, ▁a ▁school ▁board ▁member , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Com mer cial ▁Club , ▁a ▁char ter ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Modern ▁Wood men ▁and ▁Work men ' s ▁L odge , ▁the ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁St arch ▁Company , ▁and ▁the ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁C ream ery ▁and ▁C anning ▁Company . ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁St . ▁Francis ' ▁Method ist ▁Church ▁was ▁due , ▁in ▁large ▁part , ▁to ▁his ▁and ▁his ▁family ' s ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁Le athers ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁town ' s ▁post master . ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁community ' s ▁first ▁car ▁deal er ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 , ▁s elling ▁both ▁F ords ▁and ▁gas oline ▁from ▁an ▁open ▁tank ▁in ▁the ▁front ▁yard ▁of ▁his ▁home . ▁ ▁Henry ▁and ▁Rose ▁Le athers ▁had ▁two ▁children , ▁Robert ▁and ▁Bl anche , ▁who ▁remained ▁in ▁the ▁St . ▁Francis ▁community ▁after ▁becoming ▁adult s . ▁After ▁Henry ▁Le athers ▁died , ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁Robert ▁took ▁over ▁from ▁his ▁father ▁as ▁post master ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁that ▁position ▁until ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁National ▁Register ▁of ▁Historic ▁Places ▁list ings ▁in ▁An oka ▁County , ▁Minnesota ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 3 ▁establish ments ▁in ▁Minnesota ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0