St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-06-02
to note the goodly number at the table,
and also that they were

to note the goodly number at the table,
and also that they were
Hale and Hearty,
and he trusted the number will not be
one less at the next annual meeting.
w. p. Murray, when called upon, was
found in facetious mood. He recalled
the fact that during the civil war GER
tain members had great deal to say
about fighting to put down the REBEL
ion; but, alas, when the draft came
along they straightway went and got
substitutes, and in substantiation of the
point, lawyer like, be cited the
ca seS of Gov. Ramsey and Col. Stevens.
Therefore he proposed to offer Substi-
tute, and presented Col. Allen, who is
never at loss for something TO say
about rye olden tymes." Col. Allen
began by narrating his manner of emf
grating by steamer to Minnesota. He,
together with his wife and horse and
buggy. came by steamboat and landed
at st. Anthony falls. Standing on the
bank Of the river, about the spot now
occupied by the state university, his
wife declared:
This is the most beautiful and romantic
spot on earth. l would like to live here
always.
Col. Allen was delighted, and he
readily acquiesced In his wlfe's desire.
he secured a room and stable for his
horse. The next day a gentleman
asked him for his horse to drive to st.
Paul. Being accommodated, when he
returned he handed the colonel 81, and
the succeeding day the horse
made two trips and earned S..
ana suggested the idea of the
livery business, and the colonel sue
ceeded i'll now and then adding horse
and vehicle to his stable until he had
a complete outfit. This was in 1851.
Col. Allen became political leader,
and made host of friends. He often
noticed thin. cadaverouS- looking
young man walking past his humble
livery barn. This young man always
carried saddle bag over his arm. Curl
Gus to learn who he was, and imbued
with the generous spirit of the age, he
sought acquaintance with the young
man to see if he could help him, be-
cause, the colonel said, he surely looked
as though he needed help. The young
man SAID he was a doctor. Col. Alien
had meanwhile taken to veterinarian
lore to quite an extent, and had little
library in one of his box-stalls. He
told the young doctor to bring down his
surgery tools and he would try and help
him. Next day the young man came
with bucksaw, cleayer and a
butcher knife. And so the colonel ran
on at great length i'll his humorous ac-
count of frontier life.
This young man was none Jess than
DR.. Murphy, and the doctor had his YER
sion to relate. He played even by telling
how colOred barber named Banks had
been nominated for mayor of st. An
thony to run against Allen, VINO had
his party's nomination. This occurred
prior to the fifteenth amendment, and
those who supported Banks lost their
votes.
Other felicitous addresses were made
by Col. Stevens. Gov. Ramsey, DR.. Day
and Judge Baker. Dr. Day, in the
course of his remarks, called attention
to peculiar fact OF those at the ban
quet table, one-sixth had served in the
legislature of 1858. They were Messrs.
Murray. Ludden, Trask. Black, Ran
dali and Day. Those present who had
served in the legislature of 1852 were
Messrs. Murphy, Marshall and Brun-
son,