St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-10-09
The FIRST PAPER.
Issued in Cincinnati and
Carried Overland to st.
Paul.
Editorials That Read Strange
1y After Half a Gen.
fury.
Pioneer Ideas Of the Future
Of the Territory Of Min
neSota.
Some Singular ADVERTISE
Some Singular ADVERTISE
ments Which Graced the
First Issue.

The birth of a newspaper has many
| tim es heralded the establishment and
| prosperous growth of city. This
''power of the press" is we'll illustrated
by the wonderful advancement of st.
Paul, which would not be the great city
it is today had it not been for this
powerful aid, in the hands of the able
and enerjetic men whose earnest efforts
from the very first foundation have
made the newspapers of the city source
of credita5le pride to its citizens.
The earlier journals of the city are
curiosities of very interesting nature.
and the contrast that may be drawn be-
tween the yellow, scared sheets of the
first ''weeklies" and the present daiiies
fresh from the press. and bringing US
news from the four parts of the East
within afew hours after an occurrence
is to say the least very great and in
tensely interesting.
Politics was the cause of the eStab-
| liShment of
The First Newspaper
| in st. Paul, and a peruSal OF the dailies
| of today will convince one that old &C
| quaintance is not forgot. The project
was suggested by certain territorial
water convention" to DR.. Andrew Ran
| dali, who took first steps to commence
| the publication in August, 1913. DR..
| Randall had the true journalistic enter
| prise about him, for after purchasing
| his press and outfit in Cincinnati he
found that he would be unable to jour
ney Immediately to st. Paul. While
| awaiting many delays. he set up his
press in Cincinnati, and, having thor
Ough and extensive knowledge of Min
nesota, he printed his paper in that
city. dating it two weeks ahead, SO as to
reach st. Paul the date of publication.
The paper was called the minnesota
Register" and was dated "St. Paul.
Minnesota Territory, April 81, 1892
Its motto, printed in heavyfaced type
over the date line, reads: eve Render
Equal Justice to All, and Submit to
Wrong From None"
On turning the first page one finds
the editorials, the first one headed. ITO
the Public" Extracts from this intro
dnctory article may prove interesting.
1t begins:
I'VE have to congratulate ourselves
on being the first to introduce print
ing press, as we'll as the first to under
take the establishment of paper in the
new territory of Minnesota. While we
thus encounter all the difficulty and risk
of such an enterprise, it is a matter of
much SelT-gratulation to reflect that we
are laboring to Introduce the main bull
wark of liberty-the center pillar of re-
publican freedom into territory that is
to be a great state. The people of
Minnesota have now FREE preSs-the
right arm of constitutional liberty. We
come not to advocate the interests of a
party. as such are generally in
opposition to those of the peo-
pie. 1t ought to be matter
Of earnest cOngratulation to our people
that they have escaped the excitement,
the turmoil and observation-disclosures that
characterize the parties in the old states,
and find ourselves far up in this health
full North. beyond the reach OF parti-
sans. We have not left our relatives,
and all the tender associations and
youth, at so great distance for nothing.
We seek to benefit ourselves. our chill
dren and common humanity. by con-
structing here more substantial basis
of human well being. Let US not then
throw away our energies upon a party,
but striking hands with each other in
true fraternal union, let us honestly
seek, and faithfully pursue the highest
good of man. We,
The First Settlers
of Minnesota, are the fortunate or I'M
fortunate individuals who are to be the
master Workmen III the erection of this
sublime editice; fortunate, if we shall
faithfully and wisely acQuit ourselves:
but unfortunate in the extreme if we
shall fail. and cause the wretchedness
of multitudeS who may be the victims
of our folly and falSehood, How far,
then, is our position above that of a
party or faction. Into what insignific-
ance sinks all partial views when con-
trasted with our high hopes and noble
| trust. In promoting the settlement of
the territory we shall publish to the
| world the resources and advantages
afforded here, as an inducement to vir-
tuous and Industrious people to come
among u.s." ~
In another editorial Of this interesting
sheet they describe charms and cures for
| invalids. in mannermOst encouraging,
eXclalming near the close, but the
| Charm of Minnesota life is health
| health!"
| In another column the editor calls
| down member of the house of repre-
sentatives for characteriZing Minnesota
as pea patch. This pea patch con-
tains more than $4,000 square miles of
| land equal in productiveness to any
Western state" is the rejoinder of the
editor. In the column of MATTERS at
Home" the paper extends its greeting
to ''Our brethren of the press" with an
invitation to them and the public gener-
| ally down the stream to come up higher
"and unite with us in celebrating the
ever memorable Fourth of July under
the heaithful msts of the Falls of
| st. Anthony. The cheerful assurance
| is given that 1.-The cost, however. will be
| light, say ten or twelve dollars from st.
| Louis, and we will provide them with
such cheer as we have while with us.
Those who wish to hunt can enjoy a
chase after the buffalo, and those who
are fond of piscatOry pleasure can be
amply gratified, for fine trout abound in
our numerous streams and lakes" What
an inducement to offer newspaper men.
The poor editor, no doubt. had his hands
| full after such an invitation. A foot
note announces that "the mail is now
carried once week on the old line, and
a new route has been established from
Prairie du Chen" There are
Numerous Novelties
among the advertisements and not q
little humor. One finds that the physi-
clans each have card in the sheet, re
spectfully rendering their services An
advertisement of a doctor now in a
newspaper would precipitate the COM
bined wrath of the whole profession
upon his head. Here we find the cards
of Henry l.. Moss, n. Myrick and r. P.
Russell, all of whom are living today in
st. Paul. j. Morgan announces in these
columns that in his Eagle saloon "Cob-
ler's. mint julips and rounse are always
to be had on demand" The Point
Douglass hotel, at that time promi-
nent landmark at the mouth of the st.
Croix river, advertises that "rhe
proprietor pledges himself to do all
in his power to make the stay
of the visitors agreeable" The pro-
prietor of this hotel would make his
fortune in the hotel business today, al
though he might find some trouble in
keeping out of the dime museum, for
being such curiosity. The patent
medicine tiend is right on hand in the