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BARR, Norman Burton, clergyman: b. Mt. Pala- tine, IIl., Jan. 26, 1868; s. Lawrence Clay and Har- riet Amanda (Ferry) Barr; B.A., Univ. of Neb., 1893; grad. McCormick Theol. Sem., 1897; m. Min- nie Goodman, of Lincoln, Neb., Dec. 20, 1897 (died 1909) ; children: Dorothy, Norman Burton, Jr., Mar- Home: Glencoe, 111. Office: Monadnock Blk., Chi- jorie, Lawrence Edward; m. 2d, Sarah Holbrook cago.
BARNETTE, Lorenzo Welton, concrete special- ties; b. N.Y. City, June 12, 1880; s. Gasper Cisneros and Josephine (Lippincott) Barnette; ed. public schs .; unmarried. Has been identified with the steel business since 1896, beginning in Franklin, Pa .; came to Chicago, Apr., 1916, as western mgr. of the Concrete Steel Co., of New York (Have- meyer bars for reinforcing concrete, etc.); com- pany maintains branch offices in Phila., Boston, Chicago, Syracuse, N.Y., and Youngstown, O. Ma- son. Democrat. Episcopalian. Recreations: motor- boating, motoring. Home: 1234 N. State St. Of- fice: 444 Monadnock Blk.
BARNHART, Arthur Middleton, president Barn- hart Bros. & Spindler, type founders; Feb. 17, 1844- May 13, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNHART, Kenneth, dry goods; Apr. 14, 1858- Dec. 6, 1913. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNHART, Marvin Elmer, lawyer; b. Cass Co., Ind., June 17, 1869; s. Jacob and Mary (Fisher) Barnhart; ed. pub. grammar schs. of Cass Co., Ind., and high sch., Rochester, Ind .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1893; unmarried. Admitted to bar, 1893, and since in active practice at Chicago; asst. state's atty. since 1912. Mem. 1Il. State and Chicago bar assns., Delta Chi. Democrat. Mason (Standard Lodge). Clubs: Iroquois, Skokie Country. Recrea- tion: golf. Home: 521 Surf St. Office: Criminal Court Bldg.
BARNUM, Ernest Dressel, manager of Ansonia Clock Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNUM, Frank Wilson, clergyman; b. Morri- son, 1Il .; s. Merritt Ferguson and Lucretia (Hun- gerford) Barnum; A.B., Northwestern Univ., 1899; m. Emma A. Hume, of Manteno, Ill., June 21, 1899; 1 son, Merritt Hume. Ordained M.E. ministry, 1899; pastor Lake Bluff, 11l., 1896-9, Bowen Ch., Chicago, 1899-1905, Centennial Ch., Rockford, Ill., 1905-11, Hemenway Ch., Evanston, 1911-12, Oak- land Ch., Chicago, since Oct., 1912. Home: 923 E. 40th St.
BARNUM, Gertrude (Miss), sociologist; b. Ches- ter, Ill., Sept. 29, 1866; d. William H. and Clara Letitia (Hyde) Barnum; ed. Evanston (Ill.) High Sch .; spl. course in economics and history, Univ. of Wis .; unmarried. Asst. at Hull House, Chicago, 1889-96, asst. treas., 1895-6; head resident Henry Booth Settlement and editor woman's page, Boyce's Magazine, 1 yr .; dean of girls, Port Deposit (Md.) Inst., about 1 yr .; Ist nat. organizer, and sec. of Women's Trade Union League, 1903-4; gen. organ- izer and publicity agt., Internat. Ladies Garment Workers' Union, 1911-13; spl. agt. U.S. Commn. on Industrial Relations, 1913-14; spl. agt. Internat. Ladies Garment Workers' Union since 1914. Con- stant contbr. fiction stories and articles on sociol. and labor topics to newspapers and mags. Home: Riverside, Ill.
BARNUM, Harry Hyde, lawyer; b. Chicago, Aug. 23, 1879; s. William Henry and Clara L. (Hyde) Barnum; prep. edn. Riverside (Ill.) High Sch .; stu- dent Univ. of Mich., 1899-1900; LL.B., Lake Forest Univ., 1903; m. Edith Carpenter Beach, of Winnet- ka, Ill., June 2, 1914; 1 daughter, Grace Beach. Studied law in office of father, 1900-3; clerk in office of James A. Brady, 1903-4; mem. firm of Brady, Barnum & Rutledge, 1904-7; associated with Rubens, Fischer & Mosser, 1907-9; mem. firm Ru- bens, Fischer, Mosser & Barnum since 1909; sec. Northwestern Co. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Chi. Democrat. Club: City. Recreations: tennis, bowling. Home: 735 Walden Rd., Winnetka, Il1. Office: 110 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
BARNUM, Morgan King, railway official. Re- moved to Baltimore, Md. (See vol. 1911.)
BARNUM, William H., jurist; Feb. 15, 1840-Dec. 10, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
Humphrey, of Chicago, 1914; stepson, Paul Hum- phrey. Ordained Presbyn. ministry, 1897, and pas- tor of Olivet Memorial Ch., Chicago, ever since. Founded Olivet Inst., an all-around community service instn., including settlement, music sch., med, dispensary, summer camp, etc. Mem. Chicago Presbytery, Presbyn. Ministers' Assn., Northside Presbyn. Pastors' Fellowship, Presbyn. Social Union, Chicago League of Settlements. Home: 1500 Hudson Av. Office: 444 Blackhawk St.
BARR, Robert C., foundryman. (See vol. 1911.) BARR, Silas Miller, life underwriter; b. Aurora, Ill., Apr. 14, 1865; s. James G. and Sarah M. (Mill- er) Barr; ed. pub. schs. of Aurora; grad. Aurora High Sch., 1883; m. Helen E. Danforth, of Kanka- kee, Ill., June 27, 1895; children: Ruth E., Mar- jorie L. First business experience in First Nat. Bank, Aurora; started in life ins. business in June, 1887, with Mut. Life Ins. Co. of N.Y .; has been successively connected with Mutual Life, New York Life, Ætna Lite and Equitable Life; gen. agent Equitable Life Assurance Soc. for several years; resigned, June 1, 1917, and returned to Mutual Life, as gen. agent, on that date. Independent in politics. Recreation: music. Home: 318 Forest Av., River Forest, Ill. Office: 108 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BARR, William Allen, M.D .; b. Clark Co., Ill., Apr. 4, 1860; s. James and Margaret A. Barr; ed. Northern Ind. Normal Sch .; M.D., Rush Med. Coll., 1892; m. Princeton, Ill., Feb. 17, 1894, Hanna Oh- man. Began practice of medicine in Chicago, 1892, but in fall of that year went to Mich, and started practice; returned to Chicago in 1893; practice now restricted to diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat. Prof. of ophthalmology, Chicago Coll. Medicine and Surgery; ophthalmologist in Frances E. Willard Hosp .; surgeon 111. Charitable Eye and Ear Infirm- ary. Mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Ophthalmol. Soc. Republican. Home: 744 Independence Boul. Office: 32 N. State Street.
BARRELL, Finley, retired; b. Chicago, Oct. 28, 1864; s. James and Susan ( Finley ) Barrell; ed. pub. and high schs. and Allen's Acad., Chicago; m. Chi-
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cago, Dec. 9, 1890, Grace M. Witbeck; 1 son, John Genevieve (Hoard) Barrett; ed. pub, schs., Chi- Witbeck (died July 1, 1916), Began as clk. for Ir- cago; m. Clara Campbell, of Chicago, May 29, 1895; children: Oscar W., Jr., Lawrence, Fred S., Stephen, Genevieve. Identified with Ins. business since 1890; began with father, firm of O. W. Barrett & Co .; now mem. H. L. Wayne Co., ins., surety bonds. Republican. Baptist. Mason (R.A.). Club: Hamil- ton. Recreations: fishing, farming. Home: 132 Pine Av. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul.
win, Orr & Co., Board of Trade commn. mchts., Chicago, 1883; in employ Norton & Worthington, in same line, Chicago, 1884-90; entered business for self, Sept., 1890, in firm of Russell & Barrell, grain commn .; succeeded, 1892, by J. F. Barrell & Co., and name changed to Finley Barrell & Co., 1894, which continued until his retirement, Jan. 1, 1917. Republican. Episcopalian. Clubs: Chicago, Old Elm, Shore Acres, Onwentsia; Metropolitan (New York). Recreations: motoring, shooting. Home: Lake Forest, Ill. Office: 11 S. LaSalle St., Chicago.
BARRELL, James, broker; 1835-1913. (See vol. 19II.)
BARRETT, Channing Whitney, M.D .; b. Bliss- field, Mich., Dec. 14, 1866; s. David Fowler and Martha C. (Dewey) Barrett; ed. pub. schs., Fayette Normal Univ., Ohio, Hillsdale (Mich.) Coll .; M.D., Detroit Coll. of Medicine, 1895; m. near Hillsdale, Mich., July 22, 1896, Luella May, d. of late Nathan Alvord; children: Russell Alvord, Florence Louise, Helen Elizabeth, Ruth Esther. Reared on farm; teacher in pub. schs., 1886-92; student of medicine in physician's office 2 yrs. of this time, as well as years 1892-5; interne at St. Luke's Hosp., Detroit, 1893-5; house physician to Harper Hosp., Detroit, 1895-6; asst. surgeon to Marion Sims Hosp., Chi- cago, since 1896; prof. gynecology, Chicago Clinical Sch., 1900-6; prof. gynecology, Chicago Policlinic Sch., and chief prof. Univ. of Ill. Med. Sch .; chief Dept. of Gynecology, Cook Co. Hosp. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons, Assn. Obstetricians and Gynecolo- gists; mem. A.M.A., Ill. State Med. Soc., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc. (pres.), Missis- sippi Valley Med. Soc. Republican. Methodist. Mem. Chicago Y.M.C.A. Clubs: City, Press. Has contributed many articles to med. jours., among them: The Crime of Gynecology (Am. Jour. of Ob- stetrics), 1908; The Thyroid Gland, Its Degenera- tions in Relation to Obstetrics, 1914; The Treat- ment of Abortion on the Basis of Its Pathology, 1915; Hernias Through the Pelvic Floor, 1909; The Elements Which Make Success or Failure in Sur- gical Work, 1911. Recreation: farming. Home: 561 Stratford Pl. Office: 25 E. Washington St.
BARRETT, John Patrick, electrician; 1837-Dec. 28, 1915. (See vol. 1911.)
BARRETT, Marcus Lorenzo, president of M. L. Barrett & Co. and Barrett Varnish Co. Home: 3733 Lake Park Av. Office: 233 W. Lake St.
BARRETT, Oliver Rogers, lawyer; b. Jackson- ville, Ill., Oct. 14, 1873: s. George J. and Ellen (Watson) Barrett; ed. Pittsfield (111.) High Sch .; Ann Arbor (Mich.) High Sch .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1896; m. Pauline S. Proctor, of Peoria, Ill .; 1 son, Roger Watson. Practiced at Peoria, Ill., 1896-1905; was asst. city atty., Peoria; removed to Chicago, 1905. Mem. 5th Ill. Inf., U.S.V., 1898, Spanish-Am. War. Mem. 111. State and Chicago har assns., Delta Chi. Republican. Methodist. Recrea- tion: collecting books and autographs. Home: Kenilworth, Ill. Office: 1500 First Nat. Bank Bldg., Chicago.
BARRETT, Samuel E., chairman Barrett Mfg. Co., roofing materials. Died Dec. 29, 1912. (See vol. 1911.)
BARRETT, Storrs Barrows, astronomer; b. at Kingsville, O., Aug. 12, 1864; s. A. Judson and Emily (Barrows) Barrett; A.B., Univ. of Roches- ter, 1889; post-grad. work, Univ. of Chicago; m. Ida Clark, of Farnham, O., Nov. 24, 1898; children: Helen Montgomery, Laura Colby, Emily. Prin. Middlebury Acad., Wyoming, N.Y., 1889-91; teach- er high sch., Palmyra, 1891-2; fellow in astronomy, Univ. of Chicago, 1893-6; master of Latin and mathematics, University Sch., Chicago, 1897-8; pvt. tutor, 1898-1900; sec. Yerkes Observatory (Univ. of Chicago) since 1900. Mem. Am. Astron. Soc. Address: Williams Bay, Wis.
BARRETT, William Eaker, wholesale lumber melt .; June 9, 1859-Feb. 1, 1916. (See vol. 191I.)
BARRETT, William Henry, apple products; b. at Monroe Co., N. Y .; s. Charles and Martha (Cham- bers) Barrett; ed. pub. schs., N.Y., and Brockport State Normal Sch .; m. Jane L. Clark, of Chicago, Dec. 9, 1879; children: Martha Chambers, Gordon Richard, Marguerite, Warren Hollister. Engaged in cider and vinegar business at Holley, N. Y., title of Barrett & Sons, 1867-74; removed to Chicago, 1875, and has since continued in same line, includ- ing nectars, pickles, cider machinery, etc .; owner firm of Barrett & Barrett, also Empire Pickle Co .; pres. Barrett & Co., wines. Presbyterian. Mason (Oriental Consistory). Home: 100 E. Chicago Av. Office: 440 W. Ontario St.
BARRON, Edward Hopkins, lawyer, sec. Edson Keith & Co .; b. Chicago, Nov. 7, 1878; s. Mahlon and Katherine (Hopkins) Barron; ed. pub. schs. of Chi- cago; LL.B., Chicago Coll. of Law, 1901; unmarried. In practice at Chicago since 1901; sec., treas. and dir. Edson Keith & Co. since 1904. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Credit Men's Assn. Mem. Chicago and Ill. State bar assns., Chicago Assn. Commerce, Delta Chi. Catholic. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: City, Chicago Athletic Assn. Recreations: hunting and fishing. Home: 5332 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 24 S. Michigan Av.
BARRETT, Edward Ernest, consulting engr. and contractor; b. Port Byron, Ill., Oct. 12, 1870; s. Daniel Thomas and Lucy Ann (Sidlinger) Barrett; ed. pub. grammar and high schs., and Port Byron Acad., 1 yr., 1888; grad. Curtiss Business Coll., Minneapolis, Minn., 1886; B.S. in Civil Engring., Univ. of 111., 1893; m. Grace Anna Hollister, of Port Byron, Ill., Nov. 24, 1894; children: Jordan Hollis- ter, Gertrude (died in infancy) and Edward Daniel. BARRON, John Thomas, western mgr. of Am. Powder Mills; b. Cambridge, N.Y., Oct. 26, 1865; s. Thomas Barron and Mary (Cavanaugh) Barron; removed with parents to Chicago, 1866; ed. pub. schs. of Chicago; in. Grace, d. of William Fitz- gerald, of Chicago, 1889; children: Marie, Grace, Geraldine, Thomas, William, Mildred. Entered em- ploy of the Am. Powder Mills, Chicago office, 1882, becoming western mgr., 1889, also dir. since 1912; organizer, and pres. Barron Brick Co. since Nov., 1915. Democrat. Catholic. Clubs: Chicago Athletic With U.S. engr. corps in charge of surveys and levee constn. on Miss. River, 1893-1901; asst. engr. C.,B.&Q.Ry., Apr. 1-Aug. 1, 1901; civil engr. with Fairbanks, Morse & Co., Chicago, 1901-4; vice pres. Roberts & Schaefer Co., engrs. and contractors. since 1904; dir. LaGrange Trust & Savings Bank and Twelfth Street State Bank. Mem. bd. of trus- tees Village of LaGrange, 1906-8. Republican. Meth- odist. Mem. Sigma Chi. Clubs: Chicago Engineers', Illini, LaGrange Country. Home: 333 S. Waiola Av., LaGrange, Ill. Office: 332 S. Michigan Av., Assn., South Shore Country, Recreation: motoring. Chicago.
Home: 1428 Jarvis Av. Office: 7 S. Dearborn St.
BARROWS, George Groves, lumber; b. in N.Y., Sept. 6, 1853; s. of Austin Aaron and Harriete (Groves) Barrows; ed. acad., Clinton, Oneida Co., N. Y., and Clinton Liberal Inst .; m. Martha Wayne Thompson, of Chicago, 1880; 2 children: Wayne Groves, Stanley Hill. Entered employ of D. F. Groves, lumber mcht., Chicago, 1871; mem. firm Charles Bruse & Co., lumber, 1888-94; formed the South Chicago & Calumet Lumber Co., 1894, and was pres. of same; later bought out the A. R. Beck Lumber Co. and carried on business under the name of The White River Lumber Co .; organized firm of Barrows & Donnellan Co., 1910, at East St. Louis, Ill., and now pres. of the company; treas. Nat. Kellastone Co. Republican. Congregationalist. Recreation: athletics. Home: 7339 South Shore Drive. Office: 175 Jackson Boul.
BARROWS, Harlan H., geographer; b. Armada, Mich., Apr. 15, 1877; s. David H. and Lucy Eliza- beth (Tenney) Barrows; grad. Mich. State Normal
BARRETT, Oscar William, general insurance; b. Chicago, Sept. 9, 1871; s. of Oscar William and Coll., Ypsilanti, 1896 ( Pd. M., 1912); S.B., Univ. of
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Chicago, 1904; grad. student, same, 1904-6; m. and to try the cases of delinquent girls; had been Janie E. Gleason, of Big Rapids, Mich., Aug. 16, public guardian of Cook County for 16 yrs., having 1898 (died July 23, 1913); 1 son, Robert Harlan; been apptd. by each governor of Ill. during that period; sec. Public Safety Commn. of Chicago and Cook County. Mem. 111. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar
m. 2d, Adda B. Weber, of Chicago, Sept. 4, 1915; 1 daughter, Dorothy Elizabeth. Asst. in geology, 1904-7, instr. in geology and geography, 1907-8, Assn. Mem. bd. of trustees Soc. for Mental Hy- asst. prof., 1908-10, asso. prof. geography, 1910-14, giene. Clubs: Chicago Woman's, Woman's City. prof. since 1914, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Assn. Home: 721 Sheridan Rd., Evanston, Ill. Office: 10th floor County Bldg., Chicago. Am. Geographers (vice pres.), Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi. Home: 6116 Ingleside Av.
BARROWS, Stanley Hill, mfr. of plasters and refractories; h. Chicago, Aug. 11, 1883; s. George Groves and Martha Wayne (Thompson) Barrows; ed. grammar schs. and business coll., Chicago; m. Frances Stehlin, of Chicago, Apr. 26, 1904; 3 chil- dren: Louise Hill, Marcia Josephine, George Groves, 2d. Lumber buyer, 1902-6; pres. Park Ridge Lumber & Coal Co., 1906-14; pres. Nat. Kel- lastone Co., since 1914; pres. Park Ridge State Bank; dir. Barrows & Donnellan Co., real estate, etc. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Park Ridge Country, Flo- rida Gun. Recreations: motoring, golf. Home: Edgemont Acres, Park Ridge, Ill. Office: 19 S. La Salle St., Chicago.
BARRY, see also Berry.
BARRY, Charles Hart, insurance. Removed to Philadelphia. (See vol. 1911.)
BARRY, John, transportation; Jan. 1, 1850-Mar. 26, 1914. (See vol. 1905.)
BARRY, Patrick T., journalist, publisher. (See vol. 1911.)
BARRY, Rupert John, lawyer; b. at Muskegon, Mich., Aug. 29, 1876; s. John and Rose ( Blake) Barry; grad. St. Ignatius Coll., Chicago, 1898; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1900; m. Mary Genevieve Healy, of Chicago, Feb. 22, 1905. Practiced in Chi- cago since Oct., 1900; mem. firm of Barry & Crow- ley; sec. and dir. Barry Transportation Co., 1903-8; dir. Chicago, Racine & Milwaukee Line, 1909. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Delta Upsilon, Knights of Co- lumbus, Irish Fellowship Club, Republican. Cath- olic. Club: Hamilton. Recreations: outdoor sports. Home: 4019 Clarendon Av. Office: 39 S. LaSalle St.
BARRY, Thomas Henry, major gen .; comdr. Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill. (See Who's Who in America. )
BARRY, Walter H., treasurer Variety Mfg. Co. (See vol. 1911.)
BARSTOW, Rhoda Pike, M.D .; b. Carmel, Me., Nov. 22, 1852; d. Silas Symonds and Olive (Green) Pike; early edn. in pub. and pvt. schs .; M.D., Hah- nemann Med. Coll., Chicago, 1888. Began practice at Irving Park, 111., 1888 ; was prof. obstetrics, Her- ing Med. Coll., 10 yrs .; med. supt. Daily News Fresh Air Sanitarium since 1913. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. State Homo. Assn., Chicago Homme. Soc. Republican. Universalist. Clubs: Af- ter Dinner, Irving Park Sorosis. Home: 4210 Irving Park Boul.
BARTELME, Ferdinand E., lumberman; b. Al- sace-Lorraine, Jan. 15, 1856; s. John and Mary ( Weber ) Bartelme; came to Chicago, 1866; ed. pub. schs. and Bryant and Stratton Business Coll., Chi- cago; m. Nov. 12, 1878, Emma, C. Tiedemann, of Chicago, 1893, Grace C. Bullock; children: Dorothy, Herbert Bullock, Winifred, Marjorie, Katharine, Beatrice. Was several years principal in the Chi- cago pub. schs. prior to 1890, when engaged in business; now pres. Standard Diamond Drill Co. Republican. Mem. S.A.R. Unitarian. Mason. Clubs: Union League, Skokie Country. Recreations: mo- toring, golf and music, Home: Glencoe, Ill. Office: 38 S. Dearborn St., Chicago.
New Orleans; children: Mrs. Dorothy Bartelme Pole (Chicago), Ferdinand M. and Tonnies T. ( Min- neapolis), Mrs. Mary Bartelme Cutting (Chicago). Began as elk. for Hatch, Holbrook & Co., lumber, Oct. 23, 1873; apptd. mgr. of br. yard for Hatch & Keith, 1882, successors of Hatch, Holbrook & Co .; when The Keith Lumber Co. was organized, 1890, to succeed Hatch & Keith, was made vice pres. of the company and so continued till 1913, when was elected pres .; dir. St. Louis (Mo.) Car Co., Bar- telme Co., of Minneapolis, Minn., and Cairo, Ill. Republican. Presbyterian. Formerly mem. of 1st Regt. I.N.G. and now hon. mem. Co. A. Mem, Oak Park Lodge No. 540, A.F. and A.M .; charter mem, Siloam Commandery, K.T., of Oak Park, Clubs: Union League, Oak Park Country. Home: 241 N. Parkside Av. Office: 2350 Laflin St.
BARTELMEZ, George William, teacher; b. N.Y. City, Mar. 23, 1885; s. Theodore B. and Caroline (Osten) Bartelmez; ed. grammar schs. and Morris High Sch., New York; S.B., New York Univ., 1906; Ph.D., Univ. of Chicago, 1910; m. Erminnie Hollis, of Bailey's Bay, Bermuda, Mar. 31, 1912; children: Caroline Jane, Erminnie Hollis. Asst. in zoology, New York Univ., 1906-7; fellow in zoology, 1907-8, lab. asst. in zoology, 1908-9, asso, in anatomy, 1910- 11, instr., 1911-15, asst. prof. since 1915, Univ. of Chicago. Mem. Am. Assn. Anatomists, Am. Assn. Zoologists. Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha. Recreations: tennis, gymnas- tics. Home: 1109 E. 54th Pl.
BARTELS, William Henry, publisher; b. N.Y. City, Sept. 17, 1849; removed to Chicago, 1853; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; m. Marie J. Baeder, of Chicago, 1869; children: Lillian, Florence, William H., Jr. In printing and publishing business in Chicago since 1862, having been with the Commercial Ex- press, under Joel Henry Wells, 1862-7; in 1867 es- tablished, with B. F. Howard, the Daily Trade Bul- letin, a Bd. of Trade paper; mem, firm of Howard, Bartels & Co., publishers and printers. Mem. Chi- cago Bd. of Trade. Residence: Lexington Hotel. Office: 332 Sherman St.
EARTH, Christian G., hardware; b. Mendota, Ill., Jan. 29, 1869; s. Mathias and Margaret M. ( Buck) Barth; ed. Jennings Sem., Aurora, Ill., 1887-9; grad. Aurora Business Coll., 1889; m. Sarah A. Wingert, of Chicago, June 1, 1893; children: Leroy A., Mil- ton E. Bookkeeper Rehm Hardware Co., 1890-1; same for D. M. Osborne & Co., 1891-1900, and asst. mgr .. 1900-4; sec. and dir. Rehm Hardware Co. since 1904: also vice pres. Dexter Mfg. Co. Repub- lican. Mem. Evangelical Assn. Mason. Recrea- tion: automobiling. Home: 32 S. Mayfield Av. Of- fice: 1501 Blue Island Av.
BARTH, Lewis L., lumberman; b. South Bend, Ind., Dec. 31, 1850; s. Henry and Lizette Barth; ed. Univ. of Notre Dame, South Bend, Ind .; m. Chi- cago, 1874, Carrie Halm; children: Helena L. (Mrs. Outhet), Hattie ( Mrs. Charles R. Clow), Began as bookkeeper for father in lumber and grain, 1869; in lumber business at Chicago since 1879; vice pres. and dir. Edward Hines Lumber Co. since 1892; also vice pres. Lumbermen's Mill Co., Wood Street Planing Mill Co., etc. Republican. Clubs: Illinois, Union League, Mid-Day, Hamilton, South Shore Country, Flossmoor Country, Traffic. Rec- reations: fishing, motoring, golf, Residence: Con- gress Hotel. Office: 2431 S. Lincoln St.
BARTHOLF, Charles Stephen, mfr .; b. Plainfield, Will Co., Ill., Sept. 25, 1857: s. Gilliam and Mary ( McCreery ) Bartholf; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1880; m.
BARTHOLOMEW, Harry Bishop, teacher piano and voice; h. Batavia, Ill., Apr. 25, 1883; s. Henry B. and lda Josephine (Vaughn) Bartholomew; ed. Chicago and Berlin, Germany; unmarried. Organ- ist and choir dir. First Bapt. Ch., Aurora, Ill., 8 yrs .; dir. Batavia-Geneva Chorus, 1915, 16, 17; stu- dio in Chicago since 1909. Republican. Home: Ba- tavia, Ill. Studio: 620 Fine Arts Bldg., Chicago.
BARTELME, Mary Margaret, lawyer; b. Chi- BARTHOLOMEW, Warren Douglas, lawyer; b. Louisville, Ky., Oct. 2, 1878; s. Benjamin and Maria ( Bartholomew) Bartholomew; ed. in pub, grammar cago; d. Balthasar and Jeannette (Hoff) Bartelme; ed. pub, schs., Chicago; LL.B., Northwestern Univ. Law Sch., 1894. Was apptd. Mar. 3, 1913, by Judge and high schs., Louisville, Ky .; read law in offices Pinckney (of the Juvenile Court) as his assistant of Darby & Gates, Princeton, Ky .; unmarried. Ad-
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mitted to Ky. bar, 1896; engaged in practice at BARTLETT, Frederick Henry, real estate; b. Princeton, Ky., until 1903, being city atty. there, Binghamton, N. Y., Feb. 6, 1875; s. Robert and 1900-2; actively engaged in practice at Chicago Leodicie (Carle) Bartlett; ed. pub. schs. of Big since 1903; trial atty. for Chicago City Ry. Co. Springs and Midland, Tex., until 14 yrs. of age, Was mem. 3d Ky. Vol. Inf. during Spanish-Am. passing eighth grade; m. Chicago, Nov. 23, 1898, War and participated in Cuban campaign. Mem. Fannie I. Sweepe; 1 daughter, Portia. Began as Ill. State Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Mason stock boy with Marshall Field & Co., 1890, then (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. B.P.O.E. (Loyal Knight). Independent in politics. Recreation: outdoor exer- cise. Residence: Windsor-Clifton Hotel. Office: 105 S. LaSalle St.
BARTLE, James S., railway official; b. Feb. 22, 1856; s. of William Toy and Elizabeth (Granger) Bartle; ed. pub. schs .; m. Mary R. Boestler, of Chi- cago, Nov. 6, 1879; 2 daughters: Virginia, Ruth. Began ry. service as clk. Plattsmouth office of C.,B. &Q.R.R., 1876; asst. gen. frt. agt., same road, Chi- cago, 1884; gen. frt. agt. Hannibal & St. Joseph, and Kansas City, St. Joseph & Council Bluffs rys., 1887-91; asst. gen. frt. agt. same lines and St. Louis, Keokuk & Northern R.R., and Chicago, Bur- lington & Kansas City Ry., 1891-6; gen. frt. and pass. agt., Ind., Ill. & Ia. R.R., at Chicago, 1896-8; gen. eastern frt. agt, at New York, 1898-1909; asst. frt. traffic mgr., at Chicago, A.,T.&S.F. system, since Jan. 10, 1910. Clubs: Union League, Traffic. Recreation: golf. Home: Evanston, Ill. Office: Rail- way Exchange, Chicago.
BARTLETT, Adolphus Clay, hardware mcht .; b. Stratford, N.Y., June 22, 1844; s. Aaron and Delia (Dibell) Bartlett; ed. Dansville (N.Y.) Acad., Clin- ton (N.Y.) Liberal Inst .; m. Mary H. Pitkin, Aug. 27, 1867 (died Dec. 19, 1890) ; children: Maie Bart- lett Heard, Frederic Clay, Florence Dibell; m. 2d, Abby L., d. Bailey H. Hitchcock, of Toledo, O., June 15, 1893; 1 daughter, Eleanor Collamore. En- tered employ Tuttle, Hibbard & Co., of Chicago, at age of 19; Jan. 1, 1882, when business was incorpo- rated as Hibbard, Spencer, Bartlett & Co., made sec., now chmn. bd .; dir. First Nat. Bank, Northern Trust Co., Liverpool and London and Globe Ins. Co. Has been mem. Chicago Bd. Edn .; trustee Beloit Coll., Univ. of Chicago; pres. Home for the Friend- less; vice pres. Old People's Home; dir. Art Inst. Republican. Clubs: Chicago, Union League, Com- mercial, Caxton, Chicago Literary, Onwentsia, Quadrangle, Twentieth Century. Home: 2720 Prai- rie Av. Office: 303 N. State St.
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