Andrew A. Brothen ran The Red Cross Pharmacy of Idaho Falls. Brothen was a resident of Idaho Falls beginning in 1908.
He graduated from the State Pharmaceutical College of Norway, in1891, with the degree of Ph.G. In January, 1892, he
accompanied his parents, brothers and sister to the United States, and first settled at Park River, North Dakota, where
for a period of six years he worked in the employ of others. He came to Idaho Falls in 1908 and purchased the
established business of the Payne Pharmacy, which he re-named the Red Cross Pharmacy.