Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-22
DAKOTA&M MONTANA
OUR NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORS.
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms, Nov.E2l, to the st.
Paul Globe.
Dakota and Montana Notes.

Dakota and Montana Notes.
The first child ever born in DEVILS Lake
city, died the past week. It was an infant
and bore the name of Ricard.
The first fire in the business part of
the town of Aberdeen last week estroyed
about $1,000 worth of properly.
The ladies of the Presbyterian church
in Moorhead have New England supper
Thursday night, which promises to be a
grand success.
Minnekota is the name of new town
in Roberts county on the Fargo Southern.
1t comes pretty near the name of the state
across the line.
Moorhead has a Chautauque circle which
has interesting and profitable sessions.
The next meeting will be held on the sec
ond Friday in December.
The five Meyer Bros. who have over a
million dollars invested in stock in Mon
tana, met at Miles City recently for the
flrst time since they were boys. 1t was a
happy reunion.
The discovery that Pinkerton's detec-
tives have spent the summer taking notes
at Devils Lake city is causing surpris-
ing depree of nervousness among citi-
zens on general principles.
The young peoples social at the NJ. E.
church and the musical soiree at Ply
mouth chapel Tuesday night, were we'll
attended, and combined pleasure and in
struction in the most felicitous manner.
A gentleman in Fargo who may posi-
bly, be relative of the only man from the
south who has acted as president since the
war, has lately drawn purse of $4,000 in
Louisiana lottery. So he states in con-
fdence.
Judge Hudson informs the attorneys in
new counties, who petition for sittings of
court, that the judges have concluded that
no additional terms can be had until con
gres5 affords relief in adding to the num-
Der Of judges.
Il. S. Campbell, of the Crow Indian
agency, west of Helena, went east the past
week with five Indian boys and six girls,
to the school at Carlisle, Pa. The young
Indians do not like to go but the chiefs
require them to do so.
Taking beams out of the optical organ
is a sort of feat not often accomplished
in these days, but at Grand Forks recent
ly DR.. Duggan, q skiIlful surgeon, took
from the eye of John Brodie tumor, half
as large as a hens egg.
The Intelligent character of the people
who found the new towns in north Dakota
has illustration in the little village Of Port
land in Trail county where q free reading
Is being opened and an amateur theatri
cal troupe is on the tapia.
The new bank building at Grafton is
the most tasty and most commodious bust
ness structure in Walsh county. It is so
airy and elegant, and the officers are SO |
affable and courteous that it is e pleasu re
to borrow money of them.
It's reported in railroad circles that the |
Northern Paoifc will take off one of its
trains west of Fargo next month, making |
but one train day between Fargo and |
Mandan. 1t is not expected that the win
ter travel will warrant more.
The artesian well bore at Billings is now
down 700 feet, and still in the slate for
nation. The work is being pushed for
ward day and night, and they intend to
strike liquid if they have to go down where
the lake of fire is supposed to be.
LhS bPCOAdA tbtIhCblOn III udu05UOWn Inc
past week was the Presbyterian fair which
was an entire success both esthetically,
gastronomically and financially. II is to
be followed by boxing match, under
charge of Prof. Allen, of Valley City.
Captain Gregg, who has charge of oper-
atoms on the Fargo Southern at Wahpe
ton, came up to Fargo to spend Sunday,
and reports all quiet on the Red at that
point. By Monday noon three quarters
of mile of track was TO be laid south of
the city.
1t is stated that shipments of live stock
on the Northern Pacific from Montana
have closed for the winter with the excep-
ton OF an occasional shipment in palace
stock cars. Shipments of dressed beef
from Miles City and Little Missouri are
increasing.
Helena recently had grand skating
masquerade at the amphitheater. There
were two prizes for the best characters
and Miss Hattie Blake as starry night took
the first prize and viii Alexander the sec
Ond. Miss Blake moved with rare ease
and grace.
The members of ST. Msry's parish in
Bismarck have been making preparations
for fair to continue all Thanksgiving
week. All the features that give life ard
merriment and boom to church fiuanoes
on such occasions will be brought into
requisition.
There Is complaint that Mandan has
had recent remarkable influx of life in
surauce agents, which is causing some IN
easiness among the people, as 1t carries
the suspicion that the reputation of the
town or some impending event in
duced this visitation.
The art loan exhibition COTTON up by
the ladies of the Presbyterian church com
prises remarkable aggregation of curious
ancient relics and modern works OF art.
and should be visited by every one. Il is
held in the Keeney block in Fargo ard will
continue several days.
The citizens of Bsthgate, near the Man
itoba line, held mass meeting last week
20 complain OF the wheat inspection at
that point. which they claim is very preju-
dicial to that pleasant and promising
young town. They also agreed 90 offer
bonus of $2,700 for q hour mill there.
Grand Forks has in operation a sue