St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-21
Northrre.tern No.e.

An Ohio man, who has bought land near
La MOure, will set next spring two acres to
strawberries, four acres TO raspberries and
two acres TO eurrants and gooseberries.
St Paul parties have paid S25, 900 for a
bali interest in a stock farm near Koto, in
Mcpherson county. They expect to feed
1000 head Of cattle for the spring markets.
The first silver wedding in Fargo viii be
celebrated by Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Brinker-
hoff on Friday night. A large number of
guests will participate in the festivities.
L. J. Kleiner the Democratic congressman
for the Evansville district of Indiana, has
been in the city few days looking for in
yestments- He promises to vote for any
thing DAkOta wants.
The MethOdists Of Chamberlain eontem-
plate purchasing the Chamberlain Opera
house. Rev. Pardee has gone east to obtain
aid from the Extension society. The build
ing is valued at $l2. 600.
This traveller, spoken Of by the Bismarck
Journal, needs To be taken in: J. II. Steph-
enson, clerk Of an. Emmons county school
district, is travelling for his health with about
$1,000 cash belonging to his district.
The party who left the fine team at the
Fargo livery stable some time since proves to
have been thief. The team belonged 10 A.
j. Blasier at Ada, Mimi, and was stolen on
Oct. is. A reward OF 500 was offered.
The Sully WGtehman says: One Of Da-
kota's exhibits TO the Worlds exposition at
New Orleans, will be sixteen potatoes which
weigh sixty-oue pounds little over two
quarts to the potato. This will do very well
tor murphies, though We have raised larger
ones down here.
Tpe most notable eonnubial event of re-
cent date in Fargo was the marriage on the
18th Of Frank Whitman, a popular society
man, to Miss Nellie Hanson, daughter of a
prominent merchant, and graceful and ae-
complished belle of the city. Elder Hair Of
ficiated.
The Democrats Of Bismarck, through J. NJ
Quin n chairman, telegIaphed to Gov. Glove
land aud Gov Hendricks their cOngratula-
tons and loyal support. They want it under
stood that If they didn't exactly discover it
before election, they are now solid and IN
hinching Democrats. They will not ask
Wilson 10 vouch for them.
With five counties in North Dakota not re-
ported, Clifford, the Republican candidate for
Congress has 2s, $50 votes to only 3,4S9 for
Wilson. That doesn't look as II the Demo-
Gratis got hold of the right tickets TO any great
extent. The south did little better with
10, $50 for the Democratic candidate to 2S,-
$50 for Clifford. The vote of the territory
will probably be about 20, 900 Demo cratic to
10000 Republican.
In the probate court at Fargo Wednesday d
petition was fled eOntestiug the will of John
MeDOnough, an old citizen who died a few
months ago. There is over 800, 900 worth
of property involved, and the case will be
an interesting one. Only 81, 900 was willed
to Michael MeDonough, the son of the de-
ceased by his first wife. who files the petit
ton. His mother left his father many years
ago, it is said, and is still living. The pc
titiOn charges that the alleged second wife
was not married, and used undue means
10 secure the making Of the will, leaving her
about $50, 900. This woman alleges that she
can prove her marriage, and that the first
woman was not msrried. The petitioner
states that though his parents had not lived
together for many years no divorce was ever
obtained There were no children by the
second woman. A long contest will be had
in the case