St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-11
DAKOTA& MONTANA.
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
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Fargo Special kilograms, Mar Oh 10, to the st
Paul Globe.
Dakota and -Montana Notes.


in the new mines.
The Red River Valley 8. s. association viii
meetin Fargo March 90.
Burleigh county claims to have the best
school houses of any county in the territory
The hog crop in the vicinity of Sioux
Falls has brought in more than 500, 900 te
farmers this winter.
Bismarck expects to secure the Episcopal
college as there is one at Moorhead, and thai
is virtually part of Fargo.
The new Baptist church at Grafton was oc.
cupied for the first time last Sunday. The
society deserves much credit.
1t is expected that Mcpherson county will
be organized in few days, and the wheels
of government get in motion.
That Belknap is coming out somewhat is
indicated by the statement that an offer Of
81, 900 was refused for log house, one story
25x50.
The NJ. E. church revival at Fargo closed
Sunday with large number of additions to
the practitioners. 1t had continued ten
weeks.
The business of the land office at Fargo
during the past week, covered 112 filings,
and 1890 acres Of land. Total collections
So, 20090.
The station agent at Grafton has no in
formation in regard to the alleged reduction
in freight and passenger rates over the Man
itoba railroad.
An enthusiastic meeting of citizens OF
jamestown was held Saturday night, and ar
rangements advanced for securing the build
ing of the new hotel
Wahpeton is moving toward $4,000 water
works. 1t promises to be the best town on
the Fargo Southern south of Fargo, and is
gathering in metropolitan conveniences.
An Irish-American club of 1000 more
members has been organized at Grafton
nominally for mental improvement, but
some imagine they see the word Manitoba
underneath.
The Republican names W. F. Ball, the
county attorney, for mayor, at the city cleo,
ton. He is very fit man for the place, and
with the support of the Republican will nc
doubt get there.
1t has been decided to erect an Episcopal
church on Fourth avenue in jamestown in
the spring andi is expected that rector
will soon be secured, under the direction OF
Bishop Walker.
Banker S. B. Lloyd has been nominated
for mayor of Jamestown by meeting OF cit
liens, and he has determined to take the
honor. He is a solid man and will do the
city good at its head.
]. c. Steele, one of the enterprising bust
ness men of Jamestown, was recently mar.
ried to Miss Carrie Curtis, one of the bellies
OF the highlands in Boston, Mass. They are
expected home soon.
Hon. A. G. Mellette, of Watertown, is de-
lfvering interesting popular lectures in south
Dakota. He is spoken of as candidate fol
congress, and has numerous friends who
will be glad to aid bin.
No information has been received of Col
Donan for some time past, and there is 6
suspicion that he has gone to Mexico tc
marry that princess whowa so badly mashed
on him some time since.
The dwelling occupied by Mrs. VIM. Moore
five or six miles from Grafton, was burned
recently during her absence. She has seven
children, and is left destitute, but the
neighbors generally collected new outfit for
her.
Mayor Raymond, of Bismarck, discovered
the other day that he was entitled to $500
salary, and at once turned it back into the
treasury. The statesman of the capital dc
not care for money, except in a large way
They like honors.
j. B. Chamberlain, the proprietor of an ex
-tensive book concern in Chicago, who ha:
been living with his sister on claim neal
Gettysburg, started to return to Chicago {
few days since, was taken sick at Blunt ant
died in few days.
The Jim River Pilot says: The citizens o.
the ambitious town of LeBeau are in sacl
cloth and ashes. The c., NJ. and st. P. rail
road have bought five hundred acres of lane
five miles north of the town, and propose tc
build city of their own.
Some of the local papers stated recently
that several boxes of arms arrived lately an(
were deposited in the care of Fenians. The
Fenian part was merely ornamental. They
were simply part of the stock of q gunsmitl
firm burned out some time since.
The Glyndon Neps reports Col. Plummel
as recorded at the hotel at that place as can
didate for governor of Dakota. 1t is encour
aging to find the colonel willing to recognize
his attitude and work for the position Il
which his friends all want to elevate him.
The reported abduction case of Nellie
Collins at Grand Forks eliminated tn,
past week with the marriage of the waywart
girl to Mr.. Young at bagnio. Her mothe
attempted to stop the marriage, but as the
girl was Of age, it was regarded as the bes
adjustment of discreditable matter.
Brown county, of which Ordway is tn,
chief town, or expects to be, was organized
in 1880 and claims a population of 10000
Only three counties in south Dakota have
larger population. 1t has more miles Of rail
road than any other county in the south
and eleven towns and nine newspapers.
Under the administration of Father Col
| Inns, the new priest at Fargo, mission is t.
be opened on the Both. The father is doing
a remarkable work in the way of building NJ
the parish and developing the literary TASTE
of the young people. He has organized three
literary societies and 1t is believed that be
fore long cathedral will be erected.
The Hillsboro Banner claims that the pro
posed Fargo, Larimore& Northern railroad il
simply project in the interest of ex-Senato
Window, of Minnesota, to sell town lots a
Maysville and lands along the line, of whicl
| it SAYS he has much. But there is count
! seat fight on between Mayville and Hillsboro
and such have been known to color impress
sions.
! The leading names proposed for mayor o
Fargo are a. j. HARDWOOD, W. F. Ball, Harr
| O'Neil and Col. c. A. Morton, all of whom
have hosts of friends. Capt. Egbert says tina
his hands are full in running great news
paper, and that he cannot spare time TO
minor matters-still he might be persuaded
! to sacrifice himself if the public good de
mands.