St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-22

the Argus, that Mayor Edwards mad gone 10
Washington on his recent trip to buy out the
National Republican, caused quite an excite
in Fargo. No man relishes a good joke bet
ter than the major. He is quite non-com-
initial OF the subject, but it is learned from
other sources that Senator Logan would be
glad to have him at the head of a great news
paper at the capital.
The DEVILS Lake Ilter-Ocea1e is authority
for the statement that during the winter OF
1928, one fisherman caught eight tons Of
pickerel, the only kind of fish in the lake.
In speaking of game, the same paper says:
''Ducks of all kinds, prairie chickens, geese,
brant, grouse, ployer, crane, pelican, swan
and snipe are found in great abundance.
Deer, elk and antelope are still plentiful,
and occasionally buffalo is seen. Brown
bear are quite numerous in the Turtle Noun
tains and foxes range over the prairics II
great numbers. No better hunting ground
can be found"
The Grand Forks Herald says: The expert
ment of raising stock successfully in the Red
River valley has been satisfactorily demon
strated on the farm of W. H. Fisher, at Rol-
lette, IS miles south of Crookston. MI
Fisher was formerly superintendent Oh the
Manitoba railroad, and has fine farm at the
place above named, where he is giving at
tention to the raising of stock. This morn
ing Mr.. E. A. Shaw arrived in the city with
carload of fat hogs raised on the place. The
cost of fattening has been nominal, es they
sought their own living in the harvest stub
bles until winter set in. Since that time
they were fed barley on which they throve
as finely as if fed on corn.
The NJ f. mission board of the portion of
Dakota south of the 46th parallel, and east of
the 101st degree west longitude, covering
so, 900 square miles, report their interests
fiourshing with numerous reviyals. In the
early spring some twenty-five churches will
be put under contract, and eleven are now
in process of erection; eight have been ded-
icated since the conference in the fall. The
report of their agents have this statement:
The rumors of distress and want we find to
be untrue and we therefore welcome the
thousands who are preparing to come, hoping
none will be deferred by Madam Rumor's
Misrepresentation
Ashton Bee: John L. Watson. senior, liv
ing northwest of Henry, was found Thurs
day, frozen to death. He started from his
home the Tuesday previous and went to
Henry to purchase provisions for his family,
which sprang up so suddenly late that after
noon. His oxen refusing to go against the
storm, it seems he had unhitched them from
his sled and was about to make the nearest
shelter, when overcome by numbness, sank
exhausted in the snow. Mr.. Watson was
about sixty years old, temperate in his habits,
and highly esteemed by the entire communi-
ty. He was buried on his farm last Monday.
Had the storm held off half an hour longer
Mr.. Watson would have reached his place in
safety, as he was found only a mile and a
half from his farm.
In view of the reported connection of Col.
Donan with the political organ at Washing
! ton, the city of politicians. which is supposed
| TO boom the Logan interest, this from the
latest expression of the Colonel, is of inter
est. He was asked if he knew who would
| be the nominees and replies: ''Though
were hundred times prophet, no. The
| devil himself, who is the father of half our
politics and politicians, could not guess that.
Dakota is stalwart Republican, and if she
| could vote ticket composed of Messrs.
| Grant and Calkins, of Indiana, would set
| her praires afire. Mr.. Edmunds would be a
| strong candidate, but he would need first
| class western man as a second. If the nom
| inee is to come from the west John A. Logan
| would be our first choice. The Democrats
| have dozen or more individuals of tenth
rate ability, one of whom will do to beat as
| well as another. They might toss Tilden,
Payne, Mcdonald, Hendricks, Morrison,
| Watterson, Carter Harrison and any number
| of similar hopeless hopefuls into grab bag
| and take the first one whose head popped
| out''