The Irish standard., 1894-07-21
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3 So Peter &c once, his insanity beini
thought 70 be but temp He e ex
oeptlonally we'll educated and speak,
many different languages. While being
taken to st. Peter he delivered speech
lin the smoking car upon the present gen
eraI condition of the country, which ct
tracted everyone on the train and had
considerable sound common sense IN it.
How he ever got to Minneapolis and
whore he has been for some time past is
question which his frien Dis would like
to have answered.
Philip Herzog, for nearly thirty years
q we'll known manufacturer OF this city,
died Sunday at his home, $500 Hennepin
avenue, after an illness OF two months
Painful affection of the bladder, which
has been troubling him for some time,
although not contining him to his bed
until week ago, was the cause OF death.
He was the founder of the iron works
which now bears his name, although he
has not been connected with them for
several years, and had been for over
quarter of a century Que of the catys
best known business men. Philip Her"
zoo was born at Oidenheim on the Rhine,
Bavaria. He came to America at twelve
years of age and learned the cabinet
maker trade at Auburn, N. Y. He was
married to Jane Halliday, OF Ogdens-
burgh, N. Y, 48 years ago. He came
west soon afterward and engaged in the
furniture business at Racine, Wis. From
Racine he moved to Prescott, Wis.,, and
and thence to Hastings, this state. He
came to Minneapolis in the year 1866 and
started the manufacture Of wooden
fences by machinery under name OF the
Northwestern Fence Works, Of which he
was the proprietor, and which grew to
large proportions under his management.
When the use of fences for lawn enclos-
ures wero largely done away with the
busine SO was gradually changed into
foundry and structural iron works, I'M
der the name of Philip Herzog, Philip
Herzog & Son and the Herzog Manufac'
turing Company, took front rank among
the industries OF the Northwest, doing
large and prosperous business. He was
66 years Of age.
The construction committee Ct the
city hall and courthouse commission met
Monday afternoon to see what could be
done about hurrying up the iron neces-
sary to 60 ahead with the construction OF
the building. Mr.. Ferguson, of the firm.
of Ferguson & Co., to whom was awarded
the contract, was present and explained
that the strike had delayed him. A car
of the angle iron and plates has arrived
and he promised to have that unloaded
and at the new building as soon as pos
sible. 1t will be necessary to cart it
from the yards in Southeast Minneapo-
lis, owing to the non-switching Of freight
by the transfer companies on account of
the strike. The members Of the commit
tee complained at the slowness with
which the iron was received and Chair
man DeLaittre said he for one was in
favor of revoking the contract unless the
iron arrived within very short time. 1t
was promised that it would be placed at
the disposal of the commission as soon
as possible. The question of materials
to be used for the flooring was consid-
cred and several samples Of parquet
flooring we're shown. It is probable that
hard wood will be used in the different
offices and mosaic in the halls, although
this has not been definitely determined
yet. The bonds of several Of the contract
ors to whom bids were given last week
were approved, and arrangements were
made to begin work on them at once.
Several samples OF tubular boiler were
shown, but no contracts were let during
the afternoon.