Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1898-07-28
INVASION OF CANADA
by
MINNESOTA EDITORS.
Continued from last week.

ion Experimental Farm at Brandon,
a most delig ghtful spot, with shady
avenues, fine lawns. evergreens and
flow ers. The capabilities of the soil
and climate were well illustrated in
the many we'll kept plots of ground.
This is fine farming country. Re-
turning to our cars, we sped west
ward another "a miles, when our
train stopped for few minutes at
Griswold, where hearty greeting
was accorded to us, one that will be
remembered as one of the most pleas
ant incidents of the trip. We were
WELCOMED in an eloquent speech, and
our hearts were touched by the sing
ing of America" ':Star Spangled
Banner,' and "Red, White and
Blue" by a number of little girls,
wearing capes made of newspapers.
Each one of our party was presented
with buttoniere of wild flowers.
Here we had the pleasure, also, of
meeting number of former Mime
sofa residents, Sioux Indians, who
had taken part in the frightful massa-
ere at New Ulm, and other towns, in
1862, and who afterwards were driven
into Dakota, whence some of them es-
capped into Canada. Gen. Siblev
took about 1900 men, women and
children of this tribe as prisoners,
over 400 of them were tried by mill
tary court and 303 were condemned
to death for murder and massacre,
and others to various terms of impris-
onment. The execution of the con-
demned was prevented by an order
from Pres. Lincoln. Finally, 80 of
the Indians were executed on Dec. 26,
at Mankato. We have faint recol-
lection OF that stirring time, when
our family and that of neighbor,
with household goods and victuals
packed into wagon box, were hust-
led off to place of security by Clear
water Lake.
Our next stop was at Virden, 1S0
miles west of Winnipeg, and never
will we forget the cordial manner in
which we were received there. The
town was gaily decorated with the
stars and stripes and the Union Jack.
A very fine banquet was rendered us
by the ladies and handsomely en-
crossed address Of welcome was de-
livered to us by the Mayor and the
President of the Board of Trade. If
any of our readers contemplate a visit
to Canada we would recommend that
they stop over at Virden, where we
know from experience that they will
be we'll entertained by the-good peo-
| pie there. }'".
AS we proceed on our journey west
ward the landscape becomes more
rolling and in some places hilly.
| At Indian Head we made short
stop, and, true to it's name, on the
station platform were seen number
of Indian braves, squaws and pap
pooses-a picturesque looking lot.
An Indian band played number of
patriotic airs very skilfully to the
great delight Of the excursionists.
These Indian boys had travelled IS
miles to greet US. Their performance
! proved to us that musical soul may
dwell within an Indian as we'll as in
aawhite man.
We arrived at Regina, the capital
of the Province of Assiniboia, $50
miles from Winnipeg, at about 10
O'Clock on Saturday evening, July
9th. Here another elegant banquet
was rendered us by the citizens in a
hall that was gaily decorated with
English and American flags inter
twined and with banners bearing
such inscriptions as these: "Wel-
come to our Guests" ssThe Pen is
Mightier than the Sword.'' "The
/ Queen and President God Bless
Them" An orchestra furnished
sweet music as the guests partook Of
the good things at the table. Next
came the toasts and the speech maxi