St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-22
DAKOTA & MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms July II, to the st.
Paul Globe.
Northwestern Notes.

Indian ponies are drug at Mandan and slow
at $15 head.
Col. Donan has few hundred acres of oats on
Devils Lake that he expects will yield near 100
bushels an acre
Two new papers are about to be started in
Nelson county. making seven in all. The popu-
lation will probably be fully roo at the end OF the
season.
Belfeld, and not Redfeld, is the name of the
town on the Northern Pacific that has apparently
secured the bulk Of the Black Hills traffic Red
field is in the south.
/ The exclusion of educators to Alaska, stopped
in Fargo over Sunday and were greatly pleased
with the place. The citizens furnished them
conveyances to ride about the city and country.
They also filled several of the pulpits.
Faux, which is a south Dakota, county, shows
III married or manageable men to $50 females
over 81. In the newer regions of the north the
disproportion is much greater. Young ladies in
the east should take sympathetic interest in the
figures. ~
Hon. George III. Walsh and large party of
friends have been for two weeks past camping on
Devils Lake. fishing, hunting, dancing and hav-
ing merry time generally. They claim that
there is nothing like it. The mosquitoes are very
gentle with them.
In race with team that he undertook to
pass on the road, j. P. Stafford, near Wahpeton,
saw the wagon tongue go to the ground and the
fore wheels and himself journeying through the
air. AS result he had a leg broken three times
and pretty severe time for man 60 years of
age.
bismarck people point out with good deal of
satisfaction handsome residence that they be-
lieve will soon be occupied by Gov. Pierce. 1t is
passed in going out to the new penitentiary.
Their arms will be flung wide to take in the new
official. His picture will be found in all the al
buns and galleries of the city.
Ransom county has a population of almost
5000, is three years DID, has 1922 $50 of its 552,
$50 acres in cultivation. 1t has 1883 acres in
wheat which will no doubt exceed twenty BUSH
els to the acre. 1t has two males over twenty
| one to one female, and is one of the most pros
porous counties.
Judge Guptill, of Fargo, returned on Saturday
from month or more spent in investigating the
Occur d. Alene mining region. He acted in be-
half of syndicate of capitalist and his report is
so favorable that they will invest quite largely.
The judge says that it is only the past six weeks
that much has been done, and valuable lands are
being discovered every day.
The several cities along the line of the North
ern Pacific expect to hold grand tournament of
brass bands at some point, probably Detroit,
Mimi, at an early date. All the north Dakota
and north MINES ota towns will be invited. Bis
marck desires to have it deferred TO the compile
ton Of the capital and dedication of the peniten-
tiary and new brewery, and come there.
Speaking of the luxuriance of small fruits in
Dakota, the Wahpeton Times says that Samuel
Taylor this season raised two bushels of straw
berries off Of two rods of ground or piece of
land Is feet wide and 80 feet long. Has also
raised half bushel Of currants, has fine tame
| plums, hardy apples and other fruits too num-
| erous to mention. He says that Dakota can
| produce small fruit in great abundance and that
| there is no mistake about it.
The Valley City Times, which is authority on
| the subject, says: 1.-THE report that C. F. Kin
bred engaged in Venezuelan enterprise is cor
rect. The association formed Is known as the
Manoa company and has for its object the col
onization and improvement Of certain lands OF
| the Orinoco river, together with other objects
| stated. J. A. Bowman, of New York, who is in
terestee In bank at Detroit, Mimi, is president
| and Mr.. Kindred is among the directors. Capita
| s., 100000.
! Col. Plummer has for a couple of weeks Sc
cluded himself in a tepee on the banks of the
Missouri, while he natures his efforts for the
campaign. He is preparing two Blaine and LogaI
| speeches. one for himself and the other for Johr
stoyen, which are specially adapted to the lati
tlde of North Carolina At the last accounts the
gallant colonel was taking sleep of several days
duration to prepare himself for the great labor
He also has hen on the eggs, SO to speak, of al
agricultural speech he 10 to deliver at the county
| fair at Rockford, ILL.,, on Sept A. He will boon
Dakota, and claims that he will fly higher thar
| ever did Doran, and come down with his wings
on The colonel has so far resisted all efforts to
make him take editorial charge of the Bismarck
| Tribune.