. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . he was rapidly promotedto be cashier, head bookkeeper, office manager and special agent. In1901 he was made state agent for Illinois, and spent two years inthe organization of the business in this state, with marked 1902 he Avas received into the firm of W. A. Alexander & Com-pany and made active manager of its business. On. June 11, 1901, Mr. Fetzer married Miss Margaret Spilman,also a native of Ottumwa. and three children have been born to them : 12/8 CHIC


. Historical review of Chicago and Cook county and selected biography. Waterman ... ed. and author of Historical review . he was rapidly promotedto be cashier, head bookkeeper, office manager and special agent. In1901 he was made state agent for Illinois, and spent two years inthe organization of the business in this state, with marked 1902 he Avas received into the firm of W. A. Alexander & Com-pany and made active manager of its business. On. June 11, 1901, Mr. Fetzer married Miss Margaret Spilman,also a native of Ottumwa. and three children have been born to them : 12/8 CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY John C, William Melville and Margaret. His wifes parents wereThomas P. and Almira (Randell) Spilman, and her father is con-nected with the large packing firm of John Morrell & Co. and is aprominent citizen and politician in Iowa. Mr. Fetzers residence is at Hinsdale. Illinois, where he has .takena leading part in the village affairs, having served as trustee andin other positions of honor. He is also prominent in club and sociallife, being a director of the Hinsdale Club, a life member of the. uAisi-: ietzi::;. Hamilton (Republican ) Club, and is also a member of the UnionLeague, the Chicago Athletic, the Mid-Day and Commercial clubs. Sherwood Dickerson Andrus, who has been in the insurance busi-ness for more than thirty-six years, was assistant manager of the Providence Washington Insurance Company untilMay r, 1908, when he was appointed special agentfor the middle west of the Commonwealth Insur-ance Company of New York. Sherwood CHICAGO AND COOK COUNTY 1279 A native of the Empire state, Mr. Andrus of this review wasborn in Watertown, Jefferson county, on the 5th of April, 1855, theson of Merritt M. and Angelica F. Andrus. First passing throughthe public schools of his native town, he afterward pursued a highercourse at Hope College, Holland, Michigan, and when only sixteenyears of age began his insurance career by entering the office of theNorthe


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