St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-04-29
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n. j. Harvey, who was injured some m
since, died at Valley City, Saturday, and the
remains were shipped east.
The Hand County Press vouches for pota-
toes of this years growth as large as hens
eggs-growni in a pit, however.
Parties crossed Devil's lake with teams
on the ice April Is, but the ice was becom-
ing rotten, and is now pretty much gone.
The mother and niece of Sitting Bull re-
Gently died of quick consumption. Their
names were Techarmeno and Eah Home.
1t is estimated that 80, 900, 900 acres of land
in the vicinity of DEVILS lake, taken up
since last June, will be seeded this spring to
wheat.
Mr.. Jewell, the publisher of the Bismarck
Tribune, has been surveying a stage route
from his place to Glendale. He reports fewer
obstacles than expected.
The Odd Fellows at Bismarck celebrated
the Sixty-ffth anniversary Of the order with "a
grand banquet and ball, at the Sheridan
house on the night of the 26th.
The Presbyterian church at Power City
has called Rev. g.. S., Baskerville to the pas
torate, and Rev. n. A. Newell, of Fargo, will
deliver the installation sermon june II.
It is reported that in digging a well at
Olga, in Pembina county, a man has struck
a ten foot vein of coal. If 1t proves to be a
fact 1t will be a great thing for that section.
One farmer near Mandan has eighteen
acres of wheat two inches high. He also has
a large area of oats and barley and is putting
in thirty-fve acres of potatoes and garden
stuff.
Mandan held an arbor day festival with
exercises by the school children. It. was
highly enjoyed and addedto the interest in
tree culture. A permanent organization was
effected.
Mandan is separated from the Missouri
river by a low plat, and a movement is being
made to construct a steamboat canal so that
boats can run up to the town. This will
prove a very valuable thing to the place if it
can be effected.
Among the various enterprises OF the
Marquis de Mores he is putting in many
acres of beets with a view of making sugar.
Root crops do we'll in north Dakota and it is
probable that a large industry can be devel-
oped in this line.
The Minnewaukan people have positive as
surances from officers of the Northern Pacific
that their Jamestown branch shall be extend
ed to the lake this season. Mark Dunnels
town of New Rockford has endeavored to
keep that the terminus.
Than, of the Graphic at Kimball, is pro
nounced the handsomest editor in Dakota,
and being unmarried and gallant there is a
furore over him and it is proposed to have
him given a place in the st. Louis Spectator
as the Dakota male beauty.
1t is reported that petroleum has been
found about thirty miles north of the Ger
man settlement of New Salem, a little west
of the Missouri river. There have been
former reports of signs of oil there, but the
matter has not been fully Investigated.
Grand Forks Plaindealer: President Hill
of the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitobs
Railway company, in a communication to j
J.Strate, informed that gentleman that a new
line of railroad would be constructed this
summer from Portland or Mayville to town
159 and probably to the international
boundary line.
Sioux Falls claims the Introduction OF thu
electric light the past week as an epoch
There was a great display of enthusiasm
over the event, The Press says: ''The new
illumination is a great treat to a large pro
portion of our citizens, who had never wit
nessedits glorious ~effulgence; many OF then
were all 'sbroken up" over it. 1t inspired
sense of something In their minds that chal
! lanaed intelligent expression. The men, t.