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Author: L. A. Fritsche

OTTO MEYER.

     Otto Meyer, one of the best-known and most progressive citizens of New Ulm,
this county, and for years traveling representative of Die Volkszeitung, the
popular German daily newspaper at St. Paul, is a native of Germany and has been
a resident of New Ulm since 1897. He was born on August 24, 1849, at Holzminden,
a son of Frederick and Matilda Meyer, both natives of the Fatherland, the former
of whom was a banker and both of whom died in their native lard. They were the
parents of six children, three of whom are still living, but of these children
the subject of this sketch and Albert, living in St. Paul, are the only ones who
ever came to America.

     Otto Meyer was well educated in his native land, spending eight years in
the gymnasium, after which he engaged in the mercantile business and was thus
engaged until he came to the United States in 1885. Upon arriving in this
country he located at Osage, Iowa, but a short time later moved to Stillwater,
this state, where he remained eight months, at the end of which time he went to
St. Paul, where his services were engaged by Die Volkszeitung, with which
excellent old newspaper he ever since has been connoted for thirty years, in the
capacity of a traveling representative, his territory covering Minnesota, South
Dakota, Iowa and Washington, he now being the oldest agent in the newspaper's
service.

     In 1898 Otto Meyer was united in marriage to Louise Baarsch, daughter of
William and Louise Baarsch, and to this union one child has been born, a
daughter, Julia. Mr. Meyer is a Democrat and a member of the Ancient Order of
United Workmen.


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Extracted from:
HISTORY OF BROWN COUNTY MINNESOTA
ITS PEOPLE, INDUSTRIES AND INSTITUTIONS

L. A. FRITSCHE. M. D.
Editor

With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records
of Many of the Old Families

VOLUME II
B. F. BOWEN & COMPANY, Inc. Indianapolis, Indiana



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