Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-11-18
DAkOq'A&M MONTANA
OUR NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORS.
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by Teie-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms, Nov. II, to the St.
Paul Globe.
Dakota and Moatan@ Notes.

Dillon has novel quartette composed
of young ladies, who carry all the parts
from soprano to bass, and render them
with fine effect.
Gas was turned on from the gas works
in Fargo for the first time Thursday night.
1t is being introduced quite generally in
the business houses.
Governor Crosby, Of Montana, is some
thing of rapid horseman, and lately
bought Mambrino trotting stallion for
S4,4O0. It is one of the best animals in
the territory.
Gov. Austin, Friday afternoon, delivered
lecture to the public school in Fargo, on
the War of 1912, and the history of the
country in that connection. The school
was interested and instructed.
A very complete and handsome court
house is being erected at Wahpeton, and it
rs expected will be ready for use in six
weeks. 1t is of brick and quite unique in
design, and will be credit to Richland
county.
Mandan wants large revenue from
potable shebangs, and after December
$500 will be exacted from each vender of
fire water, in place of 500. High license
is said to work satisfactory where it has
been tried.
The constitutional convention in Mon
tana will be composed of thirty-two Dem
ocrats and thirteen Republicans and indie
pendents. The body meets in January and
will take its time to do its work. Montana
Is IN great no haste to get into the Union.
Casselton, in Cass county, ingugurated a
new hall the past week with grand dance
given by the fire company, ard partici-
pated in by the Moorehead fire depart
nent. The hall was thoroughly dedicated
and the exercises we're a sort of social and
festive oasis.
Young Grinnell, of Lisbon, who was
taken TO Ann Arbor, Mich, by his father,
on account of desease that puzzled the
physicians, is now reported to have a
tumor in the stomach and cannot long
survive. He is but nineteen years of age,
and the case is sad one.
John d. Nicholas, one of the railway
postal clerks on the Northern Pacific be-
tween Helena and Miles City, was arrested
and had q preliminary examination at
Helena the past week on charge of pur-
Joining q registered money package, and
remains il jail in default of $1,000 bonds.
E A Montana man who has been out to
Alaska condenses his opinion of the coun-
try in this: I regard Alaska as good
country-te stay away from. 1t has but
few mines, and they are almost valueless.
The only legitimate business in the coun-
try Is that OF catching fish and preparing
them for shipment.
The fair held by the ladies of the Pres
bYterian society at Jamestown the past
week had wonderful aggregation of the
hardiwork of fair and skillfQl fingers,
which added, If possible, to the attractions
OF the ceft fabricators, whose presence
alone was an irresistible magnet. The
supper WIS excellent and afforded high
satisfaction to the internal economy.
A stock man out by Billings had COW
killed b. the Northern Pacific railroad,
and applied at once for damages. The
agent of the road replied that the COW was
lying by the track and as the trair ap-
preached got up and went on the track
when the train was SO near that it could
not be stopped, and the road was not
liable, but the owner of the animal was re
sponsible for any damage to the train.
The social organization in Fargo, called
the Ace of Clubs, held its first convocation
for the winter season, at the parlors of the
Continental hotel Friday night. There
was a full attendance and the exercises
were dictated by the vibrations of abrad-
ed feline integuments. The melody evolv-
ed had its counterpart in the halo that
permeated the emotional functions, or
words to that effect.
Some of the farmers in the Red river
valley are trying to devise means to escape
paying what they Rllege is an enormous
tax, in the way of rates on wheat shipped.
Fifteen cents bushel to Daluth or Min
neapolis is out of all proportion to the
charges of eastern roads that cost vastly
more to build, and had no immense land
grants. The pooling system is what does
the mischief. In several counties the
wheat growers are attempting to organize
III order to secure relief.
A young German, on his voyage, met
girl from Germany on board the vessel,
who was coming to jamestown, north Da
kota. He became SO far
mashed that he decided to come
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arrival he piled his wooing vigorously, but
as he had become incorporate, the frau
lein, with rare good sense refused to
marry him, when he procured pistol and
threatened to shoot her and then himself
She WAS not satisfied with this scheme and
had him arrested, but was released on a
promise to migrate.
At jamestown on the night of the 14th,
at the Presbyterian church, matrimonial
ties were attached to John A. Moore and
Lizzie Sullivan, greatly to their satisfac-
tion, and the admiration of a crowd of
witnesses. The costume of the bride was
noticeably elegant and added to the grace
and fascination of the lady who has been
one of the lights and charms of the society
of the place. A reception was held at the
residence of NJ. L. Dodge, where o delicious
repast was mingled with the charms of
oratory exhibited by Fasniug, Flint, Allen.
Dodge, Mcclure, and others of the literati,
with bouquet of high titles.
There has for long time been COM
plant of the mail service along the line of
the Northern Pacific, and much satisfac
ton is felt at the report that the depart
ment has taken the matter in hand, and
dispatched an agent 20 go over the whole
road and find out the trouble. It has
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