St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-12
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clan. DR.. Conner, of West Superior, for
Chicago, and after few days at the
fair will go to New Orleans. 1t is the
belief of DIR. Common that after few
weeks of careless wandering about MIR.
Noryeli will be. entirely recovered.
Sept. 16 Mr.. NOryell had very close
call for his life. He was out driving
with his spirited team, when one of the
wheels of his buggy came off and his
horses began to kick. Mr.. Norvell
found the animals to be unmanage-
liable and jumped out of the
vehicle. He alghIed very heavily on
his heels. and the conclusion caused
a slight fracture al the base of the skull.
He fell so heavily that he turned half
somersault, struck again upon his fore
head. and sustained three severe bruises
there. He was unconscious three days,
and delirious TWO or three weeks after
ward.
=. At the Ryan Mr.. Norvell has not ap-
peared to be in the least ailing, walking
about as if in the best of health; but his
physician fears to let him engage in
business cares until he has had some
nNNho uiOl z VI lCot, nllo SOC5 w I'LL Dllu
Junketing about the country for change
of scenery and complete freedom from
care.
Mr.. NOrvell is one of the best eX-
amples i'll the Northwest of what pure
grit ana enterprise can accomplish for
man. He is but thirty-tWo years old,
started from nothing, and is now the
president, general manager and princl-
pal owner of the Superior Rapid Tran
sit company. which owns and operates
twenty-SlX miles of electric street rail-
way, all the street railway in West Su-
Derior and Superior; is the president of
the Central Superior Development COM
pany, which owns vast amount of the
most valuable real estate and improve
mentS III the two cities; president OF the
Duluth q Superior Steamship COM
pany, which owns and operates TWO
large and two small steam ferries, val
ued at S160, 200, and is heavily interested
III other large business enterprises at
the head of the great lake. He is also
the president of the Superior club,
which ranks in that locality with the
Minnesota club In st. Paul.
How did he make his money? is the
minds of the thousands of much older
people who have fought long and I'M
successful battles with tickle fortune.
The first answer to the query is that he
has natural financial ability; and the
next is that he has always attended
strictly to business and avoided every
thing of the pretentiouS nature. He is
one Of the most modest men to be found
anywhere, and shrlnks from newspaper
nOtorlety as maiden from the public
gaze. An effort was made yesterday
afternoon to interview him at the Ryan,
but he fOiled the effort at every point.
However, his career is too we'll known
to be within his concealing.
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Ten years ago Mr.. Norvell was chief
engineer of the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba road. When MIR. Minot began
to cut prominent figure with the road,
and finally became the president and
general manager of the Eastern Mime
sofa road, he conceived great admira-
ton for Mr.. Noryell and made him his
confidential adviser. Five years ago ne
gave him prominent position in the
management of his Superior street rail-
way lines, which he had established
some three years before. Mr.. NorvelfS
superlntendency was so efficient that he
Eastern capitalists, who were Interested
III the enterprise, and when MIR. Minot
was killed three years ago Norveli went
easily into the presidency and general
management OF the company. He is
now very heavy capitalist, and one OF
the most conspicuous figures in the Su-
periorS. Though not favored with an
unusually striking personal presence,
Nil. Norvell has substantial appear
ance that grows upon one with acQuaint-
ance. The only thing which can be
said to his discredit is that he is bach
elor. q fact which would seem to be al
most uncomplimentary to the winning
abilities of the many bellies of his &C
quaintance.
John Arnold Keyes, we'll known as
the father of the present Australian
election law in Minnesota, and who
otherwise cut a conspicuous figure i'll
the legislature of 1890 as representative
from Winona, was down from Duluth
yesterday, and was seen at the Mer-
chants. lie is permanent resident of
Duluth and engaged in fine law prac-
tice there. He is much i'll love with the
Zenith city, but says 1t has not yet come
to seem the home that Winona was to
him.
At the Merchant's-John Coates and
wife, st. Cloud; c. A. TowDe, Duluth;
S. R. Clarke, Peoria, ILL.,. 5. A. Perkins.
Tacoma; l.. V. Bogg. Chinsok, Mont;
J. K. Philan, Dickinson, n. D.; j. NJ.
Diment, c. NJ. Baily, Owatonna; p.
Mccormick, U. S. Indian service;
Frank Wilcox, Hancock; F. P. Lloyd,
Whatcom, Wash. J. z. Pollock, Port
land. Or; }. 7. Bartholomew. Grand
Forks; E. Mattson, Breckinridge; j. K.
Howard, Sank Center; f. w. Gilbert
and wife, Spokane; j. f. Patrick, Ash
land; E. a. Muth, Tacoma; r. a. Nor
G. Wallace, Montana; G. l.. West,
Austin; c. E. Daniels, WATERFOWL,
s. ID.
At the Ryan-Thomas G. Marshall,
wife and children, Missoula, Mont; W.
II. Talbot and wife, San Francisco; A.
q. Johnson. Grand Forks; Charles w.
Newhall. Farbault; G. II. Potts. Hong
Kong; r. II. Hunter. Hiogo, Japan; ID.
Nawahe. Nagasaki, Japan; w. l.. Ball,
Fargo; DR.. j. A. Scott, Ireland; Alfred
Alderdice. Belfast, Ireland.
At the Clarendon-R. w. Copeland
and daughter, Lindhurst, Ont; j. B.
Murphy, jamestown, B. f. Stelon,
Bismarck; NJ. Murphy, West Superior;
Louis Smith, Cuba; S. G. Wheeler, Kas-
son, Mimi.
j. B. Jones, prominent capitalist of
Utica, n. Y, is guest of the Ryan.
At the Metropolitan-C. p. Lewis,
Wisconsin,; l.. NJ. Simmonds, PhiladeI-
phia; H. j. Wade, Chicago; Miss Martell
and friend, Duluth; j. r. Kelley, New
York; F. j. Wallace, San Francisco; c.
NJ. Main, Portland.
AT the Windsor. l.. Washburn,
Duluth; Il. c. Walsh and wife. Red
field, s. D.; H. r. Aslakson, Park
River, n. D.; J. E. Porter, Mankato; d.
E. Hanna, Henderson.
At Hotel Brunswick-H. c. Curtiss,
Fond du Lac, Wis.,; Fred Reinhart,
Baltimore; George H. Evans, Philadel-
phia; S. d. Robinson, Louisville. KY;
ID. I. Richmond, New Albany, Ind;
Charles II. Fisk, Ashland, Wis.
SENATE ARRAIGNED.