St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-11-04

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Rev. Mr.. Mink, of Fountain, in south
Dakota, was ordained and married in one
week recently.
About two inches of snow have fallen in
north Dakota SO far, but only remained
DAY or two.
Under the able management of the vete-
ran, Harcourt, the Lisbon Herald is taking
front rank with the Dakota press.
The railroads offer round trip tickets from
Fargo to the New Orleans fair for S5l. 1t is
expected that much lower rate will be had
later.
Limbs have been broken by skaters at the
Kinks in Glendale, Fargo, and several other
points recently. They tend rather to give
interest and spice to the sport
Griggs county is specially proud of the
$50, 600 court house which is just being com
pleted at Cooperstown. 1t looks as if II was
fine Investment for the money.
In Grant county and other sections in
south Dakota, there has been fall of three
or four inches of snow, soon melting, while
in the north there has been much less.
Rev ). II. Clark, the Presbyterian pastor
al Glendale, last week struck, not for
higher wages but for what was due him. The
church came to time, and he will continue.
The Clipper at Lisbon, which is a remark
ably fine, prosperous looking weekly, now
heats the whole establishment by steam from
the press engine, probably the only instance
Of the sort in Dakota.
new paper was started last week at Kan
aota, town site with house or two, in
Sargent county. There are only seven pa
pers in that county now-double the number
there will be in year or two.
The preachers in Dakota are often the
most expert hunters and fond of showing
their skill at the expense Of game. Dickin-
son at Webster the other day went and with
his little gun made victims of fourteen fat
geese in short time.
Dakota means to have the largest agricul-
tural display and the largest specimens of
vegetables of any state or territory at New
Orleans. The impression has been indus
triously worked up that it will be extremely
profitable advertising
The recent exhibitions Of mind reading at
various points in south Dakota by Prof. j.
Randall Brown, are voted a complete success
by those who have witnessed them. He did
tales unfold that were hidden to others in
the minds of those present.
1t is said that Mrs. Billings, who recently
died in a shack at Pierre, and was buried at
the county's expense, was not long since
worth 100000 in her own right, while her
husband had about as much more. All this
money was lost in speculation in Chicago,
and when adversely came the husband and
wife separated.
Ortonyie Herald: Hunting parties are
coming in every day loaded with game. Sat
usday Messrs. Nero, Fletcher, Van Inwegen,
FELTON,, Norrish and A. V. Gardner, (the
latter Of Hastings), brought in a wagon load
of game. They had $50 ducks, Is geese and
some small game. Not so bad for couple
of days shooting.
1t is understood from the evidence at the
inquest that AL. Haas was the man who shot
j. t. Clark, in his attempt to escape from
the officers the other night No blame Is
charged to him, and no regret expressed at
the result of his shooting. Clark had neither
money or friends, and probably had little
objection to being shot.
The Larlmore Pioneer says: D. VanDeren,
a man fully sixty years old and often seen
in Larimore wearing shawl, died on his
claim ten or twelve miles southwest of town
Tuesday. He was q man of sound mind and
public lecturer of considerable ability, but
had lost his health in the army and drew 9
pension of S24 per month. His wife is in
Minneapolis, and daughter lives in Chi
cago.
Fremont AFFORD, the able and forcible
editorial writer upon the Republican the past
year, has accepted that position upon the
staff of the Times Democrat, Of New Orleans
He has few superiors on the Dakota press,
and will be quite loss, and valuable ac-
cession to the Crescent city. He specially
desires that all Dakota visitors to the fair
shall call upon him and he will take pleasure
in aiding them to enjoy their stay in the
city.
Among the most remarkable feats ever
performed by the local editor of the Bismarck
Tribune, was one cold day the past week
swimming a young Indian across the Mis-
souri, river near that place, with one hand
leg tied The reward was the hand and
heart of bright Indian maiden, who sat on
the bank with the Tribune young man watch
ing the feat, which was accomplished with
great ease. The Tribune man deserves
great credit, and will be the best man at the
wedding.
Although there is aalocal bias to this state
ment by the Progress, at La Moure, there is
little doubt of its substantial correctness:
Mr.. Primer, VINO was one of the incorpora-
tors of the n. p. r. r. company, has laetly
travelled over the line from St. Paul to the
Pacific coast, and, in his estimation, thi:
portion of the James River valley surpasses
any other place visited on the trip, not only
in quality of land, but on account of its To-
cation as to future railroad building, and the
consequent benefits of rapid development
The purchase of section Of land backs W
his expression.
The ladies of Fargo are arranging for
grand display of their peculiar work and
gatherings at New Orleans. In addition to
crazy quilts and a multitude of bIic-a-brac
and articles of virtu and feminine taste and
skill, they are deity fashioning with theil
fair fingers, as the admiring young man
might say, countless thousands of button
hole wreaths of wheat, oats and othe1
grain straw, which are to have the word Da
kota printed and attached by ribbon, anC
given away to be worn by all visitors to tn,
fair on dakota Day." which the managers
promise. There is a lively contest among
dozen or more applicants for the position o.
director of the Dakota ladies' department
during the fair, and the rulers have a deli
cate and difficult task to decide between
them. They will not announce the grounds
of their decision, but it is confdential
known that they are endeavoring to secure
in the lady manager the finest embodiment
of Dakota. beauty culture and grace. II
fact, they wish to show that the new land ii
equal to any part of the world in its human
rroducts