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, 1917, Part 196

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782

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SCHMEDTGEN, William Herman, artist; b. Chi- cago, May IS, 1862; ed. common schs .; studied Art Inst. of Chicago. Pioneer in newspaper illustrating in Chicago; Ist work Chicago Mail, 1883; spent 2 yrs. in St. Louis and the South, commercial art work; head art dept. Chicago Record, 1886-1901; now on staff of the Chicago Herald. Illustrator for many art books and mag. articles on outdoor sports; field artist for Record in Spanish-Am. war in camp before Santiago; traveled and sketched for newspaper articles in Mexico and Cuba; traveled in Spain, Italy and Northern Africa for the Record, 1900. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: The Herald, Chicago.

SCHMETZER, Louis, Chicago mgr. Am. Wringer Co .; b. Rothenburg, Bavaria, Jan. 24, 1878; s. John August and Marguerite (Gerlinger) Schmetzer; ed. École Proffesionelle de l'Est, Nancy, France; Birch- field High Sch., Birmingham, Eng., and Institute de St. Nicholas, St. Nicholas, Neurthe-et-Moselle, France; Am. business colls., German and French parochial schs .; m. Chicago, June 17, 1905, Eliza- beth Ziegler; children: Violet and Louis August. First position with Root & Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind., as parcel boy; came to Chicago, 1893; employed in offices and holding responsible positions with the Home Rattan Co. and the Western Wheel Works; later in employ of The Fair; employed as account- ant by the Am. Wringer Co. (Chicago office), 1898, and in 1900 apptd. mgr. of the Chicago and West- ern office. Republican. Mem. Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Chicago Hardware, German. Recreations: driving, athletic sports. Home: 4519 N. Ashland Av. Office: 15 E. Lake St.

SCHMID, Godfrey, real estate. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHMID, Richard Gustav, architect; b. Chicago, Mar. 27, 1863; s. Robert and Olivia M. (Krueger) Schmid; ed. pub. schs., Chicago, 1869-80; Mass. Inst. Tech., Boston, 1884-6. In offices of H. H. Richardson and his successors, Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge (architects), Boston, 1886-9; traveled and studied architecture in France, Italy and England, 1889-90; came to Chicago, 1890, and formed part- nership with Harris W. Huehl, firm of Huehl & Schmid, architects and supts .; firm designed Cham- ber of Commerce Bldg., Masonic Temple, Medinah Temple, etc. Mem. A.I.A. and Ill. Chapter same. Republican. Congregationalist. Mason (K.T., Shrin- er). Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Germania. Recrea- tion: motoring. Home: 720 Barry Av. Office: 154 W. Randolph St.

SCHMIDT, Albert Carl, retired mfr. (See vol. 1911.)

*SCHMIDT, Carl Bernhard, commissioner of im- migration. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHMIDT, George August, mfr .; b. Kreuznach, Germany, Mar. 7, 1852; s. Johann Max and Eliza- beth (Keller) Schmidt; ed. Germany; came to Chi- cago, 1869; m. Chicago, Feb. 8, 1876, Louisa S. Schmidt; children: George A., Rose L., Elizabeth B., Richard M., Louisa H. A., Franklin R. A. Worked for Hugh Ritchie, soap mfr., Chicago, 1869-73; began mifr. of medicated and toilet soaps, 1875; later incorporated the Geo. A. Schmidt Co., of which is pres. Pres. Chicago Turngemeinde 9 terms. Protestant. Mem. Civic Federation. Rec- reations: writing essays about the best ways and means to prolong life and to be more efficient, several hundred of which have been published all over the world. Home: 1632 Wells St. Office: 236 W. North Av.

SCHMIDT, George K., real estate and invest- ments; b. Chicago, Dec. 18, 1869; s. K. G. and Bar- bara (Wagner) Schmidt; ed. Milwaukee, Wis., and Wormser Acad., Wormser, Germany; m. Sussanna

Thome, of Chicago, Aug. 6, 1894. Associated with father in real estate, bonds, mortgages, etc., as K. G. Schmidt & Son, Clybourn and North Avs., and has ever since continued in same line, now active head of the firm. Alderman from 24th Ward, 1902- 06; mem. Bd. County Commrs., Cook Co., 1908-10; mem. Bd. of Assessors, Cook Co., term 1917-23. Re- publican. Home: 4228 Sheridan Rd. Office: County Building.

SCHMIDT, Henry G., paving contractor; b. New Bremen, O., June 5, 1851; s. Christian and Cath- erine (Wiemeyer) Schmidt; ed. pub. schs .; m. Ro- sina Boesel, of New Bremen, 1874; children: Lydia M., Otto G., Dorothea C., Bertha (Mrs. Langwor- thy), Marie. Began in father's store, and engaged in gen. mercantile business, in New Bremen, 33 yrs .; removed to Chicago, 1900; pres. Schmidt Con- struction Co. since 1902. Presbyterian. Home: 5733 Blackstone Av. Office: 133 W. Washington St.

SCHMIDT, Lawrence Frederick, mfg. stationer; b. Chicago, Sept. 5, 1886; s. Fred J. and Rose T. (Bear) Schmidt; ed. parochial schs .; Athenaeum Business Coll .; m. Nell G. Macnair, of Evanston, Ill., Sept. 1, 1911; I daughter, Eunice Ann. Began as office boy with J. S. McDonald Co., July 29, 1901, and advanced to sales mgr .; company went into re- ceivership, 1912; with associates purchased assets of the old company and formed the McDonald Ledger & Loose Leaf Co., of which has since been pres. and gen. mgr. Mem. Knights of Columbus. Recreations: motoring, hunting, outdoor diver- sions. Home: 4842 N. Albany Av. Office: 638 Fed- eral St.

SCHMIDT, Louis Ernst, surgeon; b. at Chicago, Jan. 8, 1869; s. Dr. Ernst and Theresa ( Weikert) Schmidt; Ph.G., Chicago Coll. of Pharmacy, 1889; B.S., Univ. of Mich., 1892; M.S., Northwestern Univ., 1895, M.D., 1895; post-grad. study univs. of Berlin and Vienna; also at Paris, Breslau and Lon- don, 1896-8; m. Marie Mansfield, of Chicago, June 1, 1905; 2 children: Hildegarde, Mansfield. Prof. genito-urinary surgery, Northwestern Univ. Med. Sch., since 1903; prof. genito-urinary diseases, Chi- cago Policlinic, since 1904; attending genito-uri- nary surgeon to Alexian Brothers, Michael Reese, Wesley, German and St. Mary's hosps .; attending dermatologist to Alexian Brothers, German and St. Mary's hosps. Apptd. 1st It. Med. Reserve Corps, U.S.A., Feb., 1911. Mem. Am. Assn. Genito-Urinary Surgeons (pres.), A.M.A., Ill. State and Chicago med. socs., Chicago Dermatol. Soc., etc. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, University, South Shore Country. Recreation: travel. Home: 60 Bellevue Pl. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.

SCHMIDT, Ludwig, violinist; b. Evansville, Ind., Dec. 16, 1890; s. Florian William and Catharine (Simpson) Schmidt; ed. pub. schs .; studied with Adolph Weidig, Am. Conservatory of Music, Chi- cago, 2 yrs. (2 medals); then with Prof. O. Sevcik, Prag, Bohemia, Austria, 4 yrs .; with Prof. Willy Hess, Royal Acad., Berlin, 2 yrs .; unmarried. Teacher and concert violinist, Chicago, since 1902. Republican. Mem. St. Cecilia Lodge No. 865, Chi- cago. Home: 7152 S. Chicago Av. Studio: Lyon & Healy Bldg.

SCHMIDT, Oscar W., insurance; b. Indianapolis, Ind., June 4, 1870; s. Frederick and Elizabeth (Hol- liday) Schmidt; ed. puh. schs., Indianapolis; Ken- tucky Sch., Louisville; m. Mary Louise Bolla, of Louisville, Jan. 20, 1897; children: Minnie May, Ed- ward Bolla, Frederick H. Came to Chicago, 1890, as mgr. for Fairchild Bros. & Foster, druggists' sundries, N.Y. City; with Chemical Specialty Co. 1% yrs .; in ins. business since 1912; vice pres. and treas. Brown, Anderson & Young; also pres. Seng Automatic Device Co. Mem. Chicago Bd. of Under- writers. Republican; pres, bd. trustees Village of Wilmette, 1916-17. Baptist. Mem. Pinzon Lodge No. I, Columbian Knights (ex-pres.). Clubs: In- surance, Hamilton, Wilmette Country, North Shore Golf. Pres. Ill. Bowling Assn, since 1911. Recrea- tions: bowling, golf. Home: Wilmette, Ill. Office: 175 W. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SCHMIDT, Otto Gustave, paving contractor; b. New Bremen, O., May 13, 1877; s. Henry G. and Ro- sina (Boesel) Schmidt; student Heidelberg Univ .; A.B., Univ. of Chicago, 1907; unmarried. Organ- ized Schmidt Constrn. Co., street paving contrac-

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tors, 1902, and since sec. and treas, same. Progres- sive Republican. Protestant. Clubs: Rotary, Ham- ilton, South Shore Country. Home: 5733 Blackstone Av. Office: 917 Chamber of Commerce.

SCHMIDT, Otto L., M.D .; b. Chicago, 1863; grad. Central High Sch., 1880; M.D., Chicago Med. Coll .. 1883; post-grad. study in Wurzburg and Vienna. Engaged in practice of medicine and surgery at Chicago since graduation. Physician to Alexian Bros. Hosp. Chmn. Ill. Centennial Commn .; pres. Ill. State Hist. Soc., German-Am. Hist. Soc. of 111 .; vice pres. Chicago Hist. Soc. Home: 3328 Michigan Av. Office: 5 S. Wabash Av.

SCHMIDT, Richard Ernest, architect; b. Ebern, Bavaria, Germany, Nov. 14, 1865; s. Dr. Ernst and Theresa (Weikert) Schmidt; ed. Chicago grammar and high schs .; Mass. Inst. Tech., class of 1887; m. Chicago, June 11, 1890, Anna, d. William Comstock; children: Kathryn, Richard E., Jr. In active prac- tice in Chicago in gen. architectural work; mem. firm of Richard E. Schmidt, Garden & Martin since 1906; planned several large hosps., including Mi- chael Reese Hosp., Alexian Brothers' and St. Anne's in Chicago; planned and built Montgomery Ward's store at Madison St. and Michigan Av., annex of Chicago Athletic Assn., Montgomery Ward & Co.'s new reinforced concrete warehouse, Chicago Av. and the river, floor space (3012 acres), Cook Co. Hosp., addition to County Infirmary, at Oak For- est, Ill. Dir. German Bank of Chicago. Fellow A.I. A .; mem. Architectural League America, Chicago Architectural Club, Chicago Hist. Soc., Am. As- tronom. Soc., Loyal Legion. Dir. Ill. Humane Soc. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, University, South Shore Country, Cliff Dwellers, Industrial (sec. 1913-17), Germania. Co-author: The Modern Hospital, 1913. Recreations: practical astronomy, also reading (subjects pertaining to architecture both ancient and modern). Home: 113 Bellevue Pl. Office: 104 S. Michigan Av.

SCHMIDT, Theodore, lawyer; b. Indianapolis, Ind., Mar. 15, 1884; s. Lorenz and Helene Elise (Ballmann) Schmidt; ed. grammar and high schs., Indianapolis; Indiana Univ .; Northwestern Univ. Sch. of Law, 1909; m. Marle Aneshaensel, of Indi- anapolis, June 3, 1911; 1 daughter, Rosalind Marie. Practiced at Chicago since 1909; lecturer on Ill. law, Northwestern Univ. Law Sch. Asst. editor Ill. Law Review. Mem. Chicago Bar Assn., Legal Club, Order of the Coif, Phi Gamma Delta, Delta Chi. Democrat. Club: City. Recreations: tennis, swim- ming. Home: 6746 Clyde Av. Office: 10 S. LaSalle Street.

SCHMITT, Andrew Xavier, life insurance; b. at Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., O., Nov. 30, 1862; s. Andrew and Caroline (Himplea) Schmitt; grad. Cuyahoga Falls High Sch., 1878; cadet U.S. Mil. Acad., 1882-5 (was injured and resigned) ; m. Chi- cago, Feb. 11, 1892, Elizabeth Frances Galvin; chil- dren: Leslie Dryden, Andrew Xavier, Jr. (de- ceased). Draftsman, 1878-82; traveled in the West 2 yrs. after leaving West Point, seeking health; since Mar., 1887, continuously in employ of Pri- dential Ins. Co .; now supt. in Chicago for that com- pany. Republican. Clubs: Hamilton, Hennepin Shooting. Recreations: motor-boating, hunting and fishing. Homes: 420 E. 50th St., Chicago; (summer) Pistakee Bay, Ill. Office: 455 W. 63d St., Chicago.

SCHMITT, Anthony, mfr .; Oct. 11, 1839-June 9, 1911. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHMITT, George Joseph, mineral waters; b. at Beardstown, Ill., Oct. 28, 1866; s. George Joseph and Mary (Stoner) Schmitt; ed. pub. schs. of Beardstown; jr. and sr. courses, Ill. Coll. of Phar- macy, Chicago; m. Charlotte Wadell Trayer, of Chi- cago, June 4, 1895; 1 son, Victor Trayer. In drug store, Beardstown, 1881-5; came to Chicago and was in employ of Bodeman & Conrad, 1885-8; with Gale & Blocki, 1888-96; with White Rock Springs, Waukesha, Wis., 1896-1903; sec. and treas. Hinck- ley & Schmitt since 1903. Mem. Chicago Assn. Com- merce, Ill. Mfrs.' Assn., Chicago Business Men's Assn. Democrat. Presbyterian. Mason (32º, K.T., Shriner) ; mem. Elks, Royal League, Columbian Knights, United League of America. Clubs: Chi- cago Athletic, Edgewater Country, Edgewater Golf. Recreations: golf, motoring. Home: 6138 Sheridan Rd. Office: 420 W. Ontario St.

SCHMITZ, Henry, gynecologist and abdominal surgeon, radium therapeutist; b. Kaiserswert, Ger- many, Dec. 26, 1871; s. Mathias Hubert and Ger- trud (Pollender) Schmitz; ed. Realschule, Krefeld, Germany; Polytechnical Univ., Karlsruhe; M.D., Bennett Med. Coll., Chicago, 1897; m. Meta Eliza- beth Lenzen, of Chicago, Nov. 17, 1897; children: Henry Lenzen, Herbert Eugene, Robert Lenzen. Came to U.S., 1893; interne, Cook County Hosp., 1897-9; surgeon to St. Mary's Hosp .; gynecologist to Willard Hosp .; prof. gynecology and head of dept., Chicago Coll. of Medicine and Surgery (Val- paraiso Univ.). Capt. surgeon, Base Hosp. Unit No. 11, Am. Red Cross. Fellow Am. Coll. Surgeons; mem. A.M.A., Chicago Med. Soc., Chicago Gynecol. Soc., German Med. Soc., Am. Radium Soc. Catholic. Author: Manual of Diseases of Women, 1915. Edi- tor of Martin-Jung Diseases of Women, 1912. Con- tbr. to mags. on med. topics. Recreations: golf, touring. Home: 3051 Logan Boul. Office: 25 E. Washington St.

SCHNADIG, Jacob, leather; b. at Heddernheim, Germany, Feb. 1, 1851; s. Moses and Hannah (Er- langer) Schnadig; attended Gymnasium at Hed- dernheim, nr. Frankfort-on-the-Main; m. Rebecca Foreman, of Chicago, Sept. 9, 1890; children: Helen (Mrs. Lawrence Stern), Florence (Mrs. Robert G. Becker), Ruth. Came to Chicago, 1866; mem. Schnadig Bros. & Co., mfrs. of boots and shoes, 1870-97; pres. B. D. Eisendrath Tanning Co. since 1897. Republican. Jewish religion. Clubs: Boot and Shoe, Standard. Recreations: reading, travel. Home: 5021 Woodlawn Av. Office: 220 W. Lake St.

SCHNEEWIND, see also Schniewind.

SCHNEEWIND, Benjamin, mfg. confectioner; b. Valparaiso, Ind., Sept. 14, 1866; s. Ferdinand and Babette (Kramer) Schneewind; ed. common and high schs., Niles, Mich., to 1880; business course at Valparaiso (Ind.) Normal Sch., 1881; m. Lucie O. Wickham, at Milwaukee, Wis., Apr. 15, 1890; 3 children: Dorothea Lucie (Mrs. Asa Rhodes Blish), Harriett Babette, Lucien Wickham. Bought syrup refining business of L. G. Yoe & Co., 1898, and combined it with that of W. R. Manierre, forming the Manierre-Yoe Syrup Co., of which was sec. until 1907, then vice pres. and gen. mgr. Manierre- Yoe Company until Jan. 1, 1911, when company discontinued business; vice pres. and gen. mgr. The Novelty Candy Co., Jan. 1, 1911-14, and since pres. Democrat. Mem. Ill. Mfrs.' Assn. Clubs: Ill. Athletic, Idlewild Country. Recreations: golf, mo- toring, travel. Home: 4542 Oakenwald Av. Office: 218 E. Austin Av.

SCHNEIDER, George H., real estate; b. Lyons, N. Y., June 25, 1853; s. Theohald and Catherine (Grauer) Schneider; ed. pub. schs., Niagara Falls, N.Y .; A.B., Northwestern Coll., Naperville, Ill., 1878; m. Nellie Good, of Naperville, Ill., Aug. 4, 1881; children: Homer H., Ruth (Mrs. Roger Ap- pleyard). Engaged as minister Evangelical Assn., 1879-86; in real estate, mortgage and rental busi- ness as G. H. Schneider & Co. since 1887. Mem. Chicago City Missionary Soc. (dir.), Cooperative Council of City Missions. Republican. Congrega- tionalist. Home: 3437 W. Monroe St. Office: 10 S. LaSalle St.

SCHNEIDER, Homer Herman, real estate loans; b. Tiffin, O., Jan. 15, 1883; s. George Herman and Nellie (Good) Schneider; ed. pub. schs., Chicago; Lewis Inst .; LL.B., Univ. of Mich., 1908; m. Mar- garet Matella Luther, of Chicago, June 16, 1909. Admitted to bar, Ill. and Mich., 1908, and began practice in Chicago; mem. Schneider & Co., gen. real estate. Mem. Chicago Real Estate Bd. Repub- lican. Congregationalist. Mem. Garfield Lodge, A. F. and A.M .; Cicero Chapter; St. Bernard Com- mandery; Oriental Consistory; Medinah Temple, A. A.O.N.M.S. Clubs: Hamilton, Oak Park. Home: 533 N. Kenilworth Av., Oak Park, Ill. Office: 10 S. La Salle St., Chicago.

SCHNEIDER, Samuel Newton, M.D .; b. Grand View, Ia., Oct. 25, 1857; s. Rev. John and Magda- lina Schneider; ed. pub. schs. in Ill. and at North- western Coll., Naperville, Ill .; M.D., Chicago Home. Med. Coll., 1881; m. Carrie I. Tucker, of Chicago, Apr. 28, 1885; 1 daughter, Carrie L. Lecturer and demonstrator of histology, 1882-6, adjunct prof. diseases of children, 1886-94, Chicago Home. Med.

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Coll. Mem. Am. Inst. Homeopathy, Ill. Home. cago, Jan. 20, 1901; 2 children: William, Babbette. Med. Assn., A.M.A., 111. State Med. Soc. Republic- Identified with clothing business since 1901; pres. an. Home: 447 Fullerton Parkway. Office: 22 E. Schoenberg Bros. since 1913. Mason. Recreation: Washington St.

SCHNERING, Julius, retired jeweler. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHNIEWIND, see also Schneewind.

SCHNIEWIND, Harold Watson, clergyman; b. at Whitestone, N.Y., June 16, 1882; s. Max A. and Julia E. (Bloodgood) Schniewind; student Colum- bia, 1904; B.D., Gen. Theol. Sem., 1907; M.A., Oska- loosa College, 1915; studied Northwestern Univ .; (D.D., Campbell Coll., Holton, Kan., 1916; LL.D., Univ. of Southern Minn., Austin, Minn., 1917); un- married. Deacon and priest, 1907, P.E. Ch .; mis- sionary, Diocese of Duluth: asst. St. Peter's Ch., Chicago, 1908-10; rector St. Bartholomew's Ch. since Oct. 10, 1910. Mem. S.A.R., Phi Kappa Sigma. Mason (K.T.). Clubs: University, Beverly Hills Golf. Home: Stewart Av. and N. Normal Parkway.

SCHOBINGER, John James, teacher; b. Unter- hallau, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, May 1, 1846; s. George and Elisabeth (Rupli) Schobinger; grad. Gymnasium, Schaffhausen, 1864, Federal Polytech- nic Sch., Zürich, 1866; student Univ. of Lausanne, Switzerland, 1867; m. Emily Hildebrand, of Schaff- hausen, Apr. 13, 1883; 4 children: William, George, Elsie, Eugene. Principal Realschule, Neunkirch, Switzerland, to 1873; came to U.S., 1873; prin. the Harvard Sch., Chicago, since 1876. Mem. N.E.A. Club: Quadrangle. Home: 920 E. 44th St. School: 4731-4733 Ellis Av.

SCHOCK, Frederick R., architect; b. at Chicago, Apr. 7, 1854; s. Frederick and Marie Schock; stud- ied architecture in office of Henry L. Gay; m. Chi- cago, 1887, Sara Fitzgerald; children: Natalie, Jean. Mem. firm of Schock & Swanson, 1883-11, since in practice alone; dir. Austin State Bank. Clubs: Westward Ho, The Oaks, Windemere. Home: 5804 Midway Park, Austin, Office: 21 N. LaSalle St.

SCHOELLKOPF, Edward C., grocer; b. Chicago, Nov. 14, 1877; s. of Henry and Emma (Kohler) Schoellkopf; ed. Ogden (pub.) Sch., Chicago; Univ. of Chicago; Bryant and Stratton Business Coll .; m. Emma Sloan, of Bloomington, Ill., Feb., 1907; 1 daughter, Edna Clara. In grocery business at Chi- cago since Apr., 1895; mem. Henry Schoellkopf Sons. Lutheran. Mason. Club: German. Home: 2120 Lunt Av. Office: 309-311 W. Randolph St.

SCHOELLKOPF, Henry, wholesale grocer; Apr. 23, 1826-1916. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHOELLKOPF, Henry, Jr., wholesale and re- tail grocer and real estate dealer; b. at Chicago (where store now stands, at 315 W. Randolph St.), Apr. 27. 1866; s. of Henry and Emma (Kohler) Schoellkopf; ed. Prof. J. P. Lauth's pvt. sch .; Univ. of Chicago; Union Coll. of Law (Northwestern Univ.); unmarried. Assisted father in grocery business which he established in Chicago, 1851, and which is still in existence as Henry Schoell- kopf Sons; store was burned out in Chicago fire, 1871, and family then removed to 19 W. Chicago Av., where still resides; also assisted father in the care and management of real estate which he ac- quired; now executor of estate and operator in real estate. Mem. Phi Delta Phi. Republican (general- ly). Protestant. Recreation: athletics. Home: 19 W. Chicago Av. Office: 311 W. Randolph St.

SCHOEN, Julius Martin, leather belting; b. Lom- bard, Ill., Oct. 13, 1873; s. Woldemar and Emilie (Brunzel) Schoen; ed. Wheaton Coll., 1886-8; Bry- ant and Stratton Business Coll., Chicago; m. Emi- lie Langguth, of Elmhurst, Ill., Apr. 2, 1899; 1 son, Harold Sidney. Began as clk., Deering Harvester Co., 1894; then with Peter Schuttler Wagon Co., 1898-1902: attending to personal affairs, 1902-4; asst. mgr. at Chicago, for I. B. Williams & Sons, mfrs, leather belting, etc., Dover, N.H., 1904-9; mgr. same office since 1909. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Leather Belting Club (sec. and treas.). Mason (K.T., Shriner) ; mem. O.E.S., I.O.O.F. Rec- reations: motoring, gardening. Home: Elmhurst, Ill. Office: 14 N. Franklin St., Chicago.

travel. Home: 4819 Vincennes Av. Office: 529 S. Franklin St.

SCHOENBERGER, see also Shoenberger.

SCHOENBERGER, Charles, coffee mcht. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHOENFELD, Flora I. (Mrs. Frank Schoen- feld), artist; b. Lanark, Ill .; d. Bernhard and Ma- thilda (Lepman) Israels; ed. Lanark High Sch .; Stempf-Megele Inst., Stuttgart, Germany; m. Frank Schoenfeld, of Chicago, Sept. 3, 1896; 2 children: Marian E. (deceased), F. Paul. Has exhibited in Chicago and New York. Mem. Chicago Soc. Art- ists. Clubs: The Cordon, Arts, Provincetown Art Assn. Home and Studio: 5024 Ellis Av.

SCHOENFELD, Frank, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.) SCHOENMANN, Charles Sumner, lawyer. (See vol. 1911.)

SCHOFIELD, see also Scofield.

SCHOFIELD, George A., advertising; b. in Can., Sept. 26, 1865; s. William Henry (B.A.) and Su- sanna (Parker) Schofield; ed. high sch., Peterboro, Can .; m. Louise Isabel Davis, of Kingston, Can., Sept. 28, 1892; children: Dorothy O. (Mrs. Blasdel Shapleigh, St. Louis), Caroline. With Canada Life Assurance Co., 1896-7; identified with The E. H. Clarke Advertising Agency since 1898, becoming pres. and treas., 1903. Republican. Presbyterian. Mason. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, Exmoor Country. Recreation: golf. Home: 193 Hazel Av., Highland Park, Ill. Office: 28 E. Jackson Boul., Chicago.

SCHOFIELD, Henry, professor law; b. Dudley, Mass., Ang. 7, 1866; s. John and Margaret (Thomp- son) Schofield; A.B., Harvard, 1887, A.M., 1890, LL.B., 1890; m. Marie Therese Stehlin, of Chicago, 1901. Admitted to Ill. bar, 1890; in office of Charles H. Aldrich, solicitor gen. of U.S., Washington, D.C., 1891-2; practiced at Chicago, 1892-1900; asst. corpn. counsel of Chicago, 1900-1; prof. law, Northwest- ern Univ. Law Sch., since 1902. Mem. Am. Bar Assn., Chicago Bar Assn. Democrat. Clubs: Uni- versity, City. Home: 6336 Winthrop Av. Office: 31 W. Lake St.

SCHOFIELD, John R., treasurer Butler Bros .; b. Dudley, Mass., June 3, 1855; s. John and Margaret (Thompson) Schofield; ed. dist. sch. at Dudley, and business coll., Providence, R.I .; m. Mary E. Love, of Boston, Apr., 1884; 3 children: Helen T. (Mrs. John T. Parsons, of Oak Park, Ill.), Gertrude M. (Mrs. Martin J. Quigley), Mary L. (Mrs. Joseph A. Bates). After leaving sch., at the age of 11, began in the weaving room of Stevens Linen Mills, Dud- ley, Mass., and remained there in different capaci- ties until 1878; identified with Butler Bros. (whole- sale gen. merchandise) since 1879, and for 2 yrs. in the Boston house of the firm, coming to Chicago in 1881, working up to present position of treas. Club: Chicago Athletic. Recreation: walking. Home: 3541 Jackson Boul. Office: 440 W. Randolph St.

SCHOLL, William M., orthopedic specialist, mfr. corrective appliances; b. LaPorte, Ind., June 22, 1882; s. Peter Scholl; ed. pub. and parochial schs., LaPorte; student Ill. Med. Coll. Invented and mar- keted appliances for deformities (lower extremi- ties), 1905; organized Scholl Mfg. Co. to take over said appliances, 1906, and continues as pres. same; pres. Scholl Mfg. Co., Ltd., Toronto, Can., since 1908; organized Scholl Mfg. Co., Ltd., London, Eng., 1909, and dir. same; organized Standard Insole Co., New York, 1912; organized Ill. Coll. Chiropody and Orthopedics, 1913; pres. Am. Sch. of Proctipedics; vice pres. Il1. Coll. Chiropody; editor Foot Spe- cialist Pub. Co. Catholic. Clubs: Rotary, Ill. Ath- letic. Residence: Illinois Athletic Club. Office: 213 W. Schiller St.

SCHOLLE, Charles Henry, furniture mcht .; b. at Cincinnati, Aug. 24, 1868; s. Charles Henry and Elizabeth (Meier) Scholle; ed. pub, schs. of Cincin- nati; m. Cincinnati, June 17, 1891, Lillian M. Klein- er; 2 children: Dorothy Mary, Ann Elizabeth. Be- gan in retail lumber business in Cincinnati with SCHOENBERG, Joel, clothing mfr .; b. Plymouth, O., Oct. 21, 1867; s. William and Betty (Billstein) F. B. McFarlan, 1885; removed to Chicago, 1890, working for Wirts & Scholle; bought Mr. Wirts' Schoenberg; ed. pub. schs .; m. Julia Stein, of Chi- interest, 1893, and became jr. mem. of firm of H. E.

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Scholle & Co .; organized Scholle Furniture Co., 1909, of which has since been pres. Mem. Chicago Assn. Commerce, Ohio Soc. of Chicago, Republic- an. Clubs: Chicago Athletic, South Shore Country. Recreations: outdoor diversions. Home: 5485 Hyde Park Boul. Office: 121 S. Wabash Av.

SCHOLLE, Henry Ernest, furniture. (See vol. 1911. 1

SCHOLZ, Carl, mining engr .; b. Slawentzitz, Ger- many, July 2, 1872; s. Paul and Nanette (Schnei- der) Scholz; ed. Royal Gymnasium, Beuthen, and under Dr. Schmiedecke, in mining engring .; came to America, 1889; m. Eleanor Haye Barclay, of Lexington, Va., Apr. 22, 1897 (died Apr. 17, 1916) ; 1 daughter, Margaret B. Mining engr. for Mt. Car- bon Co., Powellton, Va., 1891-95; part owner and mgr. of Thomas Scholz Co., Superior Coal & Lum- ber Co., Ry. Extension Co. (Mammoth, W. Va.), Riverside (W.Va.) Coal Co., Carbon (W. Va.) Coal & Coke Co., 1896-1901; with mining dept. of C.,R.I. &P.Ry.Co. interests since Aug., 1902, and now mgr. mining and fuel dept. Rock Island lines; pres. Rock Island Coal Mining Co., Coal Valley Mining Co .; dir. Improved Combustion Co .; dir. Ist Nat. Bank, Hartshorne, Okla., Crawford County Mining Co. Consulting engr. U.S. Bur. of Mines. Republican. Episcopalian. Mem. Am. Inst. Mining Engrs., West- ern Soc. Engrs., Chicago Assn. Commerce (chmn. com. on drainage and sanitary efficiency); pres. Am. Mining Congress (3d term); pres. Chicago Public Sch. League. Clubs: Union League, Chicago Athletic Assn., Chicago Yacht. Sent to Europe by U.S. Bur. of Mines, Washington, 1910, to investi- gate and report on mining conditions. Contbr. on mining subjects. Home: 700 Bittersweet Pl. Office: 139 W. Van Buren St.

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Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed Publication date: 1905 Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company Number of Pages: 782

Author: Leonard, John William, 1849- ed; Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed
Publication date: 1905
Publisher: Chicago, A. N. Marquis & company
Number of Pages: 782