Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
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OUR NORTHWESTERN NEIGHBORS,
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by TeIe-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special Telegranas, Dec. IA, to the st.
Paul Glohs.I
DAKOTA and Montana Notes.


The receipts at the Episcopal fair at
jamestown exceed $500. 1t was quite
success.
Washburn, north of Bismarck, has tele-
graph line, and still is not satisfied with
mail three times a week.
The mush and milk features of sociables
has reached Dawson, and been brought
into the service of the church.
Dawson has almost com pleted the pay
ment on q $4,000 church, with the aid of
$500 from the Home Missionary society,
Charley Martenson, of Washburn, killed
seventeen prairie chickens at eighteen
shots the other day, and has good success
at hunting Or narrating.
Helena has 1870 children under twenty
one years of age, which means a much
larger population than the same number
| IN an old settled community.
The seats for the Colby benefit or the
18Th, were nearly all taken four or five
days in advance, and the house is evident
~ to be packed as rarely seen.
Katie Putnam has been at Helena all
She past week, playing to full houses. She
chose the members of the company her
self and they are nearly all good.
The ladies OF the Presbyterian at society
Bismarck, on the evening of the 18Th, gave
Chinese tea party, which was novel in
It's features and proved quite success.
Woodcook, Marshal Bothin's assistant,
and a oolored man, lately got $500 in
JUDGMENT against Fish, who runs hashery
at Deer Lodge, for refusing to let him sat
at his table.
A few gamblers at Grand Forks have
lately been fined lightly, in order to vary
the montony Of the games. It was the
trs5 experience of the kind and the sport
i've gentlemen 90 not 500 where The ioke
| Genes In.
The total receipts OF tha late Catholic
fair at Grand Forks we're not far from
$4,000, which shows remarkable financial
ability, and indicates that the average
pocket N that region Is in a. very satisfac-
tory condition.
Miss Manic Sunberg Of MayvilIe, who
has spent several months at Minneapolis,
has returned hone TO spend the holidays.
and some of the young men are anxious so
retain her in Dakota, and she can have her
! pick from fair lot.
G. R. n. Massey, OF jamestown, has re-
| Gently returned from visit of some time
in England, and reports lively interest
there IN reference to Dakota, with pros
| poets of large immigratie from the most
Substantial farming class.
The social life at Dawson has been stir
red of late over notable wedding-Frank
M. Taylor and the amiable and accom-.
plished daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Hoyle. Frank is voted worthy of a prize
! in the alleged connubial lottery.
| There was crowded house at Valley
City, Thursday night, to witness the pre-
sentation by home talent of the
American King" Some of the parts
were carried with such aptness and force
as to elicit unbounded applause. There
was general desire for its repetition.
Friday afternoon Prof. Orabbe. tte
editor-in- chief of the new evening naper
delighted the children of the grammar de-
partment OF the public school, with an ad
dress descriptive of the wonders of the
Yellowstone park, which he has spent
much time II exploring. He is q pleasant
huent speaker, and his remarks contain ed
a good deal OF useful information impress
lively narrated.
late church meeting of the Baptist 60
eiety in Fargo, virtually and with almost
entire unanimity, decided not to ACCEPT
the resignation of Rev. O. F. hopkins
the young and talented pastor. AnnoDg
the outside world and especially the young
people, there is much anxiety and earnest
desire for him to continue. He combines
rare attaollity' and sym pHthy vita the
young. with the keenest sense of the dig
nifty and e4altation of the vocation.
In some parts of north Dakota farmers
were blowing as late rs the 10Th and 18th
of December. But that section is not
alone in having an unusually mid and
open season. Still the notions so preva
lent in the states that the winters in De-
kota are very severe are not warranted by
the facts. No failure of the ice crop has
been known since Lake Agassic took its
departure to Hudson's bay or some other
foreign district, but the winters are prob
ably as pleasant and enjoyable as any
where III the northern statss.
Capt. Egbert, the stalwart old Demo
crat and genial, popular gentleman, is
heading movement to secure a daily in
Fargo, that will represent Democratic
principles. An effort will be made to
capture the Evening Call, and it is said
that there is $4,000 available to put the
thing square on its feet. The captain has,
! by his energy and sagacity, secured a
handsome fortune, and is willing to invest
portion of it for the good of the party.
The campaign of next year will find a
| powerful force of Democrats in North
| Dakota.
Among the interesting social events of
the week in Fargo vera largely attended
and very enjoyable gatherings at the ele-
CANT residences OF G. Z. Clement and W.
f. Ball, Thursday night, by and for the
members of the Baptist and Episcopal
church, at which dancing or equivalent
exercises were on the programme, CON
cert at the Methodist church, Friday
night, which was quite treat. Thursday
night there was a brilliant wedding, six
miles south of Moorhead, at which o. P.
Mokken and Miss Mile Fetland were the
happy principals.
Congress will elevate itself to the height
of quite small mountain In the estima-