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

DULUTH AND ST. LOUIS COUNTY 809
assignment of manager for the Minnesota Mutual Life Insurance
Company. Up to that time this company had never been able to gain
a foothold in Northeastern Minnesota, but with Mr. Oreckovsky as
manager the company now has approximately $2,000,000 on its books
to represent this section of the state. Mr. Oreckovsky is a member
and for one year was president of the Duluth Life Underwriters
Association.
He has been very prominent in the Independent Order of B'Nai
B'Rith, becoming a charter member when the local lodge was organized
in 1904. He has been a delegate to the Grand Lodge at annual
conventions consecutively since 1908 and on the general committee
of the order since 1915. He has held every office in the local lodge
and has instituted lodges at Superior, Wisconsin, Hibbing and Virginia,
Minnesota. Mr. Oreckovsky is also affiliated with the Order
of Elks and is a member of the Duluth Commercial and Curling clubs,
while in politics he votes as a Republican. June 29. 1909, he married
Miss Elizabeth Helperin. She came with her parents from Russia
in 1890. They have two daughters, Rosalie, born September 6, 1915,
and Ruth Jeane, born November 11, 1920.
Martin M. Meldahl. It is by no means an easy task to describe
within the limits of this review a man who has led an active life and
by his own exertions reached a position of honor and trust in the
line of work with which his interests are allied. But biography finds
justification, nevertheless, in tracing and recording the chief events
of such a life, as the public claims a certain property interest in the
career of every individual and the time invariably arrives when it
becomes advisable to give the right publicity. It is then with a
certain degree of satisfaction that the writer essays the task of touching
briefly upon such a record as has been that of Martin M. Meldahl,
assistant postmaster of Duluth, who has long ranked with the representative
citizens of his community.
Martin M. Meldahl was born December 24, 1878, at Lyle, Minnesota,
and is the third in order of birth of the five children who blessed
the union of Andrew J. and Oline (Danielson) Meldahl. The father
was a native of Norway, where he was reared and educated. He came
to the United States in July, 1870, and located at once in Duluth,
entering the employ of Rarlivads & Company, but for a number of years
has been engaged in contracting and building, in which he has been
successful, and is still active, at the age of sixty-seven years.
Martin M. Meldahl received his educational training in the pul)lic
schools of Duluth, graduating from the high school in 1898. after
which he tf)ok a commercial course in the Duluth Business University.
Soon after completing his studies he was appointed a clerk in the
West Duluth j)ostoffice. where he served until May 10. 1915. when,
because of his efficient and faithful ser\nce. he was promoted to the
j)Osition of sui)erintendent of finance at the Duluth i)ostoffice. On
December 15, 1918. his sjilendid service was still further recognized
!)} his ap])ointment as assistant j)Ostmaster. which position he is still
tilling. During all the years he has been connected with the postoffice
dej^artnient here he has labored always with the idea of giving
the best possible service to tlu- patrons of the oflice. ;ind this has been
tlu' keynote to his success. During the World war Mr. Meldahl in
addition to his regular duties took an active ])art in tlie sales of War
Savings Stamps at the huluth postofiicc, and in that connection had
oversight of the sales at all the pustofiices in St. Louis countv.