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tFilmettes 75th Anniversary 1872-1947WILMETTE LIFEO. W. Schmidt, Church,Civic Leader, HeadedVillage 1915 to 1917Oscar Weber Schmidt, a residentof the North Shore for 41 years,was president of Wilmette for twoyears, servingfrom 1915 to 1917.He was elected amember of theboard of trusteesin 1914.His presidencywas featured bya campaign toclean up alleys inthe village, andhe is also cred-ited with prevail-ing upon the Chi-c a g o SanitaryHOLDS RECORD Harry ClarkdistricO. W. Schmidtt to con-Kinne, a lawyer and prominentstruct a sewerleader in Republican partyalong Sheridan road for the purposecircles, holds the distinction ofof keeping Evanston, Wilmette,OLD LOGAN SCHOOL This was the original Logan school buildingthe longest tenure of office asKenilworth and Winnetka sewagevillage president, serving fromat Prairie and Central avenues (Prairie avenue was Kline street1935from flowing into Lake Michigan. to 1945. (Matzene photo).Mrthen). After a fire severely damaged this structure it was replaced by. Schmidt also obtained repairs toBorthe present edifice, which, in turn, is now scheduled to make waynSheridan road from the Sanitary in Kalamazoo, Mich., in1880district.for a modern schoolhouse., Mr. Kinne received his degreeat the Illinois College of Law andwaIn the insurance business in Chi-s admitted to the bar in 1903.Hecago, Mr. Schmidt was a member1LauermannGross Point about 1847. Mr. Lauer- Family One was a member of the IllinoisDrafmann owned 30 acres of land int board and Illinois Reserveof the county board of commission-Militiof Pioneers on ShoreGross Point, and owned a dairya during World War I. wasers from 1926 to 1930, and the Cookpresident of the Wilmette Commun-CountJohn Lauermann, father of Josephbusiness in Chicago. He wasy Civil Service commission.ity Chest from 1926 to 1928, and aPdrowned in 1856.. Lauermann, owner of Grossvillage trustee from 1932 to 1935.Born in 1871, in Madison, Ind., Mr.Points first merchandising store,He is a member of the Cook CountySchmidt moved to Wilmette in 1902.EARLIER ENTERPRISEHousing authority.Hcame here from Trier, Germany, ine was a charter member of theHe is a past president of the Wil-Wilmett1839, with his parents. He marriedA North Shore directory of 1912e Baptist church. He diedmette Church federation, and hashereMarlisted G. J. Happ, "practical horse-y Catherine Rengel, who was on August 20, 1943. One daugh-shoer," at 1234 Central avenue, Wil-served as superintendent of theter, Mrs. Harry N. Kerr, and oneborn in Coblenz, Germany, and whomette. That address is now occupiedyoung peoples department of theson, Frederick, township highwaywas the daughter of Peter Josephby the building of Lloyd HollisterMethodist Sunday school.commissioner, live in Wilmette.Rengel, a farmer, who came toInc., publishers of WILMETTE LIFE.TWO YEAR OLD and rightly so this being our second yearas one of Wilmette s leading business firms.Zfirdjrird3nJnl/UllmetteLlmetteWith aWithcomplete line of acompleteCAMERA line ofMARINSUPPLIESEandSUPPLIESTELEVISIONWILMETTE BOAT & CAMERA635 Green Bay Road Wilmeite at CentralWilmette B7B