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Dr. Charles Morton Gould, M. D., founder and president of the C. M. Gould Pharmacal Company, was born in Bridgeport, Conn., on March 18, 1849. He is the only son of Nathan and Mary A. (Sawyer) Gould, the former of whom was born in Greenfield, Conn., in July, 1819, and the latter in Cornwall, Conn. The mother died in 1851 and the father was married a second time, Miss Caro-
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line Hurd, by whom he had four children, becoming his wife. The stepmother died in 1902. Two of the doctor's maternal ancestors, in a direct line, were soldiers in the Continental army in the War of the Revolution and one succumbed to wounds received at Bunker Hill. His paternal grandfather fought under General Scott in the War of 1812. Dr. Gould received his primary education at Benning- ton, Vt., in the academy. His degree of Doctor of Medicine was re- ceived from Northwestern University in 1882. To obtain the high- est possible skill in his profession he took post-graduate work in the New York Medical School and at San Francisco, at London, and at Vienna, Austria. His first active work in his profession was at River Falls, Wis., where for ten years he was most success- fully engaged as a general practitioner. For the same length of time, immediately after leaving River Falls, he practiced at Su- perior, Wis., and left the northern Wisconsin city to locate in Mil- waukee. After a year and a half of practice here he retired to enter his present business of pharmaceutical chemist, in May, 1907. His offices are located at 472 Twelfth street, and he supplies medicines direct to physicians. Although he has been in the business but a comparatively short time, he has been eminently successful, and his standing in his profession and knowledge of the medicinal art will undoubtedly bring him a larger reward. In his political relations the doctor is an ardent Republican, and as the candidate of that party he served for a time as health commissioner of Superior. His religious affiliations are with Plymouth Congregational church. Fraternally he is also prominent, being a member of Damascus Lodge, No. 290, Free and Accepted Masons ; Superior Chapter, Roy- al Arch Masons, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Professionally he is identified with the Wisconsin State Medical Society, the Milwaukee County Medical Society and the Milwaukee Medical Society. On Nov. 12, 1892, Dr. Gould was united in mar- riage to Mrs. Ida Andrews, nee Powell, a native of Madrid, N. Y. She is a daughter of Lyman and Lucinda (Taylor) Powell, the lat- ter of whom is a sister of Hon. Horace Taylor. The parents came to River Falls in the early fifties, where the father died some years ago. His widow is still living, a respected resident of River Falls. Mrs. Gould had one son-Dean W. Andrews-by her first husband, who died in August, 1903.
Samuel A. Schwandt, one of the owners and proprietors of the Puritan Pharmacy, was born in Morriston, Ontario, Canada, on March 29, 1877. His father was Rev. William Schwandt, born in Germany on Sept. 14, 1834, and his mother was Bernardine ( Moss) Schwandt, born in Canada on Feb. 1, 1844. The father was a min- ister of the gospel of the Methodist church, who received his early education in Berlin, Germany, and came to Canada while still a young man. Among his charges were St. Catherine's, Seaforth, Mildmay, Stratford and Williamsford, and he died at the latter place on April 18, 1908. Of his twelve children three sons and four daughters are still living. Both paternal grandparents died in Ger- many. The maternal grandfather. Carl Moss, was also born in Ger-
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many and came to Ottawa, Canada, at an early age. In 1893 he came to Milwaukee, where he died in 1897, at the age of eighty-four years. His wife died ten years before in Canada in her eighty- fourth year. Samuel A. Schwandt received his educational advan- tages in the public schools of Williamsford, Canada, and the high school at Owen Sound. In 1896 he came to Milwaukee and studied the course in pharmacy at the Milwaukee Medical College, now Marquette College. For over twelve years he was in the employ of Max J. Goetz, a prominent Milwaukee druggist. On July 3, 1908, he formed a partnership with Robert WV. Hindley in the drug busi- ness, establishing the Puritan Pharmacy at 198 Biddle street. Al- though the firm has been in existence but a short time, its success so far augurs well for the future. In his political belief Mr. Schwandt is a stanch Republican. In religious matters he is asso- ciated with the Congregational church. Fraternally he is identified with Damascus Lodge, Free and Accepted Masons.
Charles William Hall, D. D. S., has been engaged in the prac- tice of dentistry at Milwaukee during the past ten years, and in his profession he has met with very gratifying success, besides attain- ing a high standing as a representative citizen. He is a native of the Badger State, having been born in Columbia county, Wis., Oct. I, 1866, and he is the son of George and Sarah (Russell) Hall, both of whom were born in Kent, England. The father migrated from his native land to Canada in early manhood, and after residing in the Dominion for a number of years came to the States and located at Sussex, in Waukesha county, Wis. Later he removed to Colum- bia county and there spent the remainder of his life, dying in 1907, at the age of eighty-one years. His life was devoted to agricultural pursuits and after his removal to Wisconsin he engaged extensively in the culture of hops, but he retired from active participation in af- fairs about fifteen years before his death. He was active in political matters and gave an unswerving allegiance to the principles of the Democratic party. He was twice married, his first wife being Eliza- beth Russell, a cousin of the mother of the subject of this review, and to this union there were born four children, of whom three are now living. To the second marriage there were born five children, four of whom are living, and the mother now resides at Rio, Colum- bia county, Wis., where she is an active member of the Episcopal church, the religious affiliation of her husband having been with the same denomination. Dr. Charles W. Hall, to whom this review is more particularly dedicated, was educated in the public schools of Columbia county, Wis., completing a course in the graded schools at Rio, and he graduated in the 'dental department of the University of Michigan on June 30, 1892. Soon after his graduation he located at La Salle, Ill., for the practice of his profession, but later removed to Rio, Columbia county, Wis. He remained in that place until 1898, when he changed his location to Milwaukee. Since coming to the Cream City he has met with a high order of success, his patron- age being gained from among the representative citizens of the place, and his office, which is located at No. 326 Grand Avenue, is
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one of the popular dental establishments of the city. He keeps in touch with his professional confreres by membership in the Wiscon- sin State Dental Society and the Milwaukee Odontological Society, and fraternally he is a member of the Masonic Order. He takes an intelligent interest in public affairs, but maintains an independent attitude politically, giving his support to the men and measures that meet his conscientious approval. Dr. Hall is married to Miss Emma Louise Dunkley, daughter of C. W. Dunkley, of Chicago, and they reside in a beautiful home at No. 156 Biddle Street, in Milwaukee.
Louis G. J. Mack, one of the prominent pharmacists of the Cream City, was born at Proviso, Cook county, Ill., on May 3, 1878. He is a son of August F. and Sophia (Morman) Mack, the former of whom was born in Cleveland, Ohio, on March 12, 1854, and the latter in Beardstown, Ill., on Jan. 6, 1856. The father is a graduaic of an Illinois university and is now engaged in pedagogic work in this city. The mother died on Aug. 7, 1904. Both the grandfathers were soldiers in the American army during the War of 1812. Both parents were ardent members of the Lutheran church and they sent their son Louis, who was one of the twelve children, six sons and as many daughters, born to them, to the Lutheran parochial school at St. Charles, Mo. With the parents Mr. Mack same to Milwau- kee in 1893 and took a course of study in the Rheude Business Col- lege here. When he had completed that course he entered the em- ploy of Henry Roemheld, the druggist, and subsequently was with Teich & Freischmidt. During this time he applied himself to the study of his chosen profession and most successfully took the exam- ination submitted by the state board of pharmacy for applicants for the pharmacy degree. On July 6, 1898, he engaged in the drug busi- ness'at his present location at 960 Kinnickinnic avenue, where he has since been very successful. That his standing among his fellow pharmacists is high is best evidenced by the fact that he has served a term as president of the Milwaukee Pharmaceutical Association, and is now serving his second term as vice-president and is also a member of the executive committee. His other professional asso- ciations include memberships in the Wisconsin State Pharmaceuti- cal Association, the National Association of Retail Druggists and the American Druggists' Syndicate. In politics he is a stanch Re- publican and in religious matters is allied with the English Luther- an church. On June II, 1901, Mr. Mack was united in marriage to Miss Viola Grundmann, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Henry and Elizabeth (Bulger) Grundmann. To this union was born one child. Louis, now deceased.
Albert W. Schaper, Ph. G., who has won a high rank among the members of the pharmaceutical profession in Milwaukee, was born in the Cream City on July 27. 1883. He is a son of August C. and Minnie (Roche) Schaper, both of whom were born in the Fa- therland. the former on Nov. 10, 1839, and the latter on July 22. 1815. Both parents came direct to Milwaukee from Germany in 1866, and were married here a year later. Both are still living, and the father earns his livelihood in the carpenter's trade. He and his
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wife are Lutherans in their religious belief and the father ever since he became a citizen has voted the Republican ticket. Albert W. Schaper, the subject of this review, received his primary educational advantages in the public schools of Milwaukee, and when he had completed his training there he entered the employ of his brother, Adolph A. Schaper, who was then conducting the store which Mr. Schaper now occupies at 830 Walnut street. During his service with his brother he took preparatory studies in the pharmacy de- partment of the Milwaukee Medical School and then successfully took the examination given by the state board of pharmacy to en- able him to practice his profession. About four years ago he pur- chased his brother's interest in the concern and on Jan. I, 1905, as- sumed full management of the store. Business has increased great- ly under his careful guidance and direction, and his store is known throughout the city as one where fair dealing can always be had. In politics Mr. Schaper is a Republican, and although he has always been a stanch adherent of the principles of the party, he has never sought to become one of its candidates. In a professional way he is identified with the American Druggists' Syndicate. Mr. Schaper is not married.
Alvin E. Peters, a member of the firm of Peters & Beeck, one of the largest drug companies in Milwaukee, was born in the Cream City on April 28, 1886, a son of Ernest and Mary (Misegades) Peters, the latter of whom was born in Watertown, Wis. The ma- ternal grandfather, Frederick Misegades, was born in Germany in 1827, and came to Watertown in an early day, where he is still living at the hale old age of eighty-one years. His wife, Christine Misegades, died some years ago. The father, Ernest Peters, was an engineer by vocation and died on April 27, 1886. Alvin E. Peters, the subject of this review, started his primary educational training in the Watertown public schools and completed it in the Milwaukee public and high schools. He then matriculated in the department of pharmacy of the Milwaukee Medical College, and the faculty of that institution gave him the degree of graduate in pharmacy in 1903. For the first six months after his graduation he was en- gaged in a professional way in Racine, Wis., and then for nine months was in the employ of Dr. T. P. O. Romheld. Early in 1905 he formed a partnership with Ottmar Beeck, and on March 21 of that year they opened the establishment which they are now so successfully conducting under the firm name of Peters & Beeck. Although the firm is of comparatively recent origin it is doing a large and prosperous business, contributed to in large measure by Mr. Peters' thorough knowledge of the profession, his inherent business capacity and his sterling integrity. Politically Mr. Peters is allied with the Republican party, but the pressure of business affairs has never allowed him to become a candidate for public office of any nature. In his religious belief he is a devout member of the Lutheran faith and at the present time is the incumbent of the office of deacon of that church. Professionally he is affiliated with the Milwaukee and Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical Associa-
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tion and the National Association of Retail Druggists. Fraternally and socially he is prominently identified with the Independence Lodge, No. 80, Free and Accepted Masons, and the Milwaukee Canoe Club. Mr. Peters is not married.
Joseph G. Otten, Ph. G., the genial manager of the State Street Pharmacy, was born in Milwaukee on Oct. 4, 1878. He is a son of John G. Otten, who was born in Germany in 1842, and Mary A. ( Frattinger) Otten, born in Ohio, in 1840. The father came to Milwaukee in 1857 and followed his vocation as a baker during his whole career in this city. He was a member of the old Stadt Theater Company, now the Pabst Theater, and he and his wife were communicants of St. Joseph's Catholic church. The father died in 1896. The mother, who, with three of the four children born to the parents, survives, came to the Cream City with her parents when she was but five years of age. Her grandfather was a well- known cooper in the early days of Ohio. Joseph G. Otten, the subject of this review, received his primary education in the parochial schools and later completed a course at the McDonald Business College. His instruction in pharmacy was received under the preceptorship of Henry F. W. Roemheld and Dr. Albert E. Mieding at 1701 State street. Later he passed with high honor the examination tendered by the state board of pharmacy, and for two vears was in charge of the hospital dispensary at the National Sol- diers' Home under Dr. Alvin Clarke. In 1907 the State Street Pharmacy was incorporated and Mr. Otten was selected as man- ager, a position he has since filled with high credit to himself and to the judgment of the directors in selecting him for the place. Politically Mr. Otten is a stanch believer in the tenets of the Re- publican party, but the pressure of business affairs has kept him from seeking public office. In religious matters he is a devout com- municant of the Roman Catholic church. He has a host of friends, who predict for him a brilliant future.
Jacob Schowalter, a well-known druggist with a modern store at the corner of Racine and Brady streets, was born in Jackson, Washington county, Wis., on July 29, 1876. He is'a son of John and Dorothy (Schaumberg) Schowalter, both of whom were born in Germany, the former in 1827 and the latter in 1840. The father came to Wisconsin early in the history of the state and en- gaged in agricultural pursuits near Jackson, Wis. His death oc- curred in 1881, and beside his widow he left six children. The pa- ternal grandfather died in Jackson, after he had lost his wife in the old country. The maternal grandfather, John Schaumberg, was one of the pioneer residents of Waukesha county. Jacob Schowal- ter, the subject of this review, received his scholastic advantages in the public schools of Jackson and the high school of Hartford, Wis. In 1893 he entered his business career with C. H. Krause, of Mil- waukee, and for a period of thirty-one months served in the same capacity. The following four and a half years he was associated with H. L. Schultz, the druggist, and only left him at the end of that time to accept a more lucrative position with the Edward
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Kettler Drug Company. In 1905, at the end of three years' serv- ice with Mr. Kettler, and after he had successfully passed the state pharmacy examination, he purchased a business at 851 Racine street, corner of Brady street. His excellent training in pharmacy and his inherent qualities of thrift and industry made the venture a success from the start, and today he has a large and flourishing patronage. In politics he is allied with the Republican party, but he has always felt that the pressure of business affairs was too great to allow him to seek public office. Professionally he is identified with the Milwaukee and Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical associa- tions, and the National Association of Retail Druggists. His fra- ternal relations are with Lafayette Lodge, No. 265, Free and Ac- cepted Masons, and with Lake Lodge, Knights of Pythias. On June 25, 1907, Mr. Schowalter was united in the bonds of matri- mony with Miss Minetta Rasche, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Francis and Carolina (Knoepel) Rasche. Mr. Rasche is deceased, but his widow is a respected resident of Milwaukee. Mr. and Mrs. Schowalter have no children.
Edmund Sheldon Thatcher, Ph. G., who conducts a modern drug-store at 334 Ogden avenue, was born in Oxford, England, on Oct. 13, 1880. He is a son of James and Mary (Sheldon) Thatcher, the former of whom was born in England in 1850 and the latter in 1848. The parents came to Milwaukee in 1885 and the father en- gaged in library work. Both parents are communicants of the Church of England. Of the five children born to them three survive. Edmund S. Thatcher attended the Milwaukee public schools and finished his scholastic training at the Milwaukee Academy. He started his business career as a clerk for the Edward Kettler Drug Company, and served with them for five years, from 1893 to 1898. The following five years he was employed in a like capacity with H. H. Hackendahl, and during his term of service there passed successfully the examination given by the state board of pharmacy. In 1903 he embarked in the drug business at his pres- ent location. His knowledge of the business, and his inherent traits of integrity and thrift made the venture a paying success from the start, and his patronage has increased from year to year until now he does a flourishing business. Professionally Mr. Thatcher is prominently identified with the Milwaukee and the Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical associations and the National Association of Re- tail Druggists. Fraternally he is associated with the Milwaukee Rowing Club and the Tectel Club. In politics he allies himself with the Republican party, but the pressure of business has been such as to allow him no time to seek public office. Mr. Thatcher is well known as a singer of ability, and is a member of the choirs of the East Side Jewish Tabernacle and the Emanuel Presbyterian church.
Daniel Edmund Murphy, deceased, was for nearly a third of a century prominently identified with the life insurance movement throughout the United States, and at the time of his death was gen- eral agent of the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company,
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controlling the whole of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan. Mr. Murphy was born at Mitchelstown, a town of Ireland twenty-five miles northeast of Cork, on June 16, 1843, and he was the son of Daniel and Margaret (Hayes) Murphy, both of whom were also natives of the same place in the Emerald Isle. The father was a properons farmer and road contractor in his native land, and was able to give his children, of whom there were eleven, the educational advantages of the average South Ireland farmer. The first fourteen years of the son's life were spent at home, his edu-
cation being secured at the public schools of Mitchels-
town. Finally the lure of America attracted him, and
in 1859 he left his home for this country. He landed at New York a lad of sixten years, with less than twenty dollars in his pocket. But conditions never daunted the young Irishman. He went to Kensington, Conn., where he sought em- ployment in a local factory at a wage of fourteen dollars a month. The outbreak of the Civil war closed the concern, and he then made his way to Hartford, Conn. Conditions were not prosperous, and he realized the necessity of a trade or profession. Not having the funds necessary to secure the latter, he apprenticed himself to A. B. West, a well-known carpenter contractor of the city, and when his term was completed he branched out for himself, working at the trade until 1868. In that year he went to Bridgeport, Conn., where he opened a book and stationery store. The venture pros- pered, and in a few months he added the real estate and life insur- ance business, spending his leisure time as an auctioneer. He be- came an agent for the Globe Life Insurance Company of New York, and afterward entered the employment of the Phoenix of Hartford, and in five years his books showed a total of $10,000. Meantime he moved into larger quarters, and an immigration agency and ex- change office were added to the ventures, both of which proved successful beyond expectations. Two months before the momen- tous panic of 1873 he purchased a large tract of land, platted it, and planned to sell it at auction the following September ; but on Sept. 12, the panic came and his meager fortune of $10,000 invested in Bridgeport land, vanished in thin air. For several years after- ward he maintained his book store, but times were hard and busi- ness dull, and he determined to seek his fortune anew in the West. In 1877 he removed to Chicago, and from that place wrote to Mat- thew Keenan, vice-president of the Northwestern Mutual Life In- surance Company at Milwaukee, soliciting an agency. After con- sultation with the officers of the organization, Mr. Keenan ordered him to come to Milwaukee, where he commenced his labors as a special agent at a small salary. Soon afterward he resigned his position and went to Madison, only to return after a brief period and re-enter the ranks of the company on a commission basis. Gradually he advanced himself until he was accounted one of the most successful life insurance men of the country. In due time he was appointed general agent, and after assuming that position he placed on the books of his company at least one-tenth of its entire
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new business. During the last few years of his life he transacted two-thirds as much business on his agency books as the company had in force in the United States when he entered its employ. At the time of his death, which deplorable event occurred after an ill- ness of several weeks on May 6, 1906, as general agent he had con- trol of the whole of Wisconsin and Northern Michigan. Mr. Mur- phy was a Republican in his political affiliations, having joined the ranks of that party in 1861, and for many years he was an active leader in Sixteenth ward politics, though he steadfastly refused to accept public office or emolument for himself. On many occasions he was a delegate to various conventions, but further than that he refused to engage in public affairs. His religious faith was ex- pressed by membership in St. Rose's Catholic church, while so- cially he was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the Milwaukee Club, the Recreation Club, and the Blue Mound Country Club ; and he also was an esteemed member of the Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Murphy was married on June 16, 1875, to Miss Rosalie G. Maher, daughter of John and Mary ( Nalley) Maher, of New Haven, Conn., and he is survived by his widow and six children: Daniel H., who resides at New Castle, Pa .; William K., who has a position with the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and re- sides at home ; Rosalie G., at home ; Margaret Catherine is a student at the Sacred Heart Academy, and Grace Elizabeth is a student at Lake Forest. The parents of Mrs. Murphy were natives of Ire- land, the father being born on Sept. 29, 1818, and the mother on Aug. 1, 1822. The father came to the United States in 1830, locat- ing in New York city, where he learned the trade of a mason. Later he removed to New Haven, Conn., where he entered the con- tracting business, and he erected the depot for the New York & New Haven Railroad Company at that place. He retired about ten years before his death and removed to Chicago, Ill., where he passed away on Jan. 14. 1899, the death of the mother having occurred on April 29, 1880. He served for some time as a member of the common council of New Haven, and also as selectman, being elected to these positions on the Democratic ticket. He was a member at one time of the Connecticut State militia, and he was an attendant at the Catholic church.
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