Part 64 (2/2)

H Jackson, postonmaker; J J Dewey, MD; W D Phillips, lawyer; J Monteur, D

C Taylor, blacksmiths; J R Irvine, plasterer; B L Sellers, stonemason; Lot Moffett, Anson Northrup, hotel keepers; James Pomeroy, Francis McCoy, house builders; McBoal & Gilbert, stock dealers; Henry Jackson, W H Forbes, Daniel Hopkins, Freeman, Larpenteur & Co, J

W Simpson, Olmsted & Rhodes, Fuller & Brothers, R P Russell,the prominent citizens who arrived in 1849, David Day becaister of deeds in Ramsey county He served in the territorial house in 1852 and 1853, and was speaker during the last session He served as postmaster from 1874 to 1887 D F Brawley established the first brickyard in the Territory, andnorth of Prairie du Chien, which was built by Rev E

D Neill Willoughby & Powers introduced the first stage coaches, and established the first livery stable Nathaniel McLean caent and served four years He died in 1871, aged eighty-four years Henry F Masterman, a prominent lawyer, died in 1883 J D

Crittenden, who served in the late war and rose to the position of colonel Orlando Simmons, a useful citizen and sound jurist, still lives in St Paul Wm Hollinshead, a brother-in-law of Edmund and H

M Rice, died some time in the '50s J W Bond was the author of the first history of Minnesota Chauncey Hobart was chaplain of the first legislature John B Spencer, carpenter and contractor, built the first breakwater and dock at Duluth

Thomas Foster became editor of the _Minnesotian_, and subsequently issued a paper at Duluth He gave the name of ”The Zenith City of the Unsalted Sea” to Duluth He was too ton, District of Columbia, in 1884 The first Masonic, Odd Fellows and Sons of Teanized this year The Bank of St Croix, with headquarters at St Paul, was established this year Its paper was the first issued in the form of bank notes in the city and Territory Nevertheless it was a fraud Its paper was quoted in New York at one per cent The proprietors were Young & Sawyer

For a few terse coard to the St Paul of the past and of the present we are indebted to a writer in the ”Soo Line edition” of the _St Croix Standard_:

”Twenty-six years ago there were no railroads in St Paul, now there are 26 trunk lines entering the city, with over 3,000 e, 90,000 cars in use and 100,000 men employed Beside this is the river trade, which employs two lines of boats and affords a very considerable co interests St Paul has shown a great increase, and in every depart up in all directions, and the business has already reached the large sum of 45,000,000, with not less than 1,200 factories and 22,000public The fire depart of 8 steaines, hose carts, 159 ing to the fire departood, pure water, obtained froo there were 1,800 miles of mains and 1,000 neater connections, so it is safe to say that at present there are 2,000 miles of mains and 1,200 connections The receipts of the department for the past year were 2,109,02609 The real estate sales in 1887 will reach as high as 32,000,000”

Beyond this year we shall not follow the history of the city, except so far as a few tables of statistics and the biographies of a few of its leading citizens may be concerned

POPULATION OF ST PAUL

1849, April 200 1849, June 840 1855 4,716 1857 9,973 1860 10,279 1865 12,976 1870 20,030 1875 33,178 1880 41,498 1886 138,074

SCHOOLS IN 1886

Number of school houses, 26; valuation, 816,650; number of teachers, 246; number of scholars, 9,600

STATISTICS OF BUILDINGS COSTING 100,000 AND OVER

Capitol 300,000 Custom house 500,000 Court house 1,000,000 Hotel Ryan 1,000,000 Merchants Hotel 500,000 Metropolitan Hotel 100,000 Globe building 500,000 Pioneer Press building 650,000 Cha 137,000 Hae 100,000 Baptist church 100,000 German Catholic church 100,000 Central Park Methodist Episcopal church 100,000 New York Life Insurance Co 1,000,000 Ger 250,000 Northern Pacific office building 250,000 Manitoba office building 200,000 O 160,000 Union Depot 150,000 German American Bank 250,000 Germania Bank 200,000 First National Bank 100,000 Watson block 300,000 Hale block 150,000 McMurrin block 150,000 Willius block 150,000 Gilfillan block 125,000 Drake block 100,000 Drake block 100,000 Union block 100,000 Albion block 100,000 Gotzian block100,000 Wilder block 100,000 Mayhall block 100,000 DeCoster & Clark block 100,000 Sherman block 100,000 Astoria block 100,000 Steele block 100,000 Shuter block 100,000 Dawson block 100,000 JJ Hill's residence 350,000 Kittson's residence 150,000 Wilder's residence 150,000 Stickney's residence 125,000 Griggs' residence 125,000 Merriam's residence 125,000 Opera House 100,000 United States Army headquarters 100,000 Lindeke Flour mill 100,000 Elevator A 100,000 Elevator B 100,000 Bohn Manufacturing Company 120,000

MAYORS OF ST PAUL

1854 David Ole L Becker

1857 J B Brisbin

1858 N W Kittson

1859 D A Robertson

1872 Dr J H Stewart

1873 Dr J H Stewart

1874 Dr J H Stewart

1875 J T Maxfield

1876 J T Maxfield

1877 J T Maxfield