St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-17
Dnhotn Notes.


at Devils Lake city, by eastern parties.
The wife of P. Sherfiins, at Redfeld, who
has been in Wisconsin several weeks for her
health, died the past week. They were promi-
nent in Redfield society.
DEVILS Lake had grand inaugural ball
over the opening of the Lake View hotel, and
the bill of fare looked like one at belmont
co.'s in New York, with any amount of French
mysteries. They were good however
Clark county Reuiew: Seventy minutes
for dinner" is the way the brakemen on the
train from the west announce on arrival at
Watertown. Nothing like this Dakota appe-
tite. Twenty minutes is all the railway COM
pany allow passengers from the east
Archie Bullock and Sarah Whitson had
each secured half section of fine land in
the DEVILS Lake region, and as they happen
ed to be adjoining, they concluded to adjoin
also, and now their two shacks are common
property, and they have GAO acres of land
to leave their children.
Mr.. Stair has sold out the Cooperstown pa
per to Mr. Adams, and expects to come to
Fargo to pose as wealthy capitalist and
multiply his shekels by speculative methods.
enough to retire on in about two years
many of them, however, retire to claims or
situations as s'subs.''
Father Stephan, the prominent priest of
jamestown, who has done so much to civilZe
and tame the Indians, has recently returned
from visit of some length to Washington
and the east in the interest of emigration,
and his numerous friends will be pleased to
learn that rare success has attended his eff
forts.
The call for the Democratic convention of
Dakota, to meet at Pierre, May IA, to send
delegates to Chicago, provides for one dele
gate from each organized county, and an
additional one for each 100 Democratic votes
cast in 1882. In the north only the coun-
ties of Barnes 2, Burleigh 5, Cass 2, Grand
Forks 2, Morton 4, Pembina 3, Stutsman 3,
and Walsh 2, have more than one vote.
A big excursion is anticipated from Bow
ling Green, Mo-, to Deyil's Lake in July,
with probably a thousand participants. A
large Missouri, colony has recently located
north of the lake, in Turner county, and a
great deal Of interest has been manifested
up in that section of Missouri in regard to
this part Of Dakota, and an increasing i'm
migration is looked for.
In speaking of the wanton murder of the
city marshal by Hank Lewis, a Desperate
who was resisting arrest, at Mitchell, the
ReD,sbgican says: ''During the excited discus
sons relative to the murder OF Mr.. Pierce,
the exclamation was frequently heard, ''We
have judge in this district who knows his
business and won't permit any fooling,' was
tod
ment against mob violence. greater com
pliment to Judge Edgerton could scarcely be
given"
Sphinx Herald: Deputy U. S. Marshal Pay of
Brookings, visited Sphinx and Faux counties
the fore part of this week, his mission being
to subpoena about twenty-five witnesses resi-
dents Of this and Faulk county, to appear at
Yankton forthwith, to tell the grand jury, now
in session, what they know about the La
Foon-R edfield- Ordway county seat deal U. s.
Attorney Campbell is after old man Ordway,
and if the bottom facts in the case can be as
certained, the grand jury will undoubtedly
return an Indictment.
Sioux Falls Leader: Bishep Hare made
proposition to the people Of Sioux Falls last
Monday to locate the diocesan schools Of the
Episcopal church at Sioux Fallss, which prop
osition our people will only be too willing to
accept This is high compliment to our
growing city, and another grand movement
towards placing fair Minnehaha's Queen
City to the front. The Leader makes the pre-
diction that Sioux Falls in three years will
overtake Sioux City, and in FIVE years will
have larger population than the laater city.
To the doubter we only say, look at our water
power, already partially improved; our valu-
able stone quarries: two state institutions
and three colleges, already located-none of
which Sioux City enjoys-and his faith in
our bright future is assured.