St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-27
SAINT PAUL.
MEN OF WEST ST. PAUL.

Judge McMartin, of the West Side
justice court is about as energetic a
mover as is to be found inside the city
limits. Notwithstanding that the bust
ness of the court occupies the genial
dispenser of justice during %fOrenoOns,
and that he has a somewhat extensive
law practice in addition, he still finds
time to spend several hours daily in the
Hobbies of the big hotels. He knows
personally every big railroad magnate
and legal luminary in the country
shakes the SIS, 000 600 president of the
Manitoba road by the hand and says,
How are you, Jim, old socks!" is a
personal friend of the governor
OF every state in the Union, and
found among the Pan-American dele
gates who were here tine other day, sew
eral old friends he had not seen since
his bOyhood. Mac is just the sort Of
fellow who Will bob up %serenely as the
popular nominee for some big thing IN
a couple OF years or so,and in them mean
time he is not missing a bet that shows
a ten to one chance for a win.
5
Talking about West side men. it oc-
ours that that portion of the town has
become the headquarters for as lively a
lot of business puSherS as ever settled III
one community. There is A. NJ. Law
ton for instance. True he foundtime to
get married during the past summer,
yet 1t is said on very good authority that
he was so busy up to fifteen minutes be-
fore the ceremony that he not only for
got to take the ring to church, but actu-
ally neglected in his hurry at starting
for the altar, to exchange his straw hat
for the regulation silk. This gentleman
Is said to have knocked 100, 900 good hard
American dollars out of Sixth ward dirt,
II the prospects seem good for his be-
coming the first millionaire the West
side turns out completed.
5
q. FL. Hosmer IS another West slider
who. however. takes life more easily
than do some of his associates, as be-
comes the bank president. He is a man
of family. a staunch supporter of the I.
nj. c. A, a member of the Bethany
Congregational church and q popular
man all round, rather an AdoniS too, by
the way.
JIM. Hawthorne, known to fame as
the Dakota avenue lawyer, is a young
Ster as to years but an old hand at the
law business. He can look wiser than a
NbPAShiO 1Ou4 JUICY III III
ton with Mrs. Hannah O'Ratferty
about that haste av a dog av O'Flah-
erty's." and affect an air of the most
utter nOnchalance as he docks that same
Mrs. O'Rafferty 81 for telling her that
that haste av a dog has the law on
her, and that she must wait until the
dog actually bites somebody before she
a take legal action.
s.
Then there is Paul Martin. It's hard
to call the turn on the number of Shekels
Paul has secreted i'll the family stock
ing, but they will run into six figures
easily enough. MIR. Martin is an en-
thusiastic angler, and in the golden
summer days takes an occasional ex-
cursiOn out to II of the lakes in com
pany with a few conviyial spirits, who
go in for the same sort of fun that he
does. One particular excursion, in
which Mr.. Martin and a few select West
sidprs participated during the past
summer, Will doubtless be remembered
by all parties concerned for some time
to come, though but very few fish were
caught on that occasion.
5
Charley Bronson, "Chawley" his
friends call him since Charles junior
made his appearance q few months ago
and grew with such phenomenal rapid
ity that the distinction was necessary
in order that father and son might not
be confused in conversation, is a rust
ler," to use the term his employers en-
plOy in discussing him. He is one of
the old youngsters who have been dab
bling in West side real estate aud loans
on salary instead of on their own hooks.
in which latter event they would have
boon OWNING inenronS Of C20Q a month
from the interest of their capital in
stead OF salaries of 800 a month from
some other fellows profits.
E.. n. Wilgus is another West slider
who own a good slice of realty in the
old Sixth as a result of his transactions
in the commission line. He is a very
popular man it'll the ladies. from the
fact that in addition to a by no means
unattractive exterior. he thinks there is
nothing too good for the fair maids and
charming matrOns of the locality. The
possession of a spanking team of flyers
and a handsome buggy, which are eve
at the disposal of the aforesaid maids
and matrons, adds to his other attrac-
tiOnS.
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Probably the most widely known St.
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now is little Eugene Stockton, who has
been for SOIne time with his parents. a
guest at the Clifton hotel. Gene may
or may not have designs on some fat
office in the grand lodge of the Brake
mems brother hood, but the fact re-
mains that there Is not one among the
many wearerS of the red badge who
does not personally know the little lad
in the red Jersey suit, who has haunted
the hotel lobby since their arrival. Gene
has a collection of cards bearing the
names Of every delegate to the cOnven-
ton. and IN return every delegate has
received n of Genes p~asteboards,
bearing mis- own name, written by him
self with a typewriter.
Fl. T. Hall, the drug store man is
another resident of the West End who
takes life easily and makes money hand
over fist. He is a great lover of good
dogs, has a passion for duck bunting,
attends the theaterS when in his opinion
the show merits the distinction, aud is a
very popular man with all classes.
3
AL Kraft is one of the more recent ar
rivals, though he dates back several
years. Al has a passion, but not for
dogs. Waiting is his forte, and when
he hears of a leg-Shaking celebration
that isn't more than ten miles off he at
once gets into multi and hies him to the
scene. 1t may be added that, in the
words of the premier danseuse of the
ward. "he waltZes %divineIy." which is
something. in this day of spread-eagle
ca%liStbenics.
MEN WE MEET.
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