Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1895-07-27

been willing to assist the cause of Re.
publicanism by all means within his
power. As an appreciation Of his high
position In the community, ana be.
cause Of his fitness for the position. he
was appointed member OF the Board
Of Education by Mayor washburne In
June. 1891.
In religion he II q follower Of the
great reforiner. Martin Luther. ana is
an active member OF the Lutheran
Church.
With hts characteristic shrrwtlness
and foresight he invested In real estate
some years ago. and the natural In.
crease In the value Of Chicago realty
added large amount to his already
large fortune. He IL the owner Of
GuntlersOn 4 Gauger's addition to Chi.
cago. and GundersOn X Gnuger's
addition to Oak Park. besides
holding much improved property
In various parts Of Chicago.
In 1856, he was married to Emily G.
Olson. Mr.. ana Mrs. Gunderson arc
blessed with three children. two sons
and daughter; the eldest son. George
o.. II a business partner Of his father.
and has ever been considered young
man Of sound business principles;
Seward NJ. the younger son. Il also con.
nected with his fathers business. and
displays those qualities that impress
one with the fact that he will worthily
succeed his father In mercantile life:
Miss Ida Mabel Guntlerson. their only
a ssv1sNnw q 1Stsvls1,, sAs.I
young lady, a musician Of more than
usual brllliancy and careful execution.
She Il n graduate Of the Chicago Must
cnl College. from which she received
teachers diploma, and last spring
received u diploma from the gradu.
ating class. Miss Gunderson still con.
tlnucs the study Of music. In which she
takes great deal Of pride. She Is OF
an artistic nature. and besides her In.
tcrest In musical matters. she finds op-
pOrtunity to devote portion Of her
time 10 painting. both In water cOlOrs
and In oil. She hns not neglected the
other accomplishments for those Of mu.
sic and painting, but II highly educated
In all branches. She IL u graduate OF
the Misses Grants seminary. On
June Is. 1887. George q. GundersOn
was married to Miss Julia A. Jacobs,
daughter of D. b. Jacobs, the well.
known lumber dealer.
Mr.. GundcrsOn has always taken a
deep interest In travel, and has visited
NIL places Of interest In England. Nor.
way. Sweden, Germany, Denmark and
France. Returning from Europe hy
way OF New Orleans, he visited the
Republic Of Mexico. He has journey.
cd over the United States from ocean
to ocean more than once. and his nu.
merOus visits to the different parts OF
the world have. by friction with the
different classes Of people. filed his
mind with many broad ideas.
Mr.. GundersOn has ever been known
as a public-spirited citizen Of Chicago:
he has always taken deep interest In
public AFFAIRS, and any enterprise that
has the good interests Of the city OF
Chicago ut heart always finds In him
warm sympathlxer and hrm friend.
Such Is his biography. He certainly
deserves credit for what he nus accom-.
plished. He began life at the very
bottom and has surm0unted obstacles
TINT would appall most Of our citizens.
He has risen from poverty ana insig-
niticance to afiiuence and position en-
tirely through his own eXertiOns; and
he Is not only entitled to recOgni-
tiOn In this work but also In the
brightest pages Of ChicagO's history.