Andrew Minder Biography


	This biography appears on pages 672-673 in "History of Dakota 
	Territory" by George W. Kingsbury, Vol. V (1915) and was 
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				ANDREW MINDER. 

	Andrew Minder is a real-estate dealer of Wilmot and is closely 
associated with the financial interests of his town and county. He is 
also conducting an extensive business as dealer in automobiles and, 
moreover, he is an active factor in the public life of the community, 
serving for the second term as mayor of his town. He was born in 
Carver county, Minnesota. July 8, 1872, and is a son of John and Sophia 
(Stolle) Minder. The father, a native of Switzerland, was born in 1847 
and was but seven years of age when brought by his parents to the new 
world, their home being established in Minnesota. He became a farmer 
and carpenter and was the owner of a good farm property in Minnesota, 
but is now living retired from active life. His wife, who was born in 
1850, died in 1913. She was a consistent member of the Lutheran church, 
to which Mr. Minder still belongs, and in politics he is a democrat. To 
him and his wife were born ten children, of whom eight are yet living. 

	Andrew Minder, the second in order of birth, was educated in the 
common schools and was reared to farm life, having all the usual 
experiences that fall to the lot of the farm boy. He assisted his 
father to the age of twenty years, having, in 1879, gone with his 
parents to Big Stone City, South Dakota. Two years later the family 
removed to Wilmot, where the father homesteaded. For a few terms Andrew 
Minder engaged in teaching school and then turned his attention to the 
banking business, with which he became connected in the minor capacity 
of messenger. He was advanced to bookkeeper, later became assistant 
cashier and eventually was made cashier of the First State Bank of 
Wilmot, in which connection he continued for six years. He then 
resigned his position to establish a bank, of which he continued as 
cashier for a few years, when he consolidated the institution with the 
First State Bank, of which he is now a director. He is engaged in the 
automobile business, selling the Ford car, and in the present year, 
1915, has had a most liberal patronage. He owns some farm land and has 
also been engaged in the real-estate business for several years, 
selling farms and other property on commission. 

	In 1900 Mr. Minder was married to Miss Ella Remund, who was born 
in Minnesota, and they have one child, Vera, seven years of age. In his 
fraternal relations Mr. Minder is a Mason and loyally adheres to the 
teachings of the craft, exemplifying its beneficent spirit in his life. 
His political endorsement is given to the republican party. He is now 
serving as mayor for the second term, giving to the town a businesslike 
and progressive administration. He believes in advancement in public 
affairs as well as in private business connections and his mayoralty 
has been characterized by substantial achievements for the benefit of 
the community.