The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-12-13

hOHC, -. As' DO0SN, sell OIOly, ocoiclAl
E. Dodge, treasurer. The directors
include those mentioned and Hon. c..
I'D. Gilfllan and James Gilfllan.
Pamphlets containing full particulars
have been issued. Orders for the
stock have been already received
from Buffalo and Chicago. The COM
fpany is capitalized at $500, 900,
divided into 1000 shares. The COM
pany also owns the immense and
magnificent water power of the Yer
million falls, the only valuable water
power within many miles.
/ The piece of land proposed to be
worked by this company contains
eighty acres and is located on a point
of land extending easterly from the
southern shore of Lake Vermillion.
This land was located by C. Wieland
in October last, and was located by
Sioux half breed scrip, by Ossian E.
Dodge, attorney-in-fact, asshown by
the register of the land office at
Duluth. The company will begin
operations in the spring, when the
rush will begin to this new Eldorado.
A superior water power, abundance
of timber and nearness to civilization
give to the gold mines of Minnesota
great advantages over those of
Idaho, Oregon, Nevada and Cali
fornia.
The military headquarters of this
district was yesterday removed from
the International hotel to the house
formerly occupied by Gov. Marshall
as a residence ON the corner of
Fourth and Wabasha streets.
Yesterday, Dec I, was the 231st
day since the. opening of navigation
through Lake Pepin on April Is, and
the 243d day since the opening of |
the river to the head of Lake Pepin,
or about seven and half months of |
navigation, and there is as yet no
more Indication of the closing of the
river than there, was IN the middle |
of July. Besides the steamboat ex-
cursion yesterday a couple of steam
ers started up the Minnesota river
with barges, and freight.
Col. Joseph l. King, former cap
tain IN the old First regiment, and
lately in command of ex-rebels on
the plains, has returned to St. Paul,
where he intends, to remain.
St. Paul is to- have an opera house
by next season. 1t will be on the
corner of Wabasha and Fourth
There will be a seating
capacity of loco, for which chairs
will be provided That it is badly
needed and will pay from the start
is evident from the fact that our
city contains $4,000 people and has a.
more brilliant prospect for the imme--
diate; future than any city in the
United States at the moment enjoys.
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That venerable female known by
the euphonious name of 'tOld Bets"
still lives, the oft-repeated report of
her demise to the contrary notwith-
standing. She made her appearance
on our streets yesterday with the
dust of the plains upon her moccasins,
looking just as old as she did when
Bob Smith first held office in these
parts that is, old as the hills. She
was warmly greeted by herIhost of
old friends in ST. Paul, although
most of them could scarcely believe
their eyes, and thought that the
little dried-up specimen must be a
specter from the other world. A
member of Hatch's battalion is
willing to swear that he saw the
venerable lady killed by being run
over by a heavily loaded wagon at
the crossing of the Missouri river.
He also, he says, saw her buried.
Old Bets is certainly historical
character. She is one of the earliest
Dakotas known to the white settlers
hereabouts. Mrs. Harriet Bishop
McConkey speaks Of her as an
octogenarian in 1847. Her age now
must be at least 100. In the:terrible
Sioux massacre Old bets warned a
number of white settlers of their
danger and led them to a place of