Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 148

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652

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SAWYER, Carlos Pomeroy, lawyer; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 14, 1861; s. Daniel G. and Cordelia N. (Barstow) Sawyer; attended Amherst Col- lege, freshman year, 1881-2; studied law at Saginaw, Mich., and admitted to Michigan bar, July 22, 1884; admitted to Illinois bar, Mar. 20, 1885. Employed in law office of Gen. Mar- tin Beem, Chicago, about 2 years, until his death; associated with law office of Thomas Dent and Edwin Burritt Smith (Dent & Smith), Chicago, 1888-90; atty. and mgr. for Bond's Commercial Agency, 1889-91; since 1891 in practice alone. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. (librarian of same by annual election since Oct., 1899). Republican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Literary, Chicago Congrega- tional. Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 454 W. Adams St.

SAWYER, Ward B., lawyer, master in chan- cery; b. Streator, Ill .; s. State Senator Lewis M. and Salanda Sawyer; grad. Streator High School and Northwestern Univ., Ph.B., in class of 1891, and later Ph.M., and LL.B .; grad. with first honors in general scholarship. Was ad- mitted to the bar, 1893, and for 5 years was atty. for the Public Administrator and the Public Guardian of Cook Co. Early in 1904 was appointed by Judge Elbridge Hanecy as master in chancery of the Superior Court of Cook Co. Was one of originators, and for a while prof. of real estate law in the Chicago Correspondence School of Law. Mem. Beta Theta Pi college fraternity. Sec. and counsel for Alabama Steel and Wire Corporation; dir. 1st Nat. Bank of Norton, Kan., and of the Nat. Vending Co. Republican. Clubs: Hamil- ton, Evanston Country, Glen View. Office: 1st Nat. Bank Bldg. Residence: 2446 Michigan Av.

SAYLER, Harry L., newspaper man; b. Little York, Montgomery Co., O., Feb. 13, 1863; ed. public schools, Shelbyville, Ind., and De Pauw Univ., Greencastle, Ind .; m. Shelbyville, Ind., Oct. 9, 1889, June Elliott; children: John Elliott, Margaret. Began newspaper work in 1886 in Indianapolis, representing St. Louis Republic and Charleston News and Courier in the political campaign of that year; continued newspaper work in Indiana until 1889; came to Chicago and entered service of the Wright & Russell City Press Assn .; in 1890 became asst. mgr., and in 1891 came into control of the assn., with A. S. Leckie. A few months later, with Mr. Leckie, became one of the mgrs. of the City Press Assn. of Chicago. Mr. Leckie withdrew in 1901; since then in entire charge. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Historical Soc., Illi- nois Historical Soc., Louisiana Historical Soc., Nat. Historical Assn., William Morris Soc. Clubs: Bryn Mawr, Chicago Yacht. Office: 138 Jackson Boul. Residence: 7134 Euclid Av.

SAYRE, Rockwell, pres. Farmers' Trust Co .; b. Lexington, Ky., Sept. 29, 1848; s. J. M. and Elizabeth (Gray) Sayre; ed. Charleston, Ill .; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1886, Susan Lombard; children: Sydney, Paul, Lloyd. Came to Chi- cago, 1869; retail clothing store in Chicago to 1879; wholesale clothing till 1885; organized Farmers' Trust Co., 1886, and has since been pres. Inventor of the Sayre Index and pure air sanitary system. Has been trustee of the Univ. of Chicago. Clubs: Calumet, Union League. Of- fice: 160 Washington St. Residence: 437 E. 64th St.

SCANLAN, Kickham, lawyer; b. Chicago, Oct. 23, 1864; removed to Washington, D. C., in childhood; attended public schools of Wash- ington, followed by 3 years' course at Notre Dame Univ., S. Bend, Ind .; returned to Wash-

ington; grad. Washington High School, fol- lowed by special course under private tutor; came to Chicago, 1882, and was 4 years in em- ploy of William P. Rend, coal; in 1886 started to study law in office of Luther Laflin Mills and George C. Ingham, at same time attending Union College of Law, from which he was grad. with honors; m. 1890, Sadie, daughter of Fire Inspector Michael W. Conway, of Chica- go. Admitted to bar, 1888, and was associated with firm of Mills & Ingham until 1893. Was identified with many famous criminal cases, including the M'Garigle case, the 2 Cronin trials, Ohio tally-sheet fraud case at Colum- bus, O., the Millington poisoning case at Den- ver, and after establishing personal practice, 1893, was in many prominent criminal cases; now head of firm of Scanlan & Masters. Office: Ashland Blk. Residence: 85 Ewing Pl.

SCHAAF, Henry, pres. Adam Schaaf Co., piano manufacturers; b. Chicago; s. Adam and Caroline (Gall) Schaaf; ed. public schools of Chicago. From leaving school was connected with the piano business of his father, Adam Schaaf (established 1871); after his father's death in 1902 the business was incorporated as the Adam Schaaf Co., and he became pres. of the company. Clubs: Illinois, Chicago Ath- letic. Office: 147-149 W. Madison St. Resi- dence: 617 Jackson Boul.

SCHAFFNER, Robert Centennial, banker and broker; b. Chicago, July 6, 1876; s. Her- man and Rachel M. (Becker) Schaffner; ed. public and high schools and S. Side Acad. Be- gan business life, 1893, in the banking house of Herman Schaffner & Co., of which his fath- er was the senior mem .; in the same line ever since, and with the house of A. G. Becker & Co., incorporated, from its organization in 1894, now being sec. and a dir. in that com- pany; bankers and brokers and dealers in com- mercial paper. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Office: 178 LaSalle St. Residence: 2026 Prairie Av.

SCHALLER, Jacob John, manufacturer; b. Lake Co., Ill., June 5, 1862; s. Jacob A. and Katherine (Meyer) Schaller; ed. Chicago pub- lic schools; m. Cook Co., Dec. 25, 1890, Ellen M. Kiest; 1 daughter: Ruth Florence. After leaving school, at 14, was employed most of the time by Henry Scherer, manufacturer of sash, doors, etc., until 1895, when Henry Scherer organized the Henry Scherer Mfg. Co., in which corporation he had a small interest. Bought the business in 1900; incorporated the Schaller-Hoerr Co. in 1903, of which he is pres. and treas .; wholesale manufacturers of sash, doors, blinds, mouldings and general mill-work. Protestant. Mason. Office: 418 Blue Island Av. Residence: 499 W. 13th St.

SCHEIDEL, Wilhelm, X-ray manufacturer; b. Frankfurt a-M., Ger., Oct. 27, 1863; s. Karl and Elizabeth (Stellwag) Scheidel; ed. Real- schule and Technikum in Germany; m. Chi- cago, Apr. 28, 1904, E. Schumann. Since 1884 has been connected with the manufacture of electro-therapeutic apparatus, and since com- ing to Chicago, 1892, has been employed in that line of work, making a specialty, since Roentgen's famous discovery, of X-ray appa- ratus. On Dec. 13, 1900, established business for himself, under the style of W. Scheidel & Co., engaging extensively in manufacture of X-ray apparatus. Mason. Office: 171-173 E. Randolph St. Residence: 1641 Roscoe St.

SCHERZER, Albert H., pres. and chief engi- neer the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co .; b. Peru, LaSalle Co., Ill., July 22, 1865; s. William and Wilhelmina Scherzer: ed. Peru (Ill.) High School, and in the Technical School of Zürich, Switzerland; upon completing course at Tech- nical School, traveled in Europe; returned to U. S., and became connected with the Illinois Zinc Co., of Peru, Ill., 1882-90, devoting his leisure to the study of literature and law;

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came to Chicago, 1890, graduating, 1892, from Union College of Law. Engaged in law prac- tice in Chicago until the death of his brother, William Scherzer, the inventor of the Scherzer rolling lift bridge. Becoming pres. of the Scherzer Rolling Lift Bridge Co., he devoted his attention to extensive studies of the con- struction and improvement of bridges and es- pecially of Scherzer rolling lift bridges. Under Mr. Scherzer's charge and plans many of the largest and most important railroad, electric railroad and highway bridges in the U. S. and abroad have been successfully constructed across navigable channels. Clubs: Union Lea- gue, Chicago Athletic, Marquette. Contributor to the scientific and technical press on bridge engineering, ship canals and improvement of rivers and harbors. Office: Monadnock Blk. Residence: The Virginia.

SCHICK, Charles Edward, cashier Home Savings Bank; b. Chicago, Aug. 16, 1872; s. William and Johanna (Boener) Schick; ed. public schools of Chicago, and Bryant & Strat- ton Business College; m. Chicago, 1896, Ot- tilie L. Rutishauser; 1 daughter: Edna Louise. Began as messenger in the Home Nat. Bank of Chicago and the Home Savings Bank, in 1888, and advanced in the service of the bank until became asst. cashier of the Home Nat. Bank, which was merged with the Chicago Nat. Bank, and in 1898 became cashier of the Home Sav- ings Bank. Republican. Mem. St. Paul's Luth- eran Church. Office: 152 Monroe St. Residence: 1246 Perry St.

SCHIFFLIN, Philip Herman, grain commis- sion; b. Hoboken, N. J., Nov. 10, 1861; s. Lew- is and Ida (Baumer) Schifflin; ed. public schools; m. Chicago, 1892, Agnes Krissler. Be- gan business career as a boy in 1876, with Mr. Henry Hemmelgarn, grain commission, and successively passed through the various stages of service, until 1892, when became junior partner with Mr. Hemmelgarn, in pres- ent firm of H. Hemmelgarn & Co. Mem. Chica- go Board of Trade. Office: Postal Telegraph Bldg. Residence: 2925 Groveland Av.

SCHILLING, George A .; b. Baden, Ger., 1850; parents were of the Revolutionary element of 1848 and emigrated, 1852, to Pomeroy, O .; ed. public schools there. Cooper by trade and worked at that calling until about 15 years ago, when he entered advertising dept. of Arbeiter Zeitung, Chicago. Long active in trades-union movement; mem. Coopers' Union since 17 years old; was mem. executive board and district master workman, District Assem- bly No. 24, Knights of Labor; sec. State Board Labor Commissioners, Illinois, 1893-7. Com- piled its 8th Biennial Report on Taxation, of which extra edition of 20,000 copies was printed to satisfy demand. Part of his 9th Bi- ennial Report on Franchises and Public Utili- ties was suppressed by succeeding adminis- tration, but later privately published. Promi- nent in the Single-Tax propaganda.

SCHILLO, John Jacob, lumberman; b. Chi- cago, Jan. 6, 1865; s. Adam and Maria (Young) Schillo; ed. parochial schools of Chicago to 1881; m. Chicago, June 7, 1887, Mary Schmitt; children: Adam, Joseph, Mary. On leaving school, became associated with his father's lumber business, in which he later became a partner, and has continued in the business, now being pres. and treas. of the Adam Schillo Lumber Co., lumber, lath, shingles, pickets and posts. Republican. R. C. Mem. Catholic Order of Foresters, Office: Weed St. and Hawthorne Av. Residence: 218 Mohawk St.

SCHILLO, Matthias Christ, lumber; b. Chi- cago, Apr. 4, 1876; s. Adam and Maria (Young) Schillo; ed. parochial and public schools, Chi- cago; m. Chicago, Oct. 26, 1897, Mary Wol- schieff; 1 daughter: Eleanor. After leaving school became identified with the Adam Schillo Lumber Co., organized in 1886, lumber, lath, shingles, etc., of which he is now a dir. Re-

publican. R. C. Mem. of the Catholic Order of Foresters. Office: Weed St. and Hawthorne Av. Residence: 916 Southport Av.

SCHINTZ, Theodore, retired lawyer; b. Zü- rich, Switzerland, May 1, 1830; s. Johan Hein- rich and Rezula (Hofmeister) Schintz; colle- giate education in Zürich, Switzerland, to 19th year; m., 1st, Sept. 30, 1851, Barbara Zentner, of Winnebago Co., Wis .; children: Theodore H., Josephine; m., 2d, Mar. 27, 1900, Mary Marslowska; 1 son: Henry Joseph. Admitted to bar in 1856. Was alderman and in 1869, act- ing Mayor of the City of Chicago; twice elect- ed mem. of the Board of Education of Chicago. Gold Democrat. Protestant. Travels most of the time. Residence: 208 Evanston Av.,

Evanston, Ill.

SCHLESINGER, Leopold, retired merchant; b. Germany, 1842; ed. school and college, Ger- many; came to Chicago, 1862; m. Chicago, Jan., 1873, Henrietta Mayer; children: 2 sons and 4 daughters. Began business life as office man in a wholesale house for 8 years. In 1872, just after great fire, became associated with David Mayer under firm name of Schlesinger & May- er, in the retail dry goods trade, on W. Madi- son St .; moved in 1881 to the southeast corner of State and Madison Sts., and when business was incorporated became pres. of the company; built up a great business, several times en- larging the premises, and continued until Aug., 1902, when he sold out his interest to a syndicate, headed by Mr. Henry Siegel. Clubs: Union League, Standard. Residence: 2805 Mich- igan Av.

SCHLUETER, Henry William, contractor and builder; b. Westphalia, Ger., Feb. 22, 1861; s. William and Justina (Duefelmeier) Schlue- ter; ed. manual training schools at Neinburg, Hanover; m., 1st, 1884, Sophia Meyers (died 1891); children: Walter M., Christian H., Lil- lian; m., 2d, Green Bay, Wis., 1892, Minnie L. Meyers. Took 5 years' course in a general training in the construction of blogs. in Ger- many, devoting 7 months to a practical and 5 months to a theoretical course each year, learning all the bldg. trades and civil engi- neering as applied to bldg. work, beginning at 14 years of age; came to U. S. in 1880 and was located at Green Bay, Wis., 11% years; afterward at Milwaukee, Wis .; then at Apple- ton, Wis .; returned to Milwaukee, and thence went to Topeka, Kan., where lived 3 years. Established in business as contractor and builder at Topeka in 1889; came to Chicago, 1891, and has since conducted a general con- tracting business here. Has built many im- portant structures in Chicago and elsewhere; built at the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Louis the transportation bldg., California, Wisconsin and Massachusetts State bldgs., Temple of Fraternity, Indian School and foun- dation for Ferris Wheel; also installed great testing plant for the Pa. R. R. Republican. Ma- son-mem. Columbia Commandery, K. T., and Medinah Temple, Mystic Shrine. Mem. Build- ers' and Traders' Exchange, Masons' and Builders' Assn., Carpenters' and Builders' Assn. Club: Chicago Automobile. Office: Mar- quette Bldg. Residence: 1828 Surf St.

SCHMEDTGEN, William Herman, artist; b. Chicago, May 18, 1862; common school educa- tion; studied at Art Institute, Chicago; pio- neer in newspaper illustrating in Chicago; first 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 Chicago Record-Herald; field artist for Record during 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 .; b. Rothenburg, Bavaria, Jan. 24, 1878; s. John August and Marguerite (Gerlin-

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ger) Schmetzer; ed. École Proffesionelle de Cultivation. Office: 405-407 North Av. Resi- l'Est, Nancy, France; Birckfield High School, dence: 639 Wells St. Birmingham, Eng., and Institute de St. Nicho- SCHMIDT, Otto L., physician; b. Chicago, 1863; ed. Haven School and Chicago Central High School, graduating 1880; Chicago Med. College, M.D., 1883; post-graduate study in Wurzburg and Vienna. Engaged in practice of medicine and surgery in Chicago since gradua- tion in 1883. Physician to Alexian Bros. Hosp .; consulting physician to Michael Reese Hosp. Prof. of internal medicine in Chicago Poli- clinic. Mem. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Acad. of Medicine, Am. Med. Assn., etc. Office: Schiller Bldg. Residence: 3328 Michigan Av. las, St. Nicholas, Meurthe-et-Moselle, France; Am. business colleges, German and French parochial schools. First position with Root & Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind., as parcel boy; later pro- moted to clerk; came to Chicago, 1893; em- ployed in offices and holding responsible posi- tions with the Home Rattan Co. and the West- ern Wheel Works; later in employ of the Fair Dept. Store, until Jan., 1898, when was em- ployed as accountant by the Am. Wringer Co. (Chicago office), and in 1900 promoted to pres- ent position as mgr. of the Chicago and West- ern office. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Office: 67 E. Lake St. Residence: 94 Jansen Av. SCHMID, Godfrey, real estate; b. Morri- sania, N. Y., Mar. 5, 1853; s. George and Caro- line (Melecker) Schmid; ed. Chicago in pri- vate school, 1859-64, and in Dyrenforth Col- lege, 1864-9, graduating from high school course; m. Toledo, O., Oct. 2, 1878, Bertha J. Fontaine; children: George Fontaine, Louis Godfrey. Since fall of 1878, real estate broker and dealer, and since 1890 (with George Schmid), of firm of Godfrey Schmid & Co. Re- publican. Mem. Germania Maennerchor, Royal League, Royal Arcanum, Nat. Union, Colum- bian Knights. Office: 167 Dearborn St. Resi- dence: 70 Maple St.

SCHMID, Richard Gustav, architect; b. Chi- cago, Mar. 27, 1863; s. Robert and Olivia M. (Krueger) Schmid; ed. public school, Chicago, 1869-80; Massachusetts Institute of Technol- ogy, Boston, 1884-6. Was employed as drafts- man with Edward Baumann, architect, Chi- cago, 1880-4. After special course in architec- ture at Massachusetts Institute of Tech- nology, was in offices of H. H. Richardson and his successors, Shepley, Rutan & Cool- idge (architects), 1886-9, at Boston, Mass .; traveled abroad and studied architecture in France, Italy and England, 1889-90; then came to Chicago and formed partnership with Har- ris W. Huehl, in present firm of Huehl & Schmid, architects and superintendents. Was architect of Chamber of Commerce Bldg., En- glewood Masonic Temple and many prominent warehouses and residences of Chicago. Mem Am. Institute of Architects, and Illinois Chapter of same. Mason and K. T. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Chicago Ath- letic, Germania, Illinois. Office: 163 Randolph St. Residence: 1642 Barry Av.

SCHMIDT, Albert Carl, manufacturer; b. Greifswald, Ger., June 28, 1855; s. Carl and Johanna (Meyer) Schmidt; ed. public schools in Germany; m. Harvard, Ill., Oct. 17, 1882, Emma Hochschild; children: Arthur A., Edna Auretta. Came to Chicago from Germany in 1871 and was engaged as workman until 1876 in various furniture factories; since 1876 manufacturer of furniture under the style of A. C. Schmidt & Co. Mason: Covenant Lodge, Corinthian Chapter, St. Bernard Commandery, K. T. Club: Germania. Office: 120-122 Illinois St. Residence: 1893 Sheridan Rd.

SCHMIDT, George August, soap manufac- turer; b. Kreuznach, Ger., Mar. 7, 1852; s. Jo- hann Max and Elizabeth (Keller) Schmidt; ed. Germany; came to Chicago, 1869; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 8, 1876, Louisa T. Schmidt; chil- dren: George A., Rose L., Jacobine E., Rich- ard M., Louisa Z. A., Franklin Z. A. Worked for Hugh Ritchie, soap manufacturer, Chicago, 1869-73; in 1875 started business for self; later incorporated the Geo. A. Schmidt Co., of which is pres .; manufacturers of medicated and toilet soaps, and a specialty in private brands of shaving, shampooing, tooth, liquid, and other soaps. Mem. Chicago Turngemeinde from 1886; sec., 1887; vice-pres., 1888; pres., 1889; re-elected 8 times, and after a year again elected. Protestant. Mem. Civic Fed- eration. Author of various essays on Skin

SCHMIDT, Richard Ernest, architect; b. Ebern, Bavaria, Ger., Nov. 14, 1865; s. Dr. Er- nest and Theresa (Weikert) Schmidt; attended Chicago public and high schools and Massa- chusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in class of 1887; m. Chicago, June 11, 1890, Anna Comstock; children: Kathryn, Richard E., Jr. In active practice in Chicago in general architectural work; planned several large hosps., including Michael Reese Hosp., Alexian Brothers' and St. Anne's in Chicago. Planned and built Montgomery Ward's new store at Madison St. and Michigan Av., Annex of Chi- cago Athletic Assn. Mem. Am. Institute of Architects, Architectural League of America (dir.), Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Historical Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Ger- mania Männerchor (dir.), Edgewater Golf. Of- fice: 172 Washington St. Residence: 604 E. Division St.

SCHMITT, Andrew Xavier, life insurance; b. Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., O., Nov. 30, 1862; s. Andrew and Caroline (Himplea) Schmitt; grad. Cuyahoga Falls High School, 1878; cadet U. S. Military Acad., 1882-5; was Injured and resigned; m. Chicago, Feb. 11, 1892, Elizabeth Frances Galvin; children: Les- lie Dryden, Andrew Xavier, Jr. 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 Insurance Co .; now supt. in Chicago for that company. Republican. Club: Hamilton. Of- fice: 169 E. Jackson Boul. Residence: 4421 Greenwood Av.

SCHMITT, Anthony, manufacturer; b. Vin- cennes, Ind., Oct. 11, 1839; s. Joseph and Jo- sephine (Miltenberger) Schmitt; ed. public and high schools, St. Louis, Mo .; m. 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, Mo., 1853-60; cashier of Missouri Re- publican, St. Louis, 1860-4; commission mer- chant, St. Louis, 1864-8; came to Chicago, 1868, becoming connected with E. Schneider & Co., manufacturers of candles, glycerine, and saponified red oil (established 1842, incorpo- rated 1881), and is now pres. of the company. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlo- thian, Tolleston Shooting, English Lake Shoot- ing. Office: Fisher Bldg. Residence: 4537 Drex- el Boul.

SCENADIG, Jacob, leather; b. Heddernheim, Ger., Feb. 1, 1851; s. Moses and Hannah (Er- langer) Schnadig; attended Gymnasium at Heddernheim, near Frankfort-on-the-Main; m. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1890, Rebecca Foreman; chil- dren: Helen, Florence. Came to Chicago from Frankfort-on-the-Main, Ger., 1866; was of Schnadig Bros. & Co., manufacturers of boots and shoes, 1870-97; and since 1897 pres. of the B. D. Eisendrath Tanning Co., office at Chi- cago and tannery at Racine, Wis. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Boot and Shoe, Stand- ard. Office: 206 E. Lake St. Residence: 4202 Drexel Boul.

SCHNEEWIND, Benjamin, syrup refiner; b. Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 14, 1866; s. Ferdinand and Babette (Kramer) Schneewind; ed. com- mon and high schools, Niles, Mich., to 1880; business course at Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal

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School, 1881; m. Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 15, Office: 234 Randolph St. Residence: 298 E. Chi- 1900, Lucie O. Wickham; children: Dorothea cago Av. Lucie, Harriett Babette, Lucien Wickham. Bought syrup refining business of L. G. Yoe & Co., 1898, and combined it with that of W. B. Manierre, forming the Manierre-Yoe Syrup Co., of which he is sec. Democrat. Club: Lake- side. Office: 358 Illinois St. Residence: 4062 Lake Av.

SCHNEIDER, Otto C., retired manufactur- er; b. Kusel, Rhenish Palatinate, Ger., Dec. 5, 1856; s. Chr. Ludwig and Dorothea Schneider; parents died when he was 9 years old; sent to a Latin school at Kusel until he was 14, then came to this country, locating in Chicago and attending Dyrenforth's College until the Chi- cago fire of Oct., 1871; m. 1883, Emily, daugh- ter of August Beck, Chicago; children: George A., Clarence E. After Chicago fire became ap- prentice in a drug store in St. Louis; took course in pharmaceutical college and became registered pharmacist; returned to Chicago, 1877; purchased drug store at Clark and Van- Buren Sts., 1879, conducting it until 1883; en- tered, 1883, firm of August Beck & Co., as bookkeeper and cashier; purchased interest of Mr. Beck, 1892, and became pres. of the com- pany, disposing of the business, 1899, to the Am. Tabacco Co., and retired to private life. Mem. Board of Education, 1895-8; appointed, Jan. 18, 1899, by Gov. Tanner, Lincoln Park Commissioner, but resigned Oct., 1899. Since 1904 pres. of the Am. Institute of Germanics of the Northwestern Univ., Evanston, Il1. Clubs: Union League, Germania Maennerchor. Residence: 356 LaSalle Av.

SCHNEIDER, Samuel Newton, physician; b. Grand View, Ia., Oct. 25, 1857; s. Rev. John and Magdalina Schneider; ed, public schools in Illinois and at Northwestern College, Naper- ville, Ill .; student Chicago Homo. Med. College, 1878-81, M.D .; m. Chicago, Apr. 28, 1885, Carrie I. Tucker; 1 daughter: Carrie L. Lecturer and demonstrator of histology in Chicago Home. Med. College, 1882-6; adjunct prof. diseases of children in same college, 1886-94. Mem. Am. Institute of Homoeopathy, Illinois Home. Med. Assn. Republican. Club: Marquette. Office: 31 Washington St. Resi- dence: 747 Fullerton Av.

SCHNERING, Julius, wholesale jeweler; b. Elderfeldt, Ger., Sept. 10, 1852; s. Louis and Emma Schnering; moved with parents in in- fancy to Philadelphia; ed. public schools of Pennsylvania and Chicago night schools; m. Chicago, Feb. 10, 1885, Helen E. Curtiss; chil- dren: Otto Y., Marjorie. In 1873 entered ser- vice of firm of Clapp, Young & Co. (house known as W. B. Clapp & Co., until 1871, then Clapp, Young & Co.), and has ever since been with the same house, which changed later to Otto Young & Co. Republican. Methodist. Ma- son; K. T. Club: Chicago Athletic. Office: 149 State St. Residence: 3246 Lake Park Av.

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Who's who in Chicago; the book of Chicagoans, a biographical dictionary of leading living men and women of the city of Chicago and environs, 1905, Part 148

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 652

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 652