Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-05-26
HIRAM ROGERS.
The Sudden Death of One Of Our Old and
Valued Citizens.

The Sudden Death of One of Our Old and
Valued Citizens.
This community was startled, yesterday
morning, by the announcement that Hiram
Rogers, one of our old, widely known and
esteemed citizens, was dead. The news was
startling because there had been no an
of his illness, and he had day
or two before been about the streets az usual.
He was taken, about 10 o'clock Friday night,
with an attack of cholera morbus His son,
VIM. D. Rogers, had been absent portion
of the evening, and upon returning at the
hour named, found his father seriously i'll.
His daughters were summoned, and DR..
Leasure, the family physician, called, who
remained during the night, injecting NOR
phine under the skin and resorting to other
remedies. About A.. M. he experienced re-
lief from the spasms of pain and remained
so several hours, when the attack
was renewed. At A. NJ. he
was again relieved, and this time
apparently permanently. He was comfort
able, free from pain, laxative and cheerful,
and both he and his family supposed that
within day at least he would have fully re-
covered. In spite of this favorable outlook
he sank into stupor OF 10 A. M. Saturday
and never regained consciousness, passing
away quietly and without pain at a quarter
before A. NJ. on Sunday. He was sur
rounded by his daughters, Mrs. @. L. Wood,
Mrs. j. B. Tarbox, and Mrs. d. w. Well
man, and his son, VIM. d. Rogers. Mrs.
Wellman had been absent with her husband
at st. Louis and returned Saturday after
noon, wholly unconscious of the serious ILL.,
ness of her father.
Hiram Rogers was born near Doyieston,
in Bucks county, Pennsylvania, April Z, 1906,
and was little over 70 years of age at the
time of his death. When he was 81 years
of age he removed to Philadelphia and en-
gagged in the business of dressing morocco
leather. In 1887 he removed to
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where he engaged
in the wholesale boot and shoe trade. In
1855 he returned to Philadelphia, opening
with his son house similar to the one he
had had at GAINESVILLE. A year later favor
able opportunity offering he sold out in
Philadelphia, and in 1856 removed to st.
Paul, where he has since resided. He was
married in Philadelphia in 1927 to Miss
Hannah Dice, with whom he lived until her
of his children survive him, being three
daughters and one son as already named.
Soon after coming to st. Paul he bought a
strip of bluff property on Third street and
commenced the erection of what is known
rs Rogers block, a building which he has
since added to until now it is row of ten
stores, with offices and apartments On the
upper floors. He also engaged in the tan
ling and leather business, and when he
abandoned the former continued the latter
branch of business until nine or ten years
ago, when he retired from trade altogether.
He devoted his late years to managing his
property, adding to his block and also erect
ing the building No. 6 West Third street,
occupied by the 80 cent store, together with
IA fine residence on the corner of Exchange
land Sherman streets. Since the death of his
wife he has perceptibly failed in health, and
during the past year has been quite infrm.
Consequently when severe attack came he
had not the vitality to withstand the shock.
Mr.. Rogers never sought CT held any
public position. He was an active member
of the First Baptist church and also active
in the chamber of commerce. When quito
large debt hung over the chamber he de-
voted day after day of personal effort to Sc
curing the requisite subscription, and did
\
sired relief. An enthusiastic admirer of
st. Paul he was always ready to devote his
energies to advance the public welfare.
Being man of sincere and earnest convic-
ton he did not hesitate to hold and express
his opinion with great positiveness. lie was
scrupulously honest and honorable in bust
ness, and being conscientious in his con-
| victions he would adhere to what he
believed to be right, regardless of opposition
or criticism. In his death st. Paul loses
one of her best friends, a man who had de-
voted every dollar of his means to advancing
the city, and who thus set an example
which we could wish more to follow
Though he had reached ripe age, few men
will be more missed from the busy city
than the late Hiram Rogers.
The funeral will be delayed to await the ar
rival of his son-in-law, Capt. Wellman, and
the time cannot be announced to day.
nIendlesohn INDICATED.
For several days, several days ago, the GLoB1
had word to say about piece of mercantile
crookedness which happened in Morris anG
4 eliminated here. Charles Infield and one M
Wetstein did the crookedness and NJ. J. Men
dlesohn did the Strengthening out he repre-
senting the Milwaukee creditors. At the time
Bill Kings paper imputed something wrong t
Mendlesohn, and went SO far to attribute t.
him very crooked motives, in fact, that he ha'
engineered the whole business. In REPUTATION
!, of any such statement, Mr.. F. L. Rogers re
:. ceived a letter yesterday from L. Neubauer
Sons, of Milwaukee, creditors of Infeld, stat
ing that Mendlesohn had acted by the advic
i, of the creditors in all he did, 10 the arrest
/ NJ Wetstein, etc, etc, and to the satisfaction
Of the Milwaukee victims. The letter close
y with expressing desire to get Infeld in Mil
|. waukee and then get the law after him with a
its sinuosity.