Sauk Rapids frontierman. [volume] (Sauk Rapids, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1860, 1855-06-21


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SslalSg III oar sIsstealp iriisiss wlio tras-
ihrou M " \ cse,uli tn plieasure xhd'
lproft, NAV 6nd soneth ing new il the
ialloxiss aaast hod u lis' aat NM msl-
Iing rDaas ia this portion ~ Midnesota ];
HI n fhs sarly days of Itasca. md ~
lsag ago, that onIy ons house. and that
og eabin. comprised III Tiers wAsE
|bssides 4 large grove of osks and want.
Iquaniities of land W the present der,s-
|ly populated City cover TIE sini.ter)
lsl,sre then resided the Hon. Thomas a.
tIIolnes, nors familiarly known - Ola,
Tom Holmes. His peculiaritiss were
llpscnIiar, and Bis mode Of expressing hiisI
feelings ana sentiments were extremely
EpIain and simple generalIy chinckiog
each sentence with \ plain oath, not
easily misunderstood, He was also
man 81 sense, for ny knew enough %.
keep il the proper place. He was i,
shember VI the House Of Represents
ttiyes during the first Session of our
Legislature and during the sixty days
he never uttered : word unless q an
swsr to bis name when The roll Was
Icsllsd Az was Away 4 punctual' il every
thing, apd had ! host Of friends.
Butto our story Tom wa bound 70
build 4 City III "a 4 monument h Az
memory the place was staked out ii
lots, but the travel went on the ldToad !,
consequently the people could not see
the stakes, and not seeing them, were
not likely " purchase lots. Says Tom
70 me one day,
1 1--WE must have that did road
60 through the town, and 60 through i,
shall"
/" How will you do i I" says I,
8 You keep quiet . couple Of days
land willshow you, b was the reply.
One Sunday morning soon after, Tom
drove to my shanty in double team
with two small oak trees tied and drag
ing behind the wagon. "A hearty laugh
ens1ed. Says he,
The new road i surveyed and laid
out. for have broke down the grass 50
as 70 make plain mark that every one
may see the trail. and it is ! mile nearer
Il than the old route. Il
I" Well now Tom, let me see the trav-
q g over your road, and you shall
Ih1ssa ~ the credi. due you for your en-
ergy. =
You will see i : said he, and drove
Of.
The next movement on his part, was
to go down to where his road ruin into
the Old road below ltasca. A long train
i Of loaded wagons we're coming up. OF
course every body knew old Tom in
those days. and he accosted them
WIS / say, old Brock. amt you dry ~
!" Well am, Tom, got any wh.skeya''
just drive down there TO the house,
you will fird . barrel, and / have laid
OUT new road, mile nearer than the
old-and high and dry. NJ N
Good ticks, Tom j; / am in for that
and the whiskey in the bargain. ! say
boys shouted Brock, (every body then
knew Brock, Tom has got nearer
route 70 Elk River, and plenty Of whis
keyStn get IL Travelled. =
1 "a hearty laugh and shout for old Tom
Swas Am reply The teams went through
MA spads 4 visible track !, meet
lfip "a IN ~ 81. Paul.
4 tala ~ i dr. new route
l and e. M emsnts % travel t. Ia
= l. n sr the eld rosd wasdeserted;
III RasiI more II swas haunted, and never
aIasiacsS I'M tesn drove oyeriit. The
fbarrsI VI xhiskey lasted about ! month
III tle road All nade- and then Tom
ot another barrel and opened tavern.
Y a 0olorsd p0sson. well known - niger
EBen. acted IS cook. for people then