The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-19
HAD PASSED Four SCORE
And Had Spent Nearly Half His Life
in st. Paul.

And Had Spent Nearly Half His Life
in ST. Paul.
E A Weller one of the pioneer resi-
dents of st. Paul, died at his residence,
$50 West Third street, yesterday morn
ing. Mr.. Weller was eighty-one years
of age and had resided in st. Paul for
some forty years.
EX-COngreSSman l.. II. Weller, of
Iowa, the brother of the deceased, ar
rived in the city yesterday to attend
the funeral, the arrangements of which
have not yet been completed.
Mr.. Weller was a member of a family
of nineteen children, all born in Con-
necticut, of which his surviving broth
er is the only remaining member.
Col Newson. in his Pen Pictures" wrote
of Mr.. Weller:
MIR. Weller was born in Connecticut in
1918, where he received his education; learned
the trade of a cabinet maker; worked at it
in New Milford til he went to New York and
in Bridgeport Conn, for himself; sold out
in 1885. and came to st. Paul that year. Was
superintendent of the old Winslow house
burned in 1859; took charge of the WE slow
house at st. Anthony (snce Destroyed to per-
nit the erection OF the exposition building)
Returned to St. Paul and bought and sold
real estate until 1865, when he went East and
remained there ten years; returned to ST.
Paul in 1875; in 1878 opened grocery store
on upper Third street ard continued it three
years; has since been in the real estate
business.
He purchased forty acres in Ramsey cOun-
ty just this side of the Hennepin line, some
years ago for 81 2C0, sold for 81 eco, now worth
$40 000 bought three lots at Third and Pleas
ant avenue for So, 800, worth SIS, COO; with
improvements, $25,GG0. He has been married
twice and has ore son and one daughter
by his second wife.
f'.When in Bridgeport he agreed to bring
10000 people into the city by the ascension of
balloon, and for this purpose great French
balloonist in New York was en- en-
Capacity of 1900 yards The 10000 people
came, the balloon went up, but it was the
wrong way. for it struck the side of = barn
and disappeared as a good many other things
have-in gas. STILL on second trial it was
a success and so were the 10000 people.
lone morning in 1862 Mr.. Weller found
forty-two Chippewa chiefs encamped upon the
ground on upper Third street now occupied
by the late residence of Judge Nelson and
directly opposite that of Mr.. Wellers own
home, having gathered there during the night,
to tender their aid to Gov Ramsey to fight
the Sioux, who were then in open walt.re
with the whites. The governor, however, de-
them very literally with a good dinner, they
took their departure for home.
"Mr. Weller is small man. but possesses
great energy of character and has been all
his life time an indefat: gable worker He
accumulated a great deal of wealth, but lost
it through others. Yet he has surmounted
houses worth $4,000. He is a quiet man.
who minds his own business and looks out
for his own interests.
officers and members of Capitol
Lodge No 81, K. of P, will meet at
80 %. M. today at the Ryan hotel, and
proceed to Minneapolis to attend the
funeral of Brother John c. Radcliffe.
All members of other Pythian lodges
are invited to join. L. ]. Dobner, C. c.;
Lindsey R. Waters, K. r. and S.