St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-21

Missouri before it passes the south border Of
Dakota. Such an immense receptacle, who
wonders that it sometimes gets desperate.
Helena Herald. Miss Mary Virginia NutaII, the
first white girl born in Montana, was married the
2sth of last month at Ration, New Mexico, to Ed
ward j, Wells, Rev. Mr.. Boyle of Trinidad, off,
ciating. The young lady was ushered into this
territorial world at Virginia City in the spring of
1864, where her people then lived, and her Chris
tan name Of Virginia owes it origin to her birth
place. The young bride viii be twenty years old
in April, and is said to be a lovely woman. Her
father, VIM. Nutall, is mine host of the Moulton
House, at Ration, and Mr.. Wells is an attache Of
the hotel.
The Hand county Press is a Republican paper,
but evidently takes the right view in this The
Democrats of the territory are instructed by the
national committee to send delegates to the Chi
cago convention, and they will be admitted on an
equal footing with the states Good enough, the
sooner positive Democratic and Republican lines
are drawn in all localities of the territory the
sooner all the little petty spites and differences
VIII disappear and the sooner the people OF
towns and counties will work together with una
nimity for their respective interests in matters
that should have no connection with politics.
Incidents in connection with claim jumping
are likely to be numerous and parties who are
trying to secure claims in a lawful way can hard
ly be too vigilant in keeping the points right.
An illustration of the result of negligence is af-
forded in this instance, party after contest
succeeded two years ago in securing possessin Of
very valuable claim in the vicinity of Lisbon,
and has lived on and improved it ever since, but
very recently neglected to file his claim. Recent
ly land agent discovered this fact and received
a large fee for locating settler upon the
claim, which is now worth several thousand dol
lars, and the resident upon it will doubtless lose
his two years labor and claim.
In the numerous and interesting interviews Of
the La Moure Chronicle with the old settlers of q
year or more, are much valuable information for
new corners. The following are brief extracts:
B. 7. Hathaway, formerly principal of the high
school at Rock Island, H., says: $50 far as
the climate is concerned, il is the most condu-
Give to health of any that l have ever been in.
There seems to be little or no sickness. / have
not heard of death in La Moure county since I
came here, nearly a year ago. People are
comfortable here as in any other northern eli
mate II they are properly housed and clothed. L
may say even more so, because there is none of
the dampness in the air of north Dakota that
affects people generally and disastrously in
the lake region and most of the states 1t is nm
questonably cold country, but people seem to
enjoy it and thrive in it-even those who have
lived in southerly attitudes"
Ed Anderson, contractor, says; ''Since the
war have worked for 81 so per day in Pennsyl-
vania and 2.25 in Illinois. Outside of Chicago
the rate is about 50 % for good mechanics in that
state. Here l got $3.50 per day without trouble
last season, and good mechanics can get all the
work they want right here at So to s., so There
will be employment for four times ar many car
penters as soon us the weather settles. We will
have to send for men before long to do the work
already contracted and new contracts will be
made almost daily"
what about the cost of living?''
'iThe price of board is only 81 per week high
err than in central Illinois. For my family OF
i've the increase is 81 to SO per week, and as a
mechanic l can earn 81 or S. more After we
get this years crop of vegetables and have mora
dairy products from local farmers, there will be
still less difference. The poor man is all right in
Dakota. If he has energy he is bound to thrive,
either by taking land or following trade"
st. Patrick's day, Mr.. Robert Macnider sowed the
first field of grain ever sown in Bureigh county.
He put in 800 acres of oats and received a yield
of 50 bushels to the acre. The following three
years he secured an equally good yield, the fifth
year his crop was entirely destroyed by hail, and
the sixth or last year he secured eleven bushels
of wheat per acre, which he estimated as half
crop. During the six successive years he has re-
ceived four and one-half frst-class crops, which
he estimates as the per centage of success and
failure that may be expected in Dakota grain
farming. This record is good as any agricul-
tural section in the country produce on an
equal number of years of successive grain rails
ing. The Macnider farm is but four miles from
Bismarck, and was sold last year for $4,000
cash, since which the purchaser has refused
S2l, 900 for it. When Dakota farmers begin to
practice diversified farming and raise stock, they
well afford TO have failure of the grain crop
one and half years in every six, and can even
then yearly accumulate good bank account.