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Adolph Ruge, treasurer of Franklin County, Mo., was born in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, January 2, 1828, and is the son of John L. and Frederica (Von Foss) Ruge, both natives of the above country. Adolph immigrated to America in 1849, landing at New York City, and at once started across the Alleghany Mountains for St. Louis. From there he came to Franklin County, and, joining a brother, lived on a farm for a few months. He removed to Washington in 1850, and entered the store of Mr. William Gallenkamp, where he remained until about 1853, and then removed to South Point, and clerked for about nine months. He then went to St. Louis, and clerked at this place for about a year and a half. In the summer of 1855 he returned to Washington, where he opened a store in 1856 and continued until 1858, when he engaged in farming for two years. He then engaged in clerking at Miller’s Landing, now New Haven, and in 1866 was admitted to a partnership with Ernst Bosse, his employer. Here he continued business until 1884, during which time he performed the duties of assistant postmaster for ten years, while Mr. Bosse was postmaster; but in 1873 Mr. Ruge was himself appointed postmaster, and held that position until 1885. In November, 1886, he was elected on the Republican ticket to the position he now holds. Mr. Ruge was married in 1857 to Miss Ida Daniel, a native of Germany, and to them were born three children, all daughters. Mrs. Ruge died in December, 1862, and in 1864 he married Miss Ida Krueger, a native of Franklin County, Mo., who bore him three children, all sons. Charles Huge, M. D. (deceased), an elder brother of our subject, was born in Schleswig-Holstein in 1801, received a splendid education and graduated at the University at Kiel. He came to America in 1839, and located and lived in Warren and Franklin Counties, Mo., being a citizen of the latter county at the time of his death, which occurred in October, 1876. He was the leading physician of those counties, and as such made a fine reputation.