St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-01-31
The Sunday GLOBE will be replete with bright
ana attractive features.
The Country PresS-.A "Reminiscences.
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The Carlton County Press, published by A.
De Lacey Wood, known to many of our
villagers as associate editor of the Kasson
Telegraph, at time when he was youth of
sixteen years. iudulges in the following rem
inisrence, frdught with the profound senti-
ment of the long ago, preceded by an invo-
cation that will go home to the heart of every
old ''vet' of the state press;
''Alay they (IIall AMI Castle) be at the head of
the ranks when we all appear before the great
Final Proof Reader TO render an account of this
checkered ft-and meet nc oss the ozark river
many knigh;s OF the old time hand press of din
nesota, who laid down the Faber stick
AMI rule in response TO solemn
summons served by a power beyt II human APP
peal. And they have gone, with NhOle-souled
Frank Daggett, after years of al . 1t service on
the frontier at the lever of the OH Washington
hand press and by the case with stick and rule
causing rich, virgin praires and majestic
forests to fairly blossom with happy, thrifty set
tiers, great grain fields and busting towns and
vi ges; the memorable old Washington press
being an important factor in inaugurating this
grand transformation era long before the great
iron horse had crossed the boundaries of our
90 umonweath, and when the old concord
conch and SIX used 10 rattle along with our
print paper from LaCrnsse However, a number
OF tHe Olu frontier cuIOrS are HVlH8, among
wh,m may mentions Jeremiah RUSSELL
Geo. W. Benedict, Julia A. A. Wood, Sauk
Rapids; Louis \. Evans. W. b. Mitchell, ST.
Cloud sam aud Jos. SimontOn, Sauk Centre :;
Alec johnson, II. p. Hall, Capt. j. IL. Wood.
Y. NJ. Newson, Louis T.. Fisher, St. Paul; Col
John S. stevens. Col VIM. S. King, Minneapolis
Irving Todd, Hastings; Gen. Jennison. Gov
Eln bard, Red Wing; w. j. Whipple, Daniel
sinclair Winona; Morris G. Russell ("Uncle
Dudley') Lake City: DR.. Leonard, Hon. II. II.
Young, Il. e. Mitchell, DR.. Thos. H. Foster,
b ruth; Hon. L. b. shaver, Kasson.
1t Is pleasant 10 observe that many OF these
rireless and we'll known old veterans have Leen
hapdled tenderly by Father line, though now
rying gracefully in the walks OF life, "silvery
threads amongst the goll," while number Of
the early pioneers are sill ''in the harness."
working with the same ardor aud zeal that dis
tinguished their Abors in Territorial days"
The above beautiful tribute to the long
AGO, from the ready pen of A. De Lacy
Wood, has indeed thrown open the gates OF
memory, through which troops a host Of wei
come "reminiscences. Our first newspaper
venture was eighteen miles west Of ST. Paul,
and dates August g. 1858, long before the
day Of "patents" or the ingrrss of railroads;
aud news from The east, during the SNOW
bou nd season, several weeks old, would be
considered late. Paper and other printing
materials were hauled several hundred miles.
Newspapers were not 50 plentiful then as
they are now, and they we're much better
supported.
Has not the press Of early days been one Of
the principal auxiiarics toward the early set
Element Of this state with class Of hardy,
industrious and intelligent citiZensl The
former wild prairies, now a cultivated garden
plot; the floating palaces on the bosom OF the
mighty river which, but a few years ago,
rolled on, undisturbed in its lonely beauty;
the large herds of fine blooded stock as pcD-
tiful IS ELK and deer IN oldeu times; the
church aud SHOOT house that now stand where
stood the Indians wigwam: the steam cars
that fly acr ~ the land swifter than the feet
footed Sioux or the arrow from his boy;
are not all these proofs enough 10
the old Journalists OF territorial times that
t.,ir labors have beenfraugbt with SUGGEST
And with that band Of veterans are lett only
handful of the old pioneers Of territorial
days, whose work Is nearly done, and who
are one by one, like the stars at the approach
Of morning, fading away into their mysteri-
oIs homes. TnrJ' privItiOns aud hard ships
t!ey have paved .he way to o21ence and a
higher civilization. AdiCu, old yris,
An may toe remnant OF your year,,
re crowned eiih every blessing.
That this brief life Of hopes aud fearg
Is worthy Of possessing.
And with your ast declining sup
When death lfrt gsil comes DER you
The memory Of q work we'll done
VIII light the scene before yOa.