St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-03-24
DAKOTA& MONTANA.
Collected and Forwarded by Tele-
graph to the Daily Globe.
Fargo Special kilograms, March 90, to the St
Paul Globe.
Dakota and Montana Notes.

tents.
A new Baptist church at Jamestown has
just been dedicated.
spearfsh north of the Black Hills will open
Normal school next month.
Ben Butler is said to have bought a con-
trolling interest in one of the Black Hills
mines.
A man in South Dakota recently went in
sane because his girl went back on him. 1t
is supposed he didn't have far to go.
The cattle and dairy interests of the Black
Hills are fourishing and promise to compete
with the mines in productive value.
The local papers estimate the amount of
wheat marketed at Mayville in Trail county
of last seasons crop at 400, 900 bushels.
The Whapeton TINES says that the proposed
water works at that place win cost from $780,
900 to 100000 and will be inferior to none
in the country.
After the schools of fish have passed by
other holes are cut further down the stream,
and the operation of driving and spearin 9
them is repeated.
Sanborn Enterprise: AS the season ad-
vances the size of the babies increases. The
last to report is Mr.. and Mrs Diss, boy,
weight Is pounds.
1t is designed to have quite military dis
Play at Bismarck on Decoration day, if the
military from Forts Yates and Lincoln can be
secured with the two home companies.
The county seat case of Trail, that'excites
so much feeling in that county, and which
was set for the 18th, is deferred to uncertain
date owing to the sickness of Judge Hudson.
Judge Drake had an elegant diamond will
low cane presented him at Aberdeen, con-
tanning the inscription, " Ordway must go''
1t is not said that it will be used to expedite
the gentleman's departure.
Capitol Commissioner Mckenzie relates
with the utmost gravity that his long visit to
Washington was solely to inspect the water
works. That is the usual mission of politi-
clans to the federal capital.
Mayor Raymond, of Bismarck, SAYS he is
not candidate for reelection, and will not
qualify if elected. He has made very eff
cient and popular mayor, and the honors are
scant and perquisites scantier in the posi-
ton.
The Mayvi!le Tribune may be a trile over
jealous in tAts, but there is far prospect
for tie road: The Fargo, Mayviiie s. Lari-
more railroad is al established fact, and be-
fore next autumn the iron horse win run in
to Mayville over the road.
The abundance of fish is such that often
times the hunters will each have half a
wagon load of them when the days sport is
done. They freeze soon after being caught
and remain in this state till wanted for food,
then are thawed out and eaten.
The worst blizzard of the past two years is
said to have been the late storm, ten days
ago, and in the extreme north of the terri
tory the Fort Totten stage ran to Tomlinson,
twenty miles, in the severest of it without
much trouble. The blizzard is the scare
crow for use abroad.
The Dakota Leader says that one of the
most profitable winter amusements in south
eastern Dakota is catching fish in the Sioux
river. 1t is great sport for the residents of
Union, Lincoln and Minnehaha counties, and
they go at it in such a busness-lke manner
that 1t pays them well for their labor
The popular young man who is city editor
of the Daily Trmss, popular institution Of
Valley City, evidently seeks retaliation for
the infelicltous issue of his sojourn in Fargo,
in this: One Of the popular young men OF
a popular institution OF the city has a girl
who comes all the way from Fargo to SEE him.
The Pierre Signal says: Blooded stock is
being introduced into all parts CT Dakota this
year, and the breeding of fine cattle is des-
tined to one OF the leading pursuits of our
farmers. Oar fat cattle are one of the best
advertisements we have, and Dakota has
already become famous for its nutritious
grasses and fine herds.
The Redficld Journal is confident the Re
publicans In Dakota want Blame for presi-
dent, but are liable 20 be trlcked by the wire
workers. II Gays: We think it would be
exceedingly difficult to ind fifty avowed Ar
thur supporters in central Dakota, yet Dakota s
votes in the convention will be cast for him.
or Logan, unless the people take the matter
in land.
Articles of incorporation have been fled
to corporate the Thompson Fails & Eagle City
railroad. The route of the road is to be from
the town of South Thompson Falls, up Pros
creek, to Eagle City in the CDur d'Alenc
mines. The corporators are w. E. TooIe S.
T. Hauscr John 2. Herman, Henry Klein,
James NJ. Ryan. Capital stock, $685. 900.
The Yaullton Press There is the best of
evidence that the Indians on the Fort Peck
reservation Poplar river agency are actually
starving. A lady missionary writes that the
! Indians are dying at the rate of from six to
eight per week. 1t is unaccountable that
such a condition should exist upon the banks
of the Missouri river aud in band of In
dams who are the accepted wards Of the gov
eminent.
Immigration to Dakota is setting in too
early by month April is usually the worst
and only disagreeabe month in the year.
The mud during the spring rains and break
up is-well, there is a good deal of it and il
stays by one closer than even mother-in-
law. Those who come, however, will see at
once about all there is in the country that is
disagreeable. The deeper the soil the deeper
the mud.
The Helena Herald says: w. J. McCaus-
land will send into this country this spring
10000 head of cattle. Five hundred ca1
loads will be shipped to Pierre, Dakota, by
railroad. They will be received there by
a foreman and company Of boys, who will
drive them to q range in Montana, which
has been selected for them. This will be q
very material addition to the stock of Custer
county
In its competition of the Black Hills
freight business, the Northern Pacific is prob
ably forced to make figures that contrast
strongly with the local rates, as is thus stated
by the Mandan Pioneer: The charges on
freight from Mandan to Dickinson by the cal
load is eighty-two cents hundred, the dis
lance deing ITO miles. The charges on
freight from Chicago to Dickinson by the car
load are sevcnty-fve cents a hundred, the
distance being 1,004 miles.
Sitting Bull spent some hours in Fargo