Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-07-26
OUR NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORS,
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by Tele.
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms, July Is, to the st.
Paul Globe.
AdOlCIl the PdlleU.

Bismarck Tribune: The Bismarck Arti-
fetal Stone company manufactured some
sample stones yesterday, which were very
fine specimens of the work. In about two
days the works will be in complete work
ing order, and one of the future promi-
nent enterprises of the capital city will be
on its road to greatness.
Moss Minstrels have just finished an
engagement at the Fargo Opera house,
where they have played to good houses. It
is said to be the best minstrel troupe which
has been in the Northwest this season. The
prima donna Bessie Louise King is we'll
known throughout this region and very
popular. The company draws well.
Bismarck Tribune: A number of emil
grant wagons have passed through the
city the last few days, and the class of
people coming overland are Intelligent and
well-to-do, most of them bringing droves
of horses and cattle. They are locating
| in Emerson and Mclean counties, and are
| determined to remain and develop the
country, as we'll as to accumulate fortunes.
| Mitchell is endeavoring to secure the
Methodist college, A meeting was held
there the other night, which was addressed
who are endeavoring to locate the college.
A proposition was made to the people of
Mitchell that if they would donate 100000
the church would contribute like amount,
and endeavor to make the college the best
educational institution of the new North
west.-Huron Times.
Grand Forks Herald! "In order to
counteract the false and malicious reports
| IL L Co.. L. !,
ton of the wheat crop in the Red river
valley, James Twamley stepped into his
: field yesterday and plucked hap-hazzard
handful which he intends to forward to the
Pioneer Press and New York Tribune by
express to-day. The wheat measures from
/ so to 50 inches in height, and the heads are
from four to five inches in length The
prospects are that the yield through the
, Red river valley will average 25 bushels TO
the acre. There is frantic effort being
made to divert emigration to other points,
: by INSCRIPTIONS parties, who will stoop to
e any fraud or falsehood to compass their
= ends. The crops in the valley at harvest
Z time will give the lie direct to the circula-
tors of false reports"
- ELECTRICITY has been playing with James
town to considerable extent recently,
8 The boys in the Capital Office felt their
=, hair getting on end and saw balls of fire
!. roll off the roof of building near by,
s Several telephones were burned out and
= some of the inhabitants seemed to think
. taste of the lower regions was coming
- Lightning struck near the First Ma
tional bank, but little damage was done.
:. no one hurt but many badly frightened.
q The telegraph Office here is being man
!, ned with ladies, and the force is nearly com
"a plete. The business amounts to abou
y, :. seventy -ive per cent. of what it formerly
,, did, and is being handled in good shape.
; 20 An accommodation train will be put OF
- the Northern Pacific road between Fargo
:? q and jamestown about the LIST of August
~ ~ 1t will greatly facilitate travel between tn
a. two towns and intermediate points.