St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-29
SUNDAY ar TIE HOTELS.

Merchants. He is afraid that the casual
examiner of the list of names will not rec
OgniZe him as the writer and champion
rOmancer of the age, so he added thereto,
ELI Perkins. New York" This metro
pOlitan man of vivid imagination and enemy
of hard facts is no spring chicken. He is
old enough to lecture. and is around on
that questionable object at the present
time. He is a man of average height, with
a thin, long face relieved only by light
moustache. He dresses well and carries
no insurance on his life or lecture manu-
script. .'.t
Mr.. Landon is very entertaining talller,
and mingleS eXtravagant fiction with truth
so naturally that it is difficult to tell which
is which. His expression of face is very
droll, which, with the merry twinkle of his
eyes. adds much to his humor. He is now
on lecturing tour through this part of the
country. though st. Paul is not in his list
of cities, having only come down from
Minneapolis to stay over Sunday. He said
that he did not know what his lecture in
Minneapolis was for until he got there
and then about half dozen women came
to him and told him it was for temper
ance society, and wanted him to talk tenn
perance. He did talk temperance strong
for about fifteen minutes, but remembering
that at previous visit TO that city he had
been around town." he had kept himself
locked in his room all the time he was there
He also had considered it wise to spend
Sunday elsewhere. All this was inno-
Gently told while he was contemplating and
dSpOSing of a sour mash. Before leaving.
the reporter was presented with a season
ticket to Eli Perkins lectures, good for 902
10 g..
case the lecturer die, being equally good
for front seat at his funeral. The ticket
states that a siX-dollar chrome will be given
to any one who will sit the lecture out, and
to party of six or seven house and lot
will be given.
Thomas Dawse, Duluth. spent Sunday
| at the Ryan. He is a former resident of
st. Paul, and while here was IN business
and also served as one of the officers of the
chamber of commerce. He removed to
Duluth and is now loyal to his new home
He has great faith in Minnesota's lakeport.
as he has invested largely in real estate and
has assisted in the construction of several
of the principal and most attractive build
ngs.
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Parmley Billings, Billings, Mont, Is at
| the Ryan. lie is young man who wears
the best and most fashionable clothes, and
has none of the free-and-easy costume so
common among the younger residents of
| that territory. He is a banker and con.
tractor. and if report speaks truly will have
considerable of fortune in his own name
before he closes his earthly accounts.
After & Odfrey's Blood.
cit is true that Godfrey, the colored man
who took an active part in the Indian mas
sacre, was not hanged" said William l..
Quinn to a GLOBE reporter. II know him
well and saw him only short time ago al
the Santee agency in Nebraska. He is one
of the clevereSt of men. His mother was
slave once and his father was a Frenchman
who came here from Canada. Godfrey wa,
born at Mendoza. During the outbreak hi
was very active. and the friends OF thos,
whe were murdered in the outbreak hav,
been spOttng him ever since. He know,
this and keeps very close on the reserva
ton. Once when he came from it he cam,
near losing his life, as shots were fired a
him by persons supposed TO be relatives o
hose who had beer killed at the time o
1.-THE massacre. Since then he keeps yer,
much at home"