St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-29

target, and a. blood was scarce at that time
among the reds Cadwell's life would be the
forfeit if he failed to best Chief Crow. Cad
well says he
''wUNK TO HIMSELF"
and when the target was fixed he took aim
quite careless-like, and sent the ball within
half an inch of the center at distance of
one hundred PAGES. There was tremen-
dous quiet. as such craftsmanship was notex-
pected. Crow took up his gun and after a
long, steady aim lodged his ball in a tree
some distance off. He tried again and this
time the ball from his rife passed through
the target directly in the center. Caldwell
was little perpleYed, but, nothing daunted,
he took aim again, and his ball went di-
rectly through the hole made by his now
best friend, Chief Crow. Caldwell was let
scot free. and quite frequently after that
visited Little Crow, who offered him a
squaw and the position of assistant chief,
but the kind offer was not accepted. Re-
markable instances are told of Caldwell as
gunner, but the most remarkable thing is
no one ever saw him discharge weapon
though he has always one with him. He is
living. or rather existing, near Rockford on
the bank Of the Crow river, in log hut he
has claimed his own for twenty-three
years past. In that section the coun-
try is well wooded with hard wood.
and near his hovel is a pine tree, the only
one for miles around, and this tree the In
dams used to come once a week and wor-
ship. Even now, when a struggling Crow
comes that way, he will 60 and receive
blessing from the tree. which is now dead.
HOME FROM ANOTHER TRIP.
The Railroad COnnissIoners' Visits
Along tl2e EyiuORa 81 st. Peter.
The railroad commissioners returned yes
terday from their visit of inspection over
the WinOna 81 st. Peter road. The usual
program of stopping at each station and
holding conferences with the farmers and
business men was followed. and several
gOod-siZed meetings were held. One of the
the most interesting and largely attended
was at Walnut grove, and another at Wi
mona. The condition of the road was found
10 be very satisfactory.
The crops were anything but flattering
in their yield. In that portion east Of st.
Peter and Owatonna, Commissioner Muir
dock said there would not be more than
One-half an average crop; to the west of
those places it is little better. This is
due to the intense heat at that time when
the grain was in the milk. The same cause
affected the quality no less than the guam
tity, and as it comes from the thresher the
kernels present a dry and somewhat shriv-
eled look. The new grain is being shipped
to a considerable extent, and the crop may
be said to have begun to move. As TO the
new law, the commissioner said there was
not the interest in the new system that had
been noticed in the Northern part of the
state, though whatever expression had been
made was on the whole of satisfaction.
Commissioner Murdoch said he wished to
correct statement published in a morning
paper regarding the meeting at Owatonna.
1t had been stated that no notice had been
given the people of that place of the com
missionerS coming, and that the meeting
was sort Of snap arrangement. Such
statements were gratuitous, uncalled for
and false, and none of the business Inen of
that place would bear them cut. Their
visit had been announced a week in advance
of its occurrence, it had been attended by
about twenty of the business men and
Others interested and a full discussion of the
new laws had.