Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-01
Dakota and Mcntano Notes.

Dakota aud Montana Notes.
Il. F. Alling, a popular young attorney
of Fargo, left Monday nigh TO accept the
attorneyshlp of large mining company
in Colorado.
At the Republican convention in the
third district OF Clay county, MINI, Tues
day, Jacob Dinsmore was nominated for
county commissioner.
It IS rumored that Major Edwards will
bring suit against the Fargo Republican
for statements made during hia abseuoa in
Chicago. There are symptoms Of increas-
ed beliigerency between the papers.
The annual convention of the Congrega-
tionalists Of North Dakota raeb at Fargo
Tuesday evening to remain in session
three days. The gathering is one of i'm
portance to the denomination and interest
to the public.
A party of three went out from Helena
to bring in moose they had killed, and
found three grizzly bears at work on their
meat. They succeeded in killing all of
them. There is a good variety Of game
in that section.
The cap social at the rooms of the n.
E. society in Fargo Tuesday night was
largely attended and the novel feature of
the tissue caps, with the element of
chance was greatly enjoyed, especially by
those who drew pretty partners.
Temperance advocates can make point
on the fact that at the recent fire at Miles
City out of twelve buildings burned eleven
were saloons. 1t should not be assumed
that the proportion of saloons to other
buildings in the place is quite as large as
that
Prof. DeMars and M. J. Mcclure, late of
Chicago, claim to be able to perform all
the spiritual feats of the Aana Eva Fay
company and announce al expose of Lhem
at the opera house IN Fargo next Sunday
night. The professor claims TO be gen
uine medium.
One of the prominent citizens of Fargo,
who has been in the livery business, it is
rumored will be the defendant IL d divorce
suit, based upon charges of disioyaIty to
the obligations of the connubial relation.
The case will excite good deal of interest
on account of the standing of the parties.
Livingston in Mo ltaaa is making pro-
vision for religious interests quite rapidly
for mining town. A $4,000 Methodist
Episcopal church is nearly ready for oc-
cupancy. The Catholics will put up a
$4,000 structure this fall, and the Con9re-
gationalists, Presbyterians and Episco-
palians are securing lots TO build on in the
spring.
There ID quite O stampede in Montana
to the Cour d'Aleue mountains, in the
western part of the territory, where it is
reported remarkably rich quartz leads have
been discovered. AT one time years ago
there was stampede to the same point in
search of placer mines, but the guches
were branded as worthless. They may,
however, prove valuable for quartz min
ing.
The Argus figures that at the DesMoines
land Office it cost ninety-one per cent of
the gross receipts to do the business, while
in the Fargo Office the GOSH was but little
over one and one-half per cent. II does
not mention, however, that the actual ex-
penses Of the Fargo Office are nearly three
times rs great as those of tho Iowa one.
This simply shows that one does an enor-
nous business and the other q small one.
A correspondent of the jamestown
Capital whu has been exploring the coun-
try up to about tbs 49th parallel, speaks
of the feeding grounds and immense herd
OF buffalo seen. They range from the
Missouri to the Saskatchewan, and com
menced going south about the last of Au-
Itpr ~ 10 -
all computation. Looking at the herd
from an elevation of 1900 feet he was IN
Sble to see either end OF it. Half dozen
Indian tribes follow the outskirts of this
herd, but with all their waste ara unable
to make much impression upon it. He
was informed by the old traders at Benton
that the number of butfslos are increasing
owing to the destruction of wolves. The
vicinity of the buttes in southern Montana
is fine grazing ground.
The first issue of a new paper has ap-
peared at Moorhead, aud it is reported to
be on a solid basis, with ample backing.
1t does not take any ground politically as
yet, but will show Democratic coiors in
due time. There is disposition among
Republicans to encourage the organiza-
ton of the Democratic party in this sec
ton, or -he ground that two parties some
what eq7al in strength, are better for
the County. Even the Fargo Republican
in one of it's last issues, says, 'the best
thing Dakota could have is strong Dem
ocratic organization. There is an i'm
preston with some that the Republican it.
self is waiting for the signs to get right
to take sides with the Democrats. L. will
not, however, admit this at present. 1t ia
quite certain that Democratic organs will
not be lacking in Dakota or western Min
nesota next year when the general cam