St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-28
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=. '' N'uuOIS came 10 AmeTlcd III
1919 and worked at she carpenter business
!" quincy one year and in St. Louis three
years. arrived at Paul in LS:,O, and continued
us lraoe on Seventh street, up to 1850, when
Ne abandoned the business land became
"A SCHOOL. aoY
al the age Of SO years, nd with his books
under his arm trudged dong to the Com
nerclal college, then kept by o. T. Carver on
1hlru street, anxious to obtain a business
education, which ne successfully accom-
pushed. In 1867 be cor nmenced the grocery
trade IN little store OF the corner OF Ssv-
ehlh and Olive streets, (naving in the year
4ooo erected the buildi Dg,) ard continued
up 70 1870 Wien he IL raed the stock over to
MS son and his son-in Flaw, and thought he
would Lake the world asst, but his active, in
uus1r10Hs life would OF permit him 10 do so.
ana nc again entered business in 1870 with a
partner named Carl Ahrendt, but
his partner had too much theatrical
ability about him to suit Knauft, who dealt in
matters of fact, ant | so, in the year 1874, he
bought him out an( has ever since run the
F,usineiss (hardwar . alone, until 1884, VIXEN
he gave his young son, Benjamin, half in
terest in the store, a1d the firm now is really
knauft 81 Son.
INCIDENTS.
He was Undue ed To come TO st. Paul be-
cause it was the heighth Of his ambition to
own real estate, and here he could get it with
such means as he had at hand, while in St.
Louis he could not, so = he came
to this city. In his then youthful estima-
ton, to own property was TO be king.
Wnen he ii st came mere, he and j. II. Schur-
az 20 hpiId
J.W. Bass. in Reserve township, and then be
threw out his small sign: Carpenter Work,
Slshes, d oors and Blinds. made TO order, - and
went at the business in earnest At the
time he buil: on the corner of Seventh and
Olive streets, in 1850, there were only few
houses in that whole section of the
city, and on the opposite corner
was a blacksmith's shop and an
old inn, whe re the Indians used TO procure
whisky. He resided on Seventh street thirty
four years, and now massive blocks of brick
are taking tine places OF shanties and vacant
lots.
In 1850 Mr.. Knauft purchased LOT on the
corner of Seventh and Rosabel streets, Q5O
feet on Seventh and fifty feet on RosabeD,
for which ne paid $500; worth now 0,O00;
a lot on the corner of Pine and Sevent IN, paid
$500; worth $50, 900; three lots Seventh,
adjoining his corner lot, cost him 81, 500
worth 500, 600; 100 feet on Tenth street
cost 81, 600; worth 49, 600. He has other
property in various parts of the city, but the
above is sufficient to demonstrate his early
idea, that the man who owns real estate, is q
King. Knauft's a King! ''Long live the
In hos fOur Ontaida huildipQS he
side his recent purchase of Adam Gotzian's
residence on Dayton bluff, for which he paid
$4,000, and where he now resides. His
brick block on Seventh street is 200 feet
long by 100 deep; has some twelve stores
and thirty rooms in it, all bringing him in a
handsome rental. The cost OF this block was
about $7o,0 900.
OFFICES.
Mr.. Knauft was a member of the Terri.
torial Legislature in 1856; also member OF
the Common Council for three years. Since
then he has had no taste for politics, and has
no desire TO occupy any political position
He has been married three times and nine
children have graced the household. six OF
whom are now living. He is worth, at least,
$250,000.
PERSONAL.
Knauft as a small, thin, spare, apparent!
sicky man, with Il long face, weigh
ing not more ttan ninety pounds
He was then q quiet, modest, industrious
pleasant gen tleman. Now We find him witt
rudy cheeks, Il full, round face, rotuuC
form, and carrying down the scales at 225
pounds. He is still the careful, prudent
good natured, pIodding business o.
over quarter Of a century ago, yet we NO
tce a less elastic step tnan formerly, NOR,
moderate movement than in the years gone
still he has reached the throne of his ambi-
ton, and sits there,-"eveFy inch kingp
"a king because financially above want
and every inch man, because possessing
the elements that make one.
FREDERICK GUIoN
Was born in Missouri in 1881; learned th G
trade of an engineer; came to st. Paul il
1852; was engaged as an engineer on II
river up to 1873, when he was appointed
gineer of the fire steamer Hope No. 3, whc
position he held with credit to himself an
to the department for many years. Married
Miss Denoyer in 1889. Eight children mad,
the family circle, one of whom is dead. Mr.
Guion is the son of one of the oldest Frencl
settlers, of whom we hart
made MENTION and is
gentleman esteemed for his ability as an en-
glneer and Tor his many good qualities.
JOHN AND ABNER HANCOCK.
We think Mr.. Haycock is a son of the late
Captain John Haycock, who came 10 St. Pau
in 1913. He was formerly a captain
river steamer, and then opened wood yard
on Robert street, where he carried on bust
ness for number of years. Capt. H. was
tall, quiet man, and at the time of his death
must have been sixty years old.
Abner, his son, was born in st. Paul IL
1850, and received MS education at our COM
mon schools, and then succeeded his father
in the wood business. Prior to this, however
in 1870, up TO 1873, he was engaged in the
grocery trade. He married Miss Haley in
1873 and though still in the vigor of man
hood, he may well count himself as An ole
settler, and one whose experience in this
country ought to be of some service to him
before he reaches ''the sere and the yellow
leaf"
HARRY S. POTTS.
Born in st. Paul, in 1850, Mr..
Potts was raised and educated in
this city, and learned civil en-
cheering and surveying, but for many
years past has been an express messenger on
the Northern Pacific railroad He is steady,
trusty, middle aged man.
w.H. TINKER.
Mr.. I. was born in Connecticut in 1913:
came to ST. Paul in 1S49; opened tailor's
ohap on Tbird Of W a 40,