Gaston, Joseph.  "The Centennial History of Oregon, 1811-1912."  Vol. 2. 
Chicago, Clarke Publishing Co., 1912. p. 26.

	NORMAN A. MUEGGE is one of the more recent acquisitions to the commercial
fraternity of Baker City, where he has been engaged in the drug business for the
past five years.  He was born in the city of St. Louis, Missouri, on the 24th of
September, 1882, and is a son of George B. and Clara (Kopp) Muegge, the former a
native of Germany and the latter of Iowa.  The father, who was born in Hanover
in 1852, emigrated to the United States in 1865, becoming a resident of West
Virginia.  He was a physical trainer by profession and followed this vocation at
various points in the middle west but was living in Iowa at the time of his
death, which occurred in 1895.  The mother is still living and now makes her
home in Baker City.  Mr. and Mrs. Muegge were the parents of two sons, the
younger being Helmuth G. Muegge, who is engaged in the plumbing business in this
city.
	In the acquirement of his preliminary education Norman A. Muegge attended
the common school of Iowa, his course being terminated upon his graduation from
the high school at Elkader in 1900.  He subsequently took a position in a drug
store there, where he was employed for two years.  At the expiration of that
period he determined to adopt this business for his life vocation and
matriculated in the St. Louis College of Pharmacy.  He pursued his professional
studies there for two years, being awarded the degree of Ph. G. with the class
of 1904.  Immediately after his graduation he took a position as prescription
clerk in a pharmacy in St. Louis, continuing to be identified with this
enterprise for four years.  Feeling that he was fully qualified to successfully
conduct an establishment of his own, he resigned his position in 1906 and came
to Baker City.  In November of that year he purchased the Wolfe Pharmacy and has
ever since been engaged in conducting this enterprise.  He has an advantageous
location and carries a large and well assorted stock of drugs, patent and
proprietary medicines, stationery, toilet articles and such notions as are
usually to be found in an establishment of this kind.  He taks great pride in
his business and has a very pleasant and attractive store, and as he is alert
and accommodating in his manner is building up an excellent trade.  He devotes
particular attention to his prescription department, compounding all formulas
himself, and as he carries only the best of drugs and is never guilty of
attempting to make substitutions has established a reputation that brings him a
large proportion of this work.  Much of his attention has been devoted to the
study and compounding of formulas for photographic purposes and he is accorded a
large patronage by the amateur photographers of the city.  Mr. Muegge is not
only a good pharmacist but a business man of more than average sagacity, as is
manifested by his enterprising methods and progressive policy.
	Fraternally Mr. Muegge is affiliated with the Eagles and the Foresters of
America, while he maintains relations with other members of his profession
through his connection with the State Pharmaceutical Association.  His political
support is given to the republican party in national elections, but in municipal
affairs he is independent, casting his ballot for such men or measures as he
deems best qualified to serve the community.  He is diligent and ambitious and
is constantly striving to improve his business policy and commercial methods,
and naturally is numbered among the highly progressive and successful business
men of the city.


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Submitted to the Oregon Bios. Project in October 2015 by Dale Givens, odg -at-
hiwaay.net.

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