John H. Andre

As printed in 1905

JOHN H. ANDRE.

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College, in which he pursued an extended and careful course of study in commercial forms, methods, and principles, thus making a thorough provision against the demands of practical life, which he has since met in all their modern complexity.

.\Ithough the senior.Andre was himself engaged in business, he desired that his son should become a railway engineer, and this career was mutually decided upon. Circumstances rendered his assistance necessary in the father's shoe store for a time, however; arrd having once entered upon this line of work, the earlier project was abandoned, and he has now been engaged in tinretail shoe business continuously for a ]>period of thirty-five years. He retains numerous memories of early business conditions in Iowa, and relates a variety of reminiscences in a most interesting manner, mentioning among other things, that formerly the farmers were accustomed to travel to Burlington from great distances, and as a result usually spent the greater part of the night in making their )purchases, in order to make their absence from home duties as brief as possible. On these trips, which were made no oftener than was necessary, bundles of sticks were brought to town as measures of boots and shoes to be bought for those members of the family who remained at home.

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At Wapello, Iowa, May 22, 1881, he was united in marriage to Miss Emma Griebel, of that place, who was formerly prominent in church work as Sundayschool superintendent and church organist, and for twenty years they have occupied a pleasant home at the corner of Eighth and Division Streets, where they are the center of a devoted circle of friends, and enjoy an environment of refinement and culture. As feeling a genuine solicitude for the general good, Mr. Andre takes part in public affairs as a member of the Republican party, but has never sought political office, confining his activities to private business and the use of his influence in the interest of good government.

As printed in Biographical review of Des Moines County, Iowa (1905). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.