The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-05-24
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken From st. Paul Papers
of May II, 1865

theater: 81 am avenged In the
leap upon the stage the fbula, the
small bone of the leg, was frac-
tured. For ten days and nights the
forests and swamps were his home,
with pain and dread and anguish.
When discovered the barn was fired;
before him sea of fame ready TO
engulf him; and in the grave still
greater sea of flame awaiting him.
And at that instant he received his
peculiar, his wonderful wound from |
the cavalry revolver. His entire
body, except his brain, was para
lyzed. His mind was clear He
suffered the mostagonizing pain and
begged to be killed. He lay thus
for four hours before death relieved
him. Was there not in it all the
hand of an oyerruling providence?
II
The chief item of business at the
provost marshal's Office these days
is attending to deserters, who are
reporting under the presidents
proclamation, now that their SER
vices are not needed. 1t is really
wonderful to see how patriotic the
stockholders have become. Their
country could be deserted in her
hour of peril, but now to save their
own precious necks they can en-
dure marches of so miles day.
The bold rebel privates in arms
against the government will have a
comparatively honorable record,
while these miserable deserters
. will be despised by north and south
for all time TO come, and the treachery
and cowardice will cause the cheeks
of their children to blush for years
and generations to come. To-day is
the last day that these small speci-
mems of humanity can avail them
selves of the presidents proclama-
ton of pardon. At latter date we
will publish list of those who have
availed themselves of an offer OF
pardon and of those who have re-
fused it and are to be DISTINGUISHED.
It will be useful to refer to in after
years, and in fact, every year about
election time,
The lynching of John Campbell,
the half breed at Mankato, last
I week for participation in the mas
sacre of the Jewett family recalls a
character of historic interest. His
grandfather, Colin Campbell, emil
grated from Scotland in 1887. He
at once came to the Indian territory
and established trading post at
Prairie du Chen. Capt. zebulon
M. Pike, who established Fort
Smelling, mentions him in his me-
moirs, having been entertained by
Mr.. Campbell in 1905 on his voyage
up the Mississippi.
His son, Scott, the father OF John,
was interpreter at Fort Smelling for
Is years, and also clerked Tor
Messrs. Steele, Kittson and other
early traders. Prior to l843 ne
moved to st. Paul, and lived on the
, site of the stone building on Thirc
street now occupied by the Amerl
can express, near the Presbyterian
church. Here he claimed twenty
acres which he sold out to Mr.
9 Hartshorn in 1847. He was burlet
: near the residence of Mr.. Wheelocl
on st. Peter street, at what wa
then the Catholic cemetery. Ill
widow, a Sioux, married a trade
/ named Patolle, who was murders
: by the Indians on the first day c
9 the massacre of 1862, near New Uln
: John, the subject of this sketch
r was born near Mendoza in 1888. Il
q was we'll to Mr.. Larpenteul
Mr.. Irvine, and other old citizens
In 1861 he emerged from his haunt
, among the Indians and enlisted
: Company A, Brackets battalion
His conduct in the army was sue
that he spent much of his time
- the guard house.
&c All but four of the numeror
= forts about Washington are to
I;c~ad;otolu diSmnnntad their GA