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Wlmette, 15 lowest with 52' years Z d, 1 montb to her credit. Ail of e enttles, except Mrs. Ketchum,; *'as born and. have lived their entire lives wlthin the township- Short biographical sketches of these pioneers follow. [It is« notable that they are: aU well. preserved. ,çndretain vlvid' recollections of --the- qarly; days of the connunity: DemnisS.. Kloepfer, .953 Spruce treet, Winnetka, hasthe honor of being the longest conitinuous 'resi- ~dent of New Trier township.' He was born on May 18. 1852,, on a. farm tontained in Section 29, just .soutb- West of Wmnnetka, and haslived his: entire;87 years andI 4 mnonths within the township. Hie was married on November 26, 1874. to Laura WiI- helm, whose father operated a brick ,ianufacturing plant on his farm 'nearhy Mr. Kloepfers parents came to America in 1840, and settled in the Winnetka neighborhood. Like many of the thrifty, sturdy pioneers, he engaged in farming, and accumu- lated considerable property. They had L~ family o! nine children. only three of whom are now living. Mr. Kloepfer, who is the father of Postmaster Arthur M.. Kloepfer, (Winnetka) followed farming for 85 years. 9, months DENNis S. KiLopFEiR, Winnietka .87. years,. 4 months MIRS. KATHERINE SCHRAMM, Glencoe, 82 years. Il nmontht; .' * 6 % Magdalene Schildgeu, SeIzer, 633 Park avenue, Wilmette, 'is second ini length of continuous residence of New Trier citizens. She was born on Decem-ber 3, 1853, ini the home of her parents on Ridge road, Winnet- ka, north of Winnetka avenue. When the Chicago and North Western rail- road was built in 1854, the family, fearful o! prairie fires which might be started by sparks from the loco- motives,ý sold their home and pur- .chased a farm on what is now Illi- __;_ - ----- - - -] R - - MRS. MAIA STEFFENS, Wîiinietté 83 years, 1 month ere sne sit nas n other but one and0 t.Katherine Schrami,, 63th avenue, Glencoe. will celebrate.1to ic '0 tlUKV er witn nim was a log building, and stood on return. lier fte re Bay >oad just north o! Glen-.