St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-31

stricken down insensibly by a sun stroke,
was conveyed to q hospital and subsequently
discharged. He received q back pension OF
SIS 1000, and now receives $72 per month.
BUILT THE FIRST HOUSE AT NoRTHFIELD.
Mr.. Ford made the first claim and built
the first house, and ploughed the first field.
and was the first settler in the original mar
row limits of the village of Mortified; he
was the original political ring smasher in the
| territory; was a correspondent of the st.
Paul Daily Times; also correspondent OF
| eastern papers, ETC., ETC., and did considera-
| BILE in early days to induce emigrants to
come to Minnesota. He was sick for several
years after his sunstroke in the army, when
he partially recovered, and is now and has
been for some time living in Northtield,
Minnesota, carrying on farming.
MR. FORD PERSONALLY.
! Mr.. Ford is a man of decided ability
and force of character; active, intelligent
industrious, pushing, but i'll health has
greatly marred a somewhat eventful life.
He enjoys good pension from the govern
ment; has nice farm, and is well satisfied
with his present prospects, as well he may
be, as he can truly cxclaim with Shakespeare
-"Alls well that ends well.''
GEORGE IRVINE.
! George Irvine is brother of the late well
known John r. Irvine. and was born in New
York in 1915; received common school
education; learned the trade of tanner
and currier; carried on business in Penn
sylvania and Cincinnati; came to st. Paul
in 1851; commenced his career here by
hoeing patch Of four or five acres of pota-
! together with his brother John framed
| the old saw - mill which stood
near the upper levee, and which was run for
years; and following this the brothers pur-
chased a stock of groceries and provisions
at st. Louis, and opened store as partn ers
in building on Third street, where the En-
/ pire block used to stand, and continued this
! business up to 1853, when, in 1854, they
| built the warehouse on the upper levee, and
| opened forwarding and commission trade,
which they carried on for a year; moved
! their stock to building corner of Exchange
and Third streets, which building was erect
ed in 1913. In 1855 Mr.. Irvine erected the
! brick building on Pleasant avenue, now
owned by DR.. Brisbine.
FIRST LEATHER STORE IN ST. PAUL.
Mr.. Irvine being tanner, induced Kess-
Ter & Rhiel to- open the first leather store in
this city, and he became one of the part
ners. The store was in the old Rice House,
and here they carried en- a leather,
hides and finding business, and it yielded a
| good profit. He left the concern in 1856,
and in 1857 opened a grocery store which he
ran up to 1861; in 1864 he became police
man and continued one year, when he opened
boarding house, and later carried on the
| Arcade on Robert street, for a little over
three years and half; went to California in
1873; was in Colorado year; in New York
and Boston in 1875: returned to st. Paul in
1876 and same year became connected with
the Merchants hotel, and has been there in
various positions ever since.
REAL ESTATE.
Mr.. Irvine did not procure much rea. es,
tate in the early days, as his brother John
used to tell him he had enough for h i'm sell
and all his brothers, but he purchased two
lots on Pleasant avenue, for which
he paid $500; worth now $40, 900; two lots
on College avenue, cost $500; sold for $1,000,
worth $50, 900. And, singular as it may ap-
pear, this is the extent of his real estate
| transactions.
| GEORGE AS HE IS.
Mr.. Irvine is now close to seventy years.
His hair is white and he stoops little, and
yet he is as vigorous as many men at fifty.
He has had peculiar and checkered life
was not born with golden spoon in his
mouth; has found 1t pretty hard to even get
silver one; ''has boxed the compass; - has
flown to 'ills he knew not of; has fought
LIES battle tiercely; has been imposed upon,
and yet he is quiet, philosophical, pleasant,
stepping carefully down the decline that
leads to the final end, and is quite willing
to cross the little bridge to the other shore
WILLIAM II. SHELLY.
Mr.. Shelly was born in New York
in 1929 and came 10 st. Paul in 1852
or 30 years ago. He was a carpenter by
trade; held the Office of city assessor for two
years; was an officer in the State Con stitu.
tional convention, sergeant-at-arms of both
branches of the Legislature and doorkeepel
of the United States House of Representa-
tives in Washington for two sessions. He was
also suter in the army
THE INDIAN OUTBREAK.
He was the first man who brought the news
of the Indian outbreak in 1862 to Gov. Ram.
sey, and he did this on his own responsible.
ity. He was with Maj. Galbraith, the Indian
agent, who had organized a company to &C
south, and was on his way with them to St
Paul when they were overhauled by man by
the name OF Dickerson, who notified them OF
the outbreak. Shelly Immediately started for
st. Paul, distance of fifty miles, and after
riding all night arrived in the morning aud
gave the Governor the news. He was in St.
Paul on the nth and the outbreak occurred
on the 10th.
A NARROW ESCAPE.
On their way to New Ulm they were met
by eighteen Indians, all painted, with rifles
cooked, and seeing the situation they invited
them into saloon near by and treated them
to native wine. This fortunate circumstance
probably saved the lives of both Mr.. Shelly
and Galbrath, as it was no doubt the inten.
ton Of the Indians to kill them both at this
! time.
SHELLY PERSONALLY.
Mr.. Shelly is large man and is a natural
politician. He has made it a profession and
is well posted in the tricks of both parties,
! he HAS peCuldI way OIL lnglauaunC hlu(-
self into the good graces of those who "run
the machine" and has a remarkable faculty
for worming out political secrets. He keeps
posted on all matters pertaining to
both parties, and makes this the bust
ness Of his life. His portly appearance and
selt-assurance, with his positive declarations
as to matters under discussion, give him
! considerable influence among the party
leaders, end very few men have more politi-
cal sagacity, than Shelly, although they may
have more money. He once owned a good
many acres of land near Lake Como, and
also store on jackson street, either of
which would have made him well off. but
| the great depression which carried down a