The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-04-16

court mere as any member or the
Kenosha bar. During the past two
weeks he had tried two cases in this
court and the last case in which his
advice was sought was the investiga-
ton of the alleged fraud at the recent
city election. He did not enter this
case, but gave Mayor Gornan as
friend of the best interests Of Kenosha
the advice he sought.
In the death Of Mr.. Quarles the Ken
osha High School Association loses one
Of its most prominent and most active
members. Mr.. Quarles never missed a
reunion Of the association when it was
possible for him to get to Kenosha and
he has always been one of the leaders
at these reunions.
The bar of Kenosha had many kindly
expressions of grief today when they
were informed of the death of Mr..
Quarles and later it is probable that
meeting Of the bar will be called at
which time some action will be taken to
frame a formal memorial.
Mr.. Quarles was the son Of Joseph V.
Quarles, ST., who came to Wisconsin in
1888, and, with Henry Mitchell, built
and operated the factory now known as
the Balm Wagon works.
Charles Quarles was born in Kenosha,
on Feb. 13, 1886 His early education
was obtained in the public schools of
Kenosha. He was graduated from the
Kenosha High School IN 1868 and dur
ing his entire life he took the greatest
interest in the high school association.
He entered the University of Michigan
at Ann Arbor as a student in the CLASH
cal course. He left college in the lat
ter part of his senior year. While there
he was member of the Greek letter
society Alpha Delta Phi.
When Mr.. Quarles left the University
of Michigan he took position with the
Home Fire Insurance company of New
York in it's Chicago Office. He remained
there most Of the time from the spring
of 1869 to 1873.
He left the insurance business to
study law in the office Of Head &
Quarles in Kenosha, and in 1875 he was
admitted to the bar. He began the
practice Of his profession in Kenosha at
once and he remained here for thirteen
years.
Mr.. Quarles soon was recognized as
an attorney of more than ordinary
capability He went to Milwaukee in
the spring Of 1888, and with his brother,
J. V. Quarles and 7. w. Spence, formed
the firm Of Quarles, Spence & Quarles,
which rapidly acquired leading place
among legal firms.
Mr.. Quarles, while a clear, direct and
forceful speaker, did not rely so much
upon the graces of oratory for success
as upon the effect Of a formidable array
of the legal points involved in the cases
Of which he had charge.
He acquired unusual distinction in
this department of the law, and he was
recognized as an authority by his fellow
members of the bar He had given
special attention to the study Of corpor-
alton law as it related to the growing
corporate interests and social and in
dustrial questions arising in consequence
of the multiplicity of labor and protec-
tive organizations.
Mr.. Quarles believed that to be one
of the most extensive and fruitful fields
for investigation in the whole range Of
the legal profession, and his practice in
that line made him one Of the most
successful men of Wisconsin. Recent
cases in which he was prominent were
the Heyl divorce suit and the Schandein
will contest, in which millions were in
volved.
Mr.. Quarles was pronounced Repub-
lican in politics, but he was not active
ly nor publicly identified with party
work. The only time he ever held pub
lie Office was when he was appointed a
director on the school board in Milwau-
kee in the spring of 1897. His appoint
ment was unsolicited, and it was made
as an evidence of the confidence and
esteem in which he was held by the
public.
He was named president of the school
board upon it's formal organization.
Mr.. Quarles was member of the Mil
waukee, the Deutscher, the Country and
the Milwaukee Yacht clubs.