St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-12-12
DAKOTA& MONTANA
Collected and Forwarded by Telegraph
to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms December II. to the 81
Paul Globe


| GrdnQ fOrkS mas Just cOnbrlOuIeU seven
to the inmates OF the Sioux Falls peniten-
tiary.
The Bismarck hotels have agreed to feed
and sleep the members of the legislature at
$14 week.
The members Of the petit jury at Sioux
Falls have presented Judge Palmer a fine
gold headed cane as a mark Of esteem.
The artesian well at Ipswich is now down
AIS feet, which is supposed to be more than
half the required depth.
An effort is being made to work up north
Dakota excursion TO New Orleans about the
10th Of February. 1t is not mAtured yet.
Among the shipments from Fargo to the
New Orleans exposition this week was min
iature elevator, some four by six feet in size,
and run by steam.
The Grand Forks Herald, which is bright,
enterprising journal, is preparing an Illus
trated holiday edition, mainly for distribution
at the New Orleans exposition.
The people at La Moure begin to fear that
the Northern Pacific will not put up snow
fences in time, and they may be blockaded,
as last winter, two or three times.
A man in La Moure county, twelve miles
from Grand Rapids, recently found the bones
OF an infant in a tree wrapped up in the
Sioux way Of disposiug Of their dead.
The vote on the adoption of a state const-
tuition in Montana was carried last week with
over IL, 600 majority in favor. 1t is expected
that admission will be asked this winter.
In Pembina county a number of parties
are sending as Christmas gifts to friends in
the old country passage tickets to Dakota.
Most Of them are furnished young ladies.
Grand Forks Herald: President Arthur is
away of in his reeOmme ndation that the
homestead law be repealed. Is this slap at
Dakota for forcing the nomination of Blaine ?
Corn socials are the latest festive wrinkle
in Fargo. AS they are in connection with
churches it is supp osed no extract of corn is
7 allowed, but 1t is served up in numerous
ways.
A large number Of parties, who have re-
ceived free treatment at the county hospital,
have been surprised to find themselves pub
lished IN the official proceedings as paupers.
They don't like the word.
According to the local papers the same
price is paid for wheat at Mandan as at Fargo.
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and at the rate charged for hauling to Duluth
or Minneapolis there should be a difference
of at least eight cents between the points.
The Canton Advocate says: Every Demo-
crat in this vicinity gives Cleveland the
credit for the Summertime weather we are
having. This may be so, or undoubtedly
winter has slipped two or three eOgs, or else
We are to have summer all winter-or some
thing similar to these facts.
Mayor Roach, of Larimore, who is or has
been supposed to be the only Democrat In
the legislature from North Dakota, has gone
to New York and Washington to interview
Gov. Cleveland and Democratic leaders in
regard TO Dakota matters. He will have
much influence there it is believed, and will
be heard from in the legislature.
The Herald says: Commercial men say
that Yanktou is positively the best, the livh-
est, aud the finest situated of any town on
their route. Surely this ought to be proof
to the outside world that Yankton Is going
ahead, and that her people take an interest
in her welfare" There is also enthusiasm
over the statement of recent visitors that the
place has more pretty girls than any other
town In the west.
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and reports that his book on Dakota will APP
pear about the middle of the month. 1t will
be perhaps the most valuable advertising
document yet Issued. 1t is intimated by the
friends of the governor that as his Chicago
paper supported Cleveland, he will be made
solid with the new administration, although he
did before the election deliver a strong Blaine
speech. He Thought the Maine man was
going to be elected then, however, and think
IL ought not to count. He is arranging to
build fine house at Bismarck which shows
his confidence.
Among lot of bones lately hauled TO
jamestown from the coteaus, twenty-five miles
southeast, was found the parts of a mould.
skillfully constructed, from which cast was
made that proved to be the image Of a dog
on its launches, with all the lineameuts per-
feet, and resembling the ancient idols of
Egypt. 1t showed evidences of great age
and perfect workmanship, and the scie ltists
think it the production of the mound build
ers. 1t will be sent 10 New Orleans. There
are along the James river great number OF
mounds, slngly and in groups, that have
never been explored. They are, no doubt,
similar to those found in the Mississippi
valley, and it is hoped they may be investi-
gated.