St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-03-14
PEN PICTURES.
A Motley Grouping Of Fur Dealers, Ice
Cream Makers, Printers, Engineers,
Blaoksmiths, Etc.
The Old story OF Their Early strug-
giles and the Early Days OF the
Now Growing Metropolis.
MateriRlity and Shadows---Hopes
and Fears--Ups and Downs In
the Progress OF Life.
[copyrighted by 7. NJ. NEwsos. !
Ann1puIrs MOORE.


ADoLPHUs MOORE.
Mr.. Moore was born I'm London. Eng, In
1922: was educated al the common schools
and learned the fur-cutting business; worked
at his trade In the old country five years;
emigrated TO America and continued his
trade I'm New York; came 10 ST. Paul in
1856 and engaged in the raw fur buying
business. and has been I'm that department
ever since. He opened a fur store in Con-
cert Hall block in 1857; then moved 10 East
Third street, between Wabasha and Cedar;
then occupied a building on Third street,
nearly opposite the First National bank,
where he remained six years; gave up the
retail fur business in 1864, and has con-
tinued the buying of raw furs from that
date to the present.
Commodore Kittson sold 10 Mr.. Moore In
1864 6. 900 Hudson bay mink for 50 apiece,
or S54. 900. the largest number ever brought
together in one lot. The same class Of
goods can now be purchased for 80 and 70
cents apiece, He also bought about this
time Is. 900 buffalo robes for 50 apiece.
Buffalo robes command now almost any
price.
He purchased in 1865 eight lots on the
corner of Banfl and West Seventh streets
for $3.50; sold for So. $50, worth IS, 600;
bought a fractional lot opposite the above
for 5000, worth So. 900: four lots on the
corner opposite the last for 5000, worth
$4,000; has other property in the city which
has advanced i'm the same ratio. lie Is
married and has family of three girls.
He is the oldest continuous president Of
any building association in this city or
state, having been fifteen years continu-
ously in that Office, besides organizing a
vast number of other associations. In per-
sonal appearance Mr.. Moore is tall and
slender; quite moderate in his ways and in
I his speech; unaffected and sincere in his
acts, and is an upright honest, worthy citi-
zen.
JAMES M'DoNALD.
! No more quiet man lives in the city Of st.
Paul than Mr.. Mcdonald. though he is very
] generally sought after and very generally
esteemed when found, for he deals in just
those things which are universally liked
ice creams and CONNECTIONS. He learned
his trade with Nathan Clark, a celebrated
caterer in his day, who had an establish
ment on Broadway. New York. When OF
age he continued five years IN business FOL
himself, and in 1852 went to New Orleans.
and then To Cincinnati. o., remaining there
from 1854 to 1856. when he came to st.
Paul, and since then has been constantly in
the ice cream, confectionery and pastry
business up to the present time, first
opening store on lower Third street
and then locating on upper Third
street, where he now is, having
been in one place twelve years, and II
business in this city twenty-eight years. anC
during that time he has made over 75,0Ol
gallons of cream. In all his long expert
ence. Mr.. Mcdonald says, he never found ;
person who did not like ice-cream. He is ;
H,n l.1fr lar Ch
Scotch descent: has attended strictly L
business, and the result is he has propert,
worth at least 500, 900; is married and ha
two sons.
MICHAEL TREACY.
Mr.. Treacy is an ordinary-siZed man
with a quiet movement. possessing a good
round head, stoops a little, and lopes some
what when he walks. He was born il
Massachusetts i'm 1874. where he was edu
Gated; came to ST. Paul in 1856; worked 70
Il. NJ. NewsOn in 1889. and learned the trad
of job printer; was in the job department
ment of the Pioneer Press for TWENTY-FIVE
years, when. in 1852, he commenced busi
ness for himself, and the firm is nov
Brown. Treacy q Howard. who are print
ing Pen Pictures for the author.
Mr.. Treacy was always an az
apprentice and very industrious, and h
has carried these qualities into manhood
and they are rapidly making him well oil
His big hold is his steady, persistent. de
termined industry coupled with eXcellen
artistic taste i'm 1.-THE art preservative of al
arts" He is quiet man, with eyes tina
laugh and an expression that is pleasan
and is a very deserving citizen. JOIN
Treacy, his brother, was born in Massa
chusetts in 1850. learned the trade Of
printer in the Office of the Pioneer Pres
and is now working for Brown. Treacy
Howard. He isa small man, full Of humol
likes fun and yet is good printer.
EDWARD CRAMsIE.
Mr.. Cramsie was born in Ireland in 1900
removed to Belfast. and there he wa
educated and there he learned his trade
that of whiteSmith and bell-hangel
He removed to Manchester, Eng. and wa
married. In 1925 he came to America an
settled in Philadelphia, and made the loo
Tor the United States bank, and this loo
was then and many years afterwards cor
sidered the finest and best lock on the Amel
I lean continent. and was among the cur.oS
ties at the centennial. In 1886 he settle
i'm Friendsville. purchased a farm and b,
! came 1.-THE village blacksmith" He wa
also justice of the peace at this place fC
twenty years. and member of the board &
III.
the great peacemaker. He came to TIL
city in 1857; built the first blacksmith sho
: on Fourth street, Just in front of the pres
ent skating rink. (but the shop. like its FOL
mer owner, is now gomez, and here he an
his sons carried on the blacksmith's bus
: ness. Here the poet, the judge. the dOctC
{ and the philosopher met with the son {
= Vulcan and many and varied were the sui
; jects discussed around the blazing forge, fl
: here, as in all new places, the blacksmith
shop seemed to be a center Of attraction
but in this case the attraction was mostl
due to the fact that Mr.. CTamsie was a wei
read and well-informed man. fond of argr
ment genial. full of quiet humor, but in.
n and liberal in his opinions. He was kin
and honorable. winning the love and T,
spect of all who knew him. and that mean
: in those days, the entire population.
{ When the war broke out and his tw
b sons enlisted he accepted the position {
e agency blacksmith at Yellow Medicine. II
It was there at the time of the Sioux outbrea
!. in 1862, and was one of the little ban
7 saved by Otherday. He died Nov. 2, 1877!
: an honored and honorable citizen.
f .. r. o. STRONG.
e A small, spare man physically is NJ
n Strong; very quiet in his ways. moderai
) in his speech. and yet gentleman who hs
: figured prominently before the public in ii
i capacity of chief engineer of our fire d,
q partment for several years. He is cool an
4 collected. and very seldom thrown off h
q base. and if he had had the fire appliance
!, now in use during the time he was chi,
4 engineer, he would have been able to hay
made much better showing than he die
: lie was chief engineer for some five year
: is one of the most ardent members OF II
: old State Firemen's association and Is 1
= secretary; was devoted member of the ol
q Hook and Ladder society-now dead-an