St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-30
DAKOTA& MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms August 30, to the St
Paul Globe.
North,resfern Notea.

NOrthurestern Notes.
DEVILS Lake city is rebuilding rapidly, and by
snow time there will be few signs of the fire.
The postoffice at Elmer in Jerauld county, has
been changed back to Washington Springs the
original name.
A Dakota paper says that south Dakota butter
rates half a cent higher in the New York market
than any other grade.
The inconvenient name of Pioneer Press at
Devils Lake. gives place simply to the news and
the paper has changed hands.
1t is reported that citizens of Watertown are
buying cotton for their ears in anticipation of
the visitation of elghtyseven bands
An artesian well is being bored at DEVILS
Lake, and is down $50 feet. The last eighty feet
is solid rock, which is not through yet.
The Northern Pacific Coal company has stopped
mining at Ignite and has closed its office and
station there, and practically abandoned the
place.
ROette the new county in the Turtle noun
tains, claims population of $500, which are sur
prising figures if correct, and not including too
many Indians.
The insane asylum at jamestown will be q
really fine building and ready for occupancy by
Oct. /, but cannot be used till the legislature
makes an appropriation.
Grand Forks is raising the S. 900 required to
by ground for the saw mills to be moved there
from New York, MINI. These will be quite an
acquisition to the place.
1t is considered quite likely that the capital of
Montana will be removed to Bozeman Butte
by the next Legislature, and that the popular vote
will carry the proposition.
Prairie chickens are not numerous in many
sections but sportsmen bring in about all the
ducks they can carry The numerous little
bodies of water attract them.
The stage line from Little Missouri to Dead
wood will soon be in operation. Concord coaches
have been purchased, and Helena firm made the
harness at Marquis de Mores order.
Some important discoveries of gold silver and
copper bearing rock have recently been made on
the forks of the Boulder and near the headwaters
OF Mill creek, in Gallatin county, Montana
Mcpherson County STANDARD: We have never
seen better prospect for a big corn crop than
there is in central Dakota this season. There
are hundreds of acres of corn that stands higher
than a mans head.
De Smet Leader: Judge Smith, In announcing
his court terms, sarcastically remarks that a
term of court will be opened in a little house on
the prairie in Sphinx county, four miles from Red
field.
Mr.. Plumley, the managing editor of the
Argus, is expected back from his month in New
York tomorrow. 1t is not definitely learned
whether he completed matrimonial negotiations
there or mol.
The agricultural college at Brookings will be
open for students September "a, instead of the
10th as has been announced Delay in compl ct
ing the building made postponement necessary.
Tuition is free to all residents of Dakota.
The Valley City Times says:-The first new
wheat received in Valley City this was
marketed by Merssrs. f. P. Wright and Herbert
Weston. Both lots graded No. l hard The
first delivery this year is a week in advance OF
last season, when the first load OF the new crop
was marketed September g.
Hon. W. B. Settle, an ex- member of the Mon
tana legislature and leading lawyer, is looking
for location il. north Dakata on account of ill
health of his wife. 1t is claimed that the eli
mate Of this region is remarkably healthlul, but
it has been supposed that Montana had similar
qualities.
The Glendive independent says: Now that the
COW boys are Kidding the country Of horse thieves
pretty etfectually, there is another class of
| thieves sprnging up, who were almost unknown
in the old times. Reference is made to the
miserable sneaks who prowl about the country
plundering the shacks of ranchmen, who are
absent from home This is getting to be too
common an offense, and one that must be
stamped out.
When one proves up claim and the proof is
accepted the party is not always out of the
woods. Rev. II. B. johnson of lie Bean, fifteen
months ago proved up on a claim near Aberdeen,
and now is advised from Washington that unless
he proves his residence upon the land more
satiSfNctprly plnim w bp lad oEu
as if there was needless severity in the matter,
as preacher would not be likely to do hard
swearing.
The Campbell county Courier says that Sur
veyors Wooey and Fessenden have received
contracts for surveying the remaining four
towns in that county not already contracted for;
the reservation near Reigstad, recently opened ;
| the reservation opposite Fort Yates, and seve raj
towns in Emmons and Mcpherson counties. This
contract will complete the survey of all lands In
Dakota south of the 10th parallel and east of the
Mississippi river not included in any reservation
The Gallatin Courier says ''Some of the the
Dakota fife wheat, sown in the Gaatin valley
last spring is now ripe, and peculiarly is dis
covered in that the grains are much larger and
plumper than the seed sown An experienced
miller who gave it an examination, gave it as
his opinion that in three years the Fife wheat
| Toas varieties although its Touring qualities
may be somewhat superior"
The HYsbdHdnldn thinks that the reports of
hanging horse thieves in Montana are somewhat
exaggerated. 1t says: 1.-THE papers are full Of
stories abont hanging horse thieves In eastern
Meagher county, but find it difficult to ascertain
the facts in regard to really how many have
been killed and hung. From the best informa-
ton only about seventeen have shared this fate
from the first to the last; yet from the rnmors
aioat one would think that no less than fifty had
come to their end at the hands of .exasperated
cowboys.
The landlord Of the hotel in Mardel in Griggs
county raises his own vegetables. He has four
acres in garden which contains he estimates
about / 900 heads cabbage and cauliflower; 900
dozen sweet corn; 10000 pounds different varie
ties Of beets; 4, 900 pounds carrots; so bushels
vegetable oysters; $50 bushels of onions; 5
bushels navy beans; 20 barrels of onion sets 200
hills OF tomutoes-very thrifty plants. and fruit
well advanced. Peas, butter beans sugar pump
kin, all varieties OF squash, cucnlnbers, lettuce,
radsh, spinach, horse radish, pie plant and pep
| pers in proportion
Legend of Hedicfne Rock.
| The Fairbank Tribune has this account Of q
curiosity in connection with which there are saw
! era Indian legends: stMediciue Rock inst cas-