position to become vice president of the new concern. The business is incorporated and the company manufactures alternating current, squirrel cage, induction type motors, ranging from one to twenty horsepower inclusive, in five different types, viz: Sleeve bearing, enclosed; sleeve bearing, open; ball bearing, enclosed and open and the vertical type enclosed and open. The big feature of the motor is the removable stator, a single piece, non-freezeable bronze bearing without set screws and improved end ring details. Carl L. Daun is president of the company and Walter M. Sprinkman, secretary and treasurer.

On the 16th of December, 1919, Mr. Mortimer was united in marriage to Miss Adelaide Kasten, a daughter of Oscar Kasten, assistant cashier of the First National Bank of Milwaukee. Her grandfather was Charles Kasten, a brother of Fred Kasten. One child has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer, James Kasten Mortimer, whose natal day was the 26th of November, 1920.

Mr. Mortimer gives his political support to the republican party but has never taken an active interest in its affairs, preferring to cast his support with that party having the soundest principles, in his humble estimation. His religious faith is that of the Immanuel Presbyterian church and fraternally he is a Mason, having membership in Lafayette Lodge, No. 265. He is likewise a member of Omicron Kappa Pi, a national college fraternity. He is president of the Junior Division, Milwaukee Association of Commerce, which he and a few of his associates organized in 1920, and from a membership of six it has increased to over twelve hundred. He is a director in the Milwaukee Association of Commerce and third vice president of the United States Junior Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Mortimer turns to the great out-of-doors for his recreation and his hobby is trout fishing. He is a typical business man of the present day, alert and enterprising, determined and prosperous, and in the midst of his important and growing business interests he finds time for the social pleasures of life.

HERBERT JOSEPH RUETH.

Herbert Joseph Rueth, who passed away on the 12th of February, 1919, is remembered most kindly by his many friends, who esteemed him highly by reason of his cordial disposition, his uniform courtesy and his sterling worth. He was numbered among Wisconsin's native sons, his birth having occurred in Menasha, March 4, 1872, his parents being Nicholas and Barbara (Laux) Rueth. The father was a native of Wisconsin and the mother of Germany. In 1875 they became residents of Milwaukee, where Mr. Rueth was engaged in business for many years.

Herbert J. Rueth was but three years of age at the time the family home was established in this city and here he acquired his education in the public and parochial schools and also in Myer's College, thus becoming well qualified for the practical and responsible duties of life. He afterward engaged in business for himself for a period of twelve years and later went upon the road as a traveling salesman for the George Ziegler Candy Company. He continued with them for a period of twelve years, or up to the time of his death, and during those years built up a substantial trade for the house and made for himself a most creditable position as one of the successful traveling salesmen of this section of the country.

In 1895 Mr. Rueth was married to Miss Mathilda Merkley, a daughter of Hieronymus and Margaret (Schwartz) Merkley, who were natives of Germany and became early residents of Winnebago county, Wisconsin, where the father followed farming throughout his remaining days.

Mr. Rueth was a member of the Benevolent Protective Order of Elks and of the Red Men, while his religious faith was that of the Catholic church. In politics he was a lifelong republican, giving unfaltering and consistent support to the principles of the party and doing everything in his power to promote its growth and insure its success. His social qualities and kindly spirit made him a favorite with his patrons and all with whom he came in contact and he left behind him a very extensive circle of friends.

FRANK FOLLETTE STIMSON.

Frank Follette Stimson, secretary of the Luedke-Schaefer Shoe Company of Milwaukee, belongs to that class of men whose business progress has resulted from faithfulness, diligence and a willingness to work. He has never been afraid that he would give an employer more service than he was paid for. He recognized the fact that industry and loyalty would win advancement and it has been through the cultivation of these qualities that he has gained the substantial place which he now occupies in business circles. He was born in Bellevue, Michigan, July 16, 1872, a son of Samuel

Crocker Stimson and a grandson of Nathaniel Crocker Stimson. The latter, a farmer of the state of New York, was descended from a well known family from the north of Ireland. Henry L. Stimson, secretary of war in President Roosevelt's cabinet, was a second cousin of Samuel Crocker Stimson. The latter was born at East Bloomfield, in the Empire state, and in early life devoted his attention to the occupation of farming, while later he became a hotel proprietor, conducting the Albion House at Albion, Michigan, for a period of twelve years. He served in the Union army during the Civil war and was very prominent and influential in local affairs. While in New York he had successfully engaged in business as a dealer in horses and he had few superiors in matching teams. His death occurred in Jackson, Michigan, in the year 1901. His wife, who bore the maiden name of Martha C. French, was born in East Bloomfield, New York, and died in March, 1914. She was of French lineage, her people belonging to the Huguenots and it is related that an ancestor of Mrs. Stimson saved her Bible during the Huguenot persecution in France by baking it in a loaf of bread. Frank Follette Stimson obtained a public school education in Jackson, Michigan, completing a high school course there and he made his initial step in the business world as an office clerk in the employ of C. H. Fargo & Company of Chicago. He remained with that firm for seven years, winning advancement to the position of bookkeeper and during three years of the time he was stationed at the Fargo factory in Jackson, while during the last four years of the seven-year period he was at Dixon, Illinois. Subsequently he became a resident of Milwaukee and entered the employ of the F. Mayer Boot & Shoe Company at the factory office on Thirtieth and Elm streets. For three years he was with that house in charge of the factory office and next went to Kansas City, Missouri, where he was office manager for the Barton Brothers Shoe Company for three years. He afterward spent a few months in Dixon, Illinois, in the employ of the Watson Plummer Company and then returned to Milwaukee, where he obtained a position with the Bradley Metcalf Company, and for ten years was in charge of their factory office. In June, 1911, he became connected with the Luedke-Schaefer Shoe Company in charge of the office and when on the 11th of August, 1917, A. H. Buttles retired from the concern, which was then known as the Luedke-Schaefer-Buttles Company, Mr. Stimson was elected secretary, having become a stockholder on the 1st of January, 1912, and also one of the directors of the corpora tion. This company is engaged in the manufacture of the Milwaukee King brand of men's and boys' shoes-unlined shoes, nailed and welted. The brand is well known to the trade all over the United States and sells from coast to coast. The firm also makes a line of men's and boys' semi-dress shoes and they sell largely to the retail dealers. The business has enjoyed a steady development under the wise direction of its officers and Mr. Stimson has in later years been an active factor in the capable management of the concern.

On the 27th of August, 1909, Mr. Stimson was married to Rose Huggins of Milwaukee, and they have one daughter, Helen, now a pupil in the Hartford Avenue school. Mr. Stimson has always given his political allegiance to the republican party but the honors and emoluments of office have no attraction for him. He is of the Episcopalian faith and with his family attends St. Paul's church. He is fond of fishing and outdoor sports, to which he turns when leisure permits. He recognizes the fact that the well balanced man is the one who knows how to play as well as to work. He has always given adequate attention to business affairs and it has been by reason of his thoroughness, close application and ability that he has become secretary of one of the important manufacturing interests of his adopted city.

OLE ANDREW OLSON.

Ole Andrew Olson, selling papers on the streets of Milwaukee when a lad of nine years and dependent entirely upon his own resources from an early age, is now the secretary of the Milwaukee Paper Box Company and as such is occupying a prominent position in the business circles of the city. He was born at Risor, Norway, September 29, 1877. His father, Sven Olson, also a native of Risor, came to the United States in 1880. He was a ship carpenter and on crossing the Atlantic located at Milwaukee. He had also been a sailor and had toured the world before taking up the trade of ship carpentry. His people had lived in the same town in Norway through many generations and had always been seafaring men or ship workmen and some of the family had made notable success in business. Sven Olson continued his residence in Milwaukee to the time of his death, which occurred in the year 1920. In early manhood he wedded Anne Sorensen, who was born in Risor, Norway, and was also a representative of one of the old families of that town. She was married to Sven Olson in the Land of the Midnight Sun and with her husband she came to Milwaukee, where her death occurred in 1891.

Ole A. Olson was but nine years of age when the family home was established

in the new world. At the age of nine years he was brought to Milwaukee and continued his education in the schools of Milwaukee, afterward becoming a student in the South Division high school. Starting out in the business world he worked for three years with the H. Niedecken Company in the paper stockroom and subsequently was employed by the Standard Paper Company as floor and city salesman, continuing with that house for a period of sixteen years. On the 1st of January, 1913, he joined the Milwaukee Paper Box Company as purchasing agent and credit man and in 1916 was elected to the office of secretary, in which capacity he has since served. His business career has been marked by that steady progression which indicates a mastery of every task, faithful performance of every duty and a laudable ambition to obtain promotion.

On the 30th of June, 1906, Mr. Olson was united in marriage to Miss Angela Beyerstedt, the wedding being celebrated in Sheboygan, this state. Mrs. Olson is a daughter of Henry F. Beyerstedt, a merchant of Sheboygan, who was born in Hamburg, Germany, and came to Wisconsin with his family, settling at Sheboygan. Mr. and Mrs. Olson have become parents of two children: Robert and Janet, both students in the Milwaukee schools. Mr. Olson and his family are members of the Lutheran church and fraternally he is a Mason, belonging to Wisconsin Lodge, No. 13, A. F. & A. M. He likewise has membership in Prospect Lodge, No. 135, K. P., and in Milwaukee Lodge, No. 46, B. P. O. E. He belongs to the Credit Men's Association, to the Purchasing Agents' Association, of which he is national director and to the Milwaukee Association of Commerce. He follows and enjoys all outdoor sports and is particularly fond of motoring, fishing and swimming. He participated in every drive during the World war and has ever stood for that which is most valuable in citizenship. Moreover, his life indicates what could be accomplished through persistent and earnest efforts and he has justly won the proud American title of a self-made man.

STEPHEN J. MCMAHON.

Stephen J. McMahon, who in the University of Wisconsin and in the University of Chicago received his law training, is now successfully practicing as a member of the Milwaukee bar and is the senior member of the law firm of McMahon, McMahon & Hayes. He was born in Meeme, Manitowoc county, Wisconsin, January 13, 1881, and his parents, Patrick J. and Margaret (Gray) McMahon, were also natives of the same county. The grandparents came from Ireland, settling in Manitowoc county in pioneer times, and there the grandfather of Mr. McMahon in the paternal line followed the occupation of farming. His father removed to the city of Manitowoc, where he was engaged in mercantile pursuits for a number of years, and he also served as clerk of the circuit court of Manitowoc county for a period of six years. At the present time he is retired, making his home in Milwaukee.

Stephen J. McMahon was educated in the public schools until graduated from the high school of Manitowoc in 1898. He afterward attended the Milwaukee Normal School, in which he completed his course in 1900, and then entered the University of Wisconsin as a student in the College of Letters and Science, in which he completed his course in 1903. He was subsequently graduated from the College of Law of the State University in 1906 and he also pursued a part of his legal training in the College of Law of the University of Chicago. Admitted to the bar in 1906, he has since engaged in practice and most gratifying success has attended his efforts. He served as city attorney of Antigo, Wisconsin, from 1908 until 1911 and was assistant United States attorney for the eastern district of Wisconsin in 1911-12. He acted as government appeal agent for the local draft board of the first division of the city of Milwaukee in 1917 and 1918. His professional position is one of prominence, his colleagues and his contemporaries, as well as the general public, acknowledging his ability and recognizing the substantial progress which he has made. He belongs to the Milwaukee County Bar Association and was a member of its executive committee from 1918 until 1920. He likewise belongs to the Wisconsin Bar Association and is a member of its publication committee, while his membership relations also extend to the American Bar Association. He was a member of the faculty of the Marquette College of Law from 1914 until 1917 and was lecturer on law of evidence and other subjects, proving as capable in the educational department of the profession as in the trial of cases before the court.

Mr. McMahon also has business interests of importance. He is a director and general counse! of the Northwestern Casualty & Surety Company and is a director and officer of other corporations and business enterprises. His judgment is sound and his opinions are eagerly sought in relation to management of business projects and the employment of different methods in the matter of successful attainment in the corporations with which he is identified. He has likewise taken an active interest in all