The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-17
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken From St. Paul Papers
Of May a, 1865

Jim Hill is steadily increasing
his repertoire OF industries. As a
man of affairs his capacity seems to
be unlimited. He is one of the
busiest men in town. Last winter,
10 addition to his regular duties as
clerk for Borup & Champlin, he
entered the hog killing business.
Later he is found furnishing sup
plies to the troops at Fort Smelling,
undertaking all competitors. At
present, among his duties he is the
forwarding and commission agent
for the North western Packet Co.,
the Illinois Central railway and the
Milwaukee & Prairie du Chen
railway. Mr.. Hill is also the sole
agent here for the sale of New York
and Michigan salt. Besides all
this, just to fill in his spare mo-
ments, he has for the past two years
kept private account ofevery item
of freight of all kinds shipped into
and out of St. Paul during the past
two years. For this latter infor-
nation the public is indebted to
Mr.. Hill, he having given it to the
papers for publication.
Notwithstanding his numerous
activities Mr.. Hill has not spared
himself when called upon to fulfill
duties toward the city and the pub
lie generally. At every celebration
in honor of the returning regiments
during the past two years he has
taken leading part. During the
rejoicings over the fall of Richmond
he took full charge of the entertain
ment of the fire department and
other public bodies from Saltwater,
giving his guests the time of their
lives while in this city. We con-
graduate friend Hill on his pros
perity and public spirit.
Since the commencement of the
rebellion Minnesota has furnished
to the army 1881 men. The entire
population of the state in 1860 was
only 1870 No state in the Union
can show better record.
Dillon O'Brien, Esq, is prepar-
ing to leave for New York as the
agent of the Minnesota immigration
society. He wishes to thank DR.. J.
H. Stewart, c. D. Gilfillan, George
L. Becker and others who contrib
uted funds for his mission. About
the Indians Mr. O'Brien says: THE
government should at once drive
the red men west of the Missouri,
then make a treaty with them and
live up to it, and in the future pre-
serve the helpless savages from
that class of civilized white men
who grow fat and sleek and re-
spectacle upon Indian plumber.
y They should not be left to starve
like hungry wolves, sooner or later
to return to the settlements to rob
and murder. It is an Indian S faith
that it is better to die with full
stomach than with an empty one,
and | don't know but what he is
right. .
The indications are that large
number of Minnesota troops will
soon be sent home for discharge.
Gov. Miller has received telegram
from the war department asking
what point in the state promises
the best facilities for discharge.
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The veXed question as to the dis
posal of the remains of John Wilkes
Booth, Lincoln S assassin, has been
settled. After the head and heart,
which have been deposited in the
army medical museum in Washing
ton, had been removed, the corpse
was placed IN charge of two men,
who after various movements cal
culated to battle impertinent curios-
ity, dug a grave in little spot of
ground close to the penitentiary in
the national capital, where for some
years felons have been buried.
Booth s body was deposited here,
and the earth was smoothed and
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