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RUETE, Theodore
RUETE, Theodore. (Germany, February 19, 1842 - 1913) Educated in apothecary, Ruete received his license as a pharmacist in the Prussian Kingdom. He then emigrated to the United States in 1861 and worked at a drug store in New York City. During the CIVIL WAR, he served in the medical department of the Army of the Potomac.
In 1873, Ruete moved to Dubuque and set his business in the PIONEER DRUG STORE (aka “Good Samaritan Drug Store”), which had been vacated by the previous owners. His business was so successful that he needed to relocate to a store between 5th and 6th Streets. His store was one of the most extensive of its kind in Dubuque, offering everything from drugs, chemicals, toilet articles, paints, oils, brushes, instruments, to bandages.
Ruete was very active in the community serving as president of the State Pharmaceutical Association, United States weather observer, president of FINLEY HOSPITAL (THE), officer and commander (1889) of the GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, and a member of the National Geographic Society. He was one of the promoters and first president of the organization that successfully erected the monument to Julien DUBUQUE.
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