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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-10-14
VERMONT NOTES.

Earl Douglass, II years OLD. OF Middle.
sex dug and picked I'd 45 bushels Of
potatoes In one day
PATENTS were granted Tuesday 10 n,
j. Kingsley. J. A. Proctor and NJ. H. Ell.
KIN OF Rutland and f. +. Wardwell Of
Woodstock
FOR the second time within n week thu
Iunch room OF Morse & Houghton al
beiio"s Falls was robbed Wednesday
night Cigars and pipes valued at s2j
were taken.
Mr.. and Mrs William Kelley of Pas.
sumpsic yesterday quietly celebrated .bs
'V'h anniversary Of their marriage with
small family gathering Both vera
born In Ireland over 10 years ago.
John Wheeler and John Pruce wore
arrested ON n Boston & Maine train n,
/ Fellows Falls Wednesday, for attetnntjnn
to shoot Brakeman Becbec rhov wcr,
returning home from Canada ana start
Cd row on the train The brakeman
attempted to stop them. when Eruce
drew revolver and levele1 it at Beebe.
inc conductor struck him over the head,
probably saving Bcebe's life.
The Rutland Manufacturing com
pony becomes o distinctively Rutland
industry ~ the transfer of the own
ership to T.. F. White. The Creamery
Package company will continue to
manufacture silos ana maintain "a
warehouse for creamery supplies I'm
that city, but their interest in manu-
facture of building material hns
Mr. and Mrs G. Harrison Taplin n
St. JohnsNury celebrated their golden
wedding yes ordav. They havo speat
their entire married life In st. Johnsbur'
where MIR. rlpln has been continuous .
employed by the Fairbanks co. for tie
past "a years. Although 70 years old. hs
have three children and five grandchil-
dren.
At the tenth annual conference Of the
Vermont Daughters Of the America
Revolution held at sprtngneid the follow
ing officers We're elected. Treasurer.
Mrs J G.. FTindes Of Vergennes; his
.orian, Mrs j f. Buxton Of Middletown
Springs chaplain. Mrs. l.. 3. Lord of
Burlington auditor. Mrs J. E Weeks
of Middlehurt; secretary. Mrs. F. Il
Swift Of Rrattlcboro Mrs. c. " North
OF Shoreham was nominated State regent
and Mrs. J. J. Estey OF Brattleboro State
vice-rerent tho nominations 70 be ratl-
fed at the continental cor gress N April
1910 II vas voted 70 support, Mrs. Emily
=. s. Moore Of Rutland for the office Of
vice-president general for Vermont.
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WATERBURY CENTER

II. C. Woodwork of Randolph has
Sought the Seaver place.-Amons those
attending the Pomona Grange at Dux-
bury Saturday were Mr.. and Mrs. D. !.
Adams, Mr.. and Mrs. A, 4. Smalley,
Jessie Hays Mrs. +. a. Newcomb. Mrs
yIIthera Stems. Mrs. Susan Mno,t, Mrs,
Mary Greene, Mrs. Matte Husi, Or. r.
J. Foster, John A. Parker, ". y. Robin
oon. Rev. and Mrs. NJ. L. Sizer.--In tho
sbsence of tho pastor. Mrs. Crossfleld
conducted services at the Baptist Church
Iunday.-The ladies Of the methodist So
ciety will servo harvest dinner
m tho vestry Saturday.-Mr. and Mrs.
John Straw OF Stowe spent sun
day with Esther Marshall Mrs. Ivy
Herbert and Mrs. Bruce were at A.
X Smalley's the first Of the week,
REV. and Mrs. Il. p. Parker and j. "
Sleeper are attending quarterly meeting
In Huntingdon.
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MTDDLESTY.

,trs NvHhnll and daughter. MIS- Well
inrton of Fi.chburg, Mass, are visiting
$cre.-Mr. and Mrs. c, G. Chafree OF New
Haven were guests Of Levi Swift and
family la7t wecl..-Mr and Mrs. =. c.
Noulton accompanied BY Mr.. an6 Mrs.
&. J.. Morse Of Waterbury went on tho
excursion to Doston. Sunday guests OF
sjira. Mary Rdbinson were: M. AID Mrs.
frank GeorEs Of Worcester and Mr.
1u1 Mrs. James Wrlcher OF Montpelier
,-Lovi Swift and william Robins went
on the excursion to Boston Tuesday
Nj. and Mrs c. J. Burnhan and three
children of Henniker. n. H., and Mr..
Furnham's sister and husband, Mr.. and
Airs. X. o. Camp OF Barre came in Mr..
Yuruham's automobile Tue sday 10 V.s
his nunt. Mrs. Nary MoOdMard.
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HAPPENINGS IN VERMONT
tCortinucd from ard PngeJ

discuss the prices to be paid for property
thus taken. II an agreement cannot then
be reached the power Of courts com
mission will be invoked.
The first meeting OF The creditors OF
i. A. Camp Of Barre was held ycstcr-
day before Referee w. y. Thcriault In
bankruptcy court. The bankrupt hos nc
usscts and as no creditors appeared the
court did not appoint a trustee. Y. NJ
.sordon OF this city, former proprietor
81 the Field restaurant, was discharged
from bankruptcy. Objection was made 70
the discharge Of +. G.. Lamhcrton Of
Irarshficld and counsel for the objectins
creditors were given 30 days I'm which 70
1le their exceptions.
The Vernon. Union Church association,
with no capital stock, fled yesterday with
the secrctarv of state articles of IN
corporation. The incorporators reside In
Dunlmerston vernon and Northflcld,
Mass
John Sweeney pleaded guilty In city
court Yesterday TO a first oifcnse OF In
toxication. lie hopes TO pay his fine and
costs of s11.14 within the required q hours
end escape 20 days in Jail.
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EQUAL TO THE OCCASION.

young couple entered railway
carriage and were Immediately put
down as a bridal pair. But they were
remarkably self-possesscd, and be-
haved with such sangfroid that the
other passen gers began TO doubt,
As the train moved out tho young
man rose to tal<c of his overcoat,
and a shower OF rice fell ont. The
passengers smiled b.oadly.
But even that did not AFFECT the
youth. who also smiled. and, turning
to HIS partner, remarked audtbly'
by Jovc, May. I've stolen the
bridcgroom's overcoat. '-Roston Her
aid
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TEE VERMONT SbNATORIUM
Information Conccrning thc Rules
and Regulations OF Intcrer; 60
Northumberland Examiners.


In order to furnish the Information
sought by applicants the executive COM
m.ttcc Of the Vermont sanatorium for in
cipient tuberculosis given to the people
OF Vermont by the late United States
Senator Rcdncl Proctor. have issued the
following statement:
fNFORMAT1ON FOR APPLICANTS.
/. The Vermont sanatorium is primer
lily intended for incipient cases OF pull
monary tuberculosis. It believes that Ivy
the treatment of such cases II can uo the
greatest good TO tho greatest number.
SO long. however. as Their. are va-an-
cites it viii gladly receive anY case IN tho
early stage. whether strictly iuclpicnt or
not, which is likely to be houcftcd by
sanatorum treatment.
>. The sanatorum is the rl't of tho
late Senator Proctor "for the benefit 81
tie people OF Vermont" ard only such
arc admitted as patients
g. II is a chnritahle institutions. partly
supported by an endowment also given by
him; but it was not intended as a free
charity. ana patients arc required to pay
| a part Of thelr expense
| Its simple running expenses for tho
year 19os were s135n for each patient, and
/ including = proper interest and depre''c-
ton cha -co amounted to about $3.50 per
wcol; of which amovnt one-third was
/ paid by the patients and tho other two
! thirds was the result Of tho gift OF Son
! ator Proctor.
4 The spuatorium finds itsolf taxed 10
las utmost i'm rider to keep Within its IN
come. and Il has only been able 10 do
th't with the generous help Of devoted
friend II rrrrrts that il has no avail
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EAST WARREN.

Edward MoriartV OF Providence, Z. l..
is visiting in town.--Mrs. Nyron Palmer
spent the past week in itsneld.--IIcnrY
HartshoIn died October G He had been
resident of Warren for many Ncara--
Mr. ana Mrs Fred Elliott spent Saturday
and Sundar IN Hancock--Mrs. Hattie
Estey and son were in Barre tho past
week -Dcput, Sheriff and Ms Sl3HtOu
~ 'arro were at John Nohus's sunday
Little Pauline Hartshorn, who wen to
Burlington hospital for an operation. is
RECOVERING fayOvally
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WORCESTER.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Hathaway are
&ecping house for Or, Turner. Mrs
Turner is visiting hcr parents N re"
Nork city.-Mrs. Betscy Slocum OF Nor
s.sville, who has been III Mt the homo OF
her niece. Mrs. Nettie Han, Tor some
Nn1e, wns taken to the hospital nj Yard
AEick on Saturday.-A son YVES horn tt
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond T. Kellogg or
sHampshire IIlll' wednesday. October
AIRS. Sophia Wiley Is with relatives
IN Middlesex-Mr. and Mrs. c. ". Tsy'
Tor and children visited relatives ir
Barre Saturday and Sunday.-M, N. Cor
ron of Barre and benjamin Gates OF
Nontpelier were In town on legal bust
Aess Friday.
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NIARSHFIELD.

Whitney Davis has sold his house in
tho village to tho Congre gational society
for parsonage.-Mr Villas Smith is
very ill.-Mrs. Emily Snow Barrett of
Massachusetts ia the guest OF her broth
err. Edgar Innrberton Miss Eleanor Cole
day afternoon "a members of the Lay
mems League Of tho Universalat Church
at Barre passed through this village in
automobiles on their way to St. Johns
bury.-Mrs. Ernest Fusion visited In
Montpelier last wech.--A. W. Blake. who
roke his ankle oct. 3 is reported COM
fortable--Mrs. e. r. Powers Is at the
Mary Fletcher Hospital for treatment.
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SOUTH WOODBURY..

Archie King IS working at tho Banks
place.-|lOra Dronan IS boarding at
Frank Batchcldcr. Raymond Lcdden
ard Lois Prcvo were ut the Lcdden cot
tase Sunday.-The funeral OF Charles
Rublce, who died from injuries sustained
by being attacked by n bull was held at
the home Of Curtis Tebbetts Friday. Mrs
Even officiating. M Ruhlee was IS
years OF age.--Charle' Cristy has finished
work in ITaldWick
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WATERBURY.

.nrS. Fhoebe SROnlO uleu nj the nome
Of her daughter. Mrs. L. ]. McGrath.
Sunday morning af;cr an Illness of
year with a cauce:ous trouble Mrs.
shonio was born in Montpelier her maid
On namo being Hunt. She first married
lpaniel Mann by whom she had three chill
lren, one Of whom is living, Mrs. William
Avery OF Barre. Later she married Ar
mold Shonio who has been dead for
number of years. Five children are Nv
Ing by this union. NJ. j. Shonlo OF stove,
Mrs L. j. Nc(;rath Of Waterbury. =. \.
Shonio and Samuel Shonio OF stowe and
1h!liu Shonio of DuxburY. She also
leaves II grandchildren and four great
grandchildren. All OF Mrs. Shonio's life
since her last marriage has been spent
On this community. She was - years ot
ace. Tho funeral was held Tuesday alter
noon at two o'clock from the home Of
her daughter. Mrs. McG,ath, the Rev.
Mr.. Angel of stowe of'ciating. Burial
~as In the Duxbury Corner cemetery
~. II. i. Perry has returned from
western trip in the interests OF the Perry
Granite company Editor and Mrs. II. c.
Whltehin left Sunday noon for New York
city.-Joscph Jay, IT. has gone to North
field where he has positior.-ClAyton
Guptil. Amherst 90. has accepted a posi-
tion with "a hardware and stoe' firm in
loston-Mr' McMaho" vi SUN anu
{. Warren were II, iH"oNe'' - "a, 7'''-
urdaN 10 see the ioo'o"" N"'' 81" va
dartmouth anu l'o"uo''' NJ anu y,
Fred Bliiihgs OF S''"e S''"- ""''u"'
with Judge ana ME- "'nu'
Mrs FRED Foss Oh Eh"''u' ~ ~"
turned home SUNDAY noon.-Dr. II. H.
Fullerton VINO mas peVn "U.l.'"Hs " ''''
tai convention IN rHii"uo'pi'!'' '''"' a.. u
home SunoaF'-J' r. ''oSS''' mas ''o' '.''
cut upon MS pace Sp'uoe '''e "'I'0"
Teasured over Low 'eet' II was =" ''C"'9
through, ~ leet from 'i'c S'"I"u' "'''N' .
KNOWLES Jesse roster H. T. '""'p"e''
and W. H. ROBINSON speh. HuHo'F a.
Highgate Sprlhgs'-A man cit'ii'"H '' ''
DS years old OBTAINED hunters Hc'ilHe
triday al INC town c'c'h o'iASe' AZ
and Mrs. II -. LEASE Hpe"t ""'"'u way anu
SUNDAY III ha'rc'-Sd'u'u aA "l
Nhile Lila montgomery "oS eNe'NIS'''" 4
colt She was thrown so 'ha' one manu-
was broken She su!IeFS '''uch pun ""''
the acc'dent.'-ihe hleeuhs o. harmony
pomona grange "lh '"e '!'s""" "
Grange SATURDAY WAS very pioas",''
6Halr. pu9liicsS sc9''o'' was "N'" '
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MORETOyTN.

W. H. Hathaway has sold his interest
In the wheoiwright shop to Lewis Free
man.-Mr. and Mrs NJ. II. NcAllictcr
have moved into tn. tenement vacated
b. Nathaniel Carpentcr.--Mr, and Mrs.
Fred Joslyn Of Northhcld were Sunday
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Neil.-
Mira. Jono Muz2y was IN Waterbury Fri
day.--Mr. and Mrs. N. r. child were In
Waterbury Center Sunday, guests OF MIR.
and Mrs + -. Grifiith.-Miss Mabel clark
started Monday for Alberta, T. c.. where
She VIII Join her parents. Mr. and Mrs.
irnntiss Clark.-Mrs. Il. S Ward went to
Eoston this week to NICE. her husband on
his way home from New Rrun7wicli-
George johnson and family were in
Montpelier Sunday. Griffcth and
Miss Holt of Montpelier visited his par
cnts Sundny-James ilynn's baby died
rNit Stay morning.
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WHITE RIVER JUNCTION.

At the board OF trade meeting Tues
day evening report by tho committee
on entertainment at the state fair and
showed that over 50 rooms were not used
ut all Tho removal Of the hitChins posts
by town authorities called for tho adverse
comment and n movement was In
augurated to have adequate hitchins
facilities provided
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Injunction and Conkling visited again.
Vie was found by Mr.. Sprague at the
breakfast table with Mrs Snrague. The
Governor got a shotgun, ,onklng was
driven from the house, and n divorce
followed
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GOVERNORS LOSS Si,000,000
Rhode Islands War Executive Empcr-
HE'D life TO SRve Effects In
burning IycCr.

Narragavsett Pier. T. l.. oct. 12.-Rhodc
Islands aged war governor, William
SpraGus was carried from his famous
home, "Canonchet" early Yesterday. and
with his wifi. turned to see one OF the
most MAGNIFICENT private houses IA the
State, AND the home on which he had
laSi'hed hundreds Of thousands Of dollars.
fly skyward In smoke and fame After
tho fire Governor SprnEue said that the
loss represented easily N,coo,o1o
The great homestead was built OF wood
many wears ago, and wns four stories in
height. Governor Sprasua had filled the
house with the choicest specimens, OF an
tiQue furniture. valuable han.ings, rugs
and paintings "Cenonchet' WAS one OF
the show" places Of the State, and, &C
cupT,ns slightly position, not far from
the bay. IL Ind been an object OF interest
FOR nearly half 4 century.
Ex-Governor Spraruc figures his loss as
follows: The house cot 100000 10 huid;
the furniture. the greater part OF which
was made 10 order abroad end imported,
cost $4,000. ana the oil paintings, includ-
Ing Corota. Michael Angelo and other old
masters. were valued Mt $4,000. In add
tion to these, there was large oil por-
trait Of the war governor by a famous
Swiss artist done soon after the civil
War. which was to have been given 20
the state upon his death, There were
also large collections of Civil War relics.
including important documents Of great
historical value
II is thought that a spark from the
chimney falling on the roof. started the
fire.
RISKS LIFE To SAVE RECORDS.
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STUDY IN GOVERNMENT.

The poetic youth had tarried long
and conservation was waning
II am never lonely" he observed
'"My mind to me kingdom is"
"A limited monarchyp she uueried
sweetly.-Success Magazine
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SOUTH READING.

I. l., lTo'sington Of Windsor and Jessie
". Phalings of this town We're married
Tuesday by the Rev \. w. Ford OF
Windsor
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SIX PERISH IN
A LAKE WRECK
Gruesome Chapter Added to His
tory Of Marine Disasters
Cleveland Boat Lost.

Detroit. Mich. oct. 1s-Thc wreck Of
The steamer GEORGE stone of ClcVel1nd'
Ohio. on Point Pclec, ont upper Lake
Eric TODAY added II grucsomo chapter
TO tho history OF marine disasters on
the Great Lakes. Six lives were lost ana
twelve were saved and the tell end OF
tho recent gale is tonight lashing
hOpelessly broken vessel that was not
insured ana belonged to NJ a. Brad
10y Of Cleveland
The six victims lost thci, lives wien
Can't. Paul Howell and reter Daley of
Erie, Pa, who was n passenger ana
friond of tho captain and six members
~ the crow were capsized In tho SURF
attempting to 20 ashore for assistance
Two Of the crew chung to- tho overturned
boot four hours until they dritted ashore,
six were drowned when the lifehoat
capsized nrd the remaining 10 members
OF the crow were taken or the wreck
about noon by the steamer f. NJ. Cs-
borne OF Cleveland and brought 20 Dc
t-oit late to-day. One of the ten brought
To Detroit. John Dicdrich, was knocked
into the Detroit river by crowd Of
strikers on tho docks and narrowly a.
cnpod drowning.
Tho wooden steamer George stone, 80
feet long and ~ feet beam, built in 1893
and having = gross tonnage If ISM. lcft
Ashtahula ohio. Monday At $50 p. m.
with load Ok coal for Racine, Wis. She
began to feel the effect OF the southwes
gale about CSC Monday evening and ut
mdnight she began n desperate battle for
life. All day Tuesday she fought valiant
~ but towards evening 1t became
apparent that tho punne We're unequal
10 the tasl, Of removing the water that
poured into the hold through the seams
opened by the 5ufetine OF the waves
About $50 n. n. today the stone struck
with a terrific lar upon THE sand bar
known as Grubbs roef nearly I'VE miles
off the western shore Of Point Pelee.
SOUGHT FORWARD CAIRNS
I'ntl davbreak tho shipwr~ck crew re-
manned IN the forward cabins and pilot
house. Then one man was cent alofi with
4 bed sheet which he waved fror1 the
forward mast. But though three or four
steamers came within sight none reeponl-
~ and It was decided that help must be
summoned from the shore. Tho vessel
was now beginning to break up forward.
Fire added 20 tho dangers Of the situa-
ton. The pilot house burned 70 the deck
before the blaze VIZ -ubduei by tie
waves and spray II ie thought that one
Of tho many lamps that were kept light
81 in the pilot house during tho night 70
warm the drenched and shivcring mon.
w1s overturned by tie pounding Of the
boat on the reef
Towards 90 a. m. day tho dan
ger OF tho vessel being broken to
pieces became acute and Captain
/ 10, ~ ,,t.f :, t. e.,
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Leather Hand Bags $1.2s

Four distinct styles made of black seal, size inch kic
double handle To-day Sl.25
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Scotch FIannels 40 Cents

Absolutely nor-shrinkablc and
choice, light and dark effects, sma
checks and plain colors. An idea
poses, such as waists, kimonos, neeli
rem wear, men shirts. etc. 30 II
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Dress Goods Department

New English Cheviot Suitins,--
most fashionable materials for tailored
wanted shades as London Smoke, Oh
Blue-5S inches wide,
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-11-26

ment loaded onto 1877 wagons,
six mules to the wagon, and with
an escort 81 men, The caravan
started on its long journey 10 the
frontier.
OF all the difficulties and de-
lays of that eventtul journey few
at the present. day, can form a
clear conception. Now the road
has been paved with iron bars
and when we, of this day want
to make the same trip, we get
into a sleeping Car in Sisseton at
night and awaken the next
morning in Minneapolis or Sc.
Paul, and we travel practically
over this same old military trail.
The transportation of the sup
plies on this trip, about half q
century ago, was attended with
much difficulty, and not with
standing all possible ere anc
with as much haste as possible
they Were on the road AZ days
The country west of Sank Centre
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-11-26

ling small sized Indian wars.
Everything necessary for this
trip including the suslenance of
the men, must be carried with
them, for as before stated, there
was no settlement or trading
post of any kind west of Sauk
Center, until Browns Valley was
reached and his consisted Of the
old log trading post conducted by
Joe Brown, who recently died at
Browns Valley.
There were no roads, those
days, along the valley of the
Minnesota river, only the ancient
Indian trails az d the trail of the
Red River voyaguers, dom
which these hardy men of the
north treked each succeeding
springtime, with furs to be trad
ed for provisions in ST. Paul,
with which they returned in the
fall, to resume their hunting and
trapping,
AS an example of the high
price paid for supplies, Col.
Brown paid as high as $3.50 a ton
for hay. 1t cost about Sis per
hundred to transport goods and
merch ,ndise. rnlNk of that. you
who are kicking about the freight
rates.
Last vooas Col. Brown, who
lives at 1921 Laurel Av Mime
apolls, for the first time in Is
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-11-26

was a vast wilderness. On
every hand were szyages who
might resist their progress and
cause them trouble. This was
only three years after the ter
rible Sioux massacre, which al
most depopulated the cou try
lying northwest Of st. Paul and
! crimsoned the soil with blood of
men, women and children, fend-
ishly and cruelty murdered, and
for several years afterwards the
troops were kept chasing hostile
bands over the plains and quel-
The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1909-11-26

years, was at Ft. Sisseton, as the
guest OF party OF st Paul and
Sisseton sportsmen who maintain
a club house here and from him
the foregoing facts ere CLEANED.
Although the colonel is " years
of age, he is still hale and hearty,
and MS vision is unim paired and
Win the Fort he was able to
mae a record shooting ducks
and he did not use glasses. His
"reminiscences of this trip were
most interesting, and he says
that any one at that time, pre-
dieting that some men then liv-
ing, would see the vast wilder
ness, transformed into beautiful
homes, the country bound by
bands of steel over which steam
cars, rush from town to town,
like swallow through the air
changing the face Of nature from
the era of Noah, to that Of Ma
poleon; where more servants
wait on man than he'll take
notice Of. /" and busy cities, where
were markets, with schools,
churches and good society; would
have been called visionary
dreamer of impossible dreams.
Yet this and more have come to
pass. Such are some Of the
marvels of Times wonder-work-
ing hand.
Col. Brown recounts that at
Ft. Sisseton. where is now all
prairie, with the exception Of
trees set out around the parade
ground by the soldiers, was a
grove of mammoth trees and
that the land on which the fort
was built was a peninsular,
almost surrounded by deep
water. upon which the logs were
RATED for the erection of the
first buildings at the fort.
Now the forest has disappeared;
where once was a lake, are fields
of grain or pasture where feed
! thousands Of cattle; where 81
years ago the Indians chased the
buffalo over the prairie or beside
the pelucid lakes, pitched hi
} tepi. The colonel said that thi
hunting trip reminded him tina
on that other trip he killed
buffalo two miles east of tn
I fort.
The present buildings whic
4 cost the government hundred
: Of thousands of dollars, ha
1 not then been erected; the brio
for these buildings was haule
!! from st Cloud. To give a
idea Of the cost Of these bui!l
I ings we cite the fact that th
mules were housed in a $50, On
! structure, and the officers quar-
- orc cost over S100 000-