St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-17

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started at Parker soon.
A prosperous revival has been insugurated
IN the Baptist church at Helena
Some of the Fargo clergy have been down
to St. Paul TO take in Moody and other Met
ropoitan attractions.
Eli Perkins has purchased four sections Of
land near Mitchell, and it is reported, viii
| spend his summers there.
The ice on the Missouri river is now strong
enough for teams to cross. There has been
trouble in getting freight over for several
weeks.
The Zerxa hose company had brilliant
time at their banquet aud dance Monday
night. They are handsome and gallant set
Of boys.
Gov. Pierce has brother at Buffalo, n.
| Y, who is an intimate friend and political
supporter of Gov. Cleveland. Parties who
are expecting to be appointed governor of
Dakota would do well to give this fact a good
deal OF weight
The Alexandra Herald asks; Would it
not be better, at the present low price of
corn and oats, to feed wheat to horses in
place of oats, and to hogs in place of cornl
1t is being favOrably spoken of throughout
southern Dakota.
1t is serious reflection on the young men
of Devils Lake city that one of the most at
traetive of the young ladies recently had to
go to St. Paul to find husband. Miss Grace
Hougland married Charles Jahreiss of St.
Paul this month.
Major ]. A. Picker, Of Faux county, viii
be candidate for speaker at Bismarck He
is man Of ability, but as he was a member
of the last Iowa legislature, it may be thought
that he has not been q resident of Dakota
quite long enough.
The Mandan Times will issue an illustrated
double holiday edition, the first thing of the
kind west Of the Missouri river. Some of
the leading papers viii publish their holiday
extra in the form of an annual. Times are
rather too hard for ornamental work this
| year.
Pierre raised $50 to banquet the members
Of the legislature from that section, but that
was found 10 be insufficient as few Of them
are rigidly temperance away from home. The
committee have decided to add s. ball, the
statesmen to be deadheaded. Pierre has in
terests to be subserved.
| Dit is believed that the legislature will re-
\ peal the law of the last session exempting
unsOld railroad lands from taxation. The
| fact, however, that all the mem bers will 90 to
| Bismarck on the Northern Pacific, and re-
ceiye lavish cOurtesies from that great land
owner, may cause timidity in the matter.
There is a conspicuous lack Of harmony
and unity between the pews and pulpit of the
| Episcopal church at Fargo. An exciting
meeting of the society was held last
Sunday. at which Judge Hudson and many
Others swore, in a pious way, that never
more should their pockets open until there
was change. The bishop is taking the
matter in hand.
1t is not seen how the court could have
done other than require the records of Sphinx
to be returned to Old Ashton, the county
seat. Even If it should be shown that the
vote Of four years ago was really in favor of
Redheld, there could be no action taken on
it until there is a legal declaration of the re-
suit, and order for the removal. No one
wants the county seat 10 remain at Old Ash
toni as 1t is an abandoned townsite, several
miles from railroad or anywhere. II Red
field had the vote in 1850 there should be
some way to legally establish the fact
and to secure to the place its rights.
The people on the Fargo Southwestern be-
low Lisbon do not believe there is any iuten-
ton on the part of the Northern Pacific to
keep that branch open when there is excuse
for closing, as it evidently does not pay to
operate it in the winter The LaMoure
Progress says in regard to it: In view of the
fact that the Northern Pacific Railroad com
| pany has warned settlers along the line of
the Fargo q Southwestern railway to prepare
for possible blockades this winter, the pro
/ ject is being discussed among some of our
business men OF petitioning Gov. Pierce to
compel the company to open the road in
event Of its being closed by snow.