St. Paul daily globe., 1884-12-05
MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
TO the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special TelegrAms December 4. to the St
Paul Globe.
NorfI.sgesfern Nn.es.

Over 100 muskrats were caught at Long
Lake, near Letcher, in one day.
The artesian well at Ipswich is down 423
feet and the work progressing favorably.
Alex. Mckenzie telegraphed TO Valley City
from New Orleans for fifty bushels of Red
Scotch Fife wheat.
J. VI. Tuoby, the Argus night editor, has
returned from bis respite in southern Min
nesota. Ris family, however. will spend the
winter there.
Ii is said that large deposit of sulphur
has been discovered under the Presbyterian
I church at Pierre. There Is thought TO be
something ominous in the fact.
w. G. Judd, leading Fargo merchant
and son OF S. Corning Judd, the Illinois
national committee man, is reported dan
gerously sick in Chicago.
The fall winds that usually visit Dakota
this time Of the year have been less violent
this fan than has been known for many
years, and the weather never was so fine.
All owing TO the election Of Cleveland.
The Parker Nes Era takes this view:
Democratic newspapers are sprouting all
over the territory. II these papers force the
gueFillas, styling themselves Republican
journals, TO the rear, their advent viii not be
regretted.
In some sections the farmers are organ
izing local mutual insurance companies,
like the township companies in Illinois and
otber states. When confined 70 fire they are
successful, but a big hail storm would ruin
one OF them.
Twohundrvd and ninety couples danced at
hall u~fr hr-s ~
berlain over the election OF course the
alleged Republicans helped to make up the
number, and seemed as happy as new con-
yerts.
W. J. Murphy, OF the Grand Forks Plain
dealer, who was recently burned out, has
gone to Philadelphia TO procure a complete
outfit He intends to have one Of the finest
Offices and best dailirs in north Dakota. His
pluck and enterprise deserve success.
The Casselton COUreT is a great improve
ment upon the Sun, which it succeeds.
Under the editorship of the bright and
versatile young Ellis, il has evidently entered
upon prosperous career II he can resist the
natural inclination to run his thoughts in
poetry and discard prose.
Tne mild weather Of the season so far Ihas
coal at Sli aud Sl2 a ton. out OF fifty cent
wheat. There is no settler who can recall
such December. People go without over
coats aud sit around on pOrches in the
warmer parts Of the day.
Thos. A. Bones received the unanimous
vote Of the people Of Day county. for the po-
siton of clerk Of the court. This was mainly
due to the popularity Of his wife, Marietta NJ.
Bones, the popular author and lecturer, who
has secured means for library and other
institutions for Webster, In the states.
Brookings Seathad: A great many Of our
territorial papers are making mistakes in
saying that the musk rats are building no
houses for the winter. Is they would travel
through the Sioux bottoms and around the
small lakes they would lind rat houses in
pro.usion. This is sign OF cold winter.
The Valley City Democrat SAYS: Next spring
viii in ali probability see a large quantity Of
fax put in crop in Barnes county This
plant has never yet received the attention II
merits in this vicinity. II has been demon
strated in South Dakota that il pays better
than wheat. We learn that move is now
on foot TO furnish fax seed TO farmers on
advantageous terms.
Autit Ale III lne IAN re between EQmunQS,
Brown aud Mcpherson counties eight town
ships which, by some oversight, have not
been included in any county. The residents
of this strip last week held meeting TO de-
eide which county, Brown or Edmunds, they
should apply for admission to. Acommittee
was appointed TO investigate the financial
condition of those counties.
One Of the sad incidents last week was the
death by typhoid fever after few DAYS Ill
ness OF Morgan Lyon, sar Port Emma, in
Dickey county. he came out from New York
state two years ago, had secured fine claim,
built house and was realizing the dream OF
his ambition, his wife and little child having
lately come out, where she is left a widow
alone and remote from all her kindred. Such
is life, even in Dakota,
The Grand Forks Herald records this acci-
dent which is likely to prove fatal: Yester-
day Z. NJ. Holt, brother-in-law of NJ. T. Cas-
well, met with terrible accident. He lives
on the Red Lake river, East Grand Forks,
and near the woods where rabbits are plenty.
BE took bis shot gun yesterday to kill rab-
bit and while standing on log watching,
with the gun resting on the log, the gun
! slipped and went OF, the muZzle being but
/ foot from his left thigh. The whole charge
Of duck shot entered his leg about six inches
from the body and almost penetrated II. The
unfortunate man suffered intense agony last
night.