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SPALDING, Heman, physician: M.D., Chi- cago Med. Coll., 1881. Chief of Bureau of Con- tagious Diseases, Dept. of Health of Chicago; apptd. 1st 1t. U.S.A. Med. Reserve Corps, Feh. 1911. Residence: 2972 Prairie Av. Office: 32 N. State St.
SPALDING, Herbert Wright, pres. Chicago Mine & Mill Supply Co .; born Davenport, la .. July 23, 1881; son Fred Elisha and Capitola Idel (Baker) Spalding; ed. primary and gram- mar schools and Manual Training High School. Providence. R.I., and Phila. Textile Coll., class of 1903; married Ola P. Spalding, of Provi- dence. R.I., July 31, 1906. Travelled for Stand- ard Mill Supply Co., Providence, Oct .- Dec. 1904: travelled in Western N.Y. for estate of E. R.
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Ladew, New York, Dec. 1, 1904-5, becoming city York, Apr. 12, 1904; 2 daughters: Bertha B. salesman at Chicago, 1905-9; organized Chi- and Janet Brown. Interne Cook Co. Hosp., 1904-5; in practice at Chicago, specializing in surgery, since 1905; mem. surgical faculty, Northwestern Univ. Med. School. Mem. Am. Acad. of Medicine, A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Beta Theta Pi, Nu Sigma Nu. Clubs: University, South Shore Country, Physicians'. Recreation: motoring. Residence: 1367 E. 48th St. Office: 122 S. Michigan Boul. cago Mine & Mill Supply Co., July 1, 1909, with which has since been identified; dir. Asbestos & Rubber Co .: also Western mgr. of Bradford Leather Belt Co., Mt. Vernon Canvas Belt Co., and E. L. Post Babbitt Metal Co. Republican. Baptist. Mason (K.T.). Mem. Delta Kappa Phi. Recreation: baseball. Residence: 946 Lakeside Pl. Office: 303 N. Michigan Av.
SPALDING, Keith, mfr. of steel furniture; born Chicago, Oct. 7, 1877; son Albert Good- will and Sarah Josephine (Keith) Spalding; grad. The Hill School, Pottstown, Pa., 1896; B.A., Yale Univ., 1902; married Eudora Hull, of Chicago, Dec. 29, 1906. Engaged in ranching in Colo. and Cal., 1902-5; began the mfr. of steel lockers, factory equipment, etc., in 1905, as mem. firm of Churchill & Spalding, which was incorporated as the Durand-Steel Locker Co., in 1907, of which has since been pres. Mem. Delta Kappa Epsilon. Clubs: University, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian Country. Resi- dence: 2626 Prairie Av. Office: Am. Trust Bldg.
SPALDING, Stewart; born Middlebury, Vt., 1854; son Joel and Harriet C. (Allen) Spalding; grad. Jefferson Co. (N.Y.) Inst., 1869; married Chicago, 1883, Carrie S. Chapin. Sec. and treas. Calumet and Chicago Canal & Dock Co., 1890- 1906; sec. and business mgr. of the Coliseum Co. since its organization, 1900. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, South Shore Country. Residence: 1349 N. State St. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.
*SPARKS, Edwin Erle, univ. prof .; moved to State College, Pa .; see Vol. 1905.
SPAULDING, Charles Byron, flour mer- chant; born Charles City, Ia., Oct. 6, 1870; son John F. and Augusta A. (Rowell) Spaulding; grad. high school, Charles City, Ia., 1888; mar- ried Chicago, Jan. 19, 1898, Eva Maud Hager; 2 children: John Byron, Maxine Elizabeth. Be- gan in employ of First Nat. Bank, Charles City, Ia., and later became asst. cashier; in 1891 became traveling collector of the Plano Harvester Co. in Iowa and Minnesota; then went into the flour business as salesman for the Chicago Flour Co., and later was successively mgr., sec. and treas. of the company until 1905; since then pres. Millers Products Co. Also pres. Chicago Milling Co. and Gluten Mill- ing Co. Republican. Mason, K.P., Royal League. Club: Chicago Athletic. Residence: 4951 Lake Av. Office: 3900 Wallace St.
SPEARMAN, Frank Hamilton, author; born Buffalo, N.Y., Sept. 6, 1859; son Simon and Em- maline E. (Dunning) Spearman; ed. pub. schs. Appleton, Wis., and Lawrence Univ., same place; married Eugenie A. Lonergan, of Chica- go, June 5, 1884. Author of a number of books, for titles see Who's Who in America. Resi- dence: Evanston, Ill.
SPECHT, Henry Adam; see Vol. 1905.
SPEED, Clarence Lyon, newspaper man; born Madisonville, Ky., May 21, 1878; son Clarence and Imogene (Lyon) Speed; prep. edn. private schools, Madisonville, Ky., and Evans- ville (Ind.) High School; A.B., Ind. Univ., Bloomington, 1899; married Helen M. Morris, of Chicago, Nov. 23, 1903; 2 sons: John C. and Robert. M. Began newspaper work on reporto- rial staff Chicago Journal, 1899; later on repor- torial and editorial staffs Chicago Tribune and Chicago Chronicle until 1906; telegraph editor Chicago Record-Herald, 1906-9, and city editor since 1909. Club: Press. Residence: 233 N. Lombard Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Chicago Record-Herald.
SPEED. Kellogg, surgeon; born Cleveland, O., Jan. 17, 1879; son Henry B. and Anna (Robb) Speed; grad. Morgan Park (Ill.) Acad., 1897; B.S., Univ. of Chicago, 1901; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1904; post-grad. studies at Leipzig, Germany; married Bertha A. Brown, of New
SPEER, George Scott, vice-pres. Trowbridge & Niver Co .; born Saluvia, Pa., Feb. 15, 1870; son William Alexander and Rachael Abegail (Mann) Speer; married Dorothy M. Niver, of Oak Park, Ill., Oct. 17, 1901; 3 children: Russ- ell N., George S., Jr., and Robert. Became con- nected with Trowbridge & Niver Co., bond dealers, Dec. 1900, of which is now vice-pres. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (Oak Park Lodge No. 540, 32°, Medinah Temple Mys- tic Shrine). Clubs: Union League, Press (life), Mid-Day. Residence: 521 Linden Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 400 First Nat. Bank Bldg.
SPELMAN, James, vice-pres. John S. Met- calf Co .; born Ottawa, Ont., Dec. 10, 1860; son Michael and Margaret (McKay) Spelman; ed. pub. schools, Ottawa, Ont., 1868-76; grad. Royal Military Coll., Kingston, Ont., 1880; married Aurora, Ill., Nov. 12, 1889, Jennie A. Mullen; children: Florence Mary, Edith Anne, Jennette, James Edward, Margaret. In engring. dept. C., B.&Q.Ry., 1881-2, Canadian Pacific Ry., 1883; mech. engr. for Benjamin & Fisher, Chicago, 1884-5, for Hoyt & Bro., Aurora, Ill., 1886-94; with Link-Belt Machinery Co., Chicago, 1895- 6; since 1897 engr. for John S. Metcalf Co., of which is now dir. and vice-pres. Mem. Western Soc. Engrs., Canadian Soc. of C.E., Royal Mili- tary College Club, Chicago Engineers' Club. Residence: Oak Park, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle Street.
SPENCER, Charles Carl, lawyer; born Mc- Lean Co., Ill., Apr. 11, 1867; son Marshall S. and Sarah A. (Simmons) Spencer; B.L., Univ. of Mich., 1892; married Alma, Ill., Oct. 20, 1892, Margaret R. Wilson; children: Rose E., Lois E., Charles Dee, Richard M. Admitted to Ill. bar; entered employ of firm of Mcclellan & Cummins, and became mem. Mcclellan & Spencer, 1894; has practiced alone since 1907. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Ill. State Bar Assn., Lawyers' Assn. of Ill., Chicago Law Inst. Mem. K.P., Modern Woodmen of America. Residence: 1056 Winona St. Office: Unity Bldg.
SPENCER, Earl Winfield, broker; born Vir- gil, Cortland Co., N.Y., Apr. 14, 1852; son Nathan and Polly Ann (Price) Spencer; ed. State Normal School, Cortland, N.Y .; married Jersey, Eng., Dec. 10, 1887, Agnes L. Hughes; children: E. Winfield, Egbert Hughes, Gladys Mary, Ethel Maud, Dumaresq, Frederick Lion- el. Engaged in cattle ranching in Indian Ter- ritory and Texas, 1876; mem. firm of Spencer & Drew, 1879-84; mem. firm of Spencer & Mac- donald and its successor, Tracy, Macdonald & Co., stock and bond brokers, 1890-1900; since then alone. Republican. Episcopalian. Club: Chicago. Residence: Highland Park, Ill. Office: The Rookery.
*SPENCER, Louis Eugene, ins .; see Vol. 1905.
SPENCER, Robert Closson, Jr., architect; born Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 13, 1864; son Ro- bert and Ellen W. (Whiton) Spencer; ed. pub. and high schools of Milwaukee; grad. in mech. engring., Univ. of Wis .; 8th holder of Rotch traveling scholarship in architecture (of Bos- ton), 1891-3; married Bath, Me., 1889, Ernes- tine Elliott; children: Marian L., Ernestine M., Charles E. Identified with architectural work in Boston until 1895, when came to Chi- cago; mem. firm of Spencer & Powers since Nov. 1905. Mem. Am. Inst. of Architects, Sig- ma Chi. Independent in politics. Clubs: City, University, Cliff Dwellers. Recreations: tennis
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and hunting. Residence: 423 Park Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: Steinway Hall.
SPICER, Ernest W., life ins .; born Tipton, Cedar Co., Ia., Apr. 5, 1863; son Wells and Ab- bie J. (Gilbert) Spicer; ed. pub. schools of Ia. and Chicago; married Maude C. Cochran, of Burlington, Ia. Now pres. Am. Bankers' Ins. Co. Residence: 660 Graceland Av. Office: 509 Tacoma Bldg.
SPIEGEL, Jonas, mfr .; born Barca, Hun- gary, Apr. 16, 1844; son Marcus and Kate Spie- gel; ed. Hungary; married Cincinnati, Feb. 1874, Rosa Freshman; children: Max J., Arthur A., I. F., Gustave, Cecelia. Came to U.S., 1865; lived in New York until 1870, Cincinnati, 1870- 90, Chicago, since May, 1890. Pres. Diamond Glue Co., 1893-1908, now dir .; also formerly pres. Diamond Casein Co. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Metropolitan. Resi- dence: 4731 Michigan Av. Office: 206 S. LaSalle Street.
SPIEGEL, Joseph, pres. Spiegel's House Fur- nishing Co .; born Hessian Darmstadt, Ger- many, Sept. 23, 1840; son of Moses and Regina (Hart) Spiegel; family immigrated to U.S., 1849, settling in New York; ed. New York pub. schools; married Matilda Lebenstein, of Chi- cago, June 22, 1870; 3 sons: Modie J., Sidney M., Arthur H. Began in dry goods business in New York until breaking out of Civil War; served in 120th Ohio Vol. Inf .; captured in Red River expedition and was prisoner of war at Camp Ford, Tyler, Tex., 13 months; came to Chicago in 1865, and became junior mem. firm of Henry Lebenstein & Co. (furniture) which was consolidated with Spiegel's House Fur- nishing Co. in 1892, and of which has since been pres. Republican. Jewish. Mason. Rec- reation: walking. Residence: Winnetka, III. Office: 127 S. Wabash Av.
SPIEGEL, Modie J., treas. Spiegel's House Furnishing Co. Mem. Chicago Board of Edn. Club: Standard. Residence: 4239 Grand Boul. Office: 127 S. Wabash Av.
SPIELMANN, Adolph, pres. and treas. The Tablet and Ticket Co .; born Germany, Mar. 18, 1871; son Peter and Katherine (Fuchs) Spiel- mann; came to Chicago in 1872; grad. Lake View High School, 1890; married Chicago, July 20, 1892, Bertha Willson; 1 son: Willson. Was with Bank of Commerce, Chicago, 1890-1; in 1892 entered The Tablet and Ticket Co. (found- ed by Henry Willson, 1871, incorporated, 1882), mfrs. of gummed labels, price cards, etc., of which is now pres. and treas. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Assn. of Commerce. Republic- an. Mem. Royal League. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Skokie Country, Ravenswood. Residence: 4451 N. Paulina St. Office: 541 W. Jackson Boulevard.
SPIELMANN, Charles. mfr .; born Germany, Apr. 20, 1869; son Peter and Katherine (Fuchs) Spielmann; cd. high school, Chicago, to 1885; married Chicago, Dec. 15, 1892, Anna Norton; 1 son: Karl Adam Norton. Was en- gaged in study and practice of veterinary sur- gery, 1885-94, graduating from Chicago Veter- inary Coll., 1888. Since 1896 mcm. of the Spiel- mann Bros. Co. (incorporated), mfrs. of vinegar, cider and compressed yeast, of which is now vice-pres. Democrat. Mem. Nat. Union. Elk and Mason. Residence: 1619 Sunnyside Av. Of- fice: 1001 W. North Av.
SPIELMANN, Oscar Peter, mfr .; sce Vol. 1905.
SPIERLING, Ernest John, interior decora- tor; born Dolgen, Ger., Aug. 9. 1856; son Ed- ward and Caroline ( Ahrens) Spierling; came to Chicago, Oct. 1868; ed. pub. schools of Ger- many and in Chicago; after was 21 years old spent 11% years in Art Trade School, Munich, Ger .: married Chicago, 1882, Caroline A. Behr; children: Ernest Edward (deceased), Frank Felix, Arthur Otto. Edith May. Herbert Fred- erick. Learned trade of decorator in F. N. At-
wood's studio, 1875-7; then went to Munich; on return worked in New York as designer for some time; returned to Chicago, 1881; 1881-2 was with P. M. Almini, decorator, and in 1882 with Frank L. Linden, established present firm of Spierling & Linden, interior decorators. Inde- pendent in politics. Mason (K.T.); mem. Royal League. Recreations: reading and music. Res- idence: 6421 Lexington Av. Office: 1216 Mich- igan Av.
SPINDLER, Oscar, mfr .; born Modlau, Ger- many, Aug. 31, 1861; son Gustave and Bertha (Friedrich) Spindler; ed. common schools and at a trade school in Germany; married Salome Weigand, of Chicago, 1888; 2 children: Ray- mond W. and Ilse A. Worked in several cities in Germany and attended art schools; came to U.S., 1887, locating in Utica, N.Y .; in Chicago since 1888; employed as decorator and designer until 1896; since then vice-pres. Decorators Supply Co. Independent Republican. Mason. Mem. Art Inst. Clubs: Chicago Architectural, Chisel and Palette, Ill. Athletic. Recreations: fishing, sketching and motoring. Residence: 3976 Lake Av. Summer Residence: Lake Cath- erine, Antioch, III. Office: 2547 Archer Av.
SPINK, Frank Augustine, traffic mgr .; born Ft. Vancouver, Wash., June 16, 1866; son Philip A. and Margaret L. (Hite) Spink; grad. high school, Madison, Ind., 1884; married Chicago, Jan. 4, 1893, Maude Powell; children: Philip H., Dorothy M. Read law in offices of Cope- land & Golden, Madison, Ind., 1884-6; admitted to bar, Madison, 1887; came to Chicago, 1888, and entered offices of Sterling Piano Co .; from there went to the N. K. Fairbank Co., and then to Keokuk, Ia., with Standard Oil Co .; after that was 2 years in Chicago with the Live Poultry Transportation Co., and then with the Southern Ry. Co. for 6 years, followed by 6 years with the Anglo-Am. Provision Co., as traffic mgr .; from 1902 gen. mgr. Provision Dealers' Despatch, and Nat. Car Line Co., and general traffic mgr. of the Nat. Packing Co .; now traffic mgr. C.&W.I. and Belt Line Ry. of Chicago. Republican. Mason (32°). Clubs: Un- ion League, South Shore Country, Traffic. Res- idence: 1333 E. 50th St. Office: Dearborn Sta- tion.
SPINNEY, Edmund C., pres. Union Life Ins. Co .; born Wilmot, N.S., Can., Mar. 27, 1845; son Samuel and Mary (Rhodes) Spinney; grad. Horton Collegiate Acad., Wolfville, N.S., Can .. 1864, and Acadia Coll., Wolfville, 1868; grad. Newton Theol. Inst., 1872, student Harvard Univ., 1878; (D.D., Central Univ., 1881); mar- ried Josephine Chase, of Boston, July 11, 1872: 2 children: Maude Josephine and Blanche Gardner. Ordained Bapt. ministry, 1868; pastor Pella, Ia., 1872-4, Pleasant St. Church, Con- cord, N.H., 1876-80; pastor First Bapt. Ch. and pres. Burlington Collegiate Inst., Burlington, la., 1880-4; on account of health lived in the South. 1885-9; engaged in business at Des Moines, Ja., 1889: came to Chicago in 1906: pres. Union Life Ins. Co. since 1908. Has been paid corr. of several jours .; was at one time asso. editor of the Western Pulpit. Repub- lican. Mason. Mem. Chicago Assn. of Com- merce. Clubs: Press, Harvard, Hawkeye Fel- lowship. Residence: 3526 Grand Boul. Office: 501-504 Chicago Savings Bank Bldg.
SPOEHR, Charles August Frederick, mfg. confectioner; born Goeppingen. Württemberg. Southern Germany, Dec. 16, 1841; son George Conrad and Charlotte (Mayer) Spochr: ed. in Germany; married Chicago, June 18, 1881, Jo- hanna Bunte (died Apr. 24. 1882): 1 son: Con- rad: married 2d, Chicago, Aug. 31, 1884, Frida Baquerlen; 2 sons: Herman A. and Victor A. Has been actively identified with the confer- tionery business since 1867; in Philadelphia 1867-9; since 1869 in Chicago. In 1876, with Ferdinand and G. A. Bunte, established the firm of Bunte Bros. & Spoehr, mfrs. of can- dies, and on the incorporation of the business,
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Mar. 1, 1903, as Bunte, Spoehr & Co., became dena, Cal.). Recreation: golf. Residence: 2710 treas, and chairman of the exec. com. of the Prairie Av. Office: 600 W. Erie St. company; retired from business Apr. 18, 1906. Independent in politics. Mason. Residence: 4321 Evanston Av.
SPOFFORD, George Washington, real estate; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
SPOONER, Frank Eugene, real estate; born Belchertown, Mass., June 8, 1844; son John M. and Phoebe T. (Chapin) Spooner; ed. common schools, Springfield, Mass .; married Fond du Lac, Wis., Jan. 12, 1869, Maria Pettibone; chil- dren: Carrie (Mrs. Francis M. Case), Mae P. Came to Chicago, Mar. 1864, from Springfield, Mass .; was engaged in lime and stone busi- ness in Chicago, 1864-93; mem. firm of Spooner, Case & Co., investments, real estate, a number of years from 1896. Republican. Clubs: Un- ion League, Kenwood. Residence: Hubbard Woods, Ill.
SPOONER, William, farm mortgages; born Kent, Conn., Oct. 16, 1847; son Lewis and Editha (Hatch) Spooner; ed. acad. at Cornwall, Conn., and acad. at Newburgh-on-the-Hudson, N.Y .; married Chicago, Oct. 11, 1870, Elizabeth Win- chester Brown; children: Edith H. (Mrs. W. J. Pell), Harry S., Marion E. (Mrs. O. E. Maurer), William, Jr. Clerk, C.,R.I.&P.R.R.Co., Chicago, 1869-70; clerk and office mgr. T. M. Avery & Co., lumber, Chicago, 1870-82; pres., 1882-98, Chicago Hardware Co .; since 1900 dealing in farm mortgages. Republican. Congregational- ist. Mem. board trustees Scoville Inst., Oak Park, for several years, and sec. of the board; mem. board dirs. Chicago City Missionary Soc. 28 years, sec. of same 24 years; mem. board of trustees many years, and 10 years auditor of Beloit (Wis.) Coll .; trustee Ill. Congregational Conference; pres. Ministerial Relief Assn. of the State of Ill. Residence: 237 N. Grove Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: Tacoma Bldg.
SPOOR, John Alden, railroad pres .; born Freehold, N.Y., Sept. 30, 1851; son John and Amanda (Alden) Spoor; ed. Hudson River Inst., Claverack, N.Y .; married Frances Samuel, of St. Louis, Feb. 12, 1887. Gen. mgr. Wagner Palace Car Co., 1893-7; pres. Chicago Junction Ry. Co. since 1897, Union Stock Yard & Transit Co. since 1899; chmn. bd. dirs. Chicago City Ry. Co .; dir. Chicago Junction Rys. & Union Stock Yards Co. of N.J., Union Stock Yard & Transit Co., Chicago Great Western R.R., Consolidated Brewing & Malting Co., Northwestern Gas & Fuel Co., First Nat. Bank, First Trust & Sav- ings Bank, Nat. Safe Deposit Co., Peoples Stock Yards State Bank, West Side Savings Bank, Live Stock Exchange Nat. Bank, Stock Yards Savings Bank, Security Bank-all of Chicago, Nat. Surety Co. and Standard Trust Co., New York. Trustee Newberry Library, St. Luke's Hosp. Mem. S.A.R., Soc. Colonial Wars, Soc. Mayflower Descendants. Republican. Episco- palian. Clubs: Metropolitan, Grolier, New York Yacht (New York), Chicago, Mid-Day, Chicago Athletic Assn., Saddle and Cycle, Saddle and Sirloin (Chicago). Residence: 1526 N. State St. Office: First Nat. Bank Bldg.
SPRAGUE, Albert Arnold, merchant; born Randolph, Vt., May 19, 1835; son Ziba and Car- oline M. (Arnold) Sprague; grad. Kimball Un- ion Acad., 1854; Yale, 1859; married Royalton, Vt., Sept. 29, 1862, Nancy A., daughter of Eb- enezer Atwood: 1 daughter: Mrs. Elizabeth S. Coolidge. Came to Chicago, 1862, and engaged in grocery trade; founder and senior mem. of Sprague, Warner & Co .; dir. Chicago Telephone Co., Edison Electric Light Co .; one of the or- ganizers and dir. Northern Trust Co. Dir. since 1873, Relief and Aid Soc. (pres .. 1887-90) ; trus- tee Presbyterian Hosp., and Rush Med. Coll .; dir. Art Inst .; mem. Yale Assn. Republican. Clubs: Commercial (charter mem., pres., 1882), Chicago, University, Onwentsia; also Country Club (Pittsfield, Mass.), Annandale Golf (Pasa-
SPRAGUE, Albert Arnold, II, wholesale gro- cer; born Chicago, May 13, 1876; son Otho Syl- vester Arnold and Lucia Elvira (Atwood) Sprague; ed. St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H., to 1894; grad. Harvard Univ., A.B., 1898; mar- ried Rye Beach, N.H., June 22, 1901, Frances Fidelia Dibblee; 2 children: Albert Arnold, III, and Laura. On leaving coll. entered the house of Sprague, Warner & Co., wholesale grocers, and is now vice-pres. and dir. of the company; also dir. C.G.W.R.R.Co. Mem. exec. com. Legis- lative Voters' League. Trustee Field Museum of Natural History. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: University, City, Chicago, Commercial, Saddle and Cycle, Onwentsia, Mid-Day (charter mem.). Recreations: golf and hunting. Resi- dence: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 600 W. Erie St.
SPRAGUE, John Perley, physician; born Easton, Me., Nov. 2, 1874; son Ether Whitman and Louise R. (Estes) Sprague; grad. Ricker Classical Inst., Houlton, Me., 1894; A.B., Bates Coll., Lewiston, Me., 1898; M.D., Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1903; married Myrtle Belle Maxim, of South Paris, Me., May 17, 1905. Has practiced at Chicago since 1903; instr. clinical neurology, Northwestern Univ. Med. School, 1904-5; physical director and medical advisor Chicago Latin School; med. examiner for West- ern Life Indemnity Co. of Chicago, and Mutual Health and Accident Assn. of Jacksonville, Ill. Editor of The Centaur (official magazine Alpha Kappa Kappa). Dir. and owner of Camp Minoc- qua, summer camp for boys and young men, at Minocqua, Wis. Mem. Am. Physical Education Soc., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc. Republican. Congregationalist. Grand sec .- treas. Alpha Kappa Kappa. Recreations: ten- nis, golf, hand ball, canoeing. fishing, hunting. Residence: 726 Melrose St. Office: 22 E. Divi- sion St.
SPRAGUE, Otho Sylvester Arnold, merchant; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
SPRAY, John Campbell, physician; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
SPRINGER, George Ward, mgr. Chicago Loan Agency, Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co .; born Abingdon, Ill., Dec. 14, 1868; son Milton Cush- ion and Mary Elizabeth (Ward) Springer; grad. Northwestern Univ. Acad., 1884; B.S., North- western Univ., 1890; married Klahr Mead, of Youngsville, Pa., July 19, 1904; 2 children: Winogene and Martha Klahr. Connected with management of the Robbins Estate, 1890-1902; in real estate business for self, 1902, 1903; asst. to business mgr. Univ. of Chicago, 1903- 9; mgr. Chicago Loan Agency, Mass. Mutual Life Ins. Co., since Apr. 1, 1909. Mem. board of trustees Village of Wilmette, 1898-9, pres., 1901-2. Republican. Episcopalian. Mason; Odd Fellow; Royal Arcanum. Clubs: City, North Shore Golf. Recreation: golf. Residence: 724 Forest Av., Wilmette, Ill. Office: Merchants Loan & Trust Bldg.
SPRINGER, William Louis, pres. North Chi- cago Roofing Co .; born Wheeling, Cook Co., Ill., Sept. 17, 1858; son William and Elizabeth (Bearthel) Springer; ed. Newberry and Lin- coln (pub.) schools, Chicago; married, Chicago, Nov. 23, 1882, Katherine Emrath; 3 children: Adeline, Walter, Martha. At 15 years of age began apprenticeship to business of machinist, and continued in the machinery business until 1885; since then in business as felt, composi- tion and gravel roofer; now pres. and mgr. of the North Chicago Roofing Co. Mem. Builders' and Traders' Exchange. Mason. Residence: 4119 N. Ashland Av. Office: 849 W. North Av.
SPROEHNLE, Albert William, wholesale watches; born Chicago, Oct. 31, 1861; son John Martin and Anna Margaret (Seyfarth) Sproehn- le; ed. Haven School, 1867-76; studied law in Notre Dame Univ., but was not grad .; married
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Chicago, Dec. 31, 1889, Isabel Grace Kuh; chil- dren: Katherine Margaret, John Robert. Em- ployed as clerk by Perry & Co., stove mfrs., 1878-83; in retail business 4 years, and in 1887 formed partnership with his brother, Frank M., in the wholesale jewelry business, which con- tinued until 1896; organized, Sept. 1897, corpn. of Sproehnle & Co., wholesale watches, of which is now pres. Republican. Mem. Ethical Culture Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, City. Recreation: golf. Residence: 5809 Washington Av. Office: 29 E. Madison St.
SPROEHNLE, Frank Martin, wholesale watches; deceased; see Vol. 1905.
SPROGLE, Howard Owen, lawyer; born Franklin, Pa., Aug. 1. 1855; son John Landis and Nancy L. (Eshelman) Sprogle; ed. St. Ig- natius Coll. and old Chicago Univ .; studied law dept. Univ. of Pa., being admitted to the bar in Philadelphia, 1878; married Chicago, Oct. 20, 1890, Ema K. Hopson; children: Frances, Ol- ive, Howard. Was for 3 years asst. district atty. at Denver, Colo .; practiced in courts of Pa., Colo. and Va .; was engaged in journalism several years with the Philadelphia Press and with the Chicago Evening Post; resumed prac- tice of law; was asst. state's atty. of Cook Co., 1896-1903; atty. for Civil Service Commn. of Chicago since 1907. Mem. advisory board Civic Federation of Chicago. Prof. in Chicago Law School, Lincoln Coll. of Law. Republican. Ma- son (32°, Shriner). Mem. Chicago and Ill. State Bar assns., and State's Attys. Assn. of Ill. Club: Press. Residence: 5000 Madison Av. Of- fice: City Hall.
SPRY, George Edward, vice-pres. and treas. John Spry Lumber Co .; born Chicago, Oct. 15, 1865; son John and Ellen (Hirst) Spry; ed. Chi- cago pub. schools; married Chicago, 1888, Jen- nie Taylor; children: William, Ellen, Jennie, Catherine, Alden. After leaving school entered the business of which his father was head, the John Spry Lumber Co., and in 1899 became vice-pres. and treas. Republican. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Illinois. Mem. Royal League, Royal Arcanum. Residence: Evanston, Ill. Of- fice: 22d St. and Ashland Av.
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