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ture with much more than ordinary dis
tinction as a representative. He is mod
est in demeanor, but his industry and
insight into the needs of the common
people havtt forced him to the front as a
chamuion of the rights of the people.
Mr. Walsh was born on the Westsidejn
what was then part of Dakota county,
Jan. 8, 1862. His father, Thomas Walsh,
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B. A. WAI.SU.
was a stone mason by trade, but is better
known as a captain of police in this
city. The public and high schools of
tiiis city afforded the medium of educa
tion for the subject of this sketch. After
that he put in seven years in the law
office of Judge Kerr. and was admitted
to the bar in' 1883, when but twenty-one
J»ars old. lie opened an office on his
i^n account and has practiced law
.v^tiie with excellent success. He has
wen a member of the past two legis
latures. Hi; it was who instituted the
■ftunoas inqniry Into the coal combine,
jyid took an active part In furthering
ihe inquiry that created so much com
motion. He also introduced many
Sther measures in the Icirislature.ainong
i|heni being House File No. :;r>. known
as the "Iron Clad bill," making it
a misdemeanor for employers to require
employes to surrender any right of
citizenship as a condition to employ
ment. The provisions of this bill were
commended in all tlie labor journals of
the country at large. Another of his
tills was to require streetcar companies
to enclose the front platform of street
cars so as to protect operatives from
winter weather. The provisions of his
Dill were incorporated into a substitute
that was offered by a Republican so as
to deprive Democrats of the credit of
tlie measure. Another of Mr. Walsh's
measures was to enlarge the liability of
corporations for the negligent killing of
employes.
John S. Grode.
John S. Grode, deputy county treas
urer, is an excellent man for that posi
tion. He lias a large acquaintance with
business and with people. He is very
attentive to the interests of the public,
and is fully trusted by his chief. When
the time comes to choose a successor to
the present county treasurer no other
man than Mr. Grode will be chosen to
till the place, because no other man is
more i*blining or better posted in the
ramifications of the office. Mr. Grode
was born in Mainz, on the Rhine, in
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Germany, Sept. 22, 1845. His parents
landed in New York in May of the suc
ceeding year, and located near Milwau
kee, \V is., where Mr. Grorle was brought
up and resided until he was twenty
six years old. His education was se
cured in Milwaukee. Early in life
he began railroading, and was pro
moted until he became roadmaster of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paui; he
resigned this position to go into the
mercantile business when twenty-six
years old. receiving a very strong letter
of reconiiC^jidatton, and complimentary
in character, from the general superin
tendent of the road. 110 had several
times been in St. Paul prior to 1883, when
lie came here and engaged in merchan
dising. In the fall of that year he en
tered the county treasurer's office and
lias continued in the office ever sinca as
deputy treasurer and in overlooking thi>
work of the force of clerks. Mr. Grode
was once a candidate for representative
in the legislature, but being in a strong
Republican ward was defeated. Ha has
taken great interest in musical matters
and was for ten years musical director
of the Arion singing society of this city.
This society took the first prize from
ten competitors at a contest in 1879 at
Minneapolis under his direction. He
was director of the sangerbund held in
this city in 1885.
Charles l\ Dana.
Charles F. Dana, chief clerk in the
sheriff's officeyia well known by the
people of this city and the business men
of the state as a thorough and capable
official and genial gentleman. The
manifold duties of the sheriff's office
Involve excellent judgment in dealing
with men and matters of law, as well as
In the handling of millions of dollars.
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The burden of -these matters an 1 the
overlooking of twenty or more decodes
now re-ts on th > shoulders of Mr. Dana,
as it did under the four years' adminis
tration of Sheriff Bean.- Air. Dana was
born in Portage, Wis., aua is now
thirty-five years old. His parents. S.
£. Dana and A. G. Dana, now reside
at St. Anthony Park. Mr. Dana came
to St. Paul with bis parents in 1872 and
graduated at the high school of this
city in 1878. He then entered the law
office of Gen. John U. & Walter H. San
born, where he served as clerk for four
years, and laid the foundation of a legal
education in practical business that has
served him well in his present position.
Since 1885 he has been the chief director
of the affairs of the sheriffs office, and
lias enjoyed tfte confidence of h:s supe
rior and the public as well. He has
often been suggested as an available
candidate for a county or city office, but
has never encouraged such course on
the part of his friends. In dealing with
the public he is frank and obliging, and
in the business of the office is prompt to
act with good judgment
AVi llium is. tigsui.
William B. Eran, deputy county
auditor, holds oneof the m.-ist important
secondary positions m the county. His
youth does not detract from his capabil
ity, oh the contrary being the youngest
man in so important a position in the
county, he is also one of the most
capable ana painstaking. These, to
gether with an obliging disposition,
make him one of the most popular oth-
cials in the county. He is a son of the
well-known P.itru k Esan, ami was born
in the Fifth ward nt this city Oct. 2,
IS7I. His education was seemed in the
cathedral scnool of tnis city. Being of
a btudious turn of mind and haying
a peculiar adaptability for clerical
work he was iriven a position in the
county auditor's office in July, 1S8!>,
after leaving school, and has remained
there since that time. When the pres
ent county auditor took charee of the
office last January he recognized the
fact that young Euan was a fit person to
be placed in charge of the important
details and the management of the
office, and made him his deputy in
preference to a number of older clerks.
Mr. Egan was then but little more than
of legal age, but he has manaered the
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offke in a way that is above criticism.
He is a member of Company B, national
guards, state of Minnesota, and has
been for three years. In habits he Is
steady and not given to frivolities. He
is always prompt m appearance at his
oliice, and puts in many evenings at his
desk when business presses.
Alfred F. Storey.
Alfred F. Storey, special deputy col
lector of customs for fie district of
Minnesota, is the business manager and
interpreter of the regulations of that
department in this district, in so far as
.subordinates und the general public in
doing business with the office are con
cerned. Mr. Storey is ft Democrat. and,,
by reason of a thorough familiarity
with the details of the office, has been
retimed in bis present position ever
since the chief office was removed to
this city from St. Vincent, on Aug. 1,
188 N. He had been appointed to the
position in 1685, during tlie time that
Dr. Guernon was collector, and while
the office was at St. Vincent and the
district included Dakota territory. Mr.
Storey was born in Morrow county,
Ohio, in November, ISM. He was
raised on a farm and graduated at the
Ohio Central college, located at Iberia,
in 1872. The next year he came to Min
nesota. He chose the law Cor a profes
sion, and read the science in the offices
of Miner & Barto, at Sank Center, and
Oapti Taylor, of St. Cloud, lie was ad
mitted to the bar in 1870 at St. Cloud,
and practiced there two years. Then.
he lonateu at Little Falls, and practiced
law there until 1886, when he was ap
pointed to his present office. In the
meantime he had been -county attorney
of Morrison county for one term,
and for four years its judge of probate,
lie was editor and proprietor of the first
Democratic paper in Morrison county,
the Little Falls Sun. Ju all his course
Mr. Story has been business-like,
straightforward and prompted by good
and conservative judgment. No man
could conduct the affairs of the ollice
which lie now fills with more care and
ability, and the several collectors have
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implicitly relied upon him to direct the
affairs of the office. When the office was
removed to ihis city Mr. Story and the
office fo»e came in a passenger car that
was attached to a freight train loaded
with the effects of the chief office and
the bwnch office in this city, as well as
the stores of goods, etc., in charge of the
collector of customs.
Senator William D*. Washbnrn.
How Minneapolis was rescued from
bein* a way station on all railroads is
tuday a timely topic in view of the pres
ent celebration. Previous to 1860 all
Minnesota railroads were St. Paul roads,
and Minneapolis had little else but
promises. Tlie change is due chiefly to
the untiring efforts of Senator William
D. Washburn, who is the father ot the
Minneapolis roads. From their concep
tion to their completion he has stood
faithfully by and poured his money,
time and energy into these projects even
when there was but little hope of per
sonal gain.
He was a member of the committee
that called on the old fc't. Paul & Sioux
City officials tor the last time, and de
manded a decision in regard to the long
promised branch from Shakopee. It was
then positively refused them. That
very night the Minneapolis & St. Louis
railroad was born, and Mr. Washburn
soon became its president. From that
time until the summer of 1889. when his
duties as United States senator de
manded his closest attention and his
withdrawal from railroad work, he was
very active in promoting railroad im
provements for Minneapolis especially
and the whole No:thwest in general.
When the Minneapolis & St. Louis
(including the branch to White Bear)
had reached the point where it was
bringinc lowa wheat to the Minneapolis
mills, taking back Minnesota lumber,
and had given Minneapolis 3 connection
with the Great Lakes, then Mr. Wash
burn considered that his work with the
road was accomplished. He sold out
and turned his attention to other ways
of benefiting the city and state of his
adoption.
His next great railroad enterprise
was what is now known as the "Soo
Line." This was a conception of the
Washburn family, carried to completion
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by the youngest son, who was the presi
dent from its start in 1883 until the sum
mer of 1889. Into this road he also put
his heart and money, and by its con
struction he liberated the whole North
west from the clutches of Chicago corn-
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petition. Bis original plans have been
carried out, and this summer the west
ern branch will be completed to a con
nection with the Canadian Pacific at
Kegina, and thus place Minneapolis on
the only through line from coast to
coast. What Senator Washburn has
sacrificed in time and money to build
these roads he alone can tell. Jt cer
tainly must be much. His election to
the United States senate four years ago
was but a faint return for the benefits
his business ability had conferred upon
the whole Northwest.
Tliumus B. Walker.
In building a great railroad there is
an immense quantity of lumber used,
and iv the construction of the Great
Northern system Minneapolis has been
drawn upon heavily. A very large per
cent of this lumber has been furnished
by the firm of Camp & Walker. T. B.
Walker is the surviving member or this
firm, and, as president of the Red River
Lumber company, with mills located at
Crookston and Grand Forks, has fur
nished James J. Hill with a consider
aole portion of the lumber used east
of the mountains in the exten
sion, the completion of which the
Northwest is now celebrating. To tell
the citizens of Minneapolis who
Thomas B. Walker is would be like in
forming the voters of the Union who are
presidential candidates. This paper
will fall into the hands of people re
mote from the otlice of pulriication,
and to them the following information
isgiven: In Xenia, 0., fifty-two years
a-ro he was born. His father died in
1840, and as a boy of nine he began the
support of the family. He came to Min
nesota thirty years ago and fol
lowed the profession of surveyor
and engineer. In this Hue of
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work he became acquainted with the
vast pine forests of Minnesota and made
investments that laid the foundation
that finally made him a millionaire. He
has been most actively engaged in the
lumber business, but there is hardly an
enterprise of any magnitude that
has favorably affected Minneapolis
that he has not been energetic in
promoting. It would be a shorter
list to mention those he has not
helped. It is not aloiTe in business
that lie has figured, but as a lover of
art he has done much for this city. As
president of the library board he has
been instrumental in making the library
building the center of attraction for all
intellectual people in the city. There
is no man in the whole Northwest to
whom the term "foremost citizen" can
be more aptly applied, aud his estima
ble wife ranks his equal in the same
sense.
Benjamin F. Nelson*
The pine forests of Minnesota cave
the state a reputation long before wheat
and flour supplied a later luster and
fame. Among those who have been
foremost in building up the lumber in
terests of Minneapolis and the stale is
Benjamin F. Nelson, of that city. He
was born in Kentucky fn 184:5. but at the
close of the civil war came to Minne ij o
lis. where he followed all branches of
the lumbering business with success.
Today lie is at the head of the firm of
Nelson, Tenny tt Co., and is president
of the Nelson" Paper company and the
Hennepin Paper company, whose mills
are the only ones in the state, and
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which manufacture all the paper used
by the Minneapolis dailies. As a mill
owner and manufacturer he has paid
out thousands of dollars for labor, and
thus enabled hundreds of men to make
homes for themselves in the state and
metropolis of the Northwest. He has
held important official positions, and is
one of the most substantial and re
spected citizens of Minneapolis.
James C. Haynes.
In looking over the field of railroad
and telecraph development one is apt
to lose sight of the local side of the
question, and forget that there are com
panies of this character whose work
lies chiefly in and about a great city.
Minneapolis has been well provided for
in this respect by the American District
Telegraph company, whose d resident,
James 0. Haynes, is one of the leading
attorneys of that city.
By the exigencies of politics Mr.
Haynes has become one of the best
known citizens of Minneapolis. Two
years ago the Democrats of the Seoonq
"ward, attracted by his integrity ana.
well known legal ability, selected him
as their candidate for alderman, and
elected him in spite of the fact tbat it
was Republican by an overwhelming
majority. Last fall, wnen there was do
possible hope of success, be consented
to make the race for mayor, and polled
an astonishingly large vote against the
most popular man In the Republican
pirty. These are but evidences of how
Jiliuneapolis citizens look upon men of
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worth and merit when the opportunity,
presents itself for them to speak.
Although Mr. Haynes is not un
known in the state and nation, he is
pre-eminently a local man, with the in
terests of the city near his heart. He is
a member of the law firm of Haynes &
Chase, is about forty-five years of age,
and has been a resident of Minneapolis
about one-third of his life, cqminjf
originally from near Syracuse, N. V.,
where bis early life was spent in farm
ing and teaching school.
Attorney Henry J. Gjertsen.
The building and conducting of rail
roads in the Northwest has created
much litigation, and many attorneys
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HENRY J. GJERTSEX.
have won their spurs on railroad cases.
Although not confining ' his attention
exclusively to this class of work, Henry
J. Gjertsen, of the law firm of Gjertsen
& Rand, of Minneapolis, is recognized
as" an able man in cases against rail
roadn and corporations. He was born
n Norway in 1800, but has grown up
with Minneapolis, having been a resi
dent of Uennepin county for over
twenty-five years. His parents pre
ferred that he should study ideology,
but he found the law a more congenial
pursuit, and at the age of twenty-three
was admitted to the bar. Few men
have come to the front more rapidly
than he, and when a few mouths ago
Judge Lochren resigned Mr. Gjertsen
was prominently mentioned as his prob
able successor. Had he been a candl-.
date he would have received strong
support from leading business men ami
the younger members of the bar.
James Jl. Bell.
James H. Bell, chief clerk in the offltfe
of register of deeds, was bora in St.
Paoli on Independence day, in the ex-,
citing year of IBBL He is the .son of
John 'and Austasia Bell, who still live
in this city. His father is a well known
Democrat.and the subject of this sketch
clings to the faith of Jefferson that flis
fathH has stood up for in his residence
of lorty years in this city. Mr. Bell
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was educated in the Catholic schools of
this city. He has servetl a number of
years in various clerical positions
under the county and city. For two
years he was a deputy clerk in the office
of the clerk of courts and put in four
faithful years in the Ramsey county ab
stract oflice. He left the latter position
to accept one in the office of register of
deeds in January, 1891, and now fills the
office of chief over a score cf deputies.
He 5s one of the most obliging officials
in the city and makes friends with all
who come in contact with him. He
married a dauehter of the well-known
Jeremiah C. McCarthy, and is a man
that is very fond of his family. His
characteristics are hone sty, fidelity and
strict attention to duty. •
Jerome ftf. Redding.
Jerome M. Redding, the chief deputy
and manager of the office of clerk of
courts, has a disposition that is well
suited to the duties of so important au
office. He is modest in demeanor, but
has an insight into the affairs of the
courts that only good judgment and
careful study can give. This office is
conducted with mathematical correct
ness, and to him much credit is due for
keeping the accounts with the leiral pro
frssion in first-class condition is due-
Mr. Redding was born in »warlr, Essex
county. New Jersey, Aug. liVlStts. His
education was derived in the parochial
achooU of Newark, at Seatou college in-
Essex (jaunty, $?ew - Jersey, which he
attended for three years, and the Chris- •
tian ; brothers' school -of : St. Paul. He
was awarded a gold medal in the latter
school for proficiency in his studies. In
1880 he accepted a pesition in the bank
ine house of pawson & Co. Later he
engaged in insurance work, and in
March, 18S7. became bookkeeper and
cashier in the office of clerk of courts.
He has been in the office ever since, and
has been its chief clerk for nearly two
years, looking after the business of the
office and supervising the work of the
other deputies in a way that secures for
him the esteem and confidence of all
who do business with the office.
Dr. Frank Powell.
Few men in the West are better
known, nor more deservedly popular
than Dr. Frank Powell, who is desig
nated by the sobriquet of "The White
"Beaver." The accompanying Is an ex
cellent likeness of the doctor. He is
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still in the prime of life, and reaping
the reward of a successful practitioner.
For the third time he is now serving a
term as the mayor of La Crosse, the
second city in the state of Wisconsin.
When it is explained that he holds no
fealty with either of the predominating
political parties of the nation, one can
have some conception of his personal
popularity. Lite Dr. Cmos in iiis hal
cyon days, Dr. Powell is pos
sessed of great magnetic powers,
and he attracts to himself the
unequivocal friendship of the masses.
As an army surgeon Dr. Powell won
great distinction, and as scout and trav
eler he has had a fund of experiences
that would make a decidedly interest
ing book should he choose to place his
history in print. Dr. Pcwell is reputed
the champion pistol shot of the country,
and he rivals all the crack rifle shots
also. Dr. Powell, although a citizen of
La Crosse, is closely enough identified
with St. Paul to make him familiar to
all the local readers of the Glohi:. He
has an elegant suite of offices at the
corner of Cedar and Fourth streets,
opposite the Globe, and he spends
Alondays and Tuesdays there in attend
ance upon his large number of patients,
for his skill has drawn to him an exten
sive practice.
John J. O'Cosmor.
St. Paul is distinguished among the
cities of the Northwest not only for her
commercial breadth and financial solid
ity, but by reason of the men who stand
at the head of Her different lines of
business. To the citizens of St. Paul
tiiere are few men better known or more
generally respected than the gentleman
whose name stands at the head of this
sketch.
Born and raised in this city, he has
achieved success absolutely on his mer
its, in a line of work the most difficult a
man nan undertake. Shrewd, alert, of
decisive character, gifted to plan and
act quickly, for many years the city of
St. Paul profited by the use of his rine
ability as chief of detectives. Through
out the Union John O'Connor acquired
the reputation of being not only a clever
netective, but a wise handler of the
floating criminal classes as well. He
had the city detective department so
admirably organized that traveling
thieves gave 'St. Paul a wide berth.
When the present administration as
sumed office Mr. O'Connor resigned his
office, which example was followed by
his subordinates. William Pinkerton,
certainly a competent judge, has pro
nounced .Mr. O'Connor one of the very
best detectives in the United States.
This judgment is indorsed by the pat
ronage given the detective agency lo
cated at 124 East Third street. St. Paul,
which he established after Quitting tho
service of the city.
Mr. O'Connor is a big man physically,
active and capable of great endurance.
A genial gentleman in his business and
social relations, he has nosts of friends
in all walks of life. Generosity Is not
the least of his admirable traits, but his
acts in this line are as unostentatious as
the man himself, "his word as good as
a bond" applies to the full extent of us
meaning in reference to St. Paul's
premier detective.
Mow's This?
Straw Hats. Low Prices. Hat depart
ment. The Bostox, on Third street.
Sntotli Visits Notre Dame.
South Bknd, Ind., June C— Mgr.
Satolli today paid his first visit to the
toremost Catholic college in the hind,
Notre Dame. The dozen large build
ings wtre decorated with ilasjs and
fountinir, and ornamental arches were
stretched across tiie avenue. 1 'resident
Walsh welcomed the "distinguished
churchman, and Mgr. Satolli expressed
liis thanks, after which the visitor in
spected the building and listened to an
entertainment in Washington hail.
One Thousand Out.
Whiting, Ind., June 6.— The railroad
engineers, firemen and switchmen work
ing at the Standard Oil refinery stopped
work today and joined the strikers. The
coopers employed in the barreling de
partment have voted unanimously to sus
tain the movement nine hours. The
jeaders now.claim 1,000 men are out, in
cluding carpenters, laborers, machinists
and other mechanical trades.
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Martello Legally Electrocuted.
Dannemora, N.Y., June 6.— Sapione
Martello was killed by electricity in
jDauuemorra prison at 11:51 this morn-"
ing. - Martelioi- killed another '-- Italian
uaiued'Giovenni Parello on March 5,
1892, in Saratoga. i The murderer stabbed
his victim repeatedly and cut his throat.
Jealousy was the cause.
M HEALTHY EXERCISE
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fj6 ' yS \iw some, weakened or
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V i/"*"**"*^ the are by the
v/ ■ VVw ailments and ir
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~ vt" W liar to their sex.
• They're easily
helped, though: there's a remedy la Dr.
Pierces Favorite Prescription— will
build up and cure erery enfeebled wo
man. It's the prescription of a physician,
i and has been tasted in thoußanfls of cause*.
The <JnlT Hah that's taken is that of tt*
makers who preifiiie to refund the money
if no benefit is recwrad.
; j This "Prescription reaches the origin
" of the trouble. > * DiKtfnesß, fainting apeuß,
! and ' nervous disorders, stich as sleepless
ness, chorea or St. Vitus's dance, depend :
\ fTescription" cures Jpy. regulating \ and
, correctu% there. '-I--•■; -
--\k Dr. Sage's Remedy cures Catarrh. '
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PATRONSjnPORTS.
Men Who Have Been Fore
most in Encouraging
Local Progress.
St. Paul Has Recently Bene
fited by a Healthful Line
of Sport,
And a Few Men Have Given
the Furore Intelligent
Direction.
Pencil Sketches and Portraits
of Those Who Led the
Movement.
The healthful furore for proper sports
that is having sway in St. Paul owes its
existence first to the newspapers and
then to the encouragement of a few
men who give it intelligent direction.
The city is the gamer by the careful
cultivation of sports, and appended are
sketches of some of the men who have
been leaders in the movement.
Thomas Foley.
All sporting authorities recognize in
Thomas Folev the premier promoter of
manly sports and pastimes of his day.
There is no one more enthusiastically
devoted to the advancement and purity
of billiard play, and he has expanded
no little energy in encouraging base
ball, the better class of horse racing
and trials of speed. He was the origin
ator of the famous Chicago \Vhite Stock
ing base ball club, and lie figured as the
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manager during their triumphant ca
reer. Tom is perhaps the only profes
sional billiard player in the world who
met allcomers when he was in the work
and never suffered a defeat. Ha won
the American championship, and then
retired upon his laurels, lie was con
sidered one of the surest experts of his
time, but this was prior to th« advent of
such woiMlers as Jake Schaeffer, Slos
son, and those that camo after. Then
Foley took to business pursuits. He
was content with the honors and glory
that he hail cut out, and opened a bill
iard hall in Chicago. To him belongs
the distinction of owning the largest
r.ml best equipped billiard rooms that
ha/c £ver entered the competition
for tlie claim. Since his business em
barkiienthe has laid aside the stick,
and he can only be induced to toy with
the ivories for the diversion of some
' warm personal friend who has a sort of
an inquisitive desire to see whether the
"old man" has forgotten his cunning.
Should he resume practice he would
make things interesting for the St. Paul
boys who would happen to have the
temerity to give him a whirl.
Mr. Folev has officiated as the mana
ger of the Daily Globe's sporting
events since he located In St. Paul, and
this includes tho bowling as well as bill
iard tournaments that the Globe has
put into the field. Mr. Foley has the
finest arranged billiard hall in the city,
on .Jackson street, between Fourth and
Fifth, and he is always found there
during business hours.
John F. Smith.
John F. Smith, whose portrait adorns
this sketch, is one of the earlier impre
sarios of the healthful sports in the
Northwest. Although a- man of business
affairs, he always finds time and means
to encourage ventures to provide hon
est amusement. He is an athlete, and
this may account in a measure for his
enthusiasm. Coming from his Canadian
home sixteen years ago, he took up his
residence in Si. Paul, and he had not
been here very long before he couceived
the plan of organizing a lacrosse club.
In this undertaking he enliste.l the aid
of Dr. McDonald, and the fame that the
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club won for St. Paul has never faded.
For four years the St. Paul lacrosse
club held the world's champion
ship, and all this under Mr. Smith's
management. During the life of the
club only one came was lost, and that
was to New York, and after having
frequently defeated the Empire lads.
It should be explained th.it when the
club did co to defeat it was in a close
battle and after it had been seriously
crippled by the loss of many of the
best players. The team traveled in one
of Pratt's magnificent excursion cars,
and the entire country was visited. Mr.
Smith has also done much to encourage
Scottish games in this city, and is now
Identified with the coming tourney.
He Is in business at the corner of Jack
ion and Seventh streets, in company
with Abe Davidson. and Smith & David
son hare the most elegant and costly
saloon in the Northwest. Visitors to
tbe city should see it.
Frank Jo. Thayer.
Few amateur billiard players are
traced with such zeal as is owned by
Frank E. Thayer. He is a left-handed
player, and in this respect he differs
from the great majority who play well.
Frank haa Improved wonderfully the
past year. He knows billiards, and
his position work proves that he lias
been an attentive student He has par
ticipated in the Globe's tourneys and
all of Tom Foley s events, and he has
always been mighty close to the itoal at
the finale.
Mr. Thayer was born in Iloboken, N.
J., June 23, 1852, and he has been a res
ident of Hamline for seven years. where
be baa a comfortable and modern home
at 1917 Waltham avenue. He is a man
ufacturer's agent, and sells gentlemen's
furnishing directly from the mills, and
in his line he is exceptionally successful,
His inherent gentlemanly qualities con
duce to his popularity, and he seldom
undertakes to sail a bill of goods and
fails. Frank is one of the promising 1
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candidates for the first prize In the
Foley handicap billiard tournament that
will soon be inaugurated, and he is care
fully preparing himself for the event.
Yet, it should be observed that al
though an enthusiast, he never permits
his love of the grand pastime to inter
rupt his business functions.
John S. Barnes.
John S. Barnes, whose portrait is rep
resented herewith, was born in Ireland,
Aue. 30, 1855. He cam* to this country
when but a young boy: his boyhood
days were spent in Toronto, Canada.
From his earliest days he evinced a de
sire for athletic sports, and since has
followed the profession for a livelihood.
He certainly is a natural-born athlete iv
every sense of the term.
At* the age of fourteen years he de
veloped a remarkable speed as a sprint
er, and at the age of sixteen, through
his persistent effort*, won the title as
champion of Canada at lUO yards open
to all.
In 1876 he visited the Centennial exhi
bition at Philadelphia, and there de
feated all comers in sustaining his title.
Twice has he crossed the water and
competed favorably with the best sprint
ers in England.
He also won the championship of
Canada on snowshoes in mile heats,
against white men and Indians.
In ISB4 he won the 75-yard (Hying
start)championship in 7 seconds, lower
ing all records for that distance.
In 1887 he lowered the world's record
for 100 yard 9.
Mr.'liarnes. though of an unassuming
nature, is considered by competent
judges to be one of the most scientific
boxers of the present day.
As an athletic instructor his reputa
tion is not only of a national character,
but world-wide.
Four years ago he was offered and re
fused the management of one of Lon
don's leading athletic clubs, at a salary
the largest ever offered any professional
athlete in Europe.
Thirteen years ago Mr. Barnes came
to St. Paul, and after others had failed
in endeavoring to provide the national
game of base ball in this cily, he per
sonally assumed the management, airl
presented to the public the best points
of that game. This in the year of 18Sti,
and that season, above all expenses, re
alized J'J.OOO. The chances were haz
ardous, and his last dollar was up, and
from the fact of so many others having
failed in the enterprise the future
seemed gloomy indeed, but through his
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perseverance and indomitable will suc
cess crowned' his efforts. The public
well remembers the base ball that was
given them daring the years of IHSO to
1889. The St. Paul club was at all times
well advanced. During those years the
leases of such players aa Billy Sowders,
John Sowders. Charley Re illy, James
Duryea, Jack Carroll, Billy Earl«\ Leon
Viau and others were sold to the Na
tional league for sums ranging from
11,000 to $7,500.
He disposed of his interest in the
club for a handsome price at the end of
the season 1880. Since then base ball
has been on the decline, and at the pres
ent is something of the past.
The past three years Mr. Barnes has
been on the Pacific coast, and as of old
interesied in base ball matters. The
season of 1889, as manager of the Spo
kane. Wash,, club, be successfully
landed the pennant for that city, and
last year the pei>nant for Portland, Or.
He has had numerous offers this sea
son to manage clubs, both in the East
and California, which he respectfully
declined, as he preferred to remain in
St. Paui and manage the Phoenix Ath
letic ciub.
J. J. Ahem.
John J. A hern's portrait is familiar to
the great majority of the citizens of St.
Paul. He is a native of the Capital City,
and his active connection with politics,
with athletic events and other things,
has made him popular and successful in
many ways. He is the cental clerk of
the municipal court, and the secretary
of the Phoenix Athletic clut>. A sport
ing or athletic event would be Incom
plete without Alieru's finesse. From
base ball, horse racing:, wrestling and
the like to glove contests. Jack is con
ceded one of the leading promoter:-. He
is an athlete himself, and naturally
loves manly and rugged diversions. At
no time has St. Paul had an organiza
tion of any sort, connected with the ex
position of manly sports, that he has not
been one of the central figures in th«
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conduct of affairs" A hern is a boxer,
sprinter, base bail player, and all
around performer.
J. K. Manning.
J. E. Manning is the genial proprietor
of the "Mascotte," the recognized spott
ing headquarters of the city. He is MM
of the most zealous devotees of all sort>
of manly sports in the West, and ha>
done as much as almost any one of hi>
years to promote athletics. His place ol
business is at 138 Kast SevtDtb street,
and he is a native of !St. l'aul. He wa
born here twenty-three years ago, and
no other place can boast of his resi
dence. As a mere boy lie became infat
uated with boxing, and at the age o!
thirteen was considered a won
der. He Improved with year.-«
and experience- unlit he had th
welterweight championship within hi
grasp, but he finally decided to quit thr
arena to embark in business. Hut he
shows a brilliant career for live years.
His first business adventure was ti
conduct an excellently equipped gym
nasium, and it was in 18BS that he woi
the amateur championship of the North
west.
Jimmy Manning often officiates a
referee of leading events, and liotliiiiL
of moment occurs within a radiu
of a goodly number of milos that ht
does not attend. He is an active mem-
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ber of tho PbemJx Athletic club, am
occasionally puta on the gloves wltl
John Barnes for the edification of th«
patrons of the eluh.
Charles J. Mo Der mot t.
Few readers of the (Ji.omk will fall to
recognize in the accompanying cut the
presentment of Charles J. McDermott.
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Nature fitted him in a peculiar way for
the vocation that he follows; and Ik
makes every customer a friend. Chnrle\
is a true lover of, sports. He will travel
as far a3 the most enthusiastic to \ylt
ness great events, and when Fitzsin;
mons and Dempsey fought in New Or
leans ha was there with both feet.
He Is an active member of the l'lm
nix Athletic club, and never misses
a meeting. His innate modesty, how
ever, is the cause for one of hi
experiences being very little known.
In his youth Charley was a wrestler 01
no mean prowess. In 1873 he def eaten
Louis -White, of England, In I'opeV
theater, St. Louis, after a battle of two
hours. He lost but one fall in the thret
wrestled. When Jimmy Griffin was ii
his prime and had promise, Mac was his
backer, and he lilted him for the cele
brated combat with Danny Needham.
and He is pretty handy with the mits
himself. In 1&79 he defeated Cal Disen
near Kuby. Ind., in thirteen rounds.
McDermott is the proprietor of the
handsome saloon at 410 Wabasha street,
and Is the president of the Owl club
that holds its sessions in the rooms di
rectly over the saloon.
GcorKe M. Mohr.
Some five years nj;o George H. Mohr
left his boyhood home and came to tin-
Capital city to embark in business lor
himself, and it must be confessed that
he has met with deserved success. Hf
chose the wholesale liquor business, and
his inherent qualities have made him
one of the most popular young men in
the business in the state. His .store i
located at 446 Walnisha street, and It
known throughout the state as an
establishment where the customer is cer
tain to receive good treatment, (ieorge
is an extensive traveler, and he cares
for his country customers personally,
and this accounts in a great degree for
the success that baa been visited upon
the business. The best goods that can
be bought, the best terms that can be
given, conspire to Motif's advancement
in the business world.
Mr. Mohr is an enthusiastic votary of
manly sports, and he is a sturdy bowler.
A year and a half ago he orjranizfcd the
North Light and Bismarck bowlitlg
clubs to participate In the first (Ji.obi:
tournament, and he is now an active
member of the West Seventh Street
club.
This Should Interest Yon.
Gentlemen wishing to avoid the wor
ry, vexatious delays and unnecessary
expense inevitable- when having their
garments 'mane to order at a tailor's"
are invited to inspect our tailor-made,
all-ready-to-wear business. Dress ami
Traveling Suits made from the most
fashionable imported Batting*. Toe
Boston, on Third street.
rank KoJjlk ri Get Away.
Roan* Ark., June 6.— The bandits
who so successfully robbed the People's .
bank at Dentonville yesterday seem to
have made good their escape with their
booty, amounting to 110,000. The leader
was recognized as one of the notorious
Starr brothers. . .Citizen .Stone, who was
shot,' is yet alive; with . fair chances of
recovery.