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view of learning a trade and thus fitting himself for the higher grades of employ- ment. For eighteen years he applied him- self industriously, saving and wisely investing his earnings until he had accumu- lated a considerable sum of money. In 1865 the Mechanics' Foundry was established, Alexander Jack was born in Scotland, at the city of Glasgow, 1833. He is the sixth son of Robert Jack, a weaver, who lived and died in Scotland. The family con- tained eleven children, all but three of whom are dead. Alexander was reared and edu- cated in his native country. At the age of seventeen he started out alone for America. and since that time he has expended most of his energies in building up the concern and extending its business. In politics he is a republican. He and his family are members of the Lutheran church. He has been mar- ried twice. His first wife was Martha Schulz, a native of Germany, who died in 1873, leaving five children, George, Theo- He settled in Pennsylvania, and there learned dore, Gustavus, Julius and Louisa. Six the trade of a machinist and engineer. years later he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Clark, a native of Kentucky.
John H. and Charles H. Thuman, brothers, were born in the dukedom of Baden, Germany, IS19 and 1831, respect- ively. They immigrated to the United States in 1837, and came to Evansville about IS51 with their parents, who settled near Darmstadt, where the mother died in 1851 and the father in 1853. Their father was a carpenter, and both boys learned the same trade, though John worked at farming in this county for sixteen years. For a time Charles was employed at pattern-mak- | business men generally, and his sturdy char-
Coming west, he assisted in putting up a pig-iron furnace on Green river, in Muhlen- burg county, Ky., where he remained for some time. He came to Evansville about thirty years ago, and first worked at his trade for Kratz & Heilman, and later for Reitz & Haney. Since the establishment of the foundry with which he is now con- nected, his attention has been devoted prin- cipally to its advancement. Ile is also a stockholder and director in the Natural Gas and Oil Company of this place. His good judgment has earned him the confidence of
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acter has made him popular. In the spring of 1888 he was nominated by the republican party and elected to the office of water- works trustee. He is a Knight of Honor, and, with his family, belongs to the First Cumberland Presbyterian church. Janu- ary 2, 1854, he was married to Miss Eliza- beth Snedden, a native of Scotland, who, in the midst of a useful life, passed away July 21, 1887, leaving five children, Nellie, Rich- ard, John, Robert, and Bethia.
Michael Becker was born in Prussia, May 28, 1823, being the oldest son of John and Catherine (Kreppert ) Becker, natives of Prussia, who came to Evansville in 1846, lived many years on a farm, and died in this county, aged seventy-eight and sixty-five, respectively. In his native country, Michael learned the trade of a blacksmith, and for about ten years followed it at McCutchan- ville. Coming to Evansville, he was invited to connect himself with the Mechanics' Foun- dry, and has since been identified with this establishment. In 1862 he was married to Miss Elizabeth Reis, who was born at Darm- stadt, in this county. Of this union eleven children have been born, four of whom are living. William H., Frank, Catherine A., and Elizabeth J. The members of this firm, known to the business community as Schultze, Thuman & Co., have pursued honorable methods in the conduct of their business, and by industry, economy and wise management, have attained success.
in his death, whereupon Mr. Cook became sole proprietor. In 1885 the City Brew- ery was converted into a stock company under the corporate name of F. W. Cook Brewing Co. with the following stock- holders: F. W. Cook, sr., F. W. Cook, jr., H. E. Cook, Andrew Wollenberger, G. M. Daussman, Philip P. Puder and Gus B. Mann. F. W. Cook, sr., F. W. Cook, jr., H. E. Cook, Andrew Wollenberger and G. M. Daussman are the directors of the company, and its officers are as follows: F. W. Cook, sr., president and general manager; F. W. Cook, jr., vice president : Andrew Wollenberger, superintendent; G. M. Danssman, secretary and treasurer; Philip P. Puder, general agent. The sales of the establishment for the present year (1888-89) will amount to 75,000 barrels; IIO men are employed in its various de- partments and $75,000.00 is paid annually in wages. The consumption of malt and hops for the year will be 185,000 bushels of the former; and 115,000 pounds of the latter. While the product of the F. W. Cook Brewing Co. - the famous "Pilsener Beer " - has become a household word and is the most popular beverage in this part of the country, it has also won an enviable reputation abroad, especially in the south- ern states, and large quantities of it are daily being shipped to all the principal cities of the south. Purity, brilliancy and de- liciousness of the flavor, together with its sparkling, foaming qualities, is what has made the Pilsener of the F. W. Cook Brewing Co. so popular wherever it has been introduced.
F. W. COOK BREWING CO .- F. W. Cook and Louis Reis, under the firm name of "Cook & Reis," established and built the City Brewery in 1853, the site then being a corn-field. They continued together FRED W. COOK, SR., president of the F W. Cook Brewing Company, an enterpris- ing citizen closely identified with many causes-of the city's growth and prosperity, began his business career as a poor lad, and. until 1857, when Louis Reis sold his inter- est in the brewery to his brother, Jacob Reis (the step-father of Mr. Cook), leaving the style of the firm unchanged. In 1873 Mr. Reis met with an accident which resulted I now as the fruits of his industry enjoys pos-
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sessions valued at not less than a quarter of a million dollars. He was born in Washing- ton, D. C., February 1, 1832. His father, Fred Cook, a baker, native of Germany, long lived at Washington City, and died in Virginia when on his way to Cincinnati, 1834. His mother, Christiana Cook, whose maiden name was Kroener, subsequently married Jacob Reis, and after a brief resi- dence at Cincinnati, Ohio, came to Evans- ville, reaching here in 1836. The early education of Mr. Cook was meagre, his schooling being confined to about eighteen months' study, distributed through a period of six years. His first employment was in the dry goods house of L. W. Heberd. He then spent two years and a half in a small brewery owned by his step-father. By the end of this time he had accumulated $135. His uncle, Louis Reis, having a like amount in cash, the two formed a partnership, and in the spring of 1853 bought the ground, then a cornfield, on which their extensive brewery now stands. A small brewery was built on credit, and in four years Mr. Reis, withdrawing from the firm, was paid for his interest $3,500. Later, Jacob Reis, the stepfather, putting in $6,000 capital. entered the firm, which again was known as Cook & Reis, until the incorporation of the company January 1, 1885. As a director in the Citizens' National Bank, director in the Evansville & Terre Haute Railroad Com- pany, president of the District Telegraph Company, president of the F. W. Cook Bottling Works, director and secretary of the Bernardin Bottle Cap Company, and as a large stockholder in the Indiana Canning Company, Mr. Cook has done much to secure the success of these enter- prises and to advance the welfare of the city, always exhibiting in the highest degree the qualities essential to a successful financier and man of affairs. The public, recognizing
his capacity for the management of great interests, has called him to its service in various relations. He has several times represented his ward in the city council and his county in the state legislature. His career, private and public, has been charac- terized by energy, integrity, ability and honor. He is a prominent member of the I. O. O. F. and A. O. U. W. fraternities and of St. John's church. In 1857 he was mar- ried to Miss Louisa Hilt, of Louisville, Ky., who died in 1877, leaving four children, Fred W., jr., Henry E., Charles W., and Ada L. In November, 1878, his second marriage was solemnized with Miss Jennie 1 Timmeline, of Kelly's Island, Ohio, whose death occurred in January, 1884. Of this union three children were born, Arthur B., Helen and Albert L. The older of Mr. Cook's children are well educated and pos- sess the accomplishments which adorn polite society. Fred. W. Cook, jr., vice- president of the brewing company, is an alumnus of Wabash College, Crawfords- ville, Ind., and after his graduation from that institution pursued his studies for two years at the famous University of Heidel- berg. Henry E. graduated at the State University at Bloomington, and for three years past has been perfecting his education at the ancient German institution previously attended by his brother, where also Miss Ada L. has been pursuing a special course of instruction in music and the modern lan- guages. Charles W. is now an under- graduate at the Indiana State University.
The secretary and treasurer of the brew- ing company, George M. Daussman, was born at Willzartswiesen, Rhein-Pfalz, Ba- varia, March 8, 1847. His parents, Jacob and Eva (Veibert) Daussman, came to America in 1855, and have since resided in this city. He was educated at the public schools of the city, and received his training
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for a business career in the Evansville Com- mercial College. At a very early age he was employed as a clerk and then as book- keeper, at various places in this city. In 1866 he accepted a position as book-keeper for Cook & Reis, brewers, and has been with that company ever since. He is now a stockholder and director in the company, and since January 1, 1885, has been its sec- retary and treasurer. His efficiency, integ- rity and close attention to business, render his services of great value to the company. He occupies a high social position, is promi- nent in the I. O. O. F. and K. of P. frater- nities, the Business Men's Association and Liederkranz singing society. He was mar- ried September 18, 1880, to Miss Anna Platz, daughter of Charles Platz, the well- known manufacturer, of this city. They have four children, George M., Ida, Louisa, and Elsa, the first-born, Bertha, having died in infancy.
The superintendent of the brewery, An- drew Wollenberger, was born in Ba- varia, May 16, 1841, being the son of Louis and Mina Wollenberger. He was edu- cated in the schools of his native country and was employed there as foreman in a brewery. He served in the German army, was a non-commissioned officer in the war of 1866, and two years later came to Amer- ica. For several years he was engaged in the breweries of Cincinnati, Ohio. In ISSI he came to Evansville and entered the em- ploy of Cook & Reis as foreman. When the stock company was organized he became a stockholder and superintendent, which position he has since satisfactorily held. In 1869 he was married to Miss Tillie Uhl, a native of Germany, daughter of John Uhl. They have one child, Andrew Louis.
The chief engineer of this extensive brewery is Henry F. Froelich, a native of Gibson county, Ind., born April 14, 1851, the
oldest son of Jacob and Catharine ( Oswald) Froelich, natives of Germany. He received a common school and business education in this city, kept books for a time, and then learned the trade of a machinist, at which he worked both here and in Germany. Later he was employed as engineer at the city water-works, and in 1878 entered the service of the brewing company. Since 1887 he has been a member of the board of water-works trustees. He is a member of the K. of H. order, of the Zither club, and the Association of Engineers. August 12, 1877, he was married to Johanna Laubmerheimer, a native of Germany. Of this union two children have been born: Clara, aged ten years, and one who died in infancy. Mr. Froelich and his wife are members of St. John's Evangelical church.
The general agent of the Cook Brewing Co., Philip P. Puder, was born in Germany, December 17, 1845. His parents, Gottlieb and Katharina (Becker) Puder, born in 1819 and 1822, respectively, lived and died in the fatherland. He is the oldest in a family of five children, four of whom are living. He was educated in Germany and came to Evansville in 1864. He was a machinist by trade, and for four years was employed in the foundry of Hon. Wm. Heilman, after which he conducted a stove and tinware store, in partnership with his brother, Gottlieb Puder. In 1876 he accepted a position as traveling salesman, with Cook & Reis, and upon the organization of the stock company, became a stockholder. His thorough business train- ing and qualifications have contributed largely to the extension of the business. He is a K. of H. and member of the A. O. U. W. In 1868 he was married to Miss Al- wine Schnakenburg, a native of Germany, born in 1847. Of this union three children have been born: Otto, Dora and Philip. The father of Mrs. Puder, Col. William
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Schnakenburg, attained distinction as a sol- dier in the late war. He was born in Prus- sia, August 3, 1817, being the son of Rev. William and Emily Schnakenburg. In 1854 he came to the United States, settling in southern Ohio, and coming to this city two years later. Since then he has continuously resided in this place, being engaged as a merchant and accountant. In 1861 he began his military service with the Thirty- second Indiana Infantry, rose to the rank of lieutenant-colonel, and after a faithful and honorable service of eighteen months, re- signed. He was married in 1843, to Miss Minna Lohse, a native of Prussia, to whom four children were born.
FULTON AVENUE BREWERY. - A well- known building in Evansville was the Old Brewery. This was occupied by the fa- mous firm of Ullmer & Hoedt, from 1877, until 1881, and here they achieved for their product a reputation unsurpassed by none. Among the consumers of malt liquors the reputation of Evansville beer has become wide-spread and most flattering to the manu- acturers of this city. The strong points of the product are purity, brilliancy of color, richness of flavor, and non-liability to deter- ioration by climate, and in all these, the AUGUST BRENTANO, of the firm of Kiechle, Brentano & Oberdorfer, was born at Hohen- Ems, Austria, December 18, 1845, and is the son of Nestor Brentano, a native of Austria, born August 15, 1820, whose death occurred in his native country, November 10, 1859. He was educated at the famous schools of Heidelberg, graduating there in I860. In the same year he came to America, settling in New York city, and re- maining there for one year in the employ of Brentano's Literary Emporium. In 1861 he went to Oregon, and, after a residence of three years there, removed to Cincinnati, Ohio, and for some time was engaged as a Evansville beer is unsurpassed. The form- ation of this creditable reputation is in large part due to the skill and business ability of Messrs. Ullmer & Hoedt. These gentle- men came to the city in 1877 ready to begin on November Ist. They made their first brewing on the 27th of that month, and turned out the first beer December 31st. They prospered from the first, their product sprang at once into popular favor, and in less than thirty months they were able to add one of the most handsome and com- plete breweries in the country to the indus- tries of Evansville. The members of the firm are Charles Wilhelm Ullmer, a native | book-keeper for E. Brentano & Co. Coming
of Russia, and the business manager of the establishment, who came to this country in 1868, and Ferdinand Hoedt, a native of Baden, who came to America in 1865. The latter is naturally a brewer, his father and grandfather having been in the business, and he learned his trade so thoroughly that he now has no superior in the country, in his father's brewery at Heidelberg. The new brewery, which the firm has occupied for several years, is 74×116 feet, four stories high, and fitted at a cost of $45,000 with all that science and art has devised for the best production of the beverage under the most healthful and attractive conditions. The brewery has a cellar capacity of 3,000 barrels constantly on hand, and a selling capacity of 18,000 barrels per annum. Be- sides the beer kettle with a capacity of 125 barrels, there is a mash tub with a capacity of 150 barrels, and two steam tubs of 100 and 300 barrels each. The ice as it melts is caught and conveyed to cis- terns underneath the beer cellar, which is 40x18 feet, and a capacity of 29,000 gallons. This establishment maintains a large num- ber of employes, and the weekly pay-roll is no inconsiderable item.
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to Evansville in 1866, he then entered the wholesale house of L. Loewenthal & Co. as a book-keeper, and retained that position during the following ten years, at the end of which time he became a partner in the business, and remained in that relation ten years longer. When the Business Men's Association was formed in 1887, for the purpose of advancing the general welfare of the city, by bringing about harmonious ac- tion on the part of all interested in Evans- ville's progress, Mr. Brentano was selected as secretary of the association. His duties were particularly arduous and trying, but they were discharged with rare skill and good judgment, and to the satisfaction of all. Unswerving devotion to correct prin- ciples, enterprising activity, guided by un- usual public spiritedness and business sagacity, have combined to make his career successful. In 1888 the partnership with which he is now connected was formed. He is prominently connected with the lodges of the following orders: F. & A. M., K. of P., A. O. U. W., B'nai B'rith and Kesher Shel Barsel. In politics he is a democrat. In 1883, and again in 1885, he was elected to the city council. As chairman of the demo- cratic central committee for this county in 1884, by his wise management he contrib- uted largely to the success of the campaign. He was united in marriage in 1868 to Miss Mahla Kahn, of this city, daughter of Solo- mon Kahn. Seven children have been born of this union, five of whom survive.
CAPT. OTTO F. JACOBI, a native of Saxe- Meiningen, Germany, was born Novem- ber 28, 1835. His parents, Gottlieb and Frederika (Dietsch) Jacobi, were born in Germany, in 1804 and 1814, respectively. Their lives were spent in the fatherland, and there they died, the father in 1849, the mother eight years earlier. Capt. Jacobi was the eldest son in a family of four, three
of whom are now living. His education was obtained in his native country. Emi- grating to the United States in 1852, he set- tled at Philadelphia, Pa. There in 1855, being then a young man, though of strong and well developed character, he en- listed in Company D, First United States Infantry. He soon attained the rank of first sergeant, which he held for sev- eral years, being brave and ever ready for duty, and thus gaining the esteem of his superior officers. When the civil war broke out, he was with his regiment, then stationed at Fort Cobb, Indian Terri- tory. He remained in the regular army until 1862, when he received a commission in the volunteer service, and was appointed commissary of musters by the secretary of war, being attached to the first cavalry division in the Department of the Cumber- land. January 1, 1863, he was commis- sioned first lieutenant of Company G, Tenth Tennessee Infantry, and because of faithful and efficient service, was promoted to the captaincy of the same company on the 23d of June following. He acted a conspicuous part in the engagements at Duck Springs, Wilson's Creek, and New Madrid, Mo., Island No. 10, in the siege of Corinth and the battle at that place, at Big Black River, Miss., and in the siege of Vicksburg, where he received a disabling wound. His honor- able discharge from the service followed in July, 1865. He is now a prominent mem- ber of Farragut Post, G. A. R. His long military career was full of honorable service. It was in the year 1866 that he came to Evansville, since which time his prominence and usefulness as a citizen have increased from year to year. Soon after locating here he began the wholesale tobacco and cigar business. This he sold out in 1869, and in the next year entered the employ of H. F. Blount as book-keeper. His business affairs
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were prudently managed, and his earnings economically cared for. His services be- came so valuable to those interested in the works with which he was connected, that he was admitted to an interest in the profits in 1883. Honorable and upright in all of life's relations, he commands universal re- spect. His public spirit has not permitted his whole interest to be engrossed in the cares of his own business concerns. He early joined the Masonic order, and has at- tained the rank of Knight Templar. He and his wife are prominent members of the First Avenue Presbyterian church. By wise action as a trustee and devotion as a member, he has contributed largely to the prosperity of the church. His public trusts have been numerous, and all faithfully exe- cuted. As a trustee of Evans Hall, and as trustee and treasurer of Willard Library, he has rendered useful service to the public. His ability as a financier caused his selection as vice-president of the Fidelity Loan and Savings Association, the successful manage- ment of which has secured to many work- ingmen the ownership of homes. His mar- riage occurred in 1862 to Mary E. Sawyer, of Corinth, Miss. Of this union five chil- dren have been born, of whom two, Otto L. and Sidney F., are living, and three are de- ceased: Alvin G., Irvin, and Harry B .; the latter died July 17, 1888.
It is generally conceded that the extent of Evansville's future greatness will be meas- ured by the amount of attention paid to trust. His enterprising public spirit, and
manufacturing industries. Of late years the city's advancement has been due largely to this agency. The Evansville Cotton Mills are the largest of their kind west of the Al- leghanies, and the city is justly proud of them. At the time of the publication of this work the company is building a new mill adjoining the old, two stories, 168x313, and an L addition 50x80, which will accommo-
date a plant of 50,000 spindles. The success- ful management of these mills may be attrib- uted largely to the efficiency of the superin- tendent JOHN H. OSBORN, whose fitness for his present responsible position is the result of long practical training. He is a native of Boone county, Ill., where he was born July 20, 1849. His father, William Osborn, was born in Ireland about the year 1822, and now resides in this city. His mother, Ann (Burrell) Osborn, was a native of Glasgow, Scotland, and died at Cannelton, Ind., 1872. His par- ents came to the United States in early childhood and settled in Rhode Island. In 1849, they came west, seeking a betterment of their condition, and temporarily settled in Boone county, Ill. Three years later they moved to Cannelton, Ind. In the schools of that place, John Osborn, who was the sec- ond of six children, received his education, and there learned the trade of a machinist. For about fifteen years he was employed in the Indiana Cotton Mills at Cannelton, and for some time at Louisville and Owensboro, in Kentucky, in various foundries and ma- chine shops, working at his trade. Coming to Evansville in 1875, he was engaged as master mechanic at the cotton mills, and in 1884, was promoted to the superintendency of the mills. He is intrusted with the super- vision of 400 workmen, and has the care of vast monetary interests. By natural acumen and thorough practical training, he is well quali- fied for the proper discharge of this important the general esteem in which he is held, are attested by his selection as a director in the Business Men's Association. He was mar- ried in June, 1878, to Mary A. White, who was born in Evansville in 1858. Two children, John W. and Charles A., have been born of this union ..
LOUIS ICHENHAUSER, a prominent citizen and the leading importer and wholesale dealer
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in glass and queensware of Evansville, positions. Mr. Ichenhauser was married in Louisville, Ky., in 1859, to Therese Ober- dorfer, who was born in Germany in IS42, and to this union eleven children have been born, nine of whom survive. Three sons, Silas, Nathan and Sidney L., are engaged with their father as clerks. is a native of Bavaria, Germany, born in the town of Ichenhausen (which place was named in honor of his grandparents), on September 30, 1832. He came to America twelve years later, located in Hardinsburg, Ky., and engaged in merchandise. He re- moved to Louisville, Ky., in 1864, and con- WILLIAM RAHM, JR., whose commercial success has won for him the title of the " Corn King of the Lower Ohio," was born in the city of Heukeswagen, Prussia, October 27, 1837. In the public schools of that state, well-known for their excellence, young Rahm made considerable progress be- fore coming with his father's family to New Orleans, in 1849. The parents and the eight children who came over at that time are still living and prospering. They came to Evansville, and the young man was placed in the public schools, where he remained until his German-English edu- cation was completed. Afterward his business education was begun in a mer- cantile establishment, from which he was called, later, to assist his father in a dry goods and grocery store. In this he speed- ily advanced to a partnership, and finally purchased his father's interest. He has ever since continued in business, though he has disposed of the dry goods and grocery departments, and devoted himself to the corn trade. His business has prospered beyond expectation, apparently more than keeping pace with the rapid progress of the country. His transactions in the cereal which is pro- duced in such profusion in the rich bottom farms of the Ohio valley, are unrivalled in magnitude, and the regal title he has won in trade he well merits. Such is the scope of his business that he has become the acquaintance and friend of the army of pro- ducers, as well as all the river men, and not a small element in the causes of his success tinued merchandising for one year. Coming to Evansville in 1866, he formed a copart- nership with Charles Lichten, and engaged in the glass and queensware business under the firm name of Lichten & Ichenhauser. This firm was dissolved in 1880 by the re- tirement of Mr. Lichten. Mr. Ichenhauser continued the business, adding thereto the importation of china and queensware in 1883. The business has grown from year to year, until it is the leading house of the kind in the city, and is second to none in the state. He occupies a large brick business house at No. 114 Upper First street, which is four stories and a basement in height and 150 feet deep; and also the four-story brick building at No. 23 Upper First, which is used as a warehouse. Mr. Ichenhauser is a member of the Evansville Business Men's Association, and of the following secret so- cieties: Blue Lodge, Chapter and Council of the Masonic fraternity; Thisbe Lodge No. 24, Independent Order B'nai B'rith, of which he was secretary for fourteen consec- utive years, and is a member of the Grand Lodge: Centennial Lodge, No. 157, Kesher Shel Barsel, of which he was the founder in 1876, and in 1877 was elected recording and financial secretary, which position he holds at present, and is also member of the Grand Lodge: Red Cloud Lodge No. 640, K. of H. and Leni Leoti Lodge, No. 43, A. O. U. W. He was for five years treasurer of the Germania Building and Loan Association, and is a member of the Sixth Street Jewish temple, in which he has held various official lis his power of making and holding friends.
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