St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-30
DAKOTA ( MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
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Fargo Special kilograms July 80, to the ST.
Paul Globe
Northwestern Notes.

The Black Hills are raising money by SUD-
scription to provide for the display from that
section at the New Orleans exposition.
The Scotland Citizen now claims that there
will be 700, 900 bushels Of fax marketed at
that point the coming season, instead OF
400, 900 as at first stated.
The secret temperance order Of /. o. g.
I. is being revived in Dakota. Lodges with
large membership have lately been organized
in Fargo, Vermillion and other points.
Col. Donan made another start for New
York Monday night in response to call to
interview the national committee. As he
was raised in the south, it is desired that he
shall visit that section and fly his eagle with
political wings.
Heavy storms are very frequent of late in
south Dakota, and those who have wheat are
always extremely nervous for fear Of hail.
1t is probable that million dollars will not
cover the damage in all sections of Dakota
the month past from hail and lightning.
The Hand county Press says of the recent
hailstorm in that section: 1t is not known
at present how far northwest the storm ex-
tended, but it cut a mighty swath nearly to
the Iowa line, and it is no immoderate guess
that 100000 worth Of damage was done.
Among the more recent candidates for
congress named In north Dakota at Marshal,
Harrison Allen and Hon. Waldo NJ. Potter,
the latter of McHenry county They do not
claim to be seeking the nomination, but
their rods will easily spring up if there are
any symptoms of lightning about.
L., 49,, 4 10 r;
play of enthusiasm at the ratification at
Chamberlain. The Democrat says: The rat
ifcation was success in every sense of the
word, and demon strates beyond all question
that, even here in Republican Dakota, Cleve-
land, Hendricks and reform have many
warm supporters who feel deep interest in
the result of the great political battle that is
to be fought next November
Helena Herald: General Harris, who has
just returned, says there are about 2, coo
people in the park, and that the arrange
ments to accommodate tourists are better
than last year. The fare at the hotel is IS
per day, and the cost of the tour, embracing
geyser basin, lake and great falls. is $26, not
including meals and lodging. The business
is managed by receiver of the National
Park Improvement Co., and there is talk of
the Northern Pacific buying out the COM
pany.
One s. P. Stair, contractor, slipped away
quietly from the town of Carlton, in Clark,
with 81 900 belonging to the school town
ship. The money was advanced to him to
pay for the lumber for school house he was
to build. He went to Redfeld and had his
check cashed at the bank and registered at
the hotel by the name Of Smith. This fact
caused his arrest on suspicion, but as the
check was good he was released, and it is
supposed he is now ''blowing in" the 81 ZOO
at st. Paul.
Gov. Ordway has in dustriously sought to
relieve his successor of as much trouble as
possible in the way of organizing new coun-
ties. Among the most recent appointments
of commissioners are those of McHenry
county: o. M. Towner, E. Hackett and
Marion Pace. This is said to be good stock
region, but has not been supposed to have
any settlers. Towner recently organized
another county and gave it his name. 1t is
regarded as profitable industry, organizing
new counties.
| The Huron Times learns from an agent Of
| the Northwestern railroad that the road is
counting upon the shipment of $4,000, 900
bushels of wheat over its Dakota division of
600 miles The section takes in the great
Sioux Valley, and rich farms between Tracy
and PIERRE as well as between Columbia and
Hawarden including the Clark Center extern
sion. To transport this enormous amount
of grain will require something like 81 500
cars al d will furnish the division all the bust
ness it can transact during the fall, winter
and spring.
Residents of Tower City estimate the acre
age of wheat destroyed or seriously damaged
in that vicinity at ten thousand. Quite num-
Der of the losers have nothing left to go on
! till the next crop, and meeting has been
! called for this evening to aid the sufferers.
! The majority Of the farmers in that section
were not injured and they propose to put into
| a pool as many acres as they can
can afford to be divided among the less for
tunate. There are some Of the largest losers
like Ellsbury, with 600 acres, who can easily
stand the loss.
The Bathgatc Sentinel records the progress
of the Manitoba extension: The new
road that Is being built north and
south through Larimore, is being pushed as
| fast as the track layers can put on iron. 1t Is
now graded forty miles north from Larimore,
| and the iron is laid about twenty miles. The
new town at McCanna's is already booming,
| and is surveyed and plated and lots will be
| on the market in few days. Orr the next
station north, will follow suit and before
| harvest tthe western part OF Grand Forks
| county will have the three or four booming
Young villages on the new line of road.
Col. Donan net the G.. A. K. excursion
lists on his way east, and retraced his steps
/ in order to escort them over his familiar
stamping grounds at DEVILS lake. He chap
eroned them all over that picturesque region,
! showed them his pleasant and fertile estate,
and crossed the lake with them to Fort Tot
ten. where the officers extended every honor
to the distinguished guests. They returned
| Monday morning and expressed themselves
charmed with the country which lies so pref
1 tily along the beautiful lakes, and delighted
with the people and prospects of that region.
Quite a number of the party remained there
to look for opportunities for investment.
1 The returning excursionists had hardly left
Devils Lake city when the disastrous FIRE
occurred. destroying the fine hotel and much
of the town. This is specially untimely, as
| there are no accommodations there now for
the throng Of visitors. But there is energy
enough to rebuild very soon.
The BrooIings Murder.
As Boston hasbeen captured IT is probable
that Brookings county will have hanging
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