The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-11-29
Up to last accounts the soldiers
were still under guard.

$31 100; Horace Thompson, $25, 107;
j. E. Thompson, $25,071 and j. l..
Merriam, S19,026. Following these
in size of their incomes are J. G..
Burbank, w. F. Davidson, Morris
Lamprey, Charles Scheffer, G. III.
BigeloW, d. w. Ingersoll and A. I'll.
Wilder. Ramsey county pays a
total income tax of SAC, 762.55. Hen
nepin county comes next with the
sum of 81, 1853. 40. The tax is 10 per
cent. on incomes of over $1,000 and
per cent. on sums below.
Col. Houston, and others of the
Fifth Minnesota infantry, have pre-
sented Col. T. j. Sheehan, the hero
of Fort Ridgeley, with a beautiful
gold badge of the Sixteenth A. c.,
suspended from gold shield of a
United States double eagle, to which
is attached handsome gold safety
chain and pin. Upon the polished
surface of the shield is engraved the
various battles in which he par
ticipated during the four years Of
the war. Col. Sheehan will wear
this with pride in the halcyon days
which we trust will accompany him
to ripe old age.
DR.. Jarvis yesterday presented us
with a couple of splendid water
melons which he had just picked
from his farm at Merrimac, Dakota
county. The idea of having this
delicious fruit in the middle of
November in Minnesota may appear
novel to some people, but we have
passed the age of wonders in Mime
sofa. Linen coats as we'll as water
melons are in season here now.
There is sufficient iron at La Crosse
to complete the st. Paul and Pacific
road to St. Cloud, and if the river
only holds open long enough that
will be done this fall.
In future years the present resi-
dents of our city, or their descend
ants will feel proud of the noble
record our city made for itself |
during the war. It's money was
given lavishly for every purpose
patriotism demanded in raising and
equipping regiments, in bounties for
the 400 soldiers who went from
the city, in monthly relief to the
families of soldiers, in sanitary
affairs and Christian commission en-
terprises, in soldiers homes as we'll
as to the government loans and
thousand other ways. Mayor Prince
has a list of the amounts directly
given by citizens and the city as
bounties, and it foots up to nearly
$225, 900.
Thursday was a day long to be
remembered in our history as the
commencement of a new era in our
state existence. The Minnesota
Central railway was formally opened
to business by appropriate Inaugural
ton ceremonies, consisting Of a
grand excursion Of citizens of St.
Paul, St. Anthony and Minneapolis
to Faribault, at which point the
citizens sumptuously entertained
them with a fine banquet spread
in the depot building. Half AN hour
before daylight two cars of the st.
Paul & Pacific road were filled with
our prominent men. St. Anthony
was reached at daybreak, and I'M
der the guidance Of Mayor Prince
and the Great Western band, the
st. Paul party marched across the
suspension bridge and through the
prosperous city of Minneapolis to
the Minnesota Central depot. Here
were half dozen passenger and
baggage cars (the latter filled with
chairs.) Impromptu. receptions were
held at Pennington and Mortified.
Faribault was reached at IL o'clock,
where, after a tour around the city,
a banquet and speechmaking was
the order of the day.
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/ Assaults upon unprotected females
are becoming altogether too COM
mon. Last week a woman was
assaulted and left ina serious con-