St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-31

Is, !" said Munger. you wanted me to oblige
you 70 let the bill run until it reached just
50; I'm trying to accommodate you'll" ''Oh,
my God, said Billy, in great establishment,
THAT Dill may run for twenty years. and
he walked rapidly across the floor IN great
exeitement-'.Just So" said Munger,
lust so.n and cody walked out of the
store. Phillips went forthwith and put ON
clean shirt and as soon as Munger saw
this The hadIworn his old garment three
months without washing), he paid him the
So to the great delight of Phillips and the
great delight of the community at large.
He died several years ago, and very few,
If any one, knew anything about his early
history.
WILLIAM MARKoE.
Very few old settlers have led more
quiet or more serene life than Mr.. Markoe.
My earliest recollection of him was his con-
nection with a balloon in which he made
several ascensiOnS from this city, and from
that time 10 this l have always found him
the same heightened, elegant gentleman
that characterized him nearly thirty years
ago. He was born at the old Markoe house
in Philadelphia, in 1920; was well educated
and graduated at the theological seminary
of New York; was for seven years clergy
man of the Episcopal church in Wisconsin;
came to st. Paul in 1856, just in time to
have the full benefit of the crisis of 1857;
in 1867 made two balloon ascenSiOnS, one
with MesSrs. Eaton and Brown, who, after
sailing around in the air, landed in the top
OF tree some forty miles northeast of st.
Paul. among SwampS and impenetrable for
estS- While preparing for third ascension
the balloon burst and doubtless saved the
lives of the three parties who were about to
ascendsas there was a strong gale blowing
q inns x-hi oh bs,x he
air ship against the old International
hotel. Mr.. MarkOe was at one time,
against his own inclinations, selected by
both parties to the city council; was chair
man OF the committee on streets, and was
the originator Of the ordinance requiring
sidewalks to be built by individuals instead
of by general taxes, thereby giving a great
impetus to public improvements. He was
also on the committee to found the reform
school, and was one of the trainers of the
charter. In early years he was afflicted
with palsy, which prevented him from en-
gaging in any active business. He married
in IS, and has a family of young men
who in point of ability and moral worth
have but few superiOrs. Mr.. MarkOe is an
able writer. pleasant gentleman and one
of our most estimable citizens.
WILLIAM FOWLER.
Mr.. Fowler has all the elements of a
hardy New England man; tall, straight,
rugged, positive. strong, and like the en-
blem on the letter-headS Of the State Dairy
mans association, he looks like one ''who
had come to stay" and having been success
full as dairyman and a farmer he can
afford to crow. He was born in Massa-
ehusettS in 1927; when nine years old he
moved to Ohio; helped clear a timber claim
there in 1852. He then looked beyond his
nose and thought he would come West, and
so he arrived in what is now st.
Paul in 1852, but with no intention
of remaining here only for a few months.
That winter Mr.. Fowler says Capt. Simp-
son organized military company and the
men used to drill in an old warehouse near
the present depot. He invested in a suit of
clothes, but he never saw the clothes and
the men were never called out for duty,
which he thinks was pretty good Joke on
those who in those early days were con-
sidered pilgrims" or tender feet" He
was at what was termed the whisky riot at
the warehouse of William Constans;
also saw the old Daniel house burn
down, when1. an old settler threw
the looking glass out of the window
and carried down stairs carefully the
feather bed; he and X. G. Knox slept in the
then new old court house in order to avoid
tie dtldchS VI fLllc MOSQUITOES, VINO were
very troublesome. and with the exception
of the three years in the army. Mr.. Fowler
has always resided within a few miles of
St Paul, owning and running a farm at
Newport, Washington county. He has
been quite prominent in the dairy business
and has been q member of the State Agri-
eulturabsOciety for several years, and is a
maRIof tIard, common sense and of a de-
cided practical turn of mind.
@ EDWIN GRIBBLE.
MR. Gnbble is a man of peculiar traits of
character. and yet he possesses ability and
has many good impulses. He is well read.
quiet yet positive. and has his own opinion
Of men and things. He is combatiye i'm
his nature and tenacious in his views:
self-educated man. ana a man of good
moral character; of medium size, delber-
ate in his movements and persistent in his
opinions. He was born in England in
1928; emigrated to America in 1884 and
remained III New York six months and
from there went to Paterson. n. j.. to
Salem, o., and to Pittsburg, Pa, where
he was educated; came TO st. Paul in 1857.
made claim I'M Lake Minnetonka of $50
acres, which hes holds yet; went to New
Orleans i'll 1860 ana returned in 1865. and
has been here ever since. He commenced
to study law in Pittsburg and i'm New
Orleans. and was admitted to practice i'm
this state in 1869. He is a descendant
from the English and Swiss, and though
somewhat eccentric in his ways, yet is a
quiet and inOffenSiye citizen.