Bio of Emil William RETTKE (b.1870), Wright Co., MN

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This Bio is from the HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY, Volumes I and II,
Published in 1915 by Franklin Curtiss - Wedge.
Surname Index for The HISTORY OF WRIGHT COUNTY can be found at:
http://www.usgwarchives.net/mn/wright/wright.html
Under HISTORY.

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be some typos.

Emil William Rettke, leading jeweler of Buffalo, is also one of its most
progressive merchants. A man of genial temperament and a thorough master of
his business, he enjoys a constantly increasing trade, and is highly
regarded by all with whom he comes in contact. He has forged ahead by hard
work and energy, and is well deserving of the full measure of success ,vith
which he has met. He was born on shipboard, on the Atlantic ocean, in May,
1870, son of Gustave and Wilhelmina (Senkel) Rettke, the early settlers. He
was reared on the banks of Fountain lake in Franklin township, attended the
district schools, farmed with his father, and learned the trades of
carpenter and mason. From his youth, however, he had cherished a desire to 
be a merchant, and consequently, in November, 1895, he moved to Buffalo and 
opened a confectionery store. At times he sold jewelry, and in 1905 he 
determined to install a full line. Consequently he opened
a jewelry and repair store, which he has since conducted with such marked
success. In politics, Mr. Rettke is a Republican. He is very active in
public affairs and is a prominent man in every respect. In 1903 he was
elected as a member of the council and did good work in that capacity. For
many years he has occupied a foremost place in the local lodge of Modern
Woodmen of America, in which he is a prominent member. On June 28, 1905, Mr.
Rettke married Nellie J. Johnson, daughter of Christian Johnson, and they
have one child, Donald Herbert.