Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-12-12
SUCCESSFUL IN CHICAGO.

SUCCESSFUL IN CHICAGO.
Former Watsrtownites Who Have Riser
in Business or the Professions in the
Western Metropolis.
The Sunday Sentinel contained ar
interesting article concerning the
many successful business and pl ofes
sional careers that have followed
the location of Wisconsin people in
Chicago. The list includes such
prominent people as Bishop Samuel
Fallows, Albert j. Earling, Rev. Jen-
kin Lloyd Jones, Philip D. Armour,
Judge Elbridge Hanecy, Michael and
John Cudahy, Angus Hibbard, Fred
w. Upman, DR.. Franklin H. Martin,
who first studied medicine under DR..
w. &. Spalding in this city; E. A. Cal
klns, Farlin Z. Ball and, others, be-
sides Hiram Barber. Andrew Cum
mings, Attorney E. F. Masterson and
| Prof George l.. Hendrickson, all of
whom Watertown claims as former
residents. President Earling, of the
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
way, was also an early resident and
received his first railroad schooling
here, while Rev. Mr.. Jones is well
known to many of our citizens, es-
pecially those of Welsh nationality.
We print below the sketches of the
four named above az former Water
tOwnites:
PROF. GEORGE HENDRICKsON
Prof. George Hendrickson, of the
University OF Chicago, is the son of
Rev. William Henorickson, formerly
in charge OF the Congregational
churches at Colum bus and Watortown.
Wis. The public schools, the normal
school at Whitewater, the preparatory
school and college at Beloit, laid the
foundations for the Johns Hopkins
university, from which Prof. Hen
erickson was graduated in 1887 with
the degree of B. A. After a year
spent in postgraduate study ard one
year abroad at the University of Bonn
he accepted professorship of Latin
in Colorado college and in 1891 was
called to the same position in the
Ii.
same professorship was offered him
in the University of Chicago which he
accepted and still holds. Prof Hen
drickson's interest, as also his teach
ing. lies chiefly in the field of ancient
literature. His published work. which
appears in The American Journal of
Philology and kindred publications,
relates to the same subject. The quiet,
studiOus youth is well remem bered in
Columbus and Watertown, where his
boyhood was passed, and his friends
there are glad in the useful success he
has attained.
HIRAM BARBER.
Hiram Barber, one of the foremost
lawyers in Chicago, though not a ma
tive Of Wisconsin, was for many years
a resident Of the state. Leaving the
district school at the age of II, Mr.
Barber studied at the University of
Wisconsin. afterwards graduating
from the Law school in Albany, N. Y.
Returning to Wisconsin he formed
professional partnership with Con-
gresham Charles Billinghurst at
Juneau, and later with Charles r.
Gill at WATERFOWL, formerly attorney
general OF Wisconsin, with whom he
was associated for several years. In
1866 Mr.. Barber came to Chicago, and
with the late Edmund Jussen and with
MIR. Francis Luckner, successfully
practiced law until 1878, when be was
elected to congress from the Third
district on the Republican ticket
Leaving congress he served for four
years as receiver of the land ONCE in
Mitchell, Oak, after which he return
ed to Chicago and resumed practice
with Mr.. Theodore Brentano. This
partnership continued until Mr.. Bren-
tano's elevation to the supreme bench
Of Cook county, since which time he
has practiced alone.
Mr.. Barber is one of the best-known
members of the Chicago bar, CON-
manding the respect OF his profession
al conferees and the confidence of
friends and acquaintances alike. He
has held the position Of master in
chancery of the superior court of
COOK county, lOr tne past seven years.
To him is undoubtedly due the
honor Of being among the first, if not
the first, to suggest the need of law
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating
liquors to minors. and also prohibit
ing them from playing pool in bar
rooms and public places. 1t is re-
membered of him that at the COM
mencement exercises in the Wiscon-
sin university in December, 1854,
when but 10 years OF age, he deliver
ed an Grafton outlining the needs OF
such law. The subject was treated
by the Madison papers at that day as
worthy the consideration of practical
legislators and philanthropists.
Mr.. Barber was married in 1857 to
Miss Louisa McEwen, Of Chester, Wis