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BARTELS, William Henry, publisher. print- er; born New York City, Sept. 17, 1849; re- moved to Chicago, 1854; ed. in Chicago pub. schools; married Chicago, 1869, Marie J. Baed- er; children: Lillian, Florence. Has been in printing and publishing business in Chicago since 1862, having been with the Commercial Express, under Joel Henry Wells, 1862-7; in 1867 established, with B. F. Howard, the Daily Trade Bulletin, a Board of Trade paper which has been published daily ever since. These two, with C. Lichtenberger, Jr. (admitted 1875) also compose the firm of Howard, Bartels & Co., job printers and blank book mfrs. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Residence: 2126 Warren Av. Office: 332 Sherman St.
BARTH, Christian G., sec. Rehm Hardware
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Co .; born Mendota, Ill., Jan. 29, 1869; son of Y.) Liberal Inst .; married Mary H. Pitkin, of Mathias and Margaret M. (Buck) Barth; ed. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., 1887-9, and grad. Aurora Business Coll., 1889; married Sarah A. Wingert, of Chicago, June 1, 1893. Bookkeeper Rehm Hardware Co., 1890-1; for D. M. Osborne & Co., 1891-1900, and asst. mgr. same, 1900-4; sec. and dir. Rehm Hardware Co. since 1904; also vice-pres. and dir. Dexter Mfg. Co. Repub- lican. Member Evangelical Assn., North Am. Union; Mason. Recreation: automobiling. Res- idence: 1540 S. Central Park Av. Office: Cor. Blue Island Av. and 15th St.
BARTH, Lewis L., lumberman; born South Bend, Ind., Dec. 31, 1850; son Henry and Liz- ette Barth; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind .; married Chicago, 1874, Carrie Halm; children: Helena L. (Mrs. Outhet), Hattie (Mrs. Charles R. Clow). Began business career in 1869 as bookkeeper for father in lumber and grain. Has been in lumber business in Chicago since 1879; vice-pres. and dir. Edward Hines Lumber Co. since 1892; also dir. John E. Burns Lumber Co., North Wis. Lumber & Mfg. Co. (Hayward, Wis.), Iron River Lumber Co. (Iron River, Wis.), White River Lumber Co. (Mason, Wis.) Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Mid-Day, Hamilton, South Shore Coun- try, Homewood Country, Automobile, Traffic. Recreations: fishing, motoring, golf. Residence: Hotel Metropole. Office: Lincoln St. and Blue Island Av.
BARTHOLF, Charles Stephen, mfr .; born Plainfield, Will Co., Ill., Sept. 25, 1857; son Gil- liam and Mary (McCreery) Bartholf; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1880; married Chicago, 1893, Grace C. Bullock; children: Dorothy, Herbert Bullock, Winifred, Marjorie, Katharine, Beat- rice. Was several years principal in the Chi- cago pub. schools prior to 1890, when engaged in business; now pres. and dir. Standard Dia- mond Drill Co. Republican. Mem. S.A.R. Uni- tarian. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Golf. Recreations: motoring, golf and music. Resi- dence: Glencoe, Ill. Office: Chamber of Com- merce.
BARTHOLOMEW, Warren Douglas, atty. at law; born Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 1878; son Benjamin and Maria (Bartholomew) Bartholo- mew; ed. in pub. grammar and high schools, Louisville, Ky .; read law in offices of Darby & Gates, Princeton, Ky .; unmarried. Admitted to Ky. bar, 1896; engaged in practice at Princeton, Ky., until 1903, being city atty. there, 1900-2; actively engaged in practice at Chicago since 1903; trial atty. for Chicago City Ry. Co. Was mem. 3d Ky. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. War and participated in Cuban campaign. Independ- ent in politics. Clubs: Marquette, Iroquois. Recreation: outdoor exercise. Residence: Kais- erhof Hotel. Office: 1623 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BARTLE, James S., ry. official; born Feb. 22, 1856; son William Toy and Elizabeth (Granger) Bartle; ed. pub. schools; married Mary R. Boestler, of Chicago, Nov. 6, 1879; 2 daughters: Virginia, Ruth. Began ry. service as clerk Plattsmouth office of C.,B.&Q.R.R., 1876; asst. gen. freight agent, same road, at Chicago, 1884: gen. freight agent, Hannibal & St. Joseph, and Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs rys., 1887-91; asst. gen. freight agent same lines and St. Louis, Keokuk & Northern R.R., and Chi- cago, Burlington & Kansas City Ry., 1891-6; gen. freight and passenger agent, .Ind., Ill. & Ia. R.R., at Chicago, 1896-8; gen. castern freight agent at New York, 1898-1909: asst. freight traffic mgr., at Chicago, A.,T.&S.F. system, since Jan. 10, 1910. Clubs: Union League, Freight Traffic, Riverside Golf. Recreation: golf. Res- idence: Riverside, Ill. Office: 1135 Railway Ex- change.
BARTLETT, Adolphus Clay, hardware mer- chant; born Stratford, N.Y., June 22, 1844; son of Aaron and Delia (Dibell) Bartlett: ed. village schools, Dansville (N.Y.) Acad. and Clinton (N.
Delavan, Wis., Aug. 27, 1867 (died Dec. 19, 1890); children: Maie Bartlett Heard, Frederic Clay, Florence Dibell; married 2d, Abbey L., daughter of Bailey H. Hitchcock, of Toledo, O., June 15, 1893; 1 child: Eleanor Collamore. Came to Chicago at 19; entered the employ of the hardware house of Tuttle, Hibbard & Co .; 3 years later was given interest in profits of the business; 3 years later became a general part- ner; Jan. 1, 1882, when business was incorpor- ated as Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., made sec. and later vice-pres .; became pres., Jan. 1, 1904, after death of Mr. Hibbard, which oc- curred Oct. 10, 1903. Dir. First Nat. Bank, Northern Trust Co., Elgin Nat. Watch Co., Liv- erpool & London & Globe Ins. Co., Calumet & Chicago Canal & Dock Co. Has been mem. Chi- cago Board of Edn .; dir., since 1873, Chicago Relief and Aid Soc .; trustee Univ. of Chicago, Beloit Coll .; pres. Home for the Friendless; has been dir. Orphan Asylum; vice-pres. Old Peo- ple's Home; trustee Art Inst. of Chicago; has been director Chicago Atheneum. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Commercial (charter mem. and ex-pres.), Union League, City, University, On- wentsia, Midlothian, Homewood, Quadrangle, Chicago Literary, Caxton, Twentieth Century. Recreation: golf. Residence: 2720 Prairie Av. Office: State and S. Water Sts.
BARTLETT, Charles Carroll, lawyer; born Manchester, N.H., Feb. 5, 1868; son Charles H. and Mary F. (Locke) Bartlett; ed. Dartmouth Coll. and 3 years in Boston Univ. Law School, graduating, LL.B., 1892; married Kendall, Ill., Oct. 16, 1901, Ivah A. Simons; 1 daughter: Hel- en. Admitted to bar, Jan. 1892; pres. Western Vacuum Ice Co. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns. Republican. Methodist. Mason, Odd Fellow. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
BARTLETT, Charles Leffingwell, mfr .; de- ceased; see Vol. 1905.
BARTLETT, Charles Lincoln, lawyer; born Morris, Ill., Sept. 4, 1860; son Rufus and Sarah B. (Wood) Bartlett; grad. LeRoy (N.Y.) Aca- demic Inst., 1878; A.B., Brown Univ., 1SS2, A. M., 1890; married Chicago, Mar. 23, 1895, Marie M. Baker. In practice at Chicago since 1SS5; mem. firm of Johnson & Bartlett, 1888-92. John- son, Morrill & Bartlett. 1892; atty. for Title Guarantee & Trust Co., 1892-1901; gen. solicitor Chicago Title & Trust Co. since 1901. also dir. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., Chicago Law Inst., Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Epis- copalian. Clubs: Evanston (pres.), University (Chicago), Glen View. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 1415 Judson Av., Evanston, Ill. Office: Chicago Title & Trust Bldg.
BARTLETT, Frederic Clay, artist; born Chi- cago, June 1, 1873; son Adolphus Clay and Mary H. (Pitkin) Bartlett; ed. Harvard School, St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., Royal Acad. Art, Munich, Germany, and studied art in Paris under Collin, Aman-Jean, Whistler, etc .; mar- ried Dora Tripp, of White Plains, N.Y., Oct. 4, 1898. Professionally engaged as artist in mu- ral decorations; has done work in Univ. of Chi- cago, Second Presbyterian Church, University Club, Chicago, ctc. Silver medal, St. Louis Ex- pn., 1904; honorable mention Carnegie Inst .. Pittsburg. Residence: 2901 Prairie Av.
BARTLETT, Frederick Henry, real estate; born Binghamton, N.Y., Fcb. 6, 1875; son Rob- ert and Leodicie (Carle) Bartlett: ed. public schools of Big Springs and Midland, Tex., until 14 years of age, passing eighth grade: married Chicago, Nov. 23, 1898, Fannie I. Sweepe: 1 daughter, Portia. Began as stock boy with Marshall Field & Co., 1890, then salesman until 1896; since in real estate business, and from Fcb. 1899-Dec. 19, 1904, of firm of Watson & Bartlett, and since head of the firm of Fred- erick H. Bartlett & Co., sales agents and huy- ers of real estate, buying for cash and selling
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on terms, handling Chicago real estate exclu- of Milwaukee, until that business was consoli- sively. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Chicago dated, in 1899, with the Nat. Enameling and Stamping Co., of New York, of which has since been mgr. at Chicago. Republican. Mason. Res- idence: 2618 Hampden Ct. Office: Kinzie and Kingsbury Sts. Automobile, Chicago Athletic, Mid-Day, South Shore Country. Recreation: motoring. Resi- dence: 4854 Washington Av. (Kenwood.) Office: 69 W. Washington St.
BARTLETT, Warren Goddard, sec. and treas. North Western Expanded Metal Co .; born St. Louis, Mo., Mar. 18, 1877; son James Alfred and Margaret Missouri (Wineland) Bartlett; ed. Smith Acad., St. Louis, 1884-93, and Central High School, 1893-5; married Arline Morton Brown, of Malden, Mass., Sept. 4, 1907; 1 son: Morton. Was clerk in accounting dept. M.,K.& T.Ry.Co., St. Louis, 1895-1904; sec. and pur- chasing agent Bes Line Construction Co., 1904- 7; also sec. Florissant Construction, Real Es- tate and Investment Co., and vice-pres. and dir. St. Louis & Meramec R.R. Co., 1905-6; purchas- ing agent Denver, Enid & Gulf R.R., Denver, Kansas & Gulf Ry., 1905-6; sec. North Western Expanded Metal Co., Chicago, since June 1907, also treas. and dir. since Feb. 1911. Republican. Unitarian. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Recreation: reading. Residence: 921 Buena Av. Office: 930 Old Colony Bldg.
BARTLETT, William Alfred, clergyman; born Chicago, Feb. 17, 1858; son Pres. Samuel Col- cord (D.D., LL.D.) and Mary Bacon Learned Bartlett; grad. Phillips Acad., 1876; A.B., Dart- mouth Coll., 1882, A.M., 1885; grad. Hartford Theol. Sem., 1885; (D.D., Dartmouth, 1899) ; married Chicago, Feb. 23, 1892, Esther Ade- laide Pitkin; children: William Pitkin, Doris Jeannette, Richard Learned. Organized, 1885, and became first pastor Evanston Av. Congre- gational Church, Chicago; became first pastor Second Congregational Church, Oak Park, 1889; pastor Kirk St. Congregational Church, Lowell, Mass., 1896, First Congregational Church, Chi- cago, since 1901. Lecturer in Chicago Theol. Sem., Ocean Park Chautauqua, Atlanta Theol. Sem. Mem. Apollo Club, Gnosis Soc., Chicago Ministers' Union. Residence: 1739 Washington Boulevard.
BARTLETT, William H., broker. Senior mem. firm of Bartlett, Frazier & Carrington, grain, stocks and bonds; pres. and dir. Calumet Elevator Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Mid-Day, Uni- versity, Glen View, Evanston, Evanston Coun- try. Summer Residence: Vermejo Park, N.M. Residence: 1331 Forest Av., Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 111 W. Jackson Boul.
BARTLEY, Charles Earl, lawyer; born near Coldwater, Mich., July 1, 1868; prep. edn. at Denison Univ., Granville, O., 1882-1885; Har- vard Univ., 1885-9; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1895; married July 17, 1892, Virginia Forsythe; children: Virginia, Gladys. Was engaged in real estate and building business at Toledo, O., until 1891; came to Chicago and was admitted to Ill. bar, 1894; since then engaged in practice, making a specialty of real estate law. Pres. Anglo-American Copper Mining Co .; treas. Mc- Donough & Co., and a dir. in other corpns. Re- publican. Baptist. Mason, K.T. Mem. Delta Chi fraternity; also several. fraternal orders. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Chicago Automobile (dir., 1903), Harvard, South Shore Country, Co- lonial, Kenwood Country, Ill. Athletic, Aero of Ill. (treas.), Automobile Club of America; also Toledo, Toledo Yacht (Toledo, O.). Residence: 5004 Drexel Boul. Office: 931-937 Unity Bldg.
BARTLING, Louis Charles, Chicago mgr. Nat. Enameling & Stamping Co .; born Oldendorf, Prussia, Germany, Oct. 25, 1839; son Louis and Aldine (Fisher) Bartling; ed. pub. schools in Germany; married in Germany, 1866, Minnie Deppmeier; children: Mrs. Minnie Mai, Henry W., Mrs. Elizabeth Schick, William C. Learned the mfr. of tin and stamped ware in Germany and, coming direct from Germany to Chicago in 1868, went to work for the Chicago Stamping Co. until 1884; vice-pres. Kieckheffer Bros. Co.,
BARTON, Enos M., mfr .; born Lorraine, N.Y., Dec. 2, 1842; son Sidney William and Fanny (Bliss) Barton; ed. pub. and private schools and Univ. of Rochester; married Katharine S. Richardson, of Rochester, N.Y., Oct. 28, 1869 (died 1898); children: Alvin L., Clara M., Kath- arine (Mrs. Robert W. Childs); married 2d, Mary C. Rust, Oct. 6, 1899; children: Malcolm S., Evan M. Located in Chicago, 1869; became sec. Western Elec. Co., 1872, later vice-pres. and pres. since 1887, and now chmn. of the board; dir. Merchants Loan & Trust Co. Trus- tee Univ. of Chicago. Associate mem. Am. Inst. Elec. Engrs. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Commercial, Quadrangle, Hinsdale. Residence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 500 S. Clinton St.
BARTON, George Preston, patent lawyer; born Lorraine, Jefferson Co., N.Y., Aug. 25, 1851; son of Sidney William and Fanny Abiah (Bliss) Barton; A.B., Univ. of Rochester, N.Y., 1876; married Lucy Nichols, of Maywood, Ill., Sept. 25, 1883 (died Jan. 24, 1891); married 2d, Emma Welles, of Towanda, Pa., Oct. 12, 1892; 7 children: Lester Clement, Thyrza May, Hubert Crampton, Amelia Page, William Sidney, Ray- mond Welles, Ralph Dix. In practice at Chi- cago since 1877; mem. firm of Barton & Folk; police magistrate, Maywood, Ill., 1884-5. Mem. Am., Ill. State and Chicago Bar assns., Law Club, Patent Law Assn., Delta Kappa Epsilon. Presbyterian. Clubs: Union League, Men's (Hyde Park). Recreations: outdoor sports. Residence: 5307 Lexington Av. Office: 1445 Mo- nadnock Blk.
BARTON, Jesse Billings, lawyer; born De- morestville, Ont., Can., May 28, 1850; son Sam- uel E. and Philana A. (Billings) Barton; A.B., Albert Coll., Belleville, Ont., 1873; studied law in offices in Chicago; married Ella R. Wilcox,. Point Peninsula, N.Y., Feb. 5, 1879 (died Dec. 27, 1879); 1 daughter: Ella W. (died July 18, 1880); married 2d, Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 25, 1885, Lucy E. Thomas, widow of Joseph F. Bon- field; children: Alice M. (adopted), Jesse B., Jr., Walter I., Lucy A. Taught school and at- tended coll., age 16 to 23; came to Chicago, 1873; taught school; clerked in law offices and Superior Court clerk's office; admitted to bar at Springfield, Ill., Jan. 1876. Asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, Oct. 1876-July 1879, and again, Aug. 1894-July 1895; asst. atty. South Park Commn., Feb. 1881-Nov. 1885; atty. C.G.W.Ry.Co., Nov. 1885-Jan. 1, 1888; practiced law, Salt Lake City and Ogden, Utah, Nov. 1889-Nov. 1892; returned to Chicago; gen. atty. and dir. Chicago Termi -. nal Transfer R.R. Co., Nov. 1, 1899-Apr. 1, 1910; gen. atty. B.&O.C.T.R.R.Co. since Apr. 1, 1910. Democrat. Club: Hinsdale. Residence: Hins- dale, Ill. Office: B.&O. Station.
BARTON, Samuel George, pres. Barton-Ho- bart Paper Co .; born in Mercer Co., Ill., June 11, 1871; son Francis and Eliza (Briggs) Bar- ton; grad. Wheaton Prep. School, and Wheaton Coll., degree of B.L., 1896; married Bassett, Wis., June 6, 1900, Sarah Elizabeth Bassett; children: Elizabeth Bassett, William Leroy. Began with the old firm of Donohue & Henne- berry, 1897 ;. became connected with the Henne- berry Publishing Co., 1900; then with the Cope- lin-Lee Paper Co. and the Dearborn Paper Co. until 1910; now pres. Barton-Hobart Paper Co., wholesale and retail paper. Democrat. Congre- gationalist. Club: Congregational. Recreation: study of history. Residence: 216 Hamlin Av. Summer Residence: Twin Lakes, Wis. Office: Commercial Nat. Bank Bldg.
BARTON, William Eleazer, clergyman; see Who's Who in America.
BARTZEN, Peter, pres. Board of Cook Co.
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Commrs. since 1910. Senior mem. firm of Peter Bartzen & Son, real estate. Residence: 2546 Lawrence Av. Office: County Bldg.
BASCH, Joseph, 2d vice-pres. Siegel, Cooper & Co .; born Prussia, Germany, Mar. 22, 1863; son Adolph and Dora Basch; ed. Germany, fin- ishing at coll. and technical schools at Berlin and Dresden; married Chicago, 1888, Ida Reiss; 1 son: Ralph J. Received commercial training in textile centers of Berlin and Saxony; came to U.S. at age of 18; formed firm of Friedland- er & Basch, New York, in 1890; became dept. head of Siegel, Cooper & Co. in 1895, sec. in 1902, and is now 2d vice-pres. and dir .; in en- tire control of the merchandise and advertising depts. Club: Standard. Residence: 3622 Grand Boul. Office: State, Van Buren and Congress Streets.
BASQUIN, Olin Hanson, univ. prof .; born Dows, Ia., Jan. 30, 1869; son Oliver William and Hannah (Valentine) Basquin; A.B., Ohio Wesleyan Univ., 1892; A.B., Harvard, 1894; A. M., Northwestern Univ., 1895 Ph.D., 1901; mar- ried Jessie C. Guthrie, of Aledo, Ill. (died 1907) ; 2 sons: Harold and Maurice; married 2d, Anna Stuart, of Los Angeles, Cal., Sept. 12, 1908. Chief engr. for the Luxfer Prism Companies, at Chicago, 1897, at London, 1898, at Berlin, 1899; asst. prof. physics, 1901-9, prof. applied mechanics since 1909, Northwestern Univ. Ed- itor: Luxfer Prism Pocket Book, 1898; Luxfer Prism Hand Book (translated into German and French), 1899; also papers on experimental work in physics. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Soc. for Promotion of Engring. Edn., Sigma Xi, Delta Tau Delta fra- ternity. Club: University of Evanston. Resi- dence: 724 Foster St., Evanston, Ill.
BASS, George, lawyer; born Williamstown, Vt., Dec. 10, 1846; son Joel, Jr. and Catharine (Burnham) Bass; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1871; student law dept. of Harvard Univ., 1872; mar- ried Manitowoc, Wis., Aug. 8, 1894, Elizabeth Merrill. Came to Chicago in 1872 and was ad- mitted to Ill. bar; in office of Judge Beckwith, 1872-5; since then alone. Elected mem. of the State Senate in 1892; master in chancery, 1888- 1900; presidential elector on the Blaine and Lo- gan ticket. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Harvard (Chicago). Residence: Chicago. Summer Residence: Manitowoc, Wis. Office: 8 S. Dearborn St.
BASS, John Foster, war correspondent; born Chicago, 1866; son Perkins and Clara (Foster) Bass; grad. Phillips Exeter Acad., 1886; Har- vard, 1891; Harvard Law School, 1893; admit- ted to N.Y. bar, 1894; married Boston, 1896, Abigail Bailey; 1 son: John Foster, Jr. Cam- paigns: 1895, in Egypt with English, and Cre- tan insurrection; 1896, across Armenia at the time of massacre; 1897, Cretan rebellion and Greek war; 1898, Spanish-Am. war; 1899, Phil- ippine insurrection; 1900, Boxer insurrection in China and march of allies to the relief of Pe- kin; 1903, Bulgarian uprising in Macedonia; 1904, Russo-Japanese war, 6 months in the field with Kuroki's army. Fellow Royal Geog. Soc. of London. Treas. and mem. exec. com. Nat. Conservation Assn. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Press, Chicago Literary, Saddle and Cycle (Chicago), New York Athletic, Explorers' (New York). Recreations: tennis and other athletic sports. Residence: 743 Lincoln Parkway. Office: 115 S. LaSalle St.
*BASS, Robert Perkins, real estate; moved to N.H .; see Vol. 1905.
BASSETT, Orland P .; born Towanada, Pa., Mar. 31, 1831; son John W. and Angeline (Crooker) Bassett; ed. public schools and in printing office; married Apr. 5, 1858, Betsey M. Shelton; 1 daughter: Kate B. (Mrs. Charles L. Washburn, of Hinsdale.) Began printing busi- ness for self at Towanda, Pa., 1854: came West in 1857 and located at Sycamore, Ill., as pub-
lisher of the Sycamore True Republican for 9 years; sold out and removed to Chicago, con- ducting a job office until 1874, when he bought out the Pictorial Printing Co., of which is still at head as pres. and treas .; also treas. and dir. of the J. F. Lawrence Printing Co. Since 1887 has resided at Hinsdale, Ill., where he has some of the largest greenhouses in the vicin- ity of Chicago, and is head of the firm of Bas- sett & Washburn, florists. Republican. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Hamilton, Hinsdale. Resi- dence: Hinsdale, Ill. Office: 131 N. Wabash Av.
BASSOE, Peter, physician; born Drammen, Norway, May 18, 1874; son Rev. L. A. and Ma- rie (Andersen) Bassoe; came to America, 1893; M.D., College Phys. and Surg. (Univ. of Ill.), Chicago, 1897; married Miriam Gardner, of Pas- adena, Cal., Nov. 30, 1907; 1 daughter: Lucy. Engaged in med. practice at Chicago since 1897, making a specialty of neurology; asst. prof. nervous and mental diseases, Rush Med. Coll., since 1907; attending neurologist to Cook Co., St. Elizabeth, Swedish Covenant and Presbyte- rian hosps. Mem. Chicago Pathol. Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Neurological Soc. (pres.) Residence: 2207 Col- fax St., Evanston, Ill. Office: 905 Venetian Building.
BASTIAN, Charles Leopold, brass founder; born Baden-Baden, Germany, Nov. 16, 1861; son Frederick and Pauline Bastian; ed. pub. schools of Baden-Baden, Germany, and Meyers Com- mercial Coll., Milwaukee, Wis .; married Chi- cago, Feb. 18, 1888, Meta Schroeder; children: Pauline, Emily, Emil, Henrietta, Elsa. Came from Germany to U.S., 1880, settling in Mil- waukee, where was engaged in elec. business until 1886; came to Chicago, becoming mem. of firm of T. S. Wild & Son, brass founders and finishers, to whom succeeded, 1888; now pres. The Bastian & Blessing Co. Mason (32°, Shrin- er). Mem. North Am. Union. Residence: 2624 N. Paulina St. Office: 125-131 W. Michigan St.
BASTRUP, Louis, lawyer; born Kolding, Den- mark, July 8, 1856; son N. W. and Adelaide (Cohn) Bastrup; ed. Real-Gymnasium, Kolding, Denmark, 1863-9; entered Johanneum College. Hamburg, Germany, 1869; afterward graduate Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark, 1875; (LL.M., lionoris causa, Univ. of Notre Dame, Ind., 1894); married Copenhagen, Sept. 4, 1884, Nancy Gun- dorph; 1 daughter: Stephanie Adelaide. Was admitted to bar, 1878; afterward went into mercantile business; came to Chicago; was credit mgr. for a large Chicago house for 6 years; went into general law practice, 1893, as law partner of John Gibbons, now judge Cir- cuit Court of Cook Co .; in 1895, with Hugh O'Neill, established the copartnership of Bas- trup & O'Neill, lawyers, of which he is still senior mem. Republican. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Notre Dame Soc. and divers Danish socs. Clubs: Germania, Germa- nia Maennerchor. Author of a treatise on ma- rine ins., and several works on history. espe- cially: Life of Gustavus Adolphus. Residence: 1531 LaSalle Av. Office: Reaper Blk.
BATCHELDER, see also Bacheldor.
BATCHELDER, Frank C., rv. official; born Fall River, Wis., May 27, 1857; son Sanford Is and Dolly Batchelder; ed. common school; mar- ried Ursula G. O'Connell, of Minneapolis, Apr. 2, 1894; 1 daughter: Dorothy. Began ry. serv- ice with C.,M.&St.P.Ry., 1874, with which re- mained until 1888, as operator and train dis- patcher, at various points: train disnatcher. 1888-93, asst. supt., 1893-9. supt. Wis, and Peninsula div .. Feb .- July, 1899, Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Ry .: supt. north- western div., at Garrett. Ill., 1899-1901. supt. Newark (O.) div .. 1901-5, supt. Chicago div .. 1905-7, gen. supt. main line system. Baltimore. 1907-10, B.&O.R.R .: 1st vice-pres. B.&O. Chi- cago Terminal R.R., since 1910. Club: South
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Shore Country. Residence: 4828 Madison Av. Nurses of the Presbyterian Hosp .; now dist. Office: B.CO. Station.
BATCHELDER, George Hutchinson, fire ins .; born St. Paul, Minn., Oct. 8, 1862; son George W. and Helen M. (Bartine) Batchelder; grad. E. Orange (N.J.) High School, 1878; married Denver, Colo., Apr. 10, 1889, Frances L. Taylor. Entered ins. business with London Assurance Corpn., New York, 1880, continuing until 1883; lived in Colo .. 1884-1907, engaging in mining and fire ins., 1896-1907, as gen. agent for Niag- ara Fire Ins. Co. of New York; 1907-10, asst. mgr. Western dept., at Chicago, of Del. Ins. Co. of Phila., Reliance Ins. Co. of Phila., Rochester German Ins. Co. of Rochester, N.Y .; mem. firm Kemp & Batchelder, mgrs. of same companies, since 1911. Treas. Fire Underwriters' Assn. of the Northwest; sec. Western Ins. Bureau. Re- publican. Episcopalian. Mem. Ill. Soc. S.A.R. Club: Union League. Recreations: golf and bowling. Residence: 422 Greenwood Boul., Ev- anston, Ill. Office: 79 W. Monroe St.
BATEMAN, Floyd Lawerence, forwarding and distributing agent; born Grand Island, Neb., July 26, 1875; son of Selim James and Joseph- ine E. (Boyce) Bateman; grad. Grand Island High School, 1893; married Kenosha, Wis., June 11, 1900, Alta E. Aspinwall; 3 children: Donald F., Lawerence and Barbara Jean. Was engaged as a general railroad accountant until Mar. 1, 1903, when he became sec. and treas. of the Trans-Continental Freight Co. (incorpor- ated 1899), engaged as forwarding and distrib- uting agents throughout the country and con- ducting a general warehouse and transfer busi- ness at Los Angeles and San Francisco, Cal., owning and operating warehouses and transfer equipment at those points; sec. and treas. Chi- cago Furniture Forwarding Co., forwarders for Chicago Furniture Mfrs.' Assn. Republican in national, independent in local politics. Presby- terian. Clubs: Traffic, Wilmette Country. Rec- reations: golf and music. Residence: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 203 S. Dearborn St.
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