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John J. Roshek served as president of the department store that carried his name, and as an influential member of the community helped organize political forces to obtain a hard surface road system in northeastern Iowa. | John J. Roshek served as president of the department store that carried his name, and as an influential member of the community helped organize political forces to obtain a hard surface road system in northeastern Iowa. | ||
Roshek was president of the [[DUBUQUE CLUB]] in 1912 and served as a director of the Chamber of Commerce from 1918 to 1938. | |||
[[Category: Business Leader]] | [[Category: Business Leader]] | ||
[[Category: Civic Leader]] | [[Category: Civic Leader]] | ||
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ROSHEK, John J. (Linn County, IA, Jan. 22, 1873--Dubuque, IA, Mar. 14, 1945). President, Roshek Brothers Company. Roshek and his brother, F. H. Roshek, came to Dubuque in 1884 and later opened a small dry goods establishment between Sixth and Seventh STREETS on Main which became the highly successful ROSHEK'S DEPARTMENT STORE. With the growth of business, they moved their business to the southeast corner of Main and Eighth Streets. The company temporarily occupied the first two floors of a building while they remodeled the rest. Roshek's inaugurated the "bargain basement" in Dubuque, a concept then sweeping the large cities of the United States.
John J. Roshek served as president of the department store that carried his name, and as an influential member of the community helped organize political forces to obtain a hard surface road system in northeastern Iowa.
Roshek was president of the DUBUQUE CLUB in 1912 and served as a director of the Chamber of Commerce from 1918 to 1938.