St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-28

ship for the past twenty-seven years. Dur
ing all that time he had DOTTED and donned
nothing but a cream cOlOred SLOUGH hat
No other cOlOred hat has ever covered his
head. His fashions in head wear neye.
change. Winter and summer, he Is seen in
his light cOlOred sombl gro. He would
not feel natural in a stiff hat
or a dark cOlored felt one. He
certainly would not look natural. q"
He has a strong face. 1t is long and thin,
and is elongated by black chin beard, a la
Brother Jonathan. His eyes are dark and
deep-set in his head. They are set off by
bushy eye brOws and a gOod-sized nose.
His forehead is high and runs back on
well-shaped head that Is but thinly covered
in places by tile remnants of a very dark
and luxuriant suite of hair. His face is
furrOwed by many lines of care. 1t is the
face OF a man who is shrewd in business
affairs. a good judge of men and a clever
politician. His success in worldly and
political points of view indicate that he
possesses marked abilities in each of these
particulars. In stature he is slightly over
the average height and Is a elean-eut and
cOmpactly put together man.
He Is MAN
with gOodly portion of worldly goods and
is the owner of considerable real estate i'm
Stearns and Benton counties, including
1856 acre farm. The latter contains 100
head of cattle, so of which are full-hlOOded
ShOrthOns. herd that is eXcelled by pos
sibly two men i'm the state in numbers, but
by none in breed and value. In addition
thereto he owns sawmill and considerable
pine lands near the Rum river. He operates
the former In the winter season and carries
OH lumber business during the summer in
connection with his farming inter
ests. Like great many other early
settlers, he is ''land poor" the taxes
living expenses, improvement of farm and
stock causing hlm to feel cramped for ready
money, despite his varied interests His
long continued service in the legislature has
interfered somewhat with the most complete
success of his wary business undertakings.
He has participated in nearly all the politi-
cal contests Ofany moment during the past
twenty years. and is generally known
throughout the state. He IS
prominent factor in all the state
and congressional conventions and is hard
political fighter and an expert manager
of political campaign. He has been be-
fore the Republicans of the state twice as
avowed candidate for lieutenant governor.
aud each time he fought the field sue
eesstully and carried off the coveted nomi-
nation.
NIB. GILMAN
is SO years of age. He was born in Gilman
ton, y. H., Feb. 9, 1888. His father was
a farmer. and on the farm young Gilman
spent his early days and attended the Gil
mantOn academy. Completing his academic
education. he taught school for several
terms i'm and about Gilmanton and. at the
age of %, came West After prospect
ing over Iowa for q short time. he
came to Minnesota. at st. Anthony he
remained for two months. and then located
at Sank Rapids. Benton county. Here he
bought a farm and. while carrying on the
farm. managed to act as register of deeds
and county auditor Of Benton county. In
1861 he removed to St. Cloud to accept the
position of receiver of the land Office. ten
dered him by President Lincoln. At the
end of one term he retired. and embarked
in the lumber business. In the fall of 1867
he was sent to the state senate and served
during the sessions of 1865 and 1869. In
1874 he was elected to the lower house
from Stearns county. strongly Democratic
district and was continued as a representa-
tive for five consecutive terms. During the
sessions of rs and 20 he was elected
speaker Of the assembly. In the fall of the
latter year he was elected lieutenant gov
ernOr and is now serving his second term in
that Office.
He was married in 1857 and the union
has been blessed with the advent of four
teen children. eight of whom are now liv-
ing. His eldest son is not only married
but father and that makes the governor a
grandfather. GRUMPY.