St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-07

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entertainer. and his late residence, which
has recently been remodeled, stands upon
plateau which surrounds ST. Paul and is
now the home Of Uri Lamphrey, Esq. The
first party we attended in the West, was at
the cheerful and pleasant home of Mr..
Ames.
MS PROPERTY.
Had Mr. Ames lived aud retained his
property to the present time, It would have
made him a man worth $500, 600, indie
pendent Of other resources. The original
cost to him of the land he purchased at an
early day, was about $4,000; profit S4S5,-
600, and yet at the time he bought his farm
it was considered away out of the city. One
of his daughters land she was a beautiful
girD married Gen. J. B. Sanborn, but died
several years afterwards. He had several
sons, and left sweet, pretty, pleasant
widow.
JOSEPH W. BABcocK
was born in 1919, at Windham, Connecticut,
and received mis- carly education there
When a young man ne was employed much
OF the time as agent for Few
publications, and Travelled extensively
throughout the New England and
the middle states. At the commencement of
the Mexican campaign he entered
Company II, Fifth infantry, and served
through the war; came to st. Paul from New
Orleans in 1919; was commission merchant:
had store near the upper steamboat land
ing, and had charge OF two warehouses
there; left St. Paul in the fall of 1852 and
went to Kasota, where he made a claim be-
fore the treaty was ratified, aud while Red
Irons band Of Indians was still there; in the
-, rr.f 1.fE .,
sofa; built saw mill, and in
of Mankato, obtained contract
to carry the mail from st. Paul to Sioux City,
for three years. Financially he never re-
covered fully from the crash of 1857. He
opened the Kasota stone quarries in 1869.
and died at his residence in Kasota, on the
18th of February, 1882, aged sixty-three
years.
AS A MAN.
Mr.. Babcock was a man of medium size;
very active, and had habit Of Struggling his
shoulders and hitching up his pants. He
was full of business, but adverse cireum-
stances overlook him, as it overlook many
others, and he went down in the financial
crash of 1857, and never fully gained his
feet. He has a son who succeeded his father
in the stone quarry business, and who re-
sides at Kasota.
". D. HEARD.
Thirty-one years ago the writer met Mr..
Heard for the first time, on the old steamer
Nominee, and he Heard had then Just
reached the age Of twenty-nine years. He
is now at MONDAY fifty. Born in New York
state in 1884, he received an
academical education; studied law; was
admitted 10 practice, and In 1852
arrived at ST. Paul, where he acted as clerk
in the law Offices Of Wilkin & Van Etten,
Ames d Van Etten and Rice, Holllnhead &
Becker. His talents and ambition carried
him into the city attorneyship in 1856, and
again in 1865, 1866 aud 1867, and he filed
the position with great credit. In 1857 he
was appointed county attorney, and was then
elected 10 the same Office for two years, and
reelected in 1859 and 1861, holding the
place six years. In 1871 he was sent to the
state senate from Ramsey county; was also
at one time member of the Cullen Guard,
adjutant of mounted militia; member of
Gen. Sibley's staff, and acting judge adEo-
cate Of a military commission at the trial
Of the Sioux in 1862. He subsequently,
wrote history of the Indian war which is
probably more correct than any work on the
same subject in circulation.
AN INTERESTING INCIDENT.
From the Pioneer of October 10, 1881
ARE you CERTAIN
A little incident occurred on board of the
Nominee on her passage up, which, as it
tends to illustrate the old saying that we
should be careful what we say, we publish it
for the benefit and edifeation of our readers
Two young gentlemen were seated at the
supper table, briskly engaged with their
Inives and forks, when one of them over
heard the name Of the other brought In ques-
lion by three gentlemen, who occupied seats
nearly opposite. As matter of course the
curiosity of the one talked about, led him to
listen, and he had the satisfaction of learn
ng the following very interesting facts con-
corning himself:
''He wore a white hat-was a small man.
and said he was connected with Mr.. Brown,
at 81. Paul"
''What was bis namep' Intercepted an
other gentleman.
On
''There is no such person in st. Paul.
said the third. care you not mistaken in the
name?n
mol He was introduced to me at Chi
cago. I should judge he was n sort
Of fast man--thought a good deal of a cele-
yi~SSN AOiSS ONAN " a EttlAAtn3n lutEGs
and wished to go to the races which came off
that afternoon. He was introduced to me
and was informed that he was on board of
The boat.
ibid he wear a moustachep'
81 think not.''
"Had be whiskersl''
'1've no recollection that he had He
wore white hat-was quite small man."
''Ha: ha ha!'' laughed the third; 81 guess
ne was an imposter. There is no such man
IN st. Paul; Mr.. Brown was the firm when
eft, and that's only short time ago. You've
been sold--ha! hai hap
"Hal hal hap chimed in another. And
thus the looking glass was held up before the
face of the unsuspecting stranger, who had
ample time, as Burns says, ''to see himself
as others see him." The natural con-
clusion the trio came TO was, that
the small man, who wore white
hat, was an imposter. And with this i'm
preston they withdrew from the board, evil
IDENTIFY much pleased with their tea-table
conversation. The young man who had
been the subject OF their remarks, also
withdrew, and shortly after meeting one of
the aforesaid gentlemen, he accosted him as
follows:
'At the table I heard you mention the
name of Mr.. Newson, whom you took for an
imposter. I am that gentleman"-extend-
ing his hand, sand am happy to make your
The peculiar lights and
shades which played over his countenance,
can be better imagined than described. He
at once recognized his mistake, and made
due apology for his remarks, which was re-
ceived in the kindest manner, and during
the remainder Of the passage the two were
on intimate and friendly terms.
Morai-Always be careful what you say,
remembering the old adage, that the ID is