The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-09-19
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken from St. Paul Papers of
Forty Years Ago.

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Upon the banks of the river at
Red Rock, just opposite Kaposia,
the unmistakable sign of "Quaran-
tine," painted upon muslin in the
shape of transparency lover which
waves the yellow hospital fag)
stands out prominently night and
day before the upcoming boats,
which are all examined by the ply
stefan in attendance, who removes
all the dangerously sick, and, if the
boat is in good condition, a clear
ance is issued, under which she
comes on to the city. A watch man
is constantly at his post during the
night. The cemetery at the quar-
antine contains one grave and neat
headboard bearing the inscription,
Paul A. Anderson, Norway, died
Aug. Oath, 1866" This was a
cholera patient taken from boat
in a collapsed state, and he died
shortly afterwards. One patient,
very sick, was saved and discharged,
and one still remains who is ex-
tremely low, with every symptom
Of the dreaded Asiatic cholera. Two
buildings have been erected, one
16x30, divided into two rooms this
is the hospital. The second build
ing is 16x24, also of two rooms,
where the officials and assistants
sleep. The grounds are level, car
peted with rich greensward, shad-
ed with fine old elms and the whole
place trimmed and swept with a
view to neatness and cleanliness.
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Benjamin Thompson, Esq, re-
turned home this week from an
official tour to the borders of civil
zation. He reports all sorts of game,
from a buffalo to a woodcock, as
being abundant beyond precedent in
the vicinity of Big Stone lake. Gates
A. johnson and his party arrived at
the foot of Big Stone lake about ten
days ago. Judge Rennick left Vel
low Medicine about ten days ago to
meet this party, which is engaged in
surveying for railroad purposes.
At meeting of state delegates in
this city Thursday, the following
from Ramsey county were selected
to attend the soldiers and sailors
convention to be held in Cleveland,
Ohio, on Sept. 18th; Maj. Gen. Sib-
ley, Maj. Gen. German, Col. VIM.
Crooks, DR.. Wharton, DR.. Hand,
Col. Uline, Col. Won Minden and
Capt. Manner. The following were
appointed a soldiers and sailors state
central committee: Gen. German,
Gen. Sibley, Col. Baxter, Col. |.
Griggs, COL Uline, Capt. Locfren,
Capt. Shelley, Capt. Wilson, Capt.
McRussell and Lieut.. Buck.
Some kind friends have been
publishing fearful accounts of the
ravages of cholera in St. Paul, thus
driving trade and tourists from
here. We cannot lay this to any
rival city, as St. Paul has no rival.
Now, we wish it understood that
there is no cholera in St. Paul, and
has not been, with the exception of
two cases brought here on steam
boat nearly month ago. The city
has never been more healthy--in fact,
there has been less sickness recently
than usual.
P. Hayman Kelly and J. Clark
Raquet arrived home yesterday on
the Addie johnson. At the quar-
antine, at Red Rock, they were be-
lieved to have the cholera, and were
gobbled by the sanitary officers, and
sent to the hospital, but escaped and
arrived in port safely. Mr.. Kelly
has secured another cotton ram. and
it will arrive on to-day's boat.
Borup & Champlin this week
shipped $500 pounds of clarified
ginseng to New York. 1t is not con-
Sllmad in this country hut iS ox