The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1904-03-09
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts From st. Paul Papers Of Feb.
9th, 1864.

nal members of the First Minnesota,
the gallant boys who sprang to
arms at the first call of the nation
4 for defenders, have never received
dollar of the bounties awarded to
members of subsequent organiza-
tions. The injustice of the discrlm-
ination against our brave boys on
account of the patriotic alacrity with
which they enlisted before a bounty
was offered has again and again
been pressed upon the government
by our state authorities. It has at
last brought forth good fruit. By
a recent order Of the war depart
ment all now come under the bounty
law and will receive the original
800 offered by the government
Rev. Edward D. Neill, who re-
Gently resigned the chaplaincY of
the military hospital in Philadel-
phia ON account of deafness, is now
a private secretary to President
Lincoln. Measures are on foot by
Mr.. Neill's numerous friend to Sc
cure his return to this city.
One of the most pleasant private
social assemblages of the season oc-
Cured at the residence of Hon. j.
P. Kidder last evening. It was in
honor Of the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of the wedding of the host and
hostess. There were about fifty
ladies and gentlemen present. A
magnificent silver tea service was
presented by Hon. G. D. Gillian
on behalf OF the guests Hon. E.
Rice, James Smith. Jr., Col. S. M.
Flint and others also made fitting
remarks.
Recruits who enlisted the past
few days received the handsome
sum Of $415 as bounty money. Our
city council has added $500 to the
government S $300and the premium
Iof SIS. This is more than any other
district of the state is Offering. and
there are no agents or "skin-
ners' employed to fleece the volun-
.teer out of half his bounty. 7e
On Thursday sixty volunteers
were mustered in, and yesterday
seventy-five we're enrolled. A per-
SOD can make almost as much money
by soldering" as in any other
way, with the large bounty and
regular pay added.
The rebuilding of New Ulm is go
ing on bravely. The town and |
and country around it will soon be |
repopulated with a brave and hardy |
race like that massacred and driven |
away in 1862
The Second Minnesota, whose |
term of furlough will expire in a |
few days, is about to rendezvous at
Fort Smelling before their departure
for the South. We recently paid
such public honors to the First
Minnesota as was their due. Now
let US add TO these the honors which
are due to the reenlisted veterans
of the Second.
Maj. J. R. Brown and Rev. FIR.
Andre are laboring very success
fully in the neighborhood of Pem-
bina in inducing the Sioux to give
themselves up to Maj. Hatch.
On Tuesdayssa train of TWENTY-FIVE
array wagons, four and six mule
teams, loaded with oats, went up to
Fort Smelling from this city.
The late order permitting citizens
to receive the bounty for bringing
recruits to the provost marshal has
created number of active recruit
ing agents. One man cleared $500
on the contract to fill the quota Of
Cottage Grove. He paid to each re-
cruit $50 in cash and pocketed the
remainder. The same man expects
to clear 5000 this week by filing the
quota for the town Of Woodbury..
We take pleasure In announcing