Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-11
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OUR NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORS.
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
lFsrge Special kilograms, Dec. 10, to the St.
Paul Globe.
Dakota and Montana Notes.

a national bank IS to be opened at Bill
lings next month, by Stebbins, Mund &
Co.
Sunday was so warm that the snow melt
ed freely and the roads were muddy at
Fargo.
L. E. Nshl and j. j. Luech, of Mandan,
have gone to Wisconsin to canvass in the
interest of a colony in Morton county.
The recent death of Johnny Lawson, a
popular young man of Grand Forks, causes
much regret. He was an officer of the fire
company.
The masonic fraternity at Tower City,
are arranging for grand ball and festi-
val. Visitors are expected from many
other towns.
At st. Thomas some of the young people
have organized a literary club to give reci-
tations and debates and make profitable
use of the long evenings.
A day OR two ago Bruce, Gaylord & Con-
over,a prominent land firm, made a sale of
two and half sections of land in Lamour
county, to Montana capitalists.
The roller rink In Fargo is the scene of
much meriment evenings. On Wednesday
night there will be match game of polo
and Saturday night masquerade.
In Jefferson county, Mon, near CLARK
creek, Merrill & ingalls, are reported to
have opened gold lode recently, that as
says $3.50 ton. 1t is rich find.
G. w. Earl and O. B. Piohert, of Tower
City, have gone to Montana on an extern
sive hunt. Their friends think extra cars
will be needed to haul their game.
j. G. Gsgnon of Bathgate, has spent
several weeks in Canada and reports that
a large number of settlers will come from
that section to Dakota in the spring.
Two strangers who were putting in the
night too copiously were attacked and rob-
bed of $50 and 800 on Main street in Man
dan, recently. There was no clue to the
robbers.
Katie Putnam and company are playing
a weeks engagement ut the Opera house
in Heleua. They have crowded houses.
Katie is the most popular actress that has
visited Montana.
One of the papers says that ten million
dollars will connect the Red and Minnesota
rivers and make them navigable the
whole length. Parties who have the
amount Will see the opportunity. i.
There has been no sleighing yet as far
south as the main line of the Northern
Pacific in Dakota, but about Grand Forks
and DEVILS lake the light fail of snow did
not drift enough to spoil the sleighiug.
Arrangements are being made at Tower
City for the erection of a $4,000 hotel at
The junction of the Great Southern rail-
road to be and tho Northern Pacific. 1t is
designed to make 1t an attractive resort.
F. M. Koehl, the popular clerk in the
store of Mr.. Farnsworth, at Mandan, died
the past week after a short illness. He
will DO much missed. The remains will
probably be taken to Baltimore, his for
mer home.
The resignation Of E. P. Capen, the
local ticket agent of the Manitoba railroad
at Fargo, causes much regret among his
many friends. He will visit his early
home in Maine and probably locate in
Minneapolis.
Hon. Fred. Billings, the Northern Pa
cific director, has coal mining claim in
the Bull mountains, and Mr.. Thornburg,
who has been exploring it, reports vein
of coal seventeen feet thick and of su-
perior quality.
David Merritt, of Merritt & Co., Of He
lena, left the past week to visit his old
home in Pennsylvania. He has lived in
the territory eighteen years and has not
seen his parents for twenty one years. He
will return in the spring.
Mr.. D. E. Howe, of the firm Of Bristol
& Howe, of Man Ian, in going out in the
country to an evening party was thrown
out of the buggy by fractions horse and
had leg broken above the ankle. 1t is
thought he will receive no permanent in
jury.
Judge O'Brien, secretary of the Devils
lake academy of arts and sciences reports
that the collections fer its museum so far
consists of one buffalo head and piece of
chewing gum in which are the marks of
the teeth of some aboriginal, dusky
maiden.
A young gallant at Mandan has lost his
hearing, it is said, from cold caught by
kneeling on the ice to festen the ladies
skates. 1t is best never to employ more
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| occupation even if there are pretty feet to
be observed.
a report is received at Valley City that
Rev. Frey, the absconding and democrat
lied Congregational preacher, is visiting
friends at Marietta, Ohio. 1t would prob
ably pay him to take a trip out to
Dakota and claim the 5000 offered for his
personal presence.
The statement from Hon. J. G. Burrows
that he cannot accept the vacant judgeship
| is gratifying to those who suspect that his
sympathies are enlisted on the Ordinary or
Bismarck side of the exciting social ques-
| ton. He is believed, however, to be very
| capable and fair man.
There is good deal of alarm at Devils
lake over the probable necessity of re-
survey of fourteen townships near the lake
lately filed. 1t is said that the work of the
surveyors is very defective. l. is to be
| hoped there is an error in the statement
as it will involve loss and trouble to those
who have taken claims.
Gov. Crosby has appointed Andrew F.
Burleigb, of Miles City, district attorney
for the 1st district of Montana, in place of
Edwards, deceased. He was the Republi-
can candidate for the position last year,
and made brilliant reputation SIS pub
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