St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-08-12

new NJ. Z. church at Gary Duel counts'
Is to be dedicated September IA.
The station agent at Mimic, took in Sl,6oO
on local freight, one day last week, when |
indicates lively business.
At the Fargo land office the past week,
claims were reported lied upon 7,40o acres,
and final proof made upon 1929 acres.
Among the productions Of the Porter vege-
table gardens at jamestown are 10000 heads
of cabbage, and corn that would do credit to
Illinois.
The Fargo Southern the past week bought
172 lots in Fargo at a cost of $4,000, to pro-
vide ample room for buildings and terminal
facilities.
One paper in Dakota at least supports the
prohibition ticket the Herald at the town
with the historic town of AppomaItox, in Pot
ter county.
There does not seem to be much eager
ness election to take advantage of the gen
erous offer. The Republicans elsewhere have
more faith.
The local papers claim that Griggs will
have the largest yield Of wheat per acre OF
any county in the territory. 1t will have
lively competitors.
North Dakota is believed to be adapted to
hop culture, and parties propose to engage in
it on large scale. Fine specimens OF wild
hops are found along the streams.
The land agent at Lisbon sold $50, $50 of
Northern Pacific lands in June, which were
paid for in preferred stock, making the cost
of the lands from So 10 $50 an acre.
The county of Cavileer, up in the Turtle
mountain region, has recently been organ
lied, and the county seat located and named
Langdon. L. c. Woracong is the chairman
Of the board.
John NJ. Bennett has shipped carload OF
honey to Wahpeton, made by his apiary in
Waterloo, Iowa. Some of the susceptible
young men think there is no need OF addi-
tionaI sweetness at Wahpeton.
Morton & Co, real estate dealers in Fargo, !
known everywhere, advertise that one of
clients offers 81, 600 worth of real estate in
Fargo at bed rock prices, payable upon the
election of Cleveland and Hendricks.
Watertown is to have a band tournament
on the 10th and 18th of September. Prizes
aggregatirg $3.50 in gold will be offered. 1t
is expected there will be over seventy bands
present. All in the entire territory are in
Yited.
In addition to being postmaster at Coop
erstown, Mr.. Barnard has 200 acres of wheat
that he is confident will harvest 35 bushels to
the acre. His barley is put at 20 bushels and
white Russian oats 100 bushels. He evil
ienty only needs the post Office for honor.
Col. Louusberry has added to his Bismarck
Journal tue Lsader, by absorption. He init
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an evening paper unless he concludes to buy
back the morning paper he sold some time
since The colonel is not only veteran but
d natural born newspaper man.
j. r. Wilburt at jamestown, is collecting
specimens of grains and grasses for the
north Dakota exhibit at New Orleans. He
has already thirty-seven varieties of the wild
grasses all assorted and labeled; also fine
specimens of tame grasses. He has wheat
stalks six feet in height. His display will be
fine one.
Valley City has bachelor syndicate, Stan
ton, Evans and Bishop, that are trying to
evoke sympathy aud coalitions with trio of
of young ladies'. They have given sympo-
Sums and dancing parties and hope they will
result in Wedding parties. Manageable
females would do well to visit Valley City as
there are none there.
Forest-River Journal: We see the statisti-
clan of the territory reports to Washington
that the cropin north Dakota will probably
average about sixteen bushels to the acre.
That figure will never do to apply to Walsh
county. There are few very fields in the
county that will yield less than twenty
bushels per acre, and many will go as high
as forty.
4 portion Of the Fargo fire department is
to inaugurate the Fargo Southern passenger
traffic by an excursion over its entire length
on the 18th. The train, which will be made
Up Of bran new cars, never before used, will
leave Fargo at q. M, reaching Wahpeton
between 30 and o'clock. The excursion
lists will arrive at Ortonville about noon, re-
turning at $50 p. m.
Although Delegate Raymond has recently
visited the country west of the Missouri river
this is all the support the Mandan Pioneer is
able to give; 1t is an undoubted fact that
Mr.. Raymond has done some little good a nd
effective work in Washington during the past
year for Dakota. But there are signs abroad
of coalition between political elements
which viii result in his staying ON his farm.
Detroit lake has been the summer resort
of pleasure seekers in Fargo, as Lake Mime
tonka is to st. Paul and Minneapolis. But
of late the Manitoba is diverting good deal
OF it to Geneva Beach, near Alexandria,
Mimi, where there are beautiful lakes, fish
ing. etc, and nice hotel. II is little fur
ther than Detroit, but the round trip only
costs 50, and some insist that its attractions
are greater.
The managers of the Dakota Midland rail-
which connects with the Milwaukee at Ellen
dale, have proposed TO Wahpeton to make that
the eastern terminus and establish their
shops there If inducements are offered Wah-
petou now has the Fargo Southern and
branches OF the Manitoba and Northern Pa
cidc besides the Black Hills extension into
Sargent county. 1tpromises to be quite
railroad center.
The Grant county Rs,ieo says: Harvest
Ing is in full blast in this county With the
exception of the two varieties of soft wheat,
Lost Nation and Golden Drop the crop is
magnificent and puts the lie to the stories in
the Pioneer Press to the effect that the crop
generally was ruined by smut Last week
Inspector Kensill spent several DAYS travel
ing over Grant county, and when he left re-
ported Us above stated.
Howard Ftt'7ne: Upon the fruit rancho
Of Mr.. Meriau, on the south shore of Lake
Madison, may to-day be seen 800 large and
taritty apple trees-perhaps as successful an
orchard as can be found in any of the fruit
growing st2tes-and something over one
half Of these trees are, this season. as heav-
lily laden with fair aud fine looking fruit as
as one could reasonably ask for. The fruit
growing problem has been satisfactorily