. History of Milwaukee, city and county . new worldby his parents, who settled first in Detroit, Michigan, in 1872, and in 1876 removed toMilwaukee. In that year he secured the position of office boy in the Daily Herold andlater took up typesetting, thus making his initial start in the business world. In1878 he became a clerk for the New York Tea Company of Milwaukee, engaged inretailing of tea and coffee, and the ability and enterprise which he displayed in thatconnection led to his assignment to the position of manager of a branch store in 1880In 1885, in association with A. Roebke, he opene
. History of Milwaukee, city and county . new worldby his parents, who settled first in Detroit, Michigan, in 1872, and in 1876 removed toMilwaukee. In that year he secured the position of office boy in the Daily Herold andlater took up typesetting, thus making his initial start in the business world. In1878 he became a clerk for the New York Tea Company of Milwaukee, engaged inretailing of tea and coffee, and the ability and enterprise which he displayed in thatconnection led to his assignment to the position of manager of a branch store in 1880In 1885, in association with A. Roebke, he opened a retail store on Division street,now Juneau avenue, conducting the enterprise independently after the withdrawal ofMr. Roebke a year and a half later. Steadily his business grew and developed andafter thirteen years he removed to West Water street, where he secured largerquarters and successfully conducted his store for ten years. His lease having thenexpired, he discontinued a profitable retail grocery business and opened a wholesale. OSCAR R. riEPER HISTORY OP MILWAUKEE 247 house at Nos. 192 to 196 Broadway, supplying hotels, hospitals and institutions. Thiswas first carried on under the name of O. R. Pieper, but in 1918 he incorporated hisinterests under the firm style of the 0. R. Pieper Company, wholesale grocers, and hassince been associated witli his two sons, who are active in tlie enterprise, his brother,H. J. Pieper, A. P. Malek and Frank Treis. the two last named having served Mr. Pieperas trusted employes for many years. The business has been developed to very sub-stantial proportions. Mr. Piepers life has practically been devoted to mercantilepursuits and the thoroughness and enterprise with which he conducts his affairs, hisprogressive methods, his close application and his sound judgment have been salientfeatures in the attainment of the present-day success of the company. One of theprincipal factors in this success is the fact that Mr. Pieper has always carri
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