St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-28
THE RAMBLER's REVERE.
What He Has Seen and Heard
During the Week.

The past week was repetition OF
former ones, and such as every CONNER
cial traveller experiences. After quiet
Sundays rest, if he has been fortunate
enough to reach pleasant harbor on
Saturday night, he resumes work on
| Monday morning invigOrated and re-
freshed. going through the same routine
of soliciting and booking orders, varied
only as he encounters different persons
| and things. Every town brings its
changes, pleasantries or ills as one may
| meet with success, or misfortune. Ii
the bear does not dance, or climb the
telegraph pole at De Smet because OF a
high license), gou are likely to see the
performance at Lake Preston as well as
a travelling horse doctor, and all the jul
yenile population Of the town. AS the
exhibit costs nothing it, of course, meets
with approval.
The renowned attorney, Writ Dexter,
of Chicago, was out at Lake Preston rec
creating and doing some tall shooting.
Mr.. Dexter has a hired man to do the
shooting. while he is content to pull the
| boat through the weeds and ruSheS, and
pronounceS it great sport. Mr.. Dexter
| has a wide reputation as lawyer, but
it is said he cannot shoot even little
bit 1t was told The Rambler that as a
| Mugwump Dexter also possessed points
of excellence.
sporting goods man of Hubbard, Spencer
| d Co., Chicago. He had just completed
his Dakota trip and was winding up IN
Minnesota. He reports large trade IN
cutlery, and perhaps few weeks later
| every man and boy you meet through
the section's he has covered will be
carving knife branded III. 5. b. q 20.
| He is planning for short campaign
| through Michigan.
]. II. Moulton, of P. 81. Kelly Mercan-
| tile company, st. Paul, was out at Elk
| ton. Oak. making the third OF fourth
attempt to get north on the Burlington,
Cedar Rapids & Northern. Moulton is
a new man in this neck of woods, but
an old man at the business, having
represented some of the best Eastern
houses. Hepossesses energy and pluck,
and Will get there, barring floods, snow
and cyclones. :, 80
Albastine is what he sells, and he
travels through a large number OF
states.
| company. and Deering company, were
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a pair, and it is good pair to draw to.
AT Pipestone R. S. Gladsworthy,, who
sells hardware, from Dubuque, induced
The Rambler to go down to the great
Red Pipe-stone quarry, where Gitche
Mantle, the mighty, standing erect
upon the red crags of the quarry, called
the tribes in council. AS we clambered
over the rock, searching for the foot
prints of the mighty, trying to deter
mine where it was he, with
his finger. traced the winding pathway,
and babe the waters run in this way
we speculated upon the signal, and had
our imaginations been strong enough,
we might have seen the smoke ascend
inc from the peace pipe, or even the
coming of the warriors OF the nations.
At this time it was not doing a rushing
business, and to us it was quite doubt
! full if even small number could find
bathing accommodations IN its waters.
While the Indian will fade away and
perish with time, the generations to fol-
low us will find sufficient in history to
tell what manner of people they were,
but as to the people who preceded them
the mound builders-all is speculation.
| THE RAMBLER.