. History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. time accjuired a partnership in the paper andeventually became the editor. He evinced noinconsiderable gifts as an exponent of theFourth Estate, but sold the plant and en-tered mercantile life, joining the J. L. HakeShoe Company at Washington and becom-ing secretary of the same. He remainedthus associated until the lieginning of Presi-dent Clevelands second administration, whenhe received the appointment of assistant post-master of Washington, and a year later wasappointed
. History of southeast Missouri : a narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. time accjuired a partnership in the paper andeventually became the editor. He evinced noinconsiderable gifts as an exponent of theFourth Estate, but sold the plant and en-tered mercantile life, joining the J. L. HakeShoe Company at Washington and becom-ing secretary of the same. He remainedthus associated until the lieginning of Presi-dent Clevelands second administration, whenhe received the appointment of assistant post-master of Washington, and a year later wasappointed chief of the office. He-filled theposition until June, 1898, when he was re-placed by a Republican and not long after-ward engaged in tlie real estate and insur-ance business. At the fall election in 1898 Mr. Mintrupwas chosen county clerk on the Democraticticket, overcoming a Republican majority ofseveral hundred and winning the office withone hundred and seventy-five votes to first service of four years so justified theconfidence of the people that he was reelectedfor another term, which was succeeded in. 2 OHZ < CQ z o Ph S o H o < HISTORY OF SOUTHEAST MISSOURI 605 turn hy another. He retired from otifice iuJanuary, 1911, with twelve years of suecessfulpolitical life to his credit. Resuming privatelife, he entered the domain of finance, becom-ing cashier of the Citizens Bank of Union,March 1, 1911, and in addition to this office heis secretary of the official board. ]\Ir. Mintrup married in Washington, Mis-souri, December 29, 1891, his wife being MissAmelia Wehrmann, whose father, LouisWehrmann, was for many years postmasterof Washington and a leading citizen of thatplace. He was a German by nativity, aRepublican in politics, and he was engagedin the real estate business. The children ofMr. and Mrs. Mintrup are five iu numberand as follows: Mamie, Louis, Lillie, Francesand Doherty. The family is a popular oneand the home is the center of a gracious andattract
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