St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-08
Nnrthlrestern Notes.

Northwestern Notes.
Mitchell is to have camp meeting from
July 9th to 10th.
The Bookings Agricultural college will be
opened Sept 10th
The scarlet fever caused the close of the
public schools at Miller.
The court house at Aurora will be com
pleted in about six weeks.
The salary of the postmaster at Lisbon has
been raised 81, 800, which shows the growth
OF the place.
The farmers in north Dakota generally
regret that they did not plant more corn this
year as it promises so well.
The day following the 4th of July was so
cold that overcoats and fires were not un-
comfortable in north Dakota.
A flowing well at Lisbon, at the depth Of
175 feet, has water enough to mix with all
the whiskey and milk of the city.
H. S. Harcourt, the retired editor and cap
ltalist at Lisbon, has decided to leave the
Legislative track free for G. d. Austin.
The jamestown Alert has recalled its pur-
pose to become vesper instead of a matuti-
nal sheet, much to the qualification of its
readers.
The Yankton Press learns that Delegate
Raymond was the only resident of Dakota
whe was consulted in the appointment of
governor.
Jas. Forrest aged seventy-fve, fell dead
at Manuel last week in walking across the
room. His wife, of fifty years, died short
time previous.
The crop reports given by the ArgatS Sun
day are even more encouraging than before.
There are likely to be but few poor pieces of
wheat this year.
'Huron counts up 40 school people between
seven and twenty and majority of them
are females, which is not according to pre-
cedent in new sections.
The rains on the 4tE in many localities
prevented any celebration, and the more pa
triotc gathered under shelter and read one
Of Domains 4th of July oratons.
Horse stealing has become so common
along the Manitoba line as to indicate an
organized gang. There will probably be
The work of grading on the Fargo & Black
Hills railroad is going on rapidly in Sargent
county. 1t looks as if there might be a
small section of the line ironed this season.
The publishers of north Dakota have call
ed meeting to organize an association at
Grand Forks tomorrow, the sth. A MAORI
ty of the weekly papers will probably be rep
resented.
One of the social novelties this week at
Lisbon is levee, where each lady brings a
decorated basket containing lunch for two
persons. This is sold at auction, and the
buyer eats with the lady who brought it.
The La Moure Chronicle relates the case of
a man in that section named Lufkin making
final proof to presumption claim without
having lived On the land day. 1t takes
tremendous hard swearing to do that.
The records of the signal service office at
Bismarck show an average rainfall of over
nine inches the last nine years in the months
of April, May and June. This is regarded as
sufficient for agricultural purposes.
One of the attractions of the 4th at Tewau-
kon, Sargent county, was the Indian Tate
He is said to be over 102 years Of age and
takes active part in the bow and arrow
matches.
The Lisbon papers are not at all enthusiast
tic over the gold mine at Griswold, in that
county The glowing accounts are said h
be confined to circulars designed for circula-
ton in the east. They are enthusiastic over
the prospect of a big yield Of golden grain.
Geo. W. Dean, a man some forty years of
age died at the hotel, at Helena, the past
week. by poison. Little was known Of him,
but he was supposed to have friends in
Michigan. as slip was found in his pocket
book containing the address, Miss Addie
Mccullough, Grand Rapids.
The telegram sent one day the past week
about storm blowing down some build
ings, cars off of the track and persons in
iured at Paramount, on the line Of the Fargo
Southern were grossly exaggerated. No one
was hurt there, no buildings destroyed and
no cars blown from the track. Otherwise
the report was about correct.
At the meeting Of the south Dakota Teach
ers' association, at Huron, last week, Gen.
BeadIe said that congress had treated Dakota
SDaIDeIullF. I'D IeSdIu W tnt tuucdIOu1l
interests the Huronites reports him as saying
that no state that had been organized for
fifteen wears had ever e9ualled the progress
we have already made in educational mat
tiers. He believes that the year just closed
would show an expenditure OF 81 800, 900 for
school purposes.
j. r. Magic, former noted editor in
central Illinois, and who afterwards as a
Greenback politician and state printer ex-
pert disturbed the political atmosphere there,
is now acquiring wealth and donors in south
Dakota, and will loom up in the future for
congress, or some other position. He has a
vast estate in Sully, and is known as judge,
and the sibroom corn king Of Dakota" He
was on the ragged edge when he came 10
Dakota. and his Illinois friends will be glad
TO learn Of his prosperity
The La Moure cRroqsicls has this informa-
ton from the Griswold mines: 'sW H.
Griswold's mining party are now making a
test Of fifty tons Of ore. Porfy tons Of this
amount have already been crushed and