St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-14

opened the Wagner house on st. Peter
street where he now Is. He Is an affable
landlord and has built up good business;
is quiet, pleasant, industrious. and these
qualities have brought him nice property,
which he deserves.
JOHN II. RANDALL.
Mr.. Randall Is a son OF the late William
Randall, of whom l have already written
at length. and IL he had One-third OF the
property I'm this city once owned by his
father, he would be millionaire. lie is
an ordinary-sized man. Of light complexion
and very much of gentleman; pleasant in
his manners and exceedingly industrious.
He was born In Massachusetts, I'm 1876; re-
moved TO New York city and entered a
wholesale silk house at the age OF
Is years. where he remained until
10 look after his fathers business. In 1869
he entered the Office of the chief engineers
department of the old ST. Paul a. Pacific
Railroad company, where he remained for
some time: then he became general freight
agent assistant treasurer aud chief clerk Of
the company under the administration OF
George l.. Becker. In 1851 he entered the
employ OF the ST. Paul harvester works,
where he now is. and has been for many
years. Mr. Randall Is a man of excellent
character, whose whole life thus far has
been one of labor, and il there Is gentle
man in the city who lives up to his Chris
tian faith il is John III. Randall. Steady,
upright busy. manly, moral, temperate.
transformations, as a philosopher he fOrgets
''what might have BEEN" puts his burden
on his shoulder and trudgeS along over the
path Of life.
OTTER DREHER.
Born in Germany in 1899, Mr.. Dreher
was left an orphan at the age of years,
and though prepared TO enter the univer-
sity. yet. in 1853. then only IL years old, he
left for America. landing at New York and
was thrown upon his own resources;
reached Illinois where he secured employ
ment; then worked in Madison. Chicago,
Dubuque and Peoria. His first appearance
i'm ST. Paul was i'm 1857, with a theatrical
troupe with which he continued until 1859.
when he entered the book store of Phillip
ROhT, in little. old building which now
stands on Fifth street fronting Rice park;
but in 1861 he enlisted in
the army for three months, and
at the end of that time re-enlisird in the
Third Minnesota and acted as company SER
geant for seventeen months. He was sub
sequently promoted to the position of sec
OF Company A. for nieritOriOus service in
the field. During the Indian outbreak in
this state he was on duty; was at the seIge
of Nicksburg, and i'm other i'm
portant battles in the Southwest during the
| rebellion. lie served over four
years in the army, and was
discharged in 1865. On his re-
turn to this city he was employed on the
| VOlkSblatt for a time; was in the treasurer's
Office during Col. Uline's term; was elected
register OF deeds in 1877; was reelected in
1879; was in the furniture business; elected
member Of the school board, and is now the
secretary of that body.
Mr.. Dreher is a short, thick-set man,
very quick in his movements, quite al
actor. and really lis the architect of his
own fortune" having struggled up from a
poor orphan boy TO where he now Is. He
has the German shrug of the shoulders and
whatever he does is on the German-F French
plan. that is. with CELEBRITY. He was one
of the main movers in the formation of the
German organizations of this city and is an
active member OF many OF their societies.
WILLIAM NJ. LEYDE.
4 rather spare man yet full Of energy Is
Mr.. Leyde, who for years has struggled
manfully in the battle of life, and who is
now reaping the rewards of his merit. He
is very industrious and an excellent
mechanic; was born In Pennsylvania In
1924 and educated in that state, where he
built and ran large Touring mill for three
years; came to st. Paul in 1856; opened q
mechanical shop in this city, but finally
went TO farming near Newport. and during
that period invented what was known a
the Leyde threSher, number Of which
were manufactured and sold. but for want
of capital TO prosecute the work. the bust
ness was abandoned. He then started q
shop in West st. Paul, but was obliged u
give il up in consequence OF sickness brought
about by improper sewerage. On the
breaking out Of the civil war he recruited
1000 men for the service, raised company
for the Minnesota artillery, went south anC
with his guns held several forts at vaTiOu:
times until reinforcements arrived and fol
meritoriOuS services was promoted to lieuten
ant. He was also in the Indian war on oul
frontier, and with Capt. Hendricks and
others relieved Birch COOlie. He was also
bearer of dispatches during these trouble
some times. He is now engaged in The
stone-crushing business in this city, having
been an engineer since 1856, and is doing
well, fully illustrating the axiom that lit !:
long road that has no end"
MICHAEL ROCHE.
Born in Ireland in 1882 and emigrated t
America in ls4S; learned the trade of /;
stonemason in Pennsylvania; came to ST.
Paul in 1857; worked as journeyman, anC
during the financial crash of that year OBJ
tanned only 75 cents to 81 per day; wen
south in the fall of 1859; returned IN 1860
and in 1861 commenced contracting anC
now carries on large business. He is es
teemed as one of the best contractors in thu
city, for he is honest in the execution o.
his work, and gives satisfaction. Mr.
Roche served three years as a member o
the board of education. and two years OF
, the first board of public works. Marie,
in New York in 1857; wife died; marrieC
again in 1878 to Miss Linnehan.
Mr.. Roche is a man of ordinary size, yer!
. pleasant in his ways. and an honest con
tractor. He has worked his way up iron