The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 178

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774

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SCHLUETER, Henry William, hydraulic en- gineer; born Westphalia, Germany, Feb. 22, 1861; son William and Justina (Duefelmeier) Schlueter; ed. manual training schools at Nein- burg. Hanover; married 1884, Sophia Meyers (died 1891); children: Walter M., Christian H., Lillian. Took 5 years' course in a general train- ing in the construction of bldgs: in Germany, devoting 7 months to a practical and 5 months to a theoretical course each year, learning all the bldg. trades and hydraulic civil engring., beginning at 14 years of age; came to U.S. in 1880 and was located at Green Bay, Wis., 11/2 years; afterward at Milwaukee; then at Apple- ton, Wis .; returned to Milwaukee, and thence went to Topeka, Kan., where lived 3 years. Es- tablished in business as contractor and builder at Topeka in 1889; came to Chicago, 1891, and conducted a general contracting business until 1906. Has built many important structures in Chicago and elsewhere; built at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis the transpor- tation bldg., Cal., Wis. and Mass. State bldgs., Temple of Fraternity, Indian School and foun- dation for Ferris Wheel; also installed great testing plant for the Pa.R.R .; since 1906 en- gaged in building concrete docks, dikes and sea walls. Invented and patented Schlueter's Inter- locking Constrn. for docks, piers, jetties and building foundations. Pres. Interlocking Tube Co .; vice-pres. Interlocking Concrete Constrn. Co., operating in Ill. and Ind. under license of Interlocking Tube Co. Republican. Mason (Co- lumbia Commandery K.T., Medinah Temple Mystic Shrine). Club: Ill. Athletic. Recrea- tion: all kinds of water sports. Residence: 846 Fletcher St. Office: Unity Bldg.

SCHLYTERN, Charles Eric, pres. Union Bank of Chicago; Born Svartlå, Öfver-Luleå, .Sweden, Jan. 17, 1853; son Carl Otto and Anna Sophia (Sjöding) Schlytern; ed. at colls. in Umeå and Luleå, Sweden, grad. latter, A.B., 1871; came to America, Aug. 1871; married Edith G. Isbell, of Chicago, June 1, 1889; 1 son: Allan Herbert. Railroad laborer and farm hand, 1871-2; clerk, bookkeeper and credit man, Chicago, 1873-88; cashier Milwaukee Avenue State Bank. Chica- go, 1889-1901; in real estate business, Chicago, 1901-5; pres. Union Bank of Chicago since May 1, 1905. Republican. Clubs: Press, Columbia Yacht, Ravenswood Golf, Swedish. Recrea- tions: reading, golf. Residence: 1951 Sunnyside Av. Office: 25 N. Dearborn St.

SCHMALTZ, Joseph Hart, dealer in chem- icals; born Chicago, June 18, 1867; son Joseph and Marion (Hart) Schmaltz; grad. high school of Chicago, 1884; married Chicago, Oct. 19, 1893; Mabel Hirsh; children: James J., Marian J. On leaving school, went to 'New York and entered employ of Heller, Hirsh & Co., chem- icals and fertilizers; has been Western mgr. for the house at Chicago since 1888. Mem. Chi- cago Board of Trade. Club: Standard, Ravisloe Country, Traffic. Residence: 3429 Michigan Av. Office: 309 S. LaSalle St.

SCHMEDTGEN, William Herman, artist; born Chicago, May 18, 1862; common sch. edn .; studied Art Inst. of Chicago. Pioneer in news- paper illustrating in Chicago; 1st work Chicago Mail, 1883; spent 2 years in St. Louis and the South, commercial art work; head art dept. Chicago Record, 1886-1901; now on staff Chica- go Record-Herald. Illustrator for many art books and mag. articles on outdoor sports; field artist for Record in Spanish-Am. war in camp before Santiago; traveled and sketched for newspaper articles in Mexico and Cuba; trav- eled in Spain, Italy and Northern Africa for the Record, 1900. Address: Record-Herald.

SCHMETZER, Louis, Chicago mgr. Am. Wringer Co .; born Rothenburg, Bavaria, Jan. 24, 1878; son John August and Marguerite (Gerlinger) Schmetzer; ed. École Proffesionèlle de l'Est, Nancy, France; Birchfield High School, Birmingham, Eng., and Institute de St. Nicho- las, St. Nicholas, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France; Am. business colleges, German and French parochial schools; married Chicago, June 17, 1905, Elizabeth Ziegler; children: Violet and Louis August. First position with Root & Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind., as parcel boy; later promoted to clerk; came to Chicago, 1893; employed in offices and holding responsible positions with the Home Rattan Co. and the Western Wheel Works; later in employ of The Fair, until Jan. 1898, when was employed as accountant by the Am. Wringer Co. (Chicago office), and in 1900 promoted to present position as mgr. of the Chicago and Western office. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Recreations: driving and ath- letic sports. Residence: 3716 Maple Square Av. Office: 7 W. Lake St.

SCHMID, Godfrey, real estate; born Morri- sania, N.Y., Mar. 5, 1853; son George and Caro- line (Melecker) Schmid; ed. Chicago in private school, 1859-64, and in Dyrenforth Coll., 1864-9, graduating from high school course; married Toledo, O., Oct. 2, 1878, Bertha J. Fontaine; children: George Fontaine, Louis Godfrey. Since fall of 1878, real estate broker and dealer. under firm name of Godfrey Schmid & Co. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Board. Republican. Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union, Columbian Knights. Club: Germania Maenner- chor. Recreation: billards. Residence: 57 Belle- vue Pl. Office: 35 S. Dearborn St.

SCHMID, Richard Gustav, architect; born Chicago, Mar. 27, 1863; son Robert and Olivia M. (Krueger) Schmid; ed. pub. school, Chicago, 1869-80; Mass. Inst. of Technology. Boston, 1884-6. In offices of H. H. Richardson and his successors, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge (archi- tects), 1886-9, at Boston; traveled abroad and studied architecture in France, Italy and Eng- land, 1889-90; then came to Chicago and formed partnership with Harris W. Huehl, in present firm of Huehl & Schmid, architects and superintendents. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects, and Ill. Chapter of same. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er ). Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania. Recreation: mo- toring. Residence: 720 Barry Av. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.

SCHMIDT, Albert Carl, retired mfr .; born Greifswald, Ger., June 28, 1855; son Carl and Johanna (Meyer) Schmidt; ed. pub. schools in Germany; married Harvard, Ill., Oct. 17, 1882, Emma Hochschild; children: Arthur A., Edna

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Auretta (Mrs. A. N. Murray). Came to Chicago from Germany in 1871 and was employed until 1876 in various furniture factories; mfr. of fur- niture under the name of A. C. Schmidt & Co., 1876-1909. Mason (K.T.). Club: Germania. Res- idence: 4828 Sheridan Rd.

SCHMIDT, Carl Bernhard, commr. of immi- gration; born Dippoldiswalde, Saxony, Ger., Sept. 7, 1843; son Carl Gottfried and Caroline Christiane (Goehler) Schmidt; ed. Dresden, Ger .; came to U.S., Sept. 1864; married Mar- tha Anna Fraim, of St. Louis, Aug. 23, 1866; 4 children: Charles Otto, Ella Maud, Alfred Bern- hard and Max Edmund. Engaged in western development work since 1870; commr. of im- migration, A.,T.&S.F.Ry., with headquarters at Topeka, Kan., and London, Eng., 1873-85, dur- ing which time brought 15,000 German Mennon- ite farmers to Kan .; subsequently placed Amer- ican farm mortgage debenture bonds in Euro- pean markets, 1885-93; built and managed Ģer- man Village at Chicago Exposition, 1893; in charge an irrigation co. at Pueblo, Colo., 1894- 1906; commr. of immigration, C.,R.I.&P.Ry.Co., since June 1, 1906. Republican. Evangelical Lutheran. Mem. Am. Acad. Political and Social Science, Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Recrea- tion: literature. Residence: 5702 Washington Av. Office: 720 LaSalle St. Station.

SCHMIDT, George August, mfr .; born Kreuz- nach, Ger., Mar. 7, 1852; son Johann Max and Elizabeth (Keller) Schmidt; ed. Germany; came to Chicago, 1869; married Chicago, Feb. 8, 1876, Louisa S. Schmidt; children: George A., Rose L., Elizabeth B., Richard M., Louisa H. A., Franklin R. A. Worked for Hugh Ritch- ie, soap mfr., Chicago, 1869-73; in 1875 started business for self; later incorporated the Geo. A. Schmidt Co., of which is pres .: mfrs. of medicated and toilet soaps. Pres. Chicago Turngemeinde 9 terms. Protestant. Mem. Civic Federation. Residence: 1632 Wells St. Office: 236 W. North Av.

SCHMIDT, Louis Ernst, physician and sur- geon; born Chicago, Jan. 8, 1869; son Ernst and Theresa (Weikert) Schmidt; Ph.G., Chica- go 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 London, 1896-1898; married Marie Mansfield, Chicago, June 1, 1905; 2 children: Hildegarde and Mans- field. Clin. prof. genito-urinary surgery, North- western Univ. Med. School, since 1903; prof. genito-urinary diseases, Chicago Policlinic, since 1904; attending genito-urinary surgeon to Alexian Brothers, Michael Reese, Wesley, Ger- man and St. Mary's hosps .; attending derma- tologist to Alexian Brothers, German and St. Mary's hosps .; dir. genito-urinary dept. West Side Jewish Dispensary. Apptd. 1st lt. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feb. 1911. Mem. German, French and Am. Urological assns., Am. Assn. of Genito-Urinary Surgeons, Chicago Derma- tological Soc., A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago Med. socs., etc., Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, South Shore Country, Ger- mania Maennerchor. Recreations: travel and walking. Residence: 1334 N. State St. Office: 800 Schiller Bldg.

SCHMIDT, Otto L., physician; born Chicago, 1863; grad. Central High School, 1880; Chicago Med. Coll., M.D., 1883; post-grad. study in Wurzburg and Vienna. Engaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago since gradua- tion in 1883. Physician to Alexian Bros. Hosp. Residence: 3328 Michigan Av. Office: Schiller Building.

SCHMIDT, Richard Ernest, architect; born Ebern, Bavaria, Ger., Nov. 14, 1865; son Dr. Ernst and Theresa ( Weikert) Schmidt; ed. Chi- cago grammar and high schools and Mass. Inst. of Technology, graduating in class of 1887; married Chicago, June 11, 1890, Anna Comstock; children: Kathryn, Richard E., Jr.

In active practice in Chicago in general archi- tectural work; mem. firm of Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin since 1906; planned several large hosps., including Michael Reese Hosp., Alexian Brothers' and St. Anne's in Chi- cago. Planned and built Montgomery Ward's new store at Madison St. and Michigan Av., Annex of Chicago Athletic Assn., Montgomery Ward & Co.'s new reinforced concrete ware- house, Chicago Av. and the river, largest floor space (3012 acres) under one roof in America. Fellow Am. Inst. Architects, Architectural League of America, Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Historical Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwellers, Germania Maennerchor. Recreations: practical astronomy, also reading (subjects pertaining to architecture both ancient and modern). Res- idence: 113 Bellevue Pł. Office: 179 W. Wash- ington St.

SCHMITT, Andrew Xavier, life ins .; born Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., O., Nov. 30, 1862; son Andrew and Caroline (Himplea) Schmitt: grad. Cuyahoga Falls High School, 1878; cadet U.S. Military Acad., 1882-5; was injured and resigned; married Chicago, Feb. 11, 1892, Eliz- abeth Frances Galvin; children: Leslie Dryden, Andrew Xavier, Jr. (deceased). Employed as draftsman, 1878-82; traveled in West 2 years after leaving West Point, seeking health; since Mar. 1887, continuously in employ of Pruden- tial Ins. Co .; now supt. in Chicago for that company. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Hen- nepin Shooting. Recreations: motor-boating, hunting and fishing. Residence: 4421 Greenwood Av. Summer Residence: Pistakee Bay, Ill. Of- fice: Royal Ins. Bldg.

SCHMITT, Anthony, mfr .; born Vincennes. Ind., Oct. 11, 1839; son Joseph and Josephine (Miltenberger) Schmitt; ed. grammar and high schools, St. Louis, Mo .; married Chicago, Feb. 19, 1867, Isidora Schneider; children: Eugene J., Estelle I. (Mrs. Crawford), Arthur G., Dora M. Was in wholesale grocery house at St. Louis. 1853-60; cashier of Missouri Republican, St. Lous, 1860-4; commission merchant, St. Louis, 1864-8; came to Chicago, 1868, becoming con- nected with E. Schneider & Co., mfrs. of can- dles, glycerine and saponified red oil (estab- lished 1842, incorporated 1881), of which is now pres. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic. Midlothian, Tolleston Shooting, English Lake Shooting, South Shore. Recreations: golf, fish- ing and shooting. Residence: 4537 Drexel Boul. Office: Fisher Bldg.

SCHMITT, George Joseph, sec. and treas. Hinckley & Schmitt; born Beardstown, Ill .. Oct. 28, 1866; son George Joseph and Mary (Stoner) Schmitt; ed. puh. schools of Beards- town; junior and senior courses, Ill. Coll. of Pharmacy, Chicago; married Charlotte Wadell Trayer, of Chicago, June 4, 1895; 1 son: Victor Trayer. Began at 14 in drug store, Beards- town, 1881-5; came to Chicago and was in em- ploy of Bodeman & Conrad, 1885-S: with Gale & Blocki, 1888-96; with White Rock Springs. Waukesha, Wis., 1896-1903; sec. and treas. Hinckley & Schmitt (waters), since 1903. Dem- ocrat. Presbyterian. Mason (32º), Elk. Royal League, Columbian Knights, United League of America. Clubs: Chicago Athletic. Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Commerce, Illinois Mfrs' Assn., Chicago Business Men's Assn. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 4918 Kenmore Av. Office: 420 W. On- tario St.

SCHNADIG, Jacob, leather; born Heddern- heim, Ger., Feb. 1, 1851; son Moses and Han- nah (Erlanger) Schnadig; attended Gymnasium at Heddernheim, near Frankfort-on-the-Main. married Chicago, Sept. 9, 1890, Rebecca Foro- man: children: Helen, Florence and Ruth. Came to Chicago, 1866; was of Schnadig Bros. & Co. mfrs. of boots and shoes, 1870-97: and since 1897 pros. B. D. Eisendrath Tanning Co. Ro-

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publican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Boot and Shoe, Standard, Recreations: reading and trav- eling. Residence: 4202 Drexel Boul. Office: 218 W. Lake St.

SCHNEEWIND, Benjamin, mfg. confectioner; born Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 14, 1866; son Ferd- inand and Babette (Kramer) Schneewind; ed. common and high schools, Niles, Mich., to 1880; business course at Valparaiso (Ind.) Nor- mal School, 1881; married Lucie O. Wickham, at Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 15, 1890; 3 children: Dorothea Lucie, Harriett Babette, Lucien Wick- liam. Bought syrup refining business of L. G. Yoe & Co., 1898, and combined it with that of W. R. Manierre, forming the Manierre-Yoe Syrup Co., of which was sec. until 1907, then vice-pres. and gen. mgr. Manierre-Yoe Com- pany until Jan. 1, 1911, when company discon- tinued business; vice-pres. and gen. mgr. The Novelty Candy Co. since Jan. 1, 1911. Dem- ocrat. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Club: Ill. Ath- letic. Residence: 4542 Oakenwald Av. Office: 218 E. Michigan St.

*SCHNEIDER, Otto C., retired mfr .; see Vol. 1905.

SCHNEIDER, Samuel Newton, physician; born Grand View, Ia., Oct. 25, 1857; son Rev. John and Magdalina Schneider; ed. pub. schools in Ill. and at Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Ill .; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1881; married Chicago, Apr. 28, 1885, Carrie I. Tucker; 1 daughter: Carrie L. Lecturer and demonstrator of histology in Chicago Homo. Med. Coll., 1882-6; adjunct prof. diseases of children in same college, 1886-94. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. Homo. Med. Assn. Re- publican. Club: Marquette. Residence: 449 Fullerton Av. Office: 34 E. Washington St.

SCHNERING, Julius, retired jeweler; born Elberfeld, Germany, Sept. 10, 1852; son Louis and Emma Schnering; moved with parents in infancy to Philadelphia; ed. pub. schools of Pa., and Chicago night schools; married Chi- cago, Feb. 10, 1885, Helen E. Curtiss; children: Otto Y., Marjorie. In 1873 entered service of firm of Clapp, Young & Co .; house was known as W. B. Clapp & Co., until 1871, then Clapp, Young & Co., and later was changed to Otto Young & Co., with which he was associated many years. Republican. Methodist. Mason (K.T.). Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 3246 Lake Park Av.

SCHOBINGER, John James, teacher; born Unterhallan, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, May 1, 1846; son George and Elisabeth (Rupli) Schob- inger; grad. Gymnasium, Schaffhausen, 1864, Federal Polytechnic School, Zürich, 1866; stu- dent Univ. of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1867; mar- ried Emily Hildebrand, of Schaffhausen, Apr. 13, 1883; 4 children: William, George, Elsie and Eugene. Principal Realschule, Neunkirch, Switzerland, to 1873; came to U.S., 1873; prin. the Harvard School (private), Chicago, since 1876. Mem. Nat. Edn. Assn. Club: Quadrangle. Residence: 10831 Armida Av., Morgan Park, Ill. School: 4651 Drexel Boul.

SCHOCK, Frederick R., architect; born Chi- cago, Apr. 7, 1854; son Frederick and Marie Schock; studied architecture in office of Henry L. Gay; married Chicago, 1887, Sara Fitzgerald; children: Natalie, Jean. Since 1883, mem. firm of Schock & Swanson. Dir. Austin State Bank. Clubs: Westward Ho, The Oaks, Windemere. Residence: 5804 Midway Park, Austin. Office: 1732 First Nat. Bank Bldg.

SCHOELLKOPF, Henry, wholesale grocer; born Goeppingen, Ger., Apr. 23, 1826; son Henry and Susan Schoellkopf; ed. private schools in Germany; married Akron, O., 1864, Emma Koh- ler (died May 14, 1903); children: Henry Jr., Emma, Minnie, Ida, Edward. Came to U.S. in 1848; settled in Buffalo, N.Y .; bookkeeper in savings bank; came to Chicago in 1851 and es- tablished in grocery business at 5th Av. (then Wells St.) and Washington St .; has continued

in business ever since, and for 48 years has been located at 232-234 E. Randolph St. Resi- dence: 19 W. Chicago Av. Office: 311 W. Ran- dolph St.

SCHOENBERGER, Charles, sec. and treas. Chicago Coffee Mills; born Halle, Ger., Jan. 15, 1859; son Albert and Amelia (Hoffman) Schoen- berger; came to Chicago, 1868; ed. Chicago grammar and high schools, graduating in 1876; married Chicago, 1884, Magdelen Liphardt; children: Albert Winfred, Lillian Louise. After leaving school in 1876, went to work for the Chicago Coffee Mills, of which Albert H. Pratt was then proprietor; soon became mgr. of the mills, in which capacity has ever since contin- ued, and since the incorporation of the busi- ness, 1901, has been sec. and treas. of the com- pany, extensive roasters and grinders of cof- fees. Independent in politics. Odd Fellow. Recreations: hunting and other outdoor diver- sions. Residence: 726 E. 50th St. Office: 328 N. Michigan Av.

SCHOENFELD, Frank, lawyer; born Mil- waukee, Wis., Dec. 3, 1871; son Julius and Lena Hirtenstein; ed. Univ. of Wis. (LL.B., law dept., 1893); married Chicago, Sept. 3, 1896, Flora Israel; 2 children: Marion E. (died 1906), Frank Paul. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Chicago Law Inst. Mason. Clubs: Iroquois, Ill. Ath- letic, Idlewild Country. Recreation: golf. Resi- dence: 5024 Ellis Av. Office: 1129 American Trust Bldg.

SCHOENMANN, Charles Sumner, lawyer; born Horicon, Wis., Oct. 13, 1855; son Jonas and Caroline (Rosenbaum) Schoenmann; ed. high school, Horicon; student Univ. of Wis .; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law School, 1896; unmarried. In commercial business at Chicago about 20 years previous to being admitted to Ill. bar, 1896. Democrat; candidate for alder- man 6th Ward, Chicago, 1908, and came within 500 votes of election in strongly Republican ward; candidate for judge of Municipal Court, 1908. Mem. Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn., Soc. of Ethical Culture, Wisconsin Soc. of Chicago, Univ. of Wisconsin Club. Mason (32°). Clubs: Iroquois, City. Wrote "Admissi- bility of Telephone Communications in Evi- dence (Northwestern Law Review, May 1896). Residence: 4509 Grand Boul. Office: 1318 Hart- ford Bldg.

SCHOFIELD, see also Scofield.

SCHOFIELD, George A., advertising agent; born in Canada, Sept. 26, 1865; son William Henry (B.A.) and Susanna (Parker) Schofield; ed. high school, Peterboro, Canada; married Louise Isabel Davis, of Kingston, Can., Sept. 28, 1892; children: Dorothy O. and Caroline. With Canada Life Assurance Co., 1896-7; iden- tified with The E. H. Clarke Advertising Agen- cy since 1898, becoming pres. and treas., 1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Pres. Am. Golf Assn. of Advertising Interests. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Midlothian Country. Resi- dence: 5422 Cornell Av. Office: Boyce Bldg.

SCHOFIELD, Henry, prof. of law; born Dud- ley, Mass., Aug. 7, 1866; son John and Mar- garet (Thompson) Schofield; A.B., Harvard Univ., 1887, A.M., LL.B., 1890; married Marie Therese Stehlin, of Chicago, 1901; 3 children: Philip, Margaret and Edna. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890; in office of Charles H. Aldrich, so- licitor-gen. of U.S., Washington, 1891-2; in practice at Chicago, 1892-1900; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1900-1; prof. law, North- western Univ. Law School, since 1902. Demo- crat. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: University, City. Residence: 6336 Win- throp Av. Office: 31 W. Lake St.

SCHOFIELD, John R., treas. Butler Bros .; born Dudley, Mass., June 3, 1855; son John and Margaret (Thompson) Schofield; ed. dist. sch. at Dudley, Mass., and business coll., Provi- dence, R.I .; married Mary E. Love, of Boston,

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Mass., Apr. 1884; 3 children: Helen T. (Mrs. John T. Parsons, of Oak Park, Ill.), Gertrude M. and Mary L. After leaving school, at the age of 11 years, began in the weaving room of The Stevens Linen Mills, Dudley, Mass., and remained there in different capacities until 1878. Identified with Butler Bros. (wholesalers of general merchandise by catalogue only) since 1879, and for 2 years in the Boston house of the firm, coming to Chicago in 1881, working up to present position of treas. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Colonial (Oak Park). Recreation: walking. Residence: 3541 Jackson Boul. Office: 416 W. Randolph St.

SCHOLLE, Charles Henry, furniture mer- chant; born Cincinnati, Aug. 24, 1868; son Charles Henry and Elizabeth (Meier) Scholle; ed. pub. schools of Cincinnati; married Cincin- nati, June 17, 1891, Lillian M. Kleiner; 2 chil- dren: Dorothy Mary and Ann Elizabeth. Began in retail lumber business in Cincinnati with F. B. McFarlan, 1885; removed to Chicago, 1890, working for Wirts & Scholle; bought Mr. Wirts' interest, 1893, and became junior mem. of firm of H. E. Scholle & Co .; organized Scholle Fur- niture Co., 1909, of which has since been pres. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recrea- tions: outdoor diversions. Residence: 5485 East End Av. Office: 229 S. Wabash Av.

SCHOLLE, Henry Ernest, furniture; born Hanover, Germany, Feb. 1843; son Kasper Scholle; attended pub. schools in Germany un- til 9 years old, when came to U.S .; attended pub. schools and a private sem., Cincinnati, O .; married Chicago, 1877, M. E. Wirts; children: Henry E., Jr. (deceased), Marjorie L. Entered as a boy service of Robert Mitchell Furniture Co., Cincinnati, one of the largest in country, and learned trade of finisher; worked at trade in Cincinnati until the breaking out of the Civil War; enlisted in 3 months' service in 6th Ohio Vol. Inf. Re-enlisted in the same regt. and served until regt. was discharged at the expira- tion of 3 years' service (1st 6 months in W. Va., remainder of time in S.W.); took part in the battles of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing), Stone River (Murfreesboro) and Chickamauga, Look- out Mountain and Missionary Ridge. After the war traveled for Mitchell Mfg. Co. for 9 years. In 1877, with Jacob C. Wirts, formed the firm of Wirts & Scholle, furniture dealers, firm changing to H. E. Scholle & Co., Jan. 1894; re- tired, 1909.

SCHOLZ, Carl, mining engr .; born Slawent- zitz, Germany, July 2, 1872; son Paul and Nan- nette (Schneider) Scholz; ed. in Germany; came to America, 1890; married Eleanor Hay Bar- clay, of Lexington, Va., Apr. 22, 1897; 1 daugh- ter: Margaret B. Mining engr. the Mt. Carbon Co., Ltd., Powellton, W. Va., 1891-4; mgr. and part owner Thomas-Scholz Coal Co., Riverside Coal Co., Superior Coal & Lumber Co., and Car- bon Coal & Coke Co., Kanawha Dist., W.Va., 1894-1901; mgr. mining dept. C. R.I.&P.Ry.Co. since 1902, and pres. and dir. Rock Island Coal Mining Co., Coal Valley Mining Co., and vice- pres. and dir. Consolidated Indiana Coal Co .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Hartshorne, Okla .; con- sulting engr. U.S. Bur. of Mines. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., Am. Soc. for Testing Materials, Western Soc. Engrs., First Aid Com. War Relief Board of the Red Cross. Clubs: Union League. Chicago Athletic. Recreation: automobile. Residence: 4242 Clarendon Av. Office: LaSalle St. Station.

short time, traveling expert for the Thomson- Houston Electric Co .; for 4 years in employ of Western Electric Co .; afterward mgr. Hyde Park Thomson-Houston Co., Chicago, later merged into the Commonwealth Electric Co., now part of the Edison Electric Co. Since 1897 in independent practice as consulting and con- tracting engr .; purchased the Kenosha (Wis.) electric light properties and was pres. Kenosha Light & Power Co., which he sold, June 1900; became interested in Alliance, O., and Belvi- dere, Ill., properties; afterward sold out; now in general engring. and constrn. business; pres. The W. H. Schott Co. Republican. Mem. Elec- trical Club, Wis. Electric Light Assn., Nat. Heating Assn. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: Hotel Ven- dome. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul.

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The book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men of the city of Chicago, 1911, Part 178

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1911 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 774

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1911
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 774