Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-10-25
News Gleanings and Points Specially
Collected and Ferwar6ed,by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
A VISIT TO BUTTE CITY, MONT.
The Centre Of the Great Mining Region
Of Montana.
GRAND ANDPIGTUREsQUE SCENES.
Something About Life in the Mining
Camps. The Produetiveness Of
the Mines.
Fargo Special kilograms, Oct. %, to the 81.
Paul Globe.
Dakota Notes.


Dakota Notes.
Women are scarce in Montana; still the
court at Dillon managed to nnmarry eight
couples at the late session.
At some points in Montana eggs are
worth ten cents each. Active egg pro-
| ducers will do well to come west.
The Democrats of Cass county have
called mass meeting at Fargo for to-
night, Tuesday, TO organize the party.
Bob. Beatty, up on DEVILS Lake, has
killed over 1880 ducks this season. That
them in.
The contractor of the penitentiary was in
Fargo Monday trying to engage more
hands to lay bricks on the structure, which
shows that there is quite little boom in
building in Bismarck.
z. P. Rice, popular young merchant of
Hope in north Dakota, recently realized
the bright contamination of hope, in his
marriage with Carrie Hovey, which was
effected at Minneapolis.
The laying of rails upon the Fargo
Southern railroad has commenced at Far
go and is progressing slowly from lack Of
the antici pated faculties. A thousand tons
of rails are here or on the road from St.
Paul.
An effort was made to carry the races
at Fargo over to this week, but the weather
continued unfavorable, and it was aban-
doned. The officers have paid all bills
and asked those who subscribed money for
the prizes to come and get it.
1t is reported that the wholesale mer-
chants of Portland show disposition to
compete with ST. Paul and Minneapolis
for the trade of Montana and northwest
ern Dakota. Their drummers are beeom-
ing numerous in this section.
At the church sociable at Dawson editor
Cook of the local Globe, has been voted
the s'homeliest man" in the district. He
seems out of humor at the. unex pectedi honor
thrust upon him. Good judges claim that
there are homelier men In the territory,
one or two at least.
The recently divorced wife of one of the
wealthy merchants of Cincinnati, who has
moved in the most exclusive circles in that
city, aud possesses rare beauty, has created
quite a sensation among those who have
known the standing of the family, by com
ing to Fargo and taking quarters IN one
OF the most tony establishments under
the hill.''
1t is said that the other night half
dozen yoEng ladies of Casselton aonned
the attire of their leige lords and made a
raid on the domicil of grass
widow where they suspected their husbands
we're won't to spend their nights. They
ronted out one man who made the NEST
rapid time ever seen there, and they failed
TO discover to whom he belonged.
The Miles City Press thinks the time has
come in Montana when there should be less
shooting and whisky drinking, and that
these articles with the common practice of
carrying pistols, is giving the grave-yards
boom that alarms tender-feet visitors.
With the advent of a railroad it thinks the
local customs should conform more to the
usages of peaceable communities.
The two papers at Grafton in Walsh
county, the Neps and Times, have consoli-
dated, and the mutual absorption will
readers. The truth is, it would be a good
thing and must eventually take place, for
one-half of the papers in north Dakota to
merge themselves into their neighbors.
One paper is enough even for towns that
have a church, school house and three sa-
looms
A large number of parties frem Fargo
went down to Lisbon Monday to find oHt
what there ia in the alleged discovery of
rich gold finds in that vicinity. They re-
port that there is undoubtedly gold there,
but are doubtful whether it will turn out to
exist in paying quantities. There is in
creasing excitement in that region over
the matter, and the most extravaganza phi
ces are asked for any kind of property.
All concur in the opinion that the state
ment of the thing looks to be genuine and
bona fde in all respects.
There are little local spurts CT politics in
north Dakota, as there are county CON-
missioners and an auditor to elect. It
Cass and few other counties the Repub-
hcans are calling party conventions, bat
| where there is interest enough to get up q
contest, party nominations will prove very
uncertain backing and even a weakness.
Popular candidates running independent
| will lay out straight tickets almost every
| where. In Cass county there is dispo-
, sition to leave out the members of the
! present county board on account of their
encouraging the project to build court
house and county house, which many
think should be referred a few years. Bat
the commissioners are all personally pop
ular and very capable and careful, and it is
probable all of them who make any effort
| will be returned.
One of the schemes on the docket for the
social season in North Dakota is social
symposium at one of the most accessible
points, Fargo, jamestown or Grand Forks,
to be continue two nights, and composed
of abont an equal number of ladies and
gentlemen from each of the towns between
the Manitoba line and the forty sixth par
alel. It is the anticipation of the pro-
iectors that from 400 to 900 couples will
be gathered, requiring the use of four or
Ave large halls, aud that the occasion will
not only be one of great enjoy ment, but
afford sn opportunity make the acquaint-
ance of the families of the several towns.
There will be social fesfiyity and dane
ing. All those from abroad will be the
guests Of the society people at bhe point
selected for holding the social tournament,
Among those conspicuous in the move
uent are Postmaster Tyner of Fargo,