Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-02-07
HON. Henry Kinds,

ShakOpee, Scott county, was born in Hebron
Washington county, New York, March -, 1926
He received an academical education at Salem
and Argyle and graduated at the Albany Nor
NAL school in 1850. Attended two full course:
at the Law school of the Ohio university, Gin
cinnati, and was admitted to the bar in tina,
city in 1858. In 1854 he came to Minnesota
and settled at Shakopee, in the practice of hi:
profession He at once took leading position
among the lawyers of the county, and since the
State rganiZation-185S-has had a larpe arG
increasing practice. Three terms he has held
the Office of county attorney, and from 1851 tc
1865 was judge of probate. Senator Kinds has
also been extensively engaged in real estate
and building operations. He has been edito,
and propriet'rr of the Shakopee 4,y,,s since
February, 1857: As a member of the House
last session he won we'll merited popularity
from his constituency, by reason Of the able,
determined and triumphant fight he made
against the removal of the county seat from
Shakopee to Jordan; and that was the issue in
the campaign last fall that elected him to this
body. 1t was removal aud anti-removal. Hon.
VIM. Henry was the candidate of the other
wing, but the Kinds party was a little the
longest winded and the Shakopee county seat
candidate came in winner by 735 majority. 1t
was red hot fight, but blood will tell.
Hon. II. b. johnson,
Blue Earth City, Faribault county, was born in
Grafton, Grafton county, N. H., Oct. %, 1927.
When about 10 years of age he emigrated with
parents to Vermont. His educational adyan-
tages were confined to the common schools of
New England, and academical in after Years.
lie early learned trade and found it of great
advantage to him later in life. In 1855 he re-
moved to Wisconsin, settling in Berlin, Green
Lake county, where he carried on the shoe
business until the spring of 1858, when he
came to Minnesota and settled in Verona: re-
moved to Winnebago City in 1862 At this
latter place he followed the shoe trade until
1865, at which time he was elected county
treasurer, serving in that capacity for period
OF twelve years. His marriage took place be-
fore leaving Wisconsin, at Berlin, in 1857, to
Miss Ellen Davlin. Their children are a son
and daughter. The worthy Sepator is now a
prominent real estate dealer, and carries on an
abstract office where may be found complete
abstract of the county. He is of English de-
scent, medium size, a quiet but pleasant
spoken gentleman and Republican since the
days Of Fremont.
Hon. C.. 3. Macdonald.
st. Cloud, Stearns county, is a Nova scotian: :
IS years of age, and by profession journalist
He came to the United States in 1S4S; lived in
pennsylvania number of years, and removed
w AiAAhhCooVeh III 1COCs eullSU6u IN the Ninth
Minnesota regiment; served three years; resid-
ed IN St. Paul until four years ago, then settled
In st. Cloud. In politics he is Democratic.
Mr.. Macdonald was member of the State Sen
ate In l877-7S; was chairman of the Joint COM
mlttee on printing both sessions, and he is one
OF that committee the present session. He il
the editor and proprietor of the St. Cloud
Times.
Hon. 4ndre,c UcCrea,
Perham, Otter Tail county, is a native of New
Brunswick, born in 1881; received a common
school education, immigrated to the United
States, and settled in st. Paul in 1854: after
wards lived in Stearns county In the spring
OF 1859, he crossed the country from St. Paul
to Sioux Falls, Dakota Territory, on the Big
Sioux river. and that year went out to Colo
RADIO; remained two years and returned to Min
nesota. In 1865, he removed to the State of
Maine; remained there until 1870, returned to
Minnesota that fall. In the spring of 1871 he
settled IN Otter Tail county. He was mem
Der of the House for the terms of 1S77-7S. His
district embracing about half of the State
ten counties-Otter Tail, WiIkin. Wadena
Todd, Betrami, Polk, Clay. Becker. Traverse
and Kittson, containing a population arere
eating over 10000 people. Senator Nc15rea
was nominated on the Republican ticket and
elected without opposition. His occupations
are lum bering and farming.
Hon. r. G. jne0ley.