Berger & Jülich [Juelich], 1899 Description

BERGER, JUELICH

Posted By: David Reineke (email)
Date: 3/1/2006 at 00:01:21

I translated the following biography from Der Carroll Demokrat, a German-language newspaper published in Carroll, Iowa, between about 1874 and 1920. It was originally published in a special 25th Anniversary Edition of the paper on Friday, 20 September 1899. Information in brackets and notes at the end are my own explanations. It reads as follows:

Berger & Jülich [Juelich]

Mr. M. Berger was born in Blackhawk County on 22 April 1867, and in 1870, he moved with his parents to Kniest Township, Carroll County, where he assisted his father in running their large farm. In 1880, the family again moved back to Blackhawk County, and after six years they returned to Kniest Township. On 29 November 1893, he married Miss Herberta Jülich, and their marriage produced three children. He worked on the farm until 1899, and in February of this year, he took over the above-named business with Mr. Jülich.

Mr. Heinrich Jülich was born on 1 August 1872 in Clinton County, Iowa. In February 1877, his parents moved to Carroll Township [now Maple River Township], Carroll County, where little Heinrich received his education. After he finished school, he worked on his parents’ farm until 1899, when he and his brother-in-law took over the business in Mt. Carmel. Later, these men were given the appointment of local postmaster.

The business consists of groceries, dry goods, hardware, crockery, footwear, and all sorts of goods which are only to be found in good, large businesses. The prices which the men quoted are in accord with the better businesses of large cities, and since the men are very friendly and courteous, they have earned the support of all the residents of Kniest Township and Mt. Carmel.