St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-07-16
DAKOTA ( MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
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Fargo Especial kilograms July is, to the St.
Paul Globe.
Northeastern Notes.

NOftHaCeStefJI NOteS.
A Masonic lodge has been organized at Dickin-
son.
post of the G. A. r. is to be organized for
La Moure county at picnic to be held at Grand
Rapids, July 25.
A thirteen year old son of Nelson Keele at
Cooperstown, while out hunting last week, acct
dentally shot himself through the head, causing
death in a short time.
One or two of the pulpits on Sunday cautioned
their hearers not to attend Ingersoll's lecture,
but numerous members of those focks were
found among the erring sheep.
Cleveland and Hendricks club will be organ
lied at Bismarck shortly. That county has been
Democratic and will be this year if Alex. Nc
Kenzie thinks it advisable. Local interests
come first.
The Standard enumerates these as the record
of Plankinton this season: "a $4,000 Touring
mill; $4,000 court house; $4,000 jail;
congregational church, Methodist church:
flax mil; many residences and business build
ings.
Grand Forks has guaranteed Commissioner
Mckenzie 81, toward making up the display
OF Dakota products for the big fair at New Or
leans. 'Cass will do as well or better, and it is
probable that the great rustler will make sue
cess oft 1t is claimed he has never failed in any
enterprise yet.
According to the figures of the assessor, Sphinx
county has 9,125 population and 2,415 taxpayers
The assessed value of the county is So, 1896, 45S,
which no doubt means an actual value in excess
of 100000. The average assessed valuation
of decided land IN the county is S4.75 an acre 1t
is choice county.
Gov. Ordway spent last week in Redfeld, with
two Of Tho A.
United States, taking evidence in regard to the
organization of Fauk county. The governor
has been charged with crookedness in the mat
ter, and is not disposed to let matters drop
The Dickinson Press: We believe, and have
good reasons for so doing, that in the end Dick
inson will be the only town on the Northern Pa
ciffc from which Black Hills freight will be ship
ped. Lieut. Earnum, the government surveyor.
who has been over the three routes, says that the
Dickinson route is the best, and will so report to
Gen. Terry.
Sargent county has been settled little more
than year but the assessor reports the number
of persons holding real estate 1,12O, number of
acres proved up 1873, 9s7, and the value of tax
able property as S716,S04, which is perhaps one
fourth of the real value. 1t is one the most
rapidly growing counties. and has newspaper
on every townsite
has devised an incubator that turns out chickens
by the hundred in nineteen days, beating the
maternal poultry two. days They are simple
and so cheap that there is quite furore for them
in his section, and the country will soon have
cheap poultry, an article that is great rarity in
north Dakota.
This statement by the Lisbon Star does not
indicate that the great enterprise which promised
much is going to meet the authorizations: Sd
e. Dyer, auditor of the Dakota & Great Southern
railroad, was in the city yesterday Mr. Dyer
has resigned his position on the road and will
soon engage in the newspaper business at Brit
ton. He has bought out the Daylight Office and
expects to take possession about the goth inst.
1t is understood that in The political deal this
fall among the Republicans, each of the six coun-
ties in the Fargo legislative district will have a
member of one branch of the legislature, except
Sargent, the newest county Cass will be con
tent with one member of each house probably
But as Cass and Richland have 10 votes to 10 in
the other four counties, they may combine and
take what they choose. Candidates are coming
to the front in each of them in squads
The Democrats at Lisbon ratified the Chicago
nominations with good deal of vim Saturday
night. The same fact was developed as at most
other places, that either Republicans are very
largely turning Democrats or there are lots of
COlOrS
before in Dakota. II. S. Harcourt, the late
editor of-one of the Republican papers, is one of
the most prominent supporters of Cleveland and
talks of starting Democratic daily at an early
day. He will be nominated for the legislature if
he will accept vr-i-
Gov Pierce writes that he will be in Dakota to
take charge of the government, in about two
weeks lie will make his headquarters at Bis
marck, which he is convinced is the capital. He
has received large number of letters and num-
erous applications from parties wanting positions
but does not propose to act as governor until he
reaches the territory. With the natural modesty
of newspaper men, he does not desire any public
reception playing of bands. He will not be
offended, however, if friends and good -wishers
remember that he is an admirer of choice Hayanas
or something sparkling in glassware.
Recent interviews with builders and contract
ors of Fargo show that thereis a large amount of
building in progress. They state that It is the
best season they have had for three years and is
improving. There are not SO many cheap struc-
lures going mp as in other years, but there are
solid, substantial structures now being erected
The business blocks are among the most com
plete and best equipped in the place. Among
the general houses in progress are brick court
house, to cost some SIS. 900; $40 600 brewery
an elegant bank block, the finest in the city, the
Ely, Hazaman, Chaplin and several other business
houses and stores; the Fargo Southern is putting
up first class buildings, some of them superior to
any other road. The prospect of fine crops is
infusing life into all departments, and Col Gu
trippah is not alone in anticipating season of
more genuine prosperity than has been known
in the past, as it will rest on solid foundation,
not a boom.
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