St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-02-28
gosh darn it,. marks his individuality
among those who know him.
Mr. RICHARD BRADLEY

formerly foreman in the Pioneer Press of.
fee. worked for the frst time in this city in
the old Tmes Dfiice for the writer. and then
for the Press. and then in the Office of
tire Pioneer Press until he died in 1888. He
Nas small. active, nervous steady man.
ard an excellent job printer. He was
hnneSt and upright and was one of the
most Industrious men i ever met Hugh
j. Vance was formerly foreman Of the old
Pioneer Office and preceded Mr. Bradley in
the Times. lie entered The army and was
killed during the war. lie was a tall. wiry
person. and | think was born in the South.
lie owned place OF 100 acres OH Bad
Eagle Lake III 1888. and offered il 10 tine
writer. with a good house thereon, for $500.
but eOuldnt see where the profit came in
Worth now $40. O0e.
NATHANIEL. CAPEy
is tall. weather-5eaten man. who has seen
a great deal OF hardship in the West. nav
INK been .tamster and stage-iriyer for
many yearS. lie i Il quiet ana unObtrnSive
citizen and moves along in his OWE esDecia!
3 line II business. lie was born In Vermont
I in $40; moved 10 Ohio. where ne was en-.
gagged Ia railroad work for three wears.
came 20 ST. Paul In 1851: teamed il On :
+ year tlrOve stage FOR the Minnesota Stage
company fOr twelve ycaTs. and is now on Z
81 the oldest sta<e-tiriveTs ~ tie stat =,
T was "a tile employ 0f the Merchants Union
; Express company fT tao and . half Years:
4 was alSO ~ the employ at Isaac W WrOb
and William A. Judd. and is now driving
: hack for-hiESelt; was married in 1864.
DE. 4. yAVLKENsHIELD
was born in Denmark in 1919; was an act
I i've surgeon in the Danish army; emigrateeI
10 America about 1850; practieed his pro
I IA. a
| his artistic predictions induced him 10
/ abandon his chosen occupation and take M
miniature painting IN which he continued
I In Chicago for several years. when, in 1855.
! ne came 20 81. Paul; was INST connected
with the old Whitney gallery. but has had
Tor the past ten years a studio i'm Zmmer-
mans gallery. As a miniature painter ne
has 10 equal. lie - a large. fine
looking man. resembling the late
Horace Greeley. especially in his
walk. and impreSSes one with the cOnvic-
ton that he Is q fine specimen OF a fine
DaniSh-American gentleman. as he really
Is. He is unpretentiOuS retiring in his
nature. Yet genial and pleasant and an
artist oil genuine merit.
r. II. BRADSHAW
came TO 81. Paul about 1855; was engaged
for time in the Oyster Bay restaurant aud
then started a saloon for himself; he is now
running a laundry. lie is a somewhat reti-
cent man; undemOnstraIiye in his ways and
moves quietly on in his pilgrimage to the
end.
JAMES YANDES
was queer man who came to ST. Paul in
1856 with several hundred thousands of
dollars made In railroad building. He was
born in Indiana in 1917. He was man OF
capital. and invested largely i'm property
here. but mingled very little with the pe0-
pie. He resided on Dayton's bluff in the
stone residence once owned by Father
Hoyt; was honest but very eccentric. and
died in st. Paul i'm October. 1885. aged SO
years. His son. aged % years. killed him
self on his fathers grave few days after
his parent was buried. leaving only two
sisters out of once happy family. Mr.
Yandes lett property worth from $500. 900
to 81, 900, 900.
Mr.. ALPHA LAsHER
Is well-kn0wn old citizen who formerly
kept school or rather college in this city,
and then for a time resided on Dayton ave-
nue.. After the death OF his wife he went
East for year or so and then returned to
ST. Paul. where he now is. There is but
one Lasher and he is so individualized that
II Is impossible TO produce another. He Is
man of robust physical development and
possesses strong. somewhat analytic
mind; hates anything mean or hypocrltical.
and resents an injury at the drop of the
glove. He has strong prejudices and speaks
right out in meeting" never us NJ
particle Of policy. He is social
in his nature; has a kind and sympathetic
heart: enjoys intensely good story or joke;
laughs honestly and sometimes bolsterously,
and me and my dog ought to furn sd
splendid material for splendid book. l
told Mr.. Lasher wonld not say anything
about him. and haven't, at least not near
so much as his merits deserve.
J. j. NOAH
was here in early times and was quite prom
inent in the affairs Of state. He was
printer and a lawyer and the son Of the
celebrated Noah who established the Sun
day Times in New York city. | believe the
first paper of The kind in the United States.
tie was small man with a prominent
nose, very active and had a confidential
way with him. He has been In Washing
ton city over a quarter of a century and
must be close to 80 years old.
PATRICK TREAcY
was tall man. social in his nature and
well-known i'm the day in which he lived.
He was born in Ireland and adopted the
business OF gardener: came to st. Paul i'm
1856. and died some twenty years ago.
aged IS years One of his sons learned the
printing trade with the writer and the other
is now in business for himself, aud these
two sons are two OF the finest job printers
i'm the city. Still another son is a printer,
and all have fine conception of the me-
chanieal art.
JOSEPH HALL.
or as he was better known. ''JOe Hail."
formerly kept bowling alley. saloon. res
taurant. etc. on the corner of Third and
WabaSha streets. He subsequently opened
livery stable near the custom house and
ran it for several years. Joe must have
come to St Paul in 1857 OF some twenty
eight years ago. He WAS man of Ordi
nary size. very quick In his movements,
always polite, good business man. social.
liberal-in a word. "a hale fellow well
met" When the writer went out of busi-
ness in 1860 he and his friends had "a sit
down" at Joe Halls. and memories of old
times and old places and old faces come
back to him like the haZy gauZe OF beauti-
full dream. Mr.. Hail is dead, but his widow
resides in this city,
GEORGE p. METCALF.
Mr.. Metcalf was born in New York in
1884; came to ST. Paul in 1854. and was
employed by Charles III. Parker in his bank;
was also with Forbes * Kittson, and re-
manned with them up to 1856; was in the
employ of Simeon +. Folsom as confidential
clerk: in 1857 returned 10 his birthplace,
married Miss Emily Dwight engaged in
the dry goods business and remained about
twenty-three years in his rerurn he found
city of 0.o00 Nicre there had been
h,.s 4 NJ. 4,