The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1889-04-20
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on his fathers farm until 1868, he came
20 America; he learned the carpenters
trade at Rockford, ILL.,, and engaged in
business as contractor and builder,
part Of the time in the South. Mr..
| Nelson is one of the leading merchants
Of Red Wing and is interested in vari-
Gus enterprises.
Hon. Jno. H. Ives was born at Bur
lington, Iowa, August 80, 1854 After
he had received a common school edu
cation he read law in the Office OF Baker
& Spooner at Hudson, Wis, and with
his uncle, Hon. G. NJ. Harris, Chicago,
then he entered the Chicago Law school
from which he gradt atel. Upon being
admitted to the bar be located in Bar
ron County, Wis, where be WAS retain
| ed as an assistant and counsel for the
district attorney and subsequently was
elected district attorney for that
county. Mr.. Ives came to st. Paul in
1888 and has g large practice. Among
! the bills introduced bv Mr.. Ives are the
following, viz: One authorizing the is
sue of $500 600 bonds and purchase and
give the city control Of the Street rail
way in order to secure better service; a
| bill to make the Office of abstract clerk
an elective one; bill to limit the ses-
sion to so days, and a bill to compel
contractors 20 have all stone used i'll
contract work to be cut here ia the city.
| Hon. FL. G. Fuhr,nann is native Of
Saxony and is now SO years Old. He re-
ceiyed a common school eduction. then
attended college during two years;
came TO the United States in 1850, set
tied ia Wisconsin and learned the har-
ness making trade. He enlisted July
s, 1851, in Company 6. 9th Wisconsin
Volunteer Infantry and served until
November, 1864, when he was mustered
out and again engaged in business. lie
is ROW III the real estate and insurance
business at Winona.
Hon. H.. Il. Sinclair was born in Ken
nebec County. Maine, March 8, 1889.
When on y Is years he came to Mime
sofa, settling in Houston County. AT,
ter a course iii the common schools he
learned Che blacksmithing business.
| In the summer OF 1864 lie enlisted in
Company K, LIST Minnesota Heavy Az
tlllery, serving with his regiment in
Kentucky and Tennessee until Septem-
ber, 1866, when be was mustered out.
Mir. Sinclair still carries on his business
at Witoka, Winona County, and he has
been an iucum bent IF nearly all the ell
ectiye offices in that town.
Hon. Chas. w, Heideman was born
at Algonquin, ILL.,. March 10Th 1857.
After receiving q common school and
academic education he learned tele-
graph il one Of the offices of the Chica-
go & II. ". r. K. He came to Mime
sofa in 1875 and has been agent for the
9. s. N. W. r. II. c.. and the American
Express Co. since that time at New
Ulm. He has been treasurer of the
Brown County Agricultural Soc'ety,
secretary Of the local Board Of Trade
aud secret any Of the Board of Health.
Mr.. he1deman is carefully looking az
ter ali interests OF the State that come
tip in the House.
Hon. M. T. Greeley was born at Paler.
no, Maine, June ], 1853. His parents
moved to Minnesota when he was only
three years CID, He received G common
school education and attended the State
Normal School at st. Cloud. He is en-
gagged in farming at Maine Prairie,
Stearna County and has been town as
SCISSOR there for several years. Mr..
Greeley has exhibited a deep interest in
in all measures that have been intro
duced pertaining to the farming classes.
Hon. w. Merz was born in Germany,
September Is, 1884. He attended the
common schools and learned the brew
ing business before coming to this
country. MIR. Merz has lived in MIN
nesota since 1855, is one of the oldest |
settlers OF St. Cloud, where he carries
On a large farm and deals in real estate. !
He was one Of the County Commission.
ers for two years and served in the
House in 1873. |
Hon. Joseph Capser was born in Ba-
varja, March 5, 1888. He received a
common school education and came to
America when about IA years old; he
located in Minnesota in 1856, was one
of the first settlers at St. Cloud and as
sisted in organizing Stearns County.
He has been in the mercantile business
at Sank Centre for the past twenty five
years. He was county commissioner
for eight years, represented his county
in the senate in 1875 and 1875 and was
one of the candidates for Presidential |
Elector in the contest of 1876.
It is Of the utmost advantage for our
own peace, that we should learn, as