St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-11-01

| Co., liquor dealers, where he remained one
| year and then joined the banking firm Of
| Meyer & Willius and has been in the
| bank during its various changes UP to its re.
| organization as the National German-Ameri
can and is at present its president He mar
| ried in 1871. Mr.. Willius is a frail-looking
gentleman, and yet he appears to have the
| iron constitution of Bismarck, for during
| many years of hard labor he has constantly
kept to his work, and is at it still. He is a
very cautious yet affable man, and deserves
all the money he has made, for he has
earned it. He is very quiet, cool, calcu-
lating, careful gentleman, and one of the
most unobtrusive citizens.
WILLIAM A. SPENCER.
Born in New York state in 1924. Mr..
Spencer received a good education, studied
law and practiced in his native state for
eight years. when in 1856 he came to ST.
Paul and for time dealt in real estate, then
became partner in the firm Of Brsbn,
Spencer & Green, then Spencer & Green
and then Spencer q Caven. In 1868 he
was appointed clerk of the United States
district court, and has remained so ever
since, some twenty-five years; was supreme
court reporter for ten years, but has held
no political offices. Mr. Spencer is man
of medium size, somewhat delicate looking,
and yet he is an excellent citizen, very
quiet and generally very reticent, good
| man; is married and has two talented sons.
AUGUSTUS r. CAPEHART.
MIR. Capehart is gentleman OF medium
size. with trim-built physical organization,
and of polite and dignified manners. He is
the production of the ''sunny South" and
has all the characteristics of Southern affa-
bility. In word, he is a gentleman, and
yet when he gets locked in the horns of the
law he can fight as desperately as any man
| know of. He came here to better his
condition and he has done it, as fine hotel
building and an elegant block called Clin-
ton hail. ON Fifth street, fully demonstrate.
He detests meanness and hypocrisy. aud if
he had plenty of money he would shake up
the dry bones of fraud and corruption and
purify the political and social at
mosphere Of their deleterious influences.
He is a. man of thought, and, with
a silk hat, small cane and a head
bent towards the sidewalk, he peoples
his ideality with a regiment OF huma n
beings, who come and go at his bidding,
while the material world has but very little
charm for his cOntemplative mind.
Mr.. Capehart was born in Georgia about
the year 1880; removed to Louisiana, and
in Bardstown, KY, he attended Jesuit
college, and took his degree of A. B. at the
same time Garland, the present
attorney general of the United
States. took his degree as master of
arts. There were but two Protestants in the
graduating class of this college-Gus Gar
land and Gus Capehart, and they were
strong friends then and have been ever
since, and ale now. After graduating Mr..
Capehart went to Louisiana, where he read
law, and came to ST. Paul in 1856; en-
tered the office of Ames & Van Etten; re-
manned with them about one year. when he
went into business for himself on Third
street, between Minnesota and Cedar.
He has never held political
office, but has given his whole attention to
his profession, except in the purchase and
improvement of some real estate, of which
he is still the owner. He was one OF the
original incorporators of the st. Paul
library, and has always been its friend.
GOING HoMEi
Like many an early settler in st. Paul,
Mr.. Capehart became at one time disheart-
ened and homesick, and finally made up his
mind to go home, so he wrote letter to
his relatives and friends that he was COM
ing back, but ON the way to the postoffice
he began to think that it was good deal
like child's play to come away out to Mime
sofa and then return, so he destroyed the let
ter and is now glad that he made his decision.
In 1878 Mr.. Capehart purchased lot on
Fifth street for So, 900, worth now $40, 600,
has recently purchased Mrs. Taylors old
place, 50x150, for which he paid 49, 900,
worth $4,000. Upon this property he has
erected fine hotel building, which must of
necessity bring him a splendid income He
is good lawyer, pleasant gentleman, an
enterprising citizen, good man.
PHILIP FABEL.
A good, solid man is Mr.. Fabel, who has
gone on his way quietly yet prosperously.