Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-22

but made very feeling and fitting re
Spouse. To his numerous other gcoo
qualities the captain adds that of being a
Democrat and an unqua lifted believer il
the success of his party next year.
1t is said that ne zt month trains on the
Southwestern branch Of the Northera Pa
cifc will run only to Lisbon during the
winter, as the snow makes it difficult to
keep such lines open. That is, the twenty,
| five miles from Lisbon to the terminus at
Larimore, will go into winter quarters.
jamestown is specially fortunate in Sc
curing the college of the Presbyterian
church, and it is the merited reward of its
lberaiity and public spirit. 1t promises
to be one of the great literary institutions
of the west. jamestown. for SO new town,
is one of the prettiest and most attrac-
tive in Dakota.
DR.. A. w. Perkins, of Highmore, in
Hyde county, has not been quite suited in
the actions of Gov. Ordway, and empha-
| sizes the aches of his corns in this not al
| together courteous manner: 81 believe
you to be- an Infamous william. political
! demagogue and as base and bad scoun-
| drel as ever went unhung."
The hearing of the Manitoba officials be-
fore Judge Hudson in Fargo next Friday,
| in the contempt matters, will be attended
| with much interest, but there is not much
| probability that the penalties will require
extra cars to Sioux Falls. The company
will no doubt genufect and appease the
| Judicial powers if possible.
Some of the papers west of the Missouri
protest against the wanton destruction of
bufaloes, especially by the Indians. 1t is
stated that 600 of them from Fort Yates
lately killed 5000 of the quadrupedal
aborigines almost exclusively for amuse-
ment. 1t is hoped some check can be put
upon tits reckless devastation.
Among the small game found in some
districts is the beautiful aud rather strong
ly perfumed animal known as polecat.
One repeatedly sought accommodations at
the hotel in Washburn, and came near
taking entire possession of the premises,
but an armed force secreted at night final
ly closed up the perfumery business.
The new town of Weller, north of Bis
marck, was visited by horse thieves re-
Gently. They took from Mr.. Weller's sta
blss four brown mules belonging to the
stage line from Bismark to Fort Stevenson,
and valuable pair of horses belonging to
Mckay, a mail contractor, valued at $500.
There was little effort to trace the thieves.
Those who have ideas of western courts
derived from some of the fanc1ful writers
will hardly credit the fact that in the dis
trict courG at Helena, Judge Wade fined
man $40 for smoking in the presence of
the court. In some of the states further
east lawyers are allowed to smoke during
court and in the immediate purview of the
bench.
The seventeenth anniversary of Miss Lulu,
the graceful and amiable daughter of
Capt. Alex. Griggs, of Grand Forks was
made a season of festivity and merry
making, shared by host of friends and
In the merry whirl of the dance young life
was pictured and it was bright one. The
souvenirs were as numerous and select as
at wedding.
1t appears that Chris. Torson, a suppos-
ed reputable and moderately honest citi-
zen OF Canton, accompanied the two
swindlers who rOped in SO many Of the
formers In that section recently by work
ing off upon them snide goods, claimed to
be saved in damaged condition from a
fee in Chicago. He has lost his grip in
that community.
There has been good deal of grumb-
ling at Governor Ordway for not appoint
ing commissioners to organize new coun-
ties, but in Hyde he appointed two sets
and still they grumble. He attempted to
remove the first ones but they wouldn't let
go and the two are now trying to fix up
the county with two county seats and
trouble is in the wind.
The extencion of the Hastings g. Dakota
railroad to Ipswich in Edmunds county
was opened the past week. This town
has been plated only about six weeks,
and already has sixty buildings, some of
them two story and substantial, and the
town has quite boom. Two or three lit
tie towns started before the road was built
have been drawn to it.
Dawson county has recently completed
a court house at Mitchell, and it has Just
been tested with term of court, and the
unanimous verdict is that for it's cost,
about $4,000, it is most admirably de-
vised and complete in all Its appoint
ments. 1t Is handsome brick structure
56x72 feet, in the center of beautifully
elevated plat of ground. The basement is
fitted up for jail.
There is project on foot to organizs a
winter excursion from Dakota to the east
1t is expected that all the railroads inter
ested in Dakota will unite in issuing re-
duced rate from ali points in the territory
to leading cities in the east, to go east be-
fore Christmas and return any time within
sixty days afterwards. 1t Will be splen-
did advertising scheme, both for the terri.
tory and for the railroads.
The past week the following new towss
came into market at the Huron land office
and claims are being rapidly taken in
them: Towns ia, lis and 116, range IL;
and towns ia, 115 and 116, range ~; and
town 116, range 10, in Hyde county; towns
III, range II and III, range Y. in Faux
county; towns III, 118, range 70 and III,
lis, range "a, in Potter county, and town
ZIG, range "a, in Sully county.
Bishop elect Walker writes to one of his
early associates, locally known as ''Bishop
Hagen virtually admitting his acceptance
of the position. All the information re-
ceived in regard to him adds to the salts
faction of the friends of the denomina-
ton at the selection. The bishop admits
nokh he bo A..