St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1896-01-10
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The interment will undoubtedly
take place at ST. Paul, as he had Oft
en-, during his lifetime, expressed such
request.
His mother was buried at Oakland
in 1854, her interment being one Of
the first in that cemetery.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted by the Loyal Legion, of which
organization the deceased was for
many years an ardent supporter, and
IN Which he has held many of the
principal offices. 1t was during a
journey from Minneapolis to ST. Paul
one winter night after a Loyal Legion
meeting that he contracted the cold
which proved the beginning of the
end. The cold was a severe one. and
he never recovered from it's effects.
The physicians were unable at the
time to give an exact diagnosis of the
ailment and it finally turned into
hardening Of the spinal cord, which
was the direct cause Of the death The
nature of the disease caused the pa
tient intense suffering at times. but
it was always borne with patience
and uncomplaint.
William Rainey Marshall was born
III IoOOiiC COtHty, MlSSOurl, OcI. II, 1875
Soon after his birth his parents moved
to Galena, ILL.,, where he resided until
1S47, when he moved to Saltwater.
Mimi.
He received but little school educa-
ton, and at the age of thirteen. in
common with his brother, worked to
support his mother and sister.
When sixteen years old he began
working in the lead mines of Galena.
in tic H.
came to Minnesota. After coming to
this state he was employed as sur
veyor Of public lands. He soon changed
his residence to the Falls of the st.
CroiX. In 1S49 he moved to St An
thony, where he pre-empted a claim
which, if he had held it a few years
would have made him a fortune. In
the same year, in partnership with his
brother Joseph, he established a store
of general merchandise at the Falls
Of st. Anthony, which was the first
store at that place. He surveyed that
town, and was also employed by the
United States in surveying pine lands
on the Rum river.
In the same year he was elected to
the first territorial legislature, and in
1851 removed to st. Paul and estab-
lished the first iron and heavy hard
ware store, not only in the city, but in
the state. The store was located in a
small wooden building on the ground
now occupied by the Warner block,
corner of Third and Wabasha streets.
and was commonly known as the
Sligo Iron Store"' For many wears
it enjoyed "a monopoly of the hardware
trade Of the Northwest. The store
was later removed to a stone building
adjoining the old opera house block.
Shortly after this removal the brothers
sold out the store and engaged in a
banking business. In this they were
unfortunate, however, and in 1857 the
establishment failed.
In 1855 he presided over the first con-
vention Of the Republican party of
Minnesota, and was nominated for
congress, although defeated.
About this time he became interest
ed in stock raising, and added much
to the merit of the stock of the state
by importing the higher grade Of ami
sequently officiated as the founder of
the Daily Press, which was after
wards consolidated with the Pioneer,
and for some time it was the staunch
organ of the Republican party.
In 1852 he enlisted in the army and
his record was in every way honorable.
His first service was in the campaign
against the Indians, under Gen. Sibley.
In these gements he distinguished
himself, and later he went to the South
with the Seventh Minnesota, where he
rapidly advanced in position. In 1863
he was assigned to the Sixteenth army
corps, and performed excellent service,
being in command of the brigade at the
battle Of nashville and accomplishing
much for the good of the Federal cause
He was wounded, but not seriously, at
the siege of Mobile. In March, 1865, he
was breveted brigadier general for gal
liant service.
He returned home at the close of the