St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-24
DAKOTA ( MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
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Fargo Special kilograms July 2s, to the st.
Paul Globe
Northwestern Notes.

Northwestern Notes.
An excursion for DEVILS lake is to leave
Lockport, N. Y, August A.
The veterans at Mandan met Tuesday
evening to organize post of the G. A. R.
Five townships are being surveyed in
Towner county and will soon be ready for
settlers.
The daughter of Geo. Nesmith is the first
child ever born in Tiffany township in Foster
county, and the family are the envy of all
the people.
There Is not cemetery in Sully county
except the military one at the fort and no in
ducement to the people to leave their bodies.
Very few have as yet.
Quite an ovation was held at DEVILS Lake
city on the return Of the parties who had
been under arrest for the little difficulty that
extinguished the Ward boys.
The Redield Journal has been gathering
data ST the amount of wheat tn at will proba-
bly, be marketed at that point this year and
places the figures at 100000
A number of excursion parties from Fargo
have enjoyed life at Detroit lake this week
The opening of a tirst-class hotel there has
added to the popularity of the place.
An addition 40xS0 and three stories in
height is to be built in the rear of the peni-
prison workshops. 1t will be constructed of
granite.
Col Plummer has been telegraphed to
come to Maine and deliver his campaign
speech. He will leave for there in week or
SO. He proposes to spread himself in his eff
fort there.
The assessor finds only "a, 400 acres in
Ramsey county assessable as that is all that
is proved up. Most of the land has been en-
tered. The value of the land occupied is
placed at 81, 500, 900.
There will be an editorial convention of
the editors of the Huron, Watertown and
Aberdeen land districts, held in the city of
Huron, August 5, 1884, for the purpose of
organizing Central Dakota Press associa-
tion.''
Commissioners have been appointed to Or
ganize Bottineau county, on the extreme
north, and soon will be for Wells and one or
two other counties in the border region.
These are beginning to settle up and there is
need OF organization.
Rev. Edwin Ellis, who went east some time
ago in the interest of the Dakota Collegiate
institute at Sioux Falls, has returned having
succeeded in his mission, which was to raise
$4,000 for the college. The building will
now proceed without interruption.
Lisbon correspondent of the Fargo Ar-
gus says that Henry Carver, of that city, has
nd n Of hor I'll
10, and that he contemplates seeding the
same ground to a second crop of the same
grain, confident that it will mature before
frost.
The Grant County Re0iew says: Uufavor-
able reports are coming in concerning the
condition of soft wheat; and the indications
are that large majority of smut will be
found In this variety. Should this prove to
be the case it will undoubtedly put an end
forever to the sowing of soft wheat
Apropos of the rumor that the jamestown
cago, Milwaukee g. St. Paul, the jamestown
Capital is informed that there has been line
surveyed from Minnewaukan to the Turtle
Mountain country, but as to what company
has done the work no fellow can find out, it
being kept profound secret
This statement by the Milbank Rgiev will
apply TO all of north and probably most of
west and south Dakota: ''More rain has
fallen in Dakota this year than was ever be-
fore known. A year ago it was so dry there
no breaking could be done after the middle
of June. This year we have had rain at in
tervas of every few days during the
summer"
The Mimic Journal expresses the general
feeling in south Dakota, at the result of the
Ward trial at Grand Forks: ''The verdict
was certainly great surprise to the mass of
people who have watched with interest the
trial as it proceeded. 1t is hard to believe
that no crime has been com mitted and that
no one is to answer for the slaughtering of
the Ward brothers."
The Red aud James were in mind
James G. Burke, of Aberdeen, scared In this
way on the 4th: Con the broad bosom of
her rivers, the navies of the world might
float. Her winds carry healing on their
wings, and her climate promises health and
length Of days. Thus respondent in all the
Astounding gifts of fortune, her destiny
should be glorious one"
The Grafton Times names the following
among those in that vicinity who lost their
wheat crop from the late hail storm: Joseph
Stratton and brothes, 200 acres; Mr.. De-
wolf, 100 acres; P. Mcmahon, about 80
acres; T. Ryley, 80 acres; d. Mclean,
1870 acres; NJ. and j. Foley, 140 acres; Mr.
Byington, 40 acres; VIM. Stead, 60
acres; Jacob Tuber, 80 acres: Henry
Weller, so acres; |. Pheston, 40 acres
Judge Buxton, OF Wahpheton, returned
home on the 22d with lovely bride he had
just married at Lebanon, Ohio. She was
Miss Emma j. Howry. who made visit
to Dakota some time since, and returned
home in love with it and the Judge. The
Judge, in addition to high legal attain ments.
is rare judge OF calico, and fully vindcated
his acumen in this instance. He is in luck.
Devils Lake Pioneer Press: The track. is
being laid north and south from Larimore
on the Mayville extension of the Manitoba
road. 1t is said that after the completion Of
this road the regular trains between this
place and st. Paul will be run via Larimore,
Mayville and Breckenridge, making the dis
lance forty-six miles less than by the way of
Grand Forks. All steel rails are being laid
on this branch.
In order to encourage the production and
stimulate domestic industry In some of the
Dakota towns, prizes are offered for babies
At one at Columbia, in Brown county, re-
Gently at which there were great number of
competitors, prizes were given: For the
reddest and blacklist haired baby; the
quietest and prettiest baby; the prettiest
blonde baby: the blackest-eyed baby; the
smallest footed baby; the prettiest blue-eyed
baby; the youngest baby; the curliest-headed
baby; and the ''boss" baby.
1t is reported that some of the more recent
appointments for the territory who are not
familiar with the good-natured Pickwickian-
ism Of Col DOMAIN in his more pungent re-