St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-02

The county board in Mercer county organ
lied the past week and appointed county
officers.
There were 1924 harvesters and 90, 500
pounds Of binding Irvine sold in Groton,
Brown county, this year.
The best yield of wheat reported in Dickey
county is twenty-seven bushels. The lowest
is about half those figures.
1t is confidently expected that the railroad
from New Rockford to Minnewaukon, on
Devils Lake, will be completed this fall
The Pierre editors will banquet their Da-
kota brethren in grand style during the con-
vention to be held at that place on the nth.
A herd of buffalo has been seen the past
week near the Little Missouri, fifty miles
west of Mandan. Three of them were
killed.
The new court house in Fargo has reached
the roof and will probably be completed this
year 1t will be a creditable but not very
large structure
The new synod of Dakota, comprising the
Presbyterian churches south Of the 10th par
allel, will organize and hold its first session
Oct CAT Huron.
DIR. 1. c. Smith, one of the pioneer ply
sicians of Montana, was recently killed near
Virginia City by his wagon upsetting and
breaking his neck.
Watermelons as far north as the Northern
Pacific are generally imported, but Mr.. Sell
vidge, near jamestown, has fine patch of
prodigious size nearly ripe.
The passenger depot of the Fargo Southern
in Fargo will be completed in about eight
weeks, and be the finest depot in the city. 1t
is of brick, also the freight depot.
Frank Scoville, at Mckenzie, in the Mis-
souri, valley, Bismarck section. has threshed
1000 bushels of wheat from thirty-five acres
and reports that about the average of his
vicinity,
Miss Mary A. Barry, away up in the cold
north in Nelson county, bravely staid on her
claim all last winter, and has proved up
That is the kind of grit that the young men
need in wives
mistake was made in putting up the Job
in Mercer county in getting Raymond dele
gates to the Pierre convention, as the county
had not then been organized. 1t is said they
will not count.
The Flandreau Herald says: ''With the
exception of the Yankton Press, Cham berlin
Register and one or two other ''postof1ice
newspapers, the press of south Dakota is solid
for south Dakota delegate"
Gen. A. S. Bates, the passenger agent of
the Manitoba railroad, is developing decided
talent as an amateur actor. He is the lead
ing character in the drama of the Midnight
Watch ba mi OF fbn
night.
The Aurora Dispatch predicts that next
spring there will be one-third less papers in
south Dakota than to-day. 1t will not be an
unqualified misfortune as q large portion
have little room for legitimate support and
are burdensome to the communities
committee representing the business in
terests of jamestown recently sent petition
to President Harris in New York asking a
reduction of rates on wheat on the Northern
Pacific. A reply has been received promis-
ing to give the matter careful consideration.
The delegates to the county convention
were chosen in Morton county yesterday.
and it is believed there are very few sup
porters of Raymond for delegate among them.
The Bismarck Tribune says that all the coun-
ties of the northwest or Missouri region will
oppose the sitting member.
The lawyers of Fargo and Moorhead re
feve the pressure upon their brains during
the week by engaging in match ball games
Saturday afternoons. They carry camp
stools to sit on the bases and catch the balls
in their hats None of them as vet have ex-
cited the envy of the amateur boys.
Hops are found growing wild on the
streams in Dakota, and it is thought that the
culture of them could be made profitable.
A recent writer from Washington territory
says the hop fields there are a great sight and
produce from 1000 to 5000 pounds to the
acre, with profit of from $500 to $500.
Among the cases on trial in the Cass court
is that of Mrs. Eliza g. French, divorced
woman, who wants SO, 700 out of the North
ern Pacific for injuries sustained BY a Freight
which she was leaving starting up and throw
ing her as she was getting off, some time
| ago. An array Of attorneys will get all they
can out Of 1t.
| Grafton Herald: 'On Saturday the first
train on the Northern extension reached
Park River. There was no attempt at n cele-
bration, but a quiet, hearty welcome was
| ltnutIGu. dik hlftI Has NOW HIbee0 DullC-
| ings erected and five more in course of con-
struction." A couple of newspapers are
needed there.
The Blunt Ad,ocate gives currency, to the
report that gold has been discovered in the
buttes near the town, and says that Ed. Ran
| key, an experienced miner, has sunk several
| prospect holes and found ''color'' in every
one. Specimens will be sent to the govern
ment assay office.
This statement by the Pierre Press is good
| in nearly all sections where there are streams
or timber: eff indications prove anything.
it is very evident that this will be a good
! fruit country. Every kind OF fruit growing
bush or vine Is overloaded with their lucious
| burden, and II wild fruits grow so luxuri-
! antly, cultivated fruits must eventually be
| equally productive.
The Darlington Ne1cs has seen oats Of this
sort: 1--WE saw some oats measured that
were brought from Messrs. Alden d Waters
farm at Rockford, the heads Of which were
| eighteen and half inches in length. Surely
| the sight would paralyze some Of the down
east grangers who have to sharpen the noses
of their sheep to enable then to pick living
among the stoncs.'
| The Wahpeton Aercury reports very fine
hunting of small game in that vicinity, and
says that many of the young ladies' are ex-
pert with the gun and bring in fine lots of
game. He speaks Of a recent shooting party
| composed of Misses st. John, Loonis and
Harwood, that were out part Of day and
shot thirty-four prairie chickens, besides a
fox and few jack rabbits. 1t IS thought a
newspaper man could md support with such
expert providers.
Wahpeton is good town with bright fu-
ture. The Gazette anticipates good deal for
it in this: "With q network Of railroads al
ready diverging in seven different directions,