Osage Valley banner. (Tuscumbia, Miller County, Mo.) 1879-1881, 1880-07-29
Minnesota Past saa Present.


~InEsiA, July 2Sth, 1850.
Editor BANsER
H~cracwar3 bound from 81. Paul, where the
people have just laid aside their winter
wrapper. and nature Is putting on the attire
Of summer; wo arrived ~ 81. Loais where
tho barometer say 9S In the shade. We
bsye Travelled ! .0O0 by water In a few days
which formerly took weeks and sometimes
months 10 accomplish. What q magical
ibauence art and science industry and enter
pri " has oyer DAtage How IL thortens dis
lance aud they make Tie wilderness ADD the
solitary place to rejoice and blossom ss =
rose, aud cities and towns TO spflnR Up as Il
by enchsn,ment. IL IS very recently thet the
coon anniversary Of the discovery of 81.
Antbony's falls was celebrated Al Minneapolis
where Vt least l0o,0 900 persons joined with
her $1,000 c~iiizsns, to hear Gen. sherman
speak IN eloquent tones OF the beauty, gran.
dear aud glory of The iapa Of the DteoiFs
Tue majesty OF her lBsea end rivers, the fame
OF the tails OF the MinnehAha and tho S.
Anthony. The greatness of st. Paul. and
the thousands attracted TO the State In quest
" health and plessu e. Could Generals
sherman, Weed. Mcclellan, Granger and
Lee look back ~thirly.aye yaae- SGD when
they were bit subA,terns 10 Fort Smelling and
neveB dseamed OF n civil war ia which they
w60ld be 30 di.thguisnea, TINY meyer
! thought at that tame eBEL that country would
ever be- any thing Lee excel t Indian bunting
prouuds and n hahdiul OF troops stationed
there to protect the few traders aud thu
| friendly lad inus irCm hostile tribes and in
vadiug banda Of tue Canadian, Frgnch Qum-
4 b1, $ aud OthCt bAit-brecds, lItue dld theN
think they were hoidirg that TERRITORY Tor
D a.. 49,. - N.wH.N a.r11t.W- v-N. ~
we're the nsrls OF Cul, smelling snd his 200
brave men whu leli bnere. IL was there one
! yast wilderness. There was not d dozen
| houses or inhsbttAnts ga the territory outside
| tas Tort, taat 5rnutttg4 country vas then 10
4 the procession OF serpent, beSr wolves say
ages aud hsli breeds. For years the mono.
tom of those wilds WIS never INTERRUPTED
except hy the ACWl OF wolves, The war dance,
the war whoOp, the p%lsintive dirge 0poor
Soui1h heard at nighttdl ovsr some islled
brave, or the appearance OF = snail ST, am
! boat which the ladians regarded rs = huge
demon smoking his big peace pipe as be
swan on The wAler, The nearest poSt-u flee,
except at tho iorr, was $40 mites distant ani
| The mad vas conveyed by dog slsigbs dur.
ing The winter, where 81. Pau nnw eta DDS
was ouiy two log cabins and 1T Minneapolis
a single house anu saw mill. No ole visited
that band ia search 81 wealth aud pleasure
80 il had remained Tor hall a century; snd
might bsve continued TO this day had DOT the
poet LongyeilOw visited IL auI wrote the
legend OF Hiawasha sn3 soon tho stofy Of the
fame OF the lalis OF MmnehAha and n e
grsnduer OF the lsnd OF the DecotAs WAS heard
IN every city, town snj family. Million haYe
Visited That land and now it IS the centre Of
attraction the resort OF wealth and fashion
and lts clti1rus equal 10 any IN ths Uuton Ia
wealth. enterprise sud Industry.
Vale wi hail Minnesota As q beautiful
and fsseinusting sister STATE and rel lice IT,
her charms ard prosperity Yet We cannot
help feeling iai that her elder sister Missouri
should CO leh IN the shade with her vast
wealth uHdev ioprd, her delg htlul climate
her rich sllI and ner warm hearted and gem
isl cit Gems. Very truly,
M. X. L,