The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-11-20


short series of speeches in few of the
cities and towns of the state. There
has rarely been such z series of popu-
lar demonstrations of personal admira-
ton and sympathy. These tours, brief
as they were, were almost like the
fetes Of a conquering hero, and they
were splendid auguries of the magnifi-
cent vote which the men of Minnesota
presented him with when it came to
election day.
This is the public and political ca
reer. epitomized, of the man who has
fought his way, despite rebuffS and
temporary reverses, to attain at last to
the full realization Of the fact that he
cannot appreciate victory who has not
suffered defeat.
LIND'S LIFE AT NEW ULM.
But Mr.. Lind's energies have not
been spent alone in politics and public
affairs He has had a lucrative prac-
tice at the tnr, when he has not sacri-
feed it in the public service, and he is
looked upon by all his townsmen as
one Of the best citizens Of New Ulm.
New Ulm is a sedate, solid, prosperous
community Of about 5000 population,
intensely German in it's composition,
and characterized by the thrift and un-
1mpeachable honesty and industry
which nprks the Teutonic race. The
center Of a thriving farming commu-
nifty, prettily situated in the pictur-
esque valley of the Minnesota, it is such
town as might well be selected for
home by a man of John Lind's charac-
ter, earnest, faithful and unaffected.
Mr. Lind has been identified with
some Of it's best institutions. He has
been for many years director in the
Brown County bank, Of which he is
still a stakeholder, resigning his direc-
fryro Ia zrr1a he ant
service. The bank is one of the sound
est institutions in the state, recently
Weathering bitter political attack by
a partisan pirate, almost worthy OF
the banditti of Palermo, without so
much as the indication Of a run. An
institution less well founded in the
confidence of the people, as well as in
carefully conserved resources, might
easily have been wrecked by much
Hess venomous attack. The people not
only Of New Ulm, but Of the entire
Minnesota valley, knew of the falsity
as well as Of the venom Of the assault
Mr.. Lind, too, was a member Of
committee of five New Ulm men who
bad charge Of the construction Of the
Minneapolis, New Ulm & Southwestern
railway, which connects the town with
the western division Of the Minneapolis
& St. Louis at Winthrop about twenty
miles north. Previous to the construc-
tion Of this road New Ulm was at the
mercy Of the Chicago & Northwestern,
and to reach the Twin Cities involved
several hours delay, usually, at Kasota
Junction, where connections were very
uncertain. Since the competing line
was finished, the Chicago & North
western connects directly with the
Omaha trains at Kasota, and New Ulm
is less than four hours from st. Paul.
Mr.. Lind's property interests in New
Jlm are not extensive but they are
GHosa 70 p infnrpGf
in his town. Lind & Hagberg own
store and office building on Broadway,
the principal business street, and here,
too, is his home. one of the handsome
places in New Ulm. The house,
large brick structure, elegant in its ap-
pointments, stands on. a ridge COM
manding a magnificent view of the
Minnesota valley, here seen in one of
the prettiest stages of it's broad sweep
from Big Stone lake to the Mississippi
at st. Paul.
MR.. LIND's HOME.
At the intersection of State and Cen
ter streets, directly in front of Mr..
Lind's home, is the monument erected
to commemorate the Indian troubles Of
1862, in the heart Of which was the
then frontier settlement Of New Ulm
Indeed, the ridge along the crest Of
which State street runs was every inch
of il fought over during the conflict
with the redskins in those early days.
Here his home is a worthy monument
to the most eminent citizen Of that
community now, for John Lind has
played no unimportant part in the
erection Of the handsome court house
which serves Brown county. For thir-
teen years railroad lands in Brown and
Redwood counties, which had been I'm
litigation between the Chicago and
-.
the old Winona and st. Peter company,
had been omitted from the tax lists.
A law was passed which made 1t pos
sible to collect these back taxes, and
after the validity of the law had been
tested in q contest that was carried
to the supreme court, the county of
Brown collected $50 600, out of which
the present court house was erected
Mr.. Lind fought the case in the lower
courts, and, in fact, assisted in carry
ing ii to the higher courts although
nominally and. In fact. the case was
In the name of the state and conduct
ed by the attorney general when it
reached the supreme court
MR. LIND'S FAMILY.
Mr.. Lind was married in 1879 to Miss
Alice A Shepard. the daughter of a
then prominent citizen of Blue Earth
county, since removed to California
Mrs. Lind, as the accompanying por-
trait shows, is decided brunette, of
medium height 1.-THE and athletic, al
though not slender or fragile-lookinE
She is an accomplished horsewoman,
and it need not surprise the residents
o. Summit avenue any time il to the
caValcade which Gen. Bend leads there
on Summer mornings be added tie
presence of Gov. and Mrs. Lind There
are any number of fine routes for be-
fore breakfast rides around New Ulm
and Mrs. Lind can scale the palisades
of the Minnesota valley with her hus-
band on equal terms.
Mrs. L.ind's father was a soldier Of
the Union army in the Civil war His
father in turn fought for the young
republic in the War of 1927. while
Mrs. Lind's great grandfather was q
soldier of the Revolution.
GoV.-elect and Mrs. Lind have three
children. Norman. aged eighteen:
Jenny, aged fourteen, and winifred
aged eight. The first named is now a
student at the state university. and
with four generations Of soldiers be-
fore him. might be looked for to enter
the military career rather than that
OF politics. i'm which his father has at
tanned his greatest fame He resembles
sisters are striking llSenesses of their
mother. save that Winifred's hair is
considerably lighter in shade than that
OF her mother.
Gov Lind viii bring his family TO
St. Paul during his term Of office. as
has been his rule when away from,