St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-10

and engaged in the mercantile business and
became widely known and respected. He
was member of the school board from
1862 to 1866. He was q man of fine per-
Sonal appearance, amiable i'll his nature and
affable in his manners. He died in 1866.
PETER BERKEY.
Mr.. Berkey was born in Pennsylvania in
1929; had but little opportunity for, and
never received much of an education, but
was early thrown upon his own resources,
and obliged to seek his living as best he
could, and as he did, working on canals,
railroads and stage roads in his native state,
but he picked up great deal of good COM
mon sense and practical knowledge, and it
has been OF great service to him in his ma
ture years; besides it taught him lessons of
industry and economy, which have paved
his way to financial success. Forty-nine
years ago he saw the first train of cars pass
over the track of the Pennsylvania railroad,
and the first boat on the Pennsylvania canal.
He came to st. Paul in 1858, and l remem-
Der Berkey's livery stable down on the
corner of Eagle and Exchange streets, near
Symond'S old ice house; then he removed to
upper town, and ran livery for nearly
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was engaged in other branches of business,
such as iron, hardware, railroad, insurance
and banking. A friend originally went into
the livery business and leaving suddenly,
Mr.. Berkey had to carry ON the establish
ment.
OFFICES.
Mr. Berkey was alderman in 1859, 1862,
1864, 1865, 1868 and 1871; member of the
legislature in 1872; county commissioner in
1868, 1878, 1875; was president of the st.
Paul, Saltwater & Taylor's Falls railroad;
director of the Second National bank; vice
president of the Fire IL Marine Insurance
company for ten years; director in the st.
Paul Trust company; a trustee OF the city
library; Indian commissioner of the state at
large to care for the refugees from the In
dian massacre; commissioner to audit claims
on the part of the refugees; was once cap
tain of canal boat, and is now president
of the st. Paul National bank.
AS HE IS.
Mr.. Berkey is as hard as iron in his gen.
eral physical and mental make-up-that is,
he is man of positive and determined
elements of character; far-Seeing and Sa-
gacious; prudent, conservative; careful,
cautious; strict; methodical, and yet all
tempered with good deal of hard common
sense. He is emphatically a selfmade man.
Has proved valuable officer in the city
council and in the legislature and as county
commissioner, and is especially useful in the
chamber of commerce. He is man who
can say no with big n. He is individual
lied. He is balance wheel in the finan-
cial circle He is regulator; a brake
on the wheel of precipitation;
general ''hold back" to extravaganza and
high taxes: in word, though apparently a
little abrupt, yet he is very useful citizen
because possessing the very elements which
make him what he is. He is man of
medium size. with gray hair, a rounded
and well-developed head, strong cast of
countenance, and has more the appearance
of a citizen from New England than from
Pennsylvania. He is necessity for the
good of the body polite, and when gone
the business community will greatly miss
Peter Berkey,
ALBERT KNIGHT.
Mr.. Knight was born in New York in
1929; was educated at Union college and
went to st. Louis in 1910, and remained
there till 1S49; came to ST. Paul in 1855;
was for time engaged in the boot and
shoe business on Third street; became cit
izen of st. Peter in 1858; was mayor of
that city; president of the St. Peter COM
pany; was one of the originators and own
ers of the new hotel there, and during his
life was largely identified with the history
of the place. Mr.. Knight was slender
man, very bright and quick in his transac-
tons and noted for his public spirit.
EDWARD A. BOYD
was born in Maine in 1916; educated at the
common schools; subsequently attended the
academy of Bishop Hopkin in Vermont; be-
gan the practice of medicine in Andover,
Me-, in 1S43, or torty-two years ago, and
received his diploma from the Homeopathic
State institute; came to ST. Paul in 1854,
and is now the oldest homeopathic physician
in the city. AT one time DR.. Boyd was the
worthy chief templar of the grand lodge of
Good Templars, and he was once justice of
the peace for Ramsey county. Married Miss
Sarah B. Harrington of Andover, Me-, who
has had eleven children.
PERSONAL.
Dr.. Boyd lived in Little Canada at one
time, but is now resident of this city. He
is Misunderstanding man, with gray
hair, gray whiskers, always pleasant and
hopeful, and bears with grace and dignity
the honor of being the Oldest homeopathic
physician now living in this city or state.
THE OLD SETTLERS HEART.
Deep down beneath the hard easement of
experience; inside of the iron-clad elements
of long and an eventful life; hidden from
the vulgar gaze of the public and ripping
in its early innocence, is stream Of pure
friendship, covered with years of troubles,
and trials, and falsehood, and perfdy, and
meanneSS from the outer world, and yet still
there it is, in its native simplicity, yelling
up and flowing all over in its tenderness for
the welfare of those who trod life together
quarter of century ago. Scared, and
blackened, and old, and tough may
be the outer covering. but within is the
dwelling place of the noble hearts of those
who respond promptly to the calls of their
companions of younger days. The magic
touch of the past stirs the latent bonds of
friendship, and the heart of the pioneer
leaps to the front to aid the helpless and
strengthen the weary down the hill of life.
God bless the old settlers!
T. NJ. NEWsON.
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