The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-05-14
JOHN 4. HOAMAhN
ELECTED THE CASHIER
From Saturdays Daily.

From Saturdays Daily.
John II. Hohmann was elected
cashier of the National Bank OF Com
meree at a meeting of the directors
held late yesterday afternoon. He
succeeds John O. Tegner. who has re-
signed. Mr. Tegner expects TO go 10
ST. Paul about the first OF June. Mr..
Tegner is still member of the board
of directors and is still a stakeholder
OF the bank. However, he will with
draw from the directorate and is al
so planning TO sell his stock. The
board of directors viii have another
meeting a week from next Monday
and IL Is expected that at this meet
ing a director will be elected 10 I'LL
the unexpired term OF Mr.. Tegner.
Mr.. Tegner has been connected
with the bank since September, 1909.
During all OF that time he has held
the position OF cashier. and has also.
been a director. Prior to that time
he was connected with the Nicollet
county bank at st. Peter. For six
teen years he filed the post of as
sistant cashier of that institution. he
is still a stakeholder of that bank,
I'm he Is not a director. Mr.. Tegner
has a host Of friends I'm this. COM
munity and is highly esteemed by
both his business associates and his
social acquaintance. and the good
wishes of all who know him will fol-
low him when he takes up his new
activities.
The New Cashier.
John II. Hohmann IL one OF the
best known and widely esteemed men
Of this community Banking busi-
ness Is not new TO Mr.. Ilohmann. lie
used to be director OF the First Ma
rional bank az Mankato, but resigned
that position five years ago. He is
not vet a stakeholder I'm the National
Rank Of Commerce. but he expects To
purchase some stock in the near flu
lure. lie was a director of the First
National for about four years.
Mr.. Holman has hved in Mankato
during the past ten years. He was
born and raised in 81. Louis. For If
teen Years he was connected with a
store. hank and Office fixture house.
Of which he was secretary and treas
urer. The concern was q large one.
employing TAO men the year round. |
After selling out there he came to
Niankatn for the benefit Of his health.
II was fourteen years ago that Mr.. |
Uohmann was married at MaflkatO to
Miss Carrie /. I.amm, the youngest
daughter OF the late stephen Lamm |
Of this city. one of the most promin-
cnt business men Of Southern Mime !
sofa. The couple lived for several
years al ST. Louis, before taking up
their home in Mankato.
His Business Activities.
Mr.. Holman has been identified !
with some very important CONNER
cial and political activities OF this |
community. While he was associated /
with I.amm & Landkamer in the fur !
niiure business. he had much TO do /,
with the erection Of the splendid
building on South Front street, where |
the Mankato Commercial college is
now located. This building was al
first intended as a home for the fur
niture store. but afterwards was sold
10 ]. r. Brandrup. proprietor Of the
college
Another business concern with !
which Mr. HOhmsnn was connected
was the Standard brewery. His peo-
pie were quite heavy investors in the !
bonds Of that concern. Some Chi !
CagO creditors we're determined 10
throw the concern i'm bankruptcy To
get what they could. Mr.. HOhmann
undertook to keep the concern on its
feet and ran il for while as presl-
dent. but II was found that circum-
stances were too much against the
success OF that establishment. sn IL
vas al length deemed best TO close
out its business
Good Roads Booster.
Mr. Hohmann was county commits
sioner for two and a half years. his
period Of service expiring on Janu-
airy ! last. He has always been a
great booster for good roads. His
connection with the movement for 4
scenic highway and his persistent eff
forts TO get the national government
TO appropriate money for that pur-
pose are well known. II is not
fault Of his that the project ended
in a disappointment. u Is well known.
too. with what success he aided i'm
getting the state authorities inter
ested in the project of a new bridge
across the Minnesota river at Main
street. Mr.. Hohmann's zeal Of good
public highways had much To do with
his being chosen president of the
Mankato Automobile club. a position
that he held for six years. He is now
president of the Minnesota State
Automobile association. In which Of
flee he is serving his second term.
Just when this new bank position.
the cashiership OF the National Bank
OF Commerce was offered TO Mr. Hob
mann, he was about to close a deaf
with a st. Paul bank, to take the
management of the institution and act
as cashier.
Intended 10 Move.
He had already offered his Man
katO dwelling for sale. having fully
planned TO take up his residence In
st. Paul. Then II was. just the day
before yesterday. that the new prop
Osition was put up TO him. Mr.. Hob
mann really felt that the ST. Paul
proposition was a better one, but he
is at heart a Mankato man. and his
friends and interests are here. So
he decided to turn down the st. Paul
offer and continue TO live i'm what he
considers one of the finest residence
spots that can be found, the city OF
Mankato.
Mr.. Hohmann has always been "a
good mixer" and there Is no doubt
that this characteristic on his part
will prove a valuable asset 10 the
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