The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-08-14
HENRY SslaME'S FINAL H. El1a'
HE PASSING OF a PROMINENT
BTENNEA9eLIS NAN :

Identified With the Risss,ncial His
tory OF the Gsty, and Presfa emit
During Ris Active Business Ca
reer OF the First National hank
Death After an niness of OnIs-
Three VYeGi1s-aIinneapol News.
MlNNEAPOEFS, Aug. 1S.-This aft
ernoen at ? O'clock occurred the death
of Henry G.. Side, at his residence
IN the Colonial flats, Eighteenth street
EaEd Park avenue. The afliction which
carried him away was inflammation
OR the bowels. Mr.. Sidie was a man
advanced in years, but his constitution
eEd health had borne him along with
Tess suffering than usually falls to men
or mis- age, and it was some surprise
d that he succumbed to this attack He
had been sick less than a week.
81 His wife and some OF the members
Eof his family were. present at his bed
side as be breathed his last. He leaves
two sons. both of.whom are very we'll
known in Minneapolis, Charles and
"a Henry X. Side.
The announcement of the funeral
services Will be made later.
Henry Godfrey Side was born at York. Pa,
July %. 1922. He was the youngest of three
sons born to Henry and Susannah K9C t.
Side. His great grandfather, Godfrey Side.
whose name he bears, was a native of Ham
burg, Germany, whence he emgrated to this
. country, in the early part of the last GEN.
fury. His grandfather served in the army
of the Revolution. Henry Side learned the
trade of blacksmith but engaged in mer-
Chandise. TO which he trained his sons. Henry
had the advantage Of the public schools of
York. and at the age of II was taken INTO
the store. After clerkShip of eleven years
lie far rAl hpd fba h1rSi n 10
two sons, j. X. and Henry, who conduc ed
1t on joint account for the next thirteen years.
Like many ambitious young men they be
1 came dissatisfied with the limitations of al
Eastern town, though so thriving one as was
iofl, and ~ 1857 j. X. die made a tour
through the West In Minneapolis he found
conditions and prospects wn;cn satisfied him.
and determined to locate here. He had as
ISOLATED with him Peter Wolford, a wealthy
private banking house under the style o.
Side, WolfoTd Co. Upon the completion
of the Nicollet house, the firm took one of
the office on the ground floor, fronting Wash
ington avenue, and occupied. it for many
years. Henry continued to carry on the store
at York, until 1868, when the business was
sold, and Henry Joined his brother in Mime
apolis, and entered the banking firm, in
which, however, he had had an interest
from the start.
In 1865 the banking firm of Side, Wexford
& Co., was dissolved Mr.. Wolford engaging
| in other business. The Side brothers now
organized a bank, under a S ate char ter with
.
I tai stock of $4,000. 1t issued circulating
I notes and carried on regular banking bust
ness. ]. X. Sidle president and H. G.
Side was cashier When the national bank
{ ing system was established, the First Ma
tional Bank OF Minneapolis organized. in
1865, and the business of the Minneapolis
bank transferred to it, 1t was the continual
ton of the old bank under g new name, with
the same capital. officers ard business.
The bank was very successful at the star.
and has always enjoyed the fullest confidence
of the community. The capital was success
fully increased as its charging business re-
quired to 500, OO0 100000. 100000, and final
~, about 1879. to 81 00o;eG0 While the bank
was always managed by the Sides. so that it
was fam.liarly spoken of as TSidles' bank, it
had nevertheless a substantial board of di-
rectors, WHO represented in the fullest degree
the conservative and substantial element Of
business in Minneapolis
Upon the death of j. K Side, in 1888. the
board of directors unanimously elected H. G.
Side to tn presidency and appointed his two
sons, Henry X, and Charles X, cashier and
assistant cashier. .t-+