Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-16
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OUR NORTHWESTERN EEIGHBORS.
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
lFargo Special kilograms, Dee. II, to the st.
Paul Glohs.I
Dakota and Montana Notes,

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 completed the pay
ment on a $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 much
larger population than the same number
IN an old settled community.
The seats for the Colby benefit on the
18th, were nearly all taken four or five
days in advance, and the house is evident
ly to be packed as rarely seen.
Katie Putnam has been at Helena all
the past week, playing to full houses. She
chose the members of the company her.
self and they are nearly ell good.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian at society
Bismarck, On the evening of the 18th, gave
Chinese tea party, which was novel il
lis features end proved quite success.
| Woodcock, Marshal Bothin's assistant,
and q colored man, lately got $500 in
judgment against Fish, who runs hashery
at Deer Lodge, for refusing TO let him eat
at his table.
A few gamblers at Grand Forks have
lately been fined lightly, in order to vary
the mcntony of the games. It was the
arst experience Of the kind and the sport
i've gentlemen do not see where the joke
comes in.
The total receipts of the late Catholic
fair at Grand Forks were not far from
$4,000, which shows remarkable financial
ability, and indicates that the average
pocket in that region is in q very satisfac-
tory condition.
Miss Mamie Sunberg Of Mayville, who
has spent several months at Minneapoiis,
he's returned home to spend the HOLIDAYS.
and some OF the young men are anxious to
retain her in Dakota, and she can have her
| pick from fair lot.
@. r. n. Massey, of jamestown, hRs re-
Gently returned from visit of some time
in England, and reports lively interest
there In reference to Dakota, with PROS
poets OF a large immigration from the most
substantial farming class.
The social life at Dawson has been stir
red OF late over notable wedding-Frank
NJ. Taylor and the amiable and accom-
plIshed daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Hoyie. 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. Crabbe, the
editor'in-ohief of the new evening paper,
delighted the children of the grammar de-
partment of the public school, with an adj
dress descriptive of the wonders of the
Yellowstone park, which he has spent
much time IN exploring. He is pleasant
fluent speaker, and his remarks contained
a good deal OF useful information impress
lively narrated.
late church meeting of the Baptist So
olety in Fargo, virtually and with almost
entire unanimity, decided not to accept
the resignation of Rev. @. f. Hopkins,
the young and talented pastor. Among
the outside world and especially the young
people, there is much anxiety and earnest
desire for him to continue. He combines
rare afability and sympathy with the
young, with the keenest sense of the dig
nifty and exaltation of the vocation.
In some parts of north Dakota farmers
were blowing as late as the 10th and 18th
of December. But that section is not
alone in having an unusually mild and
open season. Still the notions SO preys-
lent in the states that the winters in Da-
kota are very severe are not warranted by
the facts. No failure of the ice crop he's
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 in the northern statss.
Capt. Egbe,t, the stalwart old Demo.
erat and genial, popular gentleman, is
heading a movement to secure 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 it's feet. The captain has,
by his energy and sagacity, secured a
| handsome fortune, and is willing to invest
a portion of it for the good of the party.
The campaign of next year will find q
powerful force of Democrats in North
Dakota.
among the interesting social events of
the week in Fargo were largely attended
and very enjoyable gatherings at the ele-
giant residences OF. G. T. 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. z.
Mokken and Miss Mile FetIand were the
happy principals.
Congress will elevate itself to the height
of quite small mountain IN the estima-
ticn of Dakota people generally if it will
pass the bill introduced by the Wisconsin
congressman to allow the people in ter
| ritories to choose their poyernors 1t ia