St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-12-27
PEN PICTURES.
Bringing Up the Rear--A Chapter Of In.
cidents With But Little or No
Data.
A Goodly Number of Gray Heads
Who Are Falling Into the
Ranks.
A Few Stragglers at the End Of the
Column Now Coming to the
Front.
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OLD SETTLERS WITHOUT DATA

OLD SETTLERS WITHOUT DATA.
l find it utterly impossible to obtain COM
! plete data of all the old settlers in time for
nv first edition, so l content myself with a
few glittering rays of light thrown upon
those whose memories still linger in the
days of "auld lang syne." hoping that in
my second edition l shall be able to give
full and complete histories of all whose
records at present are unavailable or who
have been overlooked.
EARLY MISSIONARY LABoRS.
The stage had arrived at Reeds Landing
! in the year 1858. The passengers were
cold and hungry. The country wayside
dining-house was illy-supplied with pro-
Visions but on the table was bread, butter
and plate of eggs, one for each customer.
Down sat the guests, when young man
seized the eggs and turned them all on to
his own plate and commenced eating. Di-
rectly opposite to him sat young minister
who, not seeing anything to devour,
watched his friend and the eggs until he
could stand it no longer. when he reached
over and in meek voice inquired: Where
| are you from, Sir?" st. Paul. was the
reply. ''That's enough" said the minis
| ter" ''Pm going there to preach the gOS-
pei"
! DR. WILLIAM II. MILLER
was character in the day in which he lived.
| He was born in Prussia in 1911; came to St.
| Paul in 1854 and opened a small drug store
on upper Third street. nearly opposite the
old American House, and then moved to
the corner of Third and Exchange streets.
| The doctor was somewhat peculiar in his
habits and in his mode of living, saving
very carefully every cent and giving most
| persistent efforts to business. He not only
dealt in drugs, but did good deal of doe
| toring in herbs; was good bOtanist, and
! very often could be seen OH Sundays
especially, with his clean cut features, his
! gray hairs, his SpectacleS and his cane,
| delving among the wild plants looking for
! some peculiar herb. He was married and
| had family of sons and one beautiful
| daughter. who, twenty-five years ago. was
| quite all actress.
| The Oldest depOsitor when Myers &
| WilliuS opened bank in 1856. DR.. Miller
commenced to deposit with them, and con-
| tinued with that bank during all it's changes
up to the time he died in 1884,
never failing to deposit something
every day in the week for thirty years, and
at the time of his death he was the oldest
| depostor in this bank. and worth S100, 600.
| He built the large brick building known as
| Miller's block, on the corner OF Third and
| Exchange streets, and had, at the time of
| his DEATH bank stock and cash on deposit.
| He calculated closely and lived ecOnomi-
cally, dying at the advanced age of II
years. His old drug store still stands on
the corner of Fourth and Exchange streets,
and has a notwithstanding appearance,
as did its owner.
| HENRY MORRIS
was good man; patient hopeful forbear-
| ing, Industrious kind-hearted, he toiled on
to the end, and quietly stepped out of this
world into the unseen. to reap that which
ne had s0wn-the result of good life here.
| With no creed, no religion, no faith. his life
was as simple as child's. and if there be
just and merciful God, Henry Morris is as
| high up in the estimation of the Almighty as
Millions who profess Christianity, yet who
| disgrace it by acts of meanness. LAS We
SOW so shall We reap" is good enough
religion for the masses, and if one can't get
to better land on this road, he would get
completely lost on any other. And SC
Morris lived and died, an honorable. honest
man. and has left behind him record
which might well be initiated. He came to
st. Paul in 1858; was for time in the
| clothing business; then was engaged selling
| f'SWiiiS hitShiiOo, oilu GllCu UCCduC uCputy
| United States marshal, and though often
sick and wearied of life, yet he faithfully
pressed forward in the discharge of his du-
ties. He was a kind and indulgent father,
quiet, unpretending citizen, pleasant
obliging man. He was born in 1926 and
died in 1885, aged go years.
LOUIS KREIGER
was a short, thick-set, full-faced man, oil
German birth, born in 1928, who, at one
time, was quite prominent in the city. He
was member of the council in 1871 and in
1875; wharfmaster in 1866, and did bust
ness at one time on Seventh street. AID
versity overlook him and Louis struggled
man, a good deal of politician, and at one
tme had considerable influence with the
Germans.
G. L. WILLIS, ESQ.,.
is an able and highly respectable lawyer.
| who for some years has not been actively
engaged in the pursuit of his profession.
He came here in 1850 and invested consid-
cradle money in real estate in this city, as
well as at Superior and Ashland. Wis.
remember him as connected with the EN-
pire block on upper Third street, and fol
thirty years have almost daily met him, the
same calm, placid, thoughtful, quiet, genial
| oldschoOl gentleman. He was formerly
connected with the press before coming to
st. Paul, and prior to entering the legal
profession, and since his residence here he
has won the kindest regard of all by those
unqualified characteristics which mark the
true gentleman. He is the father of John
w. Willis. and may be classed among St.
Paurs oldest and best citizens.
| JOSEPH LIE MAY
was little pussy Frenchman who in early
days married a couple and who short time
afterwards divorced the same for SIS by tear
| ing up the marriage certificate. He was a
| justice of the peace here and a great Demo-
crat He removed to Pembina some years
ago. In early days he mad great influence
! with the French. and will be very generally
remembered by the old settlers.
AARON W. TULLIs
| was tall. dignified man, with a good
complexion, and very active. He had
pleasant address, and carried the
| boys with him at the day of ection. He
was sheriff of Ramsey county i'll 1S56-1S5S:
also in 1S60-1S62. He was a Republican
politician, a jovial man of the world. and
lived where Dr. Mann now does. on the
corner of Summit avenue and Third street
His wife was killed by falling over back
ward with the seat of the wagon. Tullis
went to California. and, if rumor can be be-
iieved, was killed there.
GEORGE TURNBULL
was an early settler and married daughter
of the late John r. Irvine He was at one
time deputy sheriff under Deacon Caldwell.
and man of good deal of push. He
went to Florida a good many years ago:
returned to st. Paul and opened q livery
stable some time in 1888, where l think his
son carries on the business.
j. Y. CALDWELL
was a thick-set man who formerly ran a
hardware store on upper Third street. He
was hurry burly fellow. Possessed great