The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1906-09-12
Excerpts Taken from St. Paul Papers Of
Forty Years Ago.

preVlOuS) ana returned at D o'clock
in the evening. This train was drawn
by the first locomotive that ever
turned a wheel in Minnesota, the
civilian Crooks" it was driven by
the engineer who blew the first loco
motive whistle in the state, w. C.
Gardner, who took the first train to
St. Anthony. and has been con-
nected with the road ever since; the
train consisted of precisely the same
cars, passenger and baggage. that
comprised the pioneer train of this
state, and the first conductor, Justus
c. Rice, was on board.
A distinguished party of guests
were on board for the initial trip.
Banquet and speeches were INDUCED
in at Big Lake on the return trip,
Mr.. Henry Hale paid a high compli-
ment to Hon. Edmund Rice as 1.-The
man who projected the St. Paul and
Pacific and first set it on foot
man who has devoted the whole of
the past ten years of constant toll,
at a great sacrifice of means and
comfort, to the promotion of build
ing this and other roads in Mime
sota." A large portion of the re-
turn trip from Big Lake to St. Paul
was made at the rate of fifty miles
an hour.
The grading of the Minnesota Val
ley railroad, between West St. Paul
and Mendoza, was accomplished in
shorter space of time than any one
supposed possible. Much of it was
work of the heaviest kind, and none
OF it very easy of access.
Gov Marshall wrote to the war
department some time ago asking
that Fort Smelling be presented to
the state for an asylum for INDECENT
and disabled soldiers. Quartermast-
err General Meigs replied that the
government has use for the fort as
storehouse for supplies for forts
in this district, and that the state
cannot have it.
The citizens of Faribault have SUBJ
scribed a tract of land embracing
more than forty acres, which they
propose to donate to the state for
the location there of an asylum for
the deaf, dumb and blind. It is
beautifully situated on the river
bank.
William L. Banning, president of
the Superior railway, is back home
after several months absence in
European cities comforting with
leading capitalists of that country.
He reports great success in securing
funds to push forward the road.
Col. John C, Terry, deputy post
master, has received several hundred
dollars worth of the new 5-ceut
coins, and purposes to get them in
circulation here to root out the dir
ty, torn shinplasters now used for
change. Parties can purchase the
coin from him for grecnbacks.
Hon. 1gnatius Donnelly, our youth
full representative in congress, is in
town, stirring up the faithful. He
is said to be somewhat alarmed over
the fact that Mr.. Browning, the new
secretary of state, is going for
him" and others connected with the
Chippewa business.
A gentleman from Pittsburg is in
the city who proposes to start a
glass factory here if fuel can be had
cheap enough. He thinks peat can
be produced here at such price as
to make glass works pay. Sand of
the finest quality is found here and
in great quantities. This proves
that if peat can be sold here at a
cheap rate manufactures will soon
spring up.
Gen. Oscar Malmros, so we'll
known as adjutant general of our
state during the war, arrived home
this week after an absence of eigh-
teen weeks in Europe as United
States consul at Galatz. He was
warmly welcomed by his numerous
friends.