St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-05-24

1855. and worked for Il. NJ. Newson in the
old Times Office the same year; then IN the
Pioneer office. and finally started an office
of his own, which he continued several
years, and then in 1884 gave it up. ana Is
now employed in the job office of the Pioneer.
Mr.. Miller is fat man, turning the scale
at 800 pounds. He is moderate i'll his move
ments and quiet in his habits, and is we'll
known by the craft as an excellent work
man.
Full. oF-SANp.
Miller used to play. ] think, the from
bone in the band, and once upon an eNcur-
sion, the members becoming tired out, lay
down under the trees--Iearly all fuit-oI
WEAKNESS. When once more ON the march,
Miller commenced his blowing, when eyes.
ears. nose and mouth We're filled with sand,
caused by some miscellaneous ''cusS, WHO,
not wishing the Instruments to be different
from the owners. filled them up-wlth me
dirt, which made sad havoc with
the blowing qualities of the musicians.
WILLIAM L. MINTZER
was well known To all the old settlers OF
quarter of a century ago-now dead. Born
i'll Philadelphia in 1918; was educated III
his native city and in Washington; Ill early
life began the livery business, as well as
merchandising; went to Canada in 1898;
dealt in horses: also resided i'll Vermont,
came to st. Paul in 1850; invested III real
estate. and at the time of his death, III 1885,
ne was rich. money made from the rise OF
his property; in 1851 he established SAFE
stable in this city; opened 4 farm OF lo0
acres in West ST. Paul, and during all ms
lifetime dealt largely in horses, and latterly
in other stock.
Mr. Mintzer was 4 queer man, With many
eceentMcities, and yet he was strictly telll-
pelate and gave his influence strongly III
favor of temperance. He owned valuapie
property, but was awfully adverse to pay
ing taxes or assessments for improvements
on it, and his opposition to the tax gatherer
was almost q mania He dressed Shabblly
and always complained of being poor, but
he was a social, pleasant man, and because
of his peculiariteS will be more vlNldly
remembered than many Others. He died
of heart disease in st. Luke'S hospital,
this city.
JOHN NICHOLS.
Honest John Nichols" memory is re-
membered by those who knew the merits
of the man. Descended from an OLD
English family. he was born in Caroline
county, Maryland, in the year 1872, and
grew to manhood among relatives who had
lived in one place continuously for over two
hundred years. At the early age OF "a
he was elected to the Maryland legls-
lat,re, where he served three terms i'll the
house and senate, and while the Mexican
war was raging he raised a company and
was commissioned its colonel. but the war
came TO a close before his troops could be
ordered to march, Though an owner OF
slaves. vet he was opposed to slavery, and
i'll 1S41 he gave.
FREEDOM To ALL HIS SLAVES
who had reached their majority, and con-
tinued to do SO until all were manumltted.
He entered mercantile life i'll Pittsburg, Pa.
in 1917. where he remained most of the
time up TO 1855, when he came to st. Paul,
bought out William L. Marshall, and ell
gagged in the iron trade with Peter Berkey,
and continued the business to the time OF
his death.
OFFICES.
Mr. Nichols was member of the board
of education i'll 1862; county commits
sioner in 1S60-1. 1918: member OF the
state senate i'll 1S64-5; 1923: regent OF the
state university for several years: treasurer
Of the board OF regents; was one Of the first
of two lay delegates sent from Minnesota to
the general Methodist conference, and was
a liberal supporter of the Methodist church.
In politics he was IN old line Wing up to
the breaking out of the war, and then he
became Il Republican and an untiinching
union man.
WORTHY OF NOTE.
The writer was reporter for two news
papers III the senate at the time Mr.. Mich
OILS was a member. and he had ample Oppor-
tunity to watch the man, and he unhesitat
ngly SAWS that } Ohm Nichols had no equal
in industry Or in the conscientious and
faithful discharge of his duties and in point
of homer honesty and manhood he had no
peer anywhere. 1t is matter of great
pleasure to he to thus pay a just tribute to
:; most excellent man, and especially SO as
he has passed off the stage OF life.
Personal.
Mr.. Nichols was thin, spare plainly
appearing man, and walked little bent
over. or rather his head projected forward
as he walked. He was Il man of earnest
ness. very conscientious. strictly honest, a
sincere member OF the church. and most
excellent citizen; a rare man in every sense
of the word.
PATRICK O'REGAN.
1t is pleasant to turn from the number of
Germans who, in 1866, began their exodus
to st. Paul. to a solitary descendant of the
green isle of the ocean, who. leaving his
native land sought home i'll Min
nesota. Mr.. O'Regan was born in Phila-
delphia in 1912: received limited educa-
ton; came to st. Paul in 1855, and was in
the employ of the late William H. Forbes;
returned to Philadelphia, where he remained
up to 1861 and then enlisted in the army
and became sergeant: was discharged in
1864, having been in all the battles in the
army of the Potomac; in 1866 he returned
to ST. Paul and engaged in the liquor trade
and has lived here ever since.