Bio of Kuehn, Lucas M. Wabasha Co., MN
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Kuehn, Lucas M. (page 338), general merchant, corner Main and Alleghaney
streets. Mr. Kuehn has been a resident of the county since 1855, a
resident of the city since 1858, and one of it business men since 1862, at
which date he established a bakery, and two years later, abandoning that
branch of business, engaged in drygoods trade, which he has now
successfully conducted for twenty years. His block, two store-rooms of
which are occupied with stock, fronts sixty feet on Main street and eighty
feet on Allegheney. It is a solid brick and stone structure, two stories
and basement, the upper story occupied for offices, storage, and the
composing and editorial rooms of the Wabasha "Herald." He has also a
branch store about sixteen miles from the city in Glasgow township. The
corner building of the block was erected in 1868, the forty feet on the
west in 1874. In 1879 Mr. Kuehn erected the Commercial Hotel corner of
Main and Bailly street, which will be more particularly noted elsewhere.
He is also president of the Wabasha bank, and in every way, as a liberal
and public-spirited citizen, has fully identified himself with the
interests of the city. Mr. Kuehn reports a gratifying increase of trade
over that of 1882, sales in his clothing department being twenty-five to
fifty per cent in advance of previous season. His establishment gives
employment to a force of from six to eight clerks, and one wagon for the
delivery of goods. He is also engaged in furnishing ties and timber for
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railway, his contracts averaging about
one thousand dollars per month for the past ten or twelve months. Mr.
Kuehn is a native of Baden, Germany, born October 18, 1834, came to
America in 1852, and three years later settled in this city. He married
Miss Clarrie Genthner of his native city, born there December 8, 1840.
Marriage celebrated in this city November 30, 1858. Their children are
Magdalena, born November 23, 1861; Louisa, July 11, 1866; Emil, November
27, 1868; Clara, August 16, 1871; Frank, April 17, 1877.