Kippe, Einar 1880 –

KIPPE, PETERSON

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EINAR KIPPE.

A young man of great ability and promise, Einar Kippe is prominently connected with business and financial interests of Burr Oak as half owner of a general store there and as cashier of the Burr Oak Savings Bank. He was born in Stenkjar, Norway, April 6, 1880, and is a son of John and Carrie Kippe, who still reside in that locality, the father engaging in school teaching. In their family are seven children, of whom the subject of this review is the fourth in order of birth. Two others came to America, namely: Olaf, who is engaged in the paint business in Amhurst, Minnesota; and Magne, a railroad contractor of Cordova, Alaska.

Einar Kippe acquired his education in the public schools of Norway and after laying aside his books clerked in a general store for three years. Seeking a wider field and better opportunities, he crossed the Atlantic in the spring of 1902 and settled in Mabel, Minnesota, where he worked as a painter with his brother. He afterward spent a similar period of time on railroad construction work and then turned his attention to farming, following this occupation until 1906. In that year he came to Burr Oak and entered a general store owned by F. C. Schink. He afterward was employed by Mr. Schink's successors, Juell, Meyer & Company, and in 1912 he formed a partnership with John A. Thompson. They purchased the store in which Mr. Kippe now owns a half interest and they have developed the business to gratifying proportions, serving a large and representative patronage at the present time. Mr. Kippe has been connected with the Burr Oak Savings Bank since 1912, in July of which year he was made cashier of the institution. He has since held this position and has discharged his responsible duties capably and conscientiously, proving himself a reliable, resourceful and farsighted financier.

In 1902, in Norway, Mr. Kippe was united in marriage to Miss Lina Peterson, who was born in Bodo, that country, June 29, 1880. They have become the parents of a son, Arthur, who was born in Burr Oak, December 15, 1911.

Mr. Kippe is a member of the Norwegian Lutheran church and is connected fraternally with the Yeomen and the Modern Woodmen of America. Although still a young man he has already gained for himself a creditable position in the world of business and finance and he possesses in his ability and energy a guarantee of continued progress.

Source: History of Winneshiek County, Iowa Vol. II Chicago the S. J. Clark Publishing Company 1913