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STOCK, Frederick A., conductor of the Chi- cago Orchestra; b. Julich, Ger., 1872; musical education at Cologne Univ. Came to Chicago, 1895, to join the Chicago Orchestra as viola player; was asst. dir. several years, and after the death of Theodore Thomas, became the dir. Compositions include a set of variations, which have been performed by the orchestra, several songs and string pieces, etc. Address: 1710 Cornelia Av.
STOCKTON, John Thaw, gen. mgr. Joseph Stockton Co., forwarders; b. Chicago, June 14, 1866; s. Joseph and Kate E. (Denniston) Stockton; ed. public schools of Lake View; m. Chicago, Oct. 8, 1890, Mabel E. Cobb; chil- dren: Walter, Robert. On leaving school be- came identified with the Joseph Stockton Co., doing a very large business in the forwarding and transferring of freight In Chicago; ad- vanced in the business until he attained his present position as gen. mgr. and dir. Repub- lican. Mem. Military Order of the Loyal Legion, Field Museum Assn. Clubs: Union League, Evanston Country; also Transporta- tion and Arkwright (New York). Office: The Rookery. Residence: 1109 Hinman Av., Evans- ton, Ill.
STOCKTON, Joseph, soldier, pres. Joseph Stockton Co .; b. Pittsburgh, Pa., Aug. 10, 1833; s. R. C. and Martha Stockton; ed. public schools of Pittsburgh; m. Pittsburgh, Feb. 5, 1865, Kate E. Denniston. Came to Chicago, 1852, and was employed several years in com- mission house of George A. Gibbs & Co .; later clerk in office of Am. Transportation Co .; then in freight office of Fort Wayne R. R. until he enlisted in what was known as the 1st Board of Trade Regt. (72d Ill. Vols.), or- ganized July, 1862; became 1st lieut., capt., maj. and lieut .- col .; served in 17th Army Corps; commanded regt. after fall of Vicks- burg; wounded at battle of Franklin, Tenn., Nov. 30, 1864; brevetted col. and brig .- gen. for meritorious services. Agent Empire Trans- portation Co. since 1866; mem. Board of Com- missioners of Lincoln Park, 1869-93; organized the efforts which culminated in erection of Grant Monument in Lincoln Park. Mem. Loyal Legion, G. A. R. Active Republican; has been chief marshal of every Republican procession in Chicago since the war, including grand procession just before election of Pres. Mc- Kinley. Chief of staff to Gen. Sheridan on re- ception to Gen. Grant on his tour of the world; to Gen. Forsyth for Garfield Memorial Procession; to Gen. Miles at unveiling of Grant Monument; at World's Fair parade, Oct., 1892; chief marshal Peace Jubilee Parade, 1898. Club: Union League. Office: The Rookery. Residence: 567 LaSalle Av.
STOCKWELL, John Wesley, Jr., clergyman; b. Portland, Me., Mar. 24, 1873; s. John Wes- ley and Eliza Jane (Mathlas) Stockwell; grad. primary school, 1885, grammar school, 1888,
Portland, Me., 1892; entered New Church Theological School at Cambridge, Mass., 1901, graduating, 1903; special studies at Harvard, summer of 1902, at Univ. of Chicago, 1903-4. In daily newspaper work at Philadelphia from police reporter to managing editor, 1892-9; expert financial writer for Philadelphia, New York and Boston papers, 1899-1901; clergy- man since June, 1903; pastor of Church of the New Jerusalem (Swedenborgian) at south- west corner of 46th St. and Woodlawn Av. Mem. Chicago Soc. of the New Jerusalem Church, Illinois Assn. of the New Jerusalem Church, Western New Church Union, Young People's League of the New Jerusalem Church; asst. sec. General Convention of the Church of the New Jerusalem in America. Mem. Stock Yards District Council, Chicago Board of Charities. Office: Parish House, 46th St. and Woodlawn Av. Residence: 6010 Jeffer- son Av.
STOELTING, Christian Hans, manufactur- er; and dealer in laboratory apparatus, etc .; b. Gross Harrie, Holstein, Germany, July 18, 1864; s. Max D. and Christine (Pries) Stoelt- ing; ed. Germany; m. Chicago, July, 1889, Amalia C. Klockhaus. Came to America in 1881, and to Chicago, 1883, and from 1881-6, held various positions as mechanician and foreman. Began business in June, 1886, with John A. Loff, as Loff & Stoelting, which was dissolved, 1889; continued under individual name until 1892, when business was incor- porated as C. H. Stoelting Mfg. Co. In 1895, organized Chicago Laboratory Supply and Scale Co. (absorbing C. H. Stoelting Mfg. Co.), and in 1903 changed its name to C. H. Stoelt- ing Co., manufacturers of and dealers in laboratory apparatus and supplies, and is pres. and treas. of the company. Republican. Lu- theran. Mason: Park Lodge, 843. Mem. Chi- cago Drug Trade Club. Office: 39 W. Randolph St. Residence: 1934 Kenmore Av.
STOLL, Robert Hamilton, lawyer; b. Lex- ington, Ky., Apr. 1, 1872; s. George and Julla (Hamilton) Stoll; ed. public schools of New York City and Chicago; grad. from North- western Univ. Law School, 1894; m. Chicago, Sept. 11, 1902, Alice L. Mayo; 1 daughter: Virginia. Admitted to bar by Supreme Court of Illinois, 1894; since then engaged in gen- eral practice of law in Chicago, but making a specialty of corporation, commercial and probate law. Also pres. Hay and Grain Re- porter Co .; treas. the Mexican Nat. Salt Co .; mem. of Forbes & Co., publishers, and other corporations. Republican. Methodist. Club: The Oaks (Austin). Office: 100 Washington St. Residence: 5715 Ohio St., Austin, Ill.
STOLZ, Joseph, rabbi of Isaiah Temple, Chi- cago, since 1887; b. Syracuse, N. Y., Nov. 3, 1861; s. David and Regina Stolz; grad. Univ. of Cincinnati, 1883, Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, 1884 (D.D.); m. Cincinnati, June 24, 1890, Blanche Rauh. Stationed at Little Rock, Ark., 1884-7. Pres. Hebrew Union Col- lege Alumni; vice-pres. Jewish Publication Soc., Jewish Chautauqua; 1st vice-pres. Cen- tral Conf. of Am. Rabbis; dir. Congress of Liberal Religions; mem. Board of Education, appointed by Mayor Harrison, 1902. Author: Funeral Agenda of Jews. Clubs: Standard, Lakeside, Chicago Literary. Address: 157 42d Pl.
STONE, Abraham Louis, wholesale jeweler; b. Werbalen, Prussia, Nov. 22, 1861; s. Isaac and Anna (Traub) Stone; ed. public schools; m. Pittsfield, Ill., Dec. 30, 1892. Ida B. Hirs- helmer; 1 son: Irving Stanley. Began business life as clerk in retail store at St. Louis, Mo .; went to Louisiana, Mo., 1879, and was a mem. of the firm of Hess & Stone, 8 years; in busl- ness at Pittsfield, Ill., 1887-9; since 1889 in Chicago in firm of Stone Bros. (A. L., Jacob and Nathan Stone), wholesale jewelers and
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importers of novelties. Also pres. of the Herz- feld-Philipson Co., of Milwaukee, Wis. Demo- crat. Club: Ravisloe Golf. Office: 199 Market Bldg. Residence: 412 Erie St. St. Residence: 3419 Prairle Av.
STONE, Frank Burrill, lumber; b. Chi -. mazoo Co., Mich., Feb. 23, 1852; s. Horace A. cago, Oct. 15, 1860; s. R. B. and Lucy Ellen (Russell) Stone; ed. Chicago public schools; m. Chicago, Oct. 3, 1883, Carrie L. Rounds; children: William A., Inez M. After leaving school in 1877, worked at lumber yard in Chi- cago, then in saw-mill in Indiana. In 1878 clerk with Chapman, Grier & Co., wholesale glassware, Chicago; in 1880 clerk with father, and, after latter's death, with R. B. Stone Lumber Co. In firm of Agnew & Stone, lum- ber, 1888-90; since Dec., 1890, in business alone, principally handling lumber and tim- ber for railway, bridge, and heavy construc- tions. Pres. Trinidad River Agricultural Co .; dir. Mexican Mutual Planters Assn. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic, Midlothian, Chicago Auto- mobile. K. T., Montjoie Commandery. Office: Railway Exchange. Residence: 5627 Monroe Av.
STONE, George Frederick, sec. Board of Trade; b. Newburyport, Mass., Apr. 24, 1836; s. of Jacob and Eliza (Atkins) Stone; ed. public schools and in Dummer Acad., Byfield, Mass .; m. 1861, Julia S. Spaulding, of Lud- low, Vt., daughter of Rev. Ephraim Spaulding, who was one of the first band of Am. mis- sionaries to the Sandwich Islands; 1 daugh- ter: Eliza Atkins. After leaving school, was clerk in the house of Denny, Rice & Gardner, of Boston; later was paying and receiving teller of Maverick Bank of Boston; later commission merchant, of firm of Stone, Denny & Co., Boston, and resident of Melrose, Mass., where he was selectman of the town and chairman of the school committee; pres. Corn Exchange (now Chamber of Commerce) of Boston, 1871-2; moved to Chicago, 1876; sec. Chicago Board of Trade since 1884; several times delegate to Nat. Board of Trade; mem., and chairman, Board of Trade branch, World's Commercial Congress, 1893; consul for several years for Guatamala. Nicaragua, Honduras. Republican. Mason. Odd Fellow (past grand). Fellow Royal Statistical Soc. of London. Mem. Loyal Legion. Club: Press. Office: Board of Trade. Residence: Evanston, Ill.
STONE, George William, Board of Trade commission; b. New York City, July 3, 1844; s. George C. and Sarah (Wheeler) Stone; ed. public schools, New York; m. Elizabeth, N. J., Apr. 13, 1871, Annie E. Ross; children: Charles H., Harry W., George W., Jr., Arthur, Annie Louise. Clerk in commission house, New York, 1861-77; moved to Chicago, 1877, and in busi- ness on Board of Trade ever since. Was a dir. of the Board 3 years. Republican. Presbyte- rian. Clubs: Midlothian Golf, Waupanseh. Of- fice: Royal Insurance Bldg. Residence: 3020 Calumet Av.
STONE, Herbert Stuart, publisher; b. Chi- cago, May 29, 1871; s. Melville E. and Martha Jameson (McFarland) Stone; preparatory edu- cation at Chateau de Lancy, Geneva, Switzer- land; grad. Harvard Univ., 1894; m. Baltimore, Md., Dec. 12, 1900, Mary Grigsby McCormick; children: Herbert Stuart Creighton, Mary Eleanor McCormick, Melville Edwin 3d. Start- ed publishing business of Stone & Kimball, 1894, while still at Harvard; founded the Chap- Book, a semi-monthly literary magazine, which created some interest and had a host of imitators; sold it in 1897; firm of Herbert S. Stone & Co. succeeded Stone & Kimball and purchased the magazine The House Beautiful (founded, 1896) : personally bought entire mag- azine, 1901, and has since edited and published it. Still mem. of the firm of Herbert S. Stone & Co .. in book publishing business. Republi- can. Mem. Exposition Board for Philippine Government, 1904. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago
Golf, Onwentsia, Saddle and Cycle, Caxton; also Players (New York). Office: Republic
STONE, Horace Greeley, lawyer; b. in Kala- and Hannah M. (Robbins) Stone; grad. Kala- mazoo, Mich., High School, 1868; widower; 1 daughter: Louise. Was employed in wholesale notion house in Kalamazoo, 1868-73, mean- while studying law in office of Hon. J. C. Bur- rows (now U. S. Senator); came to Chicago, and was engaged in various pursuits until ad- mitted to bar, 1878; atty. for C. & W. I. Ry., 1878-81; practiced at Stillwater and St. Paul, Minn., 1881-95; atty. and asst. receiver North- western Car & Mfg. Co., 1884-7; identified with many corporation law suits in Minnesota, and as counsel in connection with land grants and corporations on
Messabe and Vermilion ranges; returned to Chicago in 1895; now of Gurley, Stone & Wood; was in Ward Will Case, the Pewabic Mining Co. litigation, "De- partment Store" cases and chief counsel for Capt. Oberlin M. Carter, U. S. A., in suits re- garding $500,000 claimed by the U. S. govern- ment. Republican (generally). Presbyterian. Club: Union League. Office: Marquette Bldg. Residence: 5141 Michigan Av.
STONE, James Samuel, clergyman; b. Ships- ton-on-Stowe, Eng., Apr. 27, 1852; s. James Samuel and Anne (Print) Stone; ed. in various schools in England; came to U. S., 1873; grad. Philadelphia Divinity School, 1877; Cambridge Theological School, B.D., 1880; Bishop's Col- lege, Lenoxville, Quebec, D.D., 1886; natural- ized in Philadelphia, 1892; m. Doylestown, Pa., Jan. 4, 1898, Caroline Worthington; 1 daugh- ter: Violet Elfrida. Ordained deacon in Phila- delphia, June 22, 1876; priest in Toronto, July 1, 1877; rector St. Philip's Church, Toronto, 1879-82; St. Martin's Church, Montreal, 1882- 1886; Grace Church, Philadelphia, 1886-95; St. James Church, Chicago, since 1895. One of edi- tors of Am. Church Sunday School Magazine. Was chaplain 3d regt., N. G. of Pennsylvania, 1892-3. Republican. Author: Simple Sermons on Simple Subjects, 1879; The Heart of Merrie England, 1887; Readings in Church History, 1889; Necessity of Dogma in the Church, 1892; Woods and Dales of Derbyshire, 1894; Over the Hills to Broadway, 1894; From Frankfort to Munich, 1894. Address: 128 Rush St.
STONE, Lewis W., retired real estate deal- er; b. Orford, N. H., Nov. 4, 1816; s. Abijah and Mehitable (Gage) Stone; worked on farm and attended school winters; m. Apr. 4, 1841, Mary R. Gardner, of Lyme, N. H .; 1 adopted daughter (Mrs. Carrie Howard). Was engaged in farming in New Hampshire until 1845: came to Chicago; engaged in manufacture of lime until 1849, when went to California from Bos- ton by way of Cape Horn; engaged in gold digging, but soon had a severe case of typhoid fever, and on his convalescence returned to Chicago and engaged in manufacture of brick. Invested largely in real estate and later aban- doned the brick business and devoted atten- tion to real estate exclusively; laid out sub- division on a large tract he owned near Jack- son Park, in which region he still owns many buildings; retired from business in the early '90s. Republican. Residence: 4316 Michigan Av.
STONE, Melville Edwin, Jr., publisher; h. Chicago, Nov. 3, 1874; s. Melville E. and Martha Jameson (McFarland) Stone; ed. Chi- cago public schools, private schools in Eu- rope, Phillips Andover Acad., Andover, Mass., class of 1893, and grad. Harvard Univ., 1897; m. Chicago, Oct. 27, 1900, Lucretia Hosmer (died Aug. 2, 1901). After graduation from college became associated with his brother, Herbert S. Stone, in book publishing firm of Herbert S. Stone & Co. Gold Democrat. Con- gregationalist. Clubs: Chicago, Chicago Golf: also Players (New York). Office: Republic Bldg. Residence: 187 Rush St.
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STONEHILL, Charles Archibald, wholesale cago Congregational. Office: 103 State St. Residence: 2633 Indiana Av.
millinery; b. Chicago, Aug. 19, 1861; s. Joseph and Rebecca (Neuberger) Stonehill; ed. Notre Dame, Ind .; m. Milwaukee, Jan. 17, 1891, Net- tie Hyman; children: Marjorie, Dorothy, Charles Archibald II. After leaving School, 1877, entered employ of Gage Bros., wholesale millinery, as stock boy; entered employ of Edward Hinchliffe, Chicago, as city salesman; established in dry goods and millinery busi- ness for self at Marshalltown, Ia., 1884; re- moved business to Omaha, 1888. Came to Chi- cago, 1892, and entered employ of the Chicago Mercantile Co., wholesale millinery, of which he became pres. in 1897. Independent in poli- tics. Clubs: Standard, Ravisloe Country. Of- fice: 106-112 Wabash Av. Residence: 4800 Grand Boul.
STONEMAN, George Washington, lumber- man; b. McConnellsville, O., Sept. 6, 1863; ed. public schools of McConnellsville, O .; m. Chi- cago, Sept. 19, 1893, Cora E. Fleming; chil- dren: Evalyn, Robert F. Went from Ohio to Peoria, Il1., and thence came, in 1883, to Chi- cago and was connected with Thomas McFar- land & Son until 1889; from 1889 to 1898 was of Parmelee & Stoneman, lumber, and in 1898 changed to George W. Stoneman & Co., of which he is the senior mem., the firm making a specialty of hardwood lumber, mahogany and veneers; also pres. and treas. of the Stoneman-Zearing Lumber Co., with mills at DeValls Bluff, Ark. Independent in politics. Club: Illinois. Mason. Mem. of the Order of "Hoo Hoo." Office: 76 W. Erie St. Residence: 882 W. Adams St.
STORER, John, physician; b. Portland, Me., Dec. 5, 1861; s. George L. and Mary (Johnson) Storer; grad. High School, Madison, Wis., 1880; grad. Hahnemann Med. College and Hosp., Chicago, M.D., 1889; m. Portland, Me., Jan. 1.4, 1886, Myra F. Coffin; children: Horace Porter, Natalie (deceased), John, Jr. Followed grad- uation in 1889 with 6 months of post-grad- uate work in New York. Began practice in fall of 1889 at Jamaica Plain, Boston; after about 9 years of practice health broke down. Six months later began special study of dis- eases of the eye, ear, nose and throat at Bos- ton, New York, London, Germany and Paris. Since May 1, 1898, in exclusive practice of specialty in Chicago. For several years was registrar, treas, and dir. Dunham Med. College, in which held the professorship of specialty; later a dir. and prof. of his specialty in Her- ing Med. College; resigned from college work, 1903, as practice demanded all his time. Mem. Am. Institute of Homoeopathy, Am. Homo. Ophthalmological and Otological Soc., Illinois State Homo. Med. Soc. Republican. Unitarian. Clubs: Evanston Country, Evanston Golf. Of- fice: 92 State St. Residence: 1411 Davis St., Evanston, Ill.
STOWELL, James Herbert, physician; b. Delavan, Walworth Co., Wis., Apr. 29, 1854; s. Elijah and Lucinda (Bristol) Stowell; ed. Delavan High School, Beloit College Acad., Beloit College, and Chicago Med. College (Northwestern Univ. Med. School), graduat- ing, M.D., 1881; m. Aurora, Ill., June 16, 1880, Frances Evalyn Becket (now deceased); chil- dren: Mrs. Marion Stowell Cooke, Helen Mar, Lucinda May, James H., Jr., Frances Evalyn. Engaged in practice of medicine in Chicago from graduation. Dir. and med. examiner, Nat. Life Insurance Co., U. S. of A. Prof. of medi- cine, Dearborn Med. College; attending physi- cian Chicago Baptist Hosp. and Samaritan Hosp. Mem. and ex-pres. Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Examiners' Soc., Am. Assn. of Life Insurance Examining Surgeons; mem. Illinois State Med. Soc., Chicago Soc. Internal Medicine, Mississippi Valley Med. Soc .; con- sulting physician Alma Sanitarium, Alma, Mich. Republican. Deacon in Plymouth Con- gregational Church. Clubs: Physicians, Chi-
STRANDBERG, Carl Thorsten, mgr. and treas. Hemlandet Co .; b. Tomta, Sweden, Jan. 22, 1861; s. Lars Arvid and Wilhelmina (Fyr- wald) Strandberg; ed. high school in city of Orebro, Sweden; came to U. S., 1888; m. Chi- cago, Mar. 16, 1888, Ellen Victoria Pedro; 1 daughter: Elsa Victoria. First occupation in U. S. was as a bookkeeper for 2 years; then was mgr. of the Scandinavian dept. of the Dominion Steamship Line and Scandinavian Steamship Line for 7 years; since Sept. 1, 1897, mgr. and treas. of Hemlandet Co., pub- lishers of Hemlandet (oldest Swedish news- paper in U. S., established 1854). Office: 36 N. Clark St. Residence: 1227 North Shore Av.
STRANDBERG, Erik Peter, contractor; b. Jerntland-Stugun, Sweden, Mar. 10, 1860; s. Erik Mortenson and Anna Johanna (Nelson) Strandberg; ed. public school; m. Chicago, Oct. 9, 1889, Hilma C. Anderson; children: Erik Leon, Anna Frances. Became a cabinet maker at the age of 20; came to U. S., 1882, first locating at St. Cloud, Minn .; went to Joliet, Ill., and engaged as contractor there, 1883-4; since spring of 1885 in business as general contractor in Chicago; now pres. of the E. P. Strandberg Co .; also pres. Chicago Cemetery Assn. Mem. Builders & Traders Exchange, Mason & Builders Assn., Carpenters & Build- ers Assn. Republican. Office: Nat. Life Bldg. Residence: 3330 Indiana Av.
STRAUS, Samuel J. Tilden, investment banker; b. Ligonier, Ind., July 12, 1876; s. Frederick William and Madlon (Goldsmith) Straus; ed. public schools and Harvard School, Chicago, and Metropolitan Business School, 1895; m., Chicago, June 6, 1900, Lillie Wolf. After leaving school entered office of S. W. Straus & Co., real estate loans, and has re- mained continuously with the house ever since, becoming a mem. of the firm after his father's death in 1899. Republican. Clubs: Standard (dir. and treas.), Ravisloe Country, Lakeside. Office: 114 LaSalle St. Residence: 540 E. 44th St.
STRAUS, Simeon, lawyer; b. Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 21, 1855; s. Samuel and Rosine Straus; has lived in Chicago continuously since 1856; ed. Jones (public) School, grad- uating 1868 to Chicago High School, from which grad. in 1872; entered class of 1876 in academic dept. of Yale, but quit and entered Yale law dept., graduating, 1874, as LL.B .; m. Chicago, Feb. 24, 1880, Adelaide Eisen- drath; children: Samuel N., David C., Ira E., Marion R., Edna R. After graduation was ad- mitted to bar of Connecticut in June, 1874, and same year established in practice of law in Chicago; atty. for the German Nat. Bank of Chicago, the German Savings Bank of Chicago, Henry Greenebaum & Co., bank- ers, from May, 1875, to Dec., 1877; since then in practice, confining work to chancery and probate cases and real estate law. Has had the settlement of some of the largest estates in Chicago, and the handling of some of the largest real estate cases and business. Repub- lican. Pres. Oakland Improvement Assn. Clubs: Hamilton, Waupanseh. Office: 85 Dear- born St. Residence: 3943 Ellis Av.
STRAUS, Simon William, investment bank- er; b. Ligonier, Ind., Dec. 23, 1866; s. Frederick William and Madlon (Goldsmith) Straus; ed. Chicago public schools and in Hughes High School, Cincinnati, O .; m. Pittsburgh, Pa., Apr. 25, 1893, Hattie Klee; children: Madeline, Louise, Harriet. Began business life with father, until 1888, in Chicago branch of Straus Bros. & Co., bankers, of Ligonier, Ind .; mem. of firm of Chan & Straus, bankers, Chicago, 1888-94; succeeded, 1894, by present firm of S. W. Straus & Co., investment bankers, of which he is the senior mem. Republican. Jew- ish religion, Clubs: Hamilton, Standard,
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Ravisloe Country. Office: 114 LaSalle St. Resi- Chatfield, 1869-78 (burned out in 1871, but re- dence: 3440 Michigan Av.
STRAUSS, Julius, wholesale millinery; b. Darmstadt, Ger., May 4, 1859; s. Simon and Bertha (Altheim) Strauss; ed. in Darmstadt; m. Chicago, Nov. 15, 1894, Hannah Kohn. Came to U. S., 1876; was salesman for West- ern territory for James G. Johnson & Co., New York, 1884-93; in charge of their Chicago office, 1893-5; was mem. of the commission STREET, Harry Lockman, lumber; b. Chi- cago, Feb. 26, 1871; s. Charles Arthur and Elizabeth Kate (McReynolds) Street; ed. Fes- senden School, 1880-4; St. Austin's School (Episcopal), New Brighton, S. I., N. Y., 1885- firm of Strauss & Edwards, 1895-9; sold out to Mr. Edwards, to become vice-pres. and treas. Theo. Ascher Co., wholesale millinery. Republican. Mem. United Hebrew Charities Assn. Club: Standard (vice-pres., 1900-2). Of-' 1890; Yale Univ., 1891-5, graduating, B.A. En- fice: 135 Michigan Av. Residence: 2240 Calu- met Av.
STRAWN, Silas Hardy, lawyer; b. on farm near Ottawa, Ill., Dec. 16, 1866; s. Abner and Eliza (Hardy) Strawn; grad. Ottawa High School, June, 1885; taught school 2 years; then read law in office of Bull & Strawn, Ot- tawa; came to Chicago. 1891, and attended University Extension lectures, Chicago Univ., 2 years; m. Binghamton, N. Y., June 22, 1897, Margaret Stewart; children: Margaret Stew- art, Katherine Stewart. Admitted to bar, Ot- tawa, Ill., May 22, 1889; practiced at Ottawa, 1889-91; Sept., 1891, to Apr. 20, 1892, with law firm of Weigley, Bulkley & Gray, Chicago; clerk in law firm of Winston & Meagher, Apr., 1892, to Sept., 1894; partner in same to Dec., 1901; in firm of Winston, Babcock, Strawn & Shaw, to June, 1903: since then of Winston, Payne & Strawn. Dir. C. T. T. R. R. Co .; dir. and counsel East Chicago Co. Democrat. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn. Clubs: Union League, Mid- lothian (dir.), Law. Office: First Nat. Bank. Residence: 4716 Madison Av.
STREAM, John Joseph, pres. Chicago Grain & Elevator Co .; b. Chicago, Feb. 1, 1870; s. Joseph and Mary Stream: ed. Chicago public schools and Chicago College of Law, grad- uating from latter in 1892; m. Rock Island, Ill., Martha Avery Clarke: 1 daughter: Edna. Began as office boy for Charles Counselman & Co., and has been identified with the Coun- selman business affairs under various cor- porate names and now is the practical con- troller of these interests. Pres. and treas. of the Chicago Grain & Elevator Co., operating country elevators on the C., R. I. & P. Ry. in Iowa. Also pres. South Chicago Elevator and Rock Island Elevator. Mem. Chicago Board of Trade, Milwaukee Board of Trade, St. Louis Merchants' Exchange. Republican. Episco- palian. Office: 240 LaSalle St. Residence: 48 Groveland Park.
STREET, Charles Arthur, lumberman; b. Newmarket, near Toronto, Ont., Aug. 23, 1842; s. Rev. George C. (Church of England) and Ann S. Street; parents removed to Davenport, Ia., 1850, his father becoming rector of Epis- copal Church there, and later of various Illi- nois parishes; ed. by his father and in public schools; m. 1st, Chicago, 1870, Elizabeth Kate McReynolds, of Detroit, Mich., who died, 1885, leaving 2 sons: Harry Lockman, Norman Ar- thur; m. 2d, 1890, Rosalind C., daughter of Charles R. Larrabee, of Chicago; children: Charles Larrabee, Margaret Bourne, Edward Porter. In 1860 entered office of Thomas Bas- nett, sec. of the Caton Telegraph Co. (Caton lines merged into Western Union), Ottawa, Ill., to learn telegraphy: after a few months entered employ of George Dunbar, railway supplies, Chicago; after battle of Ft. Donel- son, was employed hv telegraph company as operator at Cairo, Ill., for 1 year; later in charge railroad telegraph office at Dixon, Ill .; then cashier business dent. Chicago Times until about 1863; after that chief clerk in q. m.'s. office for transportation of troops from Chicago, until close of war. In book and sta- tionery business, 1865-8; in lumber business firm of Mason, Street & Co., 1868-9; Street &
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