Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1901-10-24
JOHN s. PILLSBURY.

for carrying on trade in hardware. The
firm continued business until it was
burned out in 1857, art the time when many
and West were forced to close their doors
in the great financial panic which swept
the country at that time:
firm and resumed business. He continued
his mercantile pursuits for IS years with
great success, until he finally disposed
to the the great inning gin: industry which he
had h been buiding up: His n cpl
brother. John A. Piilsbury, were asso-
Another i ne nephew, Fred G. Pillsbury. was
later admitted to the firm. The -Pillsbury
mills have been since maintained on their
own merit and worked independently, and
have grown to be among the largest in
the world.
For 10 years Mr.. Pillsbury served as
member of the city council, and with a
single brief interval he was a senator in
the state legislature from 1863 to 1875;
one Of the regents Of the university. and
after careful investigation of the details
Of that institution, the situation and the
legislature a plan whereby the whole af
fairs of the university were placed in the
hands of a new board of regents
at the Republican convention for gov
ernor Of the state Of Minnesota, and his
election followed.
His knowledge Of men was wonderful,
and his keen perception and unerring
Judgment Of their abilities and weak
nesses had been developed in the great
school Of practical business. His admin
peculiarly popular with the people at
large. He took an immediate interest in
the affairs of those under his Jurisdiction
Soon after his Inauguration to office a
peculiar condition confronted the farmers
Of the state which demanded immediate
attention.
The grasshopper plague had laid waste
large agricultural sections and left thou
sands Of prosperous farmers Of the state
in a destitute condition. Gov. Pillsbury,
Of Of affairs s. in the rural districts, made a
trip, incognito, through the ruined dis
tricts Of the state, acquainting himself
thoroughly with the conditions and study
would be most effective. The governor,
unknown to those among whom he was
passing, relieved much suffering SUI from ~ ms
capitol made PUBLIC appeal for funds to
the prosperous people Of the state. and
Of 'f feod
fuel and money. When the legislature
assembled, he recommended an appropria-
iieve the want. In this manner he al
ieviated the distress Of families too proud
to ask for aid, yet now reduced to con-
During his first term of Office he was
also called upon to deal forcibly with a
gang of Missouri bandits. which at that
time invaded Minnesota; and the prison
rules Of the state soon held the names
~ the most prominent OF the famous
Younger brothers band. The career OF
iaWiessness which the freebooters en-
deayored to inaugurate was thus quickly
stoped by the prompt action OF GOV.
In 1s77 and again in 1879 he was re-
elected to the governship, thus serving
three consecutive terms, distinction ac-
corded no other man in the history OF the
state.
Mr.. Pillsbury was married at Warner,
N n. Nov 8, 1856, to Miss Mahala Fisk
who draws her heredity from double
line of New England settlers She was
born at Springfield, N. H. May Z, 1857.
her parents being Capt. John and Sarah
Fisk. ~. 10
Gov. Pillsbury IS survived by his wife
and two children, Alfred FISK P1llsbury
and Mrs. Edward Gale. Coy. and Mrs:
Pillsbury have had four children, two OF
whom are dead
What Gov. Pillsbury has done for the
Minnesota State University was probably
never more forcibly brought to the minds
of the citizens Of the state than at the
time Of the unwilling Of the Ptllsbury
monument on the campus grounds, Sept.
Upon the day Of Gov Pillsbury's
funeral the university will be closed II
all it's departments. The faculty and
students will attend the services in 9
body, and will also be present at the IN
terment, tf Il 3 to be public.