The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-06-15
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Redwood 0o3ette
WEDNESDAY, JUNE, Is 1904.
BY AIKEN & scHMAHL.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts from ST Paul Papers of May
18th, 1864.

The draft has commenced at last.
On Thursday. at Capt. Keith S
Office, in this city, the great draw
ing was started, and will continue
until every town on the deficient
list has been finished. The names
are placed in a square box with a
double lid. When six have been
taken by blindfolded man the box
is shaken and turned over several
times, when another half dozen
''Iucky" ones are drawn.
There is quite a large class of
citizens, who, if drafted, are able to
pay the 5000 substitute money or go
in person, but whose hatred of the
government is such that they will
either resist being brought into the
ranks or will endeavor to escape to
the woods. Already some of them
are repeating the Copperhead
threat; 1--WE might as well fight
here as anywhere" Ball cartridges
are an efficient cure for such as
those.
Citizens in the neighborhood of
New Ulm report that they have no
arms nor ammunition. If they can
be furnished these, they will stay
at their homes and combine with
the soldiers in keeping the savages
at bay and try to exterminate them.
Col. Pfaender has just sent dis
patch from the frontier, on the Cot
tonwood, that one Indian was killed
this week, The scalp lay before
him as he wrote. Settlers are turn
ing out en- masse for a grand Indian
hunt.
Col. Crooks a short time since
rendered his resignation as colonel
of the sixth regimenton the ground
that the command was to be detained
in the state while he desired more
active service. Now that his regi-
ment has been ordered south he
has asked leave to withdraw his
About 20 months ago Judge Elan
drau purchased 106 sheep for $500 |
He has just disposed of the same,
which, including the natural in
crease in the flock and the wool
clip, brings him the handsome sum
of ST, AS. This proves that Mime
sofa is destined to become a great
wool state. Mr.. Flandrau has dis
posed of most of his property in this
state and expects to leave for Nc |
vada in a very short time.
Col. Colville, of the First Mime
sofa, who has about recovered from
his injuries received at Gettysburg, |
has assumed the editorial chair in
the Red Wing Republican Office.
n. n. Thompson has been chosen
enrolling officer for the draft in
West ST. Paul. When his name
was drawn loud hurrah was given
by his constituents, who filled the
lobby.
George A. Bracket, Esq, of Min
neapolis returned home last night,
having come from Sioux City in four
days, the shortest time that Jour-
ney was ever made with a single
span of horses.
Many of our citizens, both men
and women, have joined in the ma
tional movement to buy no more
foreign goods and no expensive
articles until the war
ends. We shall not be compelled
to dress in ''homespun' either.
Right here in Minnesota are wooden
factories that turn out clothes good |
enough for anyone.
The prices of luxuries have adj
considerably this season.
Ice cream is 10 cents, soda water
10; saloons have raised the price Of
drinks to 10 cents and similar luxu-
ries have advanced proportionately.
Thomas Erd of St. Paul has
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