St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-05-19

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Randall; never known to refuse any
favor asked Of him. but suffered greatly
through mems peEfdy, and, ingratitude
to him.
Capt. G. G. Pettys, an old sea captain;
full of fun, frolic and yarns, but def
cient in good business qualifications.
ID. A. j. Baker, known as 1.-THE
judge" whose rotund form is often
seen in our streets; goOd-natured, vol
uble of tongue, deep dyed-in-the- 1
wool Democrat, loyal to his party and
true to his friends.
John r. Irvine. the "Old Reliable"
who never lost faith in our future; pub
lic-spirited, he left monuments of his
enterprise i'll various undertakings, and
most of his esteemed family are here
| to-day, who cherish and honor his mem
orv.
John P. Owens. the senior editor of
| the Minnesotian newspaper; a caustic
writer who, with George w. Moore,
now living, first laid the foundation
| upon which now stands the great Pho
neer Press newspaper cOmbina ton.
Judge Lafayette Emmett, chief jus
tice of the United States territorial
| COURT brOther-in-iaW of Col. ID. A.
| tation.
S. P. Folsom, an old surveyor, land
| dealer and soldier; at present attorney
| for the st. Paul water board. What he
| does not remember of the history of st.
| Paul is not worth remembering.
Col. Hewitt, the sanguine property
| owner, whose annual December steam
boat excursions on the river will never
be forgotten. He was great advocate
| for the union of the Twin Cities.
John c. Terry, many years deputy
postmaster; now secretary OF the Ma
| sonic Relief association.
Judge w. w. Wilkin, the humane
| Judge; kind and atfable, he has en-
deared himself to all. and, if spared /,
hope that higher honors still await him.
Judge Orlando SimOns. eoutWardly
| a rough diamond, but dread to lag
| gard attorneys and their naughty
! clients: honest and fearless on the
bench. Sickness and disability cause
his absence from the Ramsey county
bench.
William P. Murray, the old reliable
William; a friend to all, foe to none;
the beau ideal of good Samaritan. AS
one of the founders of st. Paul, a wag
and story teller, his name will be re-
membered by thousands,
Peter Berkey, hunting after John
Roche, the city comptroller, for his an
nual report. and lecturing the chamber
of commerce on finance and taxation.
A. l.. Larpenteur, the old reliable In
dian trader and commission merchant.
B. w. Brunson, surveyor, drove many
of the stakes which marked the subdi-
visions and rearrangementS OF st. Paul
| realty.
Michael Cummings, once the stalwart
marshal Of the town Of st. Paul. and a
great political leader at one time; loyal
to his friends, and jealousy held the
sacredness Of the ballot box.
B. w. Lott, lawyer, town clerk of
st. Paul, and a good fellow generally,
with hosts of friends.
B. w. Armstrong, the old clerk of the
district court. faithfully represented by
his son Bassie, now deputy clerk.
Lyman Dayton, large land owner and
one of the first promoters of the St.Paul
s. Duluth railway.
Gates A. Johnson. first chief engineer
of the Duluth railway: then alderm an;
thence inspector of buildings; quiet,
good citizen; slightly watching coming
events.
DR.. Stewart, mayor of St. Paul; friend
of the Door: surgeon of First Minnesota
volunteers; a prisoner of war; after
wards resumed practice as physician.
John S. Prince, also mayor OF st.
| Paul; dealer in lumber: president of
savings bank.
Judge r. R. Nelson, now judge
| United States district court; a son OF
the late Associate Justice Nelson, of the
United States supreme court; has fol-
lowed long and honorable career as a
Judge; a favorite with bench and bar
of Ramsey county.
Vetal Guerin and Charles BaZille. two
of the early French settlers. prominent
! Ear nf q n .
| who originally settled on land which is
now st. Paul.
Louis Robert, French and Indian
trader; captain OF steamboat; county
commissioner of Ramsey county; lib
eral-minded citizen.
Judge Gilfllan, the present chief JUS
tice of the supreme court OF Minnesota.
Charles d. Gilfillan. the first to start a
water company to supply our city with
pure water. A lucky Spectator, he IS
now enjoying the fruits OF his labor.
Ii. I'll. Sibley. delegate to congress;
commanded military expedition against
Indians: first governor of the state;
statesman, soldier and author; he lives
in the hearts of the people.
Capt Holcombe, first lieutenant gov
ernor at the first organization of the
state Of Minnesota.
Charles E. Flandrau, the upright
Judge. lawyer, soldier and statesman;
he is the peer OF the best of our citizens.
John b. Brisbin. lawyer; witty orator
of old times, whose voice has often been
heard in defense Of democratic govern
ment.
John b. Sanborn. lawyer and soldier,
who has an honorable record in both
state and United States military volun-
teer service.
Capt. Russell BlalSeley, the old
Neptune of the Mississippi river, who,
with trident, ruled navigation from
Galena to st. Paul.
r. w. Johnson, the veteran regular.
regular to duty, regular to church.
regular in telling good story and
ascribing its authorship to some one
else. and always regular to his meals. II
it was only hardtack.
These are but a small part of that
grand old army of early settlers whose
pioneer work stands forth in bold re-
lief to-day. 1t would fill large volume
to do them Justice. | have simply at
tempted to paint in outlines a mental
panorama of some of the men to whom
so much is due, to awaken in the junior
pioneers such interest in regard to the
old pioneers who dug deep and
broad the foundation of ST. Paul's great
ness: whose brains conceived and whose
hands first raised this magnificent city
and county to such a prosperous condl-
ton as to win the admiration of
strangers and even astonish its very
founders; more than their most san
guine expectations have been real
lied Junior Pioneers, be it yours to
follow in the grand work of your prede-
cessors; take hold where, by death, age
OF infrmity, they left off; and, like
them, your efforts will be crowned with
success. Treasure up IN your memories,
in the archives of your association, the
old pioneers of Ramsey county. Weave
garlands of evergreen in memory of the
departed ones, and to the survivors your
love and esteem. Let loyalty to God,
your country and your home be your
guiding star through life; and. should
Should your country demand your serv-
ices in time of danger, like the old pio-
ueers march as one man to the defense
of the
Flag of the free hearts hope and home,
| RyoDpelS hands TO yal0r given: