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C. B. Skinner
Charles A. Skinner
1860
01 05 ABSTRACT OFFICE
Having a
complete abstract of the records of Jefferson County, including Deeds,
Mortgages, Judgments and Taxes, the subscriber is prepared to furnish abstract
of title to all land lying in said County.
Charge reasonable. C. B. Skinner,
office over the Bank of Watertown. WD
05 10 COMMON
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
Ald. Prentice offered the following resolution, which was read and
unanimously adopted, to wit:
Resolved, That the thanks of this Council be and they are hereby tendered to C. B. Skinner, Mayor, for
the able, courteous and dignified manner in which he has presided over the
deliberations of this Council for the past year. WD
1894
1905
10 25 HORNET’S NEST
Yesterday
morning C. A. Skinner left at the Schempf Drug Co.’s store
a hornet’s nest taken from an upper window in his residence. The nest was almost 14 inches in length and
very ingeniously constructed upon the outside of a window pane through which
the hornets could be seen at work during the day time, which was a very
interesting sight. Inside of the nest
were there tiers of cells also ingeniously constructed by the little workers
for their comfort and convenience. WR
11 22 OPERATION ON DAUGHTER
A very
difficult and successful operation was performed Saturday by Dr. Frederick
Mueller of Chicago for congenital dislocation upon the four-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Skinner of this city.
He was assisted in the operation by Drs. F. E Moulding
and C. Habbegger.
Dr. Mueller was a student of the celebrated Dr. Lorenz of Austria and
came to this country with him at the time of his visit to operate on the
daughter of one of the Armours of Chicago for a hip
dislocation. WR
Charles A. Skinner
1865 – 1934
One of Watertown’s Most Noted Lawyers
1934
Skinner, Charles Albert, b. 1865, d. 1934, Sec 20
Watertown
Gazette, 12
06 1934
The citizens of
Watertown are greatly grieved by the death of Charles A. Skinner, which took
place at his home on Tuesday evening, December 4, 1934, at the close of a long
illness, his principal ailment being heart trouble. He was born in Watertown on January 30, 1865,
son of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Skinner.
He attended the Watertown High School and Northwestern College from which he graduated
in 1884. On October 10, 1892, he married
Miss Anna Pugh of this city. After
reading law he was admitted to the bar in 1892 and founded
a partnership with Nicholas Thauer, which has
continued for nearly 42 years. Aside
from his activity in law he was interested in many other affairs in our
city. He was a charter member of the
Watertown Rotary club and also was a member of the Blue Lodge of the Masonic
fraternity, of Olivet Commandery No. 18, Knights
Templar, and the Watertown Lodge of Elks.
He was for 25 years superintendent of the First Congregational Church Sunday School
and was always one of the most active members of that parish. For many years he served as secretary and
treasurer of the Jefferson County Abstract association.
Surviving him are his
two daughters, Miss Kathryn Skinner, a member of the high school faculty here,
and Miss Francis Skinner of Chicago. One
sister, Mrs. William C. Stone of this city, and
one brother, L. B. Skinner of Dunedin, Fla., also survive.
Funeral services will
be held Friday afternoon, Rev. C. W. Pinkney, pastor of the First
Congregational church officiating.
Interment will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
It has been our
pleasure to have known Mr. Skinner many years, during which time we have had
many business dealings with him and can truthfully say he was one of the most pleasant
and honorable men to deal with that we have ever come in contact with during
our business career of over 54 years in Watertown. We have never heard him speak disparagingly
of any man, or impugn the motive of anyone.
He fulfilled the commandment, “Love Ye One Another,” of the Divine
teacher, better than anyone we have ever known.
He was a social favorite in the circle in which he moved and a devoted
husband and father.
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