St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-03-22
WHEN AND WHERE BORN.

himself as T. S. White & Co., afterwards as
White, Stone & Co.; ran the business sue
cessfully until an unseen event occurred,
and he then consolidated with
D. D. Merrill & Co., organizing
the ST. Paul Book & Stationery company,
and remained in charge of the wholesale de-
Dartment of that establishment until 1881,
when he resigned and started again as I. s.
White q Co., wholesale paper and stationery;
another peculiar event caused him to sell out
in 1883; started again, doing same business
in Drake block; was burned out; lost every
thing; then started the wholesale paper and
stationery department of the Pioneer Press
company, where he now is as superintend-
ent. He is a prominent member of the G..
A. r., and has served in important Off
cial positions in that organization, including
the state department..
HIS PERSONALITY.
Mr.. White is man of moderate size, in
clined to corpulency, and yet he is quick
and energetic in all his movements. He is
a gentleman of excellent business qualities
and lacks only one essential element to
success-gooG luck! He has nerve, push,
ability; is social, pleasant and accommodate
ing; is self-reliant and possesses largely the
elements of popularity, and yet ali his life
time has been spent in planting and nurtur-
ing the tree, while somebody else has been
gathering the fruit. If in the future he is
true to himself he will always be White, and
white financially means good deal.
ALBERT WOLFF.
Born Sept. %, 1925. in the city of Bruins
wick, Germany; received collegiate educa-
ton; studied theology (Protestant) at the
University of Goettrugen in 1S46-49;
tionary fight in Dresden, Saxony, in May,
1849: taken prisoner; sentenced to death;
sentence committed to ten years imprison-
ment; pardoncd in June, 1852: of his own
free will emigrated to the United States;
came to ST. Paul in November, 1852; got
employment with the firm of Rentz e. Kar-
cher, pioneer confectionery and fancy
goods store; remained in that establishment
up to 1854; settled ON a claim in
Carver county, in December of that year;
elected as an Olmsted Democrat to the house
of the territorial legislature in 1855; was
counted out, because as alleged at the time,
he was writing editor of the first Republican
German paper of Minnesota, the Minnesota
Deutsche Zeitung in 1855; has continued in
editorial work from that time to this, for diff
ferent German papers in st. Paul, Chaska
and New Ulm; was emigration com missioner
to Germany from Minnesota from March
1864 to March 1871; elected member of the
board of education in 1872; married in 1861
to the daughter of the late j. B. Sommer,
ieweler and matchmaker, formerly of St.
Paul, last of Springfield III.
SPEECHES on MEMORABLE OCCASIONS
At the dedication of the German athe-
n@um, Nov. IL, 1859, being the centennial
of Schiller's birthday; at the dedication of
the first banner of the st. Paul Turnyerein.
May 2G, 1860; at the reception of the Ger
man poet Frederick Won Badenstedt; at the
reception of Mr. Wizards guests; has erected
three cottage residences for himself in st.
Paul, respectively in the years 1867, 1871,
1880; is at present chief writing editor of
the Daily Volkszctung of this city,
A PRISONER TO DEATHl-RE-
LEASED!
Very few persons who casually observe a
tall gentleman upon our streets, with light
complexion and spectacles, and who usually
moves along rapidly as though burdened
with great business cares, would suppose
that this gentleman was Mr. Wolf, the sub.
iect Of my sketch, who was once a fighter in
the revolutionary cause of Germany, then a
prisoner, then sentenced to DEATH and then
released, and is now quiet, sedate, peace
full citizen Of St. Paul. Mr. Wolf has been
in the editorial harness for thirty years, and
he is not only pungent, strong writer, but
an eloquent speaker. He is better known
TO the German element of our population
IN hat nf fho
is modest, retiring gentleman, and de
votes large part of his time to his pen. He
is esteemed for his abilities and respected for
his manhood.
MICHAEL ]. o'CoNSoR
is, as his name indicates, of genuine Irish
stock, though born in London, Eng, in
1888; emigrated to America in 1886; re-
ceived public school education in New
York; removed to Chicago in lS4S; came TO
st. Paul in 1855; ngaged with his father in
gents furnishing and tailoring establish
ment on the ground now occupied by the
Pioneer Press office; was a member of the
common council from 1859 to
1862, refusing 10 be candidate
for reelection, but responded to the presi-
dents call for troops and recruited for the
Tenth Regiment Minnesota volunteers; was
chosen captain of Company X; took part in
Gen. Sbley's campaign in fighting ant driving
the Sioux Indians across the Missouri river:
went South with his regiment In 1853: was
appointed assistant inspector general at St. !
Louis and saw hard service while on inspect
ing tours, riding through Southwestern Mis-
souri,; in 1864 his regiment was attached
to the Sixteenth army corps and took part
In the engagement at Tapelo, Miss, routing
the combined forces of Forrest and Chalmers,
served under Gen. \. J. Smith part of
the summer OF 1864; was with the Tenth.
and picked corps under Gen. Mower, who
were ordered to follow the Confederate Gen.
Price ana encountered one of the most
severe campaigns of the war. marching
thirty consecutive DAYS through Arkansas
aud Missouri, which terminated in the fight
on the Little and Bic Blue rivers, at which
Marmaduke and large force were captured.
and Price finally driven from that section of
the country. On the return of the Union
forces South. Capt. O'COuuor was left in the
hospital in st. Louis, out recovered in time
to join his command at Vicksburr.
and took part in the twenty DAYS siege OF
Spanish fort aud fual capture of Mobile.
This being about the last battle of the war he
returned home with his regiment. having
seen service from our northwestern boundary
At Devils Lake and the Missouri river.
theuce southwark to the Gulf. Was mus
tered out at Fort Smelling iu 1865; the fol-
lowing fall was elected city treasurer. which
position he left to go in business with his
brother, where be continued until 1870.
when he was elected city clerk. which Office
be filed until 1879. when he formed part
nership with Martin Delauy and
they together built the Northwestern
stock yards. He is member OF the
&. A. r, a married man, and the father OF
bright family OF boys and girls.
Tue CAPTAIN As HE Is.
Capt. OCo1nor is a tall. synmetriearlv