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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-16
CITY LOCAL NEWS,

-SarilIa.
Have you tried Sarilla?
Harness repaired, Cameron's
Buggy tops, repaired. Cameron's.
Second hand buggies:9 Acequia.
Best quality cord and stove wood; j.
j. Olsen & Son, Tel. 4SS. 4-11-lf
DIR. 8. Burg, late physician Inn
periai Hospital of Vienna. Office and
residence 244 North street. Telephone
122. -20-6m
-Zirkel and Co., No. ga & 626 Eas
Houston, make q speciality of all
kinds of granite and iron fencing.
PLY If
-Zirkel and Co., at 624 & 626 East
Houston, deal In all kinds of Amerl-
can and italian marble, and iron
fencing. 2-l7tf
Or. C. f. Braden, medical and surgi-
cal diseases of the eye, ear, nose and
to ~ a. m. 3 to D. m. 4-27-1mo
Buy Halls bazaar forms; it prevents
dress makers bills; also McCall's patterns
az Misses Kirchner, 235 W. Commerce st.
Send for free Catalogues. 3-T-3m
Iron fences at Standard Fence Co.,
office 80 Alamo plaza. 5-12-9t
Cemetery and office ratings. flower
stands at Standard Fence Co. Office 80
Alamo plaza. 5-2-9t
A few first-class boarders can be accom-
modated at No. II Presa street at Lewis
boarding house. Reasonable rates. 511 I'm
Cambria muslin, nice quality, IL
yards for $1.OO at J. X. Berretta &
Co.'s 5-15 If
Auction Monday, May IS, 10 a. m.
at 541, North Flores street. Bar fix.
lures, mirrors, glasses, tables, chairs,
house furniture, etc; also, at IL q. NJ,
one fine horse, cart and harness. Geo.
Pearson. auctioneer. 5:l5:2t
Gents night robes SOC, 75c, 9Oc, at
John X. Berretts & Co.'s same as sold
elsewhere at double these prices. tt
The Ravens will play the Browns
at Riverside park for $40 side, to-
morrow.
The Southerns and the Joksrs
play at the Springs tomorrow.
Work in the central office of the
electric fire alarm system is progress
ing finely.
Ripe cherries have been put upon
the market.
-Aristotypes at Barr's opposite
Wolfson's 2t
Summer corsets, all styles, at
Misses Kirchner's, 295 West Com
merce street. Sill If
Bear in mind that Frank J. Beitel
keeps builders hardware and lumbert
at the Internationala and Great North
ern depot.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1891-05-16

The San Antonio Brewing Assn.
City Pearl Beer is now on the mar
ket to stay, and on tap in almost ev-
cry saloon. Try it and be convinced of
its fine quality and flavor.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24

and took up his residence in North st.
Paul in 1887, being one of the first to
locate there. He was clerk for Senator
johnson one year. and later became vii
lage recorder Mr.. Herriek is at pres
ent interested in insurance. He has
seen the town grow from mere nome
stead to its present flOurishing appear
anee. Mr.. Herrick is all exceedingly
popular citizen; affable, courteous and
entertaining companion. He is a most
enthusiastic worker in the interests of
North st. Paul. Mr.. Herrick this year
ncgried Miss Kate Conlin. of North st.
Paul.
C. B. Body, another substantial resi-
dent of North st. Paul, was among the
early citizens who located within its
limits. He has always been identified
with the lumber trade, and at North st.
Paul. i'll addition, has lucrative wood
and coal business. He is a director of
the North st. Paul Building association.
Mr.. Body is progressive and public
spirited citizen. we'll liked and respected
by the community i'll which he lives.
He was born in jackson, Me-, 1913, and
located in Minnesota 1877. His resi-
dence in North st. Paul dates from 1887.
Mr.. Body married Miss Rose A. Rob-
erts, of Brooks. Me-, in 1868.
Rex G. Helms is the foreman of the
furnishing department of the Luger
Furniture company. There are twenty
six men employed in this department.
Mr.. Helms is a Pennsylvania man; was
born at Lancaster in 1865, coming to
Minnesota in 1885 He is young man
of great ability, tact and perseverance.
He is among the most popular citizens
of the village. Mr.. Helms is an incor-
pOrator of the second series of the
North st. Paul Building society.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24

born in Ohio, 1s47, and came to st. Paul
in 1887. He was previously, however,
a resident for many years in Fillmore
county, this state. for nine years con-
Quoting drug business and for seven
years being engaged in banking at Wy
koff. When Mr.. Kilborn came to st.
Paul he interested himself in real eS-
tate, continuing in this line until the
inception Of the Continental Savings
and Loan Building company, when he
at once devoted mis- sole energies to
making the organization success.
The continental Loan and Building
company is operated on the national
plan, and its full list of officers are:
Oh1cers-W. C.. Edwards, president; L. G.
klloorn, vice president; C. T. Newcomb,
secretary and treasurer.
Directors-W. C. Edwards. st. Paul, Mimi,
president Edwards Nc Colloch Lumber Co
ana Kansas Lumber Co.; L. G. Kilborn, ST.
Paul, Mimi; G. R. Stone, st. Paul, Mimi;
G. T. Newcomb, st. Paul, Mimi; Walter
Holeomb, st. Panl, Mimi; John L. Rich
mond. Meriden, Conn; Newell Corner,
Malta OHIO. G. R. Stone, managing d1rec-
tor; Waiter HOlcomb Attorney
The authorized capital of the COM
pany is Sl0,000,0 900, and the par value of
shares 800 each. The Continental Saw
lngS, Loan and Building company is
practically savings bank on the Ordi-
nary building plan. 1t places the poor
mans monthly savings Oh an equality
with the millionaire's surplus, and
thereby enables 81 to earn as much
singly as il it were part thousands.
1t affords it's shareholders all the adj
vantages of the accumulatiOns of small
or large sums of money at monthly COM
pound interest, besides being sub
stantlal investment secured by first real
estate mortgages. 1t affords every man
the advantage of becoming the owner OF
his own homestead
The secretary. Mr.C. t. Newcomb, is
native of Ohio. where he is well and
favOrably known. having held positions
OF trust in the Morgan county courts
and with the Panhandle Railway COM
pany. HIS business relations have
always been noted for strictest honesty
and integrity. For several years he has
been well known in real estate and
loan circles of st. Paul, at which bust
ness he has been very successful, both
in his own interests and that of his
many friends who have invested
through him. He has built himself a
fine residence on Summit avenue, and
IS known as a pushing, energetic per-
son, who looks carefully after the bust
ness of which he has charge, and is fully
capable of assuming charge OF duties
connected with the office.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24

made his first acquaintance with st.
Paul. He came from Germany, where
he was born in 1849. MIR. POttgieser
was first engaged in the furniture bust
ness, but three years later he dropped
this to take up retail hardware. in which
he continued FIVE years. Next Mr..
POttgieser was successfully general
baggage master for the S. Paul & Pa
cific Railroad company. and emigration
agent for the Manitoba This was
during the great emigration period
between 1876 and 1880. He was then
appointed superintendent of the Pull
man cars, and in 1882 was appointed by
c. II. Warren travelling agent, which
position he held about four years. His
entire service with the railroad company
covered period of about fourteen
years.
Mr.. Pottgeiser engaged about three
years ago as agent for several trans
atlantic ocean steamship companies,
conducts large and prosperous bust
ness at 291 Jackson street. He repre-
sents the North German-LIoyd, the
White star Line, the Hamburg Ameri-
can Packet company and number of
other prominent steamship companies.
The postoffiee and custom house build
ing now occupies the site of what was
once the POttgeiser farm. and this gem
tleman's early home. Opposite the site
of the present Clarendon was called the
"VetaE' farm.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
SINCE 1T STARTED

Mr.. III. III. HoYt HIS Been AsSoci-
aJed With the Inter Ocean So
ciety.
The Inter Ocean Building association
is an institution of wide repute. Mr.. IL.
II. Hoyt is the genial and accomplished
secretary, and he was was of the origi-
nal incorporators, and he has been act
lively associated with it since its founda-
ton. He was born in 1851 in the state
of Illinois, and he came to st. Paul some
five Years ago. His inst experience in
the business realm WAS in the position
of clerk for T. b. and b. T. sheldon,
dealers in general merchandise in the
eite of Red Wing, and he subsequently
engaged in ladies' furnishing goods and
millinery on his own account in that
city, ana he followed this Tor six years.
Then lie took up. real estate, and has
iolIowe,t the calling since. But it
should be related, he had six menths'
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
WAS THE FIRST.
The ST. Paul Mutual Building As
ISOLATION No. 1 Leads the List.

ISOLATION No. 1 Leads the List.
The pioneer building association of
this city is the st. Paul Mutual Build
ing Association No. L. The society was
organized Aug. 2, 1859. j. w. McClung
was its secretary from the start till his
death in 1888, and to him the success of
the association IS largely due. This as
ISOLATION has matured and paid off
thirteen series of stock. one series each
year for the past thirteen years, the
average time for maturing such stock
being eight years and eight months.
Annual dividends have been declared
regularly since organization and have
never been less than Sper cent and have
averaged about II. which is about three
times as much as a small depositor could
get at a savings bank. The association
has been the means of placing many
poor but industrious man in his own
home and in this way many such have
also made a very snug little sum by the
increase in the value of their real estate
thus purchased.
Of late years it would be more proper
to call most building associations CO.
operative savings banks or savings aud
loan associations, as they simply loan
their money on good security for what
ever purpose 1t may be needed, not
necessarily for building purposes The
association has about S230,000 of assets,
and is the-largeSt. as well as the oldest,
company in St. Paul. The twenty-third
annual series Of stock will be issued
Sept. l. 1891 The Office is in the Fore
paugii block. 81 East Fourth street, and
is open daily from Q a. III. TO p. m,
and Saturdays till p. III
The. present officers and directors
are: President, Daniel ID. Merrill;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
HOMES FOR THE HOMELESS.
Mr.. G. @. Lambert, Attorney and
Director of This Worthy Organi-
ZatIOn.

Mr.. G. @. Lambert, Attorney and
Director of This Worthy Organi-
zatIon.
George G. Lambert, of the law firm OF
Willrich & Lambert, is a director as
we'll as the attorney for the Homes OF
the Homeless Building society, and was
one of its incOrpOratoTS. He was born
i'll 1867, and studied law in the Office OF
Hon. Gerhard Willrich, ex-represen-
tatiye of Ramsey county in the state
legislature. Admitted to the bar in 1888,
he soon became thereafter partner
with Mr.. Willrich in Il prosperous law
practice. Mr.. Lambert has been identi-
fed with several building societies and
other corporations. He is 4 linguiSt OF
no mean ability.
The Homes for the Homeless Build
ing society has recently reelected him
as its attorney. The other officers are:
j. J. Biebighauser, president; Andrew
Schoch, vice president; Gilbert Oleson,
secretary, and F. A. NienhauSer, treas
urcr The society under its efficient
management is in a most f1OuriShing
condition. Mr.. Lambert was also one
of the incOrporatOrS of the Metropolitan
Building association, with Charles j.
Weyl as president. G.. f. Wilson, vice
president; Jacob Hammer, secretary;
William Bickel, treasurer, and Gerhard
Willrich, attorney. MI. WIllrich Is
weIl-knOwn as member of the legiSla-
ture in 1889, where he was Instrumental
in passing several useful measures.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
BRIGHT WI "a HOPE.
Dir. P. NJ. kerst, the Brilliant
Young Financier of the Ger
mania Rank

Dir. P. NJ. kerst, the Brilliant
Young Financier of the Ger
mania Bank.
The Seven Corners Building associa-
ton is to be congratulated for having
as its treasurer and one of its directors
so able man as P. NJ. Kerst. But not
only is the Seven Corners association to
be congratulated, but also the North
western Building society and the Ger
mania Loan and Building association
and the Minnesota Savings and Loan so
ciety, of which Mr.. KerSt is
also treasurer and director. Mr..
KerSt is furthermore director in the
United States Savings, Loan and Build
ing company, of st. Paul, No man
could be better filter fitted for these
positions He is comparatively young;
was born in 1858, and at the age of
eighteen left college and went into the
banking business. He remained with
the German-American bank two years,
when he became deputy treasurer I'M
der City Treasurer Refs, which position
he admirably tiled two years. Since
then MIR. kerst has been assistant cash
Ter of the Germania bank. Mr.. kerSt
must be included among the brilliant
coterie of young tinanciers of which st.
Paul can so proudly boast. Mr.. kerst
has made for himself an excellent rec
ord. and his future career Is bound to be
bright one.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
TRIED AND TRUSTED.
Judge Olivier, an Honest Citizen
and Popular Official.

The name of Judge j. B. Olivier is
one most favorably known throughout
the city of st. Paul and the county of
Ramsey. He is a popular official and
an honored citizen. Judge Olivier is
the attorney for the Lafayette Building
association, having been identified with
its interests since its formation. The
judge was born in Canada, 1886, and
came to st. Paul in 1854. He was clerk
i'll the register of deeds Office for Ramsey
county four years. and then engaged
in the abstract of title business until
the beginning of the war. when he en-
tered as a volunteer in the Eighth Min
nesota. He served three years, aud
was hOnorably discharged at the close
of the conflict. Judge Olivier at once
resumed the abstract title business and
afterWard formed partnership with
Jacob Mailer, which lasted until his
election as county auditor in the fall of
1872. Judge Olivier resigned this Office
in 1878 in order to accept the appoint
ment of abstract clerk, which Office he
organized for the county and held until
1883, when he resigned it. Judge Oil
vier next interested himself in real es-
tate and loans, until his election as
Judge of probate last fall.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
A GROWING HOUSE.
Messrs. F'loan & Leveroos TAX
ing a Leading Position as Cloth

McSSrSs fIOan ~ AOVePOOS Iake
ing a Leading Position as Cloth
erS.
The firm of FlOan & LeYeroos, choth-
iers. East Seventh and Wacouta streets,
is one of the strongest in the city. The
establishment was originated in 1887,
and was commenced in a small way.
The business grew so rapidly that two
years ago the present large and spacious
store was leased. The firm carry a full
and fiHe line of gentlemen's clothing,
hats, caps and furnishing goods.
Messrs. Floan and LeveroOS are very
enterpriSlng, full of push and persever-
ance. and their success is a monument
to interchangeable toll and business acu-
men.
B. G. Leveroos is director Of the Scan
dinavian- American Building society,
having been associated with it since its
incorporation, four years ago. Mr.. Lev
eroOs was born in Norway in 1860, and
came to st. Paul in 1882. He was in the
grocery business four years, afterwards
engaging in the clothier business.
Mr.. Floan was born in Norway, and
came to this country with his present
partner. Mr.. Floan makes annual trips
to New York, where he purchases a
large quantity of the stock for the house.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24

twenty-six, and have total resources of
q little less than SS4. 100000 The first
savings bank in Boston. and the second
in the country, was established III 1916,
and Massachusetts now heads the list
with III. the total resources of which
are $3.50. O0O coo. Cooperative banks
we're introduced there only a dozen
years ago. and already there are l06 OF
them. with new ones being organized at
the rate of ten a year. Thus far their
assets are small compared with those of
the savings banks, being only Sl0,0OO,-
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
A COMING ATTORNEY.
j. NJ. Hawthorne Is Making Head
way in His Profession.


The attorney for the North st. Paul
Building association is J. M. Haw-
thorne, one of the most popular, sue
cessful young lawyers in the city. Mr..
Hawthorne was born IN Quebec. Can.
1853, and took up his residence in St.
Paul six years ago. He was in the
United States land office at st. Croix
Falls, Wis, for three years, and in adj
dition to his large practice and the at
torneyship of the North st. Paul Build
ing association, Mr.: Hawthorne is the
attorney for the West Side bank, the
secretary of the American Locating
company, and, in connection with G. E.
Hamilton, represents an English finan-
cial syndicate, which has been investing
heavily during the past year on the Pa
cific coast. Mr.. Hawthorne does a large
and successful mechanics lien bust
ness, representing several large lumber
firms of this city and elsewhere. Mr..
Hawthorne has recently been success
tul in several damage cases involving
large sums of money. He is an affable
and courteous gentleman, of great in
dustry and application, and is certain
to gain greater prominence in his pro-
feSSiOn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24

Vice President, A. P Moss; Treasurer,
Leander Bosch; Secretary, Ii. T. Me-
Chung; Directors. Daniel HiIdebrand. E..
B. Birge, w. w. Thomas, w. C. Wilson,
f. Bartram, c. E. D. OImstead. w. H.
Perrior, G. W. Willett, H. D. Brown,
l.. K. Merrill and A. ID. Mcleod.
81. T. McClung, the present secretary,
is a young man and embOdies the es-
Sential elements that make great cities
energy, persiStency and business
talents. He has always lived in st.
Paul and has had eight years business
experience. Under his management in
the past year the association has in
creased its membership nearly three
fold, from 261 to 62S members, and has
adopted the Dayton or Ohio plan of
operation new in this state), conceded
by all to be far the most popular and
equitable plan in existence. Three
Minneapolis associations have since
adopted the same plan.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
A CITY OFFICER.
Mr.. Anstett Commended for Strict
Attention to Duty.

Attention TO Duty.
One of the most popular directors of
the Colombia Building society is Joseph
Anstett. Mr.. Anstett has been assoei-
ated with the society twelve years, and
was for several years stakeholder in a
Philadelphia association. 1t is fifteen
years ago since Mr.. Anstett came to st.
Paul; he was born in Bavaria in 1855.
Mr.. Anstett is a baker by trade,
but shortly after his location
in the city he took up garden
ing at Lake Como. He subsequently
resumed his old trade, and for six years
worked for Thomas Manning. on Jack
son street, and two years for Peter
Thauwald, Oh West Seventh street.
After the last city election Mr.. Anstett
was elected city jailer, a position to
which he was again reelected this year.
Mr.. Anstett is a painstaking official, and
under his management, despite adverse
circumstance, he has made the city jail
a more habitable place for the unfort-
unates who are compelled to Temporal
rily languish within its precincts. Mr..
Arstett has received special cOmmenda-
ton from the grand jury for the admir-
able manner in which he had kept the
place presentabie. Mr.. AnStett mar
ried, seventeen years ago, Miss Joseph
inc BuX, of Philadelphia.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
A STRONG FIRM.

Messrs. St. Pierre & Rheaume,
Contractors and Builders, Make
Good Showing.
%. st. Pierre must be remembered
among the early settlers in st. Paul. He
was born IN Canada in 1888. and thirty
one years later located in this city. He
has been successful contractor and
builder, having been engaged therein
for eighteen years. Mr.. st. Pierre is as
sociated in business with o. L.Rheaume,
land the firm have erected some fine
buildings in the city and elsewhere.
Among the most important of those are
the Convent of the Visitation, Little
Sisters of the Poor, st. Mary's school
house, the Valentine block at
Ninth and Wabasha, the Dufresne
block and the Lachance block,
South Robert street. They also
built the last ice palaces. The firm mas
just completed a handsome row OF ten--
ment houses for Adam Decker on Flew
enth street, between Minnesota and Ce-
dar, and have in course OF construction
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24


The officers of the association are: P.
VI. Nelson, president; J. q. Earhuff,
vice president; j. w. Herrick. Secre-
uary; >. r. Murray, treasurer; E. Z.
Stone. registrar; J. NJ. Hawthorne, at
tOrney. The directors are: p. NJ. Mel
son, j. q. Earhutf, J. W. Herrick. S. r.
Murray. (. E. Stone. j. NJ. Hawthorne,
F. }. Luger, f. A. Lappine. c. B.
BOOdy, r. c. Helms, P. w. Schneeweis.
w. c. Earhuf, j. Murphy, c. Gates,
Andrew Mingo.
Among the more substantial men in
the thriving manufacturing village of
North st. Paul is f. J. Luger, secretary
and treasurer of the Luger Furniture
company. To the enterprise and large
business capacity of this gentleman IS
largely due the substantial stability of
North st, Paul. The company manu-
features a general line of fur
niture, and. in addition to its factory
at North st. Paul, has large and
attractive sample furniture store, ,3IS
and 800 East Seventh street. The fac
tory gives steady employment to $50
people. 1t is the largest and best
equipped establishment of the kind
west of Chicago. Mr.. Luger is an ex-
ceedingly business man, for. in addition
TO the many pressing claims on his time
in connection with the Luger Furniture
company, he is vice president of the
North ST. Paul bank and a director of
the North St. Paul Building association.
In all public works Mr.. Luger is ever to
the fore and admirably fills the role of
the ideal citizen.
2. w. SchueeweiS is another solid
business man of North st. Paul. He
conducts grocery business. and is just
recovering from the loss of his stock in
trade ry ire. With trne Western en-
terprise, fr SchGeeweis is to reopen a
new store st the old stand. larger and
better equipped TO meet the require
menls nf his growing trade He Is
owner oi considerable real estate, and
has an sliding faith in The great future
of North st. PaHi as a manufacturing
center. Mr.. SehI2ew"is was born in
Washington cuHItr, Wisconsin, 1879,
ana Sctt.sd in Minnesota $50, taking IN
his residence ia 81. Paul in 1851. He IS
UHeaiOr c: lie Norm =. Paul Buiid-
ilg H~sn ,.iLiySI, anu most valuable CO.
ad u.aT therein.
John u. ile-:'ck. the secretary of the
NOrtn -. i'auI ,..ri..-:i.g ASSIMILATION. IS
a Rochester. y Y. MAJ. and was burn
i'll 1865. He came 10 Minnesota in 1854
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-24
THE CONTINENTAL
AYoung Society Which Is Quickly
Forging to the Front.

va SD tAAO CAA1.
W. c. Edwards. president. is a man
widely known in financial circles; is a
great believer in the plan of building
and loan associations, and is now carry
ing $751; in such stock. He is PROM
inentIy identified with seyera! large
lumber companies. but superviseS and
looks closely to all the loans made
through this company. He has been
very successful as a business man, and
has been a resident of st. Paul for the
last eight years. he thinks no invest
ment is any more secure.
L. g. Kilborn is the vice president of
the Continental SAVINGS and Loan
Building company in Rooms 5i3. 5!3
and 514 Manhattan block. This com
pany has been dJiHl Business about
eighteen months. Mr.. KIlborI being
CLOSELY identified with its interests he
being also 0he OF the III -0TpJrdt0fs,
and. consequently tasi,is warm IN
terest III lis welfare. Mr.. Kilborn was