St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-07-05
BY T. NJ. NEwsoN.
I. c. GEORGE.


qualities and the first railroad ticket agent
in the city or in the state-and kept his
Office under the old Winslow house, Seven
corners. Billy Smell, Ward, Rich, King
and others of his associates all come up be
fore me in vivid array. Smell was small
man and ran the bar for the Winsl0w house.
Ward was also a small man and was clerk
for deuel., the landlord, and subsequently
married one of his daughters Rich was
handsome man, in the furniture business,
and King, regular harem-skarem fellow,
in the carpet trade. Altogether they
were n Jolly crew: do not mean bolster
Gus from liquor, but from the natural over
flow of good nature. George, Rich, Smell
and Ward are dead. King, L believe, is in
the South. Two OF Mr.. Deuel's daughters
are also dead.
Capt. George was born in New York in
1915, and left an orphan at the age OF IL
years; married in 1899; came to ST. Paul
for his health in 1858, and to reside hele
permanently in 1854; opened a railroad Of
fee, already mentioned, and continued IN
the business up to 1867, when, his health
failing. he was obliged to abandon his Of
flee, and died in June, 1872, aged 81 years.
In early days he purchased lot then away
out of the city, on the Fort road, and here
his wife opened the
in St Paul and has continued it from that
day to this. During the war the captain
had flag flying from the top of his house,
and when the Union soldiers won a battle
he unfurled it to the breeze right side up,
but when they lost he turned the stars and
stripes upside down and mOaned over the
result, for he was a great Union man. lie
was a somewhat tall. slender person, DELHI
crate in his movements and social and pleas
ant in his ways During his sickness it is
said he coughed up pin from his lungs, but
that did not save him from that dread de-
stroyer, consumption, and he died shortly
afterwards.
CHAUNCEY W. GRGGs.
Away back in the past, some thirty years
ago, remember Col. Griggs in business on
Third street, and then i'll the grocery trade
on the corner of Third and Seventh streets,
or Seven corners, and then at Chaska,
Carver county, making and shipping brick,
and then engaged in government contracts,
and then dealing in real estate, and coal
and wood in the city of St Paul. lie is of
English descent. born in Connecticut in
1892; received a good academical education,
and in 1851 left home for Detroit, Mich. as
a clerk in a banking house. Was engaged in
business in Ohio, Iowa and Michigan pre-
vi0uS 10 coming to st. Paul, which was in
the year 1856. In 1861 he enlisted in the
Third Minnesota infantry, and was soon
after promoted to first lieutenant, captain,
major, lieutenant colonel and colonel. but
resigned in 1868 in consequence of sickness
and returned to st. Paul.
OFFICES.
Col. Griggs was member of the house
two terms, member OF the senate three
terms, and an alderman of the city seven
years. He was interested in banking in
1872. and occupies a prominent position in
the banking interests of the city now; is
director in three national banks, the aggre-
gate capital of which is S1.700. 900. He is
largely engaged in the wholesale grocery
business He is also the president of the
State Building association, which Office he
has held seven years; vice president of the
St Paul National bank; a member of the
board Of water commissioners, appointed i'm
1882, land represents class of business
men who have made our Western cities
maryeis of rapid growth and enterprise"
PERSONAL.
Gel. Cricgs is q tine-lOOl1ing man. we'll
rroportioned and possessing excellent bust
ness qualities. lie is quiet in his move
mcnts cool and deliberate, but effective in
results, and has laid a basis upon which he
is building mp fortune. He is exceedingly
social and pleasant in his nature, yet back
of all this he is shreWd and scheming. He
has made a good public officer. more so by
his earnest work than by outward display,
and may very justly be classed among our
sensible, sagacous, solid, able citizens.
Col. GIiggs married Miss Martha A. Gallup
in 1859. an elegant woman Of superior
ability. of remarkable energy and charming
manners. a young-old settler, 50 to speak.
whose influence has always been for good
The colonel himself, having accumulated
wealth, has cultivated with it a spirit of
generosity which finds practical eXemplifi-
cation in all good enterprises.
THEODORE lIAMM.
Born in Baden, Germany in S25: learned
the butchers trade in the old country: emil
grated TO America in 1854, living in Buffalo,
New York and Chicago, and coming to St.
Paul in 1856; followed his trade here until
1857; opened a saloon and boarding house.
which he kept for eight years when he
purchased the grounds upon which his large
brewery now stands, the other side of
Trout brook. In 1874 he. in company with
Philip Thon, purchased the Branerd flour
ing mills, which they have run ever
since. Of course the property
Mr.. Hamm bought years ago
has now become very valuable
and he has increased his facilities for brew
ing very largely. What was once a broken,
isolated part OF the city is now one of the
most valuable. Hills have come down and
valleys have been filled in until Hamm's
grounds present a very comely appear
Rnce.
AS HE Is.
Mr.. Uamm is a muscular man. strong.
active, pushing: and yet he is gentlemanly
and obliging. He is ntirng in his devo-
ton to his business, and has built up n
large trade upon the merits of his manuiac-
tured article. He is greatly assisted by his
son, and together they make a strong firm
PATRICK KEIGHER.
Mr.. Keigher was born in Ireland in 1887:
rame to America in 1916 and located i'm
New York, where he was educated. and
then went to New York city and engaged
with the American Express company four
years and came to ST. Paul in 1856. He
At one time clerlIed for J.. B. Wait
& Co., but finally started business for him
self on the corner Of Fifth and Wabasha
streets, where he remained for MANY years.
Mr. Keigher is a small man with sandy
whiskers and has quiet way Of transact
ing business. lie is not only popu-
ar among his own people but
among the Americans. Indeed he is a
pleasant, accommodating. kind-hearted
man. more worthy of mention than MANY
making greater pretensOnS.
WILLIAM KELLY.
Born in the Isle of Man in 1882. Mr..
Kelly came to st. Paul in 1856. after hay
MT lived in Cleveland and worked at his
uade there for five years. He was en-
plored hv the late Richard Slater as fore
man in his horse-shoeing shop and then
became one OF the firm Of the st. Paul
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