The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-13

time In taking advantage of the drop,
knowing the tickle character of the
Missouri river, which rises and drops
like a balloon. So we were all col
lected on board the train, and with a
cheer from the people of the town. we
pulled out. After week in the midst
of such a country this town seems aw-
full big to u.s." commented the traveller.
gazing around.
The train which brought the travel
ers in had no difficulty after it left the
environments of Mandan. In leaving
that city, however, the water frequent
ly came over the tops of the rails. The
train brought four cars of delayed bag
gage, which will be promptly forward
cd to the proper destinations.
w. j. Bodkin, sheriff of Clay county,
was in ST. Paul yesterday and said the
flood report sent out from that county
had been greatly exaggerated. But a
small section of the city of Moorhead
had been inundated and that was the
poorest section, so the loss was not as
heavy as it otherwise would have been.
The people of Moorhead do not intend
to accept state aid. but may accept
their proportion Of the fund appropria-
ted by the federal government.
Sheriff Bodkin says that farther
north, however, the damage by water
has been enormous. For miles on
either side of the Red river the prairies
are from eighteen inches to two feet
under water, and several villages in
the basin of the river, such as Hal
stead. Hendrum, Perley and others, are
practically deserted.
What! is this Henry Shade? Can
this be possible" asked a number of
men of that gentleman yesterday as
he sauntered through the corridors Of
the Albion.
IT'S me-" replied Shade thought
fully, 81 am here If 1 was not here
l would still be in Aberdeen. Sounds
funny. but it's true. But there are
others. l was fifteen days in that town,
and happy l am to get out. You know
that man gets tired of water after
being on it for q half a month.
Mr.. Shade is a travelling man who
makes most of the large towns in
North and South Dakota. Last month
he started out on trip to the towns
along the line Of the Hastings & Da-
kota division of the Milwaukee road.
He got on a train which happened to
be the first to arrive in the blockaded
town of Aberdeen for 81 days. The
people received the iron horse with all
kinds of manifestations of joy. For
nearly month the snow had prevent
ed all travel Mr.. Shade was con-
tented in the belief that he would tran
sact his business and get out in day
or two 1t took him longer than he
expected, and the first thing he knew
was that he was shut off from the out
side world in the prairie town of Aber-
deem. He tells the story best himself.
There were fifteen of US at one of
the hotels, the Sherman. 1t was so
cold in the house that we used to keep
the lamps burning to prevent the glass
breaking. Fact. Then another catas
k1.nT0 1on Ky wv II
it, the snow had commenced to melt,
and we were hemmed in by water. The
water crept up into all the streets of
the town and filled the basement OF
the hotel so it put out the fires in the
furnace. There was only one street
in the town that was not under water.
Finally life became unbearable, and
the fifteen Of us took rooms in a block
and patched it. We took our meals at
a restaurant near by, going to and
from our lodging place in boats. We
used to go to bed at o'clock In the
morning and get up at noon. We play
ed cards and made lucent limit.
Finally the monotOny became more
than we could bear, and we organized
the Aberdeen Knockers club. l had
the honor of being elected president.
Any member of the club showing the
slightest signs of becoming satisfied or
contented with anything which came
under his notice was heavily fined and
placed on the suspended list The
! hardest kickers in the club won the
| greatest honors We kicked on the
! country, the weather, the railroads, the
hotels, the meals, the porte s, the lights,
! the carpets, kicked UP hill and down
! hill. at every one and everything. 1t
was the only way to keep alive.
Finally the day of rescue came. Our
| good man Friday came to us in his
/ two ND N a
! that the flood was receding, and that
! the natives had heard a peculiar SOUND
! In the distance. A white man in the
! party, who had been to Anoka in his
| early days, recognized the sound as
/ that of a train of cars. Finally the
train arrived and we were taken
aboard, singing songs of joy at our
! deliverance At Andover we lost sew
! eral hours transporting a hundred peo-
pie and several score Of trunks across
a five-mile slough, in which there was
| ten feet of water. After being held up
in Aberdeen, here 1 am again, thank
| heaven No more of this Robinson
| Crusoe business for me-"
Rev. FIR. D: O'Loan, of Limerick,
Ireland, was registered at the Mer-
| chants FIR. O'Loan has been on a tour
of the United States and will shortly
| return to Ireland. He believes that
the cause of home rule is gaining
| ground The matter Is at present at
rest in parliament, which body, FIR.
| O'Loan says, is keeping up with the
United States congress in the amount
of talk and lack of real business. Upon
! the whole. he believes the cause Of the
! Irish is far better than 1t has been.
The people are improving n their IMAM
| cial condition on account of the better
| ed relations between landlords and
tenants.
| c. T. Leavenworth, OF Olympia, Wash,
| prominent in business and politics IN the
| capital of the great Pacific state, registered
at the Windsor Yesterday.
A. B. Hammond, wife, two children and
| governess, from Missoula, Mont, occupied
! parlor D at the Ryan yesterday. The family
! left for the East last evening. Mr.. Hammond
made Montana famous, including mining,
stock and railroads.
G. NJ Herrericks and wife, Of Williston, N.
Mr.. Heddericks is one Of the leading mer-
chants of Williston.
J. Tenny, of wabasha, is at the Windsor.
Geo. h Brenton, OF Duluth, is at the Clar-
endon.
NJ. E. Jensen, Saltwater, is at the Metro
politan.
j. McHale and wife. of shakOpee, are at the
C. A. Beebe, of Mason City, To-, is at the
W. j. Bodkin, of Moorhead, is at the
Merchants.
E. T. Bent. of La Sale, H.. is at the
| Windsor.
o. F. Wilson, of LIE Mars. To-. is at the