The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-03-01
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Redwood 00.3ette
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 1, 1905.
BY AIKEN G scHMAHL.
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken From st. Paul Papers
of Feb. 18th, 1865

Authority mas Oeen received TO
add several new companies to the
First infantry battalion, and there
is now an opportunity to establish
the old First once more.
Col. Marshall has presented the
Society with a rebel flag
and piece of rebel balloon cap
tured on the gunboat Teazer near
Harrison landing in 1862. The
balloon was made from silk dresses
furnished by the ladies of Richmond.
A communication to the Historical
society from E. e. Gear, declines
giving history of early Minneso-
ia, on the ground that it would not
reflect any great credit upon our
citizens.
J. W. Sencerbox and DIR. J. L.
Wakefield, charged with having re-
ceived illegal fees for aiding per-
sons in procuring exemption,
each gave bonds in the sum of 81 900
for their appearance in the United
States circuit court.
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J. H. Mckenzie, charged with
harboring deserters, has been bound
over in $500 bonds by Commissioner
Cardozo.
J. G. Burbank & Co. have opened
up new stage route to La Crosse
for those who wish to go via Roches-
ter. Passengers leave ST Paul at 4
a. IN. and arrive at Rochester the
same evening at clock. They
leave at Rochester at Z a. m. next
day, and arrive at Winona in time
to connect with the stage for La
Crosse the same day.
f. A. Cornell, chaplain of the
First Minnesota, writes: Our bat
tallion, as usual, is in front, and I'M
der fire. The men suffer, though,
from the extreme changes of the
weather. On Sunday morning the
sun arose in clear, beautiful sky,
but on Monday it rained incessant-
ly, then hailed, sleeted, showed and
froze. The men had only shelter
tents for those dreadful nights and
scarcely less dreadful days! -
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The Eighth Minnesota is now en-
camped within four miles of Wash
ington, D. G. Lieut.. Col. Rogers
was among those wounded at Muir
freesborough and left in the hospital
at that place. The regiments now,
and has been all winter, qnartered
in tents. The health of the men is
excellent.
After two years of drought, we
are assured of high water the COM
ing season. Heavy SHOWS at the
head waters OF the Minnesota, on the
Upper Mississippi and st. Croix RI
vers, means navigable river and
good crops once more.
Capt. Weber and his gang of 100
workmen have reached,Le Sueur in
his raid of the snags in the Mime
sofa river. Low water is favorable
for this work.
A member of the tenth regiment
writes from Eastport, Miss: "For
the past ten days we have been liv-
ing on half, quarter, and sometimes
no rations at all. For two days the
boys lived on one pound of corn per
day, and for most of the time on
corn meal.
At the State Historical society
meeting, Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Riggs,
who has resided in Minnesota since
1887, said he had observed seasons
excessively dry or extremely moist,
at intervals of about ten years. He
had never, though, known season
so dry as the past two years. The
only drought of any severity similar
to the present one was in 1912, when
crops almost totally failed, and DR..
Williamson had to go to Fort SHELL
ing to escape starvation. There had
been three droughts since. Judg-
ing from the past, he did not feel
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