Av. Office: Exchange Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
KEEFER, Louis, live stock commn .; born Hahnlein, Hesse-Darmstadt, Ger., July 1, 1844; son Aaron and Minnie Keefer; ed. in Germany; married Allegheny, Pa., Dec. 29, 1869, Esther Kraus; children: Minnie, Edward F., Flora, Cora, Arthur, Edna, Ruth. Came to U.S. in 1863, and located in Pennsylvania; in the live stock commn. business at Allegheny, Pa., un- til 1866; came to Chicago, and later became a partner in present firm of Doud & Keefer. Dir. of the Doud Stock Car Co. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Standard, Saddle and Sir- loin. Residence: 4835 Grand Boul. Office: Ex- change Bldg., Union Stock Yards.
KEEHN, Roy Dee, lawyer; born Ligonier, Ind., Nov. 7, 1875; son Jonathan N. and Har- riet (Shobe) Keehn; ed. DePauw Univ., Green- castle, Ind., Ind. Univ., Bloomington; Ph.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1902, J.D., 1904; married Jane Menaugh, of Ligonier, Ind., June 23, 1900; 1 son: Roy Dee, Jr. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1904, and since engaged in practice at Chicago; gen- eral counsel and attorney for all of W. R. Hearst's interests at Chicago, including Chi- cago American and Chicago Examiner; asst. corpn. counsel, 1905-7. Sec. and dir. Ill. Pub. & Printing Co., Evening American Pub. Co., The Newspaper & Periodical Pub. Co. Demo- crat. Mem. Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Art Inst. of Chicago. Mem. Phi Kappa Psi (editor of its catalogue, 1910), Phi Delta Phi, B.P.O.E. Clubs: University, Press. Recreations: athletic sports. Residence: 5703 Washington Av. Office: 409 Rector Bldg.
KEELER, Charles Butler, lawyer; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
KEELER, Charles Franklin, coal mines; born St. Albans, Vt., Feb. 8, 1839; son Lewis and Sarah Hannah (Reid) Keeler; ed. Plattsburgh (N.Y.) Acad .; enlisted May 15, 1861, in Co. K, 1st Ia. Vol. Cav .; mustered out, Sept. 1864, as 1st lieut .; commanded a battalion on Gen. Steel's expedition to Camden, Ark .; refused commission as lieut. in regular U.S. Cav .; mar- ried Chicago, June 30, 1886, Katie Madaline Sexton; children: Susie Sexton, John Fitzallan. Came to Chicago, Jan. 15, 1865; went on road for wholesale druggists of New Orleans; began operating coal mines in Ind., 1888, and now has large mining interests near Terre Haute (Charles F. Keeler Coal Co., of which is sole owner). Republican. Catholic. Mem. S.A.R., George H. Thomas Post No. 5 G.A.R. Club: South Shore Country. Recreation: reading. Res- idence: 1468 Michigan Av.
the Silsby Mfg. Co., Seneca Falls, 1872; then went to St. Louis, and was traveling salesman for the M. C. Bignall Co., heavy hardware; in same line with Ripley & Kimball, 1877-9; with Nat. Tube Works, Chicago branch, 1879-99; in 1899 opened Chicago branch for the Ludlow Valve Mfg. Co. of Troy, N.Y., of which he has since been mgr .; pres. Rogers Park Water Co. Mason (32°, K.T., Shriner). Republican. Meth- odist. Clubs: Union League, Edgewater Golf, Birchwood Country. Recreations: travel and golf. Residence: 7229 Sheridan Rd. Office: 633 The Rookery.
KEELER, Sanford, mfrs.' agent; born Union, Broome Co., N.Y., Dec. 21, 1837; son Lewis S. and Sarah (Warner) Keeler; ed. district school at Union until 13 years of age, followed by 2 years at Fay's Sem., Poughkeepsie, N.Y .; mar- ried, Saginaw, Mich., Jan. 18, 1860, Lucy M. Nelson; children: Harriet E. (Mrs. L. M. Slack), Mabel S. (Mrs. Frederick Carlisle.) Served ap- prenticeship of 3 years to machinist trade; bored first salt well in Mich., 1859; entered ry. service with Flint & Pere Marquette R.R. as mechanic, Apr. 1, 1860; fireman, engr., and me- chanic to 1861; master mechanic, 1861-73; gen. supt. and supt. of motive power, 1873-91; supt. of construction Iron Range & Huron Bay R.R., 1891-3; gen. mgr. Saginaw, Tuscola & Huron Ry., 1893-6; supt. of constrn. Interurban Elec- tric Ry., Saginaw to Bay City, Mich., 1896-7; since Mar. 1, 1897, gen. western agt. Nathan Mfg. Co. of New York, mfrs. of injectors and lubricators. Republican. Mason: Saginaw Lodge No. 77 (life mem.); Saginaw Chapter No. 31 (life mem.); St. Bernard Commandery No. 16 (Saginaw); Saladin Temple Mystic Shrine (Grand Rapids). Clubs: Western Railway (Chi- cago), East Saginaw (Saginaw, Mich.), St. Louis Ry. (St. Louis), Northwestern Ry. (Min- neapolis and St. Paul). Residence: 5540 Ken- more Av. Office: Old Colony Bldg.
KEELER, William Betts, jeweler; born Nor- walk, O., Feb. 20, 1828; son Ery and Sallie (Marvin) Keeler; ed. common schools, Nor- walk; married Clarinda A. Covell, of Norwalk, O., Nov. 19, 1850 (died Aug. 22, 1909) ; children: Anna (Mrs. A. K. Sargeant), Stella (Mrs. S. Farnham) and Frank H. Began in saddlery and trunk mfg. business at Cleveland, O., 1844; in auction and commn. business at Norwalk, O., 1850-3; in same line and later added general merchandise, at Muscatine, Ia., 1853-71; came to Chicago, 1871, and since identified with re- tail jewelry business with J. B. Chambers & Co. and their successors, Charles E. Graves & Co., of which is vice-pres. and dir. Organized, 1862, and was capt. Co. A, 35th Ia. Inf .; pro- moted maj. at Vicksburg, Miss., and later It .- col., serving to end of war; brevetted col. for faithful and meritorious services during the war. Was mayor of Muscatine, Ia., 1869; Re- publican. Baptist. Mason (K.T.); mem. Mil. Order Loyal Legion (past commander of Ill. Commandery), G.A.R. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Woodlawn. In Oct. 1909, with party of friends, took trip around the world, at age of 82, spend- ing 7 months in visiting many foreign coun- tries; returned to Chicago in April 1910. Resi- dence: 6200 Kimbark Av. Office: Madison St. and Wabash Av.
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