St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-02
DAKOPA& MONTANA
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Fargo Special TeIegrams December 1. to the 81
P4ul Globe.
S1rfh.e>s,era Noes.

A huge grizzly bear was killed few miles
from Helena recently.
The first pre-emption patents received at
the Huron land Office came last week
800 Of them.
Helena now has gas and electric lights
and is the only city in Montana that has
either Of them.
Progressive euchre is being adopted as the
favorite society recreation in the towns of
North Dakota
violent storm at Helena blew of many
roofs and did considerable damage q few
days ago. Several children were somewhat
injured.
j. !. Mclaughlin, of Fargo, is giving ex-
hibitiODs of his remarkable skill with the rife
at various towns. He is regarded as a rival
to Bogauius or DIR. Carver.
The Spearfish Register gives the vote Of the
five Black bills counties at 6,Ss6, which it
says indicates q, coo population, decrease
21l votes since 1850.
Dr. Birch, the popular and handsome local
editor OF the Huron Times, has gone 10 Gov
iugton, Ind, To practice his profession.
greatly TO the regret OF the Huron people.
The land officers at DevilsLake have re-
Gently rendered decision against the guar
dian Of the murdered Ward boys in regard
10 the claims they were trying 20 make in
that vicinity at the time OF their death.
An insurance company has lately been or
ganizrd al Fargo, mainly by parties from
newspaper men, it is presumed they have
abundant capital and will make it a great
success. They haze tast and push.
F. J. Blossom, the cashier OF the James
River National bank al jamestown, who is
one Of the leaders In society and one whose
urnaniiy is only exceeded by his good looks,
while in Chicago visiting his family, took
occasion 10 marry Miss Hattie d. Thompson,
pleasing, graceful young lady well known
in jamestown. THey viii receive an oya-
ton on their return
The Huron Times SAYS: A restaurant"
is TO be established in the basement OF the
capitol Of Bismarck. in order that Dakota's
law makers may he able to obtain ''cold tea"
when they are thirsty, without being com
PEELED 10 take long walk down into the
city. With this convenience In prospect,
II Is safe TO predict that the session will last
Inc Aul sixty Gays.
Some OF the papers are urging that legis-
lature provide for the taking OF the census OF
the territory, in order 10 convince congress
that the population is large enough for di-
vision and a state In the south. This would
seem To be a needless expense as O sufficient
approximation can be had from the vote.
The ratio OF voters 10 population in similar
com nuniues is known near enough for all
profitable use at Washington. With 1000
votes there is uuquestionably near 400, 900
population.
Among the measures Col. Richardson, OF
the Valley City Tanes will urge in the eoun-
ell is one to compel the several railroads of
Dakota TO furnish cars for individual use of
farmers. thus enabling them to consign their
grain To whOmsoever they choose. The rea-
son assigned for the demand is that the pro-
dueers believe better prices and grades can
be obtained on grains IL shipped lin this
manner than is now done through the ele-
vators.
A case OF some interest TO wheat growers
was tried in the Walsh court recently. A
farmer brought suit against S. II. Mott, the
elevator inspector at Mimic, charging that he
used false weight aud defrauded him out
of ten bushels of wheat. The charge was
sustained aud fine of SIS imposed. The
amount involved was small, but many farm
ers are of the impression that there are nu-
merOus instances in which elevators have
taken advantage. The Forest River Journal
says there has been good deal of complaint
all the season of this one at Mimic.
The Dakota Legislature convenes the
second Tuesday in January. AS the session
is limited to two months and its numbers
have been doubled since the last one met, il
is greatly feared that the matters of import
ance cannot all be disposed of. The Mandan
Pioneer, after examiug its composition, fears
that much of its time will be devoted 20
arguments on the next eclipse or the mode
of discovery of lot OF arrow heads on Gus
ter's battle ground, the best poison for rats.
the price of jews harps, the drinking of
whisky, the use of bad language or some
! equally unimportsnt matter. If they would
only get to business at once, what a deal
they might accomplish.
One Of the most absurd items afoat is the
one representing that Bismarck has con-
coeted a scheme 10 secure FROM the legisla-
ture the refunding Of the cost of the capitol.
/ No strength could be had for such a project
/ In the legislature, and II Is a reflection upon
| the good sense as well as good faith of the
Bismarck people to even suggest it. They
have furnished the territory handsome
/ building without cost to the territory,
aud should have credit for it.
There may be Joe Mulhattans in the local
departments of the Bismarck papers, but
| there is no more enterprising community,
AMI there does not appear to be any ground
/ for doubt that the conditions incident to the
location of the capitol viii be carried out
fully and in perfect good faith.