1921 Duluth & St Louis County MN, Van Brunt.pdf - Garon.us

808 DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY
county, Minnesota. Mr. and Mrs. Poirier have three children
William C, Eleanor and Arthur.
Otto Gafvert. A resident of Duluth thirty-live years, Otto Gafvert
has been one of the earnest and hard-working citizens of the community,
known for ability and adequate performance of his duties in
all relations and for a number of years has been employed in positions
of trust and responsibility in state, county and national
government.
Mr. Gafvert was born in Sweden, November 30, 1865, and was
reared and educated in his native land. He came to America alone in
1886 and for a few months was employed in railroad shops. He
arrived at Duluth in the spring of 1887, and his practical abilities in
mechanical lines made him a useful employe of several of the leading
industries of the city. For two years he was with the Clyde Iron
Works, another two years with the Iron Works in West Duluth and
then for six years was in the machinery department of the Duluth
Dredging & Dock Company.
His first public service was an appointment by Governor Sant
as dairy and food inspector. He held this post for three years, following
which he became identified with the Duluth office of the
Internal Revenue Department as division deputy. Altogether he
was in the internal revenue office ten years. The Head of the Lakes
Farm Land Company then secured his services in handling its real
estate and lands until he was selected by the auditor of St. Louis
county to perform the duties of assistant purchasing agent, but
recently became connected with the internal revenue office in Duluth.
Mr. Gafvert is affiliated with Euclid Lodge No. 189, A. F. and
A. M., and is also a member of the Elks and Swedish Order of Vasa,
and is a Republican in politics. December 8, 1891, he married Miss
Bede Anderson, whose father, Gus Anderson, was a native of Sweden.
Charles D. Oreckovsky, who was reared and educated in Duluth,
has for the past ten years made a notable record in life insurance
circles. His abilities have been employed with very gratifying results
in behalf of the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance Company of St.
Paul as manager of its territory in Northeastern Minnesota.
Mr. Oreckovsky was born at Odessa in Southern Russia, November
12, 1882. He crossed the ocean with his mother, sisters and
brothers and arrived «t Duluth May 29. 1889. His father. Israel
Oreckovsky, had preceded the rest of the family and came to Duluth,
May 18, 1887. A tailor by trade, he has for over thirty years been
a clothing merchant and tailor and is still living at the age of sixtyfive.
He has interested himself in good government in Duluth. and
has also taken an active part in the Synagogue. Of eight children
born to the parents seven are still living, Charles D. being the fourth
in age.
Seven years of age when brought to Duluth, Charles D. Oreckovsky
had his first American business training soon after he arrived in selling
papers and shining shoes. He acquired his education in the
primary grades at Duluth, and after leaving school was employed
for about a decade, from 1900 to 1911, by Dr. Horace S. Davis. Mr.
Oreckovsky entered the life insurance field in 1911 as sub-agent with
the Equitable Life of New York. He showed the abilities of a real
insurance man, and in a short time was promoted to associate general
agent and in 1916 accepted the difficult and not altogether promising
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