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William J. Denny, deceased, was a valiant soldier among the Wisconsin troops in the Civil war, and for nearly half a century he was a respected citizen of the city of Milwaukee. He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1841, and removed to Milwaukee with his par- ents when only eleven years old and there he continued to reside until the day of his death. He attended the common schools of the city for a limited time, and as a youth in his teens became a member of a volunteer fire company. He was a son of a strong Abo- litionist. and when John Brown was hanged and the news reached Milwaukee young Denny raised a flag over the engine house. The feeling in the city was bitter, as at that time there was a strong di- versity of opinion on the slavery question, and the incident stands out as an evidence of his courage of conviction at that early age.
WILLIAM J. DENNY
THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY
ASTOR, LENOX TILDEN FOUNDATIONS
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At the outbreak of the war in 1861 he enlisted in Company A, First Wisconsin infantry, which was organized for the three months' service and left the state on June 9. It led the advance on Martins- burg, participated in the battle of Falling Waters, and was mustered out of the service on Aug. 22. Mr. Denny was the first to enlist in Milwaukee for the three-months' service, and Mrs. Denny has a badge which proves the statement, he having enlisted between the hours of ten and eleven, on April 15, 1861. After his return home Mr. Denny enlisted in the Seventh Battery, Wisconsin light artillery, known as the "Badger State Flying Artillery," which was organized at Milwaukee during the summer and fall of the same year. It was mustered in on Oct. 4 and left the state on March 15, 1862, reporting at St. Louis, from whence it was sent to New Ma- drid and placed in charge of batteries of heavy siege guns during the siege of Island No. 10. It was engaged in garrison duty on that island after the surrender, and in June left for Union City and Trenton, Tenn., for railroad guard duty, moving in July to Hum- boldt, where it remained until December. It took part in the en- gagement at Parker's Crossroads, and was then stationed at Jack- son until June 1, 1863, when it moved to Corinth and thence to Memphis, where it was attached to the Fourth brigade, Fifth di- vision, Sixteenth army corps, for permanent garrison duty. Mr. Denny was reported for conspicuous gallantry, but in 1864 he was taken ill and was discharged from service. He then enlisted in the navy, being told that sea life would be beneficial to his health, and served in the North Atlantic squadron until after the close of the war. He then returned home and for several years was senior member of the firm of Denny & Gallagher, proprietors of the Cream City Carriage works. He was appointed mail carrier for the Sev- enth ward of the city on Feb. 1, 1877, under the late Henry C. Payne, and served in that capacity until June 1, 1898, when he was appointed superintendent of city delivery by Postmaster E. R. Still- man. During his term of service he took an active interest in the welfare of the carriers and was one of the charter members of the Milwaukee branch of the Mail Carriers' Association, which had its inception in that city during an encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was president of the Milwaukee branch one year. As superintendent of the city delivery he was a good or- ganizer and an efficient master. While in the service of his country he came home on furlough and was married on Dec. 24, 1862, to Miss Mary A. Andrews, who survives him, as does also one daugh- ter. Mrs. A. E. Knowlton. Captain Denny was a member of E. B. Wolcott Post, G. A. R., and was its commander during the year 1906, his death occurring Feb. 25, 1907. a short time after retiring from that office. It seems fitting to close this brief account of the life of Captain Denny with the tribute of a friend,
Col. J. A. Watrous, who knew him intimately and es- teemed him for his many virtues: "It is a brave thing for a regiment or a brigade to charge a battery sup- ported by equally brave men, but there are more powerful tests
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of a man's bravery. It is a braver thing for a sick, weak man to enter upon a charge of an open grave, a charge that means his burial. Such instances are common. A striking instance has at- tracted the attention of Milwaukee the last year. A year and a half ago Capt. William J. Denny knew that a cancer was eating away his life; knew it as well as the surgeon who treated him; but it made no difference with his faultless administration of the import- ant trust confided to him ; it made no difference in his kindly greet- ings to family, friends and associates. Yet he steadily marched to- ward that open grave, smiling upon friends, doing kindly acts, per- forming arduous duties. The day came, when, in response to re- peated urging on the part of family and friends, there was an opera- tion. An eye was removed. A few weeks later he returned to his official duties, doing them as well as ever; the same genial, pleas- ant gentleman, interested in the welfare of all about him. But he marched steadily toward the grave. He knew it was his grave; that he was rapidly approaching it. Another operation must be performed. The weak body, growing weaker and lighter, stood the shock of flesh removed and bones scraped, and before the ghastly wounds had healed, when the wrappings were still about his neck and face, he returned to his duties, performing them as intelligently, industriously and conscientiously as ever. His step grew slower and slower, not from lack of courage, but from loss of strength. He afraid of that open grave, he had seen it for months. One after- noon, three months ago, at the end of a day of hard work, he un- steadily walked to his home and said, 'I must rest.' The next morn- ing he said, 'I must remain in bed and rest,' and during the balance of his life he remained at home, most of the time in bed, a great sufferer, but ever mindful of the interests of his friends, some of whom called daily and left words of cheer and expressions of love ; but words of love and cheer, flowers, prayers and the watchful care of dear ones could not turn his steps from the onward march to the open grave. No man ever marched more certainly to death, or more bravely than gallant, brave, genial, generous little Capt. Bill Denny."
Edward S. Loge, M. D., is one of the younger members of the medical fraternity in Milwaukee, but in the short time that has elapsed since he opened his office he has built up a representative practice and has been successful to a very high degree. He was born in Tonawanda, Erie county, New York, on Dec. 13, 1882, son of August F. and Caroline ( Hasenbank) Loge. His father and mother were both born in Germany, the former being of French descent. They came to this country with their parents when chil- dren. The father came in 1844, and the mother in 1847, and settled in Bergholtz, a small village in Niagara county, New York, where their parents lived the remainder of their lives. Upon grow- ing to manhood the father adopted teaching as a profession, which he has followed throughout his career of more than forty years, be- ing now engaged in the schools of North Tonawanda, N. Y., where he has taught for thirty-two years. His wife died in 1885, and of
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the eight children born to this couple all are living. Although Dr. Loge is of German-French parentage, he is a typical American. He received his early education in the parochial, public and high schools of his native place, after which he devoted his time to the study of pharmacy, serving his apprenticeship in a drug store of his home town. He then entered the department of pharmacy of the University of Buffalo, and after a thorough course graduated with the class of 1902, receiving the degree of Bachelor in Pharmacy, and was at that time the youngest student 'ever graduated from this in- stitution. He is a registered pharmacist in the states of New York and Wisconsin. After serving a number of years in this profes- sion, he turned his attention to medicine and matriculated at the Marquette University medical department, in Milwaukee. His last year in the study of medicine was spent at the Wisconsin Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeons, in which he graduated in 1907, also serving as attendant at the Milwaukee Hospital clinics at Wauwatosa, and has since been engaged in the practice of his pro- fession. Dr. Loge is a Republican nominally, but he exercises con- siderable independence in forming his political opinion, and his religious affiliations are with the Lutheran church. He is a men- ber of the Alumni associations of the Wisconsin College of Physi- cians and Surgeons and the Buffalo College of Pharmacy, also a member of the Milwaukee County Medical Society, the Wisconsin State Medical Society and the American Medical Association.
Ludvig Wrangell, eminent violinist, was born in Kristiania, Norway. His father first taught him on the violin, but the task of satisfying the musical ambition of the child soon proved a rather difficult one, and he was therefore early taken in charge by Concert- Master Gudbrand Bohn, one of the most gifted and highly schooled of the violinists of Scandinavia, and through whose noble and learned guidance his musical talents were stimulated and masterly led. Besides the violin, the study of piano, theory and ensemble were taken up, and through the aid of the late King of Norway and Sweden instructions were given him at the P. Lindemann Con- servatory of Music. The teachers in theory were the famous Lud- vig Lindemann and Iver Holter, the last named being also his teacher in ensemble. Piano instructions were received from Mr. Vaaler, a prominent pupil of Leschitizky. He went to Germany and continued his studies in violin under Carl Bargheer, the be- loved pupil of Spohr and Joachim. He appeared as soloist in the principal cities of Germany and Norway. During his latest stay in that country he won the admiration of pupils and professionals to such an extent as to be termed the greatest violin teacher of Scan- dinavia. Among the advanced pupils received were those having studied under such masters as Prof. Exner Halir, Wirth, Sanret and Joachim. His general playing is marked by great individuality, broad, warm tone, expressive and melodious, with a prominent northern color. His tone and touch are of exquisite beauty, and all agree upon the dignity and nobility of his style. He has written an original method of violin playing and other works ready for
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publication. He is a valued member of the Artists' Loft in Mil- waukee, his present location, and in 1908 heads the violin depart- ment of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music.
Fred W. Kemp, Ph. G., a leading druggist and one of the sub- stantial men of the city, was born in Milwaukee on Nov. 3, 1874. His parents, August and Bertha (Polzin) Kemp, were both born in Germany. The father came to Milwaukee when a youth and lived here the balance of his life, his demise occurring in 1875. His widow is now a respected resident of Winona, Minn. Fred W. Kemp received his educational advantages in the public schools and the Northwestern University at Watertown, Wis. He began his apprenticeship as a pharmacist with H. G. Ruenzel and for ten years served in a clerical capacity with Mr. Ruenzel. Having accumulated some funds, in 1898, he embarked in the business on his own account at 425 Lisbon avenue and has since conducted a most flourishing business at that place. His thorough knowledge of the profession and his genial manner and sterling integrity at once made him a host of friends, whose confidence in his ability assured him of his ultimate success. Professionally he is identi- fied with the Milwaukee and Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical as- sociations and the National Association of Retail Druggists, and fraternally he is prominent in the Fairchild Council, Royal Ar- canum, and the Millioki Club. In politics he is allied with the Re- publican party, but has never sought public office. The Lutheran church has a devout and loyal member in Mr. Kemp. On June 8, 1907, occurred his marriage to Miss Mattie Sarnow, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Christian and Ursala (Laur) Sarnow. Christian Sar- now, who was a carpenter by vocation, came to Milwaukee in 1852. During the war of the Rebellion he served as second lieutenant in Company H, First Wisconsin infantry, and afterward in Company A of the Twenty-sixth regiment, and in the two regiments served throughout the entire war. On his return to Milwaukee he became a gauger and acted in that capacity until his death, which occurred on Jan. 24, 1906. He was very popular with his neighbors and was an influential citizen in his ward. In 1877 and 1879 he served as the representative of his district in the lower house of the legis- lature. To Mr. and Mrs. Kemp has been born a daughter, Bessie.
Ernst M. Krembs, Ph. G., a registered pharmacist and a popu- lar druggist of Milwaukee, was born in Fond du Lac, Wis., on Aug. 18, 1872. He is one of the six surviving members of a family of seven children born to Ernst and Bertha ( Blankenhorn) Krembs, the former of whom was born in Germany on Jan. 25, 1848, and the latter in Cedarburg, Wis., on Dec. 24, 1849. The father came to the United States in 1852 with his parents, Anton Ferdinand Krembs, M. D., and Louisa (Grimm) Krembs, who was a direct descendant of the author of Grimm's Fairy Tales. Dr. Krembs passed away at Wausau, Wis., and his widow died in the same place. The maternal grandparents of the subject of this review, Charles Blankenhorn and wife, came to Cedarburg in the early days of that settlement and there the wife died. Mr. Blankenhorn
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passed away while a resident of Fond du Lac. The father, Ernst Krembs and Dr. Nicholas Senn worked together in the pharmacy of his brother, Moritz Krembs, for ten years, and in 1872 came to Milwaukee and secured employment with the P. L. Dohmen Drug Company at 508 First avenue. A few years later he had accumu- lated sufficient funds to purchase the business of the firm, and he continued in the active management of it until his death, which oc- curred on Feb. 9, 1907. He was a much respected citizen of his ward and an influential member of the Republican party. Both he and his wife were communicants of the Roman Catholic church. His widow is now a respected resident of the Cream City. Ernst M. Krembs, the subject of this sketch received his scholastic train- ing in the Milwaukee public schools. His professional education he acquired under the tutelage of his father, and successfully passed the examination submitted by the state board of pharmacy, which accorded him the degree of registered pharmacist. He began his business career in 1898 in the drug store at the corner of Eleventh avenue and Washington street. His excellent training in the pro- fession and his inherent traits of honesty and thrift made the busi- ness a success from its inception. On June 15, 1908, he disposed of his Eleventh avenue storc. On Aug. I he purchased the pharmacy at 508 First avenue, which his father had for many years so successfully conducted. Professionally he is identified with the Milwaukee Pharmaceutical Association, of which he served a terin as vice-president, the Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical Asso- ciation and the American Pharmacists' Association. In a fraternal way he is connected with the Royal League, the Knights of Co- lumbus and the Catholic Order of Foresters. On June 9, 1904, Mr. Krembs was united in marriage to Miss Katherine Keating, of Milwaukee, a daughter of Frank and Bridget Keating, pioneers of the Cream City. Mrs. Keating is deceased, but her husband is still living, a resident of this city. To Mr. and Mrs. Krembs have been born two children: Neal, who died in infancy, and Ernst, born Feb. 22, 1907. Both Mr. Krembs and his wife are communi- cants of the Roman Catholic church.
Edward A. Hempe, Ph. G., who for more than thirteen years has been one of the prominent druggists in Milwaukee, was born in the Cream City on Oct. 19, 1872. He is a son of William and Elizabeth (Reidel) Hempe, both of whom were born in Germany and came to the United States and Milwaukee with their parents. The father was a cooper by vocation and earned a livelihood by working at his trade for many years. Subsequently he had charge of the packing house of William H. Little. All five of the children born to the parents are living. Edward A. Hempe received his educational advantages in the parochial schools of the city and then entered the department of pharmacy, but before he had com- pleted his course he successfully passed the examination sub- mitted by the state board to applicants for the privilege of prac- ticing. This was in 1892, and in that year he entered the employ of C. Annecke at the corner of Reed street and National avenue.
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Subsequently he was associated with J. W. S. Tomkiewicz, and later was in charge of the dispensary at the National Soldiers' Home, under the direction of Dr. Leighton. In 1895 he determined to enter the business under his own name, and accordingly opened the store at 374 Mitchell street. His success was assured from the start because of his personal popularity, his thorough knowledge of the details of the profession and his absolute integrity. He is absolutely independent of any affiliations with political parties, be- lieving that the best government is obtained by the conscientious and judicious exercise of the right of suffrage rather than by the dictation of party leaders. Professionally he is a prominent mem- ber of the Milwaukee and Wisconsin State Pharmaceutical asso- ciations and the National Association of Retail Druggists, and in a fraternal way is allied with Walker Lodge, No. 123, Knights of Pythias. In 1896 Mr. Hempe was united in marriage to Miss Laura Flintrop, a native of Milwaukee, and a daughter of John and Al- vina (Barfknecht) Flintrop, pioneers of the Cream City. Two children have been born to this union, Enid Alvina and Marcella Amanda.
Homer H. Fowle, D. D. S., one of the able and representative dentists of Milwaukee, who is engaged in the active practice of his profession in the bank building at the corner of Kinnickinnic and Lincoln avenues, is a native of, Milwaukee county, born at South Milwaukee on April 23, 1883, being the son of Horace N. and Ellen (Thompson) Fowle, who were born and reared in the same county. The maternal grandparents of our subject were John and Sarah (Dibley) Fowle, natives of Wadherst, Sussex county, England, who immigrated to the United States and landed in Milwaukee on June 5, 1835. Before the year closed John Fowle and his sons took up, six hundred acres of government land in Oak Creek township, the first land that was cleared in that locality. A large and for that period commodious log cabin was immediately constructed close to the edge of the bluff along Oak Creek, where Mr. Fowle kept a tavern and station, the only stop between Milwaukee and Racine where travelers could find accommodation for themselves. and their horses. After a few years John Fowle built a saw and grist mill, which is said to have been the first grist mill in the county, and he gave up the tavern. Both the tavern and bluff have now disappeared, owing to the constant wearing of the earth by Lake Michigan. Horace N., the youngest of his father's children, and the only one born in America, first saw the light of day on Feb. 26, 1837, in the old log cabin on the lake shore. He was the second white child born in Oak Creek township and received his early education in the public schools of the district. He helped his father at the mills and also assisted about the farm, but finally be- came associated with Horace Wells in the manufacture of brick, and continued in this occupation until about sixteen years ago, when he retired from business to enjoy the sunset years of life. During his business life Mr. Fowle was particularly well located for the manufacture of building brick. Clay and fuel as well as
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means of transportation were all within easy reach and he carried on a thriving business along the shore of Lake Michigan and in Milwaukee and the adjacent settlements and towns. Mr. Fowle is a self-made man and the prosperity and affluence which he now en- joys are due entirely to his own initiative. For many years he has lived a quiet retired life on his fine farm in Lake township. On Jan. 20, 1859, Mr. Fowle married Ellen F. Thompson, the daugh- ter of Jared and Minerva Thompson. She was born in the town of Lake, Milwaukee county, Jan. 25, 1841, and bore nine children, of whom Homer H. is the youngest. He received his elementary education in the graded schools of South Milwaukee and then finished a course in the South Milwaukee high school with great credit. Subsequently he entered the dental department of the Mil- waukce Medical School, at which he was graduated with a well- earned degree of D. D. S., in 1904. For two years he was estab- lished in practice at Wautoma, Wis., but in 11906 came to Mil- waukee and established himself at his present location, where he has met with most gratifying success in his chosen profession. Homer Fowle is a'Republican in politics and is a member of the Alumni Association of Marquette College, and a Mason, being a member of Risk Lodge, No. 259, Free and Accepted Masons. On June 21, 1905, occurred the marriage of 'Mr. Fowle and Eugenia, the daughter of E. W. and Delia ( Brown) Dousman, of Milwaukee. One child has come to bless this union, Eugenia, born Nov. 26, 1906. Both 'Mr. and Mrs. Fowle are members of the Congregational church.
Jean Christian Mueller, Ph. G., who for the past thirteen years has been a prominent figure in pharmacal circles 'in Milwaukee, was born at Blue Mounds, Dane county, Wis., on Feb. 7, 1876. He is a son of Theodore and Louise (Goeging) Mueller, both 'natives of Germany, the former having been born in Nuremberg on July IO, 1849, and the latter in Prussia on May 12,' 1856. The maternal grandfather, Christian Goeging, was born in Germany and migrated to Mount Horeb, Dane county, Wisconsin, in 1864. Subsequently he entered land under the homestead law near Royalton, Minn .. where both he and his wife passed away. The paternal grandfather was a railroad engineer in the Fatherland and met his death in a wreck. The father studied in Germany at the Neuendettelsan Sem- inary, and after coming to America became a student at the Wart- burg Seminary at Waverley, Ia. He then entered the Lutheran ministry and was engaged in preaching until 1880. In that year he embarked in the lumber business with the Obrecht Lumber Co., of Sauk City, Wis., and has been connected with that company ever since, although he and his family now live at Prairie du Sac, Wis. Four children were born to the parents, of whom the subject of this review is the eldest. The others are Theodore, Jr., of West Allis, Wis .; Frederick, the principal of the Waunakee high school, and Lawrence, who died on Jan. 2, 1907. Mr. Mueller attended the public and high schools of Sauk City and when but fourteen years of age left his home to go to Chicago, where he found employment
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with William Lenz, a druggist, with whom he remained for a period of two years. During the following three years he was associated with C. H. Grund, also a Chicago druggist, and at the end of that time he removed to Milwaukee. This was in' 1895, and during the same year he passed the examination submitted by the state board of pharmacy for applicants for the pharmacy degree and became a registered pharmacist. For four years he was in the employ of Herman Lambeck and then engaged in the drug .busi- ness under his own name at the corner of Twenty-seventh and State streets. This establishment prospered wonderfully during the nine years that Mr. Mueller conducted it, but he desired a larger field, and on Jan. 1, 1908, he disposed of his store and purchased the stock of Anton Weiss at 507 Eleventh avenue. Mr. Weiss had been in business there for a period of twenty years and had estab- lished a fine patronage, which Mr. Mueller has increased during the short time in which he has conducted the store. In his polit- ical relations Mr. Mueller has always been allied with the Repub- lican party, but has never sought to obtain political office. He was reared in the Lutheran faith, and is today a devout communicant of that church. Professionally he is identified with the Milwaukee Pharmaceutical Association and the National Association of Retail Druggists, and in a fraternal way is associated with the Modern Woodmen of America, the National Union and the Equitable Fra- ternal Union. He is also a policy holder in the Bankers' Life In- surance Company, of Des Moines, Ia. On May 20, 1901, Mr. Muel- ler was united in marriage to Miss Martha Halm, a daughter of Gottlieb and Elizabeth Halm, of Brown Deer, Wis. Mrs. Halm is deceased, but her husband still resides at Brown Deer. Two children came to bless the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Mueller: Har- old Lawrence, born in June, 1902; and Franklin Joseph, born on Dec. 21, 1905.
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