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CITY & COUNTY 144 11th Street E, St. Paul, MN 55101
1661 Cope Avenue E, Maplewood, MN 55109
CREDIT UNION 1420 Yankee Doodle Road, Eagan, MN 55121
8500 Hudson Blvd N, Lake Elmo, MN 55042
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PICTURED is the Old Black Dog school of 64 yeHwyg 13, St hPaul.
located on the present Thos. E. Kennealy place,
Bob Allen Sr., secured the picture from Mrs. Susie Zeller (third from
left in the front row) a student at the school at the time. The
school, a frame building, consisted of one room for the eight grades
taught there. Notice the wooden platform entering the school house,
the high top shoes and the bow ties. The school burned in the late
20's or early 30's and the same night another school burned, indi latt
ing somebody probably set fire to the building . Pict from
to right in the front row are: William Bradshaw, Marie Bradshawoe Kan,
Susan Scott, Mary Wenzel, Paul Wenzel, Albert Wen, nealy, Elizabeth Barry, Eddie Barry now Rev. George Scott and
William Wenzel. Second row: George Wenzel, Alice Hause, Mayme
Slater, Edmund Slater and Mae Kennelly. Third row: Howard Pepin,
Clifford Pepin, Mollie Scott, Jimmie Scott, Lodie Hause, Jos. Slater,
Tom Slater, John Slater, Jas. Kennelly, Tom Kennelly, Lucy Barry,
Ann Barry, Della Pepin and Catherine Barry. Fourth row: Elizab~
clause, Mary Barry, Olga Wenzel, Nellie Scott, Elizabeth Kenn(
Bridgett Scott, Teacher Miss Mathilda O'Brien, trustees, Jai
Slater, Tom Kennelly Sr., and Mike Barry.
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Left to right: Henry Heuer (de-
Grain threshin, as it was done ceased), George Scott, Sr., (de-
59 years ago, is depicted in the ceased, woman is unknown but
above photo brought to the Tri- the baby in her arms now is John
bune by Thomas G. Slater of E. Slater, West St. Paul; boy is
Eagantown. James Y' Slater, Eagantown; his
The above scene was taken in father, James Slater (deceased),
the yard of James Slater who died boy is now Thomas G. Slater,
in 1941; the farm now is occupied Eagantown; man leaning against
by Eugene Slater of Eagantown. water barrel is Pete Small, form-
Those were the days of big erly of Mendota. The other men on
straw piles and small separators. I the picture are unknown. The boy
The straw was carried from the ! sitting on the separator post is
separator by an elevator instead George Scott Jr., now residing near
of the present-day blower. Fort Snelling.
It was not possible to identify The se~,arator was hand-fed
all i:he men on the photo. How- and the engine was one of the
ever, he identified most of the first stean,~-power machines to be
persons standing on the ground, used in thy' county.
as follows-