The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-11-03
back to our starting point.
The Second Trip

C1tul I'll, we lOl1OWOO Oil ll1lPu1OO
to make another pilgrimage to
l"God's first temples" and this
time went from our starting
place of the day before up the
river, toward the University sec
ton Of East Minneapolis. This
walk is not so long as to Smell
ing, but not less interesting.
One of the first points of inter
est in this direction is Shadow
Falls" possible so named be-
cause the miniature Minnehaha
has been reduced to a mere shad-
|ow for lack of Water-otherwise
lit is a really pretty little show.
Like our own Ramsey, it shows
up best, I fancy, after spring
freshet.
Going on north, we have a
/ fine view of the Selby bridge,
and arriving there, come along
side Of the grounds and build
ings of the Town and Country
club. From here on to East
Minneapolis there is plenty to
interest one almost every block,
a railroad bridge and another
for street traffic being hung
across the river at intervals Of
half a mile or more. And in less
than twenty minutes of brisk
walking the tall towers of the
court house and other Minneap-
oils sky-scrapers are revealed,
and it comes almost as a sur
prise to find that we have crossed
the line between the two NUM-
cipalities without realizing just
where the boundaries are. It
seems a very likely development
of the future, that Minnesota's
divided metropolis will sooner or
later become in name as well as
in appearance, one great and
busy city, beautiful for situation
and model civic and industrial
center in which the people of
the whole state will take just
pride.
Hiking Joys
To certain Redwood county
people, familiar with the drives
around the twin cities, this lit
tie effort to convey an idea Of a
good way of spending spare
hours when visiting the twin
cities will not very much appeal.
Your correspondent is merely
trying to demonstrate, in COM
monplace way, that for able bod
led people who enjoy stroll
among historic and beautiful
natural surroundings, it is not
really necessary to pay two dol
lars an hour for an auto tour, in
! order to see the real attrac-
tons that are in evidence on
either bank of the Mississippi.
Had I realized the little effort
required to make these trips,
and the reward out of all pro-
portion to the effort to be had
for me, I should long ago have
discovered the Mississippi at it's
prettiest, instead of putting it
off until now.
May Lose Legs
Your correspondent doesn't want
to be an alarmist, but is wonder
! ing if the future citizen is not
in danger of losing the use of
legs, as a sequel to their present
unpopularity. Doctors have been
discovering that the vermiform
appendix is a sort of joker in
our anatomy, being Of no use ex-
cept for revenue only for GER
tain doctors who know how to
harvest the appendix when it is
ripe. I almost wonder if the in
FAINT of the thirtieth century, for
instance, will not be born with
a set of documentary rubber
tires instead Of legs, and that
with the progress of science and
the fullness of the years, infants
born with old-fashioned legs will
not be given a twilight sleep and
have those useless members re-
moved and a pair of wheels
grated on, so that the back
number kid can have an even
chance with his peers for get
ting on in the world and keeping
up with the procession. Perhaps
this contingency should not be
taken too seriously. It is mere
speculation by an
Ancient Hiker.