St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-12-23

1sttihcOys LIZ LIZ 4Ooo duet -. IN SAiAeh
were young men, and, while the latter
has long since passed away. the two
former are still with US. Freeman &
Larpenteur were the merchant princes
of the great Northwest. and in their
store (15X20) could be found silks, satins.
calico, clothing, boots, shoes, moccasins.
bacon, pork, pemmican, furniture, hard
ware, shot, shot guns, drugs, patent
medicines. etc. In those days one
could secure an outfit in that store.
Now we have to travel all
over the city to get the different
articles required for almost daily use.
Freeman is dead, but Mr.. Larpenteur is
still with us, and having accumulated a
competency has retired from business
to pass the remainder of his life in quiet
and repose. In glancing over an old
directory, the eye falls first upon the
name of Maurice Auerbach, then a
clerk with Justice & Forepaugh. Sub
sequently he was the head of the largest
wholesale dry goods house in the North
west, but, having made all the money he
wanted, withdrew from business in
order that he might have the needed
rest he so much desired. Turning a
page or two, we come to the names of
Beaumont q Gordon. Their firm long
since ceased to exist. The head of the
house is now our efficient and ObligiDg
assessor, who discharges his duties
faithfully, fearlessly, and without
Gordon subsequently entered the
drug trade in the firm of
jerks & Gordon, but he soon disposed
OF his interest and entered into the hat,
cap and fur business. At this time he
is at the head of the prosperous house
of Gordon & Ferguson. Turning few
more pages, we discover the name
of N. n. Kellogg. Every one has heard
of him, as he is one of our oldest set
tiers. He left the army in 1919 and be-
came the junior partner in the house of
Hitchcock & kellogg, successful drug
gists on Third street. Subsequently he
was member Of the drug firm of Bond
q Kellogg. Becoming tired of that
business, he sold out and purchased the
variety stock of Presley & GetZ. which
he continued until his eyesight failed
him and he was compelled to withdraw
from all business. Kellogg is our local
weather prophet, and
THE CORRECTNESS
of his predictions is wonderful, J. J.
Hill, the great railroad king of the
Northwest, was then a clerk-now he
employs an army of clerks to transact
his immense business. He is living
example of what enterprise, industry
and energy will do for man. II. j.
Horn was young lawyer on Third
street, who took his meals at the Wins
low; he is now one of the leading mem
beers of the bar. Aside from his deyo-
ton to Blackstone. Puffendorf, etc, he
had taste for military science, and
hence we find him gay and dashing
young officer of the Pioneer Guards.
Dana & White were then bankers.
Their bank went to pieces, and White
returned to his home in the South and
joined in the Rebellion of 1861. Dana
became a general officer in the war and
has since been in the railroad business.
Of all the bankers then in the city Mr..
EdgertOn only remains; the others have
gone where the wOOdbine twineth or
elsewhere. II. S. Fairchild was one of
thirty-one gentlemen then engaged in
the real estate business, and he contin-
ued in it until he could not give prop
erty away unless he paid the taxes. He
went out of the business for a year or
so, but again returned to his first love,
and is now the only representative of
the thirty-One. Recently he made a
prOtracted visit to the old world, and it
has been said that he purchased tract
Of suburban land and laid it out into
addition to Jerusalem. He
is clever fellow, and we hope he may
realize handsomely in this venture.
DR.. George Hadfield was here then, but
was not successful. He removed
to Cincinnati, and afterwards TO
Washington city, where he now
resides, and has an immense practice.
The names of fifteen architects appear
in the directory, and only one, A. f.
Knight, is left to tell the story of his as
sociates. r. 0. Sweeny. the popular
and successful druggist of Bridge
square, then advertised himself as
ARTIST and Designer" OF all the in
surance agents of that date S. S. Eaton,
the silent man, only remains; the others
probably talked themselves to death. S.
S. Eaton has reduced the business to a
science and may be termed the king of
the insurance field. Henry Calvin was
then member of the police, and is the
only one, we believe. OF that date now
on the force. He has been faithful
and worthy officer. On the front page
Of the directory appears the adver-
tisement of BOrup q Cakes, bank
ers, etc. This firm did large
and prosperous business, but both
Of them have been called to
their final home. The descendants of
these gentlemen are here with US now
and are numbered among our most
worthy and enterprising citizens. AS
we turn the pages of this book, the
names of many are recalled who
nave disappeared, and In the language
If the negro preacher, 'have gone glim-
nering through the glimpse of time"
We close the book, with the remark
hat it represents the days of small
hings. The most enthusiastic adj
nirer of our country and climate would
nave been amazed if any one had then
predicted that st. Paul was destined to
become a great railroad center, stretch
ng out
ITS IRON FINGERS
to the four points of the compass, tax
ng our surplus productions to the
eeming thousands beyond the Mis-
souri,, and bringing in from that remote
,egion gold, silver, grain. wool, beef, |
tic. And yet the development of these