St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-26
Dakota Notes,

the rate of 100, 900 day, which shows an in
terest in arboriculture, or in making tree
claims.
Col. A. Pritchard, prominent citizen of
Missouri, has left two large farms there and
come to Dakota to locate. He will invest
$4,000 or more.
Ketchun, the jolly conductor on the Da-
kOta Central who was so noted for kissing
pretty babies, has resigned to take an interest
in the Dakota HtWonite.
Hon. D. NJ. Kelleher, of Jamestown. is
now canvassing the Missouri valley in his
search for the Democratic party. His dis
coveries are surprising to him.
The distance from Deadwood to the
points on the nearest R. r. are giving as
267 to Sydney on the U. p; 2O2 to Pierce,
on the c. & n W., and $50 to Dickinson,
on the n. P.
The mayor of Sioux Falls and Pierre each
receive the muniticent sum of 81 a year.
Honors go good way in those sections. One
of them was lately paid off in silver dollar
worth IS cents He took it like little man.
A new town has been plated on the Mis-
souri, river opposite Fort Yates, under the ex-
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branch of the n. P will be extended there.
1t is quite certain they will not see it this
season.
In the extreme south part Of the territory
the mild warm days in the early spring mis-
led many of the impatient farmers, and they
sowed their grain too soon. Cold and wet
followed and has rotted the seed in the
ground.
Miss Lulu j. Robinson, of Boston, is visit
ing prominent Dakota points to write them
up for eastern papers and also looking for a
location to practice her profession of law
She is graduate of the best schools and a
lady of high ability and culture,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. B. Perkins, Of Oxisha.
spent the winter in Florida and have re-
turned, stating that while admiring the eli
mate of Florida, they think that the country
does not compare with Dakota for either
rich or poor to gain a living or gather
shekels.
Every Dakota paper has more or less para
graphs like this, which shows one of the
methods by which the population Is being
swollen to an extent that will only be re-
vealed by the census: ''Carrol Perkins re-
turned home from Nebraska forepart of the
week in company with his bride, formerly
Miss Della Messenger, of York, Nebraska "
The Daily Signal at Pierre has revived I'M
der new administration and come out as a
sound and robust Democratic sheet. 1t is
owned by one of the leading capitalists and
railroad men of that section, and has solid.
excellent management, which ASSUMES sue
cess. 1t adds one more to the small number
Of in,
ia.
The YanktOn Herald has the novel impress
sion that inasmuch os high officials of the c.
NJ. & st. Paul are reported to have invested
largely in town property in Bismarck at the
time of the capital furore, and have since
been unable to unload without heavy losses,
therefore Yankton is punished by having an
occasional mixed cattle train run there and
the place is being ruined. A queer notion
Alma Hodgson is one of the noble, indie
pendent girls who came to Dakota, spent six
months in a claim shanty and proved up,
then went back to Wisconsin to teach and
obtain means to cultivate her farm, but an
other Dakota claim owner laid claim to her
and few days since Charley Hurning had
the rare good luck to prove up and secure
title to this claim at Arena, Wis. They came
back to Dakota of course
Altho' Bismarck is putting on capital airs
and will in time become a model community.
there are still occasional glimpses of the
frontier civilization for which it was dis
tingutshed in early times Last Sunday the
people diversified their religious entertain
ment by turning out largely to take in horse
races giving by half-breeds. Those who put
their faith and money on the Indian ponies
were the lucky ones.
Mr. Fl. W. Griswold, the representative of
the syndicate that bought the supposed gold
lands near Lisbon, has failed to meet his
obligations given in the purchase of the land.
Jackson Harris, the owner of the farm, began
proceedings in foreclosure few DAYS since.
but had barely issued his papers when the
freight train brought in Mr.. Griswold's goods
and machinery for mining. He has not vet
arrived but is expected to-day, and it is be-
lieved he viii meet his notes. Still there is
general incredibly as to the existence of the
precious metal there in any valuable guam
tity Lisbon is largely represented at the
term of court at Wahpeton and has several
cases of local interest before that body.