The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-10-31
FORTY YEARS AGO.
Excerpts Taken from St. Paul Papers Of
Forty Years Ago.

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St. Paul is to have not only
water works, but also a water pow
er of immense capacity, if the
scheme now under way is carried
out. A prominent citizen of this
city has interested eastern capital
lists for this purpose. The plan is to
construct a canal from the falls to a
reservoir back of the city in Mac
kubin's addition. This latter is al
ready prepared by nature and only
requires a few thousand dollars to
be spent in damming to make it a
lake available for skating, sailing
and fishing, as we'll as for illimitable
power for manufactures.
Ossian E. Dodge has given an
example of what little money will
do in the way of architectural
beauty. He purchased an old shell
of a building known as the Wake
man house, first door east Of the
City Hall Park, on Fifth street, and
in less than two months time
first-class mechanic has converted
that homely old structure into what
is pronounced by many the handsom-
est structure in the state. 1t has
been christened the Acorn cottage
Mr.. Dodge has fonr handsome build
ings now approaching completion.
A local circle of the National
Fenian organization was formed
at a meeting at the court house
last evening. The meeting was
called to order by appointing
Thomas Howard, chairman, and
Deputy Sheriff John Grace, secre-
tary. Capt. William Grace, organ
izer for this district, in an enthusi-
astic address, explained how an in
vasion of Canada by an adequate
force would result in it's speedy con-
quest, after which an expedition
would be fitted out. to sail from
thence to Ireland to Wrest that
country from the English grasp. At
the conclusion of his address many
came forward and enrolled them
selves in the cause.
A cynical observer on the latest
fashion for women thus describes
the waterfall: 1T has somewhat
changed this season. The size has
been increased from fourteen to
seventeen and a half inches in diam
eter, and solid hair is now used
instead of cloth filings. When this
cannot be procured, ladies are in
structed to use sufficient hair to
cover the cloth, and, by all means
have the cloth the same color as the
hair"
That splendid orator, Gen. James
H. Baker, delivered a magnificent
speech at the Union meeting at
Ingersoll's hall last evening. 1t was
a most thorough excoriation of
President Andy Johnson and the
copperhead Democracy in their
treachery, usurpation and sympathy
with the rebellion. Almost every
sentence struck chord in the heart
of the deeply interested audience,
and round after round Of applause
indicated the impression which was
made on his hearers.
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The stables at Stahlman's brewery
and several valuable horses were
destroyed last evening. The fremen
deserve great credit for hauling
their apparatus thru the mud for
two miles out the fort road. By /
doing so they saved the brewery
from utter destruction.
Gates A. johnson and his corps of
engineers have returned from their
two months surveying trip in locat-
ing the railroad from Hastings to
Big Stone lake, having accomplished
their important mission.
The Helena, Montana, Republican
says that white men were associated
with the Indians in committing the
horrible atrocities on the Powder
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