Louis Blaul

As printed in 1905

LOUIS BLAUL.

Louis Bl.\ul, of Burlington, Iowa, occupying a prominent position in the progressive business circles of the city as vice-president of the Schmidt Hardware Company, was born in Burlington, Oct. 16, 1863, a son of John and Catherine Blaul, a full account of whose lives and ancestry will be found elsewhere in this volume. Mr. Blaul is indebted to the public schools of this city for his early education, but after leaving the work of his preliminary studies he entered Elliott's Business College of Burlington, and pursued a course of training in business principles and commercial forms. Thus equipped for practical endeavor he entered his father's business, in which he continued until attaining manhood's estate. This training under the paternal direction has since proved of great value, and has played an appreciable part in his later successes.

On April 17, 1895, Mr. Blaul wedded Miss Bertha Paehler, of Lawrence, Kansas, a daughter of Theodore and Sophie (Tappe) Paehler, and four children grace their union, these being Sophie C, Bertha P., Laura L., and John Louis. Mr. and Mrs. Blaul are prominently identified with the work of the Congregational church, of which they are members and generous supporters; and in a social way. Mr. Blaul is a member of the Burlinsrton

Boating Association. Politically, he is allied with the Republican party, but devotes his attention primarily to matters of business rather than to partisan activity. His rise has been steady and his success marked, and he enjoys a degree of popularity which is bright with promise for the future, as well as being the best possible testimony to the strength, uprightness, and integrity of his character.

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.