St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-06-04
TRAVELLING HUMANITY.
People Caught and Talked with i'm
Hotel Corridors.

Col. Sweet of Sank Rapids was at the
Merchants yesterday. The colonel is a man
with irredescent beard and long hair. He
is one of the pioneer settlers of the state,
and in 80 filed on claim that was suisse
quently covered by the town of Sank
Rapids. Here the colonel first built log
house, and later erected fine frame build
ing that is commodiouS and airy and al
ways open to his friends. He is tireless
worker for the interests of the little town,
of which he Yves one of the founders, and
when the cyclone swept through the ham,
let it considerably passed through his back
yard. and did no damage worthy of note.
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Speaking of the cyclone yesterday the
colonel said that the town was rapidly re-
covering from the wreck that was made of
it by the tornado and now there are about
thirty new houses where few weeks ago
there was nothing but lath, boards, plaster
ing and broken pieces of furniture; and
building is still going on rapidly. Several
stores have been built, stocks of goods put
i'll and good trade established. The post
office is again in good running order and
the Benton County bank has thrown its
doors open and is doing business. Senator
Buchanan has commenced the rebuilding of
his home and it looks as though the town
would be well on its feet again before
winter arrives. One commendable thing is
noticeable, the buildings that are taking
the place of those blown down are of much
better character and give the town more
solid appearance.
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According to the coIonels statement ho-
tell is badly needed in the town. The Central
house, which was the leading hosiery there;
was blown into fragments and hotel wonld
do a good business If it was built right
away. Those who were injured in the
storm are all doing well and will probably
pull through all right. although there are
several who have not yet recovered from
the shock and it will be many days before
they recover the degree of health that they
enjoyed before the storm swept over them.
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c. A. Gilman was at the Ryan yesterday.
Mr.. Gilman is president of the Chicago
Terra Gotta company with head
quarters at Chicago and is I'D here
on a trip OF combined business and pleasure.
He says it is too warm and noisy for him at
present in the Garden City, and he took a
run up Moth to get sunburned and enjoy
fishing excursion. Mr.. Gilman is very
warm friend of Mayor Rice, and when the
two come together during the fishing sea-
son, the tinny tribe always prepare for
picnic. forthe two friends when they go
out fishing always seek some shady nook
on the lake, and batting their hooks and
casting them overheard, turn their atten-
ton to telling stories and recalling incidents
of their early days when they were boys
together. While they are doing this the
fish feed on the bait unnoticed, and fish
ing excursion for Mayor Rice and G. G.
Gilman means an angleworm banquet for
The fishes.
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Maj. M. D. Baldwin, recently appointed
agera for the Biackfeet Indians, accompanied
by his family, is at the Merchants. He is on
his way to the agency, for which place he
will start direct this afternoon. He is a law
yer by profession, Democrat, and well
rounded, good-natured fellow. He has
horid complexion, light mustache and comes
from Ohio. This is his first visit to the North
west and he says he is nightly pleased with
the country. Maj. Baldwin says he has little
idea of the life he will find at the agency He
expects to be located about $50 miles TO the
north of Helena, and will look after the in
tereStS of the Blackfeet Crows and Piegans