St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-19
DAKOTA& MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
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Fargo Special kilograms september1S, to the St.
Paul Globe.
Northeastern Notes.


see the country and hunt.
E. ?. Wells, of jamestown, the townsite
king and wealthy rustler, has just completed
and dedicated $40, 600 hotel at La Moure.
The citizens of Mnnewaukan freely admit
that it viii be the best town on Devils lake
when it has two railroads and other things.
Farmers in the upper James valley did so
well with corn experiments this year that
they propose to put in large fields of it next
season.
1t is said that when the roads in Dakota
are good they couldn't be gooder and when
bad they couldn't be bladder. They are gem
orally good now.
The Min company drew very fair audi
dences at jamestown as well as Fargo, but
something lighter than Shakespeare would
haze filed the house fuller.
Judge s. L. Campbell. of Wabasha, MINI.
has been recreating on Devils Lake. He
shot siXty-live ducks one day and says it was
not good ducking either.
The local paper at Syhestor In Wells county
thinka there is a fine opening there for capt.
tslists to open i bank. Some proof news
PAPER would do well to look at the chances.
In the case OF Mr.. Grimshaw, CONNER
cial traveller, whose residence on claim
near Steele county comprised an occasional
visit, it has been decided that he could not
prove up on u residence of that sort.
John Fowle, who IS 80 years of age, last
week made final proof on homestead in
Charles Nix county, showing $4,000 i'm
proycments. He proposes TO fit it up for a
,,fr. form. and ba.na fot. him whom no
TO grow Old.
With the low prices of wheat farmers are
insisting that they can only pay 51.50 an
acre for blowing and those vino have teams
generally refuse to take less than g. 1t is
probable that less ground viii be plowed than
the past year.
The jamestown Alert now appears twice a
week, and having time to go fishing, the
editor AYERS that in some of the streams Of
that section buffalo fish are so thick that they
can be scooped out with a shovel, but he does
not seem TO have shovel.
It was noticeable at the primary meetings
of the Democrats in Grand Forks that the
participants were in the main the same as at
the recent Republican caucuses. They are
really Democrats, and only helping out the
other side. They are very numerous in that
section.
4 gentleman named Burke, but not the
handsome newspaper man, after sampling
Che beverages at jamestown too freely, took
the wrong road at night anG drove his team
of the bank into the river last week. All
were drowned, except the man Burke, who
managed to swim out.
The Fargo ReD1't3cat has changed from q
morning to an evening paper It is now
under very efficient and capable manage
ment IN lis business well as news depart
m-ut3, and is an excellent sheet. 1t says
that one good morning paper is all that the
times warrant at Fargo. There is good
field for it as an evening paper.
Pierre had a temperance billiard hall and
pavilion fitted up and opened just before the
meeting Of the Republican convention, but
the accounts from there this week indicate
that the wants Of the delegates were mis-
Judged, and the candidates came TO their
relief Temperance institutions are only in
demand in the st. John conclaves.
Since the Republicans in Indiana were SO
rcmiss as not to nominate Gen. j. VI. Tyner
a former Postmaster General, as governor OF
congressman, he has came out to Dakota
and does not take any interestin the Blaine
campaign. He has numerous relatives in
Dakota, all posunastors. The General also
has few bonanza farms and think they pay
better than politics in Indiana.
Dunseith IN The Turtle mountains is pie
.urcsque sight for a town, and a nice star
has been made toward one, but the local pa
per unhndIy imuutes to it more than femin-
inc vanity when It SAYS; '''rhc city itsc
each morning, blushing in lovelness, cast,
shy glauccs into the mirror of heaven to be
hold her attractions.' As it Is 100 miles
from a railroad other mirrors are no doub
very scarce.
Mr. VI. Wood, who has been in Jail at Val
ley City, charged with stealing tickets from
the Northern Pacific and trying To obtar
money from the banks on false prctenses
mad been for several months the sole occu
pant of the county jail at Barnes. No won
der he worked his way out and gave man,
nights of toll 10 the work. Il was too lone
some there. lie is probably sharp enough
to escape arrest
TIE Rfg0r In Grant county says the whea
I'm that section was better than usual in quail
ity, but lighter in yield, aud adds: 9Th
splendid corn crop in Grant county this yea
IS again setting farmers to thinking what
wise thing il will be to pay a little more at
teuuou in future 10 raising corn and barle,
and feeding it TO stock and hogs, instead o
coutuing them SO closely to wheat which i
yielding but small profit.
The Hcrt'd in the Turtle Mountains say
IF that country: Hops are found CROWN
yid in a great abundance over the lake an
liver bottom lands aud in the mountain
and we believe their culture will become Al
important industry. \ gentleman VIII
knows pronounces them of superior qua
lty. Crauberries and hazelnuts are no,
abundant and they promise to form quite
profitable industry for the future.
Many of the counties in the south hol
agricultural fairs this season, aud so IA
seem to be reasonably successful. No count
In the north holds q fair. There should b
one or two along the Northern Pacific and i
the lower Red in order to exhibit the pre-
ducts of the country. The chief attraction
at most county fairs are the horse race.
There is no reason why this feature shout
not Toe developed in the north.
One OF the leading products to be exhit
ted and chief attractions at the fair in Gran
county is the baby show. There is difficult
IN securing men to act as judges as they fen
10 encounter the hundred or two mother
whose dar!iugs are no; Of the premium sort
In Dakota there is nearly as much prid
taken in this somewhat essential domesti
product rs in wheat, big tviumphS on cab
bage heads, and the most popular people ar
those who contribute most literally 10 th
growth of the country in this way.
The Yanktou Herald now counts up eigt
Democratic papers in southern Dakot.
Sioux Falls 4rg'ts, Scotland Cai-ss, Chambei
ain Dsaoorai, Pierre SgDli, Waterfowl