Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-12
Dakota and Montana Notes.

Dakota dnt; Montana Notes.
The ladies of the Presby terrain society at
Devils lake are arranging for bazar and
festival the week before Christmas.
Major G. 81. Faribault, at Devils Lake
city, has made rare collection of Indian
relics, some of which are known to have
been connected with the Custer massacre.
Hon. Eli Green and Mr.. and Mrs. J. 8.
Barnes, of Fargo, have gone to Chicago,
to start On an excursion to California by
the Southern Pacific, for 1925 for the
round trip.
A meeting was held Monday night to
endeavor to revive the interest in the pub
lie library. 1t is not creditable to Fargo
that it has not well selected and literally
sustained public library.
The first issue of the Democrat at Fer
gus Falls more than sustains very high an
ticipaLions, and comes near filling the
best ideal of local journal 1t should
receive large patronage.
It is regarded as dull day when some
new railroad scheme, headed for north Da-
koto, is not reported. Every new town
that catches glimpse of surveying
party expects to be a great railroad cen
ter.
The Sergeant County bank has been
organized with A. J. HARDWOOD, OF Fargo,
president. Mr.. Il. is one of the heavy,
solid men of North Dakota, and his name
is guarantee of the financial stability of
the Institution.
Young Rockwell, late of the Minneapolis
Sunday Call, has become partner with
Messrs. Irving and Capehart in the publ
cation of the new evening daily in Fargo
rhis will make rare combination Of
brains, wit and capital.
B. D. johnson, @. NJ. Brosn and J. R.
Seaman, of Chicago, passed west over the
Northern Pacific day or two since for
an extended hunt west of the Missouri.
They had dogs and commissary stores SUI
Ecient for small army.
Richardson, on the Northern Pacific, a
long distance west of the Missouri river,
has had its first fire, burning house &C.
cupled by Mrs. Stralow and b. Poltzein,
and the latter young man of twenty-five
years, was 30 badly burned that he died.
The agent of a matrimonial insurance
company at Minneapolis, was in Fargo
Monday threatening to bring suit for heavy
damages agains. one of the papers for
some light allusion to his company. It is
not learned what injury the company sus-
| tanned.
A diamond or sapphire found in the
Blackfoot mines near Helena, has been
sent to lapidary east to oe tested. It is
believed that others like II may be found
| in that section, and il ii proves as valua-
| bic as supposed, there will be a general
hunt for diamonds il Montana.
The amateur dramatic club, of Crooks
ton, propose to make a tour of some OF
| the principal towns of the Red river val
ley, Fargo, Fergus Falls, Wahpeton AID
| other places, and give their above the
Clouds" which they presented so success
fglly to the home public. 1t is hoped they
| viii meet cordial reception.
The interior department advertise fol
bids for the erection of handsome build
ing at the Devils Lake agency for the ed
ucation of Indians. The contract is to be
let Dec. 10. 1t is to be brick, 42x150
with wing 4Ox5S, and the cost is estima-
ted at 100000. It will be on an eminence
commanding fine view of the lake, ano
quite an ornament to the section.
| As an illustration of the object of charg
ing that wheat in the north part of the
Red river valley was badly damaged by
freezing, it is related that Norwegian
took load to en- elevator at Fisher fol
which only thirty-tive cents would be given
He drove away and met a neighb6r who
attached another team to the wagon and
went to the elevator and was offered the
full price of No. hard.
There is good al of rivalry at Deyipi
Lake city among land agents as to which
shall have the finest offices. Lieut.. q. M.
Oreel and S. W. Connella are the fore.
most amonp them. They have elegant
carpets, paintings from very old artists
on the walls, silver plated cuspidors and {
general cir of refinement and elegance, Z
novelty in SO new a country. Creel hai
large interests in city property, and Con
nelIa, Who went there few months age
as an ex-newspaper reporter. with hi
wealth all in his head, is now commits
sioner of the new county of Tower ana
will have d county seat located upon nj
claim.
AS showing the rapidity with which th
northerly sections of Dakots are being
: settled, it may be stated that the record
of the surveyor generals Office show tina
all of the Huron land distric
lis in market but one town
ship not yet surveyed; ali of the Mitchell
district is in N arket; all in the Aberdeen
district that is surveyed, except six town
ships, is in market: and all of the Water
town district, but few fractional piece
near the Wadsworth military reservation
The principal work at present is beini
, done in the Creelsburg and Grand Fork
districts, in the extreme northeast of th
territory.
!, | Some further details are had of tt
t raid of the cowboys UPON Dicl
f inson, the cattle range town ives
t of the Missouri, on the Norther
Pacific. Il seecss that there we're but for