St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-30

The first school house built by the board
OF education was the Washington, at cost
OF IS, 433, which was dedicated this year.
1t stood on Eighth street for twenty-eight
years. ana was torn down in 1885 to make
way for better one.
FRED LUHRsEN.
MI Lunrsen was born in Germany in
Io39i emlgrated to Chicago in 1850;
made the first piano in the state of
Illinois; came to st. Paul in 1854: opened
music store; then engaged in the furni-
ture business on Third street. where he was
burned out; then opened what was known
as the Elevator saloon, corner of Third and
st. Peter streets: kept it few years: sold
out and has now retired from business. T
remember Mr.. l.. as a good-sized man.
quiet IN his ways, industrious but unde-
monstratlve-alwayS busy, pleasant gen.
tleman.
FRANCIS BINGHAM.
Mr.. Bingham was born in New Hamp-
shire in 1909; removed to New York in 1915
and from thence to Boston, where, at the
age OF 10 years, he engaged in the grocery
business. He remained nine wears in BoS-
ton, when he returned to New York
state and engaged in farming and
the dairying business. His health
falling him he came to st. Paul in 1856 and
commenced the manufacture of cordage and
brOOms, made from material raised by HIM
self. The hard times coming on forced Mr.
Bingham to relinquiSh this branch of trade
and he became collector, which business
he followed successfully for many years.
lie was tall, handSOme-lOOking man,
with red cheeks, which he retained up to
several months before his sickness. He was
always courteous and always the gentleman,
and this had much to do in making him a
popular collector. He died at the ripe age
OF as, and many who knew him socially
will never forget his kind and pleasant
ways and his tall and commanding person.
TARRED AND FEATHERED.
1t was in the year 1857 when the public
pulse was excited over atrocious acts COM
mitted by scOundrels that news came to the
ears OF some well-dispOsed people that
certain man had been guilty of wronging
young girl, and so crowd visited his place
near the Seven corners, seized and stripped
and tarred and feathered him, and l think
rode him on rail. Some of the parties
still living were arrested and brought before
the grand jury, but there were so many en-
gagged in the affair that it was found inn
practicable to indict one or two and not all,
and so the matter was dropped. The par
Elephants in that scrape now living are very
retIcent about saying anything in relation
to their connection with the matter, as they
were pretty well frightened when the grand
jury got their claws upon them years
ago but fortunately let them go.
ADAM DECKER.
Mr.. Decker was born in Germany in 1881.
educated in the old country and emigrated
to America in 1850, landing in Ohio, where
ne remained only short time, and moved
to PittSburg, Pa. He learned the trade of
a timer III Marietta, o., came to st. Paul
In 1854, worked for Mayo & Clark one year,
and for II. E. Baker four years. In
1869 he went into business for himself
in building on Third street: was burnt
out in 1860 and then moved to jackson
street, above Fourth, and in 1865 he built
his present building, where he has remained
seventeen years. He carried on the tin
trade for some time, when he added hard
ware, in which business he is now engaged.
In 1856 he bought property on Third
street, where the old Dispatch
Office now stands, for 500 per foot,
worth at present near 81, 900 per foot.
His present property on Jackson street cost
him $500 per foot worth to-day $500 pei
foot. Mr.. Decker is a medium-szed man
with strongly marked features; very quick
III his ways, yet a man of great prudence
and industry, and who has built himself up
from humble beginnings to his pres
ent comfortable position. He is one
Of the staunch, steady, sagacious,
careful, sound firms of the city,
and as man he is quiet, pleasant, plain,
unobtrusive and very much respected.
p. P. BISHOP.
Mr.. Bishop was young lawyer of con-
siderable ability and possessed a great
amount of splendid mother wit. He figured
in early days with such men as E. Rice,
Hollinshead, Becker, etc, and took
rank with any of them. He was a cousin
of the late Mrs. McConkey, nee
Miss Harriet Bishop, and was noted for his
unusually bright and talented mind. He
was born in Vermont in 1925; received a
good education and graduated at college:
studied law and came to st. Paul in 1S49.
where he practiced his profession. In a
letter to Gov. Marshal, his old friend, he
writes:
Twelve years of my life-from the age
of 20 to the age of Severe thrown away
for the most part, because
kept no remote end in view,
and maintained no paramount rule of con-
duct, but permitted myself to be governed
by the impulses which happened to be
stirred within me-" Conscious of this fact,
Mr.. Bishop decided to become a Christian
and so announced the fact at "a little
prayer meeting in the Baptist church" of
this city, and following this he took a
two-years' course of study in the
theological department Of the Madison
university; graduated in 1858; married
Miss Sophia NJ. Lathrop of Hamilton, N.
Y; settled as a pastor of the Baptist
church of Burlington, Ia; was pastor of
the First Baptist church of Auburn, n. Y,
from 1860 to 1868; went from thence on
account of i'll health, as general missionary
for the state of Florida; in 1872 closed his
engagement with the Missionary society;
purchased 5000 acres of wild orange grove
on credit; enlisted capital; has done well,
and his income is now $4,000 per
year above the interest money paid upon
the land. In 1876 he took a very active
part against the carpet baggers of Florida
and was elected to the legislature, attended
the last two Democratic conventions and
could have been elected to congress if he
had consented to serve. He is in good
condition financially and fills up his spare
time with literary labors. did not know
Mr.. Bishop personally, but all his old Min
nesota friends will be glad to read this fiat
tering account Of his checkered career.
TWENTY BUILDINGS BURNED.
On upper Third street. north side, near
Market, was a Gothic dwelling boarding
house kept by a Mr.. Holland, an English
man, called the Holland place. In 1854 it
stood out in bold relief, and from its porch
was a beautiful view of the Missis-
sippi river rolling along in majesty under the
bluffs. In course of time other buildings
were erected about it, and then one night,
Aug. 4, 1857, the incendiary applied
the torch, and some twenty edifces went
down into ashes. On Aug. 10,
long row OF buildings on Robert street